Methodology of short-term business statistics : associated documents.
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Subjects: EU statistics, economic statistics, industrial statistics, short-term forecast, statistical method, trade statistics

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

1. 

COUNCIL REGULATION NO 1165/98 CONCERNING SHORT-TERM STATISTICS ........................... 5 

REGULATION NO 1158/2005 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

2. 
AMENDING COUNCIL REGULATION NO 1165/98 CONCERNING SHORT-TERM STATISTICS ................ 21 

COMMISSION REGULATION NO 588/2001 IMPLEMENTING COUNCIL REGULATION NO 

3. 
1165/98 CONCERNING SHORT-TERM STATISTICS AS REGARDS THE DEFINITIONS OF 
VARIABLES ........................................................................................................................................... 39 

COMMISSION REGULATION NO 586/2001 IMPLEMENTING COUNCIL REGULATION NO 

4. 
1165/98 CONCERNING SHORT-TERM STATISTICS AS REGARDS THE DEFINITION OF MAIN 
INDUSTRIAL GROUPINGS (MIGS)........................................................................................................ 53 

5. 
COUNCIL REGULATION NO 1165/98 CONCERNING SHORT-TERM STATISTICS AMENDED 
BY THE REGULATION NO 1158/2005 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 
– UNOFFICIAL CONSOLIDATED VERSION ............................................................................................. 59 

STATISTICAL CLASSIFICATION OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES IN THE EUROPEAN 

6. 
COMMUNITY (NACE REV.1.1) ........................................................................................................... 93 

7. 

8. 

9. 

CONSTRUCTION CLASSIFICATION (CC).................................................................................. 113 

STS-RECOMMENDATIONS....................................................................................................... 117 

SHORT-TERM STATISTICS (STS) - DATA TRANSMISSION GUIDE GESMES/TS..................... 125 

10.  STS-REQUIREMENTS............................................................................................................... 163 

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1165/98

of 19 May 1998

concerning short-term statistics

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

(4) Whereas

standardisation is

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 213 thereof,

Having regard to the draft Regulation submitted by the
Commission (1),

Having regard to the opinion of
liament (2),

the European Par-

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social
Committee (3),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Monetary
Institute (4),

(1) Whereas Council Directive 72/211/EEC of 30 May
1972 concerning coordinated statistics on the busi-
ness cycle in industry and small craft industries (5)
and Council Directive 78/166/EEC of 13 February
1978 concerning coordinated statistics on the busi-
ness cycle in building and civil engineering (6) which
aimed to provide a body of coherent statistics, have
not been able to take account of economic and tech-
nical changes;

(2) Whereas the European Union has in the meantime
made further progress towards integration; whereas
new economic, competition, social, environmental
and enterprise policies and guidelines call for initi-
atives and decisions based on valid statistics; whereas
the information provided for under existing Com-
munity legislation or available in the various Member
States is partly inadequate or insufficiently com-
parable to serve as a reliable basis for the work of the
Communities;

(3) Whereas the future European Central Bank needs
rapid short term statistics in order to assess economic
development in the Member States in the context of
a single European monetary policy;

(1) OJ C 267, 3. 9. 1997, p. 1.
(2) Opinion delivered on 20 February 1998 (OJ C 80, 16.3.1998).
(3) OJ C 19, 21. 1. 1998, p. 125.
(4) Opinion delivered on 11 September 1997 (not yet published

in the Official Journal).

(5) OJ L 128, 3. 6. 1972, p. 28.
(6) OJ L 52, 23. 2. 1978, p. 17.

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Community needs
economic convergence;

for

required

to meet
information concerning

(5) Whereas it is necessary to have reliable and rapid
statistics available in order to report on the economic
development in each Member State of the Union
within the framework of the economic policy of the
Union;

(6) Whereas businesses and their professional associa-
tions need such information in order to understand
their markets and to know their activity and perfor-
mance relative to their sector, at national and inter-
national level;

(7) Whereas the compilation of national accounts ac-
cording to Council Regulation (EC) No 2223/96 of
25 June 1996 on the European system of national
and regional accounts in the Community (7) requires
the development of comparable, complete and re-
liable statistical sources;

(8) Whereas by Decision 92/326/EEC (8)

the Council
adopted a two-year programme (1992 to 1993) for the
development of European statistics on services;
whereas this programme includes the compilation of
harmonised statistics at national and regional levels,
particularly for the distributive trades;

(9) Whereas in accordance with the principle of subsidi-
arity the creation of common statistical norms that
permit the production of harmonised statistics is an
action which can only be undertaken efficiently at
Community level and whereas they will be applied
in each Member State under the authority of the
bodies and institutions in charge of compiling offi-
cial statistics;

(10) Whereas the best method of ascertaining the busi-
ness cycle consists of compiling statistics which
conform to common methodological principles and
with common definitions of characteristics; whereas
it is only from coordinated compilation that har-
monised statistics can be drawn up with reliability,
speed, flexibility and the level of detail required to

(7) OJ L 310, 30. 11. 1996, p. 1.
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meet the needs of the Commission and of enter-
prises;

(11) Whereas seasonal adjustment and the calculation of
trend-cycle series
for national data can best be
carried out by the national statistical authorities;
the Commission
whereas
(Eurostat) of seasonally adjusted data and trend-cycle
series will increase the coherence between data dis-
seminated nationally and at an international level;

transmission to

the

(12) Whereas kind-of-activity units (KAU) correspond to
one or more operational subdivisions of the enter-
prise; whereas for a KAU to be observable, the enter-
prise’s information system must be capable of indi-
cating or calculating for each KAU at least the value
of production, intermediate consumption, manpower
costs, the operating surplus and employment and
gross fixed capital formation; whereas KAUs falling
within a particular heading in the statistical classi-
fication of economic activities
in the European
Community (NACE Rev.1) can produce products
outside the homogeneous group, on account of
secondary activities connected with them which
identified from available
cannot be
accounting documents; whereas the enterprise and
the KAU are identical when it proves impossible for
an enterprise to indicate or calculate information on
all of the variables listed in this recital for one or
more operational subdivisions;

separately

(13) Whereas the statistical data compiled within the
Community system must be of a satisfactory quality
and this quality, as well as the burden it entails, must
be comparable from one Member State to another,
and whereas it
is therefore necessary to establish
jointly the criteria enabling these requirements to be
met; whereas short-term statistics must be consistent
with the results
transmitted in accordance with
Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 58/97 of
20 December 1996 concerning structural business
statistics (1);

(14) Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 of
17 February 1997 on Community statistics (2) consti-
tutes the reference framework for the provisions of
this Regulation,
those which cover
access to administrative data sources and statistical
confidentiality;

in particular

(15) Whereas it is necessary to simplify the administrative
procedures for enterprises, particularly smaller enter-
prises, including the promotion of new technologies
for data collection and compilation; whereas the use

(1) OJ L 14, 17. 1. 1997, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 52, 22. 2. 1997, p. 1.

of existing administrative data for statistical purposes
is one of the measures to decrease the burden on
enterprise; whereas if a direct data collection from
businesses is indispensable for compiling the statis-
tics, the methods and techniques must ensure that
the data are reliable and up to date, without giving
rise for the parties concerned, in particular for small
and medium sized businesses, to a burden out of
proportion to the results which users of the said
statistics can reasonably expect;

(16) Whereas it is necessary to have a legal framework
common to all business activities and domains of
business statistics covering also the activities and
domains for which statistics are not yet developed;
whereas the scope of the statistics to be compiled can
be defined by reference to Council Regulation (EEC)
No 696/93 of 15 March 1993 on the statistical units
for the observation and analysis of the production
system in the Community (3) and Council Regulation
(EEC) No 3037/90 of 9 October 1990 on the statis-
tical classification of economic activities in the Euro-
pean Community (NACE Rev.1) (4);

(17) Whereas, in order to enable the rules for the collec-
tion and statistical processing of data and for proces-
sing and transmission of the variables to be clarified
further, it is necessary to confer upon the Commis-
sion,
Programme
Committee set up by Council Decision 89/382/EEC,
Euratom (5),
the power to adopt measures for the
application of this Regulation;

Statistical

assisted

the

by

(18) Whereas the Statistical Programme Committee has
been consulted in accordance with Article 3 of De-
cision 89/382/EEC, Euratom,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

General aims

The objective of this Regulation is to establish a
1.
common framework for the production of short-term
Community statistics on the business cycle.

The statistics comprise information (variables) neces-
2.
sary to provide a uniform basis for the analysis of the
short-term evolution of supply and demand, production
factors and prices.

(3) OJ L 76, 30. 3. 1993, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 293, 24. 10. 1990, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Com-
mission Regulation (EEC) No 761/93 (OJ L 83, 3. 4. 1993, p.
1).

(5) OJ L 181, 28. 6. 1989, p. 47.

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Article 2

Scope

1.
This Regulation shall apply to all market activities
in Sections C to K and M to O of the statistical classifica-
tion of economic activities in the European Community
(NACE Rev.1) as established by Regulation (EEC) No
3037/90.

2.
Statistical units of the types listed in Section I of the
Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 696/93 and classified
under one of the activities referred to in paragraph 1 shall
be included in the scope of this Regulation. The use of
particular units for the compilation of statistics is speci-
fied in the Annexes to this Regulation.

Article 3

Annexes

The specific requirements

1.
described in the Annexes.

for

the variables are

The following information is laid down in each

2.
Annex where relevant:

(a) the specific activities for which the statistics are to be

compiled;

(b) the types of statistical unit to be used for the compila-

tion of the statistics;

(c) the lists of variables;

(d) the form of the variables;

(e) the reference period of the variables;

(f)

the level of detail of the variables;

(g) the deadlines for data transmission;

(h) the list of voluntary pilot studies;

(i)

the first reference period;

(j)

the length of
conceded.

the transition period which may be

Article 4

Collection of data

1. Member States shall obtain the necessary data for the
compilation of the variables listed in the Annexes.

2. Member States may acquire the necessary data using
a combination of different
specified below,
applying the principle of administrative simplification:

sources

(a) compulsory surveys:

the legal units as defined in
Regulation (EEC) No 696/93, to which the statistical
units called upon by the Member States belong or of

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which they are composed, shall be obliged to give
timely, accurate and complete information;

(b) other appropriate sources,

including administrative

data;

(c) appropriate statistical estimation procedures.

3. Member States and the Commission within their
respective fields of competence shall promote the condi-
tions for increased use of electronic data collection and
automatic data processing.

Article 5

Periodicity

All variables shall be produced more frequently than
annually. The frequency for each variable is specified in
the Annexes.

Article 6

Level of detail

The variables shall be produced in accordance with the
prevailing classifications at the level of detail specified in
the Annexes.

Article 7

Processing

Member States shall process the completed data acquired
in accordance with Article 4(2) into comparable variables
following the rules laid down in the Annexes. Member
States shall also take account of the guidance provided by
the advisory methodological manual
referred to in
Article 12.

Article 8

Transmission

Member States shall transmit the variables provided for in
Article 7, including confidential data, to Eurostat by elec-
tronic or other appropriate means within a period of time
from the end of the reference period which is laid down
in the Annexes. In any case, the variables shall be trans-
mitted to the Commission (Eurostat) not later than the
day they are disseminated by the national authority.

Article 9

Treatment of confidential data

The treatment of confidential data and the transmission
of such data as provided for in Article 8 shall be carried
out in accordance with the existing Community provi-
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Article 10

Quality

Article 14

Reports

1. Member States shall ensure that the transmitted vari-
ables reflect the population of units. For this purpose, the
data acquired in accordance with Article 4(2) must cover
as many units as necessary to ensure a sufficient degree of
representativeness.

The quality of the variables shall be measured by

2.
each Member State according to common criteria.

The quality of the variables shall be tested regularly
3.
by comparing them with other statistical information. In
addition they shall be checked for internal consistency.

4. Quality evaluation shall be carried out comparing
the benefits of the availability of the data with the costs of
collection and the burden on businesses, especially on
small enterprises. For the purpose of
this evaluation,
Member States shall transmit to the Commission, at its
request, the necessary information.

Article 11

Change of weightings and base year

1. Member States
shall adapt where necessary the
weighting system of composite indices at least every five
years. The weights used in the adapted weighting systems
shall be transmitted to the Commission within three years
after the end of the new base year.

2.
Every five years, Member States shall rebase the
indices using as base years the years ending with a 0 or a
5. All
indices must be rebased on the new base year
within three years after the end of this new base year.

Article 12

Methodological manual

1.
The Commission, after consulting the Statistical
Programme Committee, shall publish an advisory meth-
odological manual which explains the rules set out in the
Annexes and also contains guidance concerning short
term statistics.

2.

The manual shall be revised at regular intervals.

Article 13

Transition period and derogations

1.
Transition periods may be conceded, not extending
more than five years from the date of entry into force of
this Regulation.

2. During the transition periods derogations from the
provisions of this Regulation may be accepted by the
Commission in so far as the national statistical systems
require major adaptations.

1. Member States shall transmit to the Commission, at
its request, any relevant information with regard to the
implementation of this Regulation in the Member States.

The Commission shall, within three years of the
2.
date of entry into force of this Regulation and again every
three years thereafter, submit a report to the European
Parliament and the Council on the statistics compiled
pursuant to this Regulation and in particular on their
relevance and quality and the burden on business.

Article 15

Coordination in the Member States

In each Member State one national authority shall co-
ordinate:

1. the transmission of variables (Article 8),

2. the quality measurement (Article 10),

3. the transmission of relevant information (Article 14(1)).

Article 16

Pilot studies

The Commission shall,

1.
in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 18, institute a series of
voluntary pilot studies to be carried out by Member States.
These pilot studies are specified in the Annexes.

2.
The pilot studies shall be carried out in order to
assess the relevance and feasibility of obtaining data,
taking into account the benefits of the availability of the
data in relation to the cost of collection and the burden
on business.

The Commission shall inform the Council of the

3.
results of the pilot studies.

Article 17

Implementation

The Commission shall determine, in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 18,
the measures for
implementing this Regulation, including the measures to
accommodate economic and technical developments
concerning the collection and statistical processing of
data and the transmission of the variables. In doing so,
consideration shall be given to the principle that the
benefits of the measure must outweigh its cost, and to the
principle that major additional resources are not involved
either for Member States or for enterprises as compared
with the original provisions of this Regulation. In parti-
cular the measures for implementing this Regulation shall
include:

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(a) the use of particular units (Article 2);

(b) the updating of the list of variables (Article 3);

(c) the definitions and the appropriate forms of the trans-

mitted variables (Article 3);

(d) the frequency of compilation of the statistics (Article

5);

(e) the levels of breakdown and aggregation to be applied

to the variables (Article 6);

(f)

the transmission deadlines (Article 8);

(g) the criteria for the measurement of quality (Article 10);

(h) the transition periods and derogations granted during

the transition period (Article 13);

(i)

the institution of pilot studies (Article 16).

Article 18

Committee procedure

The Commission shall be assisted by the Statistical
1.
Programme Committee, hereinafter referred to as ‘the
committee’.

2.
The representative of the Commission shall submit
to the committee a draft of the measures to be taken. The
committee shall deliver its opinion on the draft within a
time limit which the chairman may lay down according
to the urgency of the matter. The opinion shall be de-
livered by the majority laid down in Article 148(2) of the

Treaty in the case of decisions which the Council
is
required to adopt on a proposal from the Commission.
The votes of the representatives of the Member States
within the committee shall be weighted in the manner set
out in that Article. The chairman shall not vote.

the measures envisaged are not

they are in accordance with the opinion of

The Commission shall adopt the measures envisaged
3.
the
if
in ac-
committee. If
cordance with the opinion of the committee, or if no
opinion is delivered, the Commission shall without delay
submit to the Council a proposal relating to the measures
to be taken. The Council shall act by a qualified majority.

If on the expiry of a period of three months from the date
of the referral to the Council, the Council has not acted,
the proposed measures shall be adopted by the Commis-
sion.

Article 19

Repealing provisions

Directives 72/211/EEC and 78/166/EEC are hereby
repealed.

Article 20

Entry into force

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

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

Done at Brussels, 19 May 1998.

For the Council

The President

G. BROWN

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ANNEX A

INDUSTRY

(a) Scope

This Annex applies to all activities listed in Sections C to E of NACE Rev.1.

(b) Observation unit

1. Unless otherwise stated in paragraph 2 or decided otherwise according to the procedure in paragraph

3, the observation unit for all variables in this Annex is the kind-of-activity unit.

2. For enterprises with few persons employed in secondary activities the local unit or the enterprise may

be used as the observation unit.

3. The use of other observation units can be decided in accordance with the procedure laid down in

Article 18.

(c) List of variables

1. The statistics in this Annex comprise the following variables:

Variable

Name

110

120

121

122

130

131

132

210

220

230

310

311

312

Production

Turnover

Domestic turnover

Non-domestic turnover

New orders received

Domestic new orders

Non-domestic new orders

Number of persons employed

Hours worked

Gross wages and salaries

Output prices

Output prices of the domestic market

Output prices of the non-domestic market

2. Only if output prices of the non-domestic market (No 312) are not available, then this variable may

be approximated by the unit value index (No 313).

3. Starting from the beginning of the first reference period the information on new orders (Nos 130,
131, 132) may be approximated by an alternative leading indicator, which may be calculated from
business opinion survey data. This approximation is permitted for a period of five years from the date
of entry into force of the Regulation. This period shall be extended for up to five more years unless
decided differently in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.

4. Starting from the beginning of the first reference period the information on persons employed (No
210) may be approximated by the number of employees (No 211). This approximation is permitted
for a peirod of five years from the date of entry into force of the Regulation. This period shall be
extended by up to five more years unless decided differently in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 18.

5. The term ‘domestic’ means the territorial area of the Member State in question.

6. The information on production (No 110) is not required for Division 41 and Group 40.3 of NACE

Rev.1.

7. The information on turnover (Nos 120, 121, 122) is not required for NACE Rev.1, Section E.

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8. The information on orders (Nos 130, 131, 132) is only required for the following divisions of NACE
Rev.1: 17, 18, 21, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35. The list of NACE divisions could be modified
within three years from the date of entry into force of the Regulation in accordance with the pro-
cedure laid down in Article 18.

9. The information on output prices or the unit value index (Nos 310, 311, 312 or 313) is not required
for the following groups of NACE Rev.1: 12.0, 22.1, 23.3, 29.6, 35.1, 35.3. The list of groups could be
modified within three years from the date of entry into force of the Regulation in accordance with
the procedure laid down in Article 18.

(d) Form

1. All of the variables except production (No 110) are to be transmitted in an unadjusted form.

2. The production variable (No 110) is to be transmitted in a working-day adjusted form.

3.

In addition Member States may transmit the variables seasonally adjusted and may also transmit the
variables in the form of trend-cycles. Only if data are not transmitted in these forms, then the
Commission (Eurostat) may produce seasonally adjusted and trend cycle series for these variables.

4. The variables Nos 110, 310, 311, 312 and 313 are to be transmitted as an index. All other variables

are to be transmitted either as an index or as absolute figures.

(e) Reference period

The following reference periods shall apply:

Variable

Reference period

110

120

121

122

130

131

132

210

220

230

310

311

312 or 313

(f) Level of detail

month

month

month

month

month

month

month

at least quarter

at least quarter

at least quarter

month

month

month

1. All variables are to be transmitted at the 2-digit level of NACE Rev.1.

2.

In addition, for Section D of NACE Rev.1, the index of production (No 110) and the index of output
prices (Nos 310, 311, 312 or 313) are to be transmitted at the 3-digit and 4-digit levels of NACE
Rev.1. The transmitted indices at the 3-digit and 4-digit levels must represent at least 90 % of the
total value added for each Member State of Section D of NACE Rev.1 in a given base year. These
variables need not be transmitted at these detailed levels by those Member States whose total value
added of Section D of NACE Rev.1 in a given base year represents less than 5 % of the European
Community total.

3. The variables transmitted at the 3-digit and 4-digit levels of NACE Rev.1 are used to produce aggre-
gated indicators at these levels for the Community as a whole and for the group of Member States
participating in the single currency. These indicators may also be disseminated at 3-digit and 4-digit
levels for individual Member States and other groupings of Member States, where the Member States
concerned have indicated that the data are of sufficient quality.

4.

In addition, all variables are to be transmitted for main industrial groupings, the definition of which
(reference to NACE Rev.1 activities) shall be decided in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 18.

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(g) Deadlines for data transmission

1. The variables shall be transmitted by the following deadlines after the end of the reference period:

Variable

Deadlines

110

120

121

122

130

131

132

210

220

230

310

311

312

313

1 month and 15 calendar days

2 months

2 months

2 months

1 month and 20 calendar days

1 month and 20 calendar days

1 month and 20 calendar days

3 months

3 months

3 months

1 month and 15 calendar days

1 month and 5 calendar days

1 month and 5 calendar days

1 month and 15 calendar days

2. The deadline may be up to 15 calendar days longer for those Member States whose value added in
Sections C, D and E of NACE Rev.1 in a given base year represents less than 3 % of the European
Community total.

(h) Pilot studies

The priorities for the pilot studies are as follows:

1. assess the possibilities of earlier data transmission;

2. collect output prices of the non-domestic market;

3. break down the non-domestic market variables into ‘Monetary Union’,

‘intra-EC’ and ‘extra-EC’;

4. collect short-term information concerning births and deaths of enterprises;

5. produce monthly employment information;

6. collect data on inventories;

7. provide information for more activities than listed in paragraphs 6 to 9 of Section C;

8. collect short-term investment information;

9. collect data on the stock of orders.

(i) First reference period

The first reference period for which all variables are to be transmitted is January 1998 for monthly data
and the first quarter for quarterly data.

(j) Transition period

1. For the production variable (No 110), persons employed and the hours worked variables (Nos 210,
220) and the domestic output prices variable (No 311) a transition period of no longer than three
years from the date of entry into force of the Regulation may be conceded in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 18. This transition period may be extended by a further two years in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.

2. For all other variables a transition period of no longer than five years from the date of entry into force
of the Regulation may be conceded in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.

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ANNEX B

CONSTRUCTION

(a) Scope

This Annex applies to all activities listed in Section F of NACE Rev. 1.

(b) Observation unit

1. Unless otherwise stated in paragraph 2 or 3 or decided otherwise according to the procedure in
paragraph 4, the observation unit for all variables in this Annex is the kind-of-activity unit.

2. For enterprises with few persons employed in secondary activities the local unit or the enterprise may

be used as the observation unit.

3. Where appropriate, the statistics may be derived from information produced according to the classifi-

cation of constructions (CC).

4. The use of other observation units can be decided in accordance with the procedure laid down in

Article 18.

(c) List of variables

1. The statistics in this Annex comprise the following variables:

Variable

Name

110

115

116

130

135

136

210

220

230

320

321

322

411

412

Production

Production of building construction

Production of civil engineering

New orders received

New orders received for building construc-
tion

New orders received for civil engineering

Number of persons employed

Hours worked

Gross wages and salaries

Construction costs

Material costs

Labour costs

Building permits: number of dwellings

Building permits: square metres of useful
floor area or alternative size measure

2. Starting from the beginning of the first reference period, the information on new orders (No 130)
may be approximated by an alternative leading indicator, which may be calculated from business
opinion survey data. This approximation is permitted for a period of five years from the date of entry
into force of the Regulation. The period shall be extended for up to five more years unless decided
differently in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.

3. Starting from the beginning of the first reference period the information on persons employed (No
210) may be approximated by the number of employees (No 211). This approximation is permitted
for a period of five years from the date of entry into force of the Regulation. The procedure shall be
extended for up to five more years unless decided differently in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 18.

4. The information on new orders variables (Nos 130, 135, 136) may be approximated by information on
building permits. Further approximations for these and other variables can be defined in accordance
with the procedure laid down in Article 18.

5. Only if construction costs variables (Nos 320, 321, 322) are not available, then they may be approx-

imated by the output prices variable (No 310).

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(d) Form

1. All of the variables except production (No 110) are to be transmitted in an unadjusted form.

2. The production variable (No 110) is to be transmitted in a working-day adjusted form.

3.

In addition Member States may transmit the variables seasonally adjusted and may also transmit the
variables in the form of trend-cycles. Only if data are not transmitted in these forms, then the
Commission (Eurostat) may produce seasonally adjusted and trend-cycle series for these variables.

4. The variables Nos 110, 115, 116, 320, 321 and 322 are to be transmitted as an index. The variables
Nos 411 and 412 are to be transmitted in absolute figures. Other variables are to be transmitted either
as an index or as absolute figures.

(e) Reference period

A reference period of at least a quarter shall apply to all variables in this Annex.

(f) Level of detail

1. The variables Nos 110, 130, 210, 220 and 230 are to be transmitted at least at the two-digit level of

NACE Rev. 1.

2. The new orders variables (Nos 130, 135 and 136) are required only for groups 45.1 and 45.2 of NACE

Rev. 1.

3. Construction costs variables (Nos 320, 321 and 322) are only mandatory for new residential buildings

excluding residencies for communities.

4. The building permits variable (No 411) covers only new residential buildings (excluding residencies

for communities) and is to be broken down between:

(i) one-dwelling residential buildings;

(ii) two- and more dwelling residential buildings.

5. The building permits variable (No 412) covers only buildings and is to be broken down between:

(i) one-dwelling residential buildings;

(ii) two- and more dwelling residential buildings;

(iii) residencies for communities;

(iv) office buildings;

(v) other buildings.

(g) Deadlines for data transmission

1. The variables shall be transmitted by the following deadlines after the end of the reference period:

Variable

Deadline

110

115

116

130

135

136

210

220

230

320

321

322

411

412

2 months

2 months

2 months

3 months

3 months

3 months

3 months

3 months

3 months

3 months

3 months

3 months

3 months

3 months

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2. The deadline may be up to 15 calendar days longer for those Member States whose total value added
in Section F of NACE Rev.1 in a given base year represents less than 3 % of the Community total.

(h) Pilot studies

The priorities for the pilot studies are as follows:

1. provide output prices information;

2. break down production (No 110) into new work and repair and maintenance;

3. provide monthly data;

4. break down the variables Nos 210, 220 and 230 into building and civil engineering;

5. provide cost information (Nos 320, 321 and 322) for other types of construction than residential

buildings as well as for repair and maintenance work;

6. break down the production of building construction (No 115) into residential and non-residential

buildings;

7. provide short-term investment information;

8. provide short-term information concerning births and deaths of enterprises.

(i) First reference year

The first reference period for which all variables are to be transmitted is January 1998 for monthly data
and the first quarter 1998 for quarterly data.

(j) Transition period

1. For the production variable (No 110) and the persons employed and hours worked variables (Nos 210
and 220) a transition period of no longer than three years from the date of entry into force of the
Regulation may be conceded in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18. This trans-
ition period may be extended by a further two years in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 18.

2. For all other variables a transition period of no longer than five years from the date of entry into force
of the Regulation may be conceded in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.

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ANNEX C

RETAIL TRADE AND REPAIR

(a) Scope

This Annex applies to the activities listed in Division 52 of NACE Rev. 1.

(b) Observation unit

1. The observation unit for all variables in this Annex is the enterprise.

2. The use of other observation units can be decided in accordance with the procedure laid down in

Article 18.

(c) List of variables

1. The statistics in this Annex comprise the following variables:

Variable

Name

120

210

330

Turnover

Number of persons employed

Deflator of sales

2. The information on the volume of sales (No 123) may be produced instead of the deflator of sales

(No 330).

3. Starting from the beginning of the first reference period the information on persons employed (No
210) may be approximated by the number of employees (No 211). This approximation is permitted
for a period of five years from the date of entry into force of the Regulation. This period shall be
extended for up to five more years unless decided differently in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 18.

(d) Form

1. All variables are to be transmitted in an unadjusted form.

2. The turnover variable (No 120) and the volume of sales variable (No 123) are also to be transmitted in

a working-day adjusted form.

3.

In addition Member States may transmit the variables seasonally adjusted and may also transmit the
variables in the form of trend-cycles. Only if data are not transmitted in these forms, then Eurostat
may produce seasonally adjusted and trend-cycle series for these variables.

4. All variables are to be transmitted either as an index or as absolute figures.

(e) Reference period

The following reference periods shall apply:

Variable

Reference period

120

210

330 or 123

month

quarter

month

(f) Level of detail

1. The turnover variable (No 120) and the deflator of sales/volume of sales variables (No 330/123) are to
be transmitted according to the levels of detail defined in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4. The persons
employed variable (No 210) is to be transmitted according to the levels of detail defined in paragraphs
3 and 4.

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2. Detailed level regrouping NACE Rev. 1 classes and groups:

Class 52.11;

Class 52.12;

Group 52.2;

Group 52.3;

sum of Classes 52.41, 52.42 and 52.43;

sum of Classes 52.44, 52.45 and 52.46;

sum of Classes 52.47 and 52.48;

Class 52.61.

3. Aggregate levels regrouping NACE Rev. 1 classes and groups:

sum of Class 52.11 and Group 52.2;

sum of Class 52.12 and Groups 52.3 to 52.6;

sum of Groups 52.1 to 52.6.

4. Division 52

Member States whose value added for Group 52.7 represents less than 5 % of their value added for
Division 52 in a given base year may approximate Division 52 by the sum of Groups 52.1 to 52.6.

(g) Deadlines for data transmission

1. The variables shall be transmitted within three months after the end of the reference period. The vari-
ables shall be transmitted for turnover (No 120) and the deflator of sales/volume of sales (No 330/123)
within two months at the levels of detail specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of Section F.

2. The deadline may be up to one month longer for those Member States whose value added in Division

52 in a given base year represents less than 3 % of the European Community total.

(h) Pilot studies

The priorities for the pilot studies are as follows:

1. provide a more detailed activity breakdown;

2. assess the possibilities of earlier data transmission;

3. collect information on the number of employees;

4. collect wages and salary information;

5. use the kind-of-activity unit as observation unit;

6. collect short-term information on the births and deaths of enterprises.

(i) First reference year

The first reference period for which all variables are to be transmitted is January 1998 for monthly data
and the first quarter 1998 for quarterly data.

(j) Transition period

1. For the persons employed variable (No 210) a transition period of no longer than three years may be
conceded in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18. This transition period may be
extended by a further two years in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.

2. For the turnover variable (No 120) at the levels of detail specified in paragraph 3 of Section F a
transition period of no longer than two years may be conceded in accordance with procedures laid
down in Article 18.

3. For the turnover variable (No 120) at the level of detail specified in paragraphs 2 and 4 of Section F
and the deflator of sales/volume of sales (No 330/123) a transition period of no longer than five years
may be conceded from the date of entry into force of the Regulation in accordance with the proce-
dure laid down in Article 18.

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ANNEX D

OTHER SERVICES

(a) Scope

This Annex applies to all activities listed in Divisions 50 and 51 and Sections H, I, J, K, M, N and O of
NACE Rev. 1.

(b) Observation unit

1. The observation unit for all variables in this Annex is the enterprise.

2. The use of other observation units can be decided in accordance with the procedure laid down in

Article 18.

(c) List of variables

1. The statistics in this Annex comprise the following variables:

Variables

Name

120

210

Turnover

Number of persons employed

2. Starting from the beginning of the first reference period the information on persons employed (No
210) may be approximated by the number of employees (No 211). This approximation is permitted
for a period of five years from the date of entry into force of the Regulation. The period shall be
extended by up to five more years unless decided differently in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 18.

(d) Form

1. All of the variables are to be transmitted in an unadjusted form.

2. The turnover variable (No 120) is also to be transmitted in a working-day adjusted form.

3.

In addition Member States may transmit the variables seasonally adjusted and may also transmit the
variables in the form of trend cycles. Only if data are not transmitted in these forms, may the
Commission (Eurostat) produce seasonally adjusted and trend-cycle series for these variables.

4. All variables are to be transmitted either as an index or as absolute figures.

(e) Reference period

A reference period of a quarter shall apply to all variables in this Annex.

(f) Level of detail

1. The turnover variable (No 120) is to be transmitted according to the following groupings of NACE

Rev. 1:

sum of 50.1, 50.3, 50.4;

50.2;

50.5;

51, 64 each at three-digit;

50, 60, 61, 62, 63, 72 each at two-digit;

sum of 74.11, 74.12, 74.13, 74.14;

sum of 74.2, 74.3;

74.4 to 74.8 each at three-digit.

2. The persons employed variable (No 210) is to be transmitted at the two-digit level of NACE Rev. 1

for Divisions 50, 51, 55, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 72 and 74.

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3. For Divisions 50, 51, 64 and 74 of NACE Rev. 1, the turnover variable need only be transmitted at
the two-digit level by those Member States whose value added in those divisions of NACE Rev. 1 in a
given base year represents less than 5 % of the European Community total.

4. For Section I of NACE Rev. 1, the persons employed variable (No 120) need only be transmitted at
Section level by those Member States whose total value added in Section I in a given base year repre-
sents less than 5 % of the European Community total.

(g) Deadlines for data transmission

The variables shall be transmitted within three months after the end of the reference period.

(h) Pilot studies

The priorities for the pilot studies are as follows:

1. collect wages and salary information;

2. collect information on deflators;

3. assess the feasibility and relevance of collection data on:

(i) travel agents NACE Rev. 1 Group 63.3;

(ii) real estate NACE Rev. 1 Division 70;

(iii) renting activity NACE Rev. 1 Division 71;

(iv) research and development NACE Rev. 1 Division 73;

(v) management activities of holding companies NACE Rev. 1 Class 74.15;

(vi) NACE Rev. 1 Sections J, M, N and O;

4. produce a more detailed breakdown;

5. assess the possibility of earlier data transmission;

6. collect information on the number of employees;

7. use the kind-of-activity unit as observation unit;

8. collect short-term information on the births and deaths of enterprises.

(i) First reference period

The first reference period for which all variables are to be transmitted is the first quarter 1998.

(j) Transition period

For all variables a transition period of five years may be conceded from the date of entry into force of the
Regulation in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

REGULATION (EC) No 1158/2005 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 concerning short-term statistics

of 6 July 2005

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE
EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and in particular Article 285(1) thereof,

(2) The implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1165/98
effected by Commission Regulations (EC) No 586/
2001 (4),
(EC) No 588/2001 (5), and (EC) No 606/
2001 (6), concerning respectively the definition of Main
Industrial Groupings, the definition of variables and the
granting of derogations to Member States, has created a
body of practical experience that allows measures for
further
improvements in short-term statistics to be
identified.

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Central Bank (1),

(3)

In its Action Plan on EMU Statistical Requirements and
in subsequent progress reports on the implementation of
that plan,
identified additional
fundamental aspects for improving the statistics covered
by Regulation (EC) No 1165/98.

the Ecofin Council

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in
Article 251 of the Treaty (2),

Whereas:

(1) Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 (3) established a common
basic framework for the collection, compilation, trans-
mission and evaluation of Community business statistics
for the purpose of the analysis of the economic cycle.

(4)

For its monetary policy, the European Central Bank (ECB)
needs short-term statistics to be further developed, as is
stated in its document ECB Statistical Requirements in
the field of General Economic Statistics, and,
in
particular,
reliable and meaningful
timely,
aggregates for the euro zone.

it needs

(5) The Statistical Programme Committee, established by
Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom (7), has identified
Principal European Economic Indicators (PEEI) that go
beyond the scope of Regulation (EC) No 1165/98.

(1) OJ C 158, 15.6.2004, p. 3.
(2) Opinion of the European Parliament of 22 February 2005 (not
Journal). Council Decision of

yet published in the Official
6 June 2005.

(3) OJ L 162, 5.6.1998, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation
(EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the
Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).

(4) OJ L 86, 27.3.2001, p. 11.
(5) OJ L 86, 27.3.2001, p. 18.
(6) OJ L 92, 2.4.2001, p. 1.
(7) OJ L 181, 28.6.1989, p. 47.

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(6)

is therefore necessary to amend Regulation (EC)
It
No 1165/98 in areas of particular
importance to
monetary policy and to the study of the business cycle.

the required timelines) in other sources, such as
registers. Surveys shall be performed using electro-
nic questionnaires and web-questionnaires where
applicable.’;

(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
the Statistical Pro-

accordance with the opinion of
gramme Committee.

2. Article 10 shall be amended as follows:

(8) The implementation of the Lisbon strategy for growth
and employment includes the reduction of unnecessary
burdens on businesses and the dissemination of new
technologies,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

(a)

paragraph 3 shall be replaced by the following:

‘3.
The quality of the variables shall be tested
regularly by comparing them with other statistical
information, such comparison to be effected by
each Member State and the Commission (Eurostat).
internal
In addition they shall be checked for
consistency.’;

Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 shall be amended as follows:

(b) paragraph 4 shall be replaced by the following:

1. Article 4(2) shall be amended as follows:

(a)

the following point shall be added to the sole
subparagraph:

‘(d) participation in European sample schemes
coordinated by Eurostat in order to produce
European estimates.

The details of the schemes referred to in the
first subparagraph shall be as specified in the
Annexes. Their approval and implementation
shall be governed by the procedure laid down
in Article 18.

to take part

European requirements.

European sample schemes shall be established
when national sample schemes do not meet
Furthermore,
the
Member States may opt
in
European sample schemes when such schemes
create possibilities for substantial reductions in
the cost of the statistical system or the burden
on business which meeting the European
requirements entails. Participation in a Eur-
opean sample scheme shall satisfy the condi-
tions of a Member State for the supply of the
variable concerned according to the objective
of such a scheme. European sample schemes
may target the conditions, the level of detail
and the deadlines for data transmission.’;

(b)

the following subparagraph shall be added:

‘Compulsory surveys
shall be used to obtain
information that is not already available (within

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‘4. Quality evaluation shall be carried out com-
paring the benefits of the availability of the data
with the costs of collection and the burden on
businesses, especially on small enterprises. For the
purpose of
this evaluation, Member States shall
transmit to the Commission, at its request, the
necessary information according to a common
European methodology developed by the Commis-
sion in close cooperation with the Member States.’;

3. Article 12(1) shall be replaced by the following:

‘1.

Committee,

The Commission, after consulting the Statistical
Programme
by
11 February 2006 an advisory methodological
manual which explains the rules set out in the
Annexes and also contains guidance concerning
short-term statistics.’;

publish

shall

4. Article 14(2) shall be replaced by the following:

‘2.

The Commission shall, by 11 August 2008 and
again every three years thereafter, submit a report to
the European Parliament and the Council on the
statistics compiled pursuant to this Regulation and
in particular on their relevance and quality and the
revision of
also
specifically address the cost of the statistical system
and the burden on business arising from this
Regulation in relation to its benefits. It shall report
on best practices for lessening the burden on
business and shall
indicate ways of reducing the
burden and costs.’;

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5.

The following point shall be added to Article 17:

Article 2

‘(j)

the establishment of European sample schemes
(Article 4).’;

6) Annexes A to D shall be amended as shown in the

Annex.

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

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

Done at Strasbourg, 6 July 2005.

For the European Parliament
The President
J. BORRELL FONTELLES

For the Council
The President
J. STRAW

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ANNEX

PART (A)

Annex A to Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 is amended as follows:

Scope

The text under heading (a) (Scope) is replaced by the following:

‘This Annex applies to all activities listed in Sections C to E of NACE, or as the case may be, to all products listed in
Sections C to E of the CPA.’

List of variables

The text under heading (c) (List of variables) is hereby amended as follows:

1.

the following variable is added to paragraph 1:

‘Variable

Name

340

Import prices’;

2.

paragraph (2) is replaced by the following:

‘2.

The information on output prices for non-domestic markets (No 312) and import prices (No 340) may be
compiled using unit values for products originating from foreign trade or other sources only if there is no
significant deterioration in quality compared to specific price information. The Commission shall
determine, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18, the conditions for assuring the
necessary data quality.’;

3.

paragraph (9) is replaced by the following:

‘9.

The information on output prices and import prices (Nos 310, 311, 312 and 340) is not required for the
following groups of NACE respectively CPA: 12.0, 22.1, 23.3, 29.6, 35.1, 35.3, 37.1, 37.2. The list of
groups may be revised until 11 August 2008 in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.’;

4.

the following paragraph is added:

‘10. The variable on import prices (No 340) is calculated on the basis of CPA products. The importing kind-of-

activity units may be classified outside the activities of Sections C to E of NACE.’

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Form

The text under heading (d) (Form) is replaced by the following:

‘1.

2.

3.

4.

All of the variables are to be transmitted in unadjusted form, if available.

