ICN

The Institute for National Accounts (ICN) was established by the Law of 21 December 1994, Title VIII, containing various social and other provisions, as part of the reform of the federal government’s statistical and economic forecasting framework. 

The Institute is responsible for producing the following statistics, analyses, and economic forecasts: 

  • Real national accounts;
  • Financial national accounts;
  • Annual and quarterly general government accounts;
  • Quarterly national accounts;
  • Regional gross domestic product;
  • External trade statistics within and outside the European Union, as well as transit statistics;
  • Economic forecasts required for drawing up the federal budget, also known as the economic budget, and the multiannual budgetary frameworks of the different levels of government;
  • Input-output tables, including, where appropriate, certain satellite sector accounts;
  • Price monitoring and analysis;
  • Statistics relating to the excessive deficit procedure;
  • Calculation of a range of complementary indicators to measure quality of life, human development, social progress, and the sustainability of our economy, as well as their integration into existing publications that present traditional economic indicators.