1 UN Statistics Division Data items for international reporting Based on (IRIS) 2008

 IRIS 2008 lists data items to be internationally reported for: Annual reporting  10 data items Quarterly reporting  6 data items

Annual reporting  By economic activity and size class  at 3-digit level of ISIC 4  at prescribed size classes Number of enterprises Number of persons employed (engaged) Number of employees

Annual reporting  By economic activity  At 3-digit level of ISIC 4 Wages and salaries Gross output (at basic prices) Value added (as basic prices) Environmental protection expenditure Total energy consumed (TJ) Total water used (m 3 )

Annual reporting  By economic activity  At 1-digit level of ISIC 4 Gross fixed capital formation  All annual reporting within 18 months after close of reference year

Quarterly reporting  By economic activity  At 2-digit level of ISIC 4 Number of persons employed (engaged) Number of employees Wages and salaries New orders received Unfilled orders Index of industrial production

Quarterly reporting  All quarterly reporting within 3 months after close of reference period

Additional data collections  Monthly Index of Industrial Production (1-digit level of ISIC 4)  Annual commodity production statistics (621 products)  Monthly commodity production statistics (10 products)

 UNSD Index of Industrial Production  Monthly, quarterly, annual Commodity Statistics  Monthly, annual  UNIDO (+OECD) Structural business statistics  Annual International collection of data

Activities covered by UNIDO questionnaire 10 Questionnaire I plus Metadata questionnaire C.Manufacturing (7 indicators) Questionnaire II plus Metadata questionnaire Mining and utilities (5 indicators) B. Mining and quarrying D. Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply E. Water supply; sewerage/waste management, remediation activities

Country coverage of data reporting 11  UNIDO Regular reporting from all OECD and around 30 non-OECD  UNSD Commodity statistics: regular reporting by 85 countries Index numbers: over 130 countries  75 on monthly basis

Current state of data collection  Index numbers AnnualQuarterlyMonthly Afghanistan Bangladeshxxx Bhutan Cambodia China China, Hong Kong SARxx China, Macau SARxx Indiaxxx Lao PDR Maldives Myanmar Nepal Pakistanxxx Singaporexxx Sri Lankaxxx Sudan

Current state of data collection  Industrial commodity statistics (of 621 products) India293 Lao PDR11 Maldives4 Myanmar45 Nepal199 Pakistan40 Singapore40 Sri Lanka29 Sudan35 Afghanistan18 Bangladesh46 Bhutan1 Cambodia6 China59 China, Hong Kong SAR 110 China, Macau SAR 62

Problems / challenges  Time lag UNIDO – 3 years UNSD – 2 years (OK)  OK for monthly data (M-1/M-2)  Deviations in definition and classification  Contact information

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