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Towards more timely and high quality data

OECD. OCDE. ORGANISATION DE COOPÉRATION ET DE DEVELOPMENT ÉCONOMIQUES. Towards more timely and high quality data. ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT. STATISTICS DIRECTORATE – INTERNATIONAL TRADE & STRUCTURAL ECONOMIC STATISTICS. 1. Annual Data. Timeliness

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Towards more timely and high quality data

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  1. OECD OCDE ORGANISATION DE COOPÉRATION ET DE DEVELOPMENT ÉCONOMIQUES Towards more timely and high quality data ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT STATISTICS DIRECTORATE – INTERNATIONAL TRADE & STRUCTURAL ECONOMIC STATISTICS 1

  2. Annual Data • Timeliness Late reception for 2002 data for some countries • Data and metadata quality - Revision of US historical data back to 1991; - Updated Extrastat statistics for EU 15; - Metadata comparison between OECD/UNSD

  3. Monthly Data: timeliness Inquiry about data release schedules: responses from 20 countries Quick reaction in case of late reception Cooperation with data providers to improve timeliness

  4. Monthly statistics data schedules

  5. Automation of MSIT data capture Internet (web query) Diskette/ CD ROM Email Paper INPUT Raw files FORMATTING PROCESSES 74% 26% Automated Processing (Macros) Manual Postscripts (PDF, HTML) Paper Formats allowing data manipulation

  6. Monthly data and metadata quality Total trade values are requested (provisional or final figures) Earlier data availability Better tracking on data discrepancies Faster transmission of monthly figures is a crucial issue

  7. Conclusions • Faster submission of trade data respecting time schedules • Up to date metadata useful • OECD needs to be informed of new data and metadata access; • Particular request to obtain monthly total trade values

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