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

2. History
National Statistical Office (Ministry of Interior; 12 FTE)
Statistical Department (Ministry of Agriculture, Trade and Industry; 6 FTE)
Statistical Office of the Capital
1871 – National Statistical Office
First Act on Statistics

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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

6. External trade: legal base - goods
Trade in goods statistics:
Global standard: International Merchandise Trade Statistics (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).

7. 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).

8. 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

9. 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

10. External trade: International workEU
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)

11. External trade: main sources
Trade within the EU (intrastat)
Statistical survey of cca 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 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.

12. 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

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