Historical background to the statistical activities of the BIS (1930-2000); Financial data: Approaches in selected countries

IFC Bulletin | No 18 |

01 July 2004

| 77 pages

IFC news and events	page
IFC Membership consultation	6
Programme IFC conference Basel, September 2004	14
Participation of the IFC in the ISI Session Sydney, April 2005	19

Articles
It all starts with the data David Dodge, Governor of the Bank of Canada	21
The historical background to the statistical activities of the Bank for International Settlements, 1930-2000 Piet Clement, BIS	27
Financial data: Approaches in selected countries Brian O'Reilly, Bank of Canada	35

Abstracts

Session 1
Measuring prices and inflation: methodological issues	49
Workshop A
Country papers on CPI and PPI	51
Workshop B
Price statistics: special topics	53

Session 2
Output, capacity and productivity: key issues	55
Workshop C
Productivity statistics	57
Workshop D
Output gaps and capacity	59
Workshop E
Output and output indicators	61

Session 3
Financial Accounts: key issues	63
Workshop F
Financial Accounts; general issues and country experiences	65
Workshop G
Financial Accounts: domestic sectors	67
Workshop H
Financial Accounts: linkage with Balance of Payments	72

Panel discussion	78