A Statistical Architecture for
Economic Statistics
Ron McKenzie
ICES III
Statistical Tension
Data
Availability
User
Requirements
Conceptual
Frameworks
Comprehensive Business Register
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Tax-based
All units
All standard classifications
Demographic data
Ownership Structures
Administrative Data
Business Frame
Administrative Data
Business Frame
Sample Surveys
Benefits of Comprehensive Register
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Complete populations
Consistent populations
Consistent units
Consistent classifications
Economy Wide Survey
Annual Enterprise Survey
Annual Economic Statistics
Sample Surveys
IR10
CFIS
Business Frame
Economy Wide Survey
• Consistent Data
• SNA Variables
• Reliable national aggregates
Other Surveys
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Innovation
R&D
Biotechnology
Business Performance
International Engagement
Balance of Payments
Commodity Data Collection
Very Effective
Survey-based Strategy
Economic Statistics
Sample Surveys
Administrative Data
Business Frame
The Future
Problems with Survey Strategy
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Productivity studies
Regional GDP
Drivers of business performance
Non-profit sector
Maori Business
New Directions
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Microdata analysis
Integration of datasets
Longitudinal analysis
Regional information
Business household links
Market / non-market movements
Database Strategy
Economic Statistics
Sample Surveys
Administrative Data
Business Frame
Principles
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Maintain quality
Use administrative data where possible
Surveys used to fill the gaps
Integrated using population frames
Support microdata analysis
Annual Financial Database
Annual Financial Database
(IR10, Co Office, NZX, Charities Commission, Customs)
CFIS
GST Sales and Purchases
EMS Wages and Salaries
Core Variables
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Sales
Total Income
Exports
Wages and Salaries
Purchases
Expenses
Net profit
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Fixed Assets
Total Assets
Total Liabilities
Owners Equity
Annual Financial Database
Annual Financial Database
(IR10, Co Office, NZX, Charities Commission, Customs)
CFIS
GST Sales and Purchases
EMS Wages and Salaries
SNA Database
Large Units
Collection
SNA Database
SNA
Surveys
Large Units
Collection
National
Accounts
SNA Database
SNA
Surveys
Balance of
Payments
Business
Performance
Commodity
Data
Annual Financial Database
(IR10, Co Office, NZX, Charities Commission)
LEED
Prices
BOP
Sub-annuals
GST and EMS
People and Business
Consumption
Wages & Salaries
Households
Families
Individuals
Businesses
Work
Savings & Investment
Work
Business
Transactions
Economic
Statistics
Microdata
Research
Households
Families
Individuals
LEED
LBF
Annual
Financial
Database
SNA
Data
Surveys
Administrative Data
Business Register
Payroll
Companies
Stock
Exchange
Companies
Office
Charities
Commsion
Inland
Revenue
EFT POS
System
Trade
Data
Challenges
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User Needs
Quality of Administrative Data
Privacy and Confidentiality
Developing Estimation Methods
Population
Sample
Aggregates
Problem
Admin Data
Other Data
Variables We want
Sales
Other Income
Total Income
Purchases
Wages and Salaries
Other Expenditure
Total Expenditure
Net Profit
Variables We want
Sales
Other Income
Total Income
Purchases
Wages and Salaries
Other Expenditure
Total Expenditure
Net Profit
From This
To This
Challenge