Review of country compilation and reporting practices. In 2006, the Statistics Division will conduct a comprehensive review of country practices in compilation and reporting of international merchandise trade statistics in order to assess their compliance with the current recommendations of the Statistical Commission.

Statistical metadata and data quality

Quantitative methods typically involve collecting data that can then be analyzed using various statistical methods.

Basic statistical data

Annex 1 Statistical data

Contributing to an integrated presentation of statistical programmes, including data collection plans, thereby making gaps or overlaps clearly visible

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) implemented a pilot activity that integrated gender concerns into agricultural statistical data collection.

He referred to the existing problem faced in collecting statistical data on people of African descent, in particular in Europe, and the ongoing political dialogue on the issue of collecting disaggregated ethnic data.

Compilation and analysis of statistical data and annual reports

Statistical data gender and economy component

On the technical side, the Statistics Division developed web services for data transfers by applying Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange (SDMX) standards.

It was also agreed that the Statistics Division would terminate its collection of data directly from OECD member countries and would use instead the data sets collected by OECD.

Data collection activities

Data collection and research

Data collection and research

(e) Collecting, evaluating and compiling internationally comparable regional and country specific statistical data on various subjects and disseminating them through publications and electronic means, including the Internet maintaining and disseminating information on national statistical systems in the region

The Committee would establish a programme of work that identifies differences and similarities between the environment statistics questionnaires and the accounting tables and devise a strategy to bring data collection into line with accounting concepts and definitions.

The agenda for the meeting included such items as (a) scope and classifications (b) statistical and reporting units (c) data items and their definitions (d) data sources and data collection methods (e) indices and performance indicators and (f) distributive trade statistics and compilation of national accounts.

Statements were also made by the following members of the Permanent Forum Hassan Id Balkassm, Wilton Littlechild, Parsharam Tamang, Otilia Lux de Coti, Nina Pacari Vega, and Aqqaluk Lynge.

Data collection and dissemination

Data collection activities

Data collection standards

The scope and extent of data collection

(d) Data collection (2004)

(b) Data collection and analysis.

Data collection and research

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1 Data provided by FAO Statistical Databases (FAOSTAT).

In order to reduce inconsistencies between national and international data, HDRO has been working closely with the international data agencies participating in international and regional statistical meetings, such as the United Nations Statistical Commission and the Committee for the Coordination of Statistical Activities.

Data collection and research

Data collection and dissemination methods

Statistical data on legal action taken to combat money laundering

Statistical Data Bulletin on Public Sector Personnel 1999, 2003

(d) Providing advisory services on gender statistical needs assessment and gender characteristics of data in national and regional statistical databases.

Statistical agencies have also started the activities on collecting some new data, which have not been collected so far, which will be segregated by gender, through the initiative and support by Gender Centers.

The Brazilian Government has been working to improve statistical data collection, disaggregated by sex, race and ethnic origin CEDAW Committee Recommendation No. 19 to Brazil.

The structure of the Division's programme has four parts statistical capacity building standards and methodological development coordination of international statistical activities and data dissemination.

Notwithstanding some improvements in data collection in these areas, the studies are mainly ad hoc and not mainstreamed into the regular national statistical work programmes.

Statistical data on participation of indigenous women in the workforce

The data will be transferred in Extensible Markup Language (XML) format using Statistical Data and Metadata Exchange (SDMX) cross sectional schema.

Methodologies used to collect and analyse the data

Methodological problems in data collection

Data collection will take place in 2006.

During 2002 2005, the Statistics Division and OECD jointly developed (a) an agreement on arrangements for data collection and data sharing (b) common data processing standards and (c) computer applications for use in data processing and dissemination.

The level of data collection by country within each region varies by frequency of data collection, coverage of the country and scope of outlets.