In addition, the production variable (No 110) and the hours-worked variable (No 220) are to be transmitted in
working-day adjusted form. Wherever other variables show working-day effects, Member States may also
transmit those variables in working-day adjusted form. The list of variables to be transmitted in working-day
adjusted form may be amended in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.

In addition, Member States may transmit the variables seasonally adjusted and may also transmit the variables in
the form of trend cycles. Only if data are not transmitted in these forms, may the Commission (Eurostat)
produce and publish seasonally adjusted and trend-cycle series for these variables.

Variables Nos 110, 310, 311, 312 and 340 are to be transmitted as an index. All other variables are to be
transmitted either as an index or as absolute figures.’

Reference period

Under heading (e) (Reference period), the following variable is added:

‘Variable

Reference period

340

month’

Level of detail

The text under heading (f) (Level of detail), is amended as follows:

1.

paragraphs 1 and 2 are replaced by the following:

‘1.

2.

All variables, except the import price variable (No 340), are to be transmitted at the Section (one letter),
Sub-section (two letter) and Division two-digit level of NACE. The variable 340 is to be reported at the
Section (one letter), Sub-section (two letter) and Division two-digit level of CPA.

In addition, for Section D of NACE, the index of production (No 110) and the index of output prices
(Nos 310, 311, 312) are to be transmitted at the three-digit and four-digit levels of NACE. The transmitted
indices for production and output prices at the three-digit and four-digit levels must represent at least
90 % of the total value added for each Member State of Section D of NACE in a given base year. The
variables need not be transmitted at these detailed levels by those Member States whose total value added
of Section D of NACE in a given base year represents less than 4 % of the European Community total.’;

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2.

paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:

‘4.

In addition, all variables except for the turnover and new orders variables (Nos 120, 121, 122, 130, 131,
132) are to be transmitted for total industry defined as NACE Sections C to E and the main industrial
groupings (MIGs) as defined in Commission Regulation (EC) No 586/2001 (*).

(*) OJ L 86, 27.3.2001, p. 11.’

3.

the following paragraphs are added:

‘5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

The turnover variables (Nos 120, 121, 122) are to be transmitted for total industry defined as NACE
Sections C and D and the MIGs with the exception of the main industrial grouping defined for energy-
related activities.

The new orders variables (Nos 130, 131, 132) are to be transmitted for total manufacturing, Section D of
NACE and a reduced set of MIGs calculated from covering the list of NACE Divisions defined in
paragraph 8 under heading (c) (“List of variables”) of this Annex.

The import price variable (No 340) is to be transmitted for total industrial products, Sections C to E of
CPA and MIGs defined in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 586/2001 from product groups of the CPA.
This variable does not need to be transmitted by those Member States that have not adopted the euro as
their currency.

For the import price variable (No 340), the Commission may determine, in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 18, the terms for applying a European sample scheme as defined in point (d) of the
first subparagraph of Article 4(2).

The variables on the non-domestic markets (Nos 122, 132 and 312) are to be transmitted according to the
distinction into euro-zone and non-euro-zone. The distinction is to be applied to the total industry
defined as NACE Sections C to E, the MIGs, the Section (one letter), Sub-section (two letter) and Division
two-digit level of NACE. The information on NACE E is not required for variable 122. In addition, the
import price variable (No 340) is to be transmitted according to the distinction into euro-zone and non-
euro-zone. The distinction is to be applied to the total industry defined as CPA Sections C to E, the MIGs,
the Section (one letter), Sub-section (two letter) and Division two-digit level of CPA. For the distinction
into the euro-zone and non-euro-zone, the Commission may determine, in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 18, the terms for applying European sample schemes as defined in point (d) of the
first subparagraph of Article 4(2). The European sample scheme may limit the scope of the import price
variable to the import of products from non-euro-zone countries. The distinction into the euro-zone and
non-euro-zone for the variables 122, 132, 312 and 340 does not need to be transmitted by those Member
States that have not adopted the euro as their currency.

10. Those Member States whose value added in Sections C, D and E of NACE in a given base year represents
less than 1 % of the European Community total only need to transmit data for total industry, MIGs, and
NACE Section level, or CPA Section level.’

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Deadlines for data transmission

The text under heading (g) (Deadlines for data transmission) is amended as follows:

1.

in paragraph 1, certain variables are amended, or added, as follows:

‘Variable

Deadlines

110

(…)

210

(…)

340

1 month and 10 calendar days

(…)

2 months

(…)

1 month and 15 calendar days’;

2.

paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:

‘2.

The deadline may be up to 15 calendar days longer for data on the NACE Group and Class levels or the
CPA Group and Class levels.

For those Member States whose value added in Sections C, D and E of NACE in a given base year
represents less than 3 % of the European Community total, the deadline may be up to 15 calendar days
longer for data on total industry, MIGs, NACE Section and Division level or CPA Section and Division
level.’

Pilot studies

Under heading (h) (Pilot Studies), items 2 and 3 are deleted.

First reference period

Under heading (i) (First reference period) the following paragraphs are added:

‘The first reference period for the transmission of the distinction of the variables on the non-domestic markets into
euro-zone and non-euro-zone is not later than January 2005.

The first reference period for the variable 340 is not later than January 2006 on condition that a base year not later
than 2005 is applied.’

Transition period

Under heading (j) (‘Transition period’), the following paragraphs are added:

‘3. A transition period ending on 11 August 2007 may be granted for the variable 340 and the distinction into the
euro-zone and non-euro-zone for the variables 122, 132, 312 and 340 in accordance with the procedure laid
down in Article 18.

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4.

5.

A transition period ending on 11 August 2007 may be granted for the changing of the deadlines for data
transmission for variable 110 in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.

A transition period ending on 11 August 2006 may be granted for the changing of the deadlines for data
transmission for variable 210 in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.’

Annex B to Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 is amended as follows:

PART (B)

List of variables

The text under heading (c) (List of variables) is hereby amended as follows:

1.

paragraph 5 is replaced by the following text:

‘5. Only if construction costs variables (Nos 320, 321, 322) are not available, may they be approximated by

the output prices variable (No 310). This practice shall be permitted until 11 August 2010.’;

2.

the following paragraph is added:

‘6. Member States shall carry out studies instituted by the Commission and set up in consultation with the
Member States. The studies shall be carried out taking into account the benefits of collecting the data in
relation to the cost of collection and burden on business, in order to:

(a)

assess the feasibility of a quarterly variable of output prices (No 310) in construction;

(b)

define a suitable methodology for data collection and index calculation.

The Commission shall no later than 11 August 2006 propose a definition to be applied to the output
price variable.

Member States shall submit a report to the Commission on the results of the studies no later than 11
August 2007.

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18, the Commission shall decide no later
than 11 August 2008 whether to invoke Article 17(b) to replace the construction costs variable with the
output price variable with effect from base year 2010.’

Form

The text under heading (d) (Form) is replaced by the following:

All of the variables are to be transmitted in an unadjusted form, if available.

In addition, the variables on production (Nos 110, 115, 116) and the hours worked variable (No 220) are to be
transmitted in working-day adjusted form. Wherever other variables show working-day effects, Member States

‘1.

2.

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may also transmit those variables in working-day adjusted form. The list of variables to be transmitted in
working-day adjusted form may be amended in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.

In addition, Member States may transmit the variables seasonally adjusted and may also transmit the variables in
the form of trend cycles. Only if data are not transmitted in these forms, may the Commission (Eurostat)
produce and publish seasonally adjusted and trend-cycle series for the variables.

Variables 110, 115, 116, 320, 321 and 322 are to be transmitted as an index. Variables 411 and 412 are
to be transmitted as absolute values. All other variables are to be transmitted either as an index or as absolute
figures.’

3.

4.

Reference period

The text under heading (e) (Reference period) is replaced by the following:

‘A reference period of a month shall apply to variables 110, 115 and 116. A reference period of at least a quarter shall
apply to all other variables in this Annex.

Those Member States whose value added in Section F of NACE in a given base year represents less than 1 % of the
European Community total need only supply variables 110, 115 and 116 with a reference period of a quarter.’.

Level of detail

Under heading (f) (Level of detail), the following paragraph is added:

‘6.

Those Member States whose value added in Section F of NACE in a given base year represents less than 1 % of
the European Community total only need to transmit data for total construction (NACE Section level).’

Deadlines for data transmission

Under heading (g) (Deadlines for data transmission) the variables 110, 115, 116 and 210 are replaced by the following:

‘Variable

Deadlines

110

115

116

(…)

210

1 month and 15 calendar days

1 month and 15 calendar days

1 month and 15 calendar days

(…)

2 months’.

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Pilot studies

Under heading (h) (Pilot studies), items 1 and 3 are deleted.

First reference period

Under heading (i) (First reference period), the following text is added:

‘The first reference period for the transmission of variables 110, 115, and 116 with a monthly reference period is not
later than January 2005.’.

Transition period

Under heading (j) (Transition period), the following paragraphs are added:

‘3. A transition period ending on 11 August 2007 may be granted for the amendment of the reference period for

variables 110, 115, and 116 in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.

4.

A transition period ending on 11 August 2007 may be granted for the changing of the deadlines for data
transmission for variables 110, 115, 116 and 210 in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.’.

Annex C to Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 is amended as follows:

PART (C)

List of variables

Under heading (c) (List of variables), the following paragraph is added:

‘4. Member States shall carry out studies instituted by the Commission and set up in consultation with the Member
States. The studies shall be carried out taking into account the benefits of collecting the data in relation to the
cost of collection and burden on business, in order to:

(a)

(b)

assess the feasibility of transmitting a quarterly variable of hours worked (No 220) for retail trade and
repair;

assess the feasibility of transmitting a quarterly variable of gross wages and salaries (No 230) for retail
trade and repair;

(c)

define a suitable methodology for data collection and index calculation.

Member States shall submit a report on the results of the studies to the Commission no later than 11 August
2007.

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18, the Commission shall decide no later than 11
August 2008 whether to invoke Article 17(b), so as to include the variable hours worked (No 220) and the
variable gross wages and salaries (No 230) with effect from the base year 2010.’.

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Form

Under heading (d) (Form), paragraphs 1 and 2 are replaced by the following:

‘1.

2.

All of the variables are to be transmitted in an unadjusted form, if available.

The turnover variable (No 120) and the volume of sales variable (No 123) are also to be transmitted in a
working-day adjusted form. Wherever other variables show working-day effects, Member States may also
transmit those variables in working-day adjusted form. The list of variables to be transmitted in working-day
adjusted form may be amended in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.’

Level of detail

The text under heading (f) (Level of detail) is amended as follows:

1.

paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

‘1.

The turnover variable (No 120) and the deflator of sales/volume of sales variables (No 330/123) are to be
transmitted according to the levels of detail defined in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4. The number of persons
employed variable (No 210) is to be transmitted according to the level of detail defined in paragraph 4.’;

2.

the following paragraph is added:

‘5.

Those Member States whose turnover in Division 52 of NACE in a given base year represents less than
1 % of the European Community total, need only transmit the turnover variable (No 120) and the deflator
of sales/volume of sales variables (No 330/123) according to the levels of detail defined in paragraphs 3
and 4.’

Deadlines for data transmission

The text under heading (g) (Deadlines for data transmission) is replaced by the following:

‘1.

2.

The variables shall be transmitted for turnover (No 120) and the deflator of sales/volume of sales (No 330/123)
within two months at the levels of detail specified in paragraph 2 under heading (f) of this Annex. The deadline
may be up to 15 days longer for those Member States whose turnover in Division 52 in a given base year
represents less than 3 % of the European Community total.

The variables shall be transmitted for turnover (No 120) and the deflator of sales/volume of sales (No 330/123)
within one month for the level of detail specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 under heading (f) of this Annex.
Member States may choose to participate for the turnover and deflator of sales/volume of sales variables
Nos 120 and 330/123 with contributions according to the allocation of a European sample scheme as defined
in point (d) of the first subparagraph of Article 4(2). The terms of the allocation are to be determined in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.

3.

The number of persons employed variable shall be transmitted within 2 months after the end of the reference
period. The deadline may be up to 15 days longer for those Member States whose turnover in Division 52 in a
given base year represents less than 3 % of the European Community total.’

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Form

Under heading (d) (Form), paragraphs 1 and 2 are replaced by the following:

‘1.

2.

All of the variables are to be transmitted in an unadjusted form, if available.

The turnover variable (No 120) and the volume of sales variable (No 123) are also to be transmitted in a
working-day adjusted form. Wherever other variables show working-day effects, Member States may also
transmit those variables in working-day adjusted form. The list of variables to be transmitted in working-day
adjusted form may be amended in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.’

Level of detail

The text under heading (f) (Level of detail) is amended as follows:

1.

paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

‘1.

The turnover variable (No 120) and the deflator of sales/volume of sales variables (No 330/123) are to be
transmitted according to the levels of detail defined in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4. The number of persons
employed variable (No 210) is to be transmitted according to the level of detail defined in paragraph 4.’;

2.

the following paragraph is added:

‘5.

Those Member States whose turnover in Division 52 of NACE in a given base year represents less than
1 % of the European Community total, need only transmit the turnover variable (No 120) and the deflator
of sales/volume of sales variables (No 330/123) according to the levels of detail defined in paragraphs 3
and 4.’

Deadlines for data transmission

The text under heading (g) (Deadlines for data transmission) is replaced by the following:

‘1.

2.

The variables shall be transmitted for turnover (No 120) and the deflator of sales/volume of sales (No 330/123)
within two months at the levels of detail specified in paragraph 2 under heading (f) of this Annex. The deadline
may be up to 15 days longer for those Member States whose turnover in Division 52 in a given base year
represents less than 3 % of the European Community total.

The variables shall be transmitted for turnover (No 120) and the deflator of sales/volume of sales (No 330/123)
within one month for the level of detail specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 under heading (f) of this Annex.
Member States may choose to participate for the turnover and deflator of sales/volume of sales variables
Nos 120 and 330/123 with contributions according to the allocation of a European sample scheme as defined
in point (d) of the first subparagraph of Article 4(2). The terms of the allocation are to be determined in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.

3.

The number of persons employed variable shall be transmitted within 2 months after the end of the reference
period. The deadline may be up to 15 days longer for those Member States whose turnover in Division 52 in a
given base year represents less than 3 % of the European Community total.’

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(d)

define a suitable level of detail. The data shall be broken down by economic activities defined by
NACE Sections and by further dis-aggregations, not beyond the level of NACE Divisions (two-digit
level) or groupings of Divisions.

Member States shall submit a report on the results of the studies to the Commission not later than 11
August 2007.

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18, the Commission shall decide no later
than 11 August 2008 whether to invoke Article 17(b) so as to include the variable hours worked (No 220)
and the variable gross wages and salaries (No 230) with effect from base year 2010.’

Form

The text under heading (d) (Form) is hereby amended as follows:

1.

paragraphs 1 and 2 are replaced by the following:

‘1.

2.

All of the variables are to be transmitted in unadjusted form, if available.

The turnover variable (No 120) is also to be transmitted in working-day adjusted form. Wherever other
variables show working-day effects, Member States may also transmit those variables in working-day
adjusted form. The list of variables to be transmitted in working-day adjusted form may be amended in
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.’;

2.

paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:

‘4.

The output price variable (No 310) is to be transmitted as an index. All other variables are to be
transmitted as an index or as absolute figures.’

Reference period

Under heading (e) (Reference period), the following subparagraphs are added:

‘Member States shall carry out studies instituted by the Commission and set up in consultation with the Member
States. The studies shall be carried out taking into account the benefits of a reduced reference period in relation to the
cost of collection and burden on business in order to assess the feasibility of reducing the reference period of a quarter
for the turnover variable (No 120) to a reference period of a month.

Member States shall submit a report on the results of the studies to the Commission no later than 11 August 2007.

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18, the Commission shall decide no later than 11
August 2008 whether to invoke Article 17(d) in connection with a revision of the frequency of compilation of the
turnover variable.’.

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Level of detail

The text under heading (f) (Level of detail) is hereby amended as follows:

1.

paragraphs 3 and 4 are replaced by the following:

‘3.

4.

For Divisions 50, 51, 64 and 74 of NACE, the turnover variable need only be transmitted at the two-digit
level by those Member States whose turnover in those divisions of NACE in a given base year represents
less than 4 % of the European Community total.

For Section I of NACE, the number of persons employed variable (No 210) need only be transmitted at
Section level by those Member States whose total value added in Section I in a given base year represents
less than 4 % of the European Community total.’

2.

The following paragraphs are added:

‘5.

the output price variable (No 310) is to be transmitted according to the following activities and groupings
of NACE:

60.24, 63.11, 63.12, 64.11, 64.12 at four digits;

61.1, 62.1, 64.2 at three digits;

72.1 to 72.6 at three digits;

sum of 74.11 to 74.14;

sum of 74.2 and 74.3;

74.4 to 74.7 at three digits.

NACE 74.4 may be indicated approximately by advertising placements.

NACE 74.5 covers the total price of labour recruited and personnel provided.

6.

The list of activities and groupings may be amended no later than 11 August 2008 in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 18.

7.

For Division 72, the output price variable (No 310) need only be transmitted at the two-digit level by those
Member States whose turnover in those divisions of NACE in a given base year represents less than 4 % of
the European Community total.’.

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Deadlines for data transmission

The text under heading (g) (Deadlines for data transmission) is hereby replaced by the following:

‘The variables shall, after the end of the reference period, be transmitted within the following deadlines:

Variable

Deadlines

120

210

310

2 months

2 months

3 months’.

First reference period

Under heading (i) (First reference period), the following text is added:

‘The first reference period for transmission of the output price variable No 310 is not later than the first quarter of
2006. A derogation of a further year may be granted for the first reference period in accordance with the procedure
laid down in Article 18, on condition that a base year not later than 2006 is applied.’.

Transition period

Under heading (j) (Transition period) the following paragraphs are added:

‘A transition period ending no later than 11 August 2008 may be granted for variable No 310 in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 18. A further transition period of one year may be granted for the implementation of
variable No 310 for the NACE Divisions 63 and 74 in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18. In
addition to those transition periods, a further transition period of one year may be granted, in accordance with the
procedure laid down in Article 18, to those Member States whose turnover in the NACE activities referred to under
heading (a) “Scope” in a given base year represents less than 1 % of the European Community total.

A transition period ending no later than 11 August 2006 may be granted for the changing of the deadlines for data
transmission for the variables 120 and 210 in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.’

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statistics as regards the definitions of 
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 588/2001

of 26 March 2001

implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 concerning short-term statistics as regards the
definition of variables

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Article 2

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 of 19
May 1998 concerning short-term statistics (1), and in particular
Article 3 and Article 17(c) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 established a common
framework for the production of short-term Community
statistics on the business cycle.

In accordance with Article 17(c) of Regulation (EC) No
necessary
1165/98,
concerning the definition of variables to be provided.

implementing measures

are

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion delivered by the Statistical
Programme Committee, established by Council Decision
89/382/EEC, Euratom (2),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Definition of the variables

Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 specifies in Annex A(c)(1), Annex
B(c)(1), Annex C(c)(1) and Annex D(c)(1) the variables to be
covered by short-term statistics. The definitions of the vari-
ables, as well as the objectives, characteristics and calculation of
the relevant indices, are set forth in the Annex.

Implementation of the definitions

Member States shall apply the definitions set
forth in the
Annex for the collection of statistical data covered by Regula-
tion (EC) 1165/98 not later than one year after the present
Regulation enters into force.

Member States shall comply with the definition of statistical
data covered by Regulation (EC) 1165/98 to definitions set
forth in the Annex not later than in the next revision of the
base year foreseen in Article 11 of Regulation (EC) 1165/98.

Member States shall, in the implementation of the definitions
set forth in the Annex, take the necessary measures to assure
that existing statistical data covered by Regulation (EC) 1165/
98 will be revised by recalculation or estimation to satisfy these
definitions.

Results for a variable which differ by no more than 0,2 % from
the results of a variable which conforms with the definitions of
the variable laid down in the Annex shall be deemed
conforming.

Article 3

Information on conformance to the definitions

Each Member State shall transmit to the Commission, at its
request, any relevant information on the conformance of stat-
istical data within that Member State to the definitions set forth
in the Annex.

Article 4

Entry into force

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

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

Done at Brussels, 26 March 2001.

For the Commission

Pedro SOLBES MIRA

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 162, 5.6.1998, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 181, 28.6.1989, p. 47.

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ANNEX

DEFINITION OF OBJECTIVES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF VARIABLES

Variable 110: Production

It is the objective of the production index to measure changes in the volume of output at close and regular intervals. It
provides a measure of the volume trend in value added at factor cost over a given reference period (1).

The production index is a theoretical measure that must be approximated by practical measures.

Value added at factor cost (2) can be calculated from turnover (excluding VAT and other similar deductible taxes directly
linked to turnover), plus capitalised production, plus other operating income plus or minus the changes in stocks, minus
the purchases of goods and services, minus other taxes on products which are linked to turnover but not deductible,
minus the duties and taxes linked to production.

Income and expenditure classified as financial or extraordinary in company accounts is excluded from value-added.

Subsidies on products and on production are included in value added at factor cost, whereas all taxes on products and on
production are excluded.

Value-added at factor cost is calculated ‘gross’ as value adjustments (such as depreciation) are not subtracted.

Note:

indirect taxes can be separated into three groups.

(i) The first comprises VAT and other deductible taxes directly linked to turnover which are excluded from turnover.

These taxes are collected in stages by the enterprise and fully borne by the final purchaser.

(ii) The second group concerns all other taxes and duties linked to products which are either: (1) linked to turnover and
not deductible, or (2) taxes on products not linked to turnover. Included here are taxes and duties on imports and
taxes on the production, export, sale, transfer, leasing or delivery of goods and services or as a result of their use for
own consumption or own capital formation.

(iii) The third group concerns taxes and duties linked to production. These are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash
or in kind which are levied by general government, or by the institutions of the European Union, in respect of the
production and importation of goods and services, the employment of labour, the ownership or use of land,
buildings or other assets used in production irrespective of the quantity or the value of goods and services produced
or sold.

The theoretical formula for an index of production (Q) is a Laspeyres-type volume index,

i.e.

Q L

i =1

t = N

N

Σ pi,0 × qi,t –Σαj,0 × δj,t

Σp i,0 × qi,0 –Σ αj,0 × δj,0

i =1

M(t)

j =1

M(0)

j =1

with

q = output quantity
p = output price
α = input material prices
δ = input material quantities
i = one of N commodoties
j = one of M input materials
0 = base period
t = current period

(1) The common understanding of the term ‘production index’ as an ‘evolution of value added’ contradicts the definition of ‘production’
in the framework of national accounts or structural business statistics, but nonetheless is the correct term traditionally used in this
area of business statistics. The term ‘value added index’ is never used in practice. As the index follows the evolution of production
at constant prices, sometimes the term ‘production volume index’ is used. The term production index is always used in this text as
a quantity index,

in other words at constant prices.

(2) National accounts have introduced the concept of ‘value added at basic prices’. In comparison to value added at factor costs,

it
includes taxes linked to production, but operating subsidies on production are excluded. The alignment with the national accounts
may introduce some advantages, so Member States may use the concept of value added at basic prices as a proxy for value added
at factor costs.

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ANNEX

DEFINITION OF OBJECTIVES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF VARIABLES

Variable 110: Production

It is the objective of the production index to measure changes in the volume of output at close and regular intervals. It
provides a measure of the volume trend in value added at factor cost over a given reference period (1).

The production index is a theoretical measure that must be approximated by practical measures.

Value added at factor cost (2) can be calculated from turnover (excluding VAT and other similar deductible taxes directly
linked to turnover), plus capitalised production, plus other operating income plus or minus the changes in stocks, minus
the purchases of goods and services, minus other taxes on products which are linked to turnover but not deductible,
minus the duties and taxes linked to production.

Income and expenditure classified as financial or extraordinary in company accounts is excluded from value-added.

Subsidies on products and on production are included in value added at factor cost, whereas all taxes on products and on
production are excluded.

Value-added at factor cost is calculated ‘gross’ as value adjustments (such as depreciation) are not subtracted.

Note:

indirect taxes can be separated into three groups.

(i) The first comprises VAT and other deductible taxes directly linked to turnover which are excluded from turnover.

These taxes are collected in stages by the enterprise and fully borne by the final purchaser.

(ii) The second group concerns all other taxes and duties linked to products which are either: (1) linked to turnover and
not deductible, or (2) taxes on products not linked to turnover. Included here are taxes and duties on imports and
taxes on the production, export, sale, transfer, leasing or delivery of goods and services or as a result of their use for
own consumption or own capital formation.

(iii) The third group concerns taxes and duties linked to production. These are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash
or in kind which are levied by general government, or by the institutions of the European Union, in respect of the
production and importation of goods and services, the employment of labour, the ownership or use of land,
buildings or other assets used in production irrespective of the quantity or the value of goods and services produced
or sold.

The theoretical formula for an index of production (Q) is a Laspeyres-type volume index,

i.e.

Q L

i =1

t = N

N

Σ pi,0 × qi,t –Σαj,0 × δj,t

Σp i,0 × qi,0 –Σ αj,0 × δj,0

i =1

M(t)

j =1

M(0)

j =1

with

q = output quantity
p = output price
α = input material prices
δ = input material quantities
i = one of N commodoties
j = one of M input materials
0 = base period
t = current period

(1) The common understanding of the term ‘production index’ as an ‘evolution of value added’ contradicts the definition of ‘production’
in the framework of national accounts or structural business statistics, but nonetheless is the correct term traditionally used in this
area of business statistics. The term ‘value added index’ is never used in practice. As the index follows the evolution of production
at constant prices, sometimes the term ‘production volume index’ is used. The term production index is always used in this text as
a quantity index,

in other words at constant prices.

(2) National accounts have introduced the concept of ‘value added at basic prices’. In comparison to value added at factor costs,

it
includes taxes linked to production, but operating subsidies on production are excluded. The alignment with the national accounts
may introduce some advantages, so Member States may use the concept of value added at basic prices as a proxy for value added
at factor costs.

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The data necessary for the compilation of such an index are, however, not available on a monthly basis. In practice,
suitable proxy values for the continuation of the indices are:

— continuation with gross production values (deflated),

— continuation with volumes,

— continuation with turnover (deflated),

— continuation with work input,

— continuation with raw material

input,

— continuation with energy input.

Dependent on the approximation method used, the index of production should take account of:

— variations in type and quality of the commodities and of the input materials,

— changes in stocks of finished goods and work in progress on goods and services,

— changes in technical

input-output relations (processing techniques),

— services related to the achievement of value added, such as the assembling of production units, mounting, installations,

repairs, planning, engineering, creation of software.

Variable 115: Production of building construction

Variable 116: Production of civil engineering

The objectives and characteristics of indices for variable 110 (production) also apply to the indices for the variables on
building construction and civil engineering.

The division of production between building construction and civil engineering is based on the classification of types of
construction (CC). These indices aim to show the evolution of value added for each of the two main sections in
construction, namely buildings and civil engineering works. These indices are calculated by assigning the basic informa-
tion (deflated output, hours worked, authorisations/permits) to products in the CC and then aggregating the product
indices in accordance with the CC to the section level.

Variable 120: Turnover

It is the objective of the turnover index to show the evolution of the market for goods and services.

Turnover (1) comprises the totals invoiced by the observation unit during the reference period, and this corresponds to
market sales of goods or services supplied to third parties.

Turnover includes all duties and taxes on the goods or services invoiced by the unit with the exception of the VAT
invoiced by the unit vis-a-vis its customer and other similar deductible taxes directly linked to turnover.

Turnover also includes all other charges (transport, packaging, etc.) passed on to the customer, even if these charges are
listed separately in the invoice.

Reduction in prices, rebates and discounts as well as the value of returned packing must be deducted. Price reductions,
rebates and bonuses conceded later to clients, for example at the end of the year, are not taken into account.

Income classified as other operating income, financial income and extraordinary income in company accounts is excluded
from turnover. Subsidies received from public authorities or the institutions of the European Union are also excluded.

According to this definition, the items generally included are:

— sales of manufactured products,

— sales of products manufactured by subcontractors,

— sales of goods purchased for resale in the same condition as received,

— invoiced services provided,

— sales of by-products,

— invoiced charges for packaging and transport,

(1) The expressions ‘turnover’,

‘sales’,

‘deliveries’ and ‘shipments’ are often used as synonyms in the context of short-term statistics.

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installations and repairs,

— invoiced hours worked to third parties for labour only subcontracting,
— invoiced mounting,
— invoiced instalments (stage payments),
— invoiced development of software and software licences,
— sales of supplied electric power, gas, heat, steam and water,
— sales of waste and scrap materials.

Subject to the treatment of income classified as other operating income, financial income and extraordinary income in
company accounts (1), the items generally excluded are:

— commissions,
— leases and rentals,
— leases for own production units and machines if used by third parties,
— leases of company-owned dwellings,
— receipts for licence-fees,
— receipts from staff facilities (for example from a factory canteen),
— the supply of products and services within the observation unit,
— sales of own land and fixed assets,
— sales or leases of own properties,
— sales of shares,
— interest receipts and dividends,
— subsidies,
— other extraordinary income.

The above items may be included if they generate turnover in the principle field of operation of the observation unit.

Variable 121: Domestic turnover
Variable 122: Non-domestic turnover

The objectives and characteristics of indices for variable 120 (turnover) also apply to the indices for the distinction
between domestic and non-domestic turnover.

The indices of domestic and non-domestic turnover require turnover to be split according to the first destination of the
product based on the change of ownership (whether or not there are also corresponding physical movements of goods
across frontiers). The destination is determined by the residency of the third party that purchased the goods and services.
The domestic market is defined as third parties resident in the same national territory as the observation unit.

Variable 123: Volume of sales

The volume of sales represents the value of turnover in constant prices and as such is a quantity index. It can be
calculated as turnover at current prices, deflated by the deflator of sales, or as a quantity index derived directly from the
quantity of goods sold.

The information on the volume of sales (variable 123) can be used instead of the deflator of sales (variable 330) in Annex
C (retail trade and repair) of Regulation (EC) No 1165/98.

Variable 130: New orders received

It is the objective of the new orders received index to show the development of demand for products and services as an
indication of future production. It is also suitable to indicate whether the demand originates from the domestic or
non-domestic market.

An order is defined as the value of the contract linking a producer and a third party in respect of the provision by the
producer of goods and services. The order is accepted if, in the producer's judgement, there is sufficient evidence for a
valid agreement.

New orders refer to goods and services to be provided by the observation unit,
sub-contractors.

including those originating from

The following items should be deducted from the value of orders:

— VAT and other similar deductible taxes directly linked to turnover,
— reduction in prices, rebates and discounts when they are given at the moment of order as well as the value of packing

that is expected to be returned after the delivery,

— subsidies received from public authorities or the institutions of the European Union.

(1) National accounting rules should be used as guiding principles of what to include and to exclude.

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Orders of previous periods that have been cancelled during the observation period are not to be deducted from the new
orders received nor is the index for previous periods revised due to cancellations.

New orders include all duties and taxes on the goods or services that will be invoiced by the unit with the exception of
the VAT and other similar deductible taxes directly linked to turnover.

The value of new orders also includes all other charges (transport, packaging, etc.) passed on to the customer, even if
these charges will be listed separately in the invoice.

Variable 131: Domestic new orders

Variable 132: Non-domestic new orders

The objectives and characteristics of indices for variable 130 (new orders received) also apply to the indices for the
distinction between domestic and non-domestic new orders.

The indices of domestic and non-domestic new orders received require the new orders received to be split according to
the origin of the order based on the change of ownership. The origin is determined by the residency of the third party
that has made the order. The domestic market is defined as third parties resident in the same economic territory (see
definition of economic territory at the end of this annex) as the observation unit.

Variable 135: New orders for building construction

Variable 136: New orders received for civil engineering

The objectives and characteristics of indices for variable 130 (new orders received) also apply to the indices for the
variables on new orders received for building construction and civil engineering.

The division of new orders received between building construction and civil engineering is based on the classification of
types of construction (CC). These indices aim to show the future production possibilities for each of the two main
sections in construction namely buildings and civil engineering works. These indices are calculated by assigning basic
information on orders to products in the CC and then aggregating the product indices in accordance with the CC to the
section level.

Variable 210: Number of persons employed

It is the objective of the index of number of persons employed to show the development of employment in industry,
construction and services.

The number of persons employed is defined as the total number of persons who work in the observation unit (inclusive
of working proprietors, partners working regularly in the unit and unpaid family workers), as well as persons who work
outside the unit who belong to it and are paid by it (e.g. sales representatives, delivery personnel, repair and maintenance
teams). It includes persons absent for a short period (e.g. sick leave, paid leave or special leave), and also those on strike,
but not those absent for an indefinite period. It also includes part-time workers who are regarded as such under the laws
of the country concerned and who are on the payroll, as well as seasonal workers, apprentices and home workers on the
payroll.

The number of persons employed excludes manpower supplied to the unit by other enterprises, persons carrying out
repair and maintenance work in the observation unit on behalf of other enterprises, as well as those on compulsory
military service.

Unpaid family workers refer to persons who live with the proprietor of the unit and work regularly for the unit, but do
not have a contract of service and do not receive a fixed sum for the work they perform. This is limited to those persons
who are not included on the payroll of another unit as their principal occupation.

According to this definition, the groups included are:

— all paid employees,

including the following categories as long as they are included on the payroll:

— homeworkers,

— apprentices/trainees,

— paid working proprietors and paid family workers,

— persons on temporary leave (maternity, sickness leave, strike,

lock-out, etc.) for a definite period,

— part time workers,

— temporary workers,

— seasonal workers,

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— unpaid persons employed:

— unpaid working proprietors (owners),

— unpaid family workers (1).

The groups excluded are:

— agency workers (except for the activity in which such employment agencies are classified),

— persons on indefinite leave (e.g.

long term sickness, military service or social service),

— persons carrying out repair or maintenance work on behalf of other observation units and other staff borrowed from

other observation units,

— family workers included on the payroll of another unit as their principal occupation.

The number of persons employed should be determined as a representative figure for the reference period.

Variable 211: Number of employees

The number of employees is used as a temporary approximation of the number of persons employed.

The number of employees is defined as those persons who work for an employer and who have a contract of
employment and receive compensation in the form of wages, salaries, fees, gratuities, piecework pay or remuneration in
kind.

The relationship of employer to employee exists when there is an agreement, which may be formal or informal, between
an enterprise and a person, normally entered into voluntarily by both parties, whereby the person works for the enterprise
in return for remuneration in cash or in kind.

A worker is considered to be a wage or salary earner of a particular unit if he or she receives a wage or salary from the
unit regardless of where the work is done (in or outside the production unit). A worker from a temporary employment
agency is considered to be an employee of the temporary employment agency and not of the unit (customer) in which
they work.

According to this definition, the groups included are:

— paid working proprietors,

— students who have a formal commitment whereby they contribute to the unit's process of production in return for

remuneration and/or education services,

— employees engaged under a contract specifically designed to encourage the recruitment of unemployed persons,

— homeworkers if there is an explicit agreement that the homeworker is remunerated on the basis of the work done and

they are included on the payroll.

The number of employees includes part-time workers, seasonal workers, persons on strike or on short-term leave, but
excludes persons on long-term leave.

The number of employees does not include voluntary workers.

The number of employees should be determined as a representative figure for the reference period.

Variable 220: Hours worked

It is the objective of the hours worked index to show the development in the volume of work done.

The total number of hours worked by employees represents the aggregate number of hours actually worked for the
output of the observation unit during the reference period.

This variable excludes hours paid but not actually worked such as for annual leave, holidays and sickness leave. It also
excludes meal breaks and commuting between home and work.

Included are hours actually worked during normal working hours; hours worked in addition to those; time which is spent
at the place of work on tasks such as preparing the site and time corresponding to short periods of rest at the work place.

If the exact number of hours actually worked is not known, it may be estimated on the basis of the theoretical number of
working hours and the average rate of absences (sickness, maternity, etc.).

(1) The unpaid family workers have been added as a matter of principle although accurate figures may be difficult to obtain.

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According to this definition, the items included are:

— the total amount of all hours actually worked:

— during regular working hours,

— overtime, whether paid or unpaid (1),

— during nights, Sundays or public holidays,

— the time spent on tasks such as work preparation, preparing, maintaining and cleaning tools and machines and

writing up work cards and reports,

— time spent at the place of work during which no work is done owing to, for example, machine stoppages, accidents or

occasional

lack of work but for which payment is made in accordance with the employment contract,

— short rest periods at the place of work,

including tea and coffee breaks.

The items excluded are:

— hours paid but not worked due to leave, sickness, accidents, strikes,

lock outs, slack time, etc.,

— time spent for meal breaks,

— commuting between home and work.

Variable 230: Wages and salaries

It is the objective of the wages and salaries index to approximate the development of the wage and salaries bill.

Wages and salaries are defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable to all persons counted on the payroll
(including homeworkers), in return for work done during the accounting period, regardless of whether it is paid on the
basis of working time, output or piecework and whether it is paid regularly.

Wages and salaries include the values of any social contributions, income taxes, etc. payable by the employee even if they
are actually withheld by the employer and paid directly to social insurance schemes, tax authorities, etc. on behalf of the
employee. Wages and salaries do not include social contributions payable by the employer.

Wages and salaries include: all gratuities, bonuses, ex gratia payments, 13th month payments, severance payments,
lodging, transport, cost-of living, and family allowances, tips, commission, attendance fees, etc. received by employees, as
well as taxes, social security contributions and other amounts payable by employees and withheld at source by the
employer.

Payments for agency workers are not included in wages and salaries.

According to this definition, the items included are:

— all basic wages and salaries payable at regular intervals,

— enhanced rates of pay for overtime, nightshift, weekend work, etc.,

— any allowances, gratuities or bonuses paid by the employer, such as:

— cost of living, housing,

local or expatriation allowances,

— food allowances,

— allowances for travelling to and from work,

— holiday bonuses, 13th month pay,

— allowances actually paid for annual holidays not taken,

— output, production or productivity bonuses,

— extra allowances for extreme working conditions like dust, dirt, temperature, smoke, danger, etc.,

— redundancy payments actually paid to laid-off employees,

— allowances for improvement proposals and patent fees paid to the person employed,

— directors' and employees' fees,

— family allowances paid by the employer under a collective agreement,

— commissions,

— value of bonus shares distributed free to the employees,

— payments made by employers to employees under saving schemes or other schemes,

— taxes, contributions and other sums payable by employees and deducted by employers,

— any payment in kind.

(1) Unpaid overtime work is diffcult to obtain in various Member States but is, nevertheless,

included as a matter of principle.

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Variable 311: Output prices of the domestic market
Variable 312: Output prices of the non-domestic market

The objectives and characteristics of indices for variable 310 (output prices) also apply to the indices for the distinction
between domestic and non-domestic output prices.

The indices of domestic and non-domestic prices require separate output price indices to be compiled according to the
destination of the product. The destination is determined by the residency of the third party that has ordered or purchased
the product. The domestic market is defined as third parties resident in the same national territory as the observation unit.

Variable 313: Unit value index

The unit value index may be used as an approximation for non-domestic output prices.

For the purpose of this index, unit values are calculated as the value of sales of a product divided by the quantity sold
derived from foreign trade data. This unit value is then treated as the average price of the product and the index calculated
in the same way as for the traditional output price indices.

Variable 320: Construction costs

It is the objective of the construction cost index to show the evolution of costs incurred by the contractor to carry out the
construction process.

The component costs index (material costs and labour costs) shows the price developments of production factors used in
the construction industry.

The construction cost index is calculated as:

I =

n

Σ (wM

i

i =1

* M + wL * L + .......)

i

i

i

with

I
M
L

i

i

w

M
i
w L
i

= Construction index
= Material costs index
= Labor costs index

= weight for materials

= weight for labour costs

Costs that constitute components of the construction costs are also plant and equipment, transport, energy and other
costs.

Architect's fees are not part of the construction costs.

Variable 321: Material costs

The material costs index is generally calculated using material prices. Prices of materials should be based on actual prices
rather than list prices. Prices should be based on a sample of products and suppliers. Prices are valued excluding VAT.

Variable 322: Labour costs

The labour cost index should cover wages and salaries and social security charges for all persons employed. Social security
charges include:
(ii) collectively agreed, contractual and
voluntary social contributions payable by the employer and (iii) imputed social contributions (social benefits paid directly
by the employer).

