[04.06] Data and metadata requirements for explaining variations in results between 2005 and 2011 The 7 th Regional Coordinators Meeting September 19 - 21, 2012 Washington, DC
Data and metadata requirements for explaining variations in results between 2005 and 2011 Survey Framework Quality Assurance Framework National Accounts Revisions 2
ICP Survey Framework Questionnaire Demand from Executive Board for more metadata on Demand- geographical coverage driven Demand from TAG for systematic recording of country coverage, especially urban/rural Demand from users of PPP data for better metadata to accompany data releases Collect information on the Main Price Survey framework including population by region, outlets selected, product items Objectives priced, and data collection periods. Examine exhaustiveness and reliability of collected price data. Use information in reviewing the quality of the survey as well as for data validation and computation purposes. Example Country name and comments Annex 1 Structure A. Population Annex 2 B. Outlets selected Annex 3 C. Items priced D. Collection periods 3
ICP Quality Assurance Checklists A framework for assessing the quality of the ICP. ICP Quality Assurance Framework This framework will constitute a structured tool to Objectives evaluate the quality of: ICP processes in ICP data, including countries, regional input data, intermediary offices, and Global data and output data Office A set of questionnaires to help collect the information ICP-QAF checklists required to evaluate the ICP based on the ICP-QAF framework. Three sets of questionnaires: National implementing agency Regional coordinating agency ICP Global Office 4
ICP Quality Assurance Checklists Prerequisites of quality: review of the legal and institutional environment Structure Integrity Methodological soundness Five dimensions Accuracy and reliability of quality Serviceability Accessibility Simplified automated format Format Instructions page Available in 4 languages: English, French, Spanish, and Arabic 5
National Accounts Revision : Objective To show how many ICP 2005 countries have revised their 2005 GDP data since publishing ICP 2005 To show whether the changes are significant To show possible reasons for the revision To show how these 2005 revisions are important for interpreting 2011 results To conclude with any suggestions/ discussion points Data used : 2005 ICP published GDP, Most updated UNSD 2005 GDP For 146 ICP 2005 Economies 6
Revision Status (Changes in % ) Negative Positive Total More than 20% 6 6 12 Between 10% and 20% 0 9 9 Between 5% and 10% 7 16 23 Between 2% and 5% 9 12 21 Between 0.1% and 2% 16 30 46 Between 0 and 0.1% 15 17 32 0.0% 3 3 Total 53 90 146 7
35 Significant Changes 30 Number of Countries 25 20 Negative Positive 15 Zero 10 5 0 More 10% & 5% & 10% 2% & 5% 0.1% & 2% 0& 0.1% Zero than 20% 20% 8
Main observations and possible reasons Revised National Accounts Data Significant Revised SNA 68 -> SNA 93 1 number of Revised Base Year revisions Currency Changes When revising, normally inclusiveness is expanded to add More upward factors that were not observed initially 2 revisions Initially estimated lower due to lack of data or capacity Most likely due to currency changes Few downward 3 Initially estimated higher, due to using “good economic year” revisions as base year No Revision Zero or Very small 4 No improvements in National Accounts procedure revisions Lack of statistical capacity Need to consult National Accountants of each country 9
Number of countries with 3 or 4 Quintile Shifts * OECD- LAC WA Africa CIS Asia No. BHs Eurostat 5 8 9 52 20 46 0 - 4 11 1 2 20 0 1 5 - 9 13 14 3 21 2 2 10 - 14 12 3 2 4 2 3 15 - 19 9 0 1 1 0 1 20 - 29 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 30 =< There are other factors affecting the shifts * Between 2005 and LYA 10
Conclusions/ issues to discuss Critical to publish updated ICP 2005 results Simple Economic Change Revisions of methodology Other Possible steps for updating 2005 PPPs Obtain revised 2005 National Accounts data from countries Use revised 2005 Expenditure Data and ICP 2011 methodology to compute Final 2005 PPPs Issues Which level of revised expenditure data to ask for countries? (GDP/ Aggregates/BHs) Use of other International Database Timeline / coordination 11
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