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UN Statistical Commission opens 56th session to adopt new national accounts and advance global census round
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At the United Nations headquarters, the UN Statistical Commission opened its 56th session, with delegates preparing to adopt a new System of National Accounts and to press forward on the global census round to improve international comparability of key statistics including GDP, a presenter said.
Speaker 1, a presenter at the opening of the United Nations Statistical Commission’s 56th session at UN headquarters, said the meeting will adopt a new System of National Accounts and will focus on the global census round.
"This year, we have 2 big topics. We will adopt a new system of national accounts, which is how we do our economic statistics, and the most famous element is, of course, gross domestic product, GDP," Speaker 1 said.
The presenter emphasized why standardized data matter for public policy and everyday decisions, saying, "Data are really critically important for everyone, and all the decisions that you take in your…
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