POLAND’S EXPERIENCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL GOODS AND SERVICES ACCOUNTS

Abstract

The paper deals with the statistical reporting of a range of products related to environmental protection, manufactured for the conservation and management of natural resources. The latest regulations of the European Union, in the form of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2011 on European economic environmental accounts, impose reporting obligations in this field on the Member States. These requirements are based on the special prerequisites in accordance  with the applicable/binding questionnaire prepared by Eurostat. This article presents the rules for creating statistical reporting on the environmental goods and services accounts according to these above mentioned requirements. The analysis and evaluation of methodological assumptions to the pilot project of the account of environmental goods and services prepared by Central Statistical Offi ce of Poland for 2014 were undertaken within the research. Moreover, the consolidated results for those accounts were presented.