(i) statutory social contributions payable by the employer,

Variable 411: Building permits: number of dwellings

It is the objective of the number of dwellings building permit index to show the future development of construction
activity in terms of unit numbers.

A building permit is an authorisation to start work on a building project. As such, a permit is the final stage of planning
and building authorisations from public authorities, prior to the start of work.

An index based on these permits should provide a good indication of the workload for the building industry in the near
future, although this may not be the case when a large proportion of permits are not used or when there is a long time
lag between permits and building starts.

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Indices of the number of permits are compiled for one-dwelling residential buildings and residential buildings with two
and more dwellings. A dwelling is a room or suite of rooms and its accessories in a permanent building or structurally
separated part thereof which by the way it has been built, rebuilt, converted and so on, is intended for private habitation.
It should have separate access to a street (direct or via a garden or grounds) or to a common space within the building
(staircase, passage, gallery, and so on). Detached rooms for habitation which are clearly to be used as a part of the
dwelling should be counted as part of the dwelling. A dwelling may thus be constituted of separate buildings within the
same enclosure, provided they are clearly intended for habitation by the same private household.

Variable 412: Building permits: square metres of useful floor area or alternative size measure

It is the objective of the useful floor area building permit index to show the future development of construction activity in
terms of volume.

A building permit is an authorisation to start work on a building project. As such a permit is the final stage of planning
and building authorisations from public authorities, prior to the start of work.

An index based on these permits should provide a good indication of the workload for the building industry in the near
future, although this may not be the case when a large proportion of permits are not used or when there is a long time
lag between permits and building starts.

This index is compiled from the square metre of useful floor area of buildings for which permits have been granted. The
useful floor area of a building (1) is measured within its external walls, excluding:

— construction areas (e.g. areas of demarcation components, supports, columns, pillars, shafts, chimneys),

— functional areas for ancillary use (e.g. areas occupied by heating and air-conditioning installations, or by power

generators),

— thoroughfares (e.g. areas of stairwells,

lifts, escalators).

The part of the overall useful area of a building used for residential purposes includes the area used for kitchens, living
rooms, bedrooms and ancillary rooms, cellars and common rooms used by the owners of the residential units.

Other measures may be used as long as they are unambiguously and consistently used by the Member States as allowed
by Annex B(c)(1) to Regulation (EC) No 1165/98.

Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 refers to the CC classification in requesting data about building permits for different
categories of buildings. The category ‘other buildings’ of Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 includes the following categories in
the CC classification:

— hotels and similar buildings,

— wholesale and retail trade buildings,

— traffic and communication buildings,

— industrial buildings and warehouses,

— public entertainment, education, hospital or institutional care buildings,

— other non-residential buildings.

Variable 330: Deflator of sales

It is the objective of the deflator of sales to adjust turnover for the impact of price changes.

The deflator of sales in retail trade is a deflator not of the service provided but of the goods sold.

The prices used to calculate the deflator for an activity are calculated as a weighted average of the relevant goods price
indices for that activity. It is essential that all price-determining characteristics of the products are taken into account,
including quantity of units sold, transport provided, rebates, guarantee conditions and destination.

The specification must be such that in subsequent reference periods, the observation unit is able uniquely to identify the
good and to provide the appropriate price per unit.

In order to show the true evolution of price movements, it should be an actual transaction price, and not a list price.

The collected price information refers preferably to a specific date during the month.

(1) The definition of useful floor area is aligned with the Classification of Types of Construction which itself refers to the Statistical
Standards and Studies, No 40 United Nations, New York 1987, and Statistical Standards and Studies, No 43 United Nations, New
York 1994.

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Definition of economic territory

The economic territory includes the following items:

— the geographic territory administered by a national government within which persons, goods, services and capital

move freely,
— any free zones,
— the national airspace, territorial waters and the continental shelf lying in international waters, over which the country

including bonded warehouses and factories under customs control,

enjoys exclusive rights,

— territorial enclaves, i.e. geographic territories situated in the rest of the world and used, under international treaties or
agreements between States, by general government agencies of the country (embassies, consulates, military bases,
scientific bases, etc.),

— deposits of oil, natural gas, etc. in international waters outside the continental shelf of the country, worked by units

resident in the territory as previously defined.

The economic territory excludes the following items:

— extraterritorial enclaves (i.e. the parts of the country's own geographic territory used by general government agencies
of other countries, by the institutions of the European Union or by international organisations under international
treaties or agreements between States).

This definition follows the European System of Accounts (ESA) 1995, paragraphs 2.05-2.06.

The difference between domestic and non-domestic markets is to be interpreted for the purpose of short-term statistics
according to the territory of the Member States. This definition may be revised in the future in order to take specific
account of European and/or monetary integration in line with other relevant regulations.

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Definition of economic territory

The economic territory includes the following items:

— the geographic territory administered by a national government within which persons, goods, services and capital

move freely,
— any free zones,
— the national airspace, territorial waters and the continental shelf lying in international waters, over which the country

including bonded warehouses and factories under customs control,

enjoys exclusive rights,

— territorial enclaves, i.e. geographic territories situated in the rest of the world and used, under international treaties or
agreements between States, by general government agencies of the country (embassies, consulates, military bases,
scientific bases, etc.),

— deposits of oil, natural gas, etc. in international waters outside the continental shelf of the country, worked by units

resident in the territory as previously defined.

The economic territory excludes the following items:

— extraterritorial enclaves (i.e. the parts of the country's own geographic territory used by general government agencies
of other countries, by the institutions of the European Union or by international organisations under international
treaties or agreements between States).

This definition follows the European System of Accounts (ESA) 1995, paragraphs 2.05-2.06.

The difference between domestic and non-domestic markets is to be interpreted for the purpose of short-term statistics
according to the territory of the Member States. This definition may be revised in the future in order to take specific
account of European and/or monetary integration in line with other relevant regulations.

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4.  Commission Regulation no 586/2001 
implementing Council Regulation no 
1165/98 concerning short-term 
statistics as regards the definition of 
Main industrial Groupings (MIGs) 

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 586/2001

of 26 March 2001

on implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 concerning short-term statistics as regards
the definition of Main Industrial Groupings (MIGS)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Article 2

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 of 19
May 1998 (1) concerning short-term statistics, and in particular
Article 3 and Article 17(c) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 established a common
framework for the production of short-term Community
statistics on the business cycle.

In accordance with Article 3 and Article 17(c) of Regula-
tion (EC) No 1165/98,
implementing measures are
necessary concerning the definition of Main Industrial
Groupings (MIGS).

The definition of Main Industrial Groupings (MIGS) is
based on the statistical classification of economic activi-
ties in the European Community, Council Regulation
(EEC) No 3037/90 (2), as last amended by Commission
Regulation (EEC) No 761/93 (3), (NACE rev. 1). It uses
the level of Groups (3 digits) for distinguishing between
the Main Industrial Groupings (MIGS).

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion delivered by the Statistical
Programme Committee, established by Council Decision
89/382/EEC, Euratom (4),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Definition of Main Industrial Groupings (MIGS)

Non-availability of data on NACE rev. 1 Group level

Member States that do not calculate the statistical data covered
by Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 to the level of detail of NACE
rev. 1 Groups are allowed to calculate national weights for the
Groups within a Division in order to do the split-up of the
Division-based data into Groups.

The Member States that apply the allocation to Main Industrial
Groupings (MIGS) in part or in total on the basis of NACE rev.
1 Divisions shall inform Eurostat on the weights used for the
split-up into NACE rev. 1 Groups.

Article 3

Implementation of the definitions

Member States shall apply the definitions set
forth in the
Annex for statistical datas communicated pursuant to Regula-
tion (EC) No 1165/98, not later than three months after the
present Regulation enters into force; Member States shall, in
applying the definitions set forth in the Annex, take the neces-
sary measures to assure that existing statistical data covered by
Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 will be revised by means of
recalculation or estimation to satisfy these definitions.

Article 4

Information on conformance to the definitions

Each Member State shall transmit to the Commission, at its
request, any relevant information on conformance within that
Member State to the definitions set forth in the Annex.

Article 5

Entry into force

The allocation of NACE rev. 1 Groups to the Main Industrial
Groupings (MIGS) is defined in the Annex to this Regulation.

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

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

Done at Brussels, 26 March 2001.

For the Commission

Pedro SOLBES MIRA

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 162, 5.6.1998, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 293, 24.10.1990, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 83, 3.4.1993, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 181, 28.6.1989, p. 47.

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 586/2001

of 26 March 2001

on implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 concerning short-term statistics as regards
the definition of Main Industrial Groupings (MIGS)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Article 2

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 of 19
May 1998 (1) concerning short-term statistics, and in particular
Article 3 and Article 17(c) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 established a common
framework for the production of short-term Community
statistics on the business cycle.

In accordance with Article 3 and Article 17(c) of Regula-
tion (EC) No 1165/98,
implementing measures are
necessary concerning the definition of Main Industrial
Groupings (MIGS).

The definition of Main Industrial Groupings (MIGS) is
based on the statistical classification of economic activi-
ties in the European Community, Council Regulation
(EEC) No 3037/90 (2), as last amended by Commission
Regulation (EEC) No 761/93 (3), (NACE rev. 1). It uses
the level of Groups (3 digits) for distinguishing between
the Main Industrial Groupings (MIGS).

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion delivered by the Statistical
Programme Committee, established by Council Decision
89/382/EEC, Euratom (4),

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Definition of Main Industrial Groupings (MIGS)

Non-availability of data on NACE rev. 1 Group level

Member States that do not calculate the statistical data covered
by Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 to the level of detail of NACE
rev. 1 Groups are allowed to calculate national weights for the
Groups within a Division in order to do the split-up of the
Division-based data into Groups.

The Member States that apply the allocation to Main Industrial
Groupings (MIGS) in part or in total on the basis of NACE rev.
1 Divisions shall inform Eurostat on the weights used for the
split-up into NACE rev. 1 Groups.

Article 3

Implementation of the definitions

Member States shall apply the definitions set
forth in the
Annex for statistical datas communicated pursuant to Regula-
tion (EC) No 1165/98, not later than three months after the
present Regulation enters into force; Member States shall, in
applying the definitions set forth in the Annex, take the neces-
sary measures to assure that existing statistical data covered by
Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 will be revised by means of
recalculation or estimation to satisfy these definitions.

Article 4

Information on conformance to the definitions

Each Member State shall transmit to the Commission, at its
request, any relevant information on conformance within that
Member State to the definitions set forth in the Annex.

Article 5

Entry into force

The allocation of NACE rev. 1 Groups to the Main Industrial
Groupings (MIGS) is defined in the Annex to this Regulation.

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

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

Done at Brussels, 26 March 2001.

For the Commission

Pedro SOLBES MIRA

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 162, 5.6.1998, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 293, 24.10.1990, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 83, 3.4.1993, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 181, 28.6.1989, p. 47.

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ALLOCATION OF NACE HEADINGS TO CATEGORIES OF AGGREGATE CLASSIFICATION

ANNEX

NACE

NACE description

Aggregate classification

13

14

15.6

15.7

17.1

17.2

17.3

17.6

20

21

24.1

24.2

24.3

24.6

24.7

25

26

27

28.4

28.5

28.6

28.7

31.2

31.3

31.4

31.5

31.6

32.1

Mining of metal ores

Other mining and quarrying

Intermediate goods

Intermediate goods

Manufacture of grain mill products, starches and starch products

Intermediate goods

Manufacture of prepared animal feeds

Preparation and spinning of textile fibres

Textile weaving

Finishing of textiles

Manufacture of knitted and crocheted fabrics

Intermediate goods

Intermediate goods

Intermediate goods

Intermediate goods

Intermediate goods

Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of
articles of straw and plaiting materials

Intermediate goods

Manufacture of pulp, paper and paper products

Manufacture of basic chemicals

Manufacture of pesticides and other agro-chemical products

Intermediate goods

Intermediate goods

Intermediate goods

Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics

Intermediate goods

Manufacture of other chemical products

Manufacture of man-made fibres

Manufacture of rubber and plastic products

Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products

Manufacture of basic metals

Intermediate goods

Intermediate goods

Intermediate goods

Intermediate goods

Intermediate goods

Forging, pressing, stamping and roll forming of metal; powder metallurgy

Intermediate goods

Treatment and coating of metals; general mechanical engineering

Intermediate goods

Manufacture of cutlery, tools and general hardware

Manufacture of other fabricated metal products

Manufacture of electricity distribution and control apparatus

Manufacture of insulated wire and cable

Intermediate goods

Intermediate goods

Intermediate goods

Intermediate goods

Manufacture of accumulators, primary cells and primary batteries

Intermediate goods

Manufacture of lighting equipment and electric lamps

Manufacture of electrical equipment n.e.c.

Intermediate goods

Intermediate goods

Manufacture of electronic valves and tubes and other electronic components

Intermediate goods

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EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 86/13

NACE

NACE description

Aggregate classification

Recycling

Manufacture of structural metal products

Manufacture of tanks, reservoirs and containers of metal; manufacture of central heating
radiators and boilers

Intermediate goods

Capital goods

Capital goods

Manufacture of steam generators, except central heating hot water boilers

Capital goods

Manufacture of machinery for the production and use of mechanical power, except aircraft,
vehicle and cycle engines

Capital goods

Manufacture of other general purpose machinery

Manufacture of agricultural and forestry machinery

Manufacture of machine-tools

Manufacture of other special purpose machinery

Manufacture of weapons and ammunition

Manufacture of office machinery and computers

Manufacture of electric motors, generators and transformers

Manufacture of television and radio transmitters and apparatus for line telephony and line
telegraphy

Capital goods

Capital goods

Capital goods

Capital goods

Capital goods

Capital goods

Capital goods

Capital goods

Manufacture of medical and surgical equipment and orthopaedic appliances

Capital goods

Manufacture of instruments and appliances for measuring, checking, testing, navigating and
other purposes, except industrial process control equipment

Capital goods

Manufacture of industrial process control equipment

Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers

Building and repairing of ships and boats

Manufacture of railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock

Manufacture of aircraft and spacecraft

Manufacture of domestic appliances n.e.c.

Manufacture of television and radio receivers, sound or video recording or reproducing
apparatus and associated goods

Capital goods

Capital goods

Capital goods

Capital goods

Capital goods

Consumer durables

Consumer durables

Manufacture of optical

instruments and photographic equipment

Consumer durables

Manufacture of watches and clocks

Manufacture of motorcycles and bicycles

Manufacture of other transport equipment n.e.c.

Manufacture of furniture

Manufacture of jewellery and related articles

Manufacture of musical

instruments

Consumer durables

Consumer durables

Consumer durables

Consumer durables

Consumer durables

Consumer durables

Production, processing and preserving of meat and meat products

Consumer non-durables

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28.1

28.2

28.3

29.1

29.2

29.3

29.4

29.5

29.6

30

31.1

32.2

33.1

33.2

33.3

34

35.1

35.2

35.3

29.7

32.3

33.4

33.5

35.4

35.5

36.1

36.2

36.3

15.1

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5.  Council Regulation no 1165/98 
concerning short-term statistics 
amended by the Regulation no 
1158/2005 of the European Parliament 
and of the Council – unofficial 
consolidated version 

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1165/98 of 19 May 1998 concerning short -term 
statistics AMENDED by the REGULATION (EC) No 1158/2005 of the EUROPEAN 
PARLIAMENT and of the COUNCIL  

Unofficial consolidated version  

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,  

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  establishing  the  European   Community,  and  in  particular 
Article 213 thereof,  

Having regard to the draft Regulation submitted by the  Commission  (1), 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament  (2), 
Having regard to the opinion of th e Economic and Social  Committee  (3), 
Having regard to the opinion of the European Monetary  Institute (4), 

(1)  Whereas  Council  Directive  72/211/EEC  of  30  May   1972  concerning  coordinated 
statistics  on  the  business   cycle  in  industry  and  small  craft  industrie s  (5)  and  Council 
Directive  78/166/EEC  of  13  February   1978  concerning  coordinated  statistics  on  the 
business  cycle  in  building  and  civil  engineering  (6) which   aimed  to  provide  a  body  of 
coherent statistics, have  not been able to take account of economic an d technical changes; 

(2)  Whereas  the  European  Union  has  in  the  meantime   made  further  progress  towards 
integration;  whereas   new  economic,  competition,  social,  environmental   and  enterprise 
policies and guidelines call for initiatives  and decisions based on v alid statistics; whereas  
the  information  provided  for  under  existing  Community   legislation  or  available  in  the 
various  Member   States  is  partly  inadequate  or  insufficiently  comparable   to  serve  as  a 
reliable basis for the work of the  Communities; 

(3) Whereas  the future European Central Bank needs  rapid short term statistics in order to 
assess economic  development in the Member States in the context of  a single European 
monetary policy;  

(4)  Whereas  standardisation  is  required  to  meet   Community  needs  for  inform ation 
concerning economic convergence;  

(5) Whereas it is necessary to have reliable and rapid  statistics available in order to report 
on the economic  development in each Member State of the Union  within the framework 
of the economic policy of the  Union; 

(6) Whereas businesses and their professional associations  need such information in order 
to understand  their markets and to know their activity and performance  relative to their 
sector, at national and international  level; 

(7) Whereas the compilation of nat ional accounts according  to Council Regulation (EC) 
No 2223/96 of 25 June 1996 on the European system of national  and regional accounts in 

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the  Community  (7) requires   the  development  of  comparable,  complete  and  reliable  
statistical sources; 
(8)  Whereas  by  D ecision  92/326/EEC  (8)  the  Council   adopted  a  two -year  programme 
(1992  to  1993)  for  the   development  of  European  statistics  on  services;   whereas  this 
programme  includes  the  compilation  of   harmonised  statistics  at  national  and  regional 
levels, particularly fo r the distributive trades;  

(9)  Whereas  in  accordance  with  the  principle  of  subsidiarity   the  creation  of  common 
statistical  norms  that   permit  the  production  of  harmonised  statistics  is  an   action  which 
can only be undertaken efficiently at  Community level an d whereas they will be applied  
in  each  Member  State  under  the  authority  of  the   bodies  and  institutions  in  charge  of 
compiling official  statistics; 

(10)  Whereas  the  best  method  of  ascertaining  the  business   cycle  consists  of  compiling 
statistics  which   conform  to  common  methodological  principles  and   with  common 
definitions  of  characteristics;  whereas   it  is  only  from  coordinated  compilation  that 
harmonised statistics can be drawn up with reliability,  speed, flexibility and the level of 
detail required to meet t he needs of the Commission and of enterprises;  

Footnotes  

(1) 
(2) 
(3) 
(4) 
(5) 
(6) 
(7) 
(8) 

OJ C 267, 3. 9. 1997, p. 1.  

Opinion delivered on 20 February 1998 (OJ C 80, 16.3.1998).  

OJ C 19, 21. 1. 1998, p. 125.  

Opinion delivered on 11 September 1997 (not yet published in the  Official Journal).  

OJ L 128, 3.  6. 1972, p. 28.  

OJ L 52, 23. 2. 1978, p. 17.  

OJ L 310, 30.  11. 1996, p. 1.  

OJ L 179, 1.  7. 1992, p. 131.  

(11)  Whereas  seasonal  adjustment  and  the  calculation  of   trend-cycle  series  for  national 
data  can  best   be  carried  out  by  the  national  statistical  authorities;   whereas  the 
transmission  to  the  Commission   (Eurostat)  of  seasonally  adjusted  data  and  trend -cycle 
series  will  increase  the  coherence  between  data  disseminated   nationally  and  at  an 
international level ; 

(12)  Whereas  kind -of-activity  units  (KAU)  correspond  to   one  or  more  operational 
subdivisions  of  the  enterprise;   whereas  for  a  KAU  to  be  observable,  the  enterprise's  
information system must be capable of indicating  or calculating for each KAU at least the  
value  of  production,  intermediate  consumption,  manpower   costs,  the  operating  surplus 
and  employment  and   gross  fixed  capital  formation;  whereas  KAUs  falling   within  a 
particular heading in the statistical classification  of economic activities in the Europea n 
Community  (NACE  Rev.1)  can  produce  products   outside  the  homogeneous  group,  on 
account  of  secondary  activities  connected  with  them  which   cannot  be  separately 
identified from available  accounting documents; whereas the enterprise and  the KAU are 

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identical  when it proves impossible for  an enterprise to indicate or calculate information 
on all of the variables listed in this recital for one or  more operational subdivisions;  

(13)  Whereas  the  statistical  data  compiled  within  the   Community  system  must  be  of  a 
satisfactory quality  and this quality, as well as the burden it entails, must  be comparable 
from  one  Member  State  to  another,   and  whereas  it  is  therefore  necessary  to  establish  
jointly  the  criteria  enabling  these  requirements  to  be   met;  whereas  short -term  statistics 
must  be  consistent   with  the  results  transmitted  in  accordance  with   Council  Regulation 
(EC, Euratom) No 58/97 of   20 December 1996 concerning structural business  statistics 
(1); 

(14) Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 of  17 February 1997 on C ommunity 
statistics  (2) constitutes  the reference framework for the provisions of   this Regulation, in 
particular  those  which  cover   access  to  administrative  data  sources  and  statistical  
confidentiality; 

(15)  Whereas  it  is  necessary  to  simplify  the  administr ative  procedures  for  enterprises, 
particularly  smaller  enterprises,   including  the  promotion  of  new  technologies   for  data 
collection and compilation; whereas the use  of existing administrative data for statistical 
purposes is one of the measures to decrease  the burden on  enterprise; whereas if a direct 
data collection from  businesses is indispensable for compiling the statistics,  the methods 
and techniques must ensure that  the data are reliable and up to date, without giving  rise 
for  the  parties  concerned,  i n  particular  for  small   and  medium  sized  businesses,  to  a 
burden out of  proportion  to  the  results  which  users  of  the  said   statistics  can  reasonably 
expect; 

(16) Whereas it is necessary to have a legal framework  common to all business activities 
and  domains  of  business  statistics  covering  also  the  activities  and   domains  for  which 
statistics are not yet developed;  whereas the scope of the statistics to be compiled can  be 
defined by reference to Council Regulation (EEC)   No 696/93 of 15 March 1993 on the 
statistical  units  for  the  observation  and  analysis  of  the  production   system  in  the 
Community  (3)  and  Council  Regulation   (EEC)  No  3037/90  of  9  October  1990  on  the 
statistical  classification  of  economic  activities  in  the  European   Community  (NACE 
Rev.1)  (4); 

(17) Whereas, in order to enable the rules for the collection  and statistical processing of 
data  and  for  processing   and  transmission  of  the  variables  to  be  clarified   further,  it  is 
necessary  to  confer  upon  the  Commission,   assisted  by  the  Statistical  Programme  
Committee  set  up  by  Council  Decision  89/382/EEC,   Euratom  (5),  the  power  to  adopt 
measures for the  application of this Regulation;  

(18)  Whereas  the  Statistical  Programme  Committee  has   been  consulted  in  accordance 
with Article 3 of Decision  89/382/EEC, Euratom,  

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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:  

Article 1 

General aims  

1.  The  objective  of  this  Regulation  is  to  establish  a   common  framework  for  the 
production of short -term Community statistics on the business cycle.  

2. The statistics comprise information (variables)  necessary to provide a uniform basis for 
the  analysis  of  the   short-term  evolution  of  supply  and  demand,  production   factors  and 
prices. 

Footnotes  
(1) 
(2) 
(3) 

OJ L 14, 17. 1. 1997, p. 1.  

OJ L 52, 22. 2. 1997, p. 1.  

OJ L 76, 30. 3. 1993, p. 1.  

OJ L 293, 24. 10. 1990, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Commission  Regulation (EEC) No 761/93 

(4) 
(OJ L 83, 3. 4. 1993, p.  1). 
(5) 

OJ L 181, 28. 6. 1989, p. 47.  

Article 2 

Scope 

1. This Regulation shall apply to all market activities  in Sections C to K and M to O of 
the statistical classification   of  economic  activities  in  the  European  Community   (NACE 
Rev.1) as established by Regulation (EEC) No  3037/90. 

2. Statistical units of the types listed in Section I of the  Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 
696/93  and  classified   under  one  of  the  activities  referred  to  in  paragraph  1  shall   be 
included in the scope of this Regulation. The use of  particular units for the compilation of 
statistics is specified  in the Annexes to this Regulation.  

Article 3 

Annexes 

1. The specific requirements  for the variables are  described in the Annexes.  

2. The following information is laid down in each  Annex where relevant:  

(a) the specific activities for which the statistics are to be  compiled; 

(b) the types of statistical unit to be used for the compilati on of the statistics;  

(c) the lists of variables;  

(d) the form of the variables;  

(e) the reference period of the variables;  

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(f) the level of detail of the variables;  

(g) the deadlines for data transmission;  

(h) the list of voluntary pilot studies;  

(i) the first reference period;  

(j) the length of the transition period which may be  conceded. 

Article 4 

Collection of data  

1.  Member  States  shall  obtain  the  necessary  data  for  the   compilation  of  the  variables 
listed in the Annexes.  

2.  Member  States  may  acquire  t he  necessary  data  using   a  combination  of  different 
sources specified below,  applying the principle of administrative simplification:  

(a)  compulsory  surveys:  the  legal  units  as  defined  in   Regulation  (EEC)  No 
696/93, to which the statistical  units called upo n by the Member States belong or 
of  which  they  are  composed,  shall  be  obliged  to  give   timely,  accurate  and 
complete information;  

(b) other appropriate sources, including administrative  data; 

(c) appropriate statistical estimation procedures.  

(d) participation in European sample schemes coordinated by Eurostat in order to 
produce  European  estimates.   The  details  of  the  schemes  referred  to  in  the  first 
subparagraph  shall  be  as  specified  in  the  Annexes.  Their  approval  and  imple -
mentation shall be governed by th e procedure laid down in Article 18. European 
sample schemes shall be established when national sample schemes do not meet 
the European requirements. Furthermore, Member States may opt to take part in 
European sample schemes when such schemes create possib ilities for substantial 
reductions  in  the  cost  of  the  statistical  system  or  the  burden  on  business  which 
meeting  the  European  requirements  entails.  Participation  in  a  European  sample 
scheme  shall  satisfy  the  conditions  of  a  Member  State  for  the  supply  of  t he 
variable concerned according to the objective of such a scheme. European sample 
schemes may target the conditions, the level of detail and the deadlines for data 
transmission. 

Compulsory  surveys  shall  be  used  to  obtain  information  that  is  not  already 
available  (within  the  required  timelines)  in  other  sources,  such  as  registers. 
Surveys  shall  be  performed  using  electronic  questionnaires  and  web -question-
naires where applicable.  

3. Member States and the Commission within their  respective fields of competen ce shall 
promote the conditions  for increased use of electronic data collection and  automatic data 
processing. 

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Article 5 

Periodicity  

All  variables  shall  be  produced  more  frequently  than   annually.  The  frequency  for  each 
variable is specified in  the Annexes . 

Article 6 

Level of detail 

The variables shall be produced in accordance with the   prevailing  classifications  at  the 
level of detail specified in  the Annexes. 

Article 7 

Processing  

Member States shall process the completed data acquired  in accordance with  Article 4(2) 
into comparable variables  following the rules laid down in the Annexes. Member  States 
shall also take account of the guidance provided by  the advisory methodological manual 
referred to in  Article 12. 

Article 8 

Transmission 

Member  States  shal l  transmit  the  variables  provided  for  in   Article  7,  including 
confidential data, to Eurostat by electronic  or other appropriate means within a period of 
time from the end of the reference period which is laid down  in the Annexes. In any case, 
the variables  shall be transmitted  to the Commission (Eurostat) not later than the  day they 
are disseminated by the national authority.  

Article 9 

Treatment of confidential data  

The treatment of confidential data and the transmission   of  such  data  as  provided  for  in 
Article  8  shall  be  carried   out  in  accordance  with  the  existing  Community  provisions  
governing statistical confidentiality.  

Article 10  

Quality 

1.  Member  States  shall  ensure  that  the  transmitted  variables   reflect  the  population  of 
units. For this purpose, the  data acquired in accordance with Article 4(2) must cover   as 
many units as necessary to ensure a sufficient degree of  representativeness.  

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2.  The  quality  of  the  variables  shall  be  measured  by   each  Member  State  according  to 
common criteria.  

3.  The  quality  of  the  variables  shall  be  tested  regularly   by  comparing  them  with  other 
statistical  information ,  such  comparison  to  be  effected  by  each  Member  State  and  the 
Commission (Eurostat) . In addition they shall be checked for internal consistency.  

4. Quality evaluati on shall be carried out comparing  the benefits of the availability of the 
data  with  the  costs  of  collection  and  the  burden  on  businesses,  especially  on   small 
enterprises.  For  the  purpose  of  this  evaluation,   Member  States  shall  transmit  to  the 
Commission, a t its request, the necessary information  according to a common European 
methodology developed by the Commission in close cooperation with the Member States . 

Article 11  

Change of weightings and base year  

1. Member States shall adapt where necessary the  weighting system of composite indices 
at  least  every  five   years.  The  weights  used  in  the  adapted  weighting  systems   shall  be 
transmitted to the Commission within three years  after the end of the new base year.  

2. Every five years, Member States shall rebase th e indices using as base years the years 
ending  with  a  0  or  a   5.  All  indices  must  be  rebased  on  the  new  base  year   within  three 
years after the end of this new base year.  

Article 12  

Methodological manual  

1. The Commission, after consulting the Statistical  Programme Committee, shall publish 
by 11 February 2006  an advisory methodological  manual which explains the rules set out 
in the Annexes and also contains guidance concerning short -term statistics. 

2. The manual shall be revised at regular intervals.  

Article 13 

Transition period and derogations  

1. Transition periods may be conceded, not extending  more than five years from the date 
of entry into force of  this Regulation.  

2. During the transition periods derogations from the  provisions of this Regulation may 
be accepted by the  Commission in so far as the national statistical systems  require major 
adaptations. 

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Article 14  

Reports 

1.  Member  States  shall  transmit  to  the  Commission,  at   its  request,  any  relevant 
information with regard to the  implementation of th is Regulation in the Member States.  

2.  The  Commission  shall,  by  11  August  2008   and  again  every   three  years  thereafter, 
submit  a  report  to  the  European   Parliament  and  the  Council  on  the  statistics  compiled  
pursuant  to  this  Regulation  and  in  particular  on  th eir  relevance  and  quality  and  the 
revision of indicators . The report shall also specifically address the cost of the statistical 
system and the burden on business arising from this Regulation in relation to its benefits. 
It  shall  report  on  best  practices  f or  lessening  the  burden  on  business  and  shall  indicate 
ways of reducing the burden and costs.  

Article 15  

Coordination in the Member States  

In each Member State one national authority shall coordinate:  

1. the transmission of variables (Article 8),  

2. the quality measurement (Article 10),  

3. the transmission of relevant information (Article 14(1)).  

Article 16  

Pilot studies 

1.  The  Commission  shall,  in  accordance  with  the   procedure  laid  down  in  Article  18, 
institute a series of  voluntary pilot studies to be c arried out by Member States.  These pilot 
studies are specified in the Annexes.  

2. The pilot studies shall be carried out in order to  assess the relevance and feasibility of 
obtaining data,  taking into account the benefits of the availability of the  data in relation to 
the cost of collection and the burden  on business. 

3. The Commission shall inform the Council of the  results of the pilot studies.  

Article 17  

Implementation 

The Commission shall determine, in accordance with the  procedure laid down in Article  
18,  the  measures  for  implementing  this  Regulation,  including  the  measures  to  
accommodate  economic  and  technical  developments   concerning  the  collection  and 
statistical  processing  of   data  and  the  transmission  of  the  variables.  In  doing  so,  
consideration  sha ll  be  given  to  the  principle  that  the   benefits  of  the  measure  must 
outweigh  its  cost,  and  to  the   principle  that  major  additional  resources  are  not  involved  
either  for  Member  States  or  for  enterprises  as  compared   with the original provisions of 

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this  Regulat ion.  In  particular  the  measures  for  implementing  this  Regulation  shall  
include: 

(a) the use of particular units (Article 2);  

(b) the updating of the list of variables (Article 3);  

(c) the definitions and the appropriate forms of the transmitted  variables (Article 3); 

(d) the frequency of compilation of the statistics (Article  5); 

(e) the levels of breakdown and aggregation to be applied  to the variables (Article 6);  

(f) the transmission deadlines (Article 8);  

(g) the criteria for the measurement of quality  (Article 10); 

(h)  the  transition  periods  and  derogations  granted  during   the  transition  period  (Article 
13); 

(i) the institution of pilot studies (Article 16).  

(j) the establishment of European sample schemes (Article 4).  

Article 18  

Committee procedure  

1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Statistical  Programme Committee, hereinafter 
referred to as `the  committee'. 

2.  The  representative  of  the  Commission  shall  submit   to  the  committee  a  draft  of  the 
measures to be taken. The  committee shall deliver its  opinion on the draft within a  time 
limit  which  the  chairman  may  lay  down  according   to  the  urgency  of  the  matter.  The 
opinion shall be delivered  by the majority laid down in Article 148(2) of the  Treaty in the 
case  of  decisions  which  the  Council  is   required  to  adopt  on  a  proposal  from  the 
Commission. The votes of the representatives of the Member States  within the committee 
shall be weighted in the manner set  out in that Article. The chairman shall not vote.  

3. The Commission shall adopt the measures envisag ed if they are in accordance with the 
opinion  of  the   committee.  If  the  measures  envisaged  are  not  in  accordance   with  the 
opinion  of  the  committee,  or  if  no   opinion  is  delivered,  the  Commission  shall  without 
delay submit to the Council a proposal relating t o the measures  to be taken. The Council 
shall  act  by  a  qualified  majority.   If  on  the  expiry  of  a  period  of  three  months  from  the 
date of the referral to the Council, the Council has not acted,  the proposed measures shall 
be adopted by the Commission.  

Article 19  

Repealing provisions  

Directives 72/211/EEC and 78/166/EEC are hereby  repealed. 

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Article 20  

Entry into force  

This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  the  20th  day   following  its  publication  in  the 
Official  Journal  of  the   European  Communities.   This  Regulation  shall  be  binding  in  its 
entirety and directly applicable in all Member  States. 

Done at Brussels, 19 May 1998.  

For the Council 

The President  

G. BROWN 

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ANNEX A 

INDUSTRY 

(a) Scope  

This Annex applies to all activities listed in Sections C to E of N ACE, or as the case may 
be, to all products listed in Sections C to E of the CPA.  

(b) Observation unit  

1. Unless otherwise stated in paragraph 2 or decided otherwise according to the procedure 
in paragraph  3, the observation unit for all variables in this  Annex is the kind -of-activity 
unit. 

2. For enterprises with few persons employed in secondary activities the local unit or the 
enterprise may be used as the observation unit.  

3.  The  use  of  other  observation  units  can  be  decided  in  accordance  with  the  proc edure 
laid down in Article 18. 

(c) List of variables  

1. The statistics in this Annex comprise the following variables:  

Variable 

Name 

110 

120 

121 

122 

130 

131 

132 

210 

220 

230 

310 

311 

312 

340 

Production 

Turnover 

Domestic turnover  

Non-domestic turnover  

New orders received  

Domestic new  orders 

Non-domestic new orders  

Number of persons employed  

Hours worked  

Gross wages and salaries  

Output prices  

Output prices of the domestic market  

Output prices of the non -domestic market  

Import prices  

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2. The information on output prices for non -domestic markets (No 312) and import prices 
(No 340) may be compiled using unit values for products originating from foreign trade 
or  other  sources  only  if  there  is  no  significant  deterioration  in  quality  compared  to 
specific  price  information.  The  Commission  shall  determine,  in  accordance  with  the 
procedure laid down in Article 18, the conditions for assuring the necessary data quality.

3. Starting from the beginning of the first reference period the information on new orders  
(Nos 130, 131, 132) may be approximated by an alternative leading indicator, which may 
be calculated from   business  opinion  survey  data.  This  approximation  is  permitted  for  a 
period of five years from the date  of entry into force of the Regulation. This pe riod shall 
be extended for up to five more years unless  decided differently in accordance with the 
procedure laid down in Article 18.  

4.  Starting  from  the  beginning  of  the  first  reference  period  the  information  on  persons 
employed (No   210)  may  be  approxima ted by the number of employees (No 211). This 
approximation is permitted  for a peirod of five years from the date of entry into force of 
the  Regulation.  This  period  shall  be   extended  by  up  to  five  more  years  unless  decided 
differently in accordance with th e procedure laid  down in Article 18.  

5. The term `domestic' means the territorial area of the Member State in question.  

6.  The  information  on  production  (No  110)  is  not  required  for  Division  41  and  Group 
40.3 of NACE  Rev.1. 

7.  The  information  on  turnover  ( Nos  120,  121,  122)  is  not  required  for  NACE  Rev.1, 
Section E. 

8.  The  information  on  orders  (Nos  130,  131,  132)  is  only  required  for  the  following 
divisions of NACE   Rev.1: 17, 18, 21, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35. The list of 
NACE divisions could  be modified within three years from the date of entry into force of 
the Regulation in accordance with the procedure  laid down in Article 18.  

9. The information on output prices and import prices (Nos 310, 311, 312 and 340) is not 
required  for  the  following   groups  of  NACE  respectively  CPA:  12.0,  22.1,  23.3,  29.6, 
35.1,  35.3,  37.1,  37.2.  The  list  of  groups  may  be  revised  until  11  August  2008  in 
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.  

10. The variable on import prices (No 340) is calculated on t he basis of CPA products. 
The importing kind -of-activity units may be classified outside the activities of Sections C 
to E of NACE.  

(d) Form 

1. All of the variables are to be transmitted in an unadjusted form , if available. 

2. In addition, the production  variable (No 110)  and the hours-worked variable (No  220) 
are  to  be  transmitted  in  a  working -day  adjusted  form.   Wherever  other  variables  show 
working-day  effects,  Member  States  may  also  transmit  those  variables  in  working -day 
adjusted form. The list of vari ables to be transmitted in working -day adjusted form may 
be amended in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article  18. 

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3. In addition Member States may transmit the variables seasonally adjusted and may also 
transmit the  variables in the form of tre nd-cycles. Only if data are not transmitted in these 
forms, may the Commission (Eurostat) produce  and publish seasonally adjusted and trend 
cycle series for these variables.  

4. Variables Nos 110, 310, 311, 312 and  340 are to be transmitted as an index. All  other 
variables are to be transmitted either as an index or as absolute figures.  

(e) Reference period  

The following reference periods shall apply:  

Variable 

Reference period  

110 

120 

121 

122 

130 

131 

132 

210 

220 

230 

310 

311 

month 

month 

month 

month 

month 

month 

month 

at least quarter 

at least quarter 

at least quarter 

month 

month 

312 or 313  month 

340 

month 

(f) Level of detail  

1.  All  variables,  except  the  import  price  variable  (No  340),  are  to  be  transmitted  at  the 
Section (1 letter), Sub -section (2 letter) and Division 2 -digit level of NACE. The variable 
340 is to be reported at the Section (1 letter), Sub -section (2 letter) and Division  2-digit 
level of CPA. 

2. In addition, for Section D of NACE, the index of production (No 110) and the index of 
output prices (Nos 310, 311, 312) are to be transmitted at the 3 -digit and 4 -digit levels of 
NACE. The transmitted indices  for production and output prices  at the 3-digit and 4 -digit 
levels  must  represent  at  least  90  %  of  the   total  value  added  for  each  Memb er  State  of 
Section D of NACE in a given base year. The  variables need not be transmitted at these 

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detailed levels by those Member States whose total value  added of Section D of NACE in 
a given base year represents less than  4 % of the European  Community total. 

3. The variables transmitted at the 3 -digit and 4-digit levels of NACE Rev.1 are used to 
produce aggregated   indicators at these levels for the Community as a whole and for the 
group of Member States  participating in the single currency. These indicat ors may also be 
disseminated  at  3 -digit  and  4 -digit  levels  for  individual  Member  States  and  other 
groupings of Member States, where the Member States  concerned have indicated that the 
data are of sufficient quality.  

4.  In  addition,  all  variables  except  for the turnover and new orders variables (Nos  120, 
121,  122,  130,  131,  132)  are  to  be  transmitted  for  total  industry  defined  as  NACE 
Sections  C  to  E  and  the   main  industrial  groupings   (MIGs)  as  defined  in  Commission 
Regulation (EC) No 586/2001 (OJ L 86, 27.3. 2001, p. 11). 

