The presentation will explain the decision to integrate financial accounts data and balance of payments data in an integrated framework both from a technical and analytical viewpoint. The presentation will highlight the importance of the respective organisational solutions, the interaction between the two domains within one division as part of the statistics department.
Furthermore, the presentation will show the pros and cons of the solution in Austria and finally will demonstrate the usefulness of the integration for the analysis of: a) the functional approach of BOP statistics combined with the breakdown by financial instrument in the financial accounts and b) the sector analysis comparing the contribution of individual sectors for the overall net lending/net borrowing position of Austria and the direct cross-border activities of various economic sectors