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Description of methods and sources for Albania - INSTAT

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IPA 2009 Multi-beneficiary StatisticalCooperation ProgrammeCHAPTER 2: REVISION POLICY AND TIMETABLE FOR REVISING ANDFINALISING ESTIMATES2.1 Revision policy"Occasional" revisionsThe annual estimates <strong>of</strong> domestic product (GDP) <strong>and</strong> its components are subject to twotypes <strong>of</strong> revisions: routine <strong>and</strong> exceptional. The later follows the major methodologicalinnovations, which in turn may be due to changes in the concepts, definitions <strong>and</strong>classifications used or to the availability or content <strong>of</strong> statistical <strong>sources</strong>. Recently <strong>Albania</strong>carried out a general revision <strong>of</strong> the national accounts data. The new series, published onDecember 2005, incorporated the results <strong>of</strong> the Twinning Project “<strong>Albania</strong>n Statisticstoward EU”, from January to December 2005, financially supported by EU <strong>and</strong> IMF. Theproject has been implemented with the technical assistance <strong>of</strong> ISTAT, the Italian NationalInstitute <strong>of</strong> Statistics, in partnership with Statistics Finl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> the Hungarian CentralStatistical Office. As a result <strong>of</strong> the projects a consistent time series (1996-2003) <strong>of</strong> theGDP estimates at current price <strong>and</strong> at the price <strong>of</strong> the previous year was provided. Inparticular, it is important to highlight that <strong>for</strong> the first time <strong>INSTAT</strong> produced an <strong>of</strong>ficialfigure <strong>of</strong> the dem<strong>and</strong> side estimates <strong>of</strong> GDP at the price <strong>of</strong> the previous year. Annex Bpresents the revised figures <strong>of</strong> GDP during this project.Routine revisionsRoutine revisions <strong>of</strong> the annual data are carried out since the (annual) first estimates <strong>of</strong>GDP <strong>and</strong> its components are very <strong>of</strong>ten based on provisional data from the surveysnormally used or in some cases on <strong>sources</strong> other than those normally used.At present, the period elapsing be<strong>for</strong>e publication <strong>of</strong> the first (flash) annual estimate <strong>of</strong>GDP (year t) is eleven months (end <strong>of</strong> November <strong>of</strong> the year t+1). Such estimate isreviewed after six months in order to obtain a semi-final one. On that occasion the previousyear estimates are also reviewed (t-1). The revision process is shown in the followingtables. Also these tables present the indicators produced in each phase <strong>of</strong> the estimationsunder production <strong>and</strong> expenditure approach.2Table 2.1.1:Timetable <strong>for</strong> revising <strong>and</strong> finalizing the accountsProvisional <strong>and</strong> final estimates <strong>of</strong> GDPDeadlineEstimated yearNovember ( t+11 month)Flash Estimate <strong>of</strong> Year tMay ( t+17 month) Semi-Final Estimate <strong>of</strong> Year t <strong>and</strong> FinalEstimate <strong>of</strong> year t-117/236

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