LAMAS Working Group 6-7 December 2017 Agenda Item 2.2 Break in time series Riccardo.Gatto@ec.europa.eu Eurostat

Last Open Issues Methodology Calendar of transmission and dissemination Dealt by means of LAMAS consultation Task Force 1 on line discussion Sub-group of non-TF1 members discussion Eurostat

Methodology From LAMAS consultation: Main Outcome: the uncertainty, due to Implementation date of IESS FR The feeling that the impact will be limited Possibility of discussion and methodology sharing in Reykjavik at the next LFS Workshop List of the 14 indicators and detailed transmission/dissemination calendar are in the LAMAS document at pages 3 and 5 respectively Eurostat

Calendar Eurostat priority: Annual break free time series Implementation date = January the first T Transmission date: impact factor December T break free series May T+1 From LAMAS consultation: All respondents (12) propose a date within the deadlines But for several countries, for short run analysis reasons, May T+1 is too late and Eurostat supports any effort for timeliness Eurostat

Calendar, compromise solution To publish break free time series for each countries as soon as available Y=26; N=0; ?=1 To publish EU aggregates as soon as one country releases its break free time series, with non corrected data for other country Y=23; N=1; ?=3 To revise EU aggregates when new countries release break free time series Y=22; N=2; ?=3 To flag EU aggregates for break until available the last break free time series Y=25; N=0; ?=2 Latest date: May T+1 Eurostat

Calendar, compromise solution for monthly data It will be dealt in item 2.8 Eurostat