a. To monitor and issue an opinion on works to implement the new Manuals, in particular the new ESA and the 6th edition of the Balance of Payments Manual, with special enphasis on matters requiring greater clarification of methodologies and procedures to be implemented, such as: redefinition of institutional sectors; redefinition and expansion of the goods and capital formation concepts; compilation of additional information on retirement pension costs; extension of the directional principle to fellow enterprises;
b. To monitor the adaptation of sources and methods used in the compilation of national accounts and the balance of payments;
c. To monitor the start of data compilation;
d. To monitor the main methodological developments in the field of macroeconomic statistics;
e. To monitor the mais methodological developments in the HIPC;
f. To develop activities to identify new macroeconomic information requirements, particularly from the Stiglitz-Sen-Fitoussi Comission. 

• Statistics Portugal
• Banco de Portugal
• Regional Statistical Office of the Azores 
• Regional Statistics Directorate of Madeira
• Government Areas:
 • Finance
 • Agriculture and Fisheries
 • Economy
• Trade Union Centres (one representative, to be appointed by agreement between those represented on the CSE)
• Confederation of Trade and Services of Portugal
• Central Regional Coordination and Development Commission, I.P.
• Public Finance Council
• Academic institutions (or personalities) with a potential interest in this area, at the proposal of CSE members or representatives on the WG, with the aim of developing actions in the field of identifying new macroeconomic information needs

In addition to being part of the formal composition, organisations deemed relevant to the assessment of the issues being analysed may also take part in the Working Group's meetings

Deliberation 2 - SS Economic Statistics

• Standing Section of Economic Statistics