National Accounts for Non-Member Countries

Quarterly National Accounts in the Baltic States. Sources and Methods of Estimation

This is probably the first comprehensive description of the data sources and the methods used to compile estimates of gross domestic product (GDP) on a quarterly basis in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. The information is presented both in summary table form for comparison across countries, and in country-specific chapters. Throughout the publication, particular attention is paid to the methods used to take account of the "non-observed" economy, and estimates of the various non-observed elements are included.

National Accounts for China. Sources and Methods

This publication explains how Gross Domestic Product and accounts for institutional sectors are estimated by the National Bureau of Statistics of China. The Introduction provides an overview and analysis and comment on the practices used in China as compared to usual practices in OECD countries.

(14 2000 28 1 P) ISBN 92-64-18550-X.