1. Use of survey data in National Accounts An Integrated approach
By UBOS

2. Outline
Use of Survey data in National Accts
Challenges

3. Producer Price Surveys
Responsibility: UBOS- Business stat. section
Periodicity : Quarterly
Coverage: Restricted to businesses in the manufacturing sector
Base year for indices: Jul-Sep 2004=100
Use: Provides indices for reflating output of manufacturing activities to current prices

4. Surveys Construction Surveys
Responsibility: UBOS- Business stat. section
Periodicity : Quarterly
Coverage: more than 100 producers and 17 products
Base year for indices: Jan-Mar 2006=100
Use: provides indices for deflating disbursements to construction activities.

5. Consumer Price Surveys
Responsibility: UBOS- Price section
Periodicity : Monthly
Coverage: Restricted to 8 urban centers
Base year for indices: 2005/06=100
Use: obtain indices for reflating output for Hotels & Restaurants, Transport, Electricity, Water etc, to current prices

6. Uganda Business Inquiry
Surveys
Uganda Business Inquiry
Previously was carried out every 5-years. Most recent survey was carried out in 2009/10
Annual surveys are yet to start
Use: Obtain Output and Intermediate Consumption of formal and informal businesses. These were a source of benchmark data for the SUT 9/10

7. Other data
Uganda National Household Surveys source of data for private hh expenditure
Uganda Census of Agriculture 2008 source of data for GO, VA for agric sector using WIP
Uganda Livestock Census 2008 source of data for GO, VA for agric sector using WIP
These sources provided mainly benchmark data in the SUT 2009/10

8. Challenges Some surveys not carried out frequently
Poor coordination makes it very difficult to ensure that methodological issues and changes in methods of data collection are dealt with in a coherent way in all statistical outputs.
Limited influence of the national accounts compilers over the design of surveys.

9. Challenges
Persistent Inconsistencies in the statistics delivered by the different surveys even within the same agency
Persistent Inconsistencies in statistics for the same indicator across different agencies

10. Thank You