5.  The  turnover  variables  (Nos  120,  121,  122)  are  to  be  transmitted  for  total  industry 
defined  as  NACE  Sections  C  and  D  and  the  MIGs  with  the  exception  of  the  main 
industrial grouping defined for energy -related activities.  

6.  The  new  orders  v ariables  (Nos  130,  131,  132)  are  to  be  transmitted  for  total 
manufacturing, Section D of NACE and a reduced set of MIGs calculated from covering 
the list of NACE Divisions defined in paragraph 8 under heading  (c) ("List of variables") 
of this Annex. 

7. The  import  price  variable  (No  340)  is  to  be  transmitted  for  total  industrial  products, 
Sections  C  to  E  of  CPA  and  MIGs  defined  in  accordance  with  Regulation  (EC)  No 
586/2001 from product groups of the CPA. This variable does not need to be transmitted 
by those Member States that have not adopted the euro as their currency.  

8. For the import price variable (No 340), the Commission may determine, in accordance 
with  the  procedure  laid  down  in  Article  18,  the  terms  for  applying  a  European  sample 
scheme as defined  in point (d) of the first subparagraph of Article  4(2). 

to 

the  distinction 

9.  The  variables  on  the  non -domestic  markets  (Nos  122,  132  and  312)  are  to  be 
transmitted  according 
into  euro -zone  and  non -euro-zone. 
The distinction is to be applied to the total i ndustry defined as NACE Sections  C to E, the 
MIGs,  the  Section  (1  letter),  Sub-section (2  letter)  and  Division  2 -digit  level  of  NACE. 
The  information  on  NACE  E  is  not  required  for  variable  122.  In  addition,  the  import 
price  variable  (No  340)  is  to  be  trans mitted  according  to  the  distinction  into  euro -zone 
and non-euro-zone. The distinction is to be applied to the total industry defined as CPA 
Sections C to E, the MIGs, the Section (1 letter), Sub -section (2 letter) and Division 2 -
digit  level  of  CPA.  For  the   distinction  into  the  euro-zone  and  non -euro-zone,  the 
Commission  may  determine,  in  accordance  with  the  procedure  laid  down  in  Article  18, 
the  terms  for  applying  European  sample  schemes  as  defined  in  point  (d)  of  the  first 
subparagraph  of  Article  4(2).  The  European  sample  scheme  may  limit  the  scope  of  the 
import  price  variable  to  the  import  of  products  from  non -euro-zone  countries.  The 
distinction into the euro -zone and non -euro-zone for the variables 122, 132, 312 and 340 
does not need to be transmitted by  those Member States that have not adopted the euro as 
their currency. 

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10. Those Member States whose value added in Sections C, D and E of NACE in a  given 
base year represents less than 1% of the European Community total only need to transmit 
data for total industry, MIGs, and NACE Section level, or CPA Section level.  

(g) Deadlines for data transmission  

1.  The  variables  shall  be  transmitted  by  the  following  deadlines  after  the  end  of  the 
reference period:  

Variable 

Deadlines 

110 

120 

121 

122 

130 

131 

132 

210 

220 

230 

310 

311 

312 

313 

340 

1 month and 10 calendar days 

2 months 

2 months 

2 months 

1 month and 20 calendar days  

1 month and 20 calendar days  

1 month and 20 calendar days  

2 months 

3 months 

3 months 

1 month and 15 calendar days  

1 month and 5 calendar days  

1 month and 5 calendar days  

1 month and 15 calendar days  

1 month and 15 calendar days  

2. The deadline may be up to 15 calendar days longer  for data on the NACE Group and 
Class levels or the CPA Group and Class levels. F or  those Member States   whose  value 
added in Sections C, D and E of NACE in a given base year represents less than 3 % of 
the  European   Community total , the deadline may be up to 15 calendar days longer for 
data  on  total  industry,  MIGs,  NACE  Section  and  Division  level  or  CPA  Sect ion  and 
Division level. 

(h) Pilot studies  

The priorities for the pilot studies are as follows:  

1.  assess the possibilities of earlier data transmission;  

2.  collect short-term information concerning births and deaths of enterprises;  

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3.  produce monthly employment in formation; 

4.  collect data on inventories;  

5.  provide information for more activities than listed in paragraphs 6 to 9 of Section C;  

6.  collect short-term investment information;  

7.  collect data on the stock of orders.  

(i) First reference period  

The first reference p eriod for which all variables are to be transmitted is January 1998 for 
monthly data  and the first quarter for quarterly data.  

The first reference period for the transmission of the distinction of the variables on the 
non-domestic markets into euro -zone and non-euro-zone is not later than January 2005.  

The first reference period for the variable 340 is not later than January 2006 on condition 
that a base year not later than 2005 is applied.  

(j) Transition period  

1.  For  the  production  variable  (No  110),  per sons  employed  and  the  hours  worked 
variables  (Nos  210,   220)  and  the  domestic  output  prices  variable  (No  311)  a  transition 
period of no longer than three   years from the date of entry into force of the Regulation 
may  be  conceded  in  accordance  with  the   procedure  laid  down  in  Article  18.  This 
transition  period  may  be  extended  by  a  further  two  years  in   accordance  with  the 
procedure laid down in Article 18.  

2. For all other variables a transition period of no longer than five years from the date of 
entry into force of the Regulation may be conceded in accordance with the procedure laid 
down in Article 18.  

3. A transition period ending on 11 August 2007 may be granted for the variable 340 and 
the distinction into the euro -zone and non -euro-zone for the variables 12 2, 132, 312 and 
340 in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.  

4. A transition period ending on 11 August 2007 may be granted for the changing of the 
deadlines  for  data  transmission  for  variable  110  in  accordance  with  the   procedure  laid 
down in Article 18. 

5. A transition period ending on 11 August 2006 may be granted for the changing of the 
deadlines  for  data  transmission  for  variable  210  in  accordance  with  the   procedure  laid 
down in Article 18. 

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ANNEX B 

CONSTRUCTION  

(a) Scope  

This Annex app lies to all activities listed in Section F of NACE Rev. 1.  

(b) Observation unit  

1.  Unless  otherwise  stated  in  paragraph  2  or  3  or  decided  otherwise  according  to  the 
procedure in  paragraph 4, the observation unit for all variables in this Annex is the kind -
of-activity unit. 

2. For enterprises with few persons employed in secondary activities the local unit or the 
enterprise may be used as the observation unit.  

3. Where appropriate, the statistics may be derived from information produced according 
to the classification of constructions (CC).  

4.  The  use  of  other  observation  units  can  be  decided  in  accordance  with  the  procedure 
laid down in Article 18. 

(c) List of variables  

1. The statistics in this Annex comprise the following variables:  

Variable 

Name 

110 

115 

116 

130 

135 

136 

210 

220 

230 

320 

321 

322 

411 

Production 

Production of building construction  

Production of civil engineering  

New orders received  

New orders received for building construction  

New orders received for civil engineering  

Number of persons employed  

Hours worked 

Gross wages and salaries  

Construction costs  

Material costs  

Labour costs 

Building permits: number of dwellings  

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412 
size measure  

Building permits: square metres of useful   floor area or alternative 

2. Starting from the beginning  of the first reference period, the information on new orders 
(No  130)  may  be  approximated  by  an  alternative  leading  indicator,  which  may  be 
calculated  from  business   opinion  survey  data.  This  approximation  is  permitted  for  a 
period of five years from the d ate of entry into force of the Regulation. The period shall 
be extended for up to five more years unless decided  differently in accordance with the 
procedure laid down in Article 18.  

3.  Starting  from  the  beginning  of  the  first  reference  period  the  informat ion  on  persons 
employed (No   210)  may  be  approximated  by  the  number  of  employees  (No  211).  This 
approximation is permitted  for a period of five years from the date of entry into force of 
the Regulation. The procedure shall be  extended for up to five more ye ars unless decided 
differently in accordance with the procedure laid  down in Article 18.  

4. The information on new orders variables (Nos 130, 135, 136) may be approximated by 
information on  building permits. Further approximations for these and other varia bles can 
be defined in accordance  with the procedure laid down in Article 18.  

5. Only if construction costs variables (Nos 320, 321, 322) are not available,  may they be 
approximated   by  the  output  prices  variable  (No  310).   This  practice  shall  be  permitted 
until 11 August 2010.  

6.  Member  States  shall  carry  out  studies  instituted  by  the  Commission  and  set  up  in 
consultation with the Member States. The studies shall be carried out taking into account 
the  benefits  of  collecting  the  data  in  relation  to  the  cost  o f  collection  and  burden  on 
business, in order to:  

(a)  assess  the  feasibility  of  a  quarterly  variable  of  output  prices  (No  310)  in 
construction; 

(b) define a suitable methodology for data collection and index calculation.  

The Commission shall no later than  11 August 2006 propose a definition to be applied to 
the output price variable.  

Member States shall submit a report to the Commission on the results of the studies no 
later than 11 August 2007.  

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 1 8, the Commission shall 
decide  no  later  than  11  August  200 8  whether  to  invoke  Article  17(b)  to  replace  the 
construction costs variable with the output price variable with effect from base year 2010.

(d) Form 

1. All of the variables are to be transmitted i n an unadjusted form , if available. 

2.  In  addition,  t he  variables  on  production  (No  110 ,  115,  116)  and  the  hours  worked 
variable  (No  220)  are   to  be  transmitted  in  working -day  adjusted  form.   Wherever  other 
variables show working -day effects, Member States m ay also transmit those variables in 

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working-day  adjusted  form.  The  list  of  variables  to  be  transmitted  in  working -day 
adjusted form may be amended in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.

3. In addition Member States may transmit the varia bles seasonally adjusted and may also 
transmit the  variables in the form of trend -cycles. Only if data are not transmitted in these 
forms,  may  the  Commission  (Eurostat)  produce  and  publish  seasonally  adjusted  and 
trend-cycle series for the variables.  

4. Variables 110, 115, 116, 320, 321 and 322 are to be transmitted as an index.  Variables 
411  and  412  are  to  be  transmitted  as  absolute  figures.  All  other  variables  are  to  be 
transmitted either  as an index or as absolute figures.  

(e) Reference period  

A  reference  period  of  a  month  shall  apply  to  variables  110,  115  and  116.  A  reference 
period of at least a quarter shall apply to all  other variables in this Annex.  

Those  Member  States  whose  value  added  in  Section  F  of  NACE  in  a  given  base  year 
represents less than  1% of the European Community total need only supply variables 110, 
115 and 116 with a reference period of a quarter. 

(f) Level of detail  

1. The variables Nos 110, 130, 210, 220 and 230 are to be transmitted at least at the two -
digit level of NACE Rev. 1.  

2. The new orders variables (Nos 130, 135 and 136) are required only for groups 45.1 and 
45.2 of NACE  Rev. 1. 

3.  Construction  costs  variables  (Nos  320,  321  and  322)  are  only  mandatory  for  new 
residential buildings  excluding residencies for communities.  

4.  The  building  permits  variable  (No  411)  covers  only  new  residential  buildings 
(excluding residencies  for communities) and is to be broken down between:  

(i) 

(ii) 

one-dwelling residential buildings;  

two- and more dwelling residential buildings.  

5. The buildin g permits variable (No 412) covers only buildings and is to be broken down 
between: 

(i) 

(ii) 

(iii) 

(iv) 

(v) 

one-dwelling residential buildings;  

two- and more dwelling residential buildings;  

residencies for communities;  

office buildings;  

other buildings.  

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6. Those Member States whose value added in Section F of NACE in a given base year 
represents less than 1% of the European Community total only need to transmit data for 
total construction (NACE Section level).  

(g) Deadlines for data transmission  

1.  The  variables  shall  be  transmitted  by  the  following  deadlines  after  the  end  of  the 
reference period:  

Variable 

Deadline 

110 

115 

116 

130 

135 

136 

210 

220 

230 

320 

321 

322 

411 

412 

1 month and 15 calendar days   

1 month and 15 calendar days  

1 month and 15 calendar days  

3 months 

3 months 

3 months 

2 months 

3 months 

3 months 

3 months 

3 months 

3 months 

3 months 

3 months 

2.  The  deadline  may  be  up  to  15  calendar  days  longer  for  those  Member  States  whose 
total value added  in Section F of NACE Rev.1 in a given bas e year represents less than 3 
% of the Community total.  

(h) Pilot studies  

The priorities for the pilot studies are as follows:  

1.  break down production (No 110) into new work and repair and maintenance;  

2.  break down the variables Nos 210, 220 and 230 into buil ding and civil engineering;  

3.  provide cost information (Nos 320, 321 and 322) for other types of construction than 

residential buildings as well as for repair and maintenance work;  

4.  break down the production of building construction (No 115) into residential  and non-

residential buildings; 

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5.  provide short -term investment information;  

6.  provide short -term information concerning births and deaths of enterprises.  

(i) First reference year  

The first reference period for which all variables are to be transmitted is Janu ary 1998 for 
monthly data  and the first quarter 1998 for quarterly data.  

The  first  reference  period  for  the  transmission  of  variables  110,  115,  and  116  with  a 
monthly reference period is not later than January 2005.  

(j) Transition period  

1.  For  the  produc tion  variable  (No  110)  and  the  persons  employed  and  hours  worked 
variables  (Nos  210   and  220)  a  transition  period  of  no  longer  than  three  years  from  the 
date  of  entry  into  force  of  the   Regulation  may  be  conceded  in  accordance  with  the 
procedure laid down in  Article 18. This transition   period  may  be  extended  by  a  further 
two years in accordance with the procedure laid down in  Article 18. 

2. For all other variables a transition period of no longer than five years from the date of 
entry into force  of the Regulation may be conceded in accordance with the procedure laid 
down in Article 18.  

3. A transition period ending on 11 August 2007 may be granted for the amendment of 
the reference period for variables 110, 115, and 116 in accordance with the procedure laid 
down in Article 18.  

4. A transition period ending on 11 August 2007 may be granted for the changing of the 
deadlines  for  data  transmission  for  variables  110,  115,  116  and  210  in  accordance  with 
the procedure laid down in Article 18.  

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5.  provide short -term investment information;  

6.  provide short -term information concerning births and deaths of enterprises.  

(i) First reference year  

The first reference period for which all variables are to be transmitted is Janu ary 1998 for 
monthly data  and the first quarter 1998 for quarterly data.  

The  first  reference  period  for  the  transmission  of  variables  110,  115,  and  116  with  a 
monthly reference period is not later than January 2005.  

(j) Transition period  

1.  For  the  produc tion  variable  (No  110)  and  the  persons  employed  and  hours  worked 
variables  (Nos  210   and  220)  a  transition  period  of  no  longer  than  three  years  from  the 
date  of  entry  into  force  of  the   Regulation  may  be  conceded  in  accordance  with  the 
procedure laid down in  Article 18. This transition   period  may  be  extended  by  a  further 
two years in accordance with the procedure laid down in  Article 18. 

2. For all other variables a transition period of no longer than five years from the date of 
entry into force  of the Regulation may be conceded in accordance with the procedure laid 
down in Article 18.  

3. A transition period ending on 11 August 2007 may be granted for the amendment of 
the reference period for variables 110, 115, and 116 in accordance with the procedure laid 
down in Article 18.  

4. A transition period ending on 11 August 2007 may be granted for the changing of the 
deadlines  for  data  transmission  for  variables  110,  115,  116  and  210  in  accordance  with 
the procedure laid down in Article 18.  

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ANNEX C 

RETAIL TRADE A ND REPAIR  

(a) Scope  

This Annex applies to the activities listed in Division 52 of NACE Rev. 1.  

(b) Observation unit  

1. The observation unit for all variables in this Annex is the enterprise.  

2.  The  use  of  other  observation  units  can  be  decided  in  accorda nce with the procedure 
laid down in Article 18. 

(c) List of variables  

1. The statistics in this Annex comprise the following variables:  

Variable 

Name 

120 

210 

330 

Turnover 

Number of persons employed  

Deflator of sales  

2.  The  information  on  the  volume  of   sales  (No  123)  may  be  produced  instead  of  the 
deflator of sales  (No 330). 

3.  Starting  from  the  beginning  of  the  first  reference  period  the  information  on  persons 
employed (No   210)  may  be  approximated  by  the  number  of  employees  (No  211).  This 
approximation  is permitted  for a period of five years from the date of entry into force of 
the Regulation. This period shall be   extended  for  up  to  five  more  years  unless  decided 
differently in accordance with the procedure laid  down in Article 18.  

4.  Member  States  shal l  carry  out  studies  instituted  by  the  Commission  and  set  up  in 
consultation with the Member States. The studies shall be carried out taking into account 
the  benefits  of  collecting  the  data  in  relation  to  the  cost  of  collection  and  burden  on 
business, in order to: 

(a)  assess  the  feasibility  of  transmitting  a  quarterly  variable  of  hours  worked 
(No 220) for retail trade and repair;  

(b)  assess  the  feasibility  of  transmitting  a  quarterly  variable  of  gross  wages  and 
salaries (No 230) for retail trade and repair;  

(c) define a suitable methodology for data collection and index calculation.  

Member States shall submit a report on the results of the studies to the Commission no 
later than 11 August 2007.  

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Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article  18,  the Commission shall 
decide no later than 11 August 2008 whether to invoke Article 17(b), so as to include the 
variable hours worked (No 220) and the variable gross wages and salaries (No  230) with 
effect from the base year 2010.  

(d) Form 

1. All variables  are to be transmitted in an unadjusted form , if available . 

2. The turnover variable (No 120) and the volume of sales variable (No 123) are also to 
be transmitted in  a working-day adjusted form.  Wherever other variables show working -
day  effects,  Member  Sta tes  may  also  transmit  those  variables  in  working -day  adjusted 
form.  The  list  of  variables  to  be  transmitted  in  working -day  adjusted  form  may  be 
amended in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article  18. 

3. In addition Member States may transmit the  variables seasonally adjusted and may also 
transmit the  variables in the form of trend -cycles. Only if data are not transmitted in these 
forms,  then  Eurostat   may  produce  seasonally  adjusted  and  trend -cycle  series  for  these 
variables. 

4. All variables are t o be transmitted either as an index or as absolute figures.  

(e) Reference period  

The following reference periods shall apply:  

Variable 

Reference period  

120 

210 

month 

quarter 

330 or 123  month 

(f) Level of detail  

1. The turnover variable (No 120) and the  deflator of sales/volume of sales variables (No 
330/123) are to  be transmitted according to the levels of detail defined in paragraphs 2, 3 
and 4. The number of  persons employed variable (No 210) is to be transmitted according 
to the level of detail defin ed in paragraph 4.  

2. Detailed level regrouping NACE Rev. 1 classes and groups:  

Class 52.11; 

Class 52.12; 

Group 52.2; 

Group 52.3; 

sum of Classes 52.41, 52.42 and 52.43;  

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sum of Classes 52.44, 52.45 and 52.46;  

sum of Classes 52.47 and 52.48;  

Class 52.61. 

3. Aggregate levels regrouping NACE Rev. 1 classes and groups:  

sum of Class 52.11 and Group 52.2;  

sum of Class 52.12 and Groups 52.3 to 52.6;  

sum of Groups 52.1 to 52.6.  

4. Division 52  

Member States whose value added for Group 52.7 represents less than 5 % of  their value 
added for Division 52 in a given base year may approximate Division 52 by the sum of 
Groups 52.1 to 52.6.  

5.  Those  Member  States  whose  turnover  in  Division  52  of  NACE  in  a  given  base  year 
represents  less  than  1%  of  the  European  Community  total ,  need  only  transmit  the 
turnover  variable  (No  120)  and  the  deflator  of  sales/volume  of  sales  variables  (No 
330/123) according to the levels of detail defined in paragraphs 3 and 4.  

(g) Deadlines for data transmission  

1.  The  variables  shall  be  transmitted   for  turnover  (No  120)  and  the  deflator  of 
sales/volume of sales (No 330/123)  within two months at the levels of detail specified in 
paragraph  2 under heading (f) of this Annex.  The deadline may be up to  15 days longer 
for those Member States whose  turnover in Division  52 in a given base year represents 
less than 3 % of the European Community total.  

2.  The  variables  shall  be  transmitted  for  turnover  (No  120)  and  the  deflator  of 
sales/volume of sales (No 330/123) within one month for the level of detail spec ified in 
paragraphs  3  and  4  under  heading  (f)  of  this  Annex.  Member  States  may  choose  to 
participate  for  the  turnover  and  deflator  of  sales/volume  of  sales  variables  Nos  120  and 
330/123 with contributions according to the allocation of a European sample sc heme as 
defined in point (d) of the first subparagraph of Article  4(2). The terms of the allocation 
are to be determined in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.  

3. The number of persons employed variable shall be transmitted within 2 mont hs after 
the  end  of  the  reference  period.  The  deadline  may  be  up  to  15  days  longer  for  those 
Member States whose turnover in Division 52 in a given base year represents less than 
3% of the European Community total.  

(h) Pilot studies  

The priorities for the  pilot studies are as follows:  

1.  provide a more detailed activity breakdown;  

2.  collect information on the number of employees;  

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3.  use the kind -of-activity unit as observation unit;  

4.  collect short-term information on the births and deaths of enterprises.  

(i) First reference year  

The first reference period for which all variables are to be transmitted is January 1998 for 
monthly data  and the first quarter 1998 for quarterly data.  

(j) Transition period  

1. For the persons employed variable (No 210) a transition perio d of no longer than three 
years may be  conceded in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18. This 
transition  period  may  be   extended  by  a  further  two  years  in  accordance  with  the 
procedure laid down in Article 18.  

2. For the turnover variable ( No 120) at the levels of detail specified in paragraph 3 of 
Section F a  transition period of no longer than two years may be conceded in accordance 
with procedures laiddown in Article 18.  

3. For the turnover variable (No 120) at the level of detail specifi ed in paragraphs 2 and 4 
of Section F and the deflator of sales/volume of sales (No 330/123) a transition period of 
no  longer  than  five  years   may  be  conceded  from  the  date  of  entry  into  force  of  the 
Regulation in accordance with the procedure  laid down in Article 18. 

4.  A  transition  period  ending  no  later  than  11  August  2006  may  be  granted  for  the 
changing of the deadlines for data transmission of the variable 210 in accordance with the 
procedure laid down in Article 18.  

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ANNEX D 

OTHER SERVICES  

(a) Scope  

This Annex applies to all activities listed in Divisions 50 and 51 and Sections H, I, J, K, 
M, N and O of NACE Rev. 1.  

(b) Observation unit  

1. The observation unit for all variables in this Annex is the enterprise.  

2.  The  use  of  other  observation  units  ca n  be  decided  in  accordance  with  the  procedure 
laid down in Article 18. 

(c) List of variables  

1. The statistics in this Annex comprise the following variables:  

Variables 

Name 

120 

210 

310 

Turnover 

Number of persons employed  

Output prices  

2.  Starting  fro m  the  beginning  of  the  first  reference  period  the  information  on  persons 
employed (No   210)  may  be  approximated  by  the  number  of  employees  (No  211).  This 
approximation is permitted  for a period of five years from the date of entry into force of 
the  Regulation.  The  period  shall  be   extended  by  up  to  five  more  years  unless  decided 
differently in accordance with the procedure laid  down in Article 18.  

3.  The  output  price  variable  (No  310)  covers  services  delivered  to  customers  that  are 
enterprises or persons repr esenting enterprises.  

4.  Member  States  shall  carry  out  studies  instituted  by  the  Commission  and  set  up  in 
consultation with the Member States. The studies shall be carried out taking into account 
the  benefits  of  collecting  the  data  in  relation  to  the  cost  of  collection  and  burden  on 
business, in order to:  

(a) assess the feasibility of transmitting a quarterly variable of hours worked (No 
220) for other services;  

(b)  assess  the  feasibility  of  transmitting  a  quarterly  variable  of  gross  wages  and 
salaries (No 230) for other services;  

(c) define a suitable methodology for data collection and index calculation;  

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(d) define a suitable level of detail. The data shall be broken down by economic 
activities defined by NACE Sections and by further dis -aggregations, not  beyond 
the level of NACE Divisions (two -digit level) or groupings of Divisions.  

Member States shall submit a report on the results of the studies to the Commission not 
later than 11 August 2007.  

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article  18, the Commission shall 
decide no later than 11 August 2008 whether to invoke Article 17(b) so as to include the 
variable hours worked (No 220) and the variable gross wages and salaries (No 230) with 
effect from base year 2010.  

(d) Form 

1. All of the variables are to be transmitted in an unadjusted form , if available. 

2. The turnover variable (No 120 ) is also to be transmitted in   working-day adjusted form.  
Wherever  other  variables  show  working -day  effects,  Member  States  may  also  transmit 
those  variables  in  working-day  adjusted  form.  The  list  of  variables  to  be  transmitted  in 
working-day adjusted form may be amended in accordance with the procedure laid down 
in Article 18. 

3. In addition Member States may transmit the variables seasonally adjusted and may  also 
transmit the  variables in the form of trend cycles. Only if data are not transmitted in these 
forms,  may  the   Commission  (Eurostat)  produce  seasonally  adjusted  and  trend -cycle 
series for these variables.  

4. The output price variable (No 310) is to be t ransmitted as an index.  All other variables 
are to be transmitted as an index or as absolute figures.  

(e) Reference period  

A reference period of a quarter shall apply to all variables in this Annex.  

Member  States  shall  carry  out  studies  instituted  by  the  Commission  and  set  up  in 
consultation with the Member States. The studies shall be carried out taking into account 
the benefits of a reduced reference period in relation to the cost of collection and burden 
on business in order to assess the feasibility of  reducing the reference period of a quarter 
for the turnover variable (No 120) to a reference period of a month.  

Member States shall submit a report on the results of the studies to the Commission no 
later than 11 August 2007.  

Acting in accordance with the  procedure laid down in Article 18, the Commission shall 
decide no later than 11 August 2007 whether to invoke Article 17(d) in connection with a 
revision of the frequency of compilation of the turnover variable.  

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(f) Level of detail  

1.  The  turnover  vari able  (No  120)  is  to  be  transmitted  according  to  the  following 
groupings of NACE  Rev. 1: 

sum of 50.1, 50.3, 50.4;  

50.2; 

50.5; 

51, 64 each at three -digit; 

50, 60, 61, 62, 63, 72 each at two -digit; 

sum of 74.11, 74.12, 74.13, 74.14;  

sum of 74.2, 74.3;  

74.4 to 74.8 each at three -digit. 

2. The persons employed variable (No 210) is to be transmitted at the two -digit level of 
NACE Rev. 1  for Divisions 50, 51, 55, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 72 and 74.  

3.  For  Divisions  50,  51,  64  and  74  of  NACE,  the  turnover  variable  need  only  be 
transmitted at  the 2 digit level by those Member States whose  turnover in those divisions 
of NACE in a given base year represents less than  4 % of the European Community total.  

4. For Section I of NACE, the  number of  persons employed variable (No  210) need only 
be  transmitted  at   Section  level  by  those  Member  States  whose  total  value  added  in 
Section I in a given base year represents  less than 4 % of the European Community total.  

5.  The  output  price  variable  (No  310)  is  to  be  transmitted  according  to   the  following 
activities and groupings of NACE:  

60.24, 63.11, 63.12, 64.11, 64.12 at 4 digits;  

61.1, 62.1, 64.2 at 3 digits;  

72.1 to 72.6 at 3 digits;  

sum of 74.11 to 74.14;  

sum of 74.2 and 74.3;  

74.4 to 74.7 at 3 digits.  

NACE 74.4 may be indicated approx imately by advertising placements.  

NACE 74.5 covers the total price of labour recruited and personnel provided.  

6. The list of activities and groupings may be amended no later than 11 August 2008 in 
accordance with the procedure laid down in Article  18. 

7.  For  Division  72,  the  output  price  variable  (No  310)  need  only  be  transmitted  at  the 
2 digit  level  by  those  Member  States  whose  turnover  in  those  divisions  of  NACE  in  a 
given base year represents less than 4% of the European Community total.  

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(g) Deadlines for data transmission  

The  variables  shall,  after  the  end  of  the  reference  period,  be  transmitted  within  the 
following deadlines:  

Variable 

Deadlines 

120 

210 

310 

2 months 

2 months 

3 months 

(h) Pilot studies  

The priorities for the pilot studies are as f ollows: 

1. collect wages and salary information;  

2. collect information on deflators;  

3. assess the feasibility and relevance of collection data on:  

(i) travel agents NACE Rev. 1 Group 63.3;  

(ii) real estate NACE Rev. 1 Division 70;  

(iii) renting activity  NACE Rev. 1 Division 71;  

(iv) research and development NACE Rev. 1 Division 73;  

(v) management activities of holding companies NACE Rev. 1 Class 74.15;  

(vi) NACE Rev. 1 Sections J, M, N and O;  

4. produce a more detailed breakdown;  

5. assess the possibility  of earlier data transmission;  

6. collect information on the number of employees;  

7. use the kind -of-activity unit as observation unit;  

8. collect short -term information on the births and deaths of enterprises.  

(i) First reference period  

The first referen ce period for which all variables are to be transmitted is the first quarter 
1998. 

The first reference period for transmission of the output price variable No 310 is not later 
than the first quarter of 2006. A derogation of a further year may be granted fo r the first 
reference period in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18, on condition 
that a base year not later than 2006 is applied.  

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(j) Transition period  

For all variables a transition period of five years may be conceded from the date o f entry 
into force of the  Regulation in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18.  

A  transition  period  ending  no  later  than  11  August  2008  may  be  granted  for  variable 
No 310  in  accordance  with  the  procedure  laid  down  in  Article  18.  A  further  tr ansition 
period  of  one  year  may  be  granted  for  the  implementation  of  variable  No  310  for  the 
NACE Divisions  63 and 74 in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 18. In 
addition  to  those  transition  periods,  a  further  transition  period  of  one  year   may  be 
granted,  in  accordance  with  the  procedure  laid  down  in  Article  18,  to  those  Member 
States whose turnover in the NACE activities referred to under heading (a) "Scope" in a 
given base year represents less than 1% of the European Community total.  

A transition period ending no later than 11 August 2006 may be granted for the changing 
of the deadlines for data transmission for the variables 120 and 210 in accordance with 
the procedure laid down in Article 18.  

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6.  Statistical classification of 

Economic Activities in the European 
Community (NACE Rev.1.1) 

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 NACE Rev.1.1 

Description 
Agriculture, hunting and forestry 
Agriculture, hunting and related service activities 
Growing of crops; market gardening; horticulture 

Agricultural and animal husbandry service activities, except veterinary activities ; landscape gardening 

Farming of animals 
Farming of cattle, dairy farming 
Farming of sheep, goats, horses, asses, mules and hinnies 
Farming of swine 
Farming of poultry 

A 
01 
01.1 
01.11  Growing of cereals and other crops n.e.c. 
01.12  Growing of vegetables, horticultural specialities and nursery products 
01.13  Growing of fruit, nuts, beverage and spice crops 
01.2 
01.21 
01.22 
01.23 
01.24 
01.25  Other farming of animals 
Growing of crops combined with farming of animals (mixed farming) 
01.3 
01.30  Growing of crops combined with farming of animals (mixed farming) 
01.4 
01.41  Agricultural service activities ; landscape gardening 
01.42  Animal husbandry service activities, except veterinary activities 
01.5 
Hunting, trapping and game propagation including related service activities 
01.50  Hunting, trapping and game propagation including related service activities 
02 
02.0 
02.01 
02.02 
B 
05 
05.0 
05.01 
05.02 
C 
CA 
10 
10.1  Mining and agglomeration of hard coal 
10.10  Mining and agglomeration of hard coal 
10.2  Mining and agglomeration of lignite 
10.20  Mining and agglomeration of lignite 
Extraction and agglomeration of peat 
10.3 
Extraction and agglomeration of peat 
10.30 
Extraction  of  crude  petroleum  and  natural  gas;  service  activities  incidental  to  oil  and  gas  extraction 
11 
excluding surveying 
Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas 
11.1 
Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas 
11.10 
Service activities incidental to oil and gas extraction excluding surveying 
11.2 
Service activities incidental to oil and gas extraction excluding surveying 
11.20 
12 
Mining of uranium and thorium ores 
12.0  Mining of uranium and thorium ores 
12.00  Mining of uranium and thorium ores 
CB 
13 
13.1  Mining of iron ores 
13.10  Mining of iron ores 

Forestry, logging and related service activities 
Forestry, logging and related service activities 
Forestry and logging 
Forestry and logging related service activities 
Fishing 
Fishing, fish farm ing and related; service activities  
Fishing,  fish farm ing and related; service activities  
Fishing 
Fish farming 
Mining and quarrying 
Mining and quarrying of energy producing materials 
Mining of coal and lignite; extraction of peat 

Mining and quarrying except energy producing materials 
Mining of metal ores 

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Quarrying of sand and clay 

Other mining and quarrying 
Quarrying of stone 

Manufacturing 
Manufacture of food products; beverages and tobacco 
Manufacture of food products and beverages 
Production, processing, preserving of meat, meat products 
Production and preserving of meat 
Production and preserving of poultry meat 
Production of meat and poultry meat products 
Processing and preserving of fish and fish products 
Processing and preserving of fish and fish products 
Processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables 
Processing and preserving of potatoes 

13.2  Mining of non-ferrous metal ores, except uranium and thorium ores 
13.20  Mining of non-ferrous metal ores, except uranium and thorium ores 
14 
14.1 
14.11  Quarrying of ornamental and building stone  
14.12  Quarrying of limestone, gypsum and chalk 
14.13  Quarrying of slate 
14.2 
14.21  Operation of gravel and sand pits 
14.22  Mining of clays and kaolin 
14.3  Mining of chemical and fertilizer minerals 
14.30  Mining of chemical and fertilizer minerals 
Production of salt 
14.4 
Production of salt 
14.40 
Other mining and quarrying n.e.c. 
14.5 
14.50  Other mining and quarrying n.e.c. 
D 
DA 
15 
15.1 
15.11 
15.12 
15.13 
15.2 
15.20 
15.3 
15.31 
15.32  Manufacture of fruit and vegetable juice 
15.33 
15.4  Manufacture of vegetable and animal oils and fats 
15.41  Manufacture of crude oils and fats 
15.42  Manufacture of refined oils and fats 
15.43  Manufacture of margarine and similar edible fats 
15.5  Manufacture of dairy products 
15.51  Operation of dairies and cheese making 
15.52  Manufacture of ice cream 
15.6  Manufacture of grain mill products, starches and starch products 
15.61  Manufacture of grain mill products 
15.62  Manufacture of starches and starch products 
15.7  Manufacture of prepared animal feeds 
15.71  Manufacture of prepared feeds for farm animals 
15.72  Manufacture of prepared pet foods 
15.8  Manufacture of other food products 
15.81  Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes 
15.82  Manufacture of rusks and biscuits; manufacture of preserved pastry goods and cakes 
15.83  Manufacture of sugar 
15.84  Manufacture of cocoa; chocolate and sugar confectionery 
15.85  Manufacture of macaroni, noodles, couscous and similar farinaceous products 
15.86 
15.87  Manufacture of condiments and seasonings 
15.88  Manufacture of homogenized food preparations and dietetic food 
15.89  Manufacture of other food products n.e.c. 

Processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables n.e.c. 

