Commission Regulation (EC) No 2701/98 of 17 December 1998 concerning the series of data to be produced for structural business statistics (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 1998-12-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU statistics, branch of activity, company structure, competitiveness, statistical method

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COMMISSION  REGULATION  (EC)  No  2701/98

of  17  December  1998

concerning  the  series  of  data  to  be  produced  for  structural  business  statistics

(Text  with  EEA  relevance)

THE  COMMISSION  OF  THE  EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES,

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European  Community,

Having  regard  to  Council  Regulation  (EC,  Euratom)  No  58/97  of  20  December  1996 (1)
concerning  structural  business  statistics,  and  in  particular  Article  12(ii),  (v),  and  (vii)  thereof,

Whereas Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 established a common framework for the
production  of Community statistics on the structure, activity, competitiveness and performance
of  businesses  in  the  Community;

Whereas  it  is  necessary  to  specify  the  frequency  for  the  compilation  of  the  multi-yearly
structural  business  statistics;  whereas  it  is  necessary  to  specify  the  first  reference  year  for  the
compilation of the preliminary results for structural business statistics; whereas it is necessary to
specify  the  breakdown  of  the  results  for  the  production  of  structural  business  statistics;

Whereas  the  envisaged  measures  are  in  accordance  with  the  opinion  of  the  Statistical
Programme  Committee,

HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION:

Article  1

The frequency for the compilation of multi-yearly characteristics, the breakdowns of results and
the first reference year for the compilation of the preliminary results referred to in Articles 4, 8
and 9 of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 are specified in the series of data in the Annex to
this  Regulation.

Article  2

1. Member  States  shall  produce  these  series  for  the  data  concerning  the  1999  reference  year
and  subsequent  years.

2. Member  States  shall  also  produce  these  series  for  data  concerning  the  1995,  1996,  1997
and  1998  reference  years  where  this  corresponds  to  existing  national  practices.

Article  3

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  the  20th  day  following  its  publication  in  the  Official
Journal  of  the  European  Communities.

(1) OJ  L  14,  17.1.1997,  p.  1.

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This  Regulation  shall  be  binding  in  its  entirety  and  directly  applicable  in  all  Member  States.

Done  at  Brussels,  17  December  1998.

For  the  Commission

Yves-Thibault  de  SILGUY

Member  of  the  Commission

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ANNEX

SERIES  OF  DATA

INDUSTRY,  CONSTRUCTION,  SERVICES  AND  TRADE

Summary table

Series  code

Title

1A

1B

1C

1D

Annual  enterprise  statistics

Annual  enterprise  statistics  by  size  class

Annual  regional  statistics

Preliminary  results

Annual  enterprise  statistics  listed  in  Annex  1,  section  4,  paragraphs  3  and  4  of  Regulation  (EC,  Euratom)
No  58/97.

Series  1A

Series  name

First  reference  year

Frequency

Activity coverage

Characteristics

Annual  enterprise  statistics

1995

Annual

NACE  Rev.1,  sections  C—K,  except  groups  65.1  and  65.2,
class  66.02  and  division  67

Characteristic  in  Annex  1,  section  4,  paragraph  3:
11 11 0 Number  of  enterprises

Characteristics  in  Annex  1,  section  4,  paragraph  4:
12 11 0 Turnover (1)
12 12 0 Production  value
12 14 0 Value  added  at  basic  prices  (optional)
12 15 0 Value  added  at  factor  cost

13 11 0 Total  purchases  of  goods  and  services
13 12 0 Purchases  of  goods  and  services  for  resale  in  the

same  condition  as  received (2)

13 31 0 Personnel  costs

15 11 0 Gross  investment  in  tangible  goods (2)

16 11 0 Number  of  persons  employed
16 13 0 Number  of  employees (2)

Level  of  activity  breakdown

Level  of  the  regroupings  of  activities  listed  in  section  9  of
Annex  1

(1) For  Classes  66.01  and  66.03:  gross  premiums  written.
(2) For  Classes  66.01  and  66.03:  not  to  be  provided.

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Series  1B

Series  name

Annual  enterprise  statistics  by  size  class

First  reference  year

1995

Frequency

Annual

Activity coverage

NACE Rev. 1, sections C—K, except group 65.1 and 65.2, class 66.02 and
division  67

Characteristics

Characteristic  of  Annex  1,  section  4,  paragraph  3:
11 11 0 Number  of  enterprises

Characteristics  in  Annex  1  section  4  paragraph  4:
12 11 0 Turnover (1)
12 15 0 Value  added  at  factor  cost (1)
15 11 0 Gross  investment  in  tangible  goods  (optional)
16 11 0 Number  of  persons  employed (1)

Level  of  activity  breakdown

Section  C—G  of  NACE  Rev. 1:  three-digit  level  (group)
Sections  H,  I,  K:  level  of  the  regroupings  of  activities  listed  in  section  9  of
Annex  1

