1. Results of the Cost assessment survey of production of statistics in the MSs and EFTA countries
Daiva Norkevičienė, Directorate A ESS RDG 2015 Item 4.1
ESS RDG December 2015

2. Objectives
to better assess the resources used for production of official statistics by NSIs and ONAs
to follow the overall trend of the funding allocated for the production of official statistics
allow making comparisons between the ESS as a whole and other statistical infrastructures in the world
ESS RDG, It.4.1
15-16 December 2015

3. Methodological issues
Official statistics/European statistics
ONAs: in most of the cases this information is missing
Regional statistical offices are missing
Staff:
FTE vs head counts
Field employees not always are given in FTE
FTE numbers for non-permanent staff are not available. Therefore, non-permanent staff is not included in columns 'total staff in FTE'
ESS RDG, It.4.1
15-16 December 2015

4. Methodological issues, contd.
Big surveys and research programmes:
not mentioned explicitly
They are under other costs or under the staff of NSIs or both
Costs related to office rent, maintenance, etc. ought to be included
Outsourcing: breakdown between staff and cost or only cost
ESS RDG, It.4.1
15-16 December 2015

5. Methodological issues, contd.
Cost related:
Financial year different
Cash vs accrual accounting
Changes in the accounting systems during the period of indicated years
Some discrepancy due to the exchange of rates. For non-euro countries, evolution in time is partly due to changes in the exchange rates to Euro
Confidentiality
Any other issue
ESS RDG, It 4
17 June 2015

6. Next steps Discuss methodological issues in ESS RDG 15.12.2015
Who
What
When
NSIs and Eurostat
Discuss methodological issues in ESS RDG
Eurostat
Presents a short summary of guiding principles for the second round of the survey on cost assessment of official statistics
June 2016
Launch of a second round
of cost assessment survey
Beginning of the 3rd quarter (at the latest)
NSIs
Complete the survey questionnaire
By the end of September 2016
Analysis of the survey questionnaire
October – November 2016
Presentation of the survey results
to the ESS RDG
Mid of December 2016
ESS RDG, It.4.1
15-16 December2015