Abstract
This paper examines the present conditions of regional accounts, and points out the its issues. Regional accounts are estimated in various forms at many countries because of the SNA did not indicate the standard system of the regional accounts.
How about the desirable system of regional accounts? We do not think we can have unified system of regional accounts. Because of the system of regional accounts should be adapted to its analytical objectives.
According to this idea, we must fill up the system of prefectual accounts which is the core of Japanese regional accounts. For this porposes, we must form the new system of prefectual accounts that focus to main parts of SNA. Every prefectueres must be effort to advance the date of delivery of this system.
Secondary, we must make up the supplemental system of prefectual accounts. The supplemental system of prefectual accounts consist of two types of regional accounts system. The first is the system of regional accounts for cities, towns, and villages. Though many cities, towns, and villages are making regional accounts, there are a few cities, towns, and villages did not make the regional accounts. Every cities, towns, and villages must make up the regional accounts. The second is the system of regional accounts for blocks that consist of group of prefectures. It focus to catch for inter regional transaction. This system is made by division of national accounts, so we can have information of regional economy so early than prefectual accounts.