Level  of  size  class
breakdown

For  sections  C—F:

Number  of  persons  employed:  1—9,  10—19,  20—49,  50—99,
100—249,  250—499,  500—999,  1 000 +

For  section  G:

Number of persons employed: 1, 2—4, 5—9, 10—19, 20—49, 50—99,
100—249,  250—499,  500—999,  1 000 +

For  sections  H,  I,  K:

Number  of  persons  employed:  1—4,  5—9,  10—19,  20—49,  50—99,
100—249,  250—499,  500—999,  1 000 +

For  Classes  66.01  and  66.03:

Gross  premiums  written  (in  million  ECU):
, 5,  5—50,  51—250,  251—500,  501—1 000,  1 000 +

(1) For  the  Classes  66.01  and  66.03:  not  to  be  provided.

Annual  regional  statistics  listed  in  Annex  1,  section  4,  paragraphs  3  and  5  of  Regulation  (EC,  Euratom)
No  58/97.

Series  1C

Series  name

Annual  regional  statistics

First  reference  year

1995

Frequency

Annual

Activity coverage

NACE  Rev. 1,  sections  C—K,  except  section  J

Characteristics

Characteristic  of  Annex  1,  section  4,  paragraph  3:
11 21 0 Number  of  local  units

Characteristics  in  Annex  1,  section  4,  paragraph  5:
13 32 0 Wages and salaries
15 11 0 Gross  investment  in  tangible  goods  (optional)
16 11 0 Number  of  persons  employed

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Level  of  activity  breakdown

NACE  Rev. 1  two-digit  level  (division)

Level  of  regional
breakdown

NUTS  2

Annual  preliminary  results  listed  in  Annex  1,  section  8  of  Regulation  (EC,  Euratom)  No  58/97.

Series  1D

Series  name

Preliminary  results

First  reference  year

1996

Frequency

Annual

Activity coverage

NACE  Rev. 1,  sections  C—K  except  section  J

Characteristics

Characteristics  of  Annex  1,  section  8:
12 11 0 Turnover
16 11 0 Number  of  persons  employed

Level  of  activity  breakdown

Sections  C—G  of  NACE  Rev. 1:  three-digit  level  (groups)
Sections  H,  I,  K:  level  of  the  regroupings  of  activities  listed  in  section  9  of
Annex  1

Preliminary results shall be transmitted within 10 months from the end of the calendar year of the reference
period.

INDUSTRY

Summary table

Series  code

Title

2A

2B

2C

2D

2E

2F

2H

2J

2K

2L

2N

Annual  enterprise  statistics

Environmental  protection  expenditure

Annual  enterprise  statistics  by  type  of  ownership

Annual  enterprise  statistics  by  size  class

Annual  KAU  statistics

Annual  regional  statistics

Multi-yearly  enterprise  statistics  —  Employment

Multi-yearly  enterprise  statistics  —  Intangible  investment  and  subcontracting

Multi-yearly  enterprise  statistics  —  Subcontracting  by  size  class

Multi-yearly  enterprise  statistics  —  Purchases  of  energy  products

Enterprise  preliminary  results

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Annual  enterprise  statistics  listed  in  Annex  2,  section  4,  paragraphs  2  and  3  of  Regulation  (EC,  Euratom)
No  58/97.

Series  2A

Series  name

Annual  enterprise  statistics

First  reference  year

1995

Frequency

Annual

Activity coverage

NACE  Rev. 1,  sections  C—E

Characteristics

Characteristics  of  Annex  2,  section  4,  paragraph  2:
11 11 0 Number  of  enterprises
11 12 0 Number  of  births  of  enterprises
11 13 0 Number  of  deaths  of  enterprises

Characteristics  in  Annex  2,  section  4,  paragraph  3:
12 11 0 Turnover
12 12 0 Production  value
12 13 0 Gross  margin  on  goods  for  resale
12 14 0 Value  added  at  basic  prices  (optional)
12 15 0 Value  added  at  factor  cost
12 17 0 Gross  operating  surplus

13 11 0 Total  purchases  of  goods  and  services
13 12 0 Purchases  of  goods  and  services  for  resale  in  the  same  condition

as received

13 13 1 Payments  for  agency  workers
13 21 3 Change  in  stocks  of  finished  products  and  work  in  progress

manufactured  by  the  unit

13 32 0 Wages and salaries
13 33 0 Social  security  costs
13 41 1 Payments  for  long-term  rental  and  operational  leasing

15 12 0 Gross  investment  in  land
15 13 0 Gross  investment  in  existing  buildings  and  structures
15 14 0 Gross  investment  in  construction  and  alteration  of  buildings
15 15 0 Gross  investment  in  machinery  and  equipment
15 21 0 Sales  of  tangible  investment  goods
15 31 0 Value  of  tangible  goods  acquired  through  financial  leasing

