Comparability
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Business Dynamics, Business StatisticsEmil Tappe Bang-Mortensen
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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.
Comparability - geographical
To Eurostat the data are provided only for enterprises with less 20 person employed (according to EU's regulation). For Eurostat the statistics is aligned with the turnover from the final Accounts Statistics for Non-Agricultural Private Sector, where as data in the national Statbank publication is algined with the turnover from the preliminary Accounts Statistics for Non-Agricultural Private Sector.
In the Statistics Database of Eurostat the distributions of the turnover by services and residence of client are published on EUROSTAT's homepage. The comparability between countries is considered to be good, as the statistics are produced according to common guidelines and principles.
Comparability over time
There have been several changes to the activity codes and the classification of products by activity which requires changes changes to the questionnaire. Furthermore there have been changes to calculation and sampling methods. Therefore these statistics are not fully comparable over time.
For the reference year 2003 there is a data discontinuity due to the implementation of NACE rev. 1.1 and the product classification by activity. For the reference year 2007 there is a data discontinuity due to the implementation of NACE rev. 2 and the product classification by activity. For the reference years 2013 there is a data discontinuity due to changes to the calculation and sampling method. this timeseries is consistent up until the reference year 2022 and has been backcasted for 2012.
From 2023 and onwards the the statistics is comparable year by year.
Coherence - cross domain
The statistics Production and turnover in service sector compiles monthly and quarterly cyclical developments for the service industries. The statistics are compiled based on turnover indices from the statistic Purchases and Sales by Enterprises and on price indices from Producer Price Index for Services (SPPI). The source material is different from Services of Service Industries, there are no detailed product breakdowns and some industries are compiled together.
Coherence - internal
Internal consistency with the Accounts Statistics for Non-Agricultural Private Sector is achieved by identifying the enterprises with their legal unit number.