Processing of tea and coffee 

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15.9  Manufacture of beverages 
15.91  Manufacture of distilled potable alcoholic beverages 
Production of ethyl alcohol from fermented materials 
15.92 
15.93  Manufacture of wines 
15.94  Manufacture of cider and other fruit wines 
15.95  Manufacture of other non-distilled fermented beverages 
15.96  Manufacture of beer 
15.97  Manufacture of malt 
Production of mineral waters and soft drinks 
15.98 
16 
Manufacture of tobacco products 
16.0  Manufacture of tobacco products 
16.00  Manufacture of tobacco products 
DB 
17 
17.1 
17.11 
17.12 
17.13 
17.14 
17.15 

Silk-type weaving 

Finishing of textiles 
Finishing of textiles 

Preparation and spinning of other textile fibres 
Textile weaving 

Manufacture of textiles and textile products 
Manufacture of textiles 
Preparation and spinning of textile fibres 
Preparation and spinning of cotton-type fibres 
Preparation and spinning of woollen-type fibres 
Preparation and spinning of worsted-type fibres 
Preparation and spinning of flax-type fibres 
Throwing  and  preparation  of  silk,  including  from  noils,  and  throwing  and  texturing  of  synthetic  or 
artificial filament yarns 
17.16  Manufacture of sewing threads 
17.17 
17.2 
17.21  Cotton-type weaving 
17.22  Woollen-type weaving 
17.23  Worsted-type weaving 
17.24 
17.25  Other textile weaving 
17.3 
17.30 
17.4  Manufacture of made-up textile articles, except apparel 
17.40  Manufacture of made-up textile articles, except apparel 
17.5  Manufacture of other textiles 
17.51  Manufacture of carpets and rugs 
17.52  Manufacture of cordage, rope, twine and netting 
17.53  Manufacture of non-wovens and articles made from non-wovens, except apparel 
17.54  Manufacture of other textiles n.e.c. 
17.6  Manufacture of knitted and crocheted fabrics 
17.60  Manufacture of knitted and crocheted fabrics 
17.7  Manufacture of knitted and crocheted articles 
17.71  Manufacture of knitted and crocheted hosiery 
17.72  Manufacture of knitted and crocheted pullovers, cardigans and similar articles 
18 
18.1  Manufacture of leather clothes 
18.10  Manufacture of leather clothes 
18.2  Manufacture of other wearing apparel and accessories 
18.21  Manufacture of workwear 
18.22  Manufacture of other outerwear 
18.23  Manufacture of underwear 
18.24  Manufacture of other wearing apparel and accessories n.e.c. 
18.3 

Dressing and dyeing of fur; manufacture of articles of fur 

Manufacture of wearing apparel; dressing; dyeing of fur 

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Manufacture of leather and leather products 
Tanning, dressing of leather; manufacture of luggage 
Tanning and dressing of leather 
Tanning and dressing of leather 

18.30  Dressing and dyeing of fur; manufacture of articles of fur 
DC 
19 
19.1 
19.10 
19.2  Manufacture of luggage, handbags and the like, saddler 
19.20  Manufacture of luggage, handbags and the like, saddler 
19.3  Manufacture of footwear 
19.30  Manufacture of footwear 
DD 
20 

Manufacture of wood and wood products 
Manufacture  of  wood  and of  products  of  wood  and  cork,  except  furniture;  manufacture  of  articles  of 
straw and plaiting materials 
Sawmilling and planing of wood, impregnation of wood 
Sawmilling and planing of wood, impregnation of wood 

20.1 
20.10 
20.2  Manufacture  of  veneer  sheets;  manufacture  of  plywood,  laminboard,  particle  board,  fibre  board  and 

other panels and boards 

20.20  Manufacture  of  veneer  sheets;  manufacture  of  plywood,  laminboard,  particle  board,  fibre  board  and 

other panels and boards 

Manufacture of pulp, paper and paper products; publishing and printing 
Manufacture of pulp, paper and paper products 

20.3  Manufacture of builders' carpentry and joinery 
20.30  Manufacture of builders' carpentry and joinery 
20.4  Manufacture of wooden containers 
20.40  Manufacture of wooden containers 
20.5  Manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork, straw and plaiting materials 
20.51  Manufacture of other products of wood 
20.52  Manufacture of articles of cork, straw and plaiting materials 
DE 
21 
21.1  Manufacture of pulp, paper and paperboard 
21.11  Manufacture of pulp 
21.12  Manufacture of paper and paperboard 
21.2  Manufacture of articles of paper and paperboard 
21.21  Manufacture of corrugated paper and paperboard and of containers of paper and paperboard 
21.22  Manufacture of household and sanitary goods and of toilet requisites 
21.23  Manufacture of paper stationery 
21.24  Manufacture of wallpaper 
21.25  Manufacture of other articles of paper and paperboard n.e.c. 
Publishing, printing, reproduction of recorded media 
22 
Publishing 
22.1 
Publishing of books 
22.11 
Publishing of newspapers 
22.12 
Publishing of journals and periodicals 
22.13 
Publishing of sound recordings 
22.14 
22.15  Other publishing 
Printing and service activities related to printing 
22.2 
Printing of newspapers 
22.21 
Printing n.e.c. 
22.22 
22.23  Bookbinding  
 Pre-press activities 
22.24 
 Ancillary activities related to printing 
22.25 
Reproduction of recorded media 
22.3 
22.31  Reproduction of sound recording 
22.32  Reproduction of video recording 

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Description 

Manufacture of coke, refined petroleum products and nuclear fuel 
Manufacture of coke, refined petroleum products and nuclear fuel 

Processing of nuclear fuel 
Processing of nuclear fuel 
Manufacture of chemicals, chemical products and man-made fibres 
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 

22.33  Reproduction of computer media 
DF 
23 
23.1  Manufacture of coke oven products 
23.10  Manufacture of coke oven products 
23.2  Manufacture of refined petroleum products 
23.20  Manufacture of refined petroleum products 
23.3 
23.30 
DG 
24 
24.1  Manufacture of basic chemicals 
24.11  Manufacture of industrial gases 
24.12  Manufacture of dyes and pigments 
24.13  Manufacture of other inorganic basic chemicals 
24.14  Manufacture of other organic basic chemicals 
24.15  Manufacture of fertilizers and nitrogen compounds 
24.16  Manufacture of plastics in primary forms 
24.17  Manufacture of synthetic rubber in primary forms 
24.2  Manufacture of pesticides and other agro-chemical products 
24.20  Manufacture of pesticides and other agro-chemical products 
24.3  Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics 
24.30  Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics 
24.4  Manufacture of pharmaceuticals, medicinal chemicals and botanical products 
24.41  Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products 
24.42  Manufacture of pharmaceutical preparations 
24.5  Manufacture  of  soap  and  detergents,  cleaning  and  polishing  preparations,  perfumes  and  toilet 

preparations 

24.51  Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations 
24.52  Manufacture of perfumes and toilet preparations 
24.6  Manufacture of other chemical products 
24.61  Manufacture of explosives 
24.62  Manufacture of glues and gelatines 
24.63  Manufacture of essential oils 
24.64  Manufacture of photographic chemical material 
24.65  Manufacture of prepared unrecorded media 
24.66  Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c. 
24.7  Manufacture of man-made fibres 
24.70  Manufacture of man-made fibres 
DH 
25 
25.1  Manufacture of rubber products 
25.11  Manufacture of rubber tyres and tubes 
25.12  Retreading and rebuilding of rubber tyres 
25.13  Manufacture of other rubber products 
25.2  Manufacture of plastic products 
25.21  Manufacture of plastic plates, sheets, tubes and profiles 
25.22  Manufacture of plastic packing goods 
25.23  Manufacture of builders' ware of plastic 
25.24  Manufacture of other plastic products 
DI 
26 

Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 

Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 

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Shaping and processing of flat glass 

26.1  Manufacture of glass and glass products 
26.11  Manufacture of flat glass 
26.12 
26.13  Manufacture of hollow glass 
26.14  Manufacture of glass fibres 
26.15  Manufacture and processing of other glass, including technical glassware 
26.2  Manufacture  of  non-refractory  ceramic  goods  other  than  for  construction  purposes;  manufacture  of 

refractory ceramic products 

26.21  Manufacture of ceramic household and ornamental articles 
26.22  Manufacture of ceramic sanitary fixtures 
26.23  Manufacture of ceramic insulators and insulating fittings 
26.24  Manufacture of other technical ceramic products 
26.25  Manufacture of other ceramic products 
26.26  Manufacture of refractory ceramic products 
26.3  Manufacture of ceramic tiles and flags 
26.30  Manufacture of ceramic tiles and flags 
26.4  Manufacture of bricks, tiles and construction products 
26.40  Manufacture of bricks, tiles and construction products 
26.5  Manufacture of cement, lime and plaster 
26.51  Manufacture of cement 
26.52  Manufacture of lime 
26.53  Manufacture of plaster 
26.6  Manufacture of articles of concrete, plaster, cement 
26.61  Manufacture of concrete products for construction purposes 
26.62  Manufacture of plaster products for construction purposes 
26.63  Manufacture of ready-mixed concrete 
26.64  Manufacture of mortars 
26.65  Manufacture of fibre cement 
26.66  Manufacture of other articles of concrete, plaster and cement 
26.7 
Cutting, shaping and finishing of ornamental and building stone 
26.70  Cutting, shaping and finishing of ornamental and building stone 
26.8  Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 
26.81 
26.82  Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products n.e.c. 
Manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products 
DJ 
27 
Manufacture of basic metals 
27.1  Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys  
27.10  Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys  
27.2  Manufacture of tubes 
27.21  Manufacture of cast iron tubes 
27.22  Manufacture of steel tubes 
27.3 
27.31  Cold drawing 
27.32  Cold rolling of narrow strip 
27.33  Cold forming or folding 
27.34  Wire drawing 

Other first processing of iron and steel  

Production of abrasive products 

Precious metals production 

27.4  Manufacture of basic precious and non-ferrous metals 
27.41 
27.42  Aluminium production 
27.43 
27.44  Copper production 

Lead, zinc and tin production 

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Casting of metals 

27.45  Other non-ferrous metal production 
27.5 
27.51  Casting of iron 
27.52  Casting of steel 
27.53  Casting of light metals 
27.54  Casting of other non-ferrous metals 
28 
28.1  Manufacture of structural metal products 
28.11  Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures 
28.12  Manufacture of builders' carpentry and joinery of metal 
28.2  Manufacture of tanks, reservoirs and containers of metal; manufacture of central heating radiators and 

Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 

boilers 

28.21  Manufacture of tanks, reservoirs and containers of metal 
28.22  Manufacture of central heating radiators and boilers 
28.3  Manufacture of steam generators, except central heating hot water boilers 
28.30  Manufacture of steam generators, except central heating hot water boilers 
Forging, pressing, stamping and roll forming of metal; powder metallurgy 
28.4 
Forging, pressing, stamping and roll forming of metal; powder metallurgy 
28.40 
Treatment and coating of metals; general mechanical engineering 
28.5 
28.51 
Treatment and coating of metals 
28.52  General mechanical engineering 
28.6  Manufacture of cutlery, tools and general hardware 
28.61  Manufacture of cutlery 
28.62  Manufacture of tools 
28.63  Manufacture of locks and hinges 
28.7  Manufacture of other fabricated metal products 
28.71  Manufacture of steel drums and similar containers 
28.72  Manufacture of light metal packaging 
28.73  Manufacture of wire products 
28.74  Manufacture of fasteners, screw machine products, chain and springs 
28.75  Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c. 
DK 
29 
29.1  Manufacture of machinery for the production and use of mechanical power, except aircraft, vehicle and 

Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 

cycle engines 

29.11  Manufacture of engines and turbines, except aircraft, vehicle and cycle engines 
29.12  Manufacture of pumps and compressors 
29.13  Manufacture of taps and valves 
29.14  Manufacture of bearings, gears, gearing and driving elements 
29.2  Manufacture of other general purpose machinery 
29.21  Manufacture of furnaces and furnace burners 
29.22  Manufacture of lifting and handling equipment 
29.23  Manufacture of non-domestic cooling and ventilation equipment 
29.24  Manufacture of other general purpose machinery n.e.c. 
29.3  Manufacture of agricultural and forestry machinery 
29.31  Manufacture of agricultural tractors 
29.32  Manufacture of other agricultural and forestry machinery 
29.4  Manufacture of machine-tools 

29.41  Manufacture of portable hand held power tools 
29.42  Manufacture of other metalworking machine tools 
29.43  Manufacture of other machine tools n.e.c. 

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Manufacture of electrical machinery and apparatus n.e.c. 

29.5  Manufacture of other special purpose machinery 
29.51  Manufacture of machinery for metallurgy 
29.52  Manufacture of machinery for mining, quarrying and construction 
29.53  Manufacture of machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing 
29.54  Manufacture of machinery for textile, apparel and leather production 
29.55  Manufacture of machinery for paper and paperboard production 
29.56  Manufacture of other special purpose machinery n.e.c. 
29.6  Manufacture of weapons and ammunition 
29.60  Manufacture of weapons and ammunition 
29.7  Manufacture of domestic appliances n.e.c. 
29.71  Manufacture of electric domestic appliances 
29.72  Manufacture of non-electric domestic appliances 
Manufacture of electrical and optical equipment 
DL 
30 
Manufacture of office machinery and computers 
30.0  Manufacture of office machinery and computers 
30.01  Manufacture of office machinery 
30.02  Manufacture of computers and other information processing equipment 
31 
31.1  Manufacture of electric motors, generators and transformers 
31.10  Manufacture of electric motors, generators and transformers 
31.2  Manufacture of electricity distribution and control apparatus 
31.20  Manufacture of electricity distribution and control apparatus 
31.3  Manufacture of insulated wire and cable 
31.30  Manufacture of insulated wire and cable 
31.4  Manufacture of accumulators, primary cells and primary batteries 
31.40  Manufacture of accumulators, primary cells and primary batteries 
31.5  Manufacture of lighting equipment and electric lamps 
31.50  Manufacture of lighting equipment and electric lamps 
31.6  Manufacture of electrical equipment n.e.c. 
31.61  Manufacture of electrical equipment for engines and vehicles n.e.c. 
31.62  Manufacture of other electrical equipment n.e.c. 
32 
32.1  Manufacture of electronic valves and tubes and other electronic components 
32.10  Manufacture of electronic valves and tubes and other electronic components 
32.2  Manufacture of television and radio transmitters and apparatus for line telephony and line telegraphy 
32.20  Manufacture of television and radio transmitters and apparatus for line telephony and line telegraphy 
32.3  Manufacture of television and radio receivers, sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus and 

Manufacture of radio, television and communication equipment and apparatus 

associated goods 

3230  Manufacture of television and radio receivers, sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus and 

associated goods 
Manufacture of medical, precision and optical instruments, watches and clocks 

33 
33.1  Manufacture of medical and surgical equipment and orthopaedic appliances 
33.10  Manufacture of medical and surgical equipment and orthopaedic appliances 
33.2  Manufacture  of  instruments  and  appliances  for  measuring,  checking,  testing,  navigating  and  other 

purposes, except industrial process control equipment 

33.20  Manufacture  of  instruments  and  appliances  for  measuring,  checking,  testing,  navigating  and  other 

purposes, except industrial process control equipment 
33.3  Manufacture of industrial process control equipment 
33.30  Manufacture of industrial process control equipment 
33.4  Manufacture of optical instruments and photographic equipment 
33.40  Manufacture of optical instruments and photographic equipment 
33.5  Manufacture of watches and clocks 

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Description 

33.50  Manufacture of watches and clocks 
Manufacture of transport equipment 
DM 
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 
34 
34.1  Manufacture of motor vehicles 
34.10  Manufacture of motor vehicles 
34.11  Manufacture of motor vehicles for professional use 
34.12  Manufacture of motor vehicles for private use 
34.2  Manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles; manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers 
34.20  Manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles; manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers 
34.3  Manufacture of parts, accessories for motor vehicles 
34.30  Manufacture of parts, accessories for motor vehicles 
Manufacture of other transport equipment 
35 
35.1 
Building and repairing of ships and boats 
35.11  Building and repairing of ships 
35.12  Building and repairing of pleasure and sporting boats 
35.2  Manufacture of railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock 
35.20  Manufacture of railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock 
35.3  Manufacture of aircraft and spacecraft 
35.30  Manufacture of aircraft and spacecraft 
35.4  Manufacture of motorcycles and bicycles 
35.41  Manufacture of motorcycles 
35.42  Manufacture of bicycles 
35.43  Manufacture of invalid carriages 
35.5  Manufacture of other transport equipment n.e.c. 
35.50  Manufacture of other transport equipment n.e.c. 
DN 
36 
36.1  Manufacture of furniture 
36.11  Manufacture of chairs and seats 
36.12  Manufacture of other office and shop furniture 
36.13  Manufacture of other kitchen furniture 
36.14  Manufacture of other furniture 
36.15  Manufacture of mattresses 
36.2  Manufacture of jewellery and related articles 
36.21 
36.22  Manufacture of jewellery and related articles n.e.c. 
36.3  Manufacture of musical instruments 
36.30  Manufacture of musical instruments 
36.4  Manufacture of sports goods 
36.40  Manufacture of sports goods 
36.5  Manufacture of games and toys 
36.50  Manufacture of games and toys 
36.6  Miscellaneous manufacturing n.e.c. 
36.61  Manufacture of imitation jewellery 
36.62  Manufacture of brooms and brushes 
36.63  Other manufacturing n.e.c. 
Recycling 
37 
37.1 
Recycling of metal waste and scrap 
37.10  Recycling of metal waste and scrap 
Recycling of non-metal waste and scrap 
37.2 
37.20  Recycling of non-metal waste and scrap 
Electricity, gas and water supply 
E 

Manufacturing n.e.c. 
Manufacture of furniture; manufacturing n.e.c. 

Striking of coins and medals 

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Test drilling and boring 
Building of complete constructions or parts thereof; civil engineering 

40 
40.1 

Description 
Electricity, gas, steam and hot water supply 
Production and distribution of electricity 

Production of electricity 
40.11 
40.12 
Transmission of electricity 
40.13  Distribution and trade of electricity 
40.2  Manufacture of gas; distribution of gaseous fuels through mains 

Erection of roof covering and frames 

Construction 
Construction 
Site preparation 

Building installation 
Installation of electrical wiring and fittings 
Insulation work activities 
Plumbing 

40.21  Manufacture of gas 
40.22  Distribution and trade of gaseous fuels through mains 
Steam and hot water supply 
40.3 
Steam and hot water supply 
40.30 
Collection, purification and distribution of water 
41 
41.0 
Collection, purification and distribution of water 
41.00  Collection, purification and distribution of water 
F 
45 
45.1 
45.11  Demolition and wrecking of buildings; earth moving 
45.12 
45.2 
45.21  General construction of buildings and civil engineering works 
45.22 
45.23  Construction of  motorways, roads, airfields and sport facilities 
45.24  Construction of water projects 
45.25  Other construction work involving special trades 
45.3 
45.31 
45.32 
45.33 
45.34  Other building installation 
45.4 
45.41 
45.42 
45.43 
45.44 
45.45  Other building completion 
45.5 
Renting of construction or demolition equipment with operator 
45.50  Renting of construction or demolition equipment with operator 
G 
50 
50.1 
50.10 
50.2  Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 
50.20  Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 
Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories 
50.3 
Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories 
50.30 
Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related 
50.4 
Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related 
50.40 
Retail sale of automotive fuel 
50.5 
50.50  Retail sale of automotive fuel 
51 

Building completion 
Plastering 
Joinery installation 
Floor and wall covering 
Painting and glazing 

Wholesale trade and commission trade, except of motor and motorcycles 

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods 
Sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles 
Sale of motor vehicles 
Sale of motor vehicles 

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Description 

51.1  Wholesale on a fee or contract basis 
51.11  Agents involved in the sale of agricultural raw materials live animals, textile raw materials and semi-

finished goods 

51.12  Agents involved in the sale of fuels, ores, metals and industrial chemicals 
51.13  Agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials 
51.14  Agents involved in the sale of machinery, industrial equipment ships and aircraft 
51.15  Agents involved in the sale of furniture, household goods, hardware and ironmongery 
51.16  Agents involved in the sale of textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods 
51.17  Agents involved in the sale of food, beverages and tobacco 
51.18  Agents specializing in the sale of particular products or ranges of products n.e.c. 
51.19  Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods 
51.2  Wholesale of agricultural raw materials, live animals 
51.21  Wholesale of grain, seeds and animal feeds 
51.22  Wholesale of flowers and plants 
51.23  Wholesale of live animals 
51.24  Wholesale of hides, skins and leather 
51.25  Wholesale of unmanufactured tobacco 
51.3  Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco 
51.31  Wholesale of fruits and vegetables 
51.32  Wholesale of meat and meat products 
51.33  Wholesale of dairy produce, eggs and edible oils and fats 
51.34  Wholesale of alcoholic and other beverages 
51.35  Wholesale of tobacco products 
51.36  Wholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionery 
51.37  Wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices 
51.38  Wholesale of other food including fish, crustaceans and molluscs 
51.39  Non-specialized wholesale of food beverages and tobacco 
51.4  Wholesale of household goods 
51.41  Wholesale of textiles 
51.42  Wholesale of clothing and footwear 
51.43  Wholesale of electrical household appliances and radio and television goods 
51.44  Wholesale of china and glassware, wallpaper and cleaning materials 
51.45  Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics 
51.46  Wholesale of pharmaceutical goods 
51.47  Wholesale of other household goods 
51.5  Wholesale of non-agricultural intermediate products, waste and scrap 
51.51  Wholesale of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and related products 
51.52  Wholesale of metals and metals ores 
51.53  Wholesale of wood, construction materials and sanitary equipment 
51.54  Wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies 
51.55  Wholesale of chemical products 
51.56  Wholesale of other intermediate products 
51.57  Wholesale of waste and scrap 
51.8  Wholesale of machinery, equipment and supplies 
51. 81  Wholesale of machine tools 
51. 82  Wholesale of construction machinery 
51. 83  Wholesale of machinery for the textile industry and of sewing and knitting machines 
51.84  Wholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment and software 
51. 85  Wholesale of office machinery and equipment 
51. 86  Wholesale of other machinery for use in industry, trade and navigation 
51.87  Wholesale of other machinery for use in industry, trade and navigation 
51. 88  Wholesale of agricultural machinery and accessories and implements, including tractors 

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Retail trade, except of motor vehicles, motorcycles; repair of personal and household goods 
Retail sale in non-specialized stores 

Other retail sale of new goods in specialized stores 

Retail sale of pharmaceutical, medical goods, cosmetic 

Retail sale of food, beverages, tobacco in specialized stores 

Description 
51.9 
Other wholesale 
51. 90  Other wholesale 
52 
52.1 
52.11  Retail sale in non-specialized stores with food beverages or tobacco predominating 
52.12  Other retail sale in non-specialized stores 
52.2 
52.21  Retail sale of fruit and vegetables 
52.22  Retail sale of meat and meat products 
52.23  Retail sale of fish, crustaceans and molluscs 
52.24  Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery 
52.25  Retail sale of alcoholic and other beverages 
52.26  Retail sale of tobacco products 
52.27  Other retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialized stores 
52.3 
52.31  Dispensing chemists 
52.32  Retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods 
52.33  Retail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles 
52.4 
52.41  Retail sale of textiles 
52.42  Retail sale of clothing 
52.43  Retail sale of footwear and leather goods 
52.44  Retail sale of furniture, lighting equipment and household articles n.e.c. 
52.45  Retail sale of electrical household appliances and radio and television 
52.46  Retail sale of hardware paints and glass 
52.47  Retail of books, newspapers and stationery 
52.48  Other retail sale in specialized stores 
52.5 
Retail sale of second-hand goods in stores 
52.50  Retail sale of second-hand goods in stores 
Retail sale not in stores 
52.6 
52.61  Retail sale via mail order houses 
52.62  Retail sale via stalls and markets 
52.63  Other non-store retail sale 
Repair of personal and household goods 
52.7 
52.71  Repair of boots, shoes and other articles of leather 
52.72  Repair of electrical household goods 
52.73  Repair of watches clocks and jewellery 
52.74  Repair n.e.c. 
Hotels and restaurants 
H 
Hotels and restaurants 
55 
55.1 
Hotels 
55.10  Hotels 

Camping sites, other provision of short-stay accommodation 

55.2 
55.21  Youth hostels and mountain refuges 
55.22  Camping sites, including caravan sites 
55.23  Other provision of lodgings n.e.c. 
55.3 
Restaurants 
55.30  Restaurants 
55.4 
Bars 
55.40  Bars 

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Description 
Canteens and catering 

Taxi operation 

Transport, storage and communication 
Land transport; transport via pipelines 
Transport via railways 
Transport via railways 
Other land transport 

55.5 
55.51  Canteens 
55.52  Catering 
I 
60 
60.1 
60.10 
60.2 
60.21  Other scheduled passenger land transport 
60.22 
60.23  Other land passenger transport 
60.24 
Freight transport by road 
60.3 
Transport via pipelines 
60.30 
Transport via pipelines 
61 
Water transport 
61.1 
Sea and coastal water transport 
61.10 
Sea and coastal water transport 
61.2 
Inland water transport 
61.20 
Inland water transport 
62 
Air transport 
62.1 
Scheduled air transport 
62.10 
Scheduled air transport 
Non-scheduled air transport 
62.2 
62.20  Non-scheduled air transport 
62.3 
62.30 
63 
63.1 
63.11  Cargo handling 
63.12 
63.2 
63.21  Other supporting land transport activities 
63.22  Other supporting water transport activities 
63.23  Other supporting air transport activities 
63.3 
Activities of travel agencies and tour operators; tourist assistance activities n.e.c. 
63.30  Activities of travel agencies and tour operators; tourist assistance activities n.e.c. 
63.4 
Activities of other transport agencies 
63.40  Activities of other transport agencies 
Post and telecommunications 
64 
64.1 
Post and courier activities 
64.11  National post activities 
64.12  Courier activities other than national post activities 
64.2 
64.20 
J 
65 
65.1  Monetary intermediation 
65.11  Central banking 
65.12  Other monetary intermediation 
Other financial intermediation 
65.2 
65.21 
Financial leasing 
65.22  Other credit granting 

Space transport 
Space transport 
Supporting and auxiliary transport activities; activities of travel agencies 
Cargo handling and storage 

Telecommunications 
Telecommunications 
Financial intermediation 
Financial intermediation, except insurance and pension funding 

Storage and warehousing 
Other supporting transport activities 

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Description 

Security broking and fund management 

Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation 
Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation, except insurance and pension funding 

Insurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security 
Insurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security 
Life Insurance 
Pension funding 

65.23  Other financial intermediation n.e.c. 
66 
66.0 
66.01 
66.02 
66.03  Non-life insurance 
66.04  Reinsurance specialist 
67 
67.1 
67.11  Administration of financial markets 
67.12 
67.13  Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation n.e.c. 
67.2 
Activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding 
67.20  Activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding 
Real estate, renting and business activities 
K 
Real estate activities 
70 
70.1 
Real estate activities with own property 
70.11  Development and selling of real estate 
70.12  Buying and selling of own real estate 
70.2 
70.20 
70.3 
70.31  Real estate agencies 
70.32  Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis 
Renting of machinery and equipment without operator and of personal and household goods 
71 
71.1 
Renting of automobiles 
71.10  Renting of automobiles 
71.2 
71.21  Renting of other land transport equipment 
71.22  Renting of water transport equipment 
71.23  Renting of air transport equipment 
71.3 
71.31  Renting of agricultural machinery and equipment 
71.32  Renting of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment 
71.33  Renting of office machinery and equipment including computers 
71.34  Renting of other machinery and equipment n.e.c. 
71.4 
Renting of personal and household goods n.e.c. 
71.40  Renting of personal and household goods n.e.c. 
Computer and related activities 
72 
72.1 
Hardware consultancy 
72.10  Hardware consultancy 
72.2 

Letting of own property 
Letting of own property 
Real estate activities on a fee or contract basis 

Renting of other machinery and equipment 

Renting of other transport equipment 

Software consultancy and supply 

Publishing of software 

72.21 
72.22  Other software consultancy and supply 
Data processing 
72.3 
72.30  Data processing 
72.4 
Data base activities 
72.40  Data base activities 
72.5  Maintenance and repair of office, accounting and computing machinery 
72.50  Maintenance and repair of office, accounting and computing machinery 
72.6 

Other computer related activities 

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72.60  Other computer related activities 
Research and development 
73 
Research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering 
73.1 
73.10  Research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering 
73.2 
Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities 
73.20  Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities 
74 
74.1 

Other business activities 
Legal,  accounting,  book-keeping  and  auditing  activities;  tax  consultancy;  market  research  and  public 
opinion polling; business and management consultancy; holdings 
Legal activities 

74.11 
74.12  Accounting, book-keeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy 
74.13  Market research and public opinion polling 
74.14  Business and management consultancy activities 
74.15  Management activities of holding companies 
Architectural and engineering activities and related technical consultancy 
74.2 
74.20  Architectural and engineering activities and related technical consultancy 
74.3 
Technical testing and analysis 
74.30 
Technical testing and analysis 
Advertising 
74.4 
74.40  Advertising 
74.5 
74.50 
74.6 
74.60 
74.7 
74.70 
74.8  Miscellaneous business activities n.e.c. 
74.81 
74.82 
74.85 
74.86  Call centre activities 
74.87  Other business activities n.e.c. 
L 
75 
75.1 
75.11  General (overall) public service activities 
75.12  Regulation of the activities of agencies that provide health care, education, cultural services and other 

Labour recruitment and provision of personnel 
Labour recruitment and provision of personnel 
Investigation and security activities 
Investigation and security activities 
Industrial cleaning 
Industrial cleaning 

Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 
Administration of the State and the economic and social policy of the community 

Photographic activities 
Packaging activities 
Secretarial and translation activities 

social services, excluding social security 

75.13  Regulation of and contribution to more efficient operation of business 
Supporting service activities for the government as a whole 
75.14 
Provision of services to the community as a whole 
75.2 
Foreign affairs 
75.21 
75.22  Defence activities 
Justice and judicial activities 
75.23 
Public security, law and order activities 
75.24 
Fire service activities 
75.25 
75.3 
Compulsory social security activities 
75.30  Compulsory social security activities 
M 
80 
80.1 
80.10 

Education 
Education 
Primary education 
Primary education 

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Adult and other education 

Description 
80.2 
Secondary education 
80.21  General secondary education 
Technical and vocational secondary education 
80.22 
80.3 
Higher education 
80.30  Higher education 
80.4 
80.41  Driving school activities 
80.42  Adult and other education n.e.c. 
Health and social work 
N 
Health and social work 
85 
Human health activities 
85.1 
85.11  Hospital activities 
85.12  Medical practice activities 
85.13  Dental practice activities 
85.14  Other human health activities 
85.2 
Veterinary activities 
85.20  Veterinary activities 
85.3 
85.31 
85.32 
O 
90 
90.0 

Social work activities 
Social work activities with accommodation 
Social work activities without accommodation 
Other community, social, personal service activities 
Sewage and refuse disposal, sanitation and similar activities 
Sewage and refuse disposal, sanitation and similar activities 

Sanitation, remediation and similar activities 
Activities of membership organization n.e.c. 
Activities of business, employers, professional organizations 

Activities of other membership organizations 

90.01  Collection and treatment of sewage 
90.02  Collection and treatment of other waste 
90.03 
91 
91.1 
91.11  Activities of business and employers organizations 
91.12  Activities of professional organizations 
91.2 
Activities of trade unions 
91.20  Activities of trade unions 
91.3 
91.31  Activities of religious organizations 
91.32  Activities of political organizations 
91.33  Activities of other membership organizations n.e.c. 
92 
Recreational, cultural and sporting activities 
92.1  Motion picture and video activities 
92.11  Motion picture and video production 
92.12  Motion picture and video distribution 
92.13  Motion picture projection 
92.2 
Radio and television activities 
92.20  Radio and television activities 
92.3 
Other entertainment activities n. e. c. 
92.31  Artistic and literary creation and interpretation 
92.32  Operation of arts facilities 
92.33 
Fair and amusement park activities 
92.34  Other entertainment activities n.e.c. 
News agency activities 
92.4 
92.40  News agency activities 
92.5 

Library, archives, museums, other cultural activities 

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Library and archives activities 

Sporting activities 

Other recreational activities 

92.51 
92.52  Museums activities and preservation of historical sites and buildings 
92.53  Botanical and zoological gardens and nature reserves activities 
92.6 
92.61  Operation of sports arenas and stadiums 
92.62  Other sporting activities 
92.7 
92.71  Gambling and betting activities 
92.72  Other recreational activities n.e.c. 
Other service activities 
93 
Other service activities 
93.0 
93.01  Washing and dry-cleaning of textile and fur products 
93.02  Hairdressing and other beauty treatment 
Funeral and related activities 
93.03 
Physical well-being activities 
93.04 
93.05  Other service activities n.e.c. 
 Activities of households 
P 
 Activities of households as employers of domestic staff 
95 
 Activities of households as employers of domestic staff 
95.0 
 Activities of households as employers of domestic staff 
95.00 
Extra-territorial organizations and bodies 
Q 
Undifferentiated goods producing activities of private households for own use 
96 
Undifferentiated goods producing activities of private households for own use 
96.0 
96.00  Undifferentiated goods producing activities of private households for own use 
Undifferentiated services producing activities of private households for own use 
97 
97.0 
Undifferentiated services producing activities of private households for own use 
97.00  Undifferentiated services producing activities of private households for own use 
99 
99.0 
99.00 

Extra-territorial organizations and bodies 
Extra-territorial organizations and bodies 
Extra-territorial organizations and bodies 

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113

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction Classifications (CC) 

Section 1 
11 
111 
1110 
112 
1121 
1122 
113 
1130 
12 
121 
1211 
1212 
122 
1220 
123 
1230 
124 
1241 
1242 
125 
1251 
1252 
126 
1261 
1262 
1263 
1264 
1265 
127 
1271 
1272 
1273 
1274 

Section 2 
21 
211 
2111 
2112 
212 
2121 
2122 
213 
2130 
214 
2141 
2142 
215 
2151 
2152 

Buildings 
Residential buildings 
One-dwelling buildings 
One-dwelling buildings 
Two- and more dwelling buildings 
Two-dwelling buildings 
Three- and more dwelling buildings 
Residences for communities 
Residences for communities 
Non-residential buildings 
Hotels and similar buildings 
Hotel buildings 
Other short-stay accommodation buildings 
Office buildings 
Office buildings 
Wholesale and retail trade buildings 
Wholesale and retail trade buildings 
Traffic and communication buildings 
Communication buildings, stations, terminals and associated buildings 
Garage buildings 
Industrial buildings and warehouses 
Industrial buildings 
Reservoirs, silos and warehouses 
Public entertainment, education, hospital or institutional care buildings 
Public entertainment buildings 
Museums and libraries 
School, university and research buildings 
Hospital or institutional care buildings 
Sports halls 
Other non-residential buildings 
Non-residential farm buildings 
Buildings used as places of worship and for religious 
Historic or protected monuments 
Other buildings not elsewhere classified 

Civil engineering works 
Transport infrastructures 
Highways, streets and roads 
Highways 
Streets and roads 
Railways 
Long-distance railways 
Urban railways 
Airfield runways 
Airfield runways 
Bridges, elevated highways, tunnels and subways 
Bridges and elevated highways 
Tunnels and subways 
Harbours, waterways, dams and other waterworks 
Harbours and navigable canals 
Dams 

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Aqueducts, irrigation and cultivation waterworks 
Pipelines, communication and electricity lines 
Long-distance pipelines, communication and electricity lines 
Long-distance oil and gas pipelines 
Long-distance water pipelines 
Long-distance telecommunication lines 
Long-distance electricity lines 
Local pipelines and cables 
Local gas supply lines 
Local water supply pipelines 
Local waste water pipelines 
Local electricity and telecommunication cables 
Complex constructions on industrial sites 
Complex constructions on industrial sites 
Constructions for mining or extraction 
Power plant constructions 
Chemical plant constructions 
Heavy industrial plants, not elsewhere classified 
Other civil engineering works 
Sport and recreation constructions 
Sports grounds 
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STS Recommendations 

1. working-day adjustment  

term 

adjustment', 

'working-day 

The 
as 
mentioned  by  the  STS-Regulations,  covers 
both  calendar  and  working/trading  day  effect 
adjustments.    The  calendar  effect  is  related  to 
the  fact  that  the  economic  activity  varies 
around the special periods and dates in the year 
the 
(Easter,  moving 
working/trading day effect originates from the 
the  week 
varying  number  of  days  of 
(Mondays, 
Wednesdays,..., 
Sundays)  in  each  month.  Working-day  effect 
causes  deviations  from  the  month  specific 
'average'  values  disturbing  the  comparability 
between 
the 
the  equivalent  months 
consecutive years.   

holidays)  while 

Tuesdays, 

in 

Eurostat 
following 
recommendations for working-day adjustment: 

proposes 

the 

(1) The  aim  of  the  adjustment  procedure  for 
working-day  variations  is  to  eliminate  the 
structural  effects  of  the  calendar,  i.e.  to 
translate  the  respective  time  series  values 
to  the  average  month-specific  situation. 
For  instance,  Easter  regressors,  leap  year 
regressors and/or holiday regressors should 
be  considered.  Since  the  effect  due  to  the 
length of a month is the same every year, it 
should not be included in the working-day 
component, but in the seasonal component 
and  be  disregarded  in  the  adjustment  for 
working-day variations. 

(2) All  working  day  corrections  should  be 
made by using a regression approach rather 
than  an  approach  based  on  proportional 
working  day  adjustment.  The  proportional 
methods 
avoided.  These 
methods do not permit to obtain European 
aggregates with good quality. 

should  be 

(3) The  working  day  adjustment  should  be 
done  for  those  time  series  for  which  there 
is  statistical  evidence  and  economic 
explanation of working day effects. If there 
are  no  working  day  effects  in  the  time 
series, the working day adjusted series and 
the gross series are identical. For practical 
reasons,  two  series,  codified  as  gross  and 

working 
transmitted to Eurostat. 

day 

adjusted, 

should 

be 

(4) It is recommended to use regressors based 
on  national  calendars.  Country  specific 
regressors for certain periods of the year or 
weekdays (e.g. Fridays) can be considered. 
If for technical reasons the use of national 
calendars is not possible, default calendars 
can  be  used.  In  this  case,  the  number  of 
regressors  should  be  chosen  to  ensure  the 
most adequate adjustment.  

(5) The  following  aspects  should  be  made 
clear 
the  metadata  and  could  be 
presented  by  Eurostat  as  accompanying 
notes for publishing purposes: 

in 

− the method used; 
− the  regressors  used  in  working  day 

adjustment; 

− the  aggregation  method:  aggregation  of 
gross  data  with  subsequent  adjustment 
of the aggregated series (direct method) 
or  aggregation  of  already  adjusted 
detailed  levels  (indirect  method).  The 
necessary 
be 
provided  in  the  framework  of  the  STS 
national 
Sources 
methodological information.  

information 

database 

should 

on 

require 

(6) Although  the  STS-Regulations  does  not 
it,  both  gross  and 
explicitly 
working  day  adjusted  series  should  be 
made  available  to  Eurostat  in  order  to 
allow  the  data  users  to  see  the  impact  of 
the adjustment in the data analyses. If due 
to  the  method  of  collection  of  data,  only 
working day adjusted figures are available, 
the  gross  figures  do  not  have  to  be 
supplied. 

(7) It  is  necessary  to  have  a  methodological 
consistency 
working-day 
between 
adjustment  and  seasonal  adjustment.  For 
seasonal  adjustment 
if 
example 
incorporates 
day 
adjustment,  the  same  approach  as  for  the 
working day adjustment should be used.  

prior  working 

the 
a 

for 

(8) The STS-Regulations requires working day 
some  variables 
adjustment  only 
(industrial  production,  production 
in 
construction, hours worked in industry and 
construction,  turnover/volume  of  sales  in 
retail  trade,  turnover  in  other  services) 

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only. However, it is strongly recommended 
that  for  other,  often  related  variables  the 
working  day  effects  are 
treated  and 
adjustments  are  made  according  to  the 
recommendations  outlined  above.  In  this 
case,  the  unadjusted,  the  working  day 
adjusted  and  the  seasonally  adjusted  data 
should be transmitted to Eurostat. 

(9) Eurostat produces working day adjustment 
for data for individual Member States only 
if  Member  States  do  not  supply  any 
working  day  adjusted  data.  Eurostat 
indicates  clearly  whether  the  working  day 
adjusted  figures  are  calculated  by  the 
Member States or by Eurostat itself. 

(10) 

in 

the  MS 
aggregation, 

To guarantee comparability among the 
and 
figures  provided  by 
consistency 
the 
the 
arithmetic  average  of  the  index  of  the 
working  day  adjusted  series  supplied  to 
Eurostat  should  be  100  for  the  base  year. 
The transformation requires a re-scaling of 
the  entire  time  series  and  not  only  for  the 
base year. 

2. seasonal adjustment  

The  STS-Regulations  specifies  that  Member 
States  'may  transmit  the  variables  seasonally 
adjusted' and 'in form of trend cycles'. Only if 
data  are  not  transmitted  in  these  forms,  then 
Eurostat  may  produce  seasonally  adjusted  and 
trend cycle series for these variables. 
Users  of  data  are  very  concerned  with  the 
effects  of  the  seasonal  adjustment  on  the  data 
published  by  Eurostat.  In  order  to  make  the 
process  more  transparent  and  to  provide  a 
better  service  to  users,  Eurostat  proposes  the 
seasonal 
following 
adjustment  for  national  data  and,  where  it 
applies, for European aggregates: 

recommendations 

for 

(1) Eurostat applies within the STS domain the 
direct  method  of  aggregation  to  European 
figures.  National  gross  and  working  day 
adjusted  data  is  aggregated  to  European 
aggregates  and  subsequently  seasonally 
adjusted. 

(2) National  data  supplied 

in 
seasonally  adjusted  form  or  as  trend  cycle 
is  always  disseminated  without  further 
adjustments by Eurostat. 

to  Eurostat 

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(3) As  default,  seasonal  adjustment  is  carried 
out by the Member States on working day 
adjusted  data  for  those  indicators  that 
require  working  day  adjustment  by  the 
STS  Regulations.  For  the  other  indicators, 
the  seasonal  adjustment  is  done  based  on 
gross  data,  subject  to  the  conditions  of 
paragraph 4. 

(4) In  addition, 
the  Member  States  are 
requested 
to  perform  a  working  day 
adjustment  for  series  that  show  working 
day  effects  even  though  the  working  day 
adjustment  may  not  be  required  by  the 
STS-Regulations (see recommendations on 
working day adjustment). For those series, 
the  seasonal  adjustment  should  be  done 
based on working day adjusted data. 

(5) For data received by Eurostat that exhibits 
seasonal effects and for which the Member 
State  does  not  supply  seasonally  adjusted 
data  and  a  trend  cycle,  Eurostat  performs 
the  seasonal  adjustment  and  a  trend  cycle 
calculation.  Eurostat 
to 
disseminate  the  seasonally  adjusted  data 
and  the  trend  cycle.  Eurostat  indicates 
clearly  whether  the  seasonal  adjustment 
and  trend  cycle  are  calculated  by  the 
Member  State  or  by  Eurostat  itself,  in 
particular to avoid problems of consistency 
between trend and seasonal adjusted series.  

allowed 

is 

tools  used 

(6) Member  State  supply  to  Eurostat  detailed 
information  on  the  methodology  and  the 
technical 
the  seasonal 
adjustment  and  the  trend  cycle  calculation 
in  the  framework  of  the  STS  Sources 
documentation. Eurostat is allowed to pass 
this information on to users of data.  

in 

(7) Member  States  should  briefly  explain 
(maximum one page) the general approach 
(direct or indirect) to data aggregation and 
explain  the  consistency  between  detailed 
activities  and  aggregates 
the  STS 
Sources documentation. However, specific 
cases  may  require  information  from  the 
Member States about their treatment of the 
seasonal adjustment of specific time series. 

in 

in 

the 
models, 

(8) Characteristics  used 
(e.g. 

seasonal 
adjustment 
log-
transformation…)  should  be  kept  constant 
over  one  year  as  far  as  it  is  possible. 
Parameters (e.g. coefficients of regression) 
and/or  seasonal  factors  should  be  updated 

 
 
 
 
 
regularly at least yearly intervals, and also 
in  case  of  important  changes  in  the  gross 
series 
in 
methodology…). 

(new  base  year, 

change 

3. data transmission  

A reliable and timely transmission of STS data 
from  the  Member  States  to  Eurostat  is  of 
critical  importance  for  the  quality  of  the  data 
and  it’s  processing  without  delays.  Although 
many  improvements  can  be  stated  –  among 
which the implementation of GESMES/TS as a 
common data transmission protocol is the most 
important  one  –  there  are  still  issues  to  be 
solved. 

The  STS  domain  managers  encounter  every 
day  different  problems  that  make  additional 
quality checking and error correction necessary 
resulting in timeliness and quality problems. 