16 11 0 Number  of  persons  employed
16 13 0 Number  of  employees
16 13 1 Number  of  part-time  employees
16 13 2 Number  of  apprentices
16 14 0 Number  of  employees  in  full-time  equivalent  units
16 15 0 Number  of  hours  worked  by  employees

18 11 0 Turnover  from  the  principal  activity  at  the  NACE  Rev. 1

four-digit  level

18 12 0 Turnover  from  industrial  activities
18 16 0 Turnover  from  trading  activities  of  purchase  and  resale  and

intermediary  activities  (agents)

18 15 0 Turnover  from  service  activities

20 11 0 Purchases  of  energy  products
22 11 0 Total  intra-mural  R&D  expenditure
22 12 0 Total  number  of  R&D  personnel

Level  of  activity  breakdown

NACE  Rev. 1,  four-digit  level  (class).

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Series  2B

Series  name

Environmental  protection  expenditure

First  reference  year

1995

Frequency

Annual

Activity coverage

NACE  Rev. 1,  sections  C—E  (except  for  division  37)

Characteristics

Characteristic  in  Annex  2,  section  4,  paragraph  3:
21 11 0 Investment  in  equipment  and  plant  for  pollution  control,  and
special  anti-pollution  accessories  (mainly  end-of-pipe  equipment)

Level  of  activity  breakdown

NACE  Rev. 1:  section  C,  sub-section  DA,  sub-sections  DB  +  DC,
sub-section  DD,  sub-section  DE,  sub-section  DF,  sub-sections  DG  +  DH,
sub-section  DI,  division  27,  division  28  +  sub-sections  DK  +  DL  +  DM  +
division  36,  division  40,  division  41

Level  of  size  class
breakdown

Number  of  persons  employed:  1—49,  50—249,  250—499,  500—999,
1 000 +

Series  2C

Series  name

Annual  enterprise  statistics  by  type  of  ownership

First  reference  year

1995

Frequency

Annual

Activity coverage

NACE  Rev. 1,  sections  C—E

Characteristics

Characteristic  in  Annex  2,  section  4,  paragraph  2:
11 11 0 Number  of  enterprises

Characteristics  in  Annex  2,  section  4,  paragraph  3:
12 11 0 Turnover
12 12 0 Production  value
12 14 0 Value  added  at  basic  prices  (optional)
12 15 0 Value  added  at  factor  cost

13 11 0 Total  purchases  of  goods  and  service
13 32 0 Wages and salaries
13 33 0 Social  security  costs

16 11 0 Number  of  persons  employed
16 13 0 Number  of  employees

22 11 0 Total  intra-mural  R&D  expenditure
22 12 0 Total  number  of  R&D  personnel

Level  of  activity  breakdown

NACE  Rev. 1,  three-digit  level  (group).

Type  of  ownership
breakdown

Breakdown  into  public  enterprises  and  private  enterprises  according  to
Commission  Directive  (EEC)  80/723 (1)

(1) OJ  L  195,  29.7.1980,  p.  35.

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Series  2D

Series  name

Annual  enterprise  statistics  by  size  class

First  reference  year

1995

Frequency

Annual

Activity coverage

NACE  Rev. 1,  sections  C—E

Characteristics

Characteristic  in  Annex  2,  section  4,  paragraph  2:
11 11 0 Number  of  enterprises

Characteristics  in  Annex  2,  section  4,  paragraph  3:
12 11 0 Turnover
12 12 0 Production  value
12 14 0 Value  added  at  basic  prices  (optional)
12 15 0 Value  added  at  factor  cost

13 11 0 Total  purchases  of  goods  and  service
13 32 0 Wages and salaries
13 33 0 Social  security  costs

16 11 0 Number  of  persons  employed
16 13 0 Number  of  employees
16 15 0 Number  of  hours  worked  by  employees

22 11 0 Total  intra-mural  R&D  expenditure  (optional  for  size  classes

below  50  persons  employed)

22 12 0 Total  number  of  R&D  personnel  (optional  for  size  classes  below

50  persons  employed)

Level  of  activity  breakdown

NACE  Rev. 1,  three-digit  level  (group)

Level  of  size  class
breakdown

Number  of  persons  employed:  1—9,  10—19,  20—49,  50—99,  100—249,
250—499,  500—999,  1 000 +

Annual  KAU  statistics  listed  in  Annex  2,  section  4,  paragraphs  2  and  6  of  Regulation  (EC,  Euratom)
No  58/97.

