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April 2011. ::: Vol.62 No.03-04

Draženka Čizmić

QUARTERLY NATIONAL ACCOUNTS: A SUMMARY OF CONCEPTS, SOURCES AND METHODS Prethodno priopćenje The main purpose of Quarterly National Accounts (QNA) is to provide a picture of current economic developments that is more timely than that provided by the Annual National Accounts (ANA). QNA adopt the same principles, definitions, and structure as the ANA. In practice, the constraints of data availability, time, and resources mean that QNA are usually less complete than ANA. In the initial stage of implementation, only estimates of gross domestic product (GDP) with a split by industry and type of expenditure may be derived. In Europe there has been a strong demand from users to improve the timeliness, comparability and detail of the quarterly accounts and this is likely to continue into the future. The use of QNA becomes more and more important in many areas. QNA provide an important tool for taking economic policy decisions, particularly the management of monetary and fiscal policy at national level and coordination at international level especially within the Economic and Monetary Union. The Central Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Croatia calculated the quarterly GDP at current and constant prices according to the production and expenditure approach. By using the international statistical standards, classifications, nomenclatures and methods international data comparability is provided. SNA 1993; ESA 1995; quarterly GDP Puni tekst (Engleski) Str. 190 - 207 (pdf, 189.08 KB)

QUARTERLY NATIONAL ACCOUNTS: A SUMMARY OF CONCEPTS, SOURCES AND METHODS

Prethodno priopćenje

The main purpose of Quarterly National Accounts (QNA) is to provide a picture of current economic developments that is more timely than that provided by the Annual National Accounts (ANA). QNA adopt the same principles, definitions, and structure as the ANA. In practice, the constraints of data availability, time, and resources mean that QNA are usually less complete than ANA. In the initial stage of implementation, only estimates of gross domestic product (GDP) with a split by industry and type of expenditure may be derived. In Europe there has been a strong demand from users to improve the timeliness, comparability and detail of the quarterly accounts and this is likely to continue into the future. The use of QNA becomes more and more important in many areas. QNA provide an important tool for taking economic policy decisions, particularly the management of monetary and fiscal policy at national level and coordination at international level especially within the Economic and Monetary Union. The Central Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Croatia calculated the quarterly GDP at current and constant prices according to the production and expenditure approach. By using the international statistical standards, classifications, nomenclatures and methods international data comparability is provided.

SNA 1993; ESA 1995; quarterly GDP

Puni tekst (Engleski) Str. 190 - 207 (pdf, 189.08 KB)