disseminating trade in goods and services in canada global form on trade statisitcs february 4, 2011
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Institutional Overview Centralized statistical system Central Bank has limited statistical activities Long standing legal and agreements support use of administrative data Customs likely the longest standing arrangement Trade data involves a number of different organizational units within Statistics CanadaTRANSCRIPT
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Disseminating Trade in Goods and Services in Canada
Global Form on Trade Statisitcs
February 4, 2011
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Outline Institutional Overview Integration as a Goal Trade in Goods Trade in Services Conclusion
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Institutional Overview Centralized statistical system
• Central Bank has limited statistical activities Long standing legal and agreements support
use of administrative data• Customs likely the longest standing arrangement
Trade data involves a number of different organizational units within Statistics Canada
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Integration as a Goal Multiple organizational units but common data BoP/SNA as foundation of integration Internal agreements and operational processes Explicit and well established processes Senior management commitment to common
processes and data
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International Trade Division• Two separate presentations monthly
BoP basis is ‘head line’ release Merchandise trade data more detail
Balance of Payments Division• BoP accounts released quarterly
Agreement to have (ultimately) the same data on BOP basis
• Same data goes into quarterly National Accounts Monthly and quarterly production involves both divisions
Both programs areas do some (but not the same) adjustments to move merchandise trade data to BoP basis
Trade in Goods
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Trade in Services BoP Division Program
• Quarterly program Part of full BoP - released one day ahead of NA
• Annual program Separate release
Data from BoP surveys or administrative sources
• Travel component is an exception
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Trade in Services
International Travel Survey• Separate program with domestic travel survey• Counts of travelers monthly
Administrative source
• Expenditure estimates quarterly Same values as used for BoP/NA Published 1-2 days before BoP
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Trade in Services Separate Annual Trade in Services Publication
More detailed commodity information Spit between affiliate and non-affiliated trade Large number of partner countries for aggregate
Recent Improvements• Expanded program of service industry surveys
Trigger questions and occasional modules
• Improvements to the Business Register allow program specific characteristics
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Conclusion
Integrated data well appreciated by users Need agreements that are clear and
operationally efficient It takes commitment and work
• Senior management and staff