1. Emerging Trends in the Production of Short-term Economic Statistics

2. Outline of Presentation
Background pressures
Reflection in surveys
Statistics New Zealand Initiatives

3. Background trends Increased demand for statistics Quality
timeliness
range
detail
integration/standardisation
Quality
fitness for purpose
Recognition of survey/collection costs
respondent load / provider burden / compliance costs
internal costs

4. Increased demand for statistics
Adoption of standard definitions, methodologies
SDDS
Eurostat guidelines
Increasing integration of subannual indicators
e.g. ABS developments
Expansion of range of statistics produced
e.g. to Services areas

5. Quality Quality assessment criteria Transparency
development
dissemination
Transparency
internal
external
Sample design/maintenance enhancements
Survey imputation/estimation enhancements

6. Recognition of survey/collection costs
Increasing use of administrative data
in business frame (register) maintenance
in sample design
as an alternative to survey collection
Moves to multiple modes of delivery
CATI
Internet form-based collections

7. SNZ Initiatives Progressing subannual economic collection strategy
consistency of design
extension of coverage
increased integration with annual data
Methodology and systems developments
periodic reselection as opposed to maintaining a panel sample
bivariate stratification
regression imputation
development of generic processing modules using common business practices
user consultation and education
Survey/collection efficiencies
Use of administrative data (VAT and PAYE) to supplement survey collections
developing multi-modal capabilities