Framework Regulation Integrating Business Statistics (FRIBS) DSS 29-30 September 2014 Item 6 Framework Regulation Integrating Business Statistics (FRIBS)

Framework Regulation Integrating Business Statistics (FRIBS) FRIBS comprises the following current legal acts of business statistics: Infrastructure legal acts (Statistical Units, BRs) Structural Business Statistics (SBS) Short Term Statistics (STS) Foreign Direct Investments Statistics (FDI) Foreign Affiliate Trade Statistics (FATS) Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation Statistics Information and Communication Technology Statistics (ICT) (enterprise module) Manufactured Good Statistics (PRODCOM) International trade in goods and services to be integrated into one methodological and legal framework.

Framework Regulation Integrating Business Statistics (FRIBS) Relevance for social statistics Other relevant (social) statistics associated and may be included in FRIBS in a second step Data collection via FRIBS, e.g. LCI, LCS, Job vavancies Common use of definitions, e.g. of Variables and Statistical Units

What? Integration means Increasing consistency by harmonisation of: Statistical Units definitions' application Definition of variables (social statistics associated) NACE coverage and breakdowns Timeliness Reference Periods Integration of Business Registers with each other and with the EuroGroups Register Enable closer cooperation between NSI, e.g. data exchange in case of mirror statistics

Why? (1) Is the isolated development of the individual domains an alternative to the integration? Risk of asymmetric implementation by domain Difficult management of trade-offs between domains Lack of a single framework for future development: same situation within few years Globalisation phenomena not well addressed Full potential of the reduction of response burden not reached Limited efficiency gains and synergies in data compilation processes Objective that business statistics should serve multiple purposes only partially achieved

Why? (2) Make better use of existing data to cover additional information requirements Quicker reaction to information requirements by linking data of different domains Decrease burden on enterprises by decreasing number of questionnaires and shortening questionnaires (e.g. due to harmonised variable definition, variable has to be asked for only once) Increase cost efficiency (e.g. optimise data linking opportunities, enable central data collection for MNEs) Improve the quality of data (e.g. harmonised reference periods, better possibility of plausibility checks, quality standards for Business registers etc.)

How? Integration of legal acts into one Framework Regulation (changes concerning one statistical area have to respect the whole Regulation, thus the possibility of inconsistency is reduced) One manual and integration of guidelines (variables are the same for all areas of business statistics and they are all defined at the same place) Strengthening position of NSIs towards owners of administrative data (more use of administrative data) Enable data exchange between NSI of different Member States (Use of export data of country A as import data for country B or to check quality of import data of country B, or NSI of country A might ask Head of Enterprise Group for data of part in country B).

The 2009-2013 MEETS programme: input to FRIBS MEETS projects to identify inconsistencies (incl. relevant social statistics) between statistical areas as regards the application in Member States MEETS projects on solutions for inconsistencies proposals for better use of administrative data proposals for other improvements in business and trade statistics (e.g. better use of mirror statistics)

The ESS.VIPs programme: input to FRIBS ESBRs: Interoperability of Business Registers as backbone of European businesses statistics Improve consistency and coherence, reduce production costs and facilitate data integration Pioneer solutions: e.g. micro-data linking, secure transmission of confidential data, statistical services Better statistics on globalisation and multinational enterprise groups SIMSTAT: Creation of conditions and infrastructure for exchanging micro-data on intra-EU exports among Member States Systematic control of the quality of the data Additional source for import data, substantially reducing burden

Time schedule: a broader perspective FRIBS is launched FRIBS implementation Impact assessment Discussion and consultation MEETS starts MEETS ends Legislative process 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2009 2018