Annexes to COM(2014)381 - Short-term statistics as required by Council Regulation 1165/98

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dossier COM(2014)381 - Short-term statistics as required by Council Regulation 1165/98.
document COM(2014)381 EN
date June 26, 2014
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In order to improve the coherence of the various European business statistics and to optimise the ratio of benefits to costs and burden for their production, the intention is to harmonise and connect these statistical domains more closely by means of a Framework Regulation Integrating Business Statistics (FRIBS). A thorough review of short-term statistics is also envisaged in this context.

In 2011, Eurostat launched an intensive consultation of all key users and national producers of short-term statistics in order to assess ways of improving the short-term statistics indicators relating to service industries. Notwithstanding some concerns about a possible increase in cost and burden, the consultation showed a broad consensus on the need for improvement in this area. Taking into account users’ and producers’ comments, the Commission plans to propose changes to the current Regulation to ensure the relevance of short-term statistics in view of the increasing economic importance of services in European economies, while fully taking into account concerns as to increasing cost and burden for their production.

[1]               OJ L 162 of 5.6.1998, p. 1.

[2]               COM(2008) 340 final, 9.6.2008 and COM(2011) 329 final, 8.6.2011. There was also a quality report in 2003: COM(2003) 36 final, 29.1.2003.

[3]               Statistical requirements of the European Central Bank in the field of General Economic Statistics, European Central Bank, August 2000.

[4]               The original list of PEEIs was established in 2002 (Communication of the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on Eurozone Statistics, 27.11.2002, COM(2002) 661 final).

[5]               OJ L 142, 1.6.2012, p. 26.

[6]               The short-term statistics release calendar can be downloaded at: http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/short_term_business_statistics/introduction.

[7]               OJ L 103, 23.4.2009, p. 3.

[8]               The European Statistics Code of Practice is available at:

http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/quality/code_of_practice.

[9]               The original deadlines in Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 concerning short-term statistics were further shortened by Regulation (EC) No 1158/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2005 (OJ L 191, 22.7.2005, p. 1).

[10]             http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/release_calendars/news_releases. Note that this calendar covers a large number of European indicators, not only from short-term statistics.

[11]             http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/short_term_business_statistics/introduction.

[12]             The STS sources and the PEEIs in focus reports are available at: http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/short_term_business_statistics/methodology.

[13]             Decision No 1297/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on a Programme for the Modernisation of European Enterprise and Trade Statistics (MEETS), OJ L 340, 19.12.2008, p. 76.

[14]             The deliverables produced are available at http://www.cros-portal.eu/content/admindata-sga-3.

[15]             Gross added value at basic prices, Eurostat, National Accounts, data code: [nama_nace10_k].

Annex: Short-term statistics indicators (Principal European Economic Indicators in bold), Q – quarterly indicator, M – monthly indicator

Industry          || Construction || Retail trade & repair || Other services

Industrial production (M) || Production in construction (M/Q) Building construction Civil engineering || - || -

Industrial turnover (M) Domestic industrial turnover Non-domestic industrial (euro area and non-euro area) || - || Turnover in retail trade & repair (M) || Turnover in (other) services (Q)

- || Building permits (Q) Number of dwellings m2 of useful floor area || - || -

Number of persons employed (Q) || Number of persons employed (Q) || Number of persons employed (Q) || Number of persons employed (Q)

Hours worked (Q) || Hours worked (Q) || Hours worked (Q) || Hours worked (Q)

Gross wages and salaries (Q) || Gross wages and salaries (Q) || Gross wages and salaries (Q) || Gross wages and salaries (Q)

Industrial output prices (M) Domestic output prices Non domestic output prices (euro area and non-euro area) || Construction output prices / construction costs (Q) || Volume of retail trade (M) || Output prices of (other) services (Q)

Industrial import prices (M) (euro area and non-euro area) || - || - || -