Electronic Discussion Groups on National Accounts (EDG) |
EDGs are created by the Inter-Secretariat Working on National Accounts to solicit discussions on the topics that are important to National Accounts and may require updates in the 1993 System of National Accounts.
Each topic of discussion is administered by one expert associated with an international organization or a national office. |
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 | Treatment of ancillary units |
| Treatment of the informal sector |
| Treatment of illegal and underground activities |
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| Some of the EDGs below are closed already but kept available for reference. |
| Treatment of share options |
| Treatment of nominal holding gains and interest on financial assets - closed |
| Cost of Transferring ownership of assets - closed |
| How to treat interest in macroeconomic statistics that record transactions on an accrual basis - closed |
| Treatment of Pension Schemes |
| Treatment of Nonperforming Loans |
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These OECD Electronic Discussion Groups (EDG) are the communication tools related to task forces specializing in new emerging issues of National Accounts. They are open to official statisticians interested. However, they can only be accessed through prior registration.
To register and obtain a password, please send an email to the moderator. |
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| EDG on on Capital Stocks, Capital Services and Intangibles in the National Accounts |
| This EDG is devoted to discussions on Capital Stocks, Capital Services and Intangibles in the National Accounts. This task force can be considered as a continuation of the Canberra group, with a specific priority on a reassessment of the coverage and treatment of intangible assets. Mandate and calendar of work will be shortly available. |
| | Chair: Australia |
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| EDG on Financial Services in the National Accounts |
| | This EDG is devoted to discussions on Financial Services in the National Accounts. The business of financial rations has undergone a structural transformation towards a rising importance of the portfolio management of financial assets. This generates holding gains and losses, that, typically, national accounts exclude from the production boundary and therefore income. The task force will consider whether and how the production boundary can be adapted to this rising activity, and how this could influence income. The first meeting of the task force is in June 2002. A first draft of the study should be discussed during the OECD National Accounts Expert Meeting of October 8-11, 2002, in Paris. The final report is expected in late 2003. |
| | Chair: Switzerland |
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| EDG on Software |
| | This EDG is devoted to discussions on the implementation of the SNA 93 recommendation to capitalize software. Studies have shown that statistical offices have varied considerably in the practical measurement of GFCF in software, with a significant impact on GDP. The objective of this joint OECD/Eurostat task force is to produce a set of recommendations that will lead to better international comparability. The European task force will report to the GNP Committee of July 2002.The OECD task force will report to the OECD National Accounts National Accounts Expert meeting of October 8-11, 2002. |
| | Chair: USA |
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| EDG on measurement of non-life insurance services |
| | This EDG is devoted to discussions on the measurement of non-life insurance services, with a special focus on the treatment of catastrophic losses. The output of insurance services as calculated using the SNA 93 algorithm depends on the balance of premiums to claims (on an accrual basis) and can therefore appear extremely volatile (even negative) following major catastrophes. The massive claims generated by the 11 September terrorist attack, is a recent example. It had impacts
on GDP and balance of payments (reinsurance). The objective of the task force is to propose measures that would be more consistent with the perception of production in this activity. In particular, medium to long-term aspects of non life insurance are to be taken into consideration. The first meeting of the task force is in June 2002. A first draft of the study should be discussed during the OECD National Accounts Expert Meeting of October 8-11, 2002, in Paris. The final report is expected in late 2003. |
| | Chair: France |
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