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The EFTA Statistical Office: Building a common language for the EEA EEA Seminar EEA Seminar Brussels, 19 January 2012 1

Statistical Cooperation Comparable, impartial and reliable statistical data are a prerequisite for a democratic society and a necessary condition for the smooth running of any economy. f • Statistics are important for policy making in a modern society • • Statistics are vital for monitoring the effects of policies Statistics are vital for monitoring the effects of policies • Statistics are crucial for understanding the society around us • • Comparable statistics across countries and regions are a necessity Comparable statistics across countries and regions are a necessity in a globalised society 2

3 European Statistical System (ESS)

EFTA Statistical Office (ESO) • Established in 1991 as a result of the EFTA State’s informal cooperation with ESS • Formalised in 1994 in its role as liaison office between Eurostat and the EFTA national statistical institutes through the EEA Agreement • Part of the EFTA Secretariat and driven by the working group of the y g g p Heads of the EFTA National Statistical Offices • Located on the premises of Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Union, in Luxembourg p , g 4

EEA Statistical Cooperation • Goal Developing an integrated European Statistical System (ESS) which can give coherent descriptions of all fields of cooperation covered by the EEA give coherent descriptions of all fields of cooperation covered by the EEA Treaty • Objectives of the EEA Statistical Cooperation P Production and dissemination of comparable statistical information for d ti d di i ti f bl t ti ti l i f ti f describing and monitoring all economic, social and environmental policies covered by the EEA Treaty � Harmonising concepts methods structures and technical standards in � Harmonising concepts, methods, structures and technical standards in all relevant statistical fields. In this respect, Eurostat organises around 200 meetings with experts from EU and EFTA Member States � Collecting data from EU and EFTA national statistical authorities and disseminating them through various channels di i ti th th h i h l 5

EEA Statistical Cooperation • Legal Basis for the EEA Statistical Cooperation – Art. 76 of the EEA Agreement concerns statistical cooperation – Provisions for the organisation of statistical cooperation, including EFTA Statistical Office (ESO), are mentioned in Protocol 30 – Annex XXI deals with EC legislation in the field of statistics relevant for the EEA 6

European Statistical System (ESS) • European Statistical System Committee (ESSC) – The ESSC is the management body of the ESS. The ESSC discusses and agrees on the objectives and actions of the ESS. g j – It has comitology functions in all issues delegated to the Commission by the Council and the Parliament. – The ESSC is chaired by Eurostat and brings together the Heads of all – The ESSC is chaired by Eurostat and brings together the Heads of all EU and EFTA National Statistical Institutes (NSIs). – The ESSC meetings are combined meetings with the EEA Statistical Conference (EEA NSIs, Eurostat and ESO) ( , ) • Other EU committees and groups – EFTA States participate fully, without the right to vote, in EU committees, working groups and other bodies dealing with statistics. itt ki d th b di d li ith t ti ti 7

EFTA Statistical Cooperation • Technical Assistance in the field of statistics Assisting countries neighbouring the EU to develop their statistical capacity and to harmonise statistical methods and standards with international norms • European Statistical Training Programme (ESTP) EFTA participation in the design and the implementation of a training programme for official statisticians of the EU and EFTA States • Secondment of National Experts to Eurostat Secondment of National Experts to Eurostat EFTA States second 9 SNEs, of which 2 as part of technical assistance, 4 through EEA agreement and 3 through the CH/EU agreement. 8

Role of the EFTA Statistical Office (ESO) • Following up on and implementing the procedures for incorporating EU statistical acts into Annex XXI • Contributing to the development of the EEA Statistical Programme Contributing to the development of the EEA Statistical Programme • Supporting the production and dissemination of EFTA statistics (via Eurostat) • Coordinating EFTA experts’ participation in Eurostat meetings • Liaising between Eurostat and the EFTA national statistical institutes in the recruitment of EFTA national experts e ec u e o a o a e pe s • Designing and implementing EFTA technical assistance projects • Organising courses for the European Statistical Training Programme g g p g g 9

Challenges in the field of statistics • Do official statistics fail in measuring market disturbances and imperfections ? • Do official statistics pay enough attention to the long term and Do official statistics pay enough attention to the long term and sustainability ? • Are official statistics timely enough in showing changes in the economy and the society ? economy and the society ? • Do official statistics give priority to economic growth instead of the distribution of income and wealth in our societies • Is official statistics capable of capturing globalisation? • Do official statistics appropriately communicate with users ? 10

Useful links • • Eurostat website Eurostat website http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu • ESO webpage http://www.efta.int/statistics

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External Trade Statistics EFTA's top import and export sources of merchandise trade, 2010 Brazil 0.8% Vietnam 1.2% Rest of the world Brazil 1.0% Brazil 1 0% Rest of the world Rest of the world Russian Federation India 0.9% 5.1% 5.4% 1.2% Russian Federation 1.2% Japan 2.1% Japan 2.5% China 4.8% China 2.9% China 2.9% United States 5.4% United States 8.1% EFTA's 33 FTA partners 6.2% EFTA's 33 FTA EU27 partners EU27 67.4% 10.7% 73.1% 2009

External Trade Statistics EFTA second largest trade partner of EU 27 (goods and services) EFTA second largest trade partner of EU-27 (goods and services) 2010 figures, Mio EUR 800,000 700 000 700,000 600,000 500,000 400,000 300,000 200,000 100,000 0 0 United States EFTA China Russian Japan -100,000 Federation -200,000 -300,000 Trade Balance

CH IS O NO SE NL Europe 2020: Employment rate, % of age 20-64 DK K CY T TARGET AT DK K K UK FI LU PT CZ SI 2010 FR R 2010 BE E E EE BG G LV IE K SK PT LT EL RO O EL IT HU U MT 100 100 90 80 70 60 50 50 40 30 20 10 0

IS 2009 DK TARGET CH 2008 DE AT FR Europe 2020: R&D expenditure, % of GDP SI BE NL IE UK NO LU 2010 EE 2010 PT CZ ES IT HU LT PL SK MT LV EL 2007 BG CY RO 3.5 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 0 0

Europe 2020: Energy intensity of the economy 900 2010 2009 Energy consumption divided by GDP 2010 800 Kilogram of oil equivalent per 1 000 Euro 700 600 500 400 300 200 200 100 0

SK CZ SI Europe 2020: Early school leavers, % of age 18-24 PL CH LU LT AT SE TARGET T NL FI HU IE DK 2010 EE 2010 2010 DE BE CY FR LV EL BG UK NO RO IT IS ES PT MT 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 5 0

IS S Europe2020: People at-risk-of-poverty or social exclusion, % Z CZ NO O SE E L N AT T FI F H CH LU U SI S DK K FR R E D SK K T MT 2010 2010 2010 E BE 2010 E E Y CY UK K IT T T PT ES S E I L E L P U HU T LT V LV O RO G BG 45 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 10 5 0

NO SE EE LU FI DK LIMIT BG MT BE Government deficit/surplus: % of GDP HU DE AT IT CZ 2010 2010 2010 2010 NL 2010 2010 CY SI RO LT FR SK PL LV ES PT IS UK EL IE 15 15 10 5 0 0 -5 -10 -15

EE BG LU RO CZ LT General government gross debt : % of GDP SI SE SK DK NO LV FI PL LIMIT 2010 2010 2010 2010 ES 2010 2010 CY NL MT AT UK HU FR DE IE IS PT BE IT EL 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 30 20 10 0

Inflation rate: annual percentage changes 2010 Nov 2011 2010 2010 2010 2010 Eurostat‘s Inflation Dashboard: http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/inflation_dashboard/