Regional Workshop on Supply and Use Tables 2-4 October 2018, Chisinau, Manhattan Hotel

Provisional Timetable – 12/09/2018

Tuesday, 2 October 2018

Welcome and introduction Chair: Michael Smedes (UNSD)

9:30 – 10:00 Welcome speech by the National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova (NBS) Opening remarks by United Nations Statistics Division / United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNSD/UNECE) Administrative issues (UNECE, NBS)

10:00 – 10:20 Roundtable – presentation of participants, expectations from the workshop

Session 1 Importance of Supply and Use tables and Input Output tables Session Chair: Vitezslav Ondrus, (Czech Statistical Office)

10:20 – 11:30 This session will discuss the importance of SUTs and IOTs by reviewing the main uses and applications of SUTs and IOTs for both statistical and analytical purposes. Presentations: UNSD, OECD, Statistics Denmark Discussion

11:30 – 11:50 Coffee break

Session 2 Overview of the statistical process for compilation of SUTs and IOTs Session Chair: Soren Larsen, (Statistics Denmark)

11:50 – 13:00 This session will introduce the statistical production process of SUTs and IOTs including the institutional arrangements and data sources that can be established in support of the compilation of SUTs and IOTs. This session set the stage for the following sessions which address each specific step in the compilation of SUTs and IOTs. Introduction: UNSD, UNECE Country example: National Bureau of Statistics of Republic of Moldova; National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic Discussion

13:00 – 14:30 Lunch break

Session 2 Overview of the statistical process for SUTs and IOTs (cont.) Session Chair: Soren Larsen (Statistics Denmark)

14:30 – 15:40 Country examples: National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus; State Statistics Service of Ukraine; Turkish Statistical Institute (Turkstat) Discussion

1 15:40 – 15:55 Coffee break

Session 2 Overview of the statistical process for SUTs and IOTs (cont.) Session Chair: Soren Larsen (Statistics Denmark)

15:55 – 16:45 Country examples: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) of Israel; Czech Statistical Office Discussion

Session 3 Compilation of Supply Table Session Chair: Jean-Samy Aziz (INSEE, France)

16:45 – 18:00 This session will discuss in detail the setting up of the Supply Table. It will start with the conceptual framework behind the Supply Table and the main data sources. Specific issues in the compilation of the Supply Table will also be addressed. Countries will share their experiences through country presentations. Introduction: Statistics Denmark Country examples: Czech Statistical Office; Federal State Statistics Service of the Russian Federation (Rosstat) Discussion

Wednesday, 3 October 2018

Session 4 Compilation of Use Table Session Chair: Fabienne Fortanier (OECD)

09:30 – 10:45 This session will discuss in detail the setting up of the Use Table. It will start with the conceptual framework behind the Use Table and the main data sources. Specific issues in the compilation of the Use Table will also be addressed. Countries will share their experiences through country presentations. Introduction: Statistics Denmark Country examples: Rosstat; CBS of Israel Discussion

10:45 – 11:00 Coffee break

Session 5 Compilation of Valuation Matrices Session Chair: Fabienne Fortanier (OECD)

11:00 – 12:30 This session will discuss in detail the compilation (and main data sources) of Valuation Matrices that allow for the compilation of SUTs in basic prices. Particular attention will be paid to trade and transport margins and taxes and subsidies on products. Specific issues in the compilation of the Valuation Matrices will also be addressed. Introduction: UNSD Country examples: Czech Statistical Office; Rosstat; Statistics Denmark Discussion

2 12:30 – 14:00 Lunch break

Session 6 Compilation of Import use table and domestic use table Session Chair: Michael Smedes (UNSD)

14:00 – 15:15 This session will discuss in detail the importance of compiling the Import use table and the domestic use table, their compilation methods and main data sources. Specific issues in their compilation will also be addressed and countries will share their experiences through country presentations. Introduction: OECD Country examples: CBS of Israel; Czech Statistical Office Discussion

15:15 – 15:30 Coffee break

Session 7 Compiling SUTs in volume terms Session Chair: Levan Karsaulidze (National Statistics Office of Georgia)

15:30 – 16:30 This session will provide an overview of the compilation methods of SUTs in volume terms. Specific issues in their compilation will also be addressed and countries will share their experiences through country presentations. Introduction: UNSD Country examples: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia; Czech Statistical Office Discussion

Session 8 Balancing SUTs Session Chair: Fabienne Fortanier (OECD)

16:30 – 17:45 This session will provide an overview of the balancing methods of SUTs. Specific issues in balancing SUTs will also be addressed and countries will share their experiences through country presentations. Introduction and case study: Statistics Denmark Country examples: Turkstat Discussion

Thursday, 4 October 2018

Session 9 Deriving IOTs from SUTs Session Chair: Michael Smedes (UNSD)

9:30 – 10:30 Introduction: Statistics Denmark Country example: Statistics Committee of Kazakhstan

10:30 – 10:45 Coffee break

Session 10 IT tools for the compilation of SUTs Session Chair: UNECE

10:45 – 12:30 Introduction: UNSD

3 Presentations: ERETES (INSEE, France); Hendyplan SUT-Equalizer (Hendyplan, Belgium)

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch break

Session 10 IT tools for the compilation of SUTs (cont.) Session Chair: UNSD

14:00 – 15:30 Presentations: NA Builder (INSTAT, Albania); Statistics Denmark

15:30 – 15:50 Coffee break

Session 11 Conclusions and way forward Session Chair: UNECE and UNSD

15:50 – 16:50 Round table discussion - Tour de table, comments from the countries - Conclusions and recommendations

16:50 – 17:00 Other business and closing

17:00 End of the Workshop

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