The Inquiry on the Statistical Units EUROPEAN COMMISSION - EUROSTAT   ESSnet on Consistency of Concepts and Methods of business-related Statistics 2010 project on statistical units n° 30121.2010.005 - 2010.405 The Inquiry on the Statistical Units G. Garofalo – Istat (Italy) ____________________________________________________________ ESSnet on Consistency – Project on Statistical Units – Workshop Riga 2012 Riga – 19th and 20th June 2012 1

The objectives of the ESSnet consistency ESSnet on Consistency of Concepts and Methods of business-related Statistics. WP1 Statistical units The Inquiry on the Statistical Units The objectives of the ESSnet consistency WP1 Project – Statistical Units: Identify and evaluate the inconsistency are regards three typologies Inconsistency in statistical units applied in different statistical domains of the system of business and trade-related statistics according to the European legislation. Inconsistency in the application of the statistical units’ definition in different MS Inconsistency of the existing statistical units for the development of new European statistical domains. Proposals for adjustments in EU regulations 2 2

 to identify and analyze the following typologies of inconsistencies: ESSnet on Consistency of Concepts and Methods of business-related Statistics. WP1 Statistical units The Inquiry on the Statistical Units The questionnaire on statistical units General aim of questionnaire  to identify and analyze the following typologies of inconsistencies: inconsistency in statistical units applied in different statistical domains of the system of business and trade-related statistics according to the European legislation; inconsistency in the application of the statistical units definition in different Member States.  Qualitative and quantitative measures 3 3

The Inquiry on the Statistical Units ESSnet on Consistency of Concepts and Methods of business-related Statistics. WP1 Statistical units The Inquiry on the Statistical Units Module 1 : Legal Unit Module 2 : Enterprise Module 3 : Local Unit Module 4 : Kind of Activity Unit Module 5 : Local Kind of Activity Unit a) BR b) SBS c) STS d) NA/RA 4 Sections: Qualitative questions Quantitative questions Module 1 : Legal Unit Module 2 : Enterprise Module 3 : Kind of Activity Unit The questionnaire has been submitted by a web application The inconsistency will be investigated for the following units: Enterprises - Local Units - Kind of activity Units (KAU) - Local Kind of activity Units (LKAU) and for the following domains: - Business Register (BR) - Structural Business Statistics (SBS) - Short-term Statistics (STS) - National/Regional Accounts (NA/RA) 4 4

Response rate by Sections Sections: ESSnet on Consistency of Concepts and Methods of business-related Statistics. WP1 Statistical units The Inquiry on the Statistical Units Response rate by Sections Sections: A – BR B - SBS C - STS “Turnover” Industry D - STS “Production” Industry E - STS “Turnover” Retail Trade & Repair F - STS “Turnover” Other Services G – NA / RA 5 5

The Inquiry on the Statistical Units ESSnet on Consistency of Concepts and Methods of business-related Statistics. WP1 Statistical units The Inquiry on the Statistical Units 29 MSIs (over 31) involved Response rate very high (90% for section to A to F, and 70% for NA/RA section) High number of National experts involved: 121 6 6

First results of the Inquiry – Quantitative analysis ESSnet on Consistency of Concepts and Methods of business-related Statistics. WP1 Statistical units First results of the Inquiry – Quantitative analysis Thanks for your attention! 7 7