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Venue: 12-14 (a.m.) September 2005, OECD, Paris La Defense 2, Tour Europe, Salle des Nations
Map of La Défense
Hotels
Including a Joint Session with the OECD-Eurostat Experts in Trade in Services Statistics (TIS)
Agenda (9 September 2005)
Monday, 12 September 2005, 10.00 a.m.
1. Welcome and adoption of the agenda
2. Report of the 5th ITS Meeting 12-14 April 2004, STD/NAES/TASS/ITS(2005)1 (pdf)
3. Recent developments at OECD
a) Towards more timely and high quality data: progress report on OECD's ITS databases -OECD, STD/NAES/TASS/ITS(2005)2 (pdf) - PowerPoint presentation
b) The OECD ITS database in the UNSD-OECD Joint System: work at the OECD on
- Trade data issues - OECD/STD, STD/NAES/TASS/ITS(2005)3 (pdf) - PowerPoint presentation
- Processing System issues - OECD/ITN - PowerPoint presentation
4. Recent developments in OECD Member Countries
a) OECD summary on country reports received from member countries - OECD, STD/NAES/TASS/ITS(2005)4 (pdf) - PowerPoint presentation
b) Delegates will be invited (tour de table) to report in more detail on significant developments during the past 12 months in their country's trade statistics management and operation and key challenges
Lunch break
5. Inter - Agency Co-operation and coordination
a) Report on the 36th UN Statistical Commission - UNSD
b) Outcome of the Inter Agency Merchandise Trade Task Force meeting, Bangkok, March 2005 - WTO, STD/NAES/TASS/ITS(2005)6 (pdf)
c) Towards one consistent world trade database : OECD and UNSD data sharing strategy - OECD and UNSD, STD/NAES/TASS/ITS(2005)7 (pdf)
d) The Inter-Agency Common Data Set in Trade - WTO, STD/NAES/TASS/ITS(2005)8 (pdf)
6. Classification issues affecting trade statistics
a) Revision of activity and product classifications - implications for trade statistics
- SITC revision update - UNSD, STD/NAES/TASS/ITS(2005)9 (pdf)
- CPC revision update - UNSD
b) Progress report on Harmonized System HS 2007 amendments - World Customs Organization (WCO)
Tuesday, 13th September, 9:30 a.m.
7. Methodological research issues
a) Reconciling merchandise trade data and balance of payments trade in goods - Eurostat, STD/NAES/TASS/ITS(2005)10 - STD/NAES/TASS/ITS(2005)12 (pdf) - PowerPoint presentation
b) Reasons for discrepancies in China's merchandise trade with major partners: the particular role of processed goods - China, STD/NAES/TASS/ITS(2005)11 (pdf) - PowerPoint presentation
c) International trade versus international transport - Netherlands, STD/NAES/TASS/ITS(2005)21 (pdf) - PowerPoint presentation
8. Linkages of Structural Business Statistics and Trade Statistics
a) Eurostat's experiences, first results and next steps - Eurostat, STD/NAES/TASS/ITS(2005)13 (pdf) - PowerPoint presentation
b) Analysis of answers to OECD's Pilot questionnaire to Non -EU countries on linking business and trade statistics - OECD, STD/NAES/TASS/ITS(2005)14 (pdf) - PowerPoint presentation
Country experiences:
c) Statistical analysis through linking trade registers and enterprise registers - Germany, STD/NAES/TASS/ITS(2005)15 (pdf) - PowerPoint presentation
d) Linking general business statistics and foreign trade statistics in Goods : the Finnish perspective - Finland, STD/NAES/TASS/ITS(2005)16/REV (pdf) - PowerPoint presentation
9. Future Programme of work and conclusions. Date of next 7th ITS meeting
Lunch break
Tuesday, 13th September, 2.30 p.m.: Joint Session with the OECD-Eurostat Experts in Trade in Services Statistics (TIS)
10. Opening of the common session regarding measuring merchandise trade and trade in services
Welcome and opening by the Chief Statistician of OECD and Director of the Statistics Directorate
Cocktail, 6.00 p.m.
Wednesday, 14th September 2005: joint session ITS-TIS - continued (9.30 a.m.)
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