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IRDTS 2008 – reasons for revision, revision process and
recommendations of the 39th session of the SC
Workshop for African countries on the Implementation of International Recommendations for Distributive Trade Statistics
27-30 May 2008, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
UNITED NATIONS STATISTICS DIVISION Trade Statistics Branch
Distributive Trade Statistics Section
Background Since 1950s, UN has published international
recommendations to establish a coherent and uniform measurement of distributive trade activity
1956 – 9th session of the UNSC adopted recommendations for statistics of the distributive and related services trade
1974 – 18th session of the UNSC adopted International Recommendations on Statistics of Distributive Trades and Services (ST/ESA/STAT/Ser.M/57)
1977 - UNSD published Organization and Conduct of Distributive-Trade Surveys (ST/ESA/STAT/SER.F/19)
UNSC in 2006 endorsed the UNSD initiative to revise the existing international recommendations for DTS
Need for revision (1) Appearance of new economic developments
in distributive trade sector Integration of distribution chains Growing importance of groups of enterprises Success of such modes of association as franchising Growing role of shopping centres Expansion of electronic commerce Globalization (incl. outsourcing) Persistent importance of informal sector in less
developed countries Harmonization of IRDTS 2008 with:
ISIC, Rev.4, and CPC, Ver.2 System of National Accounts 1993, Rev.1 (1993
SNA, Rev.1) International Recommendations for Industrial
Statistics 2008 (IRIS 2008)
Need for revision (2)
Experience of countries in implementation of integrated approach to compilation of basic economic statistics
Consistency with concepts, definitions and terminology used in statistical publications and regulations of other international organizations
Eurostat - statistical business register and regulations on short-term and structural business statistics
OECD - measurement of non-observed economy, compilation of index of service production, business demography and data and metadata reporting and presentation
ILO - international classification of status in employment, statistics of employment in the informal sector, and working time measurement
Need for revision (3) Provide guidance on the variables for
compilation, data sources and data compilation methods for DTS
Bring into light new practices in data collection and data compilation resulting in improved quality and coverage of statistical information on distributive trade
Ensure uniformity in international reporting in order to create a worldwide database on DTS
Take into account the increased volume and complexity of the interrelationships between distributive trade and other service activities both within and between enterprises
Revision process (1)
UNSD multi-year strategy for updating the IRDTS - endorsed by the 37th session of the UNSC
Initial assessment of country practices in the compilation of distributive trade statistics
Countries frequently use different definitions of the scope of distributive trade and of compiled variables, thus making international comparisons of data quite difficult
40 per cent of the countries were unable to conduct quarterly/monthly surveys and to compile indices of distributive trade and/or performance indicators
Strong confirmation that DTS needs revisiting and careful re-examination
Revision process (2) UN Expert Group on DTS
Established by UNSD in 2005 in order to obtain assistance and guidance during the revision of the existing recommendations
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/Distributive_trade/distributive_trade.htm
Objectives To provide an assessment of old recommendations in view
of the new realities in distributive trade and current country practices in the compilation of the relevant statistics
To contribute to the drafting of revised recommendations and to suggest new approaches in data compilation, including the organization and conduct of distributive trade surveys
To review the provisional draft of the revised international recommendations for DTS
To advise on the preparation of follow-up manuals Africa represented by three countries – Egypt, Ghana
and South Africa
Revision process (3) UN Expert Group on DTS (cont.)
EG meetings First meeting – 22-25 August 2005
Most important conclusions – scope of DTS, set of data items, advanced data collection methods, need for more guidelines on measurement of the activities of small unincorporated enterprises, need for recommendations for compilation of distributive trade indices
Second meeting – 16-19 July 2007 Most important conclusions – review and endorsement of
draft IRDTS, advise on the follow-up manuals, joint sessions with the EG on Industrial Statistics to ensure the coherence between the two sets of recommendations
Discussion forum Password-protected website - created to facilitate
communication among members of the EG-DTS and sharing of relevant materials and draft chapters of the revised IRDTS
Crucial for the future activities in the area of DTS
Revision process (4) Global consultations
In accordance with the recommendation of the SC that the revision process should be carried out in close consultation with NSOs in order to reflect fully the specific needs and circumstances of various groups of countries
October 2006 – draft outline of IRDTS June-July 2007 – provisional draft IRDTS November-December 2007 – draft IRDTS 2008
Undertaken simultaneously with the global consultation of international recommendations for industrial statistics
Overwhelming support by respondents for this initiative as well as for the coordinated manner in which the revision was carried out and for the transparency and involvement of all interested parties in the revision process
Recommendations of the 39th session of the UNSC
The Commission:
Welcomed the report of the Secretary-General on DTS and the background document entitled International Recommendation for Distributive Trade Statistics 2008 (IRDTS 2008)
Adopted IRTDS 2008 as contained in the background document
Agreed to the implementation programme of IRDTS 2008 as outlined in the report including a conduct of regional training workshops, collection of national practices on distributive trade statistics and preparation of:
Distributive Trade Statistics: Compilers Manual Indices of Distributive Trade: A Handbook of Good Practices
Thank You