1. Data Validation in the ESS (National Accounts - Case of Albania)
INSTAT
Luxembourg, November, 2017

2. Content Annual and Quarterly Tables transmitted to EUROSTAT
Data ping-pong
Manual or Automatic? / Steps
What do we do when EUROSTAT reports a problem on the data that we sent?
Suggestions and further improvements

3. Transmission of data (1/3)
Annual Data:
ESA2010 Questionnaire Gross value added at basic prices and gross domestic product at market prices (Current prices ( ) & Constant Prices ( ))
ESA2010 Questionnaire GDP identity from the expenditure side (Current prices ( ) & Constant Prices ( ))
ESA2010 Questionnaire Population and employment ( )
ESA2010 Questionnaire Table Final consumption expenditure of households by durability ( )
ESA2010 Questionnaire Exports of goods (fob) and services by Member States of the EU / third countries (1,2) ( )
ESA2010 Questionnaire Imports of goods (fob) and services by Member States of the EU / third countries (1,2) ( )
ESA2010 Questionnaire Output ( )

4. Transmission of data (2/3)
Annual Data:
ESA2010 Questionnaire Final consumption expenditure of households by purpose (Current prices ( ) & Constant Prices ( ))
ESA2010 Questionnaire Final consumption expenditure of households ( )
ESA2010 Questionnaire Tables by region (NUTS II) ( )
ESA2010 Questionnaire Tables by industry, A6 and by region (NUTS III) ( )
ESA2010 Questionnaire Main aggregates of general government ( )
ESA2010 Questionnaire Detailed tax and social contribution receipts by type of tax or social contribution and receiving sub-sector including the list of taxes and social contributions according to national classification
ESA2010 Questionnaire NTL – National Tax List ( )

5. Transmission of data (3/3)
Quarterly data (Last transmission April 2016):
ESA2010 Questionnaire Gross value added at basic prices and gross domestic product at market prices (Current prices (2008Q1-2017Q2) & Constant Prices (2009Q1-2017Q2))
ESA2010 Questionnaire GDP identity from the expenditure side (Current prices (2008Q1-2017Q2) & Constant Prices (2009Q1-2017Q2))
ESA2010 Questionnaire Exports of goods (fob) and services by Member States of the EU / third countries (1,2) (2008q1-2017q2)
ESA2010 Questionnaire Imports of goods (fob) and services by Member States of the EU / third countries (1,2) (2008q1-2017q2).
All the tables were transmitted using EDAMIS in SDMX format.

6. Data “ping-pong” INSTAT EUROSTAT
(resending data files again and again)
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EUROSTAT
Problems regarding “ping-pong validation effect”:
Time-consuming
Costs and problems in delivering data punctually

7. Manual or automatic? / Steps
Mainly manual steps for the production of Data to EUROSTAT:
- The data series are not as EUROSTAT needs
- The time of transmission is not the same as EUROSTAT
SDMX converter and SDMX excel templates as the main tool for our transmissions
Aggregated information into SDMX template excel is converted to SDMX using SDMX converter
A prototype system for the aggregation of tables was constructed during the IPA 2014 PP2 Project but only for table T0101
Only manual validation from the excel template formulas are in place now

8. What do we do when EUROSTAT reports a problem on the data that we sent?
Identify if the reported problem is:
Human Error
Conversion Problems
Methodological Singularity
If (a) or (b) - we correct the information or the variable that had a problem and Reconvert and Resend the table.
If (c) - we check the information and if we correct we present an explanatory note on the fact.

9. Suggestions and further improvements
What Eurostat can make to facilitate our life? To build a cross project between IT and NA to have specialized tools for NA and coordinate a system to be integrated into an existing IT infrastructure. Projects of improvement? We are analyzing this option under the IPA2015 PP 1.4 to have this step integrated but no decision is yet in place.

10. Ina Shehu ishehu@instat.gov.al www.instat.gov.al