The Russian Practice of Compiling Input-Output Tables: Problems and Prospects of Development

Abstract

The paper discusses the historical aspects of compiling tables of interindustry relationships in the Soviet Union and Russia. The basics of building the input-output tables in the concepts of the national economy balance and system of national accounts are compared. The paper describes the features and problems of their compilation in modern Russian statistical practice, in particular, those related to the construction of corresponding tables for regional interindustry balances.