Regional Household Accounts in 2004 Andreas.Krueger@cec.eu.int

Structure of my talk Background Current situation Relevance of indicators Proposals

Background Table 1300 to be provided on NUTS-2 First Data Collection December 2001 Eight ACC / CC fully integrated Preference for HH accounts over Government tables

Current situation Data coverage improving: 2000: 181 regions Time series building up, but still derogations, delays and data gaps Some ACC do not yet provide HH accounts

Relevance of indicators Eligibility for regional assistance: GDP remains determining indicator Income is providing important additional information for analytical work Both indicators to be provided: Primary Income Disposable income

Proposals Maintain delivery programme at NUTS-2 Close data gaps 1998-2001: Until end of April 2004 1995-1997: Until end of 2004 No extension of derogations Reduce delivery deadline to t+21 months

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