23rd Voorburg Group Meeting Aguascalientes, Mexico Country Progress Report: 2008

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23rd Voorburg Group Meeting23rd Voorburg Group MeetingAguascalientes, MexicoAguascalientes, Mexico

Country Progress Report: 2008Country Progress Report: 2008

presented bypresented by

Mark E. WallaceMark E. WallaceChief, Service Sector Statistics DivisionChief, Service Sector Statistics Division

U.S. Census BureauU.S. Census [email protected]@census.gov

September 22 - 26, 2008September 22 - 26, 2008

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Industries for Which Progress Assessed: VG 2008Industries for Which Progress Assessed: VG 2008

~Mini-Presentations~ Wired Telecommunications Activities (ISIC 6110) Wireless Telecommunications Activities (ISIC 6120) Satellite Telecommunications Activities (ISIC 6130) Other Telecommunications Activities (ISIC 6190) Wholesale on a Fee or Contract Basis (4610) General and Specialized Merchant Wholesale Activities (ISIC

462X/469X)

~Revisited Sector Papers~ Accounting, Bookkeeping, and Auditing Activities; Tax Consultancy

(ISIC 6920) Real Estate Activities With Own or Leased Property (ISIC 6810) Real Estate Activities on a Fee or Contract Basis (ISIC 6820) Advertising (ISIC 7310) Market Research and Public Opinion Polling (ISIC 7320) Architectural and Engineering Activities and Related Technical

Consultancy (ISIC 7110)

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Industry Scorecard Country Industry Scorecard Country SummariesSummaries

• Industry scorecard country summaries identify areas of strength and weakness, along with best opportunities for improvement.

• Industry scorecard country summaries are used to assess VG country achievement in all areas and serve as part of the VG’s concrete deliverables to the UNSC (along with the sector papers).

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Summary of Progress Summary of Progress Report Findings: VG 2007Report Findings: VG 2007

• 20 countries reported progress of 27 countries attending

• Industry scorecard country summaries prepared for each of the 12 industries, showing the number of countries having:

Number___ PPI details > CPC___ PPI details > CPC soon___ Turnover details > CPC___ Turnover details > CPC soon___ Industry-level prices calculated___ Industry-level turnover collected

Rating1. ___ Detailed turnover and prices well aligned2. ___ Detailed turnover and prices well aligned soon3. ___ Industry-level turnover and prices aligned4. ___ Industry-level turnover and prices aligned soon5. ___ Other-no industry coverage for prices and/or turnover

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Mini-PresentationsMini-PresentationsWired Telecommunications Activities (ISIC 6110)Wired Telecommunications Activities (ISIC 6110)

Number of countries having:

Number

3 PPI details > CPC

0 PPI details > CPC soon

4 Turnover details > CPC

2 Turnover details > CPC soon

15 Industry-level prices calculated

11 Industry-level turnover collected

Ratings of:

1. 2 Detailed turnover and prices well aligned

2. 0 Detailed turnover and prices well aligned soon

3. 7 Industry-level turnover and prices aligned

4. 3 Industry-level turnover and prices aligned soon

5. 8 Other-no industry coverage for prices and/or turnover

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Number

3 PPI details > CPC






Ratings of:






Mini-Presentations (continued)Mini-Presentations (continued)Wireless Telecommunications Activities (ISIC 6120)Wireless Telecommunications Activities (ISIC 6120)

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Number

0 PPI details > CPC






Ratings of:






Mini-Presentations (continued)Mini-Presentations (continued)Satellite Telecommunications Activities (ISIC 6130)Satellite Telecommunications Activities (ISIC 6130)

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Number

2 PPI details > CPC






Ratings of:






Mini-Presentations (continued)Mini-Presentations (continued)Other Telecommunications Activities (ISIC 6190)Other Telecommunications Activities (ISIC 6190)

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Number

0 PPI details > CPC






Ratings of:






Mini-Presentations (continued)Mini-Presentations (continued)Wholesale on a Fee or Contract Basis (ISIC 4610)Wholesale on a Fee or Contract Basis (ISIC 4610)

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Number

0 PPI details > CPC






Ratings of:






