Institutional arrangements of external trade statistics in Hungary Péter Szabó, Head, Services and international trade

History 1848 - National Statistical Office (Ministry of Interior; 12 FTE) 1867 - Statistical Department (Ministry of Agriculture, Trade and Industry; 6 FTE) 1869 - Statistical Office of the Capital 1871 – National Statistical Office 1874 - First Act on Statistics

Overview Mission To provide as part of the European Statistical System credible and good quality statistical services adequate for users’ needs about the state and changes of society, economy and environment. Main tasks Development, production and dissemination of European and national statistics.

Overview II. Legal background of HCSO Hungarian Act on Statistics (Act XLVI of 1993) Act on the Right of Informational Self-Determination and on Freedom of Information (Act CXII of 2011) Regulation on European Statistics (223/2009/EC European Parliament and Council Regulation) Legal status Professionally independent governmental office; Under the supervision of the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice Has its own chapter in the State Budget; President and Deputy Presidents are appointed by the Prime Minister for six years, renewable.

Organisation structure President Deputy President economic statistics Deputy President social statistics Presidential Department Dissemination Department 3 subject-matter departments 5 subject-matter departments Methodology Department Deputy President Legal Affairs and Financial Management Information Technology Department 6 Regional Departments Budget Section 2 subject-matter departments Audit Section

External trade: legal base - goods Trade in goods statistics: Global standard: International Merchandise Trade Statistics 2010 (IMTS, UN) EU Regulations: hierarchy of legal instruments, directly applicable in all Member States Intrastat: Regulation (EC) No 638/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council Implementing rules: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1982/2004 Extrastat: Regulation (EC) No 471/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council Implementing rules: Commission Regulation (EU) No 92/2010 and No 113/2010. Other regulation with important statistical relevance: Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code National legislation: National statistical data collection plan (government decree).

External trade: legal base - services Trade in services statistics : Global standards: Manual on Statistics of International Trade in Services 2010 (MSITS, UN), Balance of Payments (BPM6) EU Regulation: (EC) No 184/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 January 2005 on Community statistics concerning balance of payments, international trade in services and foreign direct investment. National legislation: National statistical data collection plan (government decree).

External trade: Institutional relations Within the Hungarian Central Statistical Office National Accounts Department: internal users - GDP, SUT etc. Within the Services and external trade department: tourism, transport statistics: input data Kopint Datorg kft (state owned but market oriented company): ~ 35 employees: data collection (goods and services) and processing (goods) services to HCSO Hungarian National Bank: Balance of Payments Hungarian Tax and Customs Office: provider of administrative data Ministries: users Large companies: data providers Trade associations, professional bodies: both users and data providers

External trade: Staff in HCSO Under the Department of services and external trade statistics Trade in goods section: 12 experts. Head of section: Mrs Magdolna Imre Trade in services section (+ macro accounting): 7 experts. Head of section: Mr Vilmos Cech Services and External trade prices section: 7 experts. Head of section (+deputy director): Ms Éva Papp

External trade: International work EU Business Statistics Directories Group Intrastat and Extrastat Committee Balance of Payments Committe (and working group) Ad-hoc working groups and task forces Bilateral cooperation with member states (SIMSTAT, mirror excercise) Written consultation OECD Working Group on External Trade Statistics UN/UNECE Statistical Commission IMF: Statistics Department Cooperation with non-EU countries (e.g. International projects)

External trade: main sources Trade within the EU (intrastat) Statistical survey of cca. 9.000 enterprises (~95% coverage) Estimate based on VAT data (source: National Tax and Customs Office) Trade with non EU countries (extrastat) Administrative records provided by the National Tax and Customs Office Trade in services statistics: survey of 4.000 data providers External trade prices Unit values for SITC 0-4: intrastat+extrastat Representative prices (SITC 5-8): statistical sample survey (1.100 enterprises) Other: State Energy Office etc.

External trade: Dissemination: Monthly data on product trade First preliminary: t+40 days. News release, pre-defined tables (website). At current HUF, € and $ prices. First detailed: t+65 days. News release with analysis, pre-defined tables, dissemination database (website). At current prices with volume indices. Annual publications, Ad-hoc querries, research room (micro data) etc. Quarterly data on trade in services (T+66 days) EU, OECD, UN

Thank you for your attention! peter.szabo@ksh.hu