Source: SourceOCDE Economie générale et études prospectives, Volume 2007, Number 4, July 2007 , pp. i-142(143)

Publisher: OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Abstract:

The OECD Compilation Manual for Index of Services Production contains guidelines and methodologies to measure short-term production activities of the services sector by national agencies and international organisations. The Manual fills a gap in existing international statistical standards for guidelines and recommendations on the compilation of output indicators for the services sector of OECD member countries.

Section 1. Introduction-Needs and Aims for Indicators of Short-Term Services Production-International Efforts to Measure Short-Term Services Production Activities-Purpose and Use of the Manual-Organisation of the ManualSecton 2. Infrastructure-Statistical Units-Definition-Various Types of Statistical Units-Preferred Statistical Units-Classification-Classifications Used by OECD Countries-Preferred Classifications-Concordance between ISIC Rev. 3.1 and ISIC Rev. 4Section 3. Terminologies for Index of Services Production-Terminologies related to ISP-Services Activities-Market and Non-Market Services-Definition of ISP-Types and Definitions of Variables to Measure Services Production-Deflated Gross Output-Other Relevant VariablesSection 4. Sources and Methods for Compiling an ISP-Description of "Preferred", "Alternative", and "Other" Methods-Evaluation of the Suitability of Sources and Methods-Criteria for Conceptual Appropriateness-Recommendations for Variables and Deflators by Services Activity-Proposed Criteria for Deciding Conceptually Appropriate Indicators-Deflation-Recommended Variables and Deflators and their SourcesSection 5. Index Compilation-Types of Indices-Laspeyres, Paasche, and Fisher Indices-Recommendations for ISP Compilation-Transformation of Input Data-Managing Problems in Input Data-Adjustment-Consolidation-Weighting-Comparability with GDP-Overall Quality Assessment of ISPs-Procedures Carried Out at Various Compilation Stages-Overview of the Compilaton Process-Preprocessing-4-digit and 3-digit models-2-digit and 1-digit models-Evaluation of the Usefulness of the ManualSection 6. Presentation and Dissemination-Presentation of ISPs-Presentation as an Index-Form of Presentation-Dissemination to UsersBibliographyAnnex 1. List of Proposed DeflatorsAnnex 2. Recommended Variables and Deflators and their Sources

Document Type: Review article

Publication date: 2007-07-01

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