tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882645467378797266.post6837455053571310977..comments2023-07-17T11:55:51.363+02:00Comments on ObservingGreece: Greece's Trade Statistics --- Huge Differences Between Bank of Greece and ELSTAT!kleinguthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12491174042954678023noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882645467378797266.post-85948885594716007602014-07-14T09:39:54.689+02:002014-07-14T09:39:54.689+02:00Just as a fun fact...have you ever seen a question...Just as a fun fact...have you ever seen a questionnaire compiled by ELSTAT ??? You'll laugh your heart out, trust me....Suggest you go with BoG.... Take into consideration though that in the past, both organisations have co-operated in order to 'play with figures' and achieve specific goals..Dimitris Felasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882645467378797266.post-83289835015223460032014-07-12T21:34:46.090+02:002014-07-12T21:34:46.090+02:00You are right in PS.
BoG statistics are simple and...You are right in PS.<br />BoG statistics are simple and easy to understand even with limited knowledge.ELSTAT's statistics really need more detailed data as many numbers can't see them.<br /><br />MSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882645467378797266.post-74781089133234829102014-07-12T18:10:08.799+02:002014-07-12T18:10:08.799+02:00Please refer to the PS which I have added in the a...Please refer to the PS which I have added in the article.kleinguthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12491174042954678023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882645467378797266.post-82820442126644022014-07-12T17:55:31.441+02:002014-07-12T17:55:31.441+02:00I am a fan of all the BoG statistics because they ...I am a fan of all the BoG statistics because they are so comprehensive and well put together. It's fun analyzing them. The ones about the trade figures are here:<br /><br />http://www.bankofgreece.gr/Pages/en/Statistics/externalsector/balance/basic.aspx<br /><br />From ELSTAT, I use their bi-monthly report on the Greek economy. The trade figures are taken from table 2 on page 9 (GDP in millions; production approach):<br /><br />http://www.statistics.gr/portal/page/portal/ESYE/BUCKET/General/greek_economy_11_07_2014.pdfkleinguthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12491174042954678023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5882645467378797266.post-8784033971125053532014-07-12T13:27:12.438+02:002014-07-12T13:27:12.438+02:00Dear Klaus,
it seems indeed difficult to clarify...Dear Klaus, <br /><br />it seems indeed difficult to clarify these differences from publicly available sources, or it requires considerable effort if you are not very familiar with these sources, especially if different definitions apply. <br />In fact, a possible explanation could be that the words "imports" and "export" are used with different meanings. They can relate to merchandise trade, that is to the results of foreign trade statistics, where trade in services is not included, or to the external transactions in the definition of national accounts, which do include trade in services. Greece having a surplus on services (mainly due to tourism and also sea transportation services, I would assume), that might explain the differences in results.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com