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SWAZILAND IMTS Presentation BY: WISEMAN DLAMINI

Outline Outline • Scope and time of recording . p g • Commodity classifications. • Valuation. • Quantity Measurements. • Partner country. • Data compilation strategies. • Data Quality & Metadata. • Dissemination. Di i ti • Summary UNSD-SACU Workshop on IMTS 12 - 15 June, 2012. Premier Hotel, Johannesburg

Scope and time of recording Scope and time of recording • All goods recorded at points of entry & All goods recorded at points of entry & exit. • Goods are recorded at the time when they • Goods are recorded at the time when they enter or leave Swaziland. • Some goods excluded from the IMTS but S d l d d f th IMTS b t recorded (e.g. goods for repairs) • Media; Full transaction value is recorded. UNSD-SACU Workshop on IMTS 12 - 15 June, 2012. Premier Hotel, Johannesburg

Commodity classifications • SD adopted the HS 2012. p • SITC rev. 4 being used. • Other commodity classification used; – International Standard Industrial Classification(ISIC) – Broad Economic Categories (BEC) Broad Economic Categories (BEC) • Inconsistencies when reporting on Quantities • FOB valuation for Exports, Imports on both p , p CIF & FOB valuation. • Quantity conversion factors not possible. UNSD-SACU Workshop on IMTS 12 - 15 June, 2012. Premier Hotel, Johannesburg

Valuation • Statistical value recorded for most goods Statistical value recorded for most goods. • No values for some classified goods (e.g. Royalty) Royalty) • FOB valuation for exports, imports is both FOB & CIF FOB & CIF. • Banknotes & Media; transactional value. • CBS: Current rates of exchange. UNSD-SACU Workshop on IMTS 12 - 15 June, 2012. Premier Hotel, Johannesburg

Quantity Measurements • Inconsistencies when reporting on Inconsistencies when reporting on Quantities. • Quantity conversion factors affected by the • Quantity conversion factors affected by the inconsistencies. UNSD-SACU Workshop on IMTS 12 - 15 June, 2012. Premier Hotel, Johannesburg

Partner country • COO is key and is recorded COO is key and is recorded. • Few cases where COO is blanks. • Imports ; record COO, Exports : record the I t d COO E t d th country of last known destination. • Trade balances calculated • STD international country/area codes used y for identifying partner. UNSD-SACU Workshop on IMTS 12 - 15 June, 2012. Premier Hotel, Johannesburg

Data compilation strategies • Customs records are the primary data Customs records are the primary data source. • CPCs are used (additional national codes) • CPCs are used (additional national codes) • Non-customs records (CBS, SEC & etc). • Integrated approach to data collection; uncoordinated. • Institutional arrangements; CSO & SRA MoU. UNSD-SACU Workshop on IMTS 12 - 15 June, 2012. Premier Hotel, Johannesburg

Data Quality & Metadata • Still to develop Quality Assessment Still to develop Quality Assessment Framework. • Audit Command Language (ACL) to • Audit Command Language (ACL) to authenticate data. • Cross-country data comparability on- C t d t bilit going. • Challenge; populating MRN as a primary key. • Metadata in line with IMTS UNSD-SACU Workshop on IMTS 12 - 15 June, 2012. Premier Hotel, Johannesburg

Dissemination Dissemination • Preliminary figures issued timetables are Preliminary figures issued, timetables are yet to be put in place & pronounced. • Information Confidentiality a priority • Information Confidentiality a priority. • Revision Policy; new entity, no forum yet for data users. f d t • Data users equally treated & data disseminated without preference. • External trade indices not produced p currently. UNSD-SACU Workshop on IMTS 12 - 15 June, 2012. Premier Hotel, Johannesburg

Summary Summary • Milestone; – Swaziland IMTS comply with ITMS recommendations • Challenges; • Challenges; – Still to develop Quality Assessment Framework – Reporting on Quantities p g Q – Uncoordinated Integrated approach to data collection. – Data matching with other countries; MRN as a Data matching with other countries; MRN as a primary key – Preliminary figures available. UNSD-SACU Workshop on IMTS 12 - 15 June, 2012. Premier Hotel, Johannesburg

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