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5.3. Methodological inventory of Regional EAA data (doc ASA/AAP/118)

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Background

Need for information on the methods used for compilation

Proposal for how to provide this information was presented at last year working party

Feed back from the MS on the proposal Final versions send to MS in June (Annex II) Information provided by 19 countries Inventories available on circa (EAA/inventories)

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General observation

Methods differ widely among the countries, depending on country size and priority of regional data.

Most countries publish regional EAA-data Regional EAA is consistent with national EAA Handling of inter-unit consumption crossing regional

borders are generally not changed to sale/purchase Half of countries have documentation on the compilation

of regional data. Coordination REAA / regional National Accounts in

most countries.

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Methods for breakdown

Bottom up(regional results aggregated to national result)

Top down(national results distributed to regions by an input from other sources

Often countries use of a combination of methods(explained in the inventories)

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Methods for crop output

Bottom up: Use of regional crop production statistics combined with an average price for the whole country(most countries)

Top down: Use of the regional area of the product or use of regional Standard Gross Margins for breakdown of value at national level (few countries)

Comment: Use crop production statistics if available

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Methods for meat and livestock

Bottom up: Use of regional slaughter statistics combined with regional number of livestock and an average price for the whole country

Top down: Use of the regional number of livestock or use of regional Standard Gross Margins as breakdown of value at national level

Comment: The methods seem to be quite similar

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Methods for animal products

Bottom up: Use of regional milk/egg statistics combined with regional number of livestock and an average price for the whole country

Top down: Use of the regional number of livestock or use of regional Standard Gross Margins as breakdown of values at national level

Comment: The methods seem to be quite similar

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Methods for subsidies

Bottom up: Use of regional data from administrative bodies

Top down: Use of the regional data on hectares and livestock or as breakdown of values at national level

Comment: The top down method seem in most cases to provide almost same quality as the bottom up.

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Methods for other items

Bottom up: Statistics for items are compiled at regional level

Top down I: Use of the regional data from other sources- areas, number of livestock etc- account statistics (FADN)

Top down II: Use of the breakdowns from the regional output data

Comment: A bit « risky » to use regional EAA data for break down of other EAA regional data.

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Conclusions

Thank you very much for the inventories Valuable information for the data users The compilation is now well documented The inventories can serve as inspiration for development

and/or establishing of regional EAA

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Regional EAA data – state of play

Portugal have provided data and are now in line Poland have provided data for the first time

(NUTS1 for 2005) Data missing from ES since 2001 No data for BE, DK, SI and NO EE, CY, LV, LT, LU and MT do not apply

Plans for dissemination (SIF, Statistics explained, Regional yearbook)

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Questions to the working party

Any comments related to the methods used? Any comment of data availability?