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2. 21-25 November 2016, Jolly Beach Resort, Antigua and Barbuda
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REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES STATISTICS
21-25 November 2016, Jolly Beach Resort, Antigua and Barbuda

3. Characteristics of SBR Sources of Data;
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OVERVIEW
Role of SBR
Definitions in the 2008 SNA
Characteristics of SBR
Sources of Data;

4. Role of SBR
Key role of SBR in providing quality data for NA compilation but also business statistics;
SBR is the main source of business demography keeping track of births and deaths of businesses;
Provides information on the changes in the economic structure, activity, mergers, break-ups/ splits, takeovers, relationships etc.;
SBR is a frame used for the conduct of economic surveys including the grossing up of results;
Generally for administrative use and for use by businesses (potential).

5. Definitions in the SNA 2008 Enterprise:
Units engaged in production are recognized by the SNA as enterprises;
An enterprise is the view of an institutional unit as a producer of goods and services.
The majority of enterprises may engage in only one sort of production;
Large enterprises, may be few in number that undertake many different kinds of production,
Exercises a degree of autonomy in decision- making and it use of current resources.

6. Definitions in the SNA 2008 Kind of Activity Unit (KAU):
A kind-of-activity unit is an enterprise, or a part of an enterprise, that engages in only one kind of productive activity or in which the principal productive activity accounts for most of the value added.
Enterprises often engage in productive activity at more than one location, and for some purposes it may be useful to partition them accordingly.

7. Definitions in the SNA 2008 Local Unit:
A local unit is an enterprise, or a part of an enterprise, that engages in productive activity at or from one location.
Establishment:
An establishment is an enterprise, or part of an enterprise, that is situated in a single location and in which only a single productive activity is carried out or in which the principal productive activity accounts for most of the value added.
Establishments are sometimes referred to as local kind-of activity units (local KAUs).

8. Characteristics of SBR
Identification variables (identity number, name of enterprise, address, Geographic location such as region, ED No., (optional?), telephone/fax etc. name of owner/contact person;
Legal Status (Public company, Private Limited Liability, Partnerships, Co-operative societies, non- profit-making bodies, Sole proprietorship etc;
Country of Ownership ( locally, foreign owned and percentage );
Links with other registers common (unique) identifier /administrative number;

9. Characteristics of SBR
Stratification variables (Industry (code), principal economic activity (latest ISIC/ country adaptations), number of employees, institutional sector; sales turnover);
Demographic variables (births (YBO)/date of incorporation, date of changes in economic activity, deaths (Year) - active/inactive)
Type of Statistical Unit (e.g. Enterprise group, enterprises, establishments, Local Units, KAUs enterprise, relationships);

10. Sources of Data
Sources are both statistical and administrative and can include the following;
Census of Businesses;
Population and Housing Census Visitation Records
Surveys of businesses, other economic and household surveys (listing records);
Taxation registers/records (VAT, Corporation/Income Tax);
Various business directories such as telephone/yellow pages etc.;
Business associations, media etc

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