The  Short  Term  Statistics  Data  Transmission 
guide for GESMES/TS contained already in its 
for  data 
appendix2  “Practical  guidelines 
transmission”  some  recommendations.  These 
guidelines  have  been  updated  to  become  a 
reference 
recommendations  on  data 
transmission. 
Eurostat 
recommendations for data transmission: 

following 

proposes 

the 

for 

(1) Member States should send a complete set 
of consistent time series. There are several 
subtopics to that: 

(2) All  presentations  of  a  series 

(gross, 
working  day  adjusted,  seasonal  adjusted, 
trend)  that  are  available  in  the  Member 
States  should  be  sent  to  Eurostat,  even  if 
the  series  are  not 
the 
Regulation. 

required  by 

(3) Series  of  higher  level:  If  all  two-digit 
NACE  codes  (=  division  level  of  NACE) 
for a subsection are available in a Member 
State  then  the  aggregate  of  the  subsection 
of NACE should be sent as well. The same 
should be true for the section aggregates (it 
is  obligatory  according  to  the  amendment 
regulation) 

to 

send 

subsection  or 

(4) Series of lower level: If Member States are 
able 
section 
aggregates  of  NACE  then  the  details  (i.e. 
these 
that 
division 
aggregates should be sent as well ( optional 
for small Member States). 

compose 

level) 

(5) If a NACE subsection is composed only of 
one  two-digit  level  (example:  subsection 
DC  =  division  19)  then  both  should  be 
sent, despite the fact that they are identical 
the 
is  obligatory 
(it 
amendment regulation). 

according 

to 

(6) If  not  all  details  of  an  aggregate  are 
available,  but  the  Member  States  wish  to 
send the aggregate, then it should be made 
sure that this aggregate is representative. 
(7) For  practical  reason,  explanatory  notes 
regarding  data  transmission  should  not  be 
together  with  GESMES  file  via 
sent 
STADIUM.  If  some  Member  States  wish 
to  send  comments  regarding  data  or  data 
transmission  they  should  use  the  common 
(Email:sts-
mail 
data@cec.eu.int). 

STS 

box 

for 

Time series of a complete set should have the 
same length: 
(1) Different  presentations  of  a  series  (gross, 
working  day  adjusted,  seasonal  adjusted, 
trend)  should  have  the  same  length  and 
should be as long as possible. 

(2) Aggregates should have the same length as 
the  detailed  series  and  be  as  long  as 
possible. 

Time  series  should  include  Eurostat’s  base 
year: 
(1) Time  series  with  absolute  values  should 
have  values  for  Eurostat’s  base  year 
(currently  2000)  included  allowing  the 
creation of an index series. 

(2) Index  series  with  a  different  base  year 
should have values for Eurostat’s base year 
included allowing a re-scaling. 

4. common information policy on 
STS data revisions 

One of the main points of criticism of STS data 
is  the  high  frequency  of  revisions  in  the 
European  data  and  the  absence  of  a  common 
European revision policy. The absence of a co-
ordination  of  revisions  and  the  absence  of 
planning  information  is  considered  a  quality 
problem by users. 

The  proposed  revision  policy  does  not  aim  at 
impeding  revisions.  It  is  aimed  at  providing 
Eurostat  and  the  users  with  the  necessary 
information  to  cope  with  revisions  in  an 
orderly  fashion.  In  particular,  the  necessary 
information  on  the  reasons  for  revisions  and 

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the  nature  of  the  revisions  should  be  given  a 
high  priority.  Moreover, 
the  necessary 
information  should  be  passed  together  with 
data  and  in  important  cases  beforehand.  A 
correct  information  policy  related  to  revisions 
enhances the credibility of STS data.  

(for 

instance 

In general, there are two reasons for revisions: 
− Revisions  due  to  “normal”  statistical 
procedures 
new 
information  available,  change  in  the 
methodology, change of base year) 
− Revisions due to the correction of errors. 
Eurostat  proposes  the  following  policy  for 
information on revisions: 
(1) The  need 

timely  and  accurately 
information  on  revisions  primarily  applies 
to  gross  data  and  working  day  adjusted 
data as specified in the Regulation, and for 
the  correction  of  errors  also  to  seasonally 
adjusted and trend-cycle data. 

for 

(2) Corrections of errors should in principle be 
done  as  soon  as  possible  after  they  are 
detected. This concerns all kinds of errors, 
statistical as well as data processing or data 
transmission  of  errors.  The  NSI  will  need 
to  judge  the  importance  of  the  errors  and 
decide  on  the  timing  of  the  national 
publication for the error correction. 

(3) Detected  errors  in  national  data  should  be 
made  known  as  soon  as  possible 
to 
Eurostat.  Ideally,  this  should  be  done 
In 
immediately 
addition,  the  data  corrections  should  be 
communicated  as  soon  as  they  have  been 
applied to the data.  

the  detection. 

after 

(4) In case of significant errors, Eurostat must 
be given the possibility to inform its users 
of the reasons and the nature of errors and 
to  take  itself  appropriate  action.  This 
background  information  on  the  errors  and 
their  correction 
should  be  provided 
together  with  the  corrected  data.  Ideally, 
this information should be aligned with the 
national publication of the error correction. 
(5) Changes  in  seasonally  adjusted  data  or 
trend-cycle data due to the regular revision 
of  seasonal  or  trend-cycle  estimation  are 
not  part  of  the  information  policy  on 
revisions.  However,  significant  changes, 
for  example  of  the  method  used  or  a 
fundamental  readjustment  of  parameters 
should be treated like a revision.  

(6) For  normal  statistical  data  revisions,  each 
NSI  should  develop  a  coherent  revision 

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policy with the occasions on when to apply 
revisions  as  well  as  a  regular  time  pattern 
for 
the  revision.  This  revision  policy 
should  be  made  known  to  Eurostat  and 
should  appear  in  the  release  calendar  for 
the data supply by the NSIs. 

(7) In  case,  revisions  apply  to  longer  periods, 
the  revisions  should  be  done  for  entire 
calendar years. Successive partial revisions 
should be avoided. 

is 

required 

should  be 

information 

that  goes  beyond 

(8) Normal  statistical  data  revisions  do  not 
require  explicit  information  unless  the 
degree of the revision is very high and may 
need to be explained to users. In that case, 
Eurostat  should  be  informed  about  the 
nature  of  the  revisions.  A  guideline  in 
which  case  an  explicit  information  of 
Eurostat 
the 
perceived  national  need  for  information. 
When a NSI sees such a need nationally, it 
must give this information also to Eurostat. 
Nevertheless, Eurostat can see itself a need 
for 
the 
national  level.  In  that  case,  the  NSI  must 
respond  to  a  request  for  information  by 
Eurostat within a short period of time. 
(9) At  any  moment  in  time,  the  NSI  may 
decide  to  carry  out  a  special  revision  for 
any period, in addition to the correction of 
errors and normal statistical data revisions. 
It  should  be  subject  to  a  prior  information 
from the NSI to Eurostat and from Eurostat 
the  reasons  and 
to  users 
information  on  the  impact  of  the  revision 
on the data. NSIs and Eurostat should only 
use 
for  well-founded 
reasons,  such  as  change  of  base  year, 
change of methodology, etc. 

this  possibility 

that  covers 

(10) 

revisions 
in 

The 
should  not  cause 
differences 
the  data  published 
in 
the 
electronic  form  by  Eurostat  and 
Member State concerned. This implies that 
revisions  are  to  be  transmitted  to  Eurostat 
not  later  than  they  are  released  at  the 
national level. 

5. publishing of STS data  

following 

the  users  of  data 

recommendations  aim  at 
The 
helping 
the 
correspondence  between  publications  by 
Eurostat  and  the  NSIs  by  stating  the  same 
figures.  Often,  national  press  releases  are 
consulted by users for further details. 

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The  requirements  listed  below  do  not  at  all 
attempt to align the particular styles of national 
press  releases  across  Europe.  Eurostat  only 
recommends the use of footnotes or annexes in 
order  to  help  the  data  users  that  consult  both 
European  and  national  publications  to  see  the 
link  between  the  data.  This  limits  the  impact 
to  a 
on  existing  national  publications 
minimum.  

the 

aim  of 

The 
recommendation  on 
publications  is  not  to  replace  the  national 
dissemination  but  to  assure  that  the  user  can 
find supplementary information. 

Increasingly, the users of data should be made 
aware  of  the  interplay  of  the  NSIs  with 
Eurostat in providing statistical information. 

(1) Both  the  Eurostat  and  the  national  press 
releases  should  give  the  primary  focus  to 
the  highest  aggregate  of  economic  sectors 
according  to  the  aggregation  of  the  STS- 
the 
Regulations  and 
Member State to Eurostat. 

transmitted  by 

(2) In case the usage of aggregates in national 
publications  differs  from  the  structure  of 
the  STS-Regulations,  e.g.  figures  for  total 
industry 
these 
aggregations  should  be  supplemented  by 
figures  according  to  the  definition  of 
sectors in the STS- Regulations; 

including  construction, 

(3) In  case,  the  nationally  published  figure  is 
calculated  differently  from  the  figure  that 
is  provided  by  the  NSI  to  Eurostat  in  the 
context  of  European  statistical  legislation, 
this  difference  should  be  indicated,  for 
example,  in  a  footnote.  Such  different 
calculation  may  derive  from  a  different 
seasonal  adjustment  method,  different 
working day adjustment methods, etc. 
(4) In  case  the  figure  that  is  published  is 
calculated  based  on  a  different  definition 
from  the  definition  defined  in  relevant 
Commission  Regulations,  i.e.  586/2001 
and  588/2001,  this  differences  should  be 
stated as well.   

(5) For 

there 

indicators  for  which 

is  no 
adjustment  deemed  useful,  e.g.  aggregated 
output prices, there should be growth rates 
for  month-on-month  (quarter-on-quarter) 
and year-on-year. 

(6) Month-on-month 

(quarter-on-quarter) 
growth rates should be generally shown for 
seasonally adjusted series.  

(7) A Member State may use gliding averages, 
two-months-on-two-months 
e.g. 
differences. In this case, the comparison of 
the  month-on-month  (quarter-on-quarter) 
should be given in addition.   

(8) Year-on-year  growth  rate  comparisons 
should  be  used  for  gross  data  series.  In 
case,  working  day  adjustment  is  required 
by  the  STS-Regulations,  the  year-to-year 
growth rate should be shown based on the 
working  day  adjusted  series  instead  of  the 
gross  data  series.  In  case  gliding  averages 
are  used,  e.g.  two-months-on-two-months 
differences,  the  monthly  (quarterly)  year-
on-year  comparisons  should  be  shown  in 
addition. 

(9) For  Annex  A,  if  data  on  MIGS  is  shown 
that  is  calculated  differently  from  the 
common definitions of MIGS according to 
Commission  Regulation  586/2001, 
the 
difference  should  be  pointed  out  in  the 
national Press Release; 

(10) 

It  is  recommended  that  NACE  sectors 
covered  by  the  data  shown  should  be 
clearly indicated. 

(11) 

In 

the  case 

that  a  classification 
different  from  the  ones  used  in  the  STS-
Regulations (NACE, CPA and CC) is used, 
the fact should be clearly indicated and, if 
possible,  the  differences  shown,  e.g.  in  a 
methodological annex. 

(12) 

indicating 

Both  Eurostat  and  the  NSIs  should 
start 
respective 
in 
publication  the  location  of  where  to  find 
additional information, i.e. in the Internet.  

their 

The Eurostat and national Press  Releases  may 
information 
supplementary 
show 
according  to  specific  preferences  of  the  NSIs 
and Eurostat.  

any 

6. treatment of data that should 
not be published by Eurostat 

In some cases, Member States transmit data to 
Eurostat  with  the  request  not  to  publish  these 
data.  After  consulting  the  legal  service  of 
Eurostat  the  legal  situation  is  as  follows: 
Eurostat has the right to publish those data that 
are  delivered  according  to  a  legal  act  and  are 
not  considered  to  be  of  truly  confidential 

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nature  (as  defined  in  Article  13(1)  of  Council 
Regulation  No  322/97  of  17  February  1997). 
The  Member  States  are  obliged  to  ensure  a 
sufficient  degree  of  representativeness  of  data 
(STS-Regulation, Article 10 (1)). Several cases 
have to be distinguished: 

•  Confidentiality 
There  is  no  doubt  that  if  data  are  of  truly 
confidential  nature  according  to  the  above 
mentioned  regulation,  they have  to  be flagged 
confidential, and they will not be published by 
Eurostat. 
•  Embargo 
To  enable  Eurostat  to  produce  press  releases, 
sometimes data are sent in advance to Eurostat. 
Those  data,  if  considered  under  embargo  will 
not be published by Eurostat until the embargo 
expires.  This  case  is  currently  handled  by 
using confidentiality flags. Eurostat is working 
on possibilities to introduce an embargo flag. 
•  Data should not be published by Eurostat 

on request of a Member State 

There is the case that data are of good quality, 
but for some reasons, countries would not want 
these  data  to  be  published.  In  such  a  case  the 
NSI  should  contact  Eurostat  and  express  their 
request  that  Eurostat  should  not  publish  these 
is  needed 
informal  agreement 
data.  An 
between  Eurostat  and  a  NSI,  considering  the 
information needs of users.  
•  Quality issues 

(a) bad quality 

It  is  not  acceptable,  that  national  data  of 
questionable  quality  are  submitted  to  Eurostat 
to  satisfy 
the  STS 
the  requirements  of 
Regulation, and then these data are flagged as 
confidential.  

(b) data good enough for European aggregates, 
but not reliable on a national level 

If  data  are  not  reliable  at  a  national  level,  but 
are  considered  to  be  a  reliable  input  for  a 
European  aggregate,  the  national  data  can  be 
flagged confidential and will not be published 
by Eurostat. In this case an informal agreement 
is needed between Eurostat and a NSI, if there 
are  no  other  agreements  like  a  Commission 
Regulation on European Sample Schemes. 

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transmission guide GESMES/TS 

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Short-Term Statistics (STS) 
Data Transmission Guide 
GESMES/TS 

Version 2.9.1–24/11/2005 

Abstract:  This  guide  defines  the  use  of  GESMES/TS  for  the  transmission  of  Short-Term 
Statistics  (STS)  data  to  Eurostat  according  to  the  Council  Regulation  1165/98  and  its 
amendment  Regulation  1158/2005 of the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council.  It  contains 
the  list  of  statistical  concepts,  the  definition  of  the  key  family  structure,  a  cross-reference  to 
code  lists  and  some  practical  guidelines.  GESMES/TS  –TS  stands  for  Time  Series  –  has 
formerly been called GESMES/CB. 

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Table of Contents 

STATUS OF THE DOCUMENT .............................................................................................................. 130 
ACTUAL STATUS.................................................................................................................................................. 130 
HISTORY OF CHANGES ......................................................................................................................................... 130 

INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................. 131 
CONTACTS ........................................................................................................................................................... 131 
RELEVANT DOCUMENTS ...................................................................................................................................... 131 

INTRODUCTION TO DATASETS AND STRUCTURES ........................................................................... 132 
DATA SETS .......................................................................................................................................................... 132 
STATISTICAL CONCEPTS ...................................................................................................................................... 133 
CODE LISTS ......................................................................................................................................................... 134 
KEY FAMILY STRUCTURE .................................................................................................................................... 135 

EXAMPLES.......................................................................................................................................... 136 
EXAMPLE-1 ...................................................................................................................................................... 136 
EXAMPLE-2 ...................................................................................................................................................... 137 
EXAMPLE-3 ...................................................................................................................................................... 138 
EXAMPLE-4 ...................................................................................................................................................... 139 
EXAMPLE-5 ...................................................................................................................................................... 140 

APPENDIX 1 - CODE LISTS ................................................................................................................. 141 
CL_FREQ (SUBSET USED IN THIS IMPLEMENTATION).......................................................................................... 141 
CL_AREA_EE (SUBSET USED IN THIS IMPLEMENTATION) .................................................................................. 141 
CL_ADJUSTMENT (SUBSET USED IN THIS IMPLEMENTATION).......................................................................... 142 
CL_STS_INDICATOR....................................................................................................................................... 142 
CL_STS_ACTIVITY.......................................................................................................................................... 143 
Examples for NACE Rev. 1.1 ..................................................................................................................... 143 
A. General Aggregates ................................................................................................................................ 143 
B. Aggregates for Industry.......................................................................................................................... 144 
C. Special cases for New Orders in Industry............................................................................................... 145 
D. Special cases for Output prices in Industry ............................................................................................ 145 
E. Special cases in Construction ................................................................................................................. 145 
F. Special cases in Retail Trade .................................................................................................................. 146 
G. Special cases in Other Services .............................................................................................................. 146 
CL_STS_INSTITUTION.................................................................................................................................... 146 
CL_STS_BASE_YEAR...................................................................................................................................... 146 
CL_OBS_STATUS (SUBSET USED IN THIS IMPLEMENTATION) ........................................................................... 147 
CL_OBS_CONF (SUBSET USED IN THIS IMPLEMENTATION)................................................................................ 147 
CL_ORGANISATION (SUBSET USED IN THIS IMPLEMENTATION)...................................................................... 147 

APPENDIX 2 – PRACTICAL GUIDELINES FOR DATA TRANSMISSION .......................... 149 
UTILITIES FOR DATA TRANSMISSION .................................................................................................................... 149 
CONTACTS WITHIN EUROSTAT............................................................................................................................. 149 
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SELECTION OF THE CORRECT DATA.............................................................................. 149 
DECLARATION OF DATA SETS............................................................................................................................... 149 
QUALITATIVE OR METHODOLOGICAL CHANGES, SUBSTANTIAL REVISIONS .......................................................... 150 
APPROXIMATIONS OF THE TARGET VARIABLE...................................................................................................... 150 
TRANSFERRING NACE CODES TO GESMES CODES ............................................................................................ 151 
STRUCTURE OF NACE ......................................................................................................................................... 151 
COMPLETE SET OF TIME SERIES............................................................................................................................ 152 
COMMON BASE YEAR........................................................................................................................................... 153 
LENGTH OF THE SERIES ........................................................................................................................................ 153 
TREATMENT OF DATA DURING FEED .................................................................................................................... 154 
TREATMENT OF FLAGS (CONFIDENTIALITY AND RELIABILITY STATUS) ................................................................ 154 

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ONLY VALID DATA SHOULD BE TRANSMITTED ..................................................................................................... 154 
ACTIVITIES THAT DO NOT EXIST IN THE MEMBER STATE ..................................................................................... 155 
ACTIVITIES THAT ARE NOT RECORDED IN THE MEMBER STATES BUT EXIST......................................................... 155 
MISSING OBSERVATIONS FOR CERTAIN MONTHS .................................................................................................. 155 
TIME SERIES THAT ARE NOT CONTINUED.............................................................................................................. 155 
THE MEMBER STATE WANTS EUROSTAT TO DELETE A SERIES ............................................................................. 156 
TRANSMISSION OF VALUES .................................................................................................................................. 156 
RE-ADJUSTMENT OF THE DATABASE .................................................................................................................... 156 
TREATMENT OF WRONG CODING IN TRANSMISSION OF DATA ............................................................................... 156 
RELEASE CALENDAR ........................................................................................................................................... 156 

APPENDIX 3 – MESSAGE IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINES ............................................ 157 
MESSAGE OVERVIEW........................................................................................................................................... 157 
TOOLS AVAILABLE .............................................................................................................................................. 161 
Polyval GESMES Translator ...................................................................................................................... 161 
Excel Add-in ............................................................................................................................................... 161 
GENEDI Toolbox ....................................................................................................................................... 161 
SUPPORT AVAILABLE .......................................................................................................................................... 162 

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A c t u a l   S t a t u s  

Data  transmission  with  GESMES/TS  is  implemented  by  almost  all  Member  States,  Candidate 
Countries and EFTA Countries for all the indicators covered by the Council Regulation 1165/98 
and Regulation 1158/2005. 

H i s t o r y   o f   c h a n g e s  

Version 

Date 

Description 

2.7.1 

2.8.1 

2.8.2 

2.8.3 

19/11/200
1 

13/06/200
3 

14/07/200
3 

11/03/200
4 

2.8.4 

18/11/200
4 

2.8.5 

2.9.1 

30/11/200
4 

24//11/20
05 

Initial document 

Changes due to the amendment of Council Regulation 1165/98 
New indicators: TOVX, TOVZ, ORDX, ORDZ, PREX, PREZ, IMPR, IMPX, IMPZ 
Delete of indicators: UVIM, UVEX 
New Examples 
Changes to practical guidelines 
Delete of Fixed length text format (BTC-Format) 
Minor  changes  after  approval  of  the  document  by  the  STS  Working  Party  in  Luxembourg, 
30th of June / 1st of July 2003: 
- Other attributes marked as conditional in table “STS Key Family” 
- LU1 in table CL_ORGANISATION, 
- PRON in table CL_STS_INDICATOR (incl. footnote), 
- Turkey added to the list of countries 
- New aggregate N100D1 added 
- All references to GESMES/CB changed to GESMES/TS 
- Correction of errors 
- Some additional comments to the code lists in Appendix 1 
Data set names changed 
Code lists updated 
- Malta added to the list of countries 
- STS-internal database code added to CL_STS_ACTIVITY tables 
- New aggregate NS00K1 added 
Practical guidelines for data transmission updated 
- New: Transferring NACE codes to GESMES codes 
- New: Structure of NACE 
- New: Complete set of time series 
- Changed: Common base year 
- Changed: Length of series 
Data set names changed 
- STSRTD added and description for STSSERV changed 
Chapter added for special cases for new orders in industry 
- “MIGs working on orders” inserted 
- N100D1 (manufacturing working on orders) changed to NS00D2 for coherence reasons 
Chapter added for special cases for prices in industry 
Components of aggregates added 
New aggregate for Annex D added: NS0008 

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INTRODUCTION 

This  document  defines  the  specific  use  of  GESMES/TS  for  Short-Term  Statistics.  The  use  of 
GESMES/TS defined in this document is compliant with GESMES version 2.1. 

C o n t a c t s  

If clarification is required in relation to this document please contact 

For administrative matters 

Ms Carmen Lipp-Lingua 
EUROSTAT  
Bâtiment Joseph Bech A4/016  
5 Rue Alphonse Weicker 
L-2721 Luxembourg  
Tel.: (352) 4301-35235   
Email: carmen.lipp-lingua@cec.eu.int  

For technical matters concerning GESMES 

Ms Deniz KUTAY 
EUROSTAT 
Bâtiment Joseph Bech A3/136 
5 Rue Alphonse Weicker 
L-2721 Luxembourg 
Tel.: (352) 4301-32463 
Email: deniz.kutay@cec.eu.int 

Requests for GESMES support please send email to 

ED-Support-GESMES@eurodyn.com 

R e l e v a n t   D o c u m e n t s  

•  WORKING PAPERS COUNCIL AND COMMISSION REGULATIONS 

Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 concerning short-terms statistics 
Commission Regulation (EC) No 588/2001 as regards the definition of variables 
Commission  Regulation  (EC)  No  586/2001  as  regards  the  definition  of  Main  Industrial 
Groupings (MIGS)  
Amendment of the Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 
Regulation  (EC)  No  1158/2005  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  6  July 
2005 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 concerning short-terms statistics 

•  GESMES/TS. The time series data exchange message. User Guide.  

(Release 3.0, 28. February 2003) 

That  document  describes  the  use  of  GESMES/TS  subset  of  GESMES  message  for  time 
series data exchange. The guide can be downloaded from the European Central Bank's site 
http://www.ecb.int/stats/services/gesmes/html/index.en.html.  The  changes  in  that  document 
in  comparison  to  the  previous  version  (GESMES/CB,  Release  2.0)  are  not  of  major 
importance for STS data transmissions. They more likely reflect the adoption of GESMES 
by a larger statistical community like the IMF, OECD, etc. 

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INTRODUCTION TO DATASETS AND STRUCTURES 

There  are  21  available  data  sets  for  Short-Term  Statistics  reporting  and  these  are  listed  in  the 
section Data Sets. To report this information, one key family structure is used.  

The  Data  Set  names  have  been  changed  to  be  compliant  with  “Eurostat  Data  Transmission 
Tools  &  Services”.  There  is  now  a  unique  naming  convention  for  all  tools  used  for  Data 
Transmission to Eurostat as there are GESMES/TS, Genedi, Stadium and Ediflow. 

D a t a   S e t s  

The table below lists the available data sets following the naming conventions of “Eurostat Data 
Transmission Tools & Services”. The variable numbers refer to the variables as defined in the 
Council  Regulation  1165/98  and  its  Amendment  Regulation  1158/2005.  The  variable 
descriptions  refer  to  the  definition  of  variables  as  specified  in  the  Commission  Regulation 
588/2001. 

Data Set Identifier 

Variables 

Form  Description 

STSIND_PROD 

 (_M, _Q) 

110 

STSIND_TURN 

 (_M, _Q) 

STSIND_ORD 

(_M, _Q) 

120,  121,  122, 
122z, 122x 
130,  131,  132, 
132z, 132x 

STSIND_EMPL 

(_M, _Q) 

210 

STSIND_HOUR 

(_M, _Q) 

220 

STSIND_EARN 

(_M, _Q) 

230 

STSIND_PRIC 

(_M, _Q) 

310,  311,  312, 
312z, 
340, 340z, 340x 

312x,   

STSCONS_PROD 

(_M, _Q) 

110, 115, 116 

I 

N, I 

N, I 

N, I 

N, I 

N, I 

I 

I 

STSCONS_ORD 

(_M, _Q) 

130, 135, 136 

N, I 

STSCONS_EMPL 

(_M, _Q) 

210, 211 

STSCONS_HOUR 

(_M, _Q) 

220 

STSCONS_EARN 

(_M, _Q) 

230 

STSCONS_PRIC 

(_M, _Q) 

310,  320,  321, 
322 

STSCONS_PERM 

(_M, _Q) 

411, 412 

STSRTD_TURN 

(_M, _Q) 

120, 123 

STSRTD_EMPL 

(_M, _Q) 

210, 211 

STSSERV_TURN 

(_M, _Q) 

120, 123 

STSSERV_PRIC 

(_M, _Q) 

310 

STSSERV_EMPL 

(_M, _Q) 

210, 211 

N, I 

N, I 

N, I 

I 

N 

N, I 

N, I 

N, I 

I 

N, I 

Production in industry 

Turnover in industry, total, domestic, non-domestic,  
split of non-domestic for Euro-zone, non-Euro-zone  
New  orders  received  in  industry,  total,  domestic,  non-domestic, 
split of non-domestic for Euro-zone, non-Euro-zone 

Number of persons employed, Number of employees, in industry 

Hours worked in industry  

Gross wages and salaries in industry  

in  construction, 

Output  prices  in  industry,  total,  domestic  market,  non-domestic 
market, split non-domestic market Euro-zone, non Euro-zone,  
Import prices (total, Euro-zone, non-Euro-zone) 
Production 
engineering  
New  orders  received  in  construction,  total,  building  construction 
and civil engineering 
Number  of  persons  employed,  Number  of  employees, 
construction 

total,  building  construction,  civil 

in 

Hours worked in construction 

Gross wages and salaries in construction 

Output  prices  in  construction,  construction  costs,  material  costs, 
labour costs 
Building permits, number of dwellings or square metres of useful 
floor area 

Turnover in retail trade, value or deflated  

Number  of  persons  employed,  Number  of  employees,  in  retail 
trade 

Turnover in repair and other services, value or deflated  

Output prices in other services 

Number  of  persons  employed,  Number  of  employees,  in  repair 
and other services 

STSSERV_CAR 

(_M, _Q) 

Number of car registrations  

STSOTHER_OTH 

(_M, _Q) 

Any other indicator not mentioned in the list above 

Please note: 
(cid:131)  The suffix to the data set identifiers of "_M" or "_Q" indicates the periodicity with which the 
MS sends the data to Eurostat; monthly or quarterly. Therefore, for Variable 110, Production 

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in Industry (Index), if sent monthly the Data Set Identifier becomes "STSIND_PROD_M" 
while for car registrations if sent quarterly the Data Set Identifier becomes 
"STSSERV_CAR_Q". 

(cid:131)  The column Form of the above table indicates weather a variable has to be sent as an index (I) 

or can be sent alternatively as number or index (N, I) 

(cid:131)  Some of the variables can be approximated or replaced by other variables. Please refer to 

“Approximations of the target variable” on page 150 for more details. 

S t a t i s t i c a l   C o n c e p t s  

The following table shows the name and the description of the most important to STS statistical 
concepts used in this document.  

Concept 
Mnemonic 

Concept 
Name 

ADJUSTMENT 

Adjustment 

Forma
t 

AN1 

Description 

Code list 

Code  defining  the  adjustment  of  data  such  as 
working day or seasonally adjusted, etc. 

CL_ADJUSTMENT 

FREQ 

Frequency 

AN1 

Frequency of the series (e.g. A, Q, M). 

CL_FREQ 

OBS_CONF 

Confidentiality flag 

AN1 

Confidentiality status of the observation 

CL_OBS_CONF 

OBS_PRE_BREAK 

Pre-break 
observation value 

AN…15 

OBS_STATUS 

Status flag 

AN1 

Observation  value  if  the  reason  of  the  "break" 
did not show up.  
Status  of  the  observation,  such  as  normal, 
estimated or provisional 

[Conditional] 

CL_OBS_STATUS 

OBS_VALUE 

Value 

AN…15  The value of the index. 

ORGANISATION 

Organisation 

AN3 

REF_AREA 

Reference area 

AN2 

Reporting/sending  or  receiving  organisation 
used in the message administration section. 
Reporting  Country  in  ISO  code    (The  country, 
or geographical/political group of countries that 
the  measured  economic  phenomenon  relates 
to) 

CL_ORGANISATION 

CL_AREA_EE 

STS_ACTIVITY 

STS_BASE_YEAR 

Economic  Activity 
code 
Series  variation  in 
short-term 
stats 
context 

STS_INDICATOR 

STS Indicator 

STS_INSTITUTION 

Institution 
originating 
dataflow  

AN6 

NACE Rev. 1.1 & special STS aggregates 

CL_STS_ACTIVITY 

AN4 

AN4 

Concept  to  distinguish  series  variations  in  a 
short-term stats context 

CL_STS_BASE_YEAR 

Type of indicator, such as production, turnover, 
etc. 

CL_STS_INDICATOR 

STS 

AN1 

Institution originating STS dataflow 

CL_STS_INSTITUTION 

TIME_FORMAT 

Time Format Code 

AN3 

Technical use in message. 

TIME_PERIOD 

Time Period 

AN…35  The time period of the data.  

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C o d e   L i s t s  

The following table lists all the code lists used by the statistical concepts. 

Code List Mnemonic 

Code List Name 

Format 

CL_ADJUSTMENT 

Adjustment code 

CL_AREA_EE  

Country code 

CL_FREQ 

Frequency code 

CL_OBS_CONF 

Confidentiality flag 

CL_OBS_STATUS 

Observation status flag 

CL_ORGANISATION 

Organisation code list  

CL_STS_ACTIVITY 

STS Economic Activity code list 

CL_STS_BASE_YEAR 

Suffix in short-term stats context code list 

CL_STS_INDICATOR 

Indicators index code 

CL_STS_INSTITUTION 

Institution originating STS dataflow code list  

Code values of the above code lists are presented in APPENDIX 1.  

AN1 

AN2 

AN1 

AN1 

AN1 

AN3 

AN6 

AN4 

AN4 

AN1 

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K e y   F a m i l y   S t r u c t u r e  

Key Family Structure Identifier:   EUROSTAT_STS 

Description:   Short-Term Statistics 

KEY FAMILY STRUCTURE DEFINITION 

Version: 1.1 

                             KEY FAMILY MNEMONIC: EUROSTAT_STS 

EUROSTAT "STS" KEY FAMILY 

Organization and statistical concepts involved 

Concept Mnemonic 

Concept Name 

Format 

Code list Mnemonic 

Code List Name 

Posi
tion 
In 
key: 

Attachment 
level and 
Usage    
status 

1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 

In ARR: 
8 
9 
10 

FREQ 
REF_AREA 
ADJUSTMENT 
STS_INDICATOR 
STS_ACTIVITY 
STS_INSTITUTION 
STS_BASE_YEAR 

DIMENSIONS 
Frequency 
Reference Area 
Adjustment 
STS Indicator 
Economic Activity code 
Institution  originating  STS 
in  short-
Series  variation 

Time reference and observations 
Time period or range 
Time format code 
Observation Value 

TIME_PERIOD 
TIME_FORMAT 
OBS_VALUE 

AN1
AN2 
AN1 
AN4 
AN6 
AN1 
AN4 

CL  FREQ
CL_AREA_EE 
CL_ADJUSTMENT 
CL_STS_INDICATOR 
CL_STS_ACTIVITY 
CL_STS_INSTITUTION 
CL_STS_BASE_YEAR 

Frequency code list 
Area code list (EUROSTAT-BoP, ECB) 
Adjustment indicator code list  
Type of indicator code list 
STS Economic Activity code list 
Institution originating STS dataflow code list 
Suffix in short-term stats context code list 

AN…35
AN3 
AN…15 

-
- 
- 

(in the main ARR segment) 

level 

Assignment 

C, 
M 
11  Observation  M  OBS_STATUS 
12  Observation  C  OBS_CONF 
13  Observation  C  OBS_PRE_BREAK 

OBSERVATION ATTACHED ATTRIBUTES 

Observation Status 
Observation Confidentiality 
Pre-break observation value 

AN1 
AN1 
AN..15 

OTHER ATTRIBUTES * 

CL_OBS_STATUS 
CL_OBS_CONF 

Observation Status code list 
Observation Confidentiality code list 

Sibling 
Sibling 
Sibling 
Sibling 

C  TITLE 
C  UNIT 
C  UNIT_MULT 
C  DECIMALS 

Time Series  C  COLLECTION 
Time Series  C  AVAILABILITY 
Time Series  C  UNIT_INDEX_BASE 

Sibling 
Sibling 

C  TITLE_COMPL 
C  NAT_TITLE 

Time Series  C  DOM_SER_IDS 
C  COMPILATION 

Sibling 

Time series  C  BREAKS 

Sibling 
Sibling 
Sibling 

C  COVERAGE 
C  SOURCE_PUB 
C  SOURCE_AGENCY 

Observation  C  OBS_COM 

Title 
Unit 
Unit multiplier 
Decimals 
Collection indicator 
Availability 
Unit index base 
Title complement 
National language title 
Domestic series ids 
Compilation 
Breaks 
Coverage 
Source publication 
Source agency 
Observation comment 

AN…70
AN…12  CL_UNIT 
AN…2  CL_UNIT_MULT 

CL_DECIMALS 
CL_COLLECTION 
CL_AVAILABILITY 

N1 
AN1 
AN1 
AN…35 
AN…1050  
AN…350  
AN…70 
AN…1050  
AN…350  
AN…350  
AN…350  
AN3 
AN..350 

CL_ORGANISATION 

Unit code list  
Unit multiplier code list 
Decimals code list  
Collection indicator code list  
Organization availability code list (BIS, ECB) 

Organization code list  

Message  
Administration 

ORGANISATION 

          Organisation 

AN3  CL_ORGANISATION 

*      The  use  of  attributes  in  the  EUROSTAT_STS  implementation  is  absolutely  conditional. 
Their presence in the structure of the key family is to conform to the sibling key family structure 
ECB_STS1  maintained  by  ECB.  Respondents  are  not  expected  to  use  those  attributes  in 
transmissions to Eurostat. 

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EXAMPLES 

Implementation Guidelines of how to encode a simple data update GESMES/TS message can be 
found in Appendix 3.  

A  full  GESMES/TS  User  Guide  is  referred  to  in  the  section  “Relevant  Documents”  (page 
131). 

E X A M P L E - 1  

The following example is fairly easy to read, because it contains only one indicator and every 
value is represented on a single line in a separate ARR segment. 
It  shows  Central  Statistical  Office  of  Romania  (code  =  RO1)  reporting  to  Eurostat  (code  = 
4D0) the 'Volume of sales in retail trade (variable 123)' dataset (code = STSRTD_TURN and 
'TOVV' 
-  March  2003 
(DTM+Z02:200201200303:710') and economic activity 52 (Retail trade excluding 52.7 - 
code  =  NS5201  in  the  ARR  segment).  The  base  year  is  2000  (code  2000  in  the  ARR 
segment).  Most  of  the  values  are  normal  and  public  (codes  A  and  F  in  the  ARR  segment), 
except the last three ones, which are provisional values (code P). 

the  ARR  segment) 

the  period 

Jan  2002 

for 

in 

Note  the  fields  TIME_PERIOD  (indicating  one  month)  and  TIME_FORMAT  (610)  in  the 
ARR segments that are necessary to have a single value per line. 

The GESMES/TS message: 

UNA:+.? ' 
UNB+UNOC:3+RO1+4DO+030609:1449+IREF000006++GESMES/TS' 
UNH+MREF000006+GESMES:2:1:E6' 
BGM+74' 
NAD+Z02+EUROSTAT' 
NAD+MR+4D0' 
NAD+MS+RO1' 
CTA+CP+DP/STS:Mr.Someone' 
COM+Someone@insse.ro:EM' 
DSI+STSRTD_TURN_M' 
STS+3+7' 
DTM+242:200306091600:203' 
DTM+Z02:200201200303:710' 
IDE+5+EUROSTAT_STS' 
GIS+AR3' 
ARR++M:RO:N:TOVV:NS5201:1:2000:200201:610:84.4:A:F' 
ARR++M:RO:N:TOVV:NS5201:1:2000:200202:610:85.5:A:F' 
ARR++M:RO:N:TOVV:NS5201:1:2000:200203:610:95.3:A:F' 
ARR++M:RO:N:TOVV:NS5201:1:2000:200204:610:106.1:A:F' 
ARR++M:RO:N:TOVV:NS5201:1:2000:200205:610:97.9:A:F' 
ARR++M:RO:N:TOVV:NS5201:1:2000:200206:610:95.2:A:F' 
ARR++M:RO:N:TOVV:NS5201:1:2000:200207:610:105.3:A:F' 
ARR++M:RO:N:TOVV:NS5201:1:2000:200208:610:107:A:F' 
ARR++M:RO:N:TOVV:NS5201:1:2000:200209:610:105.1:A:F' 
ARR++M:RO:N:TOVV:NS5201:1:2000:200210:610:109.3:A:F' 
ARR++M:RO:N:TOVV:NS5201:1:2000:200211:610:104.4:A:F' 
ARR++M:RO:N:TOVV:NS5201:1:2000:200212:610:111.8:A:F' 
ARR++M:RO:N:TOVV:NS5201:1:2000:200301:610:89:P:F' 
ARR++M:RO:N:TOVV:NS5201:1:2000:200302:610:88.2:P:F' 

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ARR++M:RO:N:TOVV:NS5201:1:2000:200303:610:96:P:F' 
UNT+29+MREF000006' 
UNZ+1+IREF000006' 

E X A M P L E - 2  

This  is  a  variation  of  the  GESMES  message  in  Example-1.  It  has  the  same  content  but  the 
presentation of the values is no longer separately on one line each but all together with a range 
of time. The result of both files (Example-1 and Example-2) is identical. 

Note  the  change  of  the  fields  TIME_PERIOD  (indicating  a  range  of  time)  and  the 
TIME_FORMAT (710). All the values are represented in one ARR segment 

The GESMES/TS message: 

UNA:+.? ' 
UNB+UNOC:3+RO1+4DO+030609:1449+IREF000006++GESMES/TS' 
UNH+MREF000006+GESMES:2:1:E6' 
BGM+74' 
NAD+Z02+EUROSTAT' 
NAD+MR+4D0' 
NAD+MS+RO1' 
CTA+CP+DP/STS:Mr.Someone' 
COM+Someone@insse.ro:EM' 
DSI+STSRTD_TURN_M' 
STS+3+7' 
DTM+242:200306091600:203' 
DTM+Z02:200201200303:710' 
IDE+5+EUROSTAT_STS' 
GIS+AR3' 
ARR++M:RO:N:TOVV:NS5201:1:2000:200201200303:710:84.4:A:F+85.5:A:F
+95.3:A:F+106.1:A:F+97.9:A:F+95.2:A:F+105.3:A:F+107:A:F+105.1:A:F
+109.3:A:F+104.4:A:F+111.8:A:F+89:P:F+88.2:P:F+96:P:F' 
UNT+15+MREF000006' 
UNZ+1+IREF000006' 

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E X A M P L E - 3  

The  following  example  shows  Instituto  Nacional  de  Estadística  (Spain)  (code  =  ES1) 
reporting  to  Eurostat  (code  =  4D0)  the  'Number  of  persons  employed  in  Industry  (variable 
210)'  dataset  (code  =  STSIND_EMPL  and  'EMPL'  in  the  ARR  segment)  for  the  period 
Jan1990 - April 1990 (DTM+Z02:199001199004:710') and for Total Industry (Mining, 
Quarrying,  Manufacturing  and  Energy)  without  construction  (code  =  NS0020  in  the  ARR 
segment).  The  values  are  absolute,  normal  and  public  (codes  ABS0,  A  and  F  in  the  ARR 
segment).  