Series  2E

Series  name

Annual  KAU  statistics

First  reference  year

1995

Frequency

Annual

Activity coverage

NACE  Rev. 1,  sections  C—E

Characteristics

Characteristic  of  Annex  2,  section  4,  paragraph  2:
11 31 0 Number  of  kind-of-activity  units
Characteristics  in  Annex  2,  section  4,  paragraph  6:
12 11 0 Turnover
12 12 0 Production  value

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Characteristics
(cont’d)

13 32 0 Wages and salaries

15 11 0 Gross  investment  in  tangible  goods

16 11 0 Number  of  persons  employed

Level  of  activity  breakdown

NACE  Rev. 1,  four-digit  level  (class)

Annual  regional  statistics  listed  in  Annex  2,  section  4,  paragraphs  2  and  5  of  Regulation  (EC,  Euratom)
No  58/97.

Series  2F

Series  name

Annual  regional  statistics

First  reference  year

1995

Frequency

Annual

Activity coverage

NACE  Rev. 1,  sections  C—E

Characteristics

Characteristic  of  Annex  2,  section  4,  paragraph  2:
11 21 0 Number  of  local  units

Characteristics  in  Annex  2,  section  4,  paragraph  5:
13 32 0 Wages and salaries
15 11 0 Gross  investment  in  tangible  goods
16 11 0 Number  of  persons  employed

Level  of  activity  breakdown

NACE  Rev. 1,  two-digit  level  (division)

Level  of  regional
breakdown

NUTS  2

Multi-yearly  enterprise  statistics  listed  in  Annex  2,  section  4,  paragraph  4  of  Regulation  (EC,  Euratom)
No  58/97.

Series 2H

Series  name

Multi-yearly  enterprise  statistics  —  Employment

First  reference  year

2000

Frequency

Four  yearly

Activity coverage

Divisions  17,  18,  19,  21,  22,  25,  28,  31,  32  and  36  of  NACE  Rev. 1

Characteristic

Characteristic  of  Annex  2,  section  4,  paragraph  4:
16 13 5 Number  of  homeworkers

Level  of  activity  breakdown

NACE  Rev. 1,  four-digit  level  (class)

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Series  2J

Series  name

Multi-yearly 
subcontracting

enterprise 

statistics  — 

Intangible 

investment 

and

First  reference  year

1997  for  characteristics  15 42 0,  15 44 1  and  15 44 2
1999  for  characteristic  23 11 0

Frequency

Three yearly

Activity coverage

NACE  Rev. 1,  sections  C—E

Characteristics

Characteristics  of  Annex  2,  section  4,  paragraph  4:
15 42 0 Gross investment in concessions, patents, licences and trade marks

and  similar  rights

15 44 1 Investment  in  purchased  software
15 44 2 Investment  in  software  produced  by  the  unit  (optional)
23 11 0 Payments  to  subcontractors

Level  of  activity  breakdown

NACE  Rev. 1,  four-digit  level  (class)

Series  2K  (optional)

Series  name

Multi-yearly  enterprise  statistics  —  Subcontracting  by  size  class

First  reference  year

1999

Frequency

Three yearly

Activity coverage

NACE  Rev. 1,  sections  C—E

Characteristics

Characteristics  of  Annex  2,  section  4,  paragraph  4:
23 11 0 Payments  to  subcontractors

Level  of  activity  breakdown

NACE  Rev. 1,  three-digit  level  (group).

Number  of  persons  employed:  1—9,  10—49,  50—249,  250—499,  500 +

Level  of  size  class
breakdown

Series  2L

Series  name

Multi-yearly  enterprise  statistics  —  Purchases  of  energy  products

First  reference  year

1997

Frequency

Two yearly

Activity coverage

NACE  Rev. 1,  sections  C—D

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Characteristics

Characteristics  of  Annex  2,  section  4,  paragraph  4:
20 21 0 Purchases  of  hard  coal  (in  value)
20 22 0 Purchases  of  coke  (in  value)
20 23 0 Purchases  of  patent  fuels  (in  value)
20 24 0 Purchases  of  gasoil  (in  value)
20 25 0 Purchases  of  heavy  fuel  oil  (in  value)
20 26 0 Purchases  of  other  petroleum  products  (in  value)
20 27 0 Purchases  of  natural  gas  (in  value)
20 28 0 Purchases  of  derived  gas  (in  value)
20 29 0 Purchases  of  renewable  energy  sources  (in  value)
20 30 0 Purchases  of  heat  (in  value)
20 31 0 Purchases  of  electricity  (in  value)

Level  of  activity  breakdown

NACE  Rev. 1,  four-digit  level  (class)

Annual  preliminary  results  listed  in  Annex  2,  section  8  of  Regulation  (EC,  Euratom)  No  58/97.

