Training Course on 'National Accounts: Supply and Use Tables' in Egypt
Date :
06-08 June 2011
Venue :
Cairo Egypt
The Centre organised training on “National Accounts: Supply and Use Tables” at the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) of the Arab Republic of Egypt, on 6-8 June 2011. The Course was provided by Mr. Mehmet Kula, an expert from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat), and was attended by 22 staff members of the CAPMAS.
The training course on “National Accounts: Supply and Use Tables” mainly covered the following subjects:
SU and IO Tables
Compilation of the supply and use tables
Valuation matrices
Data sources
Classifications used by industry and by products (ISIC, CPC, COICOP, COFOG, HS, BOP)
Non-observed economy
Questionnaires used in annual accounts by sectors
Discussions on questionnaires by industries which will be used for the compilation of SUTs
Assessment of current situation on the compilation of SUTs
Information on Egyptian National Accounts and SUTs by CAPMAS Calculation methods by sectors
Calculation methods by sectors
Agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry and fishery
Mining and quarrying, manufacturing industry and energy
Construction, trade and hotels and restaurants
Transportation and communication, other business and personnel services
Public administration, defence and compulsory social security
Taxes and subsidies on products and production
Foreign trade statistics
Balance of payment statistics for services imports and exports
Household budget and labour force surveys
Price indices (CPI, PPI, IPI, Export and Import Prices Indices)
Analysis of available data by industries and by products
Price analysis for margins by products
Calculation of non-observed economy by industries
Calculation of incomes for trade and transportation sectors
Evaluation of mission and discuss to-do list for SUTs
Discuss and plan together with CAPMAS future activities and missions concerning this issue, if they need technical assistance.