Services of service industries

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Business Dynamics, Business Statistics
Emil Tappe Bang-Mortensen

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Services of service industries 2023

The purpose of the statistics Services of Service Industries is to provide information about turnover and types of services provided by enterprises within a number of service industries. The statistics is also used for revision of activity classifications in the Business Statistical Register.

The statistics is a part of EU Structural Business Statistics (SBS). Some industries have been covered since 1995, whilst others have been covered since 2007.

In its current form the statistics is comparable from the reference year 2023 where the statistics was changed to only cover enterprises with at least 20 employees.

Statistical presentation

The statistics encompasses 10 sub-statistics where each one provides information on the distribution of total turnover on products and services provide by enterprises in a specific industry according to the classification of products by activity (CPA).

Statistical processing

Data is collected by online questionnaire from all enterprises within the population. In the questionnaire the enterprises have to break down their turnover by products and their total exports broken down by residence of client within and outside of the EU. The reported data is checked for errors, for instance by comparing the turnover distribution with previous submissions. The collected data is grossed up to the population level by including turnover from the Accounts Statistics for Non-Agricultural Private Sector.

Relevance

The statistics is used among enterprises when planning and provides an overview of the development taking place in the service sector. Furthermore the statistics is an input to national accounts in Statistics Denmark regarding the service sector. The statistics is also used of the European Statistic bureau, Eurostat, to create EU-statistics about Business Services.

Accuracy and reliability

This statistics turnover breakdowns by product is sourced from submission from enterprises that that make up between 96 and 100 pct. of the total turnover within each of the activities. This precision is achieved by having only a few missing enterprises within each activity. Additionally the turnover is aligned with information from the Accounts Statistics for Non-Agricultural Private Sector, which in turn is complied from a large sample, administrative sources and XBRL-accounts from the Danish Business Authority.

Timeliness and punctuality

The statistics is published ca. 11 months after the end of the reference year. Usually the statistics is published without delays in regards to the announced publication date.

Comparability

For some industries the statistics was first compiled in 1995 and 1996, whilst others were first compiled in 2001, 2003 and 2007. Since then there have been various adjustments and changes to the calculation method, activity codes, sampling method and questionnaire. There is consistent a consistent timeseries for the reference years 2012/2013 to 2021/2022. In its current form the statistics is comparable from 2023 and onwards, covering only enterprises with at least 20 employees. These statistics are produced according to the guidelines in the European Business Statistics Manual, and is thus comparable to similar statistics from other EU countries.

Accessibility and clarity

These statistics are published in a danish press release about Services of Service Industries. In the StatBank, these statistics can be found under the subject Services of service industries. For more information go to the subject page. International comparable figures are available through Eurostat's webpage under Business Services.