Series 2N

Series  name

Enterprise  preliminary  results

First  reference  year

1996

Frequency

Annual

Activity coverage

NACE  Rev. 1,  sections  C—E

Characteristics

Characteristics  of  Annex  2,  section  8:
11 11 0 Number  of  enterprises
12 11 0 Turnover
12 12 0 Production  value
13 11 0 Total  purchases  of  goods  and  services
13 32 0 Wages and salaries
15 11 0 Gross  investment  in  tangible  goods
16 11 0 Number  of  persons  employed

Level  of  activity  breakdown

NACE  Rev. 1,  three-digit  level  (group)

Preliminary results shall be transmitted within 10 months from the end of the calendar year of the reference
period.

DISTRIBUTIVE  TRADES

Summary table

Series  code

Title

3A

3B

3C

3D

3E

3F

Preliminary  results

Annual  enterprise  statistics

Annual  enterprise  statistics  by  size  class

Multi-yearly  enterprise  statistics

Annual  regional  statistics

Multi-yearly  regional  statistics

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No  58/97.

Series  3A

Series  name

Preliminary  results

First  reference  year

1996

Frequency

Annual

Activity coverage

NACE  Rev. 1,  section  G

Characteristics

12 11 0 Turnover
16 11 0 Number  of  persons  employed

Level  of  activity  breakdown

NACE  Rev. 1,  three-digit  level  (group)

Preliminary results shall be transmitted within 10 months from the end of the calendar year of the reference
period.

Annual  enterprise  statistics  listed  in  Annex  3,  section  4,  paragraphs  2  and  3  of  Regulation  (EC,  Euratom)
No  58/97.

Series  3B

Series  name

Annual  enterprise  statistics

First  reference  year

1995

Frequency

Annual

Activity coverage

NACE  Rev. 1,  section  G

Characteristics

Demographic  data
11 11 0 Number  of  enterprises

Accounting data
12 11 0 Turnover
12 12 0 Production  value
12 13 0 Gross  margin  on  goods  for  resale
12 14 0 Value  added  at  basic  prices  (optional)
12 15 0 Value  added  at  factor  cost
12 17 0 Gross  operating  surplus

13 11 0 Total  purchases  of  goods  and  services
13 12 0 Purchases  of  goods  and  services  for  resale  in  the  same  condition

as received

13 21 0 Change  in  stocks  of  goods  and  services
13 21 1 Change in stocks of goods and services purchased for resale in the

same  condition  as  received

13 31 0 Personnel  costs
13 32 0 Wages and salaries

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Characteristics
(cont’d)

Data  relating  to  the  capital  account
15 11 0 Gross  investment  in  tangible  goods
15 12 0 Gross  investment  in  land
15 13 0 Gross  investment  in  existing  buildings  and  structures
15 14 0 Gross  investment  in  construction  and  alteration  of  buildings
15 15 0 Gross  investment  in  machinery  and  equipment
15 21 0 Sales  of  tangible  investment  goods
15 31 0 Value  of  tangible  goods  acquired  through  financial  leasing

Data  on  employment
16 11 0 Number  of  persons  employed
16 13 0 Number  of  employees
16 13 1 Number  of  part-time  employees

Breakdown  of  turnover  by  type  of  activity
18 10 0 Turnover 

from  agriculture, 

forestry, 

fishing  and 

industrial

activities

18 13 0 Turnover  from  trading  activities  of  purchase  and  resale
18 14 0 Turnover  from  intermediary  activities  (agents)
18 15 0 Turnover  from  service  activities

Level  of  activity  breakdown

NACE  Rev. 1,  four-digit  level  (class)

Series  3C

Series  name

Annual  enterprise  statistics  by  size  class

First  reference  year

1995

Frequency

Annual

Activity coverage

NACE  Rev. 1,  section  G

Characteristics

11 11 0 Number  of  enterprises
12 11 0 Turnover
12 15 0 Value  added  at  factor  cost
15 11 0 Gross  investment  in  tangible  goods  (optional)
16 11 0 Number  of  persons  employed

Level  of  activity  breakdown

NACE  Rev. 1,  three-digit  level  (group)

Level  of  size  class
breakdowns

Number  of  persons  employed:  1,  2—4,  5—9,  10—19,  20—49,  50—99,
100—249,  250—499,  500—999,  1 000 +
Annual turnover in million ECU: 0 to less than 1, 1 to less than 2, 2 to less
than 5, 5 to less than 10, 10 to less than 20, 20 to less than 50, 50 to less
than  200,  200  and  more

Multi-yearly  enterprise  statistics  listed  in  Annex  3,  section  4,  paragraph  4  of  Regulation  (EC,  Euratom)
No  58/97.