The GESMES/TS message: 

UNA:+,? ' 
UNB+UNOC:3+ES1+4D0+010719:1524+IREF000001++GESMES/TS++++1' 
UNH+MREF000001+GESMES:2:1:E6' 
BGM+74' 
NAD+Z02+EUROSTAT' 
NAD+MR+4D0' 
NAD+MS+ES1' 
IDE+10+This describes the reported dataset' 
CTA+CP+DP/STS:Mr. Someone' 
COM+?+33 123 1234567:TE' 
DSI+STSIND_EMPL_M' 
STS+3+7' 
DTM+242:200107181500:203' 
DTM+Z02:199911200002:710' 
IDE+5+EUROSTAT_STS' 
GIS+AR3' 
GIS+1:::-' 
ARR++M:ES:N:EMPL:NS0020:1:ABS0:199001199004:710:789980:A:F+789583:A:F+834567:A:F
+845659:A:F' 
UNT+17+MREF000001' 
UNZ+1+IREF000001' 

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E X A M P L E - 4  

The following example shows Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom) (code = GB1) 
reporting to Eurostat (code = 4D0) the 'Production in Industry (variable 210)' dataset (code = 
STSIND_PROD  and  'PROD'  in  the  ARR  segment)  for  the  period  Jan  1999  -  May  2000 
(DTM+Z02:199901200005:710')  and 
(Mining,  Quarrying, 
Manufacturing and Energy) without construction (code = NS0020 in the ARR segment).  The 
base year is  1995 (code  1995 in the  ARR segment). The values  are gross data and working 
day adjusted (codes N and W in the ARR segment), normal and public (codes A and F in the 
ARR segment).  

for  Total 

Industry 

The GESMES/TS message: 

UNA:+,? ' 
UNB+UNOC:3+GB1+4D0+010719:1818+IREF000001++GESMES/TS++++1' 
UNH+MREF000001+GESMES:2:1:E6' 
BGM+74' 
NAD+Z02+EUROSTAT' 
NAD+MR+4D0' 
NAD+MS+GB1' 
IDE+10+This describes the reported data set' 
CTA+CP+DP/STS:Mr. Someone' 
COM+?+44 171 1234567:TE' 
DSI+STSIND_PROD_M' 
STS+3+7' 
DTM+242:200006302016:203' 
DTM+Z02:199901200005:710' 
IDE+5+EUROSTAT_STS' 
GIS+AR3' 
GIS+1:::-' 
ARR++M:GB:N:PROD:NS0020:1:1995:199901200005:710:97.0:A:F+102.0:
A:F+120.0:A:F+108.7:A:F+104.6:A:F+115.8:A:F+108.8:A:F+110.7:A:F
+119.1:A:F+117.6:A:F+122.7:A:F+113.7:A:F+102.5:A:F+113.8:A:F+12
5.9:A:F+108.4:A:F+124.1:A:F' 
ARR++M:GB:W:PROD:NS0020:1:1995:199901200005:710:100.0:A:F+102.3
:A:F+116.9:A:F+108.1:A:F+105.5:A:F+113.7:A:F+109.2:A:F+100.9:A:
F+118.2:A:F+118.1:A:F+119.9:A:F+109.6:A:F+103.3:A:F+110.0:A:F+1
23.9:A:F+113.9:A:F+116.4:A:F' 
UNT+18+MREF000001' 
UNZ+1+IREF000001' 

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E X A M P L E - 5  

This example shows several indicators in the same GESMES message: 

Here the Office for National Statistics (Germany) (code = DE1) is reporting to Eurostat (code 
=  4D0)  the  'Building  permits  in  construction  (variables  411,  412)'  dataset  (code  = 
STSCONS_PERM,  'PNUM'    and  'PSQM'  in  the  ARR  segment)  for  the  period  March  2003 
(DTM+Z02:200303:610')  and  for  residential  buildings  (code  =  NS4610  in  the  ARR 
segment), one-dwelling buildings (code = NS4611), two and more dwelling buildings, (code 
= NS4612), residencies for communities (code = NS4613), non-residential buildings (code = 
NS4620),  office  buildings  (code  =  NS4621),  other  non-residential  buildings  (code  = 
NS4629). 
The values are absolute figures (code ABS0 in the ARR segment). The values are gross data 
(code N ARR segment), normal and public (codes A and F in the ARR segment).  

The GESMES/TS message: 

UNA:+.? ' 
UNB+UNOC:3+DE1+4D0+030611:1032+IREF000001++GESMES/TS' 
UNH+MREF000001+GESMES:2:1:E6' 
BGM+74' 
NAD+Z02+EUROSTAT' 
NAD+MR+4D0' 
NAD+MS+DE1' 
DSI+STSCONS_PERM_M' 
STS+3+7' 
DTM+242:200306111032:203' 
DTM+Z02:200303:610' 
IDE+5+EUROSTAT_STS' 
GIS+AR3' 
GIS+1:::-' 
ARR++M:DE:N:PNUM:NS4610:1:ABS0:200303:610:24545:A:F' 
ARR++M:DE:N:PNUM:NS4611:1:ABS0:200303:610:15043:A:F' 
ARR++M:DE:N:PSQM:NS4610:1:ABS0:200303:610:3796:A:F' 
ARR++M:DE:N:PSQM:NS4611:1:ABS0:200303:610:2693:A:F' 
ARR++M:DE:N:PSQM:NS4612:1:ABS0:200303:610:1089:A:F' 
ARR++M:DE:N:PSQM:NS4613:1:ABS0:200303:610:15:A:F' 
ARR++M:DE:N:PSQM:NS4620:1:ABS0:200303:610:2464:A:F' 
ARR++M:DE:N:PSQM:NS4621:1:ABS0:200303:610:238:A:F' 
UNT+21+MREF000001' 
UNZ+1+IREF000001' 

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APPENDIX 1 - CODE LISTS 

C L _ F R E Q   ( s u b s e t   u s e d   i n   t h i s   i m p l e m e n t a t i o n )  

Value  Description 
Monthly 
M 

Q 

Quarterly 

C L _ A R E A _ E E   ( s u b s e t   u s e d   i n   t h i s   i m p l e m e n t a t i o n )  

Value  Description 
Albania 
AL 

AT 

BE 

BG 

HR 

CH 

CY 

CZ 

DE 

DK 

EE 

ES 

FI 

FR 

GR 

HU 

IE 

IS 

IT 

LI 

LT 

LU 

LV 

MK 

MT 

NL 

NO 

PL 

PT 

RO 

SE 

SI 

SK 

TR 

GB 

I1 

I2 

D2 

D3 

U2 

Austria 

Belgium 

Bulgaria 

Croatia 

Switzerland 

Cyprus 

Czech Republic 

Germany 

Denmark 

Estonia 

Spain 

Finland 

France 

Greece 

Hungary 

Ireland 

Iceland 

Italy 

Liechtenstein 

Lithuania 

Luxembourg 

Latvia 

The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 

Malta 

Netherlands 

Norway 

Poland 

Portugal 

Romania 

Sweden 

Slovenia 

Slovak Republic 

Turkey 

United Kingdom 

Euro 11 

Euro 12 

EUR15  

EUR25 

Monetary Union (MU) 

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C L _ A D J U S T M E N T   ( s u b s e t   u s e d   i n   t h i s   i m p l e m e n t a t i o n )  

Value  Description 

N 

W 

S 

Y 

T 

Neither seasonally nor working day adjusted (gross data) 

Working day adjusted, not seasonally adjusted 

Seasonally adjusted, not working day adjusted 

Working day and seasonally adjusted 

Trend 

C L _ S T S _ I N D I C A T O R  

Value  Description 
PROD 

Production  

Turnover (total turnover, non-deflated) 

Turnover, domestic market (non-deflated) 

Turnover, non-domestic market (non-deflated) 

Turnover deflated (volume of sales) 

TOVT 

TOVD 

TOVE 

TOVV 

TOVX 

TOVZ 

DEFL 

ORDT 

ORDD 

ORDE 

ORDX 

ORDZ 

PRON 

PRIN 

PREN 

PREX 

PREZ 

IMPR 

IMPX 

IMPZ 

EMPL 

Turnover, non-domestic market (non-deflated) (non-Euro-zone) 

122x 

Turnover, non-domestic market (non-deflated) (Euro-zone) 

Deflator of sales 

New orders received (total) 

New orders received, domestic market 

New orders received, non-domestic market 

New orders received, non-domestic market (non-Euro-zone) 

New orders received, non-domestic market (Euro-zone) 

Output prices for industry and services 1 (total)  

Output prices, domestic market 

122z 

330 

130, 135, 136 

131 

132 

132x 

132z 

310 

311 

Output prices, non-domestic market  

312, 313 

(can be approximated by unit value index , variable 313) 

Output prices, non-domestic market (non-Euro-zone) 

Output prices, non-domestic market (Euro-zone) 

Import prices (total) 

Import prices (non-Euro-zone) 

Import prices (Euro-zone) 

Number of persons employed  

1 In services it is more difficult 
to distinguish between 
domestic and non-domestic 
market. Therefore variable 310 
has been selected for output 
prices. There is a task force 
working on the subject so that 
changes in the future are 
possible. 

Variable 

110, 115, 116 

120 

121 

122 

123 

312x 

312z 

340 

340x 

340z 

210, 211 

220 

230 

411 

412 

320 

321 

322 

310 

(can be approximated by number of employees, variable 211) 

HOWK 

WAGE 

Hours worked 

Gross wages and salaries 

PNUM 

Building permits, number of dwellings 

PSQM 

Building permits: square metres of useful floor area  

CSTI 

Construction costs (total) 

CSTM 

Construction costs, material costs 

CSTL 

Construction costs, labour costs 

CSTO 

Output prices for construction  

(approximation for construction costs, variable 320) 

CREG 

Car registrations (not in STS Regulation) 

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C L _ S T S _ A C T I V I T Y  

The  CL_  ACTIVITY  can  contain  codes  for  NACE  Rev.  1.1  or  special  aggregates  that  have 
been  inserted  for  the  purpose  of  the  STS  Regulation.  The  pure  NACE  Rev.  1.1  codes  are 
indicated by the prefix N1 while the special codes are prefixed by NS. 

When  NACE  (Rev.1.1)  codes  are  used,  the  point  after  the  second  digit  is  dropped  and  the 
numbers are filled with zeros at the right. Thus NACE (Rev.1.1) 29.51 becomes 2951, NACE 
(Rev.1.1) 28.2 becomes 2820, and NACE (Rev.1.1) 34 becomes 3400.  

Examples for NACE Rev. 1.1  

Value  NACE Rev. 1.1 
N12900 

29 

Description 
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c 

N12950 

29.5 

N12951 

29.51 

As there is no other division in subsection DK this is the same as 
N100DK (see table Aggregates for Industry) 

Manufacture of other special purpose machinery 

Manufacture of machinery for metallurgy 

The special aggregates of NACE Rev. 1.1 for STS are constructed in the same way.  

A. General Aggregates 

These aggregates are very general. They only apply for certain indicators that exist in every 
sub-branch  of  the  aggregate.  For  instance  NS0001  is  possible  only  for  indicator  EMPL  that 
exists in all branches.  

Value  NACE Rev. 1.1 
NS0001 

All  sectors  covered  by  the  STS-
Regulation (without pilot studies) 

NS0005  C to G 

NS0006  C, D, E, NS5201 

NS0008 

50,  51,  55,  60,  61,  62,  63,  64, 
72, 74 

STS 
Code  Description 
B0001 

Total Market Economy 

B0005 

B0006 

B0008 

Industry, Construction and Trade 

Industry without Construction and Retail Trade 

Aggregate  of  Annex  D  (only  NACE  which  are  required  by  STS 
regulation)  

NS0010  C to F 

B0010 

Industry and Construction 

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B. Aggregates for Industry 

NACE  aggregates  and  Main  Industrial  Groupings  (MIG)  (for  the  exact  definitions  see 
Commission Regulation No 586/2001) 

Code  NACE Rev. 1.1 
NS0020 

Section C, D, E 

NS0021 

13, 14, section D except 23 

NS0030 

Section C & D 

NS0040 

NS0050 

NS0060 

NS0070 

13,  14,  15.6,  15.7,  17.1,  17.2, 
17.3,  17.6,  20,  21,  24.1,  24.2, 
24.3,  24.6,  24.7,  25,  26,  27, 
28.4,  28.5,  28.6,  28.7,  31.2, 
31.3, 31.4, 31.5, 31.6, 32.1, 37 

28.1,  28.2,  28.3,  29.1  to  29.6, 
30,  31.1,  32.2,  33.1,  33.2,  33.3, 
34, 35.1, 35.2, 35.3 

29.7,  32.3,  33.4,  33.5,  35.4, 
35.5, 36.1, 36.2, 36.3 

15.1  to  15.5,  15.8,  15.9,  16, 
17.4,  17.5,  17.7,  18,  19,  22, 
24.4, 24.5, 36.4, 36.5, 36.6 

NS0080  NS0060 & NS0070 

NS0090 

10, 11, 12, 23, 40, 41 

NS0091 

10, 11, 12, 23 

N100C0  C = 10 to 14 

N100CA  CA = 10, 11, 12 

N100CB  CB = 13, 14 

N100D0  D = 15 to 37 

N100DA  DA = 15, 16 

N100DB  DB = 17, 18 

N100DC  DC = 19 

N100DD  DD = 20 

N100DE  DE = 21, 22 

N100DF  DF = 23 

N100DG  DG = 24 

N100DH  DH = 25 

N100DI 

DI = 26 

N100DJ  DJ = 27, 28 

N100DK  DK = 29 

N100DL  DL = 30, 31, 32, 33 

N100DM  DM = 34, 35 

N100DN  DN = 36, 37 

N100E0 

E = 40, 41 

STS 
Code  Description 
B0020 

Total Industry (excluding Construction) 

B0025 

B0030 

B0040 

Total Industry excluding Construction & MIG Energy 

Mining, Quarrying and Manufacturing 

MIG Intermediate Goods  

B0050 

MIG Capital Goods  

B0060 

MIG Durable Consumer Goods  

B0070 

MIG Non-durable Consumer Goods  

B0080 

B0090 

B0091 

B0100 

B0110 

B0115 

B0200 

B0210 

B0215 

B0220 

B0225 

B0230 

B0235 

B0240 

B0245 

B0250 

B0255 

B0260 

B0265 

B0270 

B0275 

B0300 

MIG Consumer Goods  

MIG Energy 

MIG Energy excluding Section E 

Mining and quarrying 

Mining and quarrying of energy producing materials 

Mining and quarrying, except of energy producing materials 

Manufacturing 

Manufacture of food products, beverages and tobacco 

Manufacture of textiles and textile products 

Manufacture of leather and leather products 

Manufacture of wood and wood products 

Manufacture  of  pulp,  paper  and  paper  products;  publishing  and 
printing 

Manufacture  of  coke,  refined  petroleum  products  and  nuclear 
fuel 

Manufacture  of  chemicals,  chemical  products  and  man-made 
fibres 

Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 

Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 

Manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products 

Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 

Manufacture of electrical and optical equipment 

Manufacture of transport equipment 

Manufacturing n.e.c. 

Electricity, gas and water supply 

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C. Special cases for New Orders in Industry 

NACE aggregates and Main Industrial Groupings (MIG) for New Orders in Industry should be 
done on the reduced data set as required in Regulation No 1165/98 and No 1158/2005 

Code  NACE Rev. 1.1 

NS00D2 

17, 18, 21, 24, 27 to 35 

NS0042 

17.1,  17.2,  17.3,  17.6,  21,  24.1, 
24.2,  24.3,  24.6,  24.7,  27,  28.4, 
28.5,  28.6,  28.7,  31.2,  31.3, 
31.4, 31.5, .31.6, 32.1 

STS 
Code 
B0202 

Description 

Manufacturing working on orders 

B0042 

MIG Intermediate Goods working on orders 

NS0050 

Same as for Industry:    

B0050 

MIG Capital Goods  

28.1,  28.2,  28.3,  29.1  to  29.6, 
30,  31.1,  32.2,  33.1,  33.2,  33.3, 
34, 35.1, 35.2, 35.3 

No special code needed as the MIG 50 is completely covered by 
the reduced data set 

NS0062 

29.7, 32.3, 33.4, 33.5, 35.4, 35.5  B0062 

MIG Durable Consumer Goods working on orders 

NS0072 

17.4, 17.5, 17.7, 18, 24.4, 24.5 

NS0082  NS0062 & NS0072 

B0072 

B0082 

MIG Non-durable Consumer Goods working on orders 

MIG Consumer Goods working on orders 

D. Special cases for Output prices in Industry 

Some special aggregates have been asked by users like the ECB. 

Code  NACE Rev. 1.1 

NS0055  NS0040 & NS0050 

NS0081 

17.4,  17.5,  17.7,  18,  19,  22, 
24.4,  24.5,  29.7,  32.3,  33.4, 
33.5, 35.4, 35.5, 36  

STS 
Code 
B0055 

Description 

MIG Intermediate Goods + MIG Capital Goods  

B0081 

MIG Consumer Goods except food & tobacco 

E. Special cases in Construction 

The information on Construction is based on two different classifications. Generally speaking 
total  construction  is  based  on  the  NACE  rev.1.1  (NACE  45),  while  Buildings  and  Civil 
Engineering  comes  from  the  Construction  Classification  (CC).  All  Codes  in  Construction 
stand for new work plus repair plus maintenance, except when the STS-Regulation demands 
something else for certain indicators. 

Code  NACE Rev. 1.1/CC 

N14500 

NACE 45 

NS4600  CC     1 

NS4610  CC   11 

NS4611  CC 111 

NS4612  CC 112 

NS4613  CC 113 

NS4620  CC   12 

NS4621  CC 122 

NS4629  CC 127 

NS4700  CC     2 

STS 
Code 
B4500 

B4600 

B4610 

B4611 

B4612 

B4613 

B4620 

B4621 

B4629 

B4700 

Description 

Construction 

Buildings 

Residential buildings (4611 + 4612) 

One-dwelling buildings 

Two and more dwelling buildings 

Residencies for communities 

Non-residential buildings 

Office buildings 

Other non-residential buildings 

Civil Engineering Works 

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F. Special cases in Retail Trade 

Code  NACE Rev. 1.1 

N15200 

52 

NS5201 

52.1 to 52.6 

NS5202 

52.11, 52.2 

NS5203 

52.12, 52.3, 52.4, 52.5, 52.6 

NS5204 

52.41, 52.42, 52.43 

NS5205 

52.44, 52.45, 52.46 

NS5206 

52.47, 52.48 

G. Special cases in Other Services 

Code  NACE Rev. 1.1 

NS0008 

50,  51,  55,  60,  61,  62,  63,  64, 
72, 74 

N100G0  G = 50, 51, 52 

N100H0  H = 55 

N100I0 

I = 60, 61, 62, 63, 64 

N100J0 

J = 65, 66, 67 

N100K0 

K = 70, 71, 72, 73, 74 

NS00K1 

72 & 74 

NS5001 

50.1, 50.3, 50.4 

NS7401 

74.11, 74.12, 74.13, 74.14 

STS 
Code 
B5200 

B5201 

B5202 

B5203 

B5204 

B5205 

B5206 

STS 
Code 
B0008 

B0500 

B0600 

B0700 

B0800 

B0900 

B0901 

B5001 

B7401 

Description 

Retail trade (could be approximated by 5201) 

Retail trade 

Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco 

Retail sale of non food products 

Retail sale of textiles, clothing, footwear & leather goods 

Retail sale of household equipment 

Retail sale of books, newspapers and other 

Description 

Aggregate  of  Annex  D  (only  NACE  which  are  required  by  STS 
regulations)  

Trade;  Repair 
etc.
(Not  mandatory;  NACE  G  is  division  50  to  52,  but  52  is  Retail 
Trade, not Other Services) 

of  Motor  Vehicles,  Motorcycles 

Hotels and Restaurants 

Transport, Storage and Communication 

Financial Intermediation (not mandatory) 

Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities 

Business Activities (without 70, 71 and 73) 

Sale of motor vehicles, vehicle parts and motorcycles 

Legal,  accounting,  book-keeping  &  auditing  activities; 
tax 
consultancy; market research, public opinion polling; business & 
management consultancy 

NS7402 

74.2, 74.3 

B7402 

Architectural  and  engineering  activities;  technical  testing  and 
analysis 

C L _ S T S _ I N S T I T U T I O N  

Value 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 

Description 
National Statistical Office(s) 
National Central Bank 
European Central Bank 
Eurostat 
Other (see attributes for more information) 

C L _ S T S _ B A S E _ Y E A R  

Value 
0000 
ABS0 
1990 

1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 

Description 
Unspecified 
Absolute value 
Year 1990 

Year 1991 

Year 1992 

Year 1993 

Year 1994 

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Value 
1999 

Description 
Year 1999 

2000 

2001 

2002 

2003 

2004 

2005 

Year 2000 

Year 2001 

Year 2002 

Year 2003 

Year 2004 

Year 2005 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
Value 
1995 

1996 

1997 

1998 

Description 
Year 1995 

Year 1996 

Year 1997 

Year 1998 

Value 
2006 

2007 

2008 

2009 

Description 
Year 2006 

Year 2007 

Year 2008 

Year 2009 

C L _ O B S _ S T A T U S   ( s u b s e t   u s e d   i n   t h i s   i m p l e m e n t a t i o n )  

Value  Description 
A 

Normal value 

E  

P 

Estimated value 

Provisional value 

C L _ O B S _ C O N F   ( s u b s e t   u s e d   i n   t h i s   i m p l e m e n t a t i o n )  

Value  Description 
F 

Free (public) 

C  

Non-publishable and confidential 

C L _ O R G A N I S A T I O N   ( s u b s e t   u s e d   i n   t h i s   i m p l e m e n t a t i o n )  

Value  Description 
1B0 
UN organisations 
1C0 
International Monetary Fund 
1G0 
Other UN Organisations 
4C0 
European Investment Bank 
4D0 
European Commission (including Eurostat) 
4F0 
European Central Bank (ECB) 
4J0 
Other EC Institutions, Organs and Organisms covered by General budget 
4K0 
European Parliament 
4L0 
European Council 
4M0 
Court of Justice 
4N0 
Court of Auditors 
4P0 
Economic and Social Committee 
4Q0 
Committee of Regions 
4Z0 
Other European Community Institutions, Organs and Organisms 
5A0 
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development OECD) 
AT1 
Österreichisches Statistisches Amt (Austria) 
BE1 
Institut National de Statistique (Belgium) 
BG1 
National Statistical Institute of Bulgaria 
CY1 
Cyprus, Department of Statistics and Research (Ministry of Finance) 
CZ1 
Czech Statistical Office 
DE1 
Statistisches Bundesamt (Germany) 
DK1 
Danmarks Statistik (Denmark) 
EE1 
Estonia, State Statistical Office 
ES1 
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain) 
FI1 
Statistics Finland (Finland) 

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Value  Description 
FR1 
INSEE (France) 
GB1 
Office for National Statistics (United Kingdom) 
GR1 
National Statistical Service of Greece (Greece) 
HU1 
Hungarian Central Statistical Office 
IE1 
Central Statistical Office (Ireland) 
IT1 
ISTAT (Italy) 
LT1 
Lithuania, Department of Statistics 
LU1 
Service Central de la Statistique  (STATEC) (Luxembourg) 
LV1 
Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia 
MT1 
NL1 
NO1 
PL1 
PT1 
RO1 
SE1 
SI1 
SK1 
TR1 
ZZZ 

Statistical Office of Malta 
Central Bureau voor de Statistiek (Netherlands) 
Statistics Norway 
Central Statistical Office of Poland 
Instituo Nacional de Estatística (Portugal) 
Romania, National Institute of Statistics 
Statistics Sweden (Sweden) 
Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia 
Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic 

Statistical Office of Turkey 
Unspecified (e.g. any, dissemination, internal exchange etc) 

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TRANSMISSION 

The following guidelines have the objective of assuring the highest possible level of certainty 
in the data transmission and to avoid any inconsistencies between the data available to the NSI 
and Eurostat.  

U t i l i t i e s   f o r   d a t a   t r a n s m i s s i o n  

All data transmitted to Eurostat under the STS Regulation must be done via Stadium. Double 
sending,  e.g.  by  Stadium  and  normal  E-Mail  should  be  avoided  as  it  may  cause  confusion 
whether the data is really identical. 

In addition to stadium, Eurostat has prepared a mailbox for information related to the data: 

sts-data@cec.eu.int 

This  mailbox  assures  the  immediate  treatment  of  the  information  by  Eurostat  in  case  of 
replacement of personnel, or absence for other reasons, etc. Mailboxes of individual persons 
are not opened during their absences. 

C o n t a c t s   w i t h i n   E u r o s t a t  

Eurostat  assigns  the  tasks  of  entering  the  data  to  domain  managers.  The  respective  domain 
covered by them is made known to the Member States. Any questions concerning the data can 
be  directly  addressed  to  the  domain  managers.  However,  data  transmissions  and  other  time-
critical information should be send using the data transmission utilities mentioned above. 

The common mailbox (sts-data@cec.eu.int) should be used for the time-critical information. 

R e s p o n s i b i l i t y   f o r   t h e   s e l e c t i o n   o f   t h e   c o r r e c t   d a t a  

The Member States have the full responsibility for the selection of the correct time series for 
the indicators covered by the STS Regulation.  

In  case  of  questions,  Eurostat  will  be  available  for  consultations  on  the  data  series  to  be 
selected. 

D e c l a r a t i o n   o f   d a t a   s e t s  

The  data  transmitted  should  be  correctly  declared  according  to  the  data  set  names.  This  is 
important  for  automatically  identifying  the  contents  of  the  transmitted  files,  for  example  for 
tracing  purposes.  There  is  a  specific  data  set  identifier  in  the  transmission  format.  The  data 
sets have been chosen to represent the indicators of STS. Some groupings have been done, for 
example the indicators that differentiate between the total, domestic markets and non-domestic 
markets have only one data set. 

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In  case  of  qualitative  or  methodological  changes,  substantial  revisions,  or  any  other 
modifications  in  the  time  series,  Eurostat  must  be  notified  not  later  than  in  parallel  to  the 
sending of the data. Ideally, this information should be sent a few days before the data. 

In case of more fundamental changes, such as rebasements, the announcements of the changes 
should be made at least one month before the change appears in the transmitted data. 

Furthermore  if  revisions  in  previous  periods  occurred,  Eurostat  should  receive  long  enough 
time series to ensure all revisions are picked up with each data transmission. 

The segment “message identity” of a GESMES/TS message could be used to provide a short 
message (35 characters) about changes or revisions as a hint for the domain managers. 

A p p r o x i m a t i o n s   o f   t h e   t a r g e t   v a r i a b l e  

The  STS  Regulation  foresees  a  number  of  temporary  and  permanent  approximations  of  the 
target  variable  by  other  variables  in  case  the  target  variable  is  not  available,  such  as  the 
approximation  of  the  construction  costs  (variables  320,  321,  322)  by  the  output  price  in 
construction  (variable  310).  Further  approximations  are  permitted  without  specifying  a  new 
variable, such as the temporary approximation of the new orders indices (variables130, 131, 
132)  by  an  alternative  leading  indicator  calculated  from  business  opinion  survey  data.  A 
general  treatment  of  approximations  is  impossible  because  in  some  cases  the  concept 
represented  by  the  approximation  is  very  different  from  the  concept  of  the  target  variable.  
Thus, a distinction is made case by case. 

Target variable 

Approximation/replacement 

Treatment in data 
transmission 

Output price, non-domestic market (312) 

Unit  values  for  products  originating  from 

Approximation by Member State 

foreign trade or other sources 

Import prices (340) 

Unit  values  for  products  originating  from 

Approximation by Member State 

foreign trade or other sources 

Number of persons employed (210) 

Number of employees (211) 

Approximation by Member State 

New orders received (130, 131, 132) 

Calculated 

from 

alternative 

leading 

Approximation by Member State 

indicator 

New orders in construction (130, 135, 136) 

Information on building permits 

Approximation by Member State 

Construction costs (320, 321, 322) 

Output price in construction (310) 

Own concept in transmission  

Deflator of sales (330) 

Volume of sales (123) (produced instead of 

Own concept in transmission 

the deflator of sales) 

the  name  of 

In  case  the  approximation  is  done  by  the  Member  State,  the  data  must  be  transmitted  to 
Eurostat  under 
list 
CL_STS_INDICATOR. The approximation is to be made known to Eurostat and other users 
of  the  data  via  other  means,  i.e.  the  STS  sources  database  that  contains  methodological 
information, the derogations tables, etc. Changes in the approximations must be made known 
to Eurostat via the common mailbox indicated above.  

target  variable  as  shown 

the  code 

the 

in 

In case an own concept is used in the transmission, it is included in the list of variables in the 
code table CL_STS_INDICATOR. In that case, the data must be transmitted under the correct 

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labelling. In the above example the variable 310 in construction is transmitted instead of the 
target variables 320, 321, 322. 

Please note that the variable 123 (volume of sales) is a replacement and not an approximation 
for  variable  330  (deflator  of  sales).  Despite  the  fact  that  the  Council  Regulation  1165/98 
mentions in its Annex C variable 330 explicitly and variable 123 only as a replacement, the 
figures  Eurostat  is  really  interested  in  is  variable  123.  The  deflator  of  sales  –  if  sent  by  a 
member  state  –  would  only  be  used  to  calculate  TOVV  from  TOVT.  Therefore  Eurostat 
strongly recommends member states to send TOVV (variable 123) if available. 

T r a n s f e r r i n g   N A C E   c o d e s   t o   G E S M E S   c o d e s  

The NACE codes of division level, which is 2 digits, and below (group level = 3 digits, class 
level = 4 digits) are coded by adding zeroes to make every time a 4 digit GESMES code: 

The paragraph CL_STS_ACTIVITY explains that an activity code can be  
a) a pure NACE code or  
b) a code for special aggregates, created for STS. 

b)  The  codes  for  the  special  aggregates  are  listed  in  the  tables  A.  to  G.  of  the 
CL_STS_ACTIVITY paragraph. All codes for special aggregates start with "NS". 

a)  When NACE codes are used in a GESMES message they must start with "N1" to indicate 
that  it  is  a  NACE  rev  1.1  code.  Then  the  point  after  the  second  digit  of  the  NACE  code  is 
dropped  and  the  numbers  are  filled  up  with  zeroes  at  the  right  to  get  4-letter  code.  Thus, 
NACE 29.51 (4-digit NACE code) becomes N12951 in a GESMES dataset. 
More Examples: 
NACE code 28.2 (3-digit) becomes N12820  (leading N1, a zero added to get a 4 letter code) 
NACE code 34 (2-digit) becomes N13400 (leading N1 and two zeroes added) 

The first table in paragraph CL_STS_ACTIVITY titled "Examples for NACE Rev. 1.1" gives 
three more examples. 

S t r u c t u r e   o f   N A C E  

The NACE is hierarchically organized. The levels are in a top-down order: section, subsection, 
division, group and class. Division, group and class are often named as two-digit, three-digit 
and four-digit NACE codes. Each of the upper levels consists of one ore more sublevels. 

The majority of NACE subsections consist of several sub-levels. For instance subsection DB 
(GESMES  code  N100DB)  consists  of  division  17  (GESMES  code  N11700)  and  division  18 
(GESMES  code  N11800).  Of  course,  Eurostat  would  like  to  receive  all  three  of  them 
(N100DB, N11700 and N11800). 

But  there  are  as  well  some  subsections  that  consist  of  a  single  division  (two-digit  NACE 
code). 

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NACE code  GESMES 

Sub-levels that build the aggregate 

D 

DA 

DB 

DC 

DD 

DE 

DF 

DG 

DH 

DI 

DJ 

DK 

DL 

DM 

DN 

code 
N100D0 

N100DA 

N100DB 

N100DC 

N100DD 

N100DE 

N100DF 

N100DG 

N100DH 

N100DI 

N100DJ 

N100DK 

N100DL 

N100DM 

N100DN  

= aggregate of all subsections (DA to DN) 

= N11500 + N11600 

= N11700 + N11800 

= N11900 

= N12000 

= N12100 + N12200 

= N12300 

= N12400 

= N12500 

= N12600 

= N12700 + N12800 

= N12900 

= N13000 + N13100 + N13200 + N13300 

= N13400 + N13500 

= N13600 + N13700 

The table shows that for instance subsection DC consists of a single division which is 19. For 
various reasons Eurostat wants to have both codes available in its database. Otherwise users of 
the  data  would  be  confused  if  they  search  for  all  two  digit  NACE  and  would  not  get  19 
because it is stored under DC. Therefore Eurostat want countries to send TWO physical time 
series in these cases. In our example for industry we want to have N11900 and N100DC even 
though the data is redundant. 

C o m p l e t e   s e t   o f   t i m e   s e r i e s  

Member  States  should  send  a  complete  set  of  consistent  time  series  in  all  available 
presentations.  

That means that all presentations of a series (gross, working day adjusted, seasonal adjusted, 
trend)  that  are  available  in  the  Member  States  should  be  sent  to  Eurostat,  even  if  the 
presentations  are  not  required  by  the  Regulation.  If  working  day  adjustment  or  seasonal 
adjustment is done in the country, we prefer to have the original series rather than doing the 
calculations  in  Eurostat.  For  some  indicators  the  regulation  foresees  working  day  adjusted 
series  to  be  sent.  To  have  a  more  complete  picture  it  is  desirable  to  have  the  corresponding 
gross series as well. 

If  all  two-digit  NACE  codes  (=  division  level  of  NACE)  for  a  subsection  are  available  in  a 
Member State then the aggregate of the subsection of NACE should be sent as well. The same 
should be true for the section aggregates and the MIGs.  
Example  for  subsection  aggregate:  If  division  15  and  16  of  NACE  are  available  (GESMES 
codes  N11500  and  N11600)  then  the  subsection  DA  of  NACE  (GESMES  code  N100DA) 
should be sent as well. 
Example  for  section  aggregate:  If  subsection  CA  and  CB  (GESMES  code  N100CA  and 
N100CB) are available then the section aggregate C (GESMES code N100C0) should be sent 
as well. 

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The  same  logic  should  be  applied  “downwards”  to  the  more  detailed  levels  of  NACE:  If 
Member States are able to send subsection or section aggregates of NACE then the details (i.e. 
division level) that compose these aggregates should be sent as well. 

If  a  NACE  subsection  is  composed  only  of  one  two-digit  level  (example:  subsection  DC  = 
division 19) then both should be sent, despite the fact that they are identical. 

If  not  all  details  of  an  aggregate  are  available,  but  a  Member  State  wishes  to  send  the 
aggregate, then it should be made sure that this aggregate is representative. 

C o m m o n   b a s e   y e a r  

The  base  year  in  Eurostat’s  production  database  is  2000.  A  complete  set  of  weights  for  all 
Member States, Candidate Countries and EFTA Countries and all variables has been collected. 

Member  States  may  change  their  base  year  for  a  certain  indicator  at  any  other  time.  In  that 
case, the data transmissions using another base year must allow Eurostat to use the base year 
2000: 

-  Data with a base year before 2000 can be sent to Eurostat as usual. It will be rescaled 

- 

- 

- 

internally to 2000. 
Index series with a newer base year must allow a rescaling by Eurostat, which means 
that the values for 2000 must be available in the time series.  
Series with absolute figures as well should have values for the base year 2000 included 
allowing the creation of a derived index series. 
In order not to limit the usefulness of the data, care should be taken not to shorten the 
time series when it is re-based. 

-  The concerned time series must have been sent to Eurostat in the re-based form at least 

once for its entire length. 

Please note that Eurostat does not foresee any calculations or adaptations of the data before the 
feeding into the database. For technical reasons it expects a consistent time series and cannot 
handle different series linked by chaining factors. 

A change of base year must be indicated to Eurostat well before the arrival of the data. This 
notification should happen at least two weeks before in order to allow for communication on 
potential issues. 

L e n g t h   o f   t h e   s e r i e s  

The data users express the need of having the data for at least three to four economic cycles. It 
is  very  important  for  the  European  aggregations  to  have  time  series  as  long  as  possible 
(historical  time  series  reaching  as  far  back  as  possible)  in  order  to  satisfy  this  need.  The 
Member States should assure that these series are available to Eurostat and consistent with the 
existing  Eurostat  database.  The  Member  States  should  also  attempt  to  align  different 
presentations of data in terms of the length of series. 

Please  note  that  for  every  indicator  there  exists  a  'pivot  format'  from  which  the  European 
aggregate  is  calculated,  e.g.  working  day  adjusted  data  for  industrial  production.  The  pivot 
format is specified in the STS Regulation, as the data obligatory required as presentation. The 
available data for this pivot format is critical for the data contained in the European aggregate. 

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Unfortunately,  very  often  Eurostat  is  provided  with  long  time  series  for  gross  data  but  the 
working  day  adjusted  series  or  the  seasonally  adjusted  series  are  shorter.  In  such  a  case  an 
alignment of the series lengths should be done. 

The  series  length  of  an  aggregated  NACE  level  should  be  as  long  as  the  length  of  the 
corresponding detailed series. If for instance the NACE levels 27 and 28 are available then the 
aggregated series on NACE subsection level DJ should have the same length. The same is true 
for the MIGs. There is no reason why the MIGs series should be shorter than their details. 

T r e a t m e n t   o f   d a t a   d u r i n g   F e e d  

As already mentioned above, Eurostat does not foresee any additional treatment of data before 
the feeding process like i.e. calculations, editing or any other changes to the data. Of course, 
there are validation procedures to ensure good data quality, but either a series passes the tests 
or it doesn’t. 

In  case  the  update  is  done,  the  new  data  overwrites  existing  data.  There  is  no  other  update 
mode. Consequently changes can only be done by the Member States by a re-transmission of 
data. 

In case the update is not successful, the domain manager would contact the Member State to 
report the errors and to ask for a re-transmission of a corrected version. 

Of course, minor errors of evident kind like typing errors, using of the wrong decimal sign etc, 
can be corrected by the domain managers in cooperation with the sending country. However, 
changes  of  the  data  itself  are  better  done  by  the  country  itself  to  prevent  our  database  from 
diverging too much from the original data. 

T r e a t m e n t   o f   f l a g s   ( c o n f i d e n t i a l i t y   a n d   r e l i a b i l i t y   s t a t u s )  

The  values  recorded  in  the  data  flags  are  not  modified  by  Eurostat.  Only  the  Member  State 
modifies the status of the flags by a re-transmission of the data with the modified flag. 

In the case when some month for one branch are confidential and others not (say two month 
are  confidential  but  the  previous  two  months  were  not),  each  value  must  be  marked 
accordingly. 

This rule also applies to other changes in flags, such as the reliability status of data. 

In case of embargoes, the data must first be transmitted as confidential and re-transmitted as 
public after the embargo expired.  

Data on embargo must only concern the latest observation of a time series and not revisions of 
observations in the past. 

O n l y   v a l i d   d a t a   s h o u l d   b e   t r a n s m i t t e d  

Data  transmitted  to  Eurostat  is  appended  to  the  existing  data  series  with  the  observations 
contained in the transmitted file. The Member States should be aware that Eurostat has only 
the possibility of limited checks on the data values to be entered into the database. 

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Thus,  any  leading  or  trailing  data  values  implies  the  danger  of  being  entered  as  valid 
observations.  Eurostat  has  had  frequent  problems  with  '0'  values  that  have  been  transmitted 
before  the  real  data.  When  not  detected,  these  zero  values  have  entered  the  database 
erroneously  as  observations  overwriting  valid  observations  with  the  result  that  the  series 
suddenly dropped to zero for a certain period.    

Similar problems can arrive with trailing data values that are no real observations in case that 
only a certain period is intended to be transmitted. 

