1. Conference of European Statisticians June 2015
Results of the Consultation on the Guidelines on Statistical Business Registers
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Conference of European Statisticians
June 2015

2. Consultation in March – April 2015
General comments
42 countries and 4 organisations replied
Responses stated that the guidelines:
Provide a comprehensive overview of both theory and practice
Provide useful methodological and practical guidance
Will be helpful for countries to maintain and improve their SBR and also for training purposes
All replies were in favour of CES adopting the Guidelines

3. Consultation in March – April 2015
Specific comments
Comments and proposals for all chapters were received and incorporated:
Clarifications and improved explanations
Addition of more practical guidance, e.g. on classification according to activity and institutional sector
Updated chapter on statistical units
Assurance of consistency with international standards (2008 SNA and ISIC rev. 4)
Update of country examples

4. Consultation in March – April 2015
Topics for Future Work and Research
Proposals from countries were received and incorporated:
Statistical units and profiling
SBR as the Backbone of economic statistics
Use of administrative data sources
Use of new data sources
International trade and globalisation
Development of new statistics
Methodological developments
International comparability

5. Proposal for the Conference
The Conference is invited to:
Endorse the proposed Guidelines on Statistical Business Registers, subject to comments made
Encourage the joint UNECE, Eurostat, OECD Expert Group on Business Registers to addresses the proposed topics for future work and research
Welcome the initiative of the UNSD to initiate the process of seeking endorsement of the Guidelines by the UN Statistical Commission