Series  3D

Series  name

Multi-yearly  enterprise  statistics

First  reference  year

1997  for  division  52
1998  for  division  51
2000  for  division  50

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Frequency

Five yearly

Activity coverage

NACE  Rev. 1,  section  G

Characteristics

Information  on  operating  costs  other  than  personnel  costs
13 41 0 Operating  costs  linked  to  buildings  and  equipment  (optional)
13 42 0 Cost  of  selling  (optional)
13 43 0 Other  operating  costs  (optional)

Information  on  forms  of  trading  by  enterprises  (division  52  only)
17 32 0 Number  of  retail  stores
17 33 0 Category  of  sales  space  for  retail  stores  engaged  in  retail  trade

Category  of  sales  space  shall  be  broken  down  according  to  the
information  below:
Less  than  120  m2
120—399  m2
400—999  m2
1 000—2 499  m2
2 500—4 999  m2
5 000—9 999  m2
10 000  m2  and  more

17 34 0 Number  of  fixed  market  stands  and/or  stalls

Breakdown  of  turnover  by  product  type
18 21 0 Breakdown  of  turnover  by  product  (according  to  section  G  of

CPA)

Information  on  types  of  supplier  and  types  of  customer

Percentage  share  of  turnover  by  customer  type  (division  51  only),
specifically:
25 11 1 Resale  traders:  retail  traders  (optional)
25 11 2 Professional  users  (wholesalers,  others)  (optional)
25 11 3 Final  consumers  (retail  trade  activity)  (optional)

Percentage  share  of  purchases  by  type  of  supplier  (division  52  only),
specifically:
25 21 1 Wholesalers,  purchasing  groups  (optional)
25 21 2 Producers  (optional)

Level  of  activity  breakdown

NACE  Rev. 1,  four-digit  level  (class)

Annual  regional  statistics  listed  in  Annex  3,  section  4,  paragraphs  2  and  5  of  Regulation  (EC,  Euratom)
No  58/97.

Series  3E

Series  name

Annual  regional  statistics

First  reference  year

1995

Frequency

Annual

Activity coverage

NACE  Rev. 1,  section  G

Characteristics

11 21 0 Number  of  local  units
13 32 0 Wages and salaries
15 11 0 Gross  investment  in  tangible  goods  (optional)
16 11 0 Number  of  persons  employed

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Level  of  activity  breakdown

NACE  Rev. 1,  three-digit  level  (group)

Level  of  regional
breakdown

NUTS  2

Multi-yearly regional statistics listed in Annex 3, section 4, paragraphs 2 and 6 of Regulation (EC, Euratom)
No  58/97.

Series  3F

Series  name

Multi-yearly  regional  statistics

First  reference  year

1999

Frequency

Five yearly

Activity coverage

NACE  Rev. 1,  section  G

Characteristics

11 21 0 Number  of  local  units  (divisions  50  and  52  only) (1)
12 11 0 Turnover  (divisions  50  and  52  only)
17 33 1 Sales  space  (division  52  only)

Level  of  activity  breakdown

NACE  Rev. 1,  three-digit  level  (group)

Level  of  regional
breakdown

NUTS  2

(1) Data for 11 21 0 number of local units need only be given here if the number is lower than in series 3E annual regional
statistics, in other words if only local units dependent on enterprises classified in section G of NACE Rev.1 are included
(Annex  3,  section  7,  paragraph  4).

CONSTRUCTION

Summary table

Series  code

Title

4A

4C

4D

4E

4F

4H

4J

4K

4L

4N

Annual  enterprise  statistics

Annual  enterprise  statistics  by  type  of  ownership

Annual  enterprise  statistics  by  size  class

Annual  KAU  statistics

Annual  regional  statistics

Multi-yearly  enterprise  statistics  —  Employment

Multi-yearly  enterprise  statistics  —  Intangible  investment  and  subcontracting

Multi-yearly  enterprise  statistics  —  Subcontracting  by  size  class

Multi-yearly  enterprise  statistics  —  Purchases  of  energy  products

Enterprise  preliminary  results

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No  58/97.

Series  4A

Series  name

Annual  enterprise  statistics

First  reference  year

1995

Frequency

Annual

Activity coverage

NACE  Rev. 1,  section  F

Characteristics

Characteristics  of  Annex  4,  section  4,  paragraph  2:
11 11 0 Number  of  enterprises
11 12 0 Number  of  births  of  enterprises
11 13 0 Number  of  deaths  of  enterprises

Characteristics  in  Annex  4,  section  4,  paragraph  3:
12 11 0 Turnover
12 12 0 Production  value
12 13 0 Gross  margin  on  goods  for  resale  (optional  for  groups  451  and

452)

12 14 0 Value  added  at  basic  prices  (optional)
12 15 0 Value  added  at  factor  cost
12 17 0 Gross  operating  surplus

13 11 0 Total  purchases  of  goods  and  services
13 12 0 Purchases  of  goods  and  services  for  resale  in  the  same  condition

as  received  (optional  for  groups  451  and  452)

