EXPERIENCE IN IMPLEMENTING THE SYSTEM OF NATIONAL ACCOUNTS (SNA) IN ROMANIA

Among the priorities of the Romanian strategy in the statistics field, the introduction of the National Accounts System is known as an impor tant instrument for the experience of Romanian specialists in calculat ing some aggregated indicators of the National Accounts System since 1 975 created the conditions to elaborate the national accounts. The 199 0 Romanian Yearbook contains for the first time figures concerning Gro ss Domestic Product between 1980 and 1989, detailed by branches, incom es and expenses and also by aggregated input-output figures. By taking advantage of the technical assistance and support of French specialis ts in the National Accounts field, Romania made the first steps in ela borating the National Accounts System. Thus, methodological studies ab out the institutional sectors in the Romanian economy, the description of the operations in accounts adapted to our particularities, and spe cific aspects in the elaboration of input-output tables are now underw ay. The recorded progress, as well as the programs for the coming year s and the technical assistance granted by EEC and by other countries a ssure us that by assiduous efforts we shall be able to build a statist ics system which will satisfy the domestic requirements, concepts and methods used at the international level.