A c t i v i t i e s   t h a t   d o   n o t   e x i s t   i n   t h e   M e m b e r   S t a t e  

In  case  a  certain  NACE  activity  does  not  exist  in  the  Member  State,  the  data  transmission 
should  not  include  this  activity.  The  Member  State  should  assure  that  the  corresponding 
weight for it is recorded with Eurostat as weight equal to zero. In any case Eurostat must be 
informed  about  the  fact  that  the  activity  does  not  exist.  This  information  will  be  stored 
together  with  methodological  data  collected  from  the  Member  States.  It  is  essential  to  have 
this information because there are no technical means to distinguish between an activity that 
does not exist and an activity that does exist but is not reported (missing). 

In  case  the  activity  has  existed  in  the  past,  even  before  the  currently  actual  base  year,  for 
example the only enterprise producing cement has closed and there is no activity in this branch 
anymore, the Member State must continue to send the series with observations of "0" or "0.0". 
Otherwise Eurostat will consider the series as a 'dead series' and delete it.  

The zeroes should also be put in case of a temporary stoppage for example because the only 
enterprise producing wire products closes in August and September because of holidays 

A c t i v i t i e s   t h a t   a r e   n o t   r e c o r d e d   i n   t h e   M e m b e r   S t a t e s   b u t   e x i s t  

If for a certain NACE activity, there is no information available, the Member State should not 
send any information on that NACE activity, but it should inform Eurostat about the fact. 

M i s s i n g   o b s e r v a t i o n s   f o r   c e r t a i n   m o n t h s  

In  case,  there  is  no  recording  for  a  certain  month,  for  example,  the  corresponding  survey  is 
interrupted in the month of August for holidays, the Member State must estimate the missing 
value. The Eurostat system is not designed to handle missing values (gaps in the series). 

Under no circumstances should a zero be recorded in that case because it would be interpreted 
as a zero value, as for example zero production in that month. 

T i m e   s e r i e s   t h a t   a r e   n o t   c o n t i n u e d  

Periodically, Eurostat verifies the data contained in its database for actuality with the objective 
to erase dead series from the database. 

The Member states are contacted by Eurostat before such a series is deleted.  

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T h e   M e m b e r   S t a t e   w a n t s   E u r o s t a t   t o   d e l e t e   a   s e r i e s  

In case a series is not valid anymore, the Member State should request its deletion. This should 
happen by a message to the contact within Eurostat but not by transmission of 'zero' values. 

T r a n s m i s s i o n   o f   v a l u e s  

Values transmitted to Eurostat must follow the convention: 

−  Decimal points (not commas) 
−  No commas to separate thousands 
− 

Index figures with at least one decimal place 

R e - a d j u s t m e n t   o f   t h e   d a t a b a s e  

Because  the  entire  procedure  of  alignment  between  the  Member  States  database  and  the 
Eurostat database is not fail-proof, the need for a more comprehensive re-alignment may arise. 
In this case, Eurostat requests from the Member State to send one or multiple time series in 
their entire length. This may be done periodically, on base year changes or other occasions. 

The  Member  States  should  send  all  available  series  as  consistent  time  series  in  all  available 
presentation.  

Data  in  the  Eurostat  database  that  does  not  conform  to  the  data  transmitted  in  this  re-
adjustment  exercise  is  considered  by  Eurostat  as  wrong  or  outdated  and  will  therefore  be 
deleted from the database. 

T r e a t m e n t   o f   w r o n g   c o d i n g   i n   t r a n s m i s s i o n   o f   d a t a  

The  guidelines  for  GESMES/TS  coding  of  data  specified  in  this  document  have  been  in 
production  for  a  sufficient  long  period  (the  prior  version  of  this  document  is  nearly  2  years 
old). As announced in this prior version, Eurostat will now start to return wrongly coded data 
to the Member States with the request to correct the errors in coding and to re-send the data in 
the correct format.  

Eurostat  will  indicate  the  problem  in  the  coding  to  the  Member  State  in  order  to  assist  the 
correction. 

R e l e a s e   C a l e n d a r  

Eurostat keeps a Release Calendar with the dates of the arrival date as planned by the Member 
States,  the  real  arrival  dates  and  the  entry  date  of  the  data  into  the  Eurostat  production 
database if the data entry takes longer than 24 hours after the data arrival. 

The  Release  Calendar  is  available  to  interested  parties  in  the  domain  Short  Term  Statistics 
(STS) on CIRCA. The address is:  
Internet:  http://forum.europa.eu.int/Members/irc/dsis/ebt/home.  (Attention:  “Members”  must 
be written with a capital letter) 

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The  Member  States  should  actively  participate  in  the  work  of  keeping  the  Release  Calendar 
actual by providing the planned national release dates. Eurostat will contact the Member states 
on an annual basis for the planned dates. The contact E-Mail address may be used for further 
communication on these dates, e.g. for changes in planning.  

APPENDIX 3 – MESSAGE IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINES  

M e s s a g e   O v e r v i e w  

The segments below present a simple data update GESMES/TS message. The variable data elements 
that  each  segment  contains  are  represented  in  blue  font  and  italics.  An  explanation  of  each  variable 
data element is then given.  

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

Syntax character Specification 
UNA:+,? ' 

Interchange Header 
UNB+UNOC:3+IE1+4D0+010426:1638+IREF000001++GESMES/TS++++1' 
UNB+UNOC:3+Sender_id+recipient_id+date:time 
Interchange_reference++GESMES/TS++++1' 
The  'Sender_id'  and  'recipient_id'  code  values  are  extracted  from  the  CL_ORGANISATION 
code list. 

preparation+ 

of 

Message Header 
UNH+MREF000001+GESMES:2:1:E6' 
UNH+message_reference+GESMES:2:1:E6' 

Beginning of Message 
BGM+74' 

Code list administration agency 
NAD+Z02+EUROSTAT' 
NAD+Z02+maintenance agency_id' 
The maintenance agency is EUROSTAT.  
Reference to the message receiver 
NAD+MR+4D0' 
NAD+MR+receiver_id' 
The 'receiver_id' code value is extracted from the CL_ORGANISATION code list and it is the 
same as in the UNB segment.  

Reference to the message sender 
NAD+MS+IE1' 
NAD+MS+sender_id' 
The 'sender_id' code value is extracted from the CL_ORGANISATION code list and it is the 
same as in the UNB segment.  

Message Identity 
IDE+10+This describes the reported dataset' 
IDE+10+message_identity' 
'Message_identity' is free text up to 35 chars long and is provided by the message sender. This 
segment is not mandatory. 

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Contact information 
CTA+CP+DP/STS:Mr. Someone' 
CTA+contact_function+contact_id:contact_name' 
'Contact_function' identifies the function of the person and can take the following values:  

CC: Responsible person for information production, 
CP: Responsible person for computer data processing, 
CF: Head of unit for information production, 
CE: Head of unit for computer data processing. 

'Contact_id' and 'Contact_name' are the department id and the name of the person respectively. 
This segment is the trigger segment of the CTA-COM group. The group is conditional but if 
the COM segment will be used then the use of this CTA segment is mandatory. 

10 

Communication number and type of channel 
COM+?+44 171 1234567:TE' 
COM+communication_number:communication_channel' 
'Communication_channel' can take the following values 

EM: e-mail, 
TE: Telephone, 
FX: Fax, 
XF: X.400. 

Data set identification 
DSI+STSOTHER_OTH_M' 
DSI+data_set_identifier' 
'Data_set_identifier' is provided by the centre. It is variable because it depends in the type of 
data transmitted.  Please refer to the table ‘Data Set Identifier’ on page 7Error! No bookmark 
name given. of this document. 

Status report 
STS+3+7' 
STS+3+status_code' 
'Status_code' can take the following values: 

7: update or replace data 
6: delete 

Data set extraction date/time 
DTM+242:200107121834:203' 
DTM+242:date_time:203' 
The  format  of  the 
CCYYMMDDhhmm. 

'date_time'  data  element,  as  defined  by  the 

'203'  qualifier,  is 

Reporting period 
DTM+Z02:199911200002:710' 
DTM+Z02:period_range:format_qualifier' 
The format of the 'period_range' data element is defined by the 'format_qualifier' and can take 
the following values: 

102 - for CCYYMMDD,  
602 - for CCYY,  
604 - for CCYYS, 
608 - for CCYYQ,  
610 - for CCYYMM,  
616 - for CCYYWW for period  and 

11 

12 

13 

14 

158

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
711 - for CCYYMMDD-CCYYMMDD, 
702 - for CCYY-CCYY, 
704 - for CCYYS-CCYYS 
708 - for CCYYQ-CCYYQ  
710 - for CCYYMM-CCYYMM  
716 - for CCYYWW-CCYYWW for ranges. 

15 

16 

17 

Key family/dataset structure identity 
IDE+5+EUROSTAT_STS' 
IDE+5+kf_identity' 
In  this  draft  version  the  'kf_identity'  is  'EUROSTAT_STS'  and  may  be  different  in  the 
final version. In the final version this element will become constant. 

Processing Indicator - ARR usage method 
GIS+AR3' 

Processing Indicator - Missing value symbol 
GIS+1:::-' 

18 

Statistical ARRay information 

ARR++M:IE:N:PRIN:N11020:1:1990:199911200002:710:334.5:A:F+334.5:A:F+369.3:A:F+369.3:A:F' 

ARR++frequency:reporting_country  :adjustment  :type  of  index  :economic  activity  :data 
originating  Institution:Series  variation/index  base  year  :reporting_period  : 
reporting_period  format  :observation  for  1st  segment  of  reporting  period  :obs_status 
:obs_confidentiality  +observation  for  2nd  segment  of  reporting  period  :obs_status 
:obs_confidentiality  +observation  for  3rd  segment  of  reporting  period  :obs_status 
:obs_confidentiality  +observation  for  4th  segment  of  reporting  period:obs_status: 
obs_confidentiality' 

Code values of the statistical variables are available in Appendix 1. 

Message Trailer 
UNT+17+MREF000001' 
UNT+number_of_segments+message_reference' 

Interchange Trailer 
UNZ+1+IREF000001' 
UNZ+1+interchange_reference' 

19 

20 

An undocumented view of the GESMES/TS message is:  
1  UNA:+,? ' 
2  UNB+UNOC:3+IE1+4D0+010426:1638+IREF000001++GESMES/TS++++1' 
3  UNH+MREF000001+GESMES:2:1:E6' 
4  BGM+74' 
5  NAD+Z02+EUROSTAT' 
6  NAD+MR+4D0' 
7  NAD+MS+IE1' 
8  IDE+10+This describes the reported dataset' 
9  CTA+CP+DP/STS:Mr. Someone' 
10  COM+?+44 171 1234567:TE' 
11  DSI+STSOTHER_M' 
12  STS+3+7' 
13  DTM+242:200107121834:203' 

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14  DTM+Z02:199911200002:710' 
15  IDE+5+EUROSTAT_STS' 
16  GIS+AR3' 
17  GIS+1:::-' 
18

ARR++M:IE:N:PRIN:N11020:1:1990:199911200002:710:334.5:A:F+334.5:A:F+369.3:A:F+369.

3:A:F' 
19  UNT+17+MREF000001' 
20  UNZ+1+IREF000001' 

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T o o l s   A v a i l a b l e  

Polyval GESMES Translator 

It  is  available  for  Windows  (95  and  above)  and  UNIX.  It  performs  syntactic  and  semantic 
validation and is used to ensure correctness of the transmitted messages. This tool is available for 
free download from the developer’s site. Internet:  http://www.dimension-edi.com/ 

Excel Add-in 

This  tool  is  available  for  Windows.  It  encodes  a  GESMES  message  from  a  structured  Excel 
spreadsheet. This tool is not designed to be used in an automated production environment, it is a 
rather manual tool. It has only a part of the GESMES functions implemented. However, this part 
covers the most frequently used options. The tool is available for free download from the group 
“EDI and Statistics” on the Eurostat’s CIRCA site: 
Internet: http://forum.europa.eu.int/Public/irc/dsis/Home/main 

However, it must be noted that tools like this that require manual operations should be used only 
on  a  very  temporary  basis  and  probably  for  familiarisation  purposes  only.  Reporting  institutions 
will  really  benefit  from  the  use  of  GESMES/TS  if  an  export  of  GESMES/TS  messages  (as  text 
files) is possible directly from their local database systems. 

GENEDI Toolbox 

The Generic EDI Toolbox is a platform independent tool (available on PC, Mac, UNIX) to do all 
conversion,  encoding  and  transmission  tasks  related  to  GESMES  and  data  transmission  to 
Eurostat. It is Eurostat’s recommended tool. To give a brief overview of what GENEDI is able to 
do here a copy of the introduction part of the GENEDI user guide: 

“GENEDI has been designed in order to manage all the transmission tasks of the statistical data to 
Eurostat, including the data reorganisation and validation of the input file, the conversion into a 
GESMES  formatted  file  and  the  automatic  transmission  to  Eurostat.  GENEDI  is  in  essence  a 
generic toolbox, so it can process any flat input files insofar as an optional mapping module allows 
users  to  make  their  files  compliant  with  any  GESMES  dataset  structures  implemented.  The 
mapping module generates a CSV file compliant with the GESMES structure selected by the user 
among a list of possible GESMES structures. 

Then, a CSV file compliant with the input file format defined hereafter is submitted to the toolbox. 
An  automatic  process  (that  can  be  disabled)  verifies  that  file’s  data  are  compliant  with  some 
validation rules chosen in a configuration menu (see the “Parameters Guide” for information) and 
translate it into GESMES messages. At the end, all GESMES messages are stored into an output 
folder and can be automatically sent to Eurostat using an electronic mail sent to STADIUM email 
server. 

Besides,  GENEDI  is  able  to  validate  data  contained  in  a  GESMES  file  produced  by  other 
applications.  Note  that  in  that  case  GENEDI  outputs  an  “easy  GESMES”  formatted  file  (See 
appendix B for more details). 

This application runs independently from any other software.” 

The GENEDI Toolbox is available for free download from the group “EDI and Statistics” on the 
Eurostat’s CIRCA site. Internet: http://forum.europa.eu.int/Public/irc/dsis/Home/main . 

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S u p p o r t   A v a i l a b l e  
Eurostat Support: 

Ms Deniz KUTAY 
EUROSTAT 
Bâtiment Joseph Bech A3/136 
5 Rue Alphonse Weicker 
L-2721 Luxembourg 
Tel.: (352) 4301-32463 
Email: deniz.kutay@cec.eu.int 

GESMES Support: 

Requests for GESMES support please send email to 
Email: deniz.kutay@cec.eu.int 
Email: ED-Support-GESMES@eurodyn.com 

GENEDI Support: 

Requests for GENEDI support please send email to 
Email: fabien.jacquet@sogeti.lu 
Email: ED-Support-GESMES@eurodyn.com 

Statel Support: 

Requests for Statel support please send email to 
Email: support@statel.net 

The  above  can  also  be  contacted  by  sending  an  email  to  Email:  ESTAT-SUPPORT-

EDAMIS@cec.eu.int  

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10. STS-Requirements  

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ANNEX A 

DE,  UK,  FR,  IT, 
ES 
Varia
ble 

Periodi
city 

Level of Detail 

110 

Month 

Total  Industry  (NACE  C,  D,  E  –  NS0020),  Main  Industrial  Groupings,  section,  subsection  and  2-digit  level  of 
NACE (except NACE 41). 3- and 4-digit NACE representing at least 90% of Section D.  

120 

Month 

Total  Industry  excluding  section  E  (NACE  C&D  –  NS0030),  Main  Industrial  Groupings  (MIG  Energy  without 
section E – NS0091), section, subsection and 2-digit level of NACE. 

Form 
(minimum 
requirements) 

Deadlines  
(incl. NL)1 

Unadjusted  and 
working 
day 
adjusted 

Unadjusted 

1 month, 10 days 
In  italic:  1  month, 
25 days 
2 months 

121 

Month 

Total  Industry  excluding  section  E  (NACE  C&D  –  NS0030),  Main  Industrial  Groupings  (MIG  Energy  without 
section E – NS0091), section, subsection and 2-digit level of NACE. 

Unadjusted 

2 months 

122 

Month 

130 

Month 

131 

Month 

132 

Month 

210 

220 

230 

310 

At  least 
quarter 
At  least 
quarter 

At  least 
quarter 
Month 

Total  Industry  excluding  section  E  (NACE  C&D  –  NS0030),  Main  Industrial  Groupings  (MIG  Energy  without 
section E – NS0091), section, subsection and 2-digit level of NACE.  
Additional requirements for Eurozone members: As above, split into Eurozone and non-Eurozone.  

Manufacturing working on orders (NS00D2) – covering reduced set of NACE (17, 18, 21, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 
32,  33,  34,  35),  Main  Industrial  Groupings  (NS0042,  NS0050,  NS0062,  NS0072),  subsection,  2  digit  level  of 
NACE.  
Manufacturing working on orders (NS00D2) – covering reduced set of NACE (17, 18, 21, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 
32,  33,  34,  35),  Main  Industrial  Groupings  (NS0042,  NS0050,  NS0062,  NS0072),  subsection,  2  digit  level  of 
NACE.   
Manufacturing working on orders (NS00D2) – covering reduced set of NACE (17, 18, 21, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 
32,  33,  34,  35),  Main  Industrial  Groupings  (NS0042,  NS0050,  NS0062,  NS0072),  subsection,  2  digit  level  of 
NACE.  
Additional requirements for Eurozone members: As above, split into Eurozone and non-Eurozone. 
Total Industry (NACE C, D, E – NS0020), Main Industrial Groupings, section, subsection, 2-digit level of NACE 

Total Industry (NACE C, D, E – NS0020), Main Industrial Groupings, section, subsection, 2-digit level of NACE 

Total Industry (NACE C, D, E – NS0020), Main Industrial Groupings, section, subsection, 2-digit level of NACE 

Unadjusted 

2 months 

Unadjusted 

1 month, 20 days 

Unadjusted 

1 month, 20 days 

Unadjusted 

1 month, 20 days 

Unadjusted 

2 months 

Unadjusted  and 
working 
day 
adjusted 
Unadjusted 

3 months 

3 months 

Total  Industry  (NACE  C,  D,  E  –  NS0020),  Main  Industrial  Groupings,  section,  subsection  and  2-digit  level  of 
NACE  (except  NACE  12),  3-  and  4-digit  NACE  (except  NACE  22.1,  23.3,  29.6,  35.1,  35.3,  37.1,  37.2) 
representing at least 90% of Section D 

Unadjusted 

1 month, 15 days 
In  italic:  1  month, 
25 days  

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311 

Month 

312 

Month 

340 

Month 

Total  Industry  (NACE  C,  D,  E  –  NS0020),  Main  Industrial  Groupings,  section,  subsection  and  2-digit  level  of 
NACE  (except  NACE  12),  3-  and  4-digit  NACE  (except  NACE  22.1,  23.3,  29.6,  35.1,  35.3,  37.1,  37.2) 
representing at least 90% of Section D 

Unadjusted 

Total  Industry  (NACE  C,  D,  E  –  NS0020),  Main  Industrial  Groupings,  section,  subsection  and  2-digit  level  of 
NACE  (except  NACE  12),  3-  and  4-digit  NACE  (except  NACE  22.1,  23.3,  29.6,  35.1,  35.3,  37.1,  37.2) 
representing at least 90% of Section D.  
Additional requirements for Eurozone members: Split into Eurozone and non-Eurozone: Total Industry (NACE C, 
D, E – NS0020), Main Industrial Groupings, section, subsection and 2-digit level of NACE (except NACE 12). 
Only  for  Eurozone  members:  Total  Industry  (CPA  C,  D,  E),  Main  Industrial  Groupings,  section,  subsection,  2-
digit level of CPA* (except CPA 12 and 37). 
Additional requirements for Eurozone members: As above, split into imports from Eurozone and non-Eurozone. 

Unadjusted 

1 month, 5 days 
In  italic:  1  month, 
25 days 
1 month, 5 days 
In  italic:  1  month, 
25 days  

PT, DK, FI, IE, PL, AT, BE, SE, NL   
Less than 4% of European total of Section D value added 
Variab
le 

Periodicity 

Level of Detail  

110 

Month 

120 

Month 

121 

Month 

122 

Month 

130 

Month 

131 

Month 

166

Total  Industry  (NACE  C,  D,  E  –  NS0020),  Main  Industrial  Groupings, 
section, subsection and 2-digit level of NACE (except NACE 41).  

Total Industry excluding section E (NACE C&D – NS0030), Main Industrial 
Groupings (MIG Energy without section E – NS0091), section, subsection 
and 2-digit level of NACE. 
Total Industry excluding section E (NACE C&D – NS0030), Main Industrial 
Groupings (MIG Energy without section E – NS0091), section, subsection 
and 2-digit level of NACE. 
Total Industry excluding section E (NACE C&D – NS0030), Main Industrial 
Groupings (MIG Energy without section E – NS0091), section, subsection 
and 2-digit level of NACE.  
Additional  requirements  for  Eurozone  members:  As  above,  split  into 
Eurozone and non-Eurozone. 
Manufacturing  working  on  orders  (NS00D2)  -  covering  reduced  set  of 
NACE (17, 18, 21, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35), Main Industrial 
Groupings (NS0042, NS0050, NS0062, NS0072), subsection, 2 digit level 
of NACE. 
Manufacturing  working  on  orders  (NS00D2)  -  covering  reduced  set  of 
NACE (17, 18, 21, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35), Main Industrial 
Groupings (NS0042, NS0050, NS0062, NS0072), subsection, 2 digit level 
of NACE.  

Unadjusted 

1 month, 15 days 

Form 
(minimum 
requirements) 

Unadjusted  and 
day 
working 
adjusted 
Unadjusted 

Unadjusted 

Unadjusted 

Deadlines 
(except NL)1 

1 month, 25 days 

2  months, 
days 

2  months, 
days 

2  months, 
days 

15 

15 

15 

Unadjusted 

2 months, 5 days 

Unadjusted 

2 months, 5 days 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
132 

Month 

210 

At least quarter 

220 

At least quarter 

230 

At least quarter 

310 

Month 

311 

Month 

312 

Month 

340 

Month 

Manufacturing  working  on  orders  (NS00D2)  -  covering  reduced  set  of 
NACE (17, 18, 21, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35), Main Industrial 
Groupings (NS0042, NS0050, NS0062, NS0072), subsection, 2 digit level 
of NACE.  
Additional  requirements  for  Eurozone  members:  As  above,  split  into 
Eurozone and non-Eurozone. 
Total  Industry  (NACE  C,  D,  E  –  NS0020),  Main  Industrial  Groupings, 
section, subsection, 2-digit level of NACE 

Total  Industry  (NACE  C,  D,  E  –  NS0020),  Main  Industrial  Groupings, 
section, subsection, 2-digit level of NACE 

Total  Industry  (NACE  C,  D,  E  –  NS0020),  Main  Industrial  Groupings, 
section, subsection, 2-digit level of NACE 

Unadjusted 

2 months, 5 days 

Unadjusted 

Unadjusted  and 
working 
day 
adjusted 
Unadjusted 

15 

15 

15 

2  months, 
days 
3  months, 
days 

3  months, 
days 
2 months 

Total  Industry  (NACE  C,  D,  E  –  NS0020),  Main  Industrial  Groupings, 
section, subsection and 2-digit level of NACE (except NACE 12 and 37) 

Unadjusted 

Total  Industry  (NACE  C,  D,  E  –  NS0020),  Main  Industrial  Groupings, 
section, subsection and 2-digit level of NACE (except NACE 12 and 37) 

Unadjusted 

1 month, 20 days 

Total  Industry  (NACE  C,  D,  E  –  NS0020),  Main  Industrial  Groupings, 
section, subsection and 2-digit level of NACE (except NACE 12 and 37).  
Additional  requirements  for  Eurozone  members:  Split  into  Eurozone  and 
non-Eurozone: Total Industry (NACE C, D, E), Main Industrial Groupings, 
section, subsection and 2-digit level of NACE (except NACE 12 and 37). 
Only for Eurozone members: Total Industry (CPA C, D, E), Main Industrial 
Groupings, section, subsection, 2-digit level of CPA* (except CPA 12 and 
37). 
Additional  requirements  for  Eurozone  members:  Split  into  imports  from 
Eurozone  and  non-Eurozone*:  Total  Industry  (CPA  C,  D,  E),  Main 
Industrial  Groupings,  section,  subsection,  2-digit  level  of  CPA*  (except 
CPA 12 and 37). 

Unadjusted 

1 month, 20 days 

Unadjusted 

2 months 

MT, EE, CY, CZ, LV, LT, LU, SK, SI, HU, GR 
Less than 1% of European total of value added section C, D and E 
Variab
le 

Periodicity 

Level of Detail  

110 

Month 

Total Industry (NACE C, D, E – NS0020), Main Industrial Groupings and 
section-level  

Form 
(minimum 
requirements) 

Unadjusted  and 
day 
working 
adjusted 

Deadlines 

1 month, 25 days 

167

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
120 

Month 

121 

Month 

122 

Month 

130 

Month 

131 

Month 

132 

Month 

210 

At least quarter 

220 

At least quarter 

230 

At least quarter 

310 

311 

Month 

Month 

312 

Month 

340 

Month 

168

Total Industry excluding section E (NACE C&D – NS0030), Main Industrial 
Groupings (MIG Energy without section E – NS0091) and section-level 

Unadjusted 

Total Industry excluding section E (NACE C&D – NS0030), Main Industrial 
Groupings (MIG Energy without section E – NS0091) and section-level 

Unadjusted 

Unadjusted 

2  months, 
days 
2  months, 
days 
2  months, 
days 

15 

15 

15 

Total Industry excluding section E (NACE C&D – NS0030), Main Industrial 
Groupings (MIG Energy without section E – NS0091) and section-level.  
Additional  requirements  for  Eurozone  members:  Split  into  Eurozone  and 
non-Eurozone: Total industry excluding section E (NACE C&D – NS0030), 
Main  Industrial  Groupings  (except  Energy  –  not  NS0090  but  NS0091), 
section-level.   
Manufacturing  working  on  orders  (NS00D2)  –  covering  reduced  set  of 
NACE (17, 18, 21, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35), Main Industrial 
Groupings (NS0042, NS0050, NS0062, NS0072).  
Manufacturing  working  on  orders  (NS00D2)  –  covering  reduced  set  of 
NACE (17, 18, 21, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35), Main Industrial 
Groupings (NS0042, NS0050, NS0062, NS0072).  
Manufacturing  working  on  orders  (NS00D2)  –  covering  reduced  set  of 
NACE (17, 18, 21, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35), Main Industrial 
Groupings (NS0042, NS0050, NS0062, NS0072).  
Additional  requirements  for  Eurozone  members:  As  above,  split  into 
Eurozone and non-Eurozone.  
Total Industry (NACE C, D, E – NS0020), Main Industrial Groupings and 
section-level 

Total Industry (NACE C, D, E – NS0020), Main Industrial Groupings and 
section-level 

Total Industry (NACE C, D, E – NS0020), Main Industrial Groupings and 
section-level 

Total Industry (NACE C, D, E – NS0020), Main Industrial Groupings and 
section-level 
Total Industry (NACE C, D, E – NS0020), Main Industrial Groupings and 
section-level 

Total Industry (NACE C, D, E – NS0020), Main Industrial Groupings and 
section-level.  
Additional  requirements  for  Eurozone  members:  Split  into  Eurozone  and 
non-Eurozone: Total  Industry  (NACE  C,  D, E  –  NS0020),  Main  Industrial 
Groupings, section-level. 
Only  for  Eurozone  members:  Total  Industry  (CPA  C,  D,  E  ),  Main 
Industrial Groupings, section-level of CPA* . 
Additional  requirements  for  Eurozone  members:  Split  into  imports  from 

Unadjusted 

2 months, 5 days 

Unadjusted 

2 months, 5 days 

Unadjusted 

2 months, 5 days 

Unadjusted 

Unadjusted  and 
working 
day 
adjusted 
Unadjusted 

Unadjusted 

15 

15 

15 

2  months, 
days 
3  months, 
days 

3  months, 
days 
2 months 

Unadjusted 

1 month, 20 days 

Unadjusted 

1 month, 20 days 

Unadjusted 

2 months 

 
 
  
 
* The European scheme may limit the scope of the level of detail 
1 (SE, NL deadlines same as the large countries – value added in Sections C, D, E of NACE represents more than 3% of the European Community total) 

Eurozone  and  non-Eurozone*:  Total  Industry  (CPA  C,  D,  E),  Main 
Industrial Groupings, section-level of CPA*. 

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ANNEX B 
DE, UK, FR, ES, IT, NL 
Variable  Periodicity 

Level of Detail  

Form (minimum requirements) 

Deadlines  (DE,  UK,  FR, 
ES, IT, NL) 

Unadjusted and working day adjusted 
Unadjusted and working day adjusted 
Unadjusted and working day adjusted 
Unadjusted 

1 month, 15 days 
1 month, 15 days 
1 month, 15 days 
3 months 

Unadjusted 

Unadjusted 

Unadjusted  
Unadjusted and working day adjusted 
Unadjusted 
Unadjusted 
Unadjusted 
Unadjusted 
Unadjusted, absolute values 

Unadjusted, absolute values 

3 months 

3 months 

2 months 
3 months 
3 months 
3 months 
3 months 
3 months 
3 months 

3 months 

110  Month 
115  Month 
116  Month 
130  At least quarter 

135  At least quarter 

136  At least quarter 

210  At least quarter 
220  At least quarter 
230  At least quarter 
320  At least quarter 
321  At least quarter 
322  At least quarter 
411  At least quarter 

412  At least quarter 

2-digit level of NACE (NACE 4500) 
2-digit level of NACE (C100) (*)  
2-digit level of NACE (CC 200) (*)  
2-digit  level  of  NACE  (only  for  Groups  45.1,  45.2  of 
NACE Rev1.1) (NACE 4500) 
2-digit  level  of  NACE  (only  for  Groups  45.1,  45.2  of 
NACE Rev1.1) (CC 100) (*) 
2-digit  level  of  NACE  (only  for  Groups  45.1,  45.2  of 
NACE Rev1.1) (CC 200) (*) 
2-digit level of NACE (NACE 4500) 
2-digit level of NACE (NACE 4500) 
2-digit level of NACE (NACE 4500) 
CC 110 (**) 
CC 110 (**) 
CC 110 (**) 
CC 110, 111, 112 (***) 

CC 110, 111, 112, 113, 120, 122 (***) 

CC=Classification of Types of Construction
CC 100 corresponding to STS special  code 4600 (Building)
CC200 corresponding to STS special code 4700 (Civil Engineering)
CC 110 corresponding to STS special code 4610
CC 110 corresponding to STS special code 4610
CC 111 corresponding to STS special code 4611
CC 112 corresponding to STS special code 4612
CC 113 corresponding to STS special code 4613
CC 120 corresponding to STS special code 4620
CC 122 corresponding to STS special code 4621
CC 121, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127 corresponding to STS special code 4629

(*) 

(**)  
(***)  

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ANNEX B 
AT, BE, SE, PL, DK, PT, FI, GR, IE (deadlines – less than 3 % of Community total of Section F value added) 
Variable  Periodicity 

Level of Detail  

Form (minimum requirements) 

110  Month 
115  Month 
116  Month 
130  At least quarter 

135  At least quarter 

136  At least quarter 

210  At least quarter 
220  At least quarter 
230  At least quarter 
320  At least quarter 
321  At least quarter 
322  At least quarter 
411  At least quarter 

412  At least quarter 

2-digit level of NACE (NACE 4500) 
2-digit level of NACE (CC100) (*)  
2-digit level of NACE (CC 200) (*)  
2-digit level of NACE (only for Groups 45.1, 45.2 of NACE 
Rev1.1) (NACE 4500) 
2-digit level of NACE (only for Groups 45.1, 45.2 of NACE 
Rev1.1) (CC 100) (*) 
2-digit level of NACE (only for Groups 45.1, 45.2 of NACE 
Rev1.1) (CC 200) (*) 
2-digit level of NACE (NACE 4500) 
2-digit level of NACE (NACE 4500) 
2-digit level of NACE (NACE 4500) 
CC 110 (**) 
CC 110 (**) 
CC 110 (**) 
CC 110, 111, 112 (***) 

CC 110, 111, 112, 113, 120, 122 (***) 

Unadjusted and working day adjusted 
Unadjusted and working day adjusted 
Unadjusted and working day adjusted 
Unadjusted 

Unadjusted 

Unadjusted 

Unadjusted  

Unadjusted and working day adjusted 
Unadjusted 
Unadjusted 
Unadjusted 
Unadjusted 
Unadjusted, absolute values 

Unadjusted, absolute values 

(*) 

(**)  
(***)  

CC=Classification of Types of Construction
CC 100 corresponding to STS special  code 4600 (Building)
CC200 corresponding to STS special code 4700 (Civil Engineering)
CC 110 corresponding to STS special code 4610
CC 110 corresponding to STS special code 4610
CC 111 corresponding to STS special code 4611
CC 112 corresponding to STS special code 4612
CC 113 corresponding to STS special code 4613
CC 120 corresponding to STS special code 4620
CC 122 corresponding to STS special code 4621
CC 121, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127 corresponding to STS special code 4629

Deadlines  (AT,  BE,  SE, 
PL, DK, PT, FI, GR, IE) 

2 months 
2 months 
2 months 
3 months, 15 days 

3 months, 15 days 

3 months, 15 days 

2 months, 15 days 
3 months, 15 days 
3 months, 15 days 
3 months, 15 days 
3 months, 15 days 
3 months, 15 days 
3 months, 15 days 

3 months, 15 days 

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Form (minimum requirements) 

Unadjusted and working day adjusted 

Unadjusted 

Unadjusted  

Unadjusted and working day adjusted 
Unadjusted 
Unadjusted 
Unadjusted 
Unadjusted 
Unadjusted, absolute values 

Unadjusted, absolute values 

Deadlines 
(MT,  EE,  LT,  SK,  LV,  CY, 
SI, LU, HU, CZ)  
2 months 
3 months, 15 days 

2 months, 15 days 
3 months, 15 days 
3 months, 15 days 
3 months, 15 days 
3 months, 15 days 
3 months, 15 days 
3 months, 15 days 

3 months, 15 days 

ANNEX B 
MT, EE, LT, SK, LV, CY, SI, LU, HU, CZ  
Less than 1% on Community total of Section F of NACE 
Variable  Periodicity 

Level of Detail  

110  At least quarter 
130  At least quarter 

210  At least quarter 
220  At least quarter 
230  At least quarter 
320  At least quarter 
321  At least quarter 
322  At least quarter 
411  At least quarter 

412  At least quarter 

2-digit level of NACE (NACE 4500) 
2-digit  level  of  NACE  (only  for  Groups  45.1,  45.2  of 
NACE Rev1.1) (NACE 4500) 
2-digit level of NACE (NACE 4500) 
2-digit level of NACE (NACE 4500) 
2-digit level of NACE (NACE 4500) 
CC 110 (**) 
CC 110 (**) 
CC 110 (**) 
CC 110, 111, 112 (***) 

CC 110, 111, 112, 113, 120, 122 (***) 

CC=Classification of Types of Construction
CC 100 corresponding to STS special  code 4600 (Building)
CC200 corresponding to STS special code 4700 (Civil Engineering)
CC 110 corresponding to STS special code 4610
CC 110 corresponding to STS special code 4610
CC 111 corresponding to STS special code 4611
CC 112 corresponding to STS special code 4612
CC 113 corresponding to STS special code 4613
CC 120 corresponding to STS special code 4620
CC 122 corresponding to STS special code 4621
CC 121, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127 corresponding to STS special code 4629

(*) 

(**)  
(***)  

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ANNEX C 

UK, DE, FR, IT, ES, NL, BE, PL, SE, AT, DK, PT, FI, CZ, IE 
Variable  Periodicity 

Level of Detail  

Form 
(minimum 
requirements) 

Deadlines 

120  Month 

Sum of (52.11 and 52.2), sum of (52.12 and 52.3 to 52.6), sum of (52.1 to 52.6). 
Also  52.11,  52.12,  52.2,  52.3,  52.61,  sum  of  (52.41,  52.42  and  52.43),  sum  of 
(52.44, 52.45 and 52.46), sum of (52.47 and 52.48). Division 52  

Unadjusted 
working 
adjusted 

and 
day 

210  Quarter 

330  Month 

Division 52 (MS whose value added  for Group 52.7 represents less than 5 % of 
their value added for Division 52 in a given base year may approximate Division 
52 by the sum of (52.1 to 52.6) – NS5201). 
Sum of (52.11 and 52.2), sum of (52.12 and 52.3 to 52.6), sum of (52.1 to 52.6). 
Also  52.11,  52.12,  52.2,  52.3,  52.61,  sum  of  (52.41,  52.42  and  52.43),  sum  of 
(52.44, 52.45 and 52.46), sum of (52.47 and 52.48). Division 52. 

Unadjusted 

Unadjusted 
working 
adjusted 

and 
day 

In italic: One month.  
Other: 2 months  
(2  months,  15  days  -  BE,  PL,  SE, 
AT, DK, PT, FI, CZ, IE) 
2 months  
(2  months,  15  days    -  BE,  PL,  SE, 
AT, DK, PT, FI, CZ, IE) 
In italic: One month. 
Other: 2 months  
(2  months,  15  days  -  BE,  PL,  SE, 
AT, DK, PT, FI, CZ, IE) 

MT, EE, LV, LT, SK, LU, CY, SI, HU, GR 
Less than 1% of Community total of Division 52 of NACE 
Variable  Periodicity 

Level of Detail  

120  Month 

Sum of (52.11 and 52.2), sum of (52.12 and 52.3 to 52.6), sum of (52.1 to 52.6). 
Division 52 

210  Quarter 

330  Month 

Division 52 (MS whose value added  for Group 52.7 represents less than 5 % of 
their value added for Division 52 in a given base year may approximate Division 
52 by the sum of (52.1 to 52.6) – NS5201). 
Sum of (52.11 and 52.2), sum of (52.12 and 52.3 to 52.6), sum of (52.1 to 52.6).  
Division 52 

Form 
(minimum 
requirements) 

Deadlines 

Unadjusted 
working 
adjusted 

1 month 

and 
day 

Unadjusted 

2 months, 15 days 

Unadjusted 
working 
adjusted 

1 month 

and 
day 

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ANNEX D 

DE, ES, FR, IT, NL, UK 
Variable  Periodicity 

Level of Detail  

120  Quarter 

210  Quarter 
310  Quarter 

Sum  of  (50.1,  50.3  and  50.4);  50.2;  50.5;  51  and  64  at  3-digit;  55,  60,  61,  62,  63  and  72.  
Also sum of (74.11 to 74.14); sum of (74.2 and 74.3); 74.4, 74.5, 74.6, 74.7, 74.8 

Division 50, 51, 55, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 72 and 74 
60.24,  63.11,  63.12,  64.11,  64.12,  61.1,  62.1,  64.2,  72.1,  72.2,  72.3,  72.4,  72.5,  72.6,  
sum of (74.11 to 74.14), sum of (74.2 and 74.3), 74.4, 74.5, 74.6, 74.7 

BE, CZ, DK, EE, GR, IE, CY, LV, LT, LU, HU, MT, AT, PL, PT, SI, SK, SE, FI 
Less than 4% of Community total 
Variable  Periodicity 

Level of Detail  

120  Quarter 

Division 50, 51, 55, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 72 and 74.  

210  Quarter 
310  Quarter 

Division 50, 51, 55, 72 and 74. Section I. 
60.24, 63.11, 63.12, 64.11, 64.12, 61.1, 62.1, 64.2, Div. 72, sum of 74.11 to 74.14, sum of 74.2 and 
74.3; 74.4, 74.5, 74.6, 74.7 

Additional split:  
Variable 120: BE – Sum of (50.1, 50.3 and 50.4); 50.2; 50.5; 51 at 3-digit 
                      DK – Sum of (50.1, 50.3 and 50.4); 50.2; 50.5; 
Variable 310: SE – 72.1, 72.2, 72.3, 72.4, 72.5, 72.6   

Form  (minimum 
requirements) 

Deadlines 

Unadjusted 
working 
adjusted 
Unadjusted 
Unadjusted 

2 months 

and 
day 

2 months 
3 months 

Form  (minimum 
requirements) 

Deadlines 

Unadjusted  and 
day 
working 
adjusted 
Unadjusted 
Unadjusted 

2 months 

2 months 
3 months 

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