13 13 1 Payments  for  agency  workers
13 21 3 Change  in  stocks  of  finished  goods  and  work  in  progress

manufactured  by  the  unit

13 32 0 Wages and salaries
13 33 0 Social  security  costs
13 41 1 Payments  for  long-term  rental  and  operational  leasing  of  goods

15 12 0 Gross  investment  in  land
15 13 0 Gross  investment  in  existing  buildings  and  structures
15 14 0 Gross  investment  in  construction  and  alteration  of  buildings
15 15 0 Gross  investment  in  machinery  and  equipment
15 21 0 Sales  of  tangible  investment  goods
15 31 0 Value  of  tangible  goods  acquired  through  financial  leasing

16 11 0 Number  of  persons  employed
16 13 0 Number  of  employees
16 14 0 Number  of  employees  in  full-time  equivalent  units
16 15 0 Number  of  hours  worked  by  employees

18 11 0 Turnover  from  the  principal  activity  at  the  NACE  Rev. 1,

four-digit  level

18 21 1 Turnover  from  industrial  activities  excluding  construction
18 12 2 Turnover  from  construction  activities
18 16 0 Turnover  from  trading  and  intermediary  activities  (agents)
18 15 0 Turnover  from  service  activities
18 31 0 Turnover  from  building  (groups  451  and  452  only)
18 32 0 Turnover  from  civil  engineering  (groups  451  and  452  only)

20 11 0 Purchases  of  energy  products

22 11 0 Total  intra-mural  R&D  expenditure
22 12 0 Total  number  of  R&D  personnel

Level  of  activity  breakdown

NACE  Rev. 1,  two-digit  level  (division)  for  characteristics  22 11 0  and
22 12 0
NACE  Rev. 1,  four-digit  level  (class)  for  all  other  characteristics

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Series  4C

Series  name

Annual  enterprise  statistics  by  type  of  ownership

First  reference  year

1995

Frequency

Annual

Activity coverage

NACE  Rev. 1,  section  F

Characteristics

Characteristic  in  Annex  4,  section  4,  paragraph  2:
11 11 0 Number  of  enterprises

Characteristics  in  Annex  4,  section  4,  paragraph  3:
12 11 0 Turnover
12 12 0 Production  value
12 14 0 Value  added  at  basic  prices  (optional)
12 15 0 Value  added  at  factor  cost

13 11 0 Total  purchases  of  goods  and  service
13 32 0 Wages and salaries
13 33 0 Social  security  costs

16 11 0 Number  of  persons  employed
16 13 0 Number  of  employees

Level  of  activity  breakdown

NACE  Rev. 1,  three-digit  level  (Group)

Type  of  ownership
breakdown

Breakdown  into  public  enterprises  and  private  enterprises  according  to
Commission  Directive  80/723/EEC

Series  4D

Series  name

Annual  enterprise  statistics  by  size  class

First  reference  year

1995

Frequency

Annual

Activity coverage

NACE  Rev. 1,  section  F

Characteristics

Characteristic  in  Annex  4,  section  4,  paragraph  2:
11 11 0 Number  of  enterprises

Characteristics  in  Annex  4,  section  4,  paragraph  3:
12 11 0 Turnover
12 12 0 Production  value
12 14 0 Value  added  at  basic  prices  (optional)
12 15 0 Value  added  at  factor  cost

13 11 0 Total  purchases  of  goods  and  service
13 32 0 Wages and salaries
13 33 0 Social  security  costs

16 11 0 Number  of  persons  employed
16 13 0 Number  of  employees
16 15 0 Number  of  hours  worked  by  employees

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Level  of  activity  breakdown

NACE  Rev. 1,  three-digit  level  (group)

Level  of  size  class
breakdown

Number  of  persons  employed:  1—9,  10—19,  20—49,  50—99,  100—249,
250—499,  500—999,  1 000 +

Annual  KAU  statistics  listed  in  Annex  4,  section  4,  paragraphs  2  and  6  of  Regulation  (EC,  Euratom)
No  58/97.

Series  4E

Series  name

Annual  KAU  statistics

First  reference  year

1995

Frequency

Annual

Activity coverage

NACE  Rev. 1,  section  F

Characteristics

Characteristics  in  Annex  4,  section  4,  paragraph  6:
12 11 0 Turnover
12 12 0 Production  value

13 32 0 Wages and salaries

15 11 0 Gross  investment  in  tangible  goods

16 11 0 Number  of  persons  employed

Level  of  activity  breakdown

NACE  Rev. 1,  four-digit  level  (class)

Annual  regional  statistics  listed  in  Annex  4,  section  4,  paragraphs  2  and  5  of  Regulation  (EC,  Euratom)
No  58/97.

