Description of methods and sources for Albania - INSTAT

IPA 2009 Multi-beneficiary StatisticalCooperation Programme19.1.3 Final consumption of non-profit institutions serving householdsEstimating C N in quarterly frequencies is actually difficult. It is necessary to create anew special questionnaire, to take the new data on different indicators for all actorsof NPISH, and to estimate them.19.2 Gross fixed capital formationGross fixed capital formation is valued at purchaser’s price. To estimate this part inquarterly frequencies different data sources can be used from the Ministry ofAgriculture and Food and foreign trade statistics. Gross fixed capital formation caninclude:• machinery and equipment• livestock, forestry• constructionMachinery and equipment: From imports, we can get all the machinery andequipments and their destination. In general, Albania does not produce them so wecan assume they are all imported.For livestock, forestry etc, there exist some data, like the number of trees or livestockchanges, but in general they are provided by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food inannual frequencies. To conduct this estimation, it is necessary to have more datacollected.With regard to construction, it is difficult to make a correct estimation because thereare a lot households producing for their own use. Some data are taken at annual levelby LSMS and SBS for the total economy.19.3 Exports and imports of goods and servicesThese data exist in quarterly frequencies so net export can be estimated. The exportsand imports of goods and services are valued at FOB and converted from foreigncurrencies using monthly exchange rates. This data can be divided in economicactivity. The sources of data used are the customs statements for the import- exportof goods and the balance of payments for services.19.4 Changes in inventoriesSome data from balance sheet exist in order to estimate changes of inventories atannual level. We do not have data in quarterly forms, so it is necessary to collectthese data and to develop some estimation methods.170/236