Data Liberation InitiativeExecutive Advisory Committee

Presentation onData developments and emerging projects

in the Economics Statistics FieldStatistics Canada

George SciadasApril 9, 2015

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Macroeconomic accounts

Environment

Business surveys

Prices

Cost-recovery projects

Statistical Frameworks

Data developments and emerging projects

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November 2014 released revised estimates of investment flows, depreciation and capital stock for reference years 1961 to 2013, based on updated depreciation profiles and service life models. In addition, the classification of non-residential capital stock is based on the final demand classification used for the input-output tables.

Released in September 2010 for the first time estimates from the Culture Satellite Accounts (output, employment and GDP) at the national level for reference year 2010, and in June 2015 for the first time the provincial Culture Satellite Accounts for reference year 2010

Dissemination for the first time of measurement of the Underground Economy activity by province in April of 2015.

Dissemination, in November 2015 of the national and provincial economic account estimates which integrate the Government Finance Statistics data.

Develop estimates of GDP by census metropolitan area – data already released.

Develop quarterly estimates of GDP by industry by province and territory.

Macroeconomic Accounts

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Comprehensive Revision Mechanism to maintain relevance in a fast changing world

economy New approach with more frequent comprehensive revisions Dissemination, in November 2015 of the national and provincial

economic account estimates which◦ integrate the Government Finance Statistics data◦ Record pension flows on an entitlement basis rather than cash flow◦ Record the value of natural resources on the quarterly National Balance

Sheet◦ Incorporate the revised estimates of investment and consumption of fixed

capital ◦ Integrate a refined methodology of allocating subsidies to non-profit

institutions◦ incorporate other statistical revisions reflecting the integration of new data

sources

Macroeconomic Accounts

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Globalization initiative Expanded foreign affiliate statistics and extended set of foreign

investment statistics. Trade in Goods from the Canadian Balance of Payments was only

disseminated for 3 countries and 3 principal trading areas. This is now extended to 27 countries and 3 principal trading areas.

Develop new relevant integrated measures-products including upgrades to trade in commercial services, treatment and estimates of new concepts (goods for processing, Merchanting, Factoryless goods producers).

Understand better the treatment and measurement of a global value chains. Work is beginning with an assessment of the incidence of these firms in the Canadian economy.

For RY 2015 questions will be added to the Manufacturing, Wholesale and Head Office surveys that identify establishments involved in global production chains.

Macroeconomic Accounts – Cont’d

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Incorporate revisions from SNA 2008 (revising natural resource asset and physical flow accounts to changes in the national accounts source data).

Incorporated updates to improve coherence with standards (2012 UN System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA)) – mainly addition of biomass to the physical flow account on energy use.

Renewable water stocks, and land-cover and land-use estimates have been released on a one-time basis – annual estimates will now be released as of 2016

Work to develop pilot environmental activity accounts in the area of solid waste and extend and improve the existing Physical Flow Accounts.

Revise Concepts, Sources and Methods manual, and developing new options for regular dissemination for the environmental accounts

Improve measurement of Ecosystem Goods and Services and work to create account in the area of environmental protection expenditures.

Environment

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Distributive Trade and Electronic commerce Annual Retail Trade Survey (ARTS): Re-packaged non-store sales data for better

accessibility on CANSIM (Table 080-0026). Retail trade, total sales and e-commerce sales, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

Project to revise the collection and dissemination of sub-annual retail commodity data according to the North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) and released estimates for the first quarter of 2016 in July 2016.

The Monthly Retail Trade Survey began collecting in 2015 data on retail e-commerce (on line) sales through retail stores on an experimental basis. Plans to begin to collect on a monthly basis sales by electronic shopping and mail-order houses in January 2016 to eventually be in a position to produce a sub-annual indicator of retail e-commerce sales.

Testing under way to add a question on the value of e-commerce sales (B2B) to annual financial surveys.  If successful, will adopt in cycle for reference year 2015.

 A new Large Monthly Retailers panel is expected to be selected for dissemination beginning January 2016.

As of January 2016 capacity utilization questions will be added to the MSM. This will improve the quality of the data series being currently released.

Business Surveys

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Investment, S&T, R&D

Capital expenditures on oil and gas (quarterly) – we are evaluating the feasibility of a public release (now only for SNA).

Survey of Advanced Technology (SAT) – Expanded coverage to include some services (wholesaling, freight transportation and warehousing industries) as well as manufacturing. Defined ATs to include logistics and supply chain activities.

Federal Patents, Licences and Royalties Survey – releasing data relating to Intellectual Property (IP) generated by federal science-based departments.

 Higher Education Research and Development – we will be releasing results of a time-use survey of academics.

Business Surveys – Cont’d

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Agriculture Division released for the first time on September 17 model-based principal field crop estimates, which provide yield and production estimates for Canada's principal field crops. The estimates are calculated with a new and innovative approach developed by Statistics Canada in close partnership with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. This method uses a model that incorporates coarse resolution satellite data from Statistics Canada's Crop Condition Assessment Program, data from Statistics Canada's Field Crop Reporting Series and agroclimatic data. This is the first release of crop estimates produced according to this methodology. The modeled yield estimates constitute a supplemental release in advance of the September publication of the Field Crop Reporting Series.

Agriculture

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Consumer Prices

Last year of the 5 year CPI Enhancement Initiative.

More frequent basket updates (from 4 to 2 years).

Larger samples (from 60,000 to 120,000 “prices”) for greater accuracy.

Improved data (75 new quality adjustments).

Prices

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Industrial Prices 

Service Producer Price Index (SPPI) to cover (by NAICS) 73% of service producers output (aligned with the “Business Sector” of the I-O table). Indices available for 14 industries (e.g., Airline passenger services) with more in development.