Series  4F

Series  name

Annual  regional  statistics

First  reference  year

1995

Frequency

Annual

Activity coverage

NACE  Rev. 1,  section  F

Characteristics

Characteristic  of  Annex  4,  section  4,  paragraph  2:
11 21 0 Number  of  local  units

Characteristics  in  Annex  4,  section  4,  paragraph  5:
13 32 0 Wages and salaries

15 11 0 Gross  investment  in  tangible  goods  (optional)

16 11 0 Number  of  persons  employed

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Level  of  activity  breakdown

NACE  Rev. 1,  two-digit  level  (division)

Level  of  regional
breakdown

NUTS  2

Multi-yearly  enterprise  statistics  listed  in  Annex  4,  section  4,  paragraph  4  of  Regulation  (EC,  Euratom)
No  58/97.

Series 4H

Series  name

Multi-yearly  enterprise  statistics  —  Employment

First  reference  year

1998

Frequency

Four  yearly

Activity coverage

NACE  Rev. 1,  section  F

Characteristic

Characteristic  of  Annex  4,  section  4,  paragraph  4:
16 13 1 Number  of  part-time  employees
16 13 2 Number  of  apprentices

Level  of  activity  breakdown

NACE  Rev. 1,  four-digit  level  (class)

Series  4J

Series  name

Multi-yearly 
subcontracting

enterprise 

statistics  — 

Intangible 

investment 

and

First  reference  year

1997  for  characteristics  15 42 0,  15 44 1  and  15 44 2
1999  for  characteristics  23 11 0  and  23 12 0

Frequency

Three yearly

Activity coverage

NACE  Rev. 1,  section  F

Characteristics

Characteristics  of  Annex  4,  section  4,  paragraph  4:
15 42 0 Gross investment in concessions, patents, licences and trade marks

and  similar  rights  (optional)

15 44 1 Investment  in  purchased  software
15 44 2 Investment  in  software  produced  by  the  unit  (optional)

23 11 0 Payments  to  subcontractors
23 12 0 Income  from  subcontacting

Level  of  activity  breakdown

NACE  Rev. 1,  three-digit  (group)  for  characteristics  15 42 0,  15 44 1  and
15 44 2
NACE  Rev. 1,  four-digit  level  (class)  for  characteristics  23 11 0  and
23 12 0

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Series  4K

Series  name

Multi-yearly  enterprise  statistics  —  Subcontracting  by  size  class

First  reference  year

1999

Frequency

Three yearly

Activity coverage

NACE  Rev. 1,  section  F

Characteristics

Characteristics  of  Annex  4,  section  4,  paragraph  4:
23 11 0 Payments  to  subcontractors
23 12 0 Income  from  subcontracting

Level  of  activity  breakdown

NACE  Rev. 1:  three-digit  level  (group)

Number  of  persons  employed:  1—9,  10—49,  50—249,  250—499,  500 +

Level  of  size  class
breakdown

Series  4L

Series  name

Multi-yearly  enterprise  statistics  —  Purchases  of  energy  products

First  reference  year

1997

Frequency

Two yearly

Activity coverage

NACE  Rev. 1,  section  F

Characteristics

Characteristics  of  Annex  4,  section  4,  paragraph  4:
20 21 0 Purchases  of  hard  coal  (in  value)  (optional)
20 22 0 Purchases  of  coke  (in  value)  (optional)
20 23 0 Purchases  of  patent  fuels  (in  value)  (optional)
20 24 0 Purchases  of  gasoil  (in  value)  (optional)
20 25 0 Purchases  of  heavy  fuel  oil  (in  value)  (optional)
20 26 0 Purchases  of  other  petroleum  products  (in  value)  (optional)
20 27 0 Purchases  of  natural  gas  (in  value)  (optional)
20 28 0 Purchases  of  derived  gas  (in  value)  (optional)
20 29 0 Purchases  of  renewable  energy  sources  (in  value)  (optional)
20 30 0 Purchases  of  heat  (in  value)  (optional)
20 31 0 Purchases  of  electricity  (in  value)  (optional)

Level  of  activity  breakdown

NACE  Rev. 1,  four-digit  level  (class)

Annual  preliminary  results  listed  in  Annex  4,  section  8,  of  Regulation  (EC,  Euratom)  No  58/97.

Series 4N

Series  name

Enterprise  preliminary  results

First  reference  year

1996

Frequency

Annual

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Activity coverage

NACE  Rev. 1,  section  F

Characteristics

Characteristics  of  Annex  4,  section  8:
11 11 0 Number  of  enterprises
12 11 0 Turnover
12 12 0 Production  value
13 11 0 Total  purchases  of  goods  and  services
13 32 0 Wages and salaries
15 11 0 Gross  investment  in  tangible  goods
16 11 0 Number  of  persons  employed

Level  of  activity  breakdown

NACE  Rev. 1,  three-digit  level  (group)

Preliminary results shall be transmitted within 10 months from the end of the calendar year of the reference
period.