Mini-Presentations (continued)Mini-Presentations (continued)Merchant Wholesale Activities (ISIC 462X/469X)Merchant Wholesale Activities (ISIC 462X/469X)

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Number

5 PPI details > CPC






Ratings of:






Revisited Sector PapersRevisited Sector Papers Accounting, Bookkeeping, and Auditing Activities; Tax Accounting, Bookkeeping, and Auditing Activities; Tax Consultancy (ISIC 6920)Consultancy (ISIC 6920)

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Number

1 PPI details > CPC






Ratings of:






Revisited Sector Papers (continued)Revisited Sector Papers (continued) Real Estate Activities With Own or Leased Property (ISIC Real Estate Activities With Own or Leased Property (ISIC 6810)6810)

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Number

3 PPI details > CPC






Ratings of:






Revisited Sector Papers (continued)Revisited Sector Papers (continued) Real Estate Activities on a Fee or Contract Basis Real Estate Activities on a Fee or Contract Basis (ISIC 6820)(ISIC 6820)

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Number

3 PPI details > CPC






Ratings of:






Revisited Sector Papers (continued)Revisited Sector Papers (continued) Advertising (ISIC 7310)Advertising (ISIC 7310)

This Space For Rent

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Number

0 PPI details > CPC






Ratings of:






Revisited Sector Papers (continued)Revisited Sector Papers (continued) Market Research and Public Opinion Polling (ISIC 7320)Market Research and Public Opinion Polling (ISIC 7320)

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Number

5 PPI details > CPC






Ratings of:






Revisited Sector Papers (continued)Revisited Sector Papers (continued) Architectural and Engineering Activities and Related Architectural and Engineering Activities and Related Technical Consultancy (ISIC 7110)Technical Consultancy (ISIC 7110)

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Sum of Country Responses Sum of Country Responses for All Twelve Industriesfor All Twelve Industries

Number of countries/industries with:

Number 25 PPI details > CPC 4 PPI details > CPC soon 68 Turnover details > CPC 11 Turnover details > CPC soon110 Industry-level prices calculated141 Industry-level turnover collected

Ratings of:1. 16 Detailed turnover and prices well aligned2. 3 Detailed turnover and prices well aligned soon3. 51 Industry-level turnover and prices aligned4. 37 Industry-level turnover and prices aligned soon5. 133 Other-no industry coverage for prices and/or turnover

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The Road Ahead: The Road Ahead: So Many Industries, So Little Time (Solved!)So Many Industries, So Little Time (Solved!)

• Content Development Framework, Attachment A, Lists 150 service industries (as defined by ISIC Rev. 4)

• Scope has provisionally increased to include Retail and Wholesale Trade (41 industries) and Repair of Goods and Installation of Machinery (8 industries) = 49 additional industries

• Priorities were assigned to the top 17 industry/industry groups at the 2007 VG Meeting

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Proposed Schedule for Industry Specific Papers (Mini-Presentations (MP), Sector Papers (SP), and Revisited Sector Papers (RSP)) for 2008 through 2011 (As Decided at the 2007 VG Meeting)

Industry/Industry Group MP SP RSP 2008 2009 2010 2011

1. Wired, Wireless, Satellite, and Telecommunications Services X X “ “ “ “ “ “ X X2. Wholesale Trade X X “ “ “ “ “ “ X X3. IT Services X X4. Accounting, Bookkeeping and Auditing Activities; Tax Consultancy X X5. Real Estate (Excluding Imputed Rents) X X6. Advertising and Market Research and Public Opinion Polling X X7. Architectural and Engineering Activities and Related Technical Consultancy X X

8. Rail Transportation X X9. Water Transportation X X10. Air Transportation X X11. Banking and Credit X X “ “ “ “ “ “ X X12. Insurance X X “ “ “ “ “ “ X X13. Rental and Leasing Services X X14. Retail Trade X X “ “ “ “ “ “ X X15. Employment Services X X16. Investigation and Security Services X X

17. Cleaning and Facilities Support X X “ “ “ “ “ “ X X

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23rd Voorburg Group Meeting Aguascalientes, Mexico Country Progress Report: 2008