Uganda: Technical Assistance Report - Report on the Quarterly National Accounts Statistics Mission; IMF Country Report No. 17/297, September 2017
IMF Staff Country Reports, October 6, 2017
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Bibliographic details
- Published: October 6, 2017
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484321492.002
Overview
- This Technical Assistance Report discusses the technical advice and recommendations given by the IMF mission to the authorities of Uganda regarding compilation of quarterly national accounts statistics.
- The report documents recent work to finalize supply and use tables and to incorporate revised source data and methodological improvements into quarterly national accounts.
Major technical actions reported
- Finalization of the supply and use tables involved:
- Incorporation of significantly revised source data for a number of industries since November 2013.
- Changes in the input data resulting from the implementation of methodological improvements.
- The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) made a significant effort to finalize source data and improve coverage of the economy over the past six months, resulting in revised data for a number of industries.
Data revisions and impact
- Net impact reported:
- The combined revisions and methodological changes have increased the GDP level by economic activity.
- Revision drivers:
- Significantly revised industry source data (post-November 2013).
- Methodological improvements reflected in input data for compilation.
Scope and subject matter
- Subject areas covered in the report include:
- Agricultural sector
- Consumer price indexes
- Economic sectors
- Labor
- National accounts
- Price indexes
- Prices
- Keywords appearing in the source include:
- Agricultural sector, benchmark estimate, Consumer price indexes, CR, GO estimate, GO ratio, GVA estimate, IC estimate, IC price index, ISCR, Price indexes, value indices
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept. "Uganda: Technical Assistance Report-Report on the Quarterly National Accounts Statistics Mission", IMF Staff Country Reports 2017, 297 (2017).
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