Report of the working group on problems of national accounts in Africa

Abstract

The Working Group met primarily to review results of the trials by various African countries to present their available economic. data in the format prescribed 'by the intermediate system of national accounts The purpose of these trials was to illustrate to what extent the African countries can already-apply -the intermediate system, which"' had. Been recommended for further consideration-at the Third Conference of African Statisticians.. In addition, to the meeting was to-provide the experts an opportunity to exchange experience with methods of national accounts .estimation actually used and1 the diff lea 1 ties encountered. The final purpose was-to express views on the adequacy of present national accounts for planning purposes