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Activity Number: 313
Type: Contributed
Date/Time: Tuesday, August 5, 2008 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Sponsor: Section on Survey Research Methods
Abstract - #300755
Title: Calendarization of the Goods and Services Tax Data: Issues and Solutions
Author(s): Martin Beaulieu*+ and Benoit Quenneville
Companies: Statistics Canada and Statistics Canada
Address: R.H.Coats Building, section 11-Q, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0T6, Canada
Keywords: calendarization ; administrative data ; indicator series
Abstract:

Statistics Canada uses the Goods and Services Tax (GST) data as auxiliary data in several sub-annual surveys. Given that GST remittance can be done on an annual, quarterly, monthly or on a more frequent basis, the GST data must be calendarized. Calendarization means that the data have to be standardized so that they refer to a common reporting period. The calendarization system, which was built and implemented in 2002 (Brodeur and Pierre, 2003), is now being revised in order to improve the quality of the data by solving some of the issues that were raised by the users. This paper will discuss these issues and the solutions to be implemented.

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