Now publishing a price index for New Lending Services (FISIM for new loans). Architects, Engineering & Related: program in production with first release of quarterly Architectural,

Engineering and Related Services Price Index (replaces the annual Consulting Engineering Index). Management Consulting: A revised pilot survey was launched in 2014 which collects data for the

production of an index. First release is planned for Feb. 2016. Freight Rail/ Passenger Rail : Start publishing SPPIs beginning as early as this Spring for Freight Rail

and fall for passenger. Telecommunications: We will be making that available to the SNA quarterly beginning this Spring and

are consulting with various partners about future dissemination of the results. Securities Brokerage: pilot survey launched in 2014 which collects information to calculate a unit price

based on fees by trade or account value.  Currently evaluating results, following up with respondents and confronting the data.

Investment Banking : experimental index has been produced and the results are being evaluated. Securities Dealing: working on the development of an index. Our aim is to produce an experimental

index by summer of this year. Pension Funds: experimenting with the potential of using finer detailed information from an existing

survey to allow for the calculation of an index measuring the price of the services provided Multi-unit dwelling (condos): Planning to launch a pilot survey.

Prices – Cont’d

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The ESF had more than 100 separate cost recovery projects for 2014-2015. The topics are diverse and touch on a wide range of subject matter. The nature of the work is also quite diverse ranging from surveys, to analytical work and modeling. Cost recovery clients include mainly, federal departments and provincial governments and to a lesser extent private sector entities.

Energy Agriculture Culture XM Registers Digital Economy Underground economy

Cost recovery projects

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Center for Special Business Projects (CSBP) Surveys

Survey of Commercial and Institutional Energy Use (2014) The purpose of this survey is to collect detailed information on the energy demand and consumption

patterns of Canadian businesses, organizations and institutions. The survey collects data on the types and quantities of energy (such as electricity, natural gas etc.) consumed by businesses and institutions in Canada and by their buildings.

Survey of Energy Consumption of Arenas (2014) The objective of this project is to produce statistical estimates of energy consumption for arenas across

Canada. First iteration in development, release planned for March 2016.

Survey of Financing and Growth of Small and Medium Enterprises (2014) The objective of this survey is to collect general characteristics on small- and medium-sized businesses

and their financing activities. It collects information on the types of debt, lease and equity financing that small and medium enterprises (SMEs) rely on. Furthermore, it collects information on any recent attempts to obtain new financing. It also collects additional information about circumstances that affect the way these businesses operate. Conducted for 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, and 2011, the next iteration is underway – release is planned for August 2015.

Canadian Commercial Aerospace, Defence, Commercial and Civil Marine and Industrial Security Sector Survey (2014)

The objective of this survey is to produce statistical information on the revenues, costs, investments, employment and markets of businesses engaged in the manufacture and delivery of products and services related to the commercial aerospace, defence, commercial and civil marine or industrial security sector in Canada. Current iteration ongoing – release planned for December 2015.

Cost recovery projects – Cont’d

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CSBP Surveys – Cont’d  Auto Parts Suppliers Survey (proposed) The objective of the proposed survey would be to collect information on businesses in NAICS 3335 (Metalworking

machinery manufacturing); NAICS 326193 (Motor vehicle plastic parts manufacturing); and, NAICS 3363 (Motor vehicle parts manufacturing).  The proposed survey would collect enterprise-level information such as sales by type of product, market and client; types of expenses; number of and location of operations; employment by occupation type and full-time/part-time status; training provided to employees; and government support. Currently in questionnaire development.

 Bioproducts Production and Development Survey (2014) The objectives of the survey are to provide statistical information on the bioproducts sector and produce a profile of firms

engaged in the production and/or development of bioproducts in Canada. Also conducted in 2003, 2006, and 2009 - release planned for mid-Sept. 2016.

 Federal Jurisdiction Workplace Survey (2015) The objective of the survey is to collect statistical information on working conditions in companies under federal labour

code jurisdiction. The survey examines attributes such as the number and demographic characteristics of employees, the distribution of occupations, hours of work, pay and benefits, training and expected retirements. Also conducted in 2004, 2008 - release mid-Sept 2016.

 Prepared Food and Beverage Sales Survey (2014) The objective of this survey is to collect information about the sales of prepared foods and non-alcoholic beverages by

different establishments in Ontario and to collect information on the percentage of those sales that are exempt from the Ontario portion of the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST). The results of this survey are important in order to determine the allocation of tax revenues between the Ontario and federal governments. Conducted in 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013 - release July 2015.

 Ontario First Nations Point-of-Sale Rebates Survey (2014) This survey collect information on the Ontario First Nations point-of-sale rebates by enterprises in Ontario. This

information is used by the Ontario Ministry of Finance and Finance Canada to determine the allocation of the Ontario HST revenue between the provincial and federal governments. First iteration for 2012 - release of new survey planned for August 2015.

Cost recovery projects – Cont’d

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Energy Statistics Framework (ESF) – Developed with internal (SNA) & external (NRCan) partners, ESF completed in June of 2014 to provide strategic direction for relevant, timely, coherent and quality data on Canadian energy supply and demand. Identifies priority areas.

Environmental Statistics Framework – ongoing work to develop concepts and methods (e.g., natural capital);

A New Direction for Canadian Transportation Statistics has involved consultations with industry researchers and practitioners as well as the provinces via Transport Canada;

Measuring the Digital Economy at Statistics Canada from both ICT supply (e.g., telecommunications) and ICT demand (Internet use surveys) perspectives; and

Framework on Manufacturing and wholesale trade statistics is just starting stakeholder consultations.

Framework exercises may lead to new data. For example, in Transportation, a possible Canadian Commodity Flow Survey could help better understand and quantify interactions and ramifications between the demand and supply of transportation services.

Statistical Frameworks

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