Statistical presentation

Data description

The statistic shows the distribution of turnover in the private construction sector divided in work types. The turnover is categorized in 8 construction industries and 4 categories of construction work. The yearly turnover is divided on 10 subcategories of work.

The statistic is based on data from questionnaires. All major construction companies, and a sample of the rest of the construction companies, are are asked about the distribution of their turnover on work categories. The statistics only includes turnover related to construction.

Classification system

The division of industries in the statistic is based on the Danish Industrial Classifications DB07, The industry groups are:

• 41000 Construction of buildings: 411000, 412000
• 42000 Civil engineering:
• 43201 Electrical installation etc.: 432100,432900
• 432200 Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation: 432200
• 43301 Joinery installation etc.: 433100,433200,433300
• 43302 Painting and Glazing etc: 433410,433420,433900
• 439910 Bricklayers: 439910
• 43003 Other specialized construction activities: 431100,431200,431300,439100,439990

In the statistics the turnover are categorized in a group corresponding to the type of work. The categories of work are:

• New buildings and extensions
• Repair and maintenance
• Civil engineering
• Other occupation

The yearly turnover is further divided in to the following subcategories:

• New buildings and extensions, housing
• New buildings and extensions, other buildings
• Repair and maintenance, major repair, housing
• Repair and maintenance, major repair, other buildings
• Repair and maintenance, maintenance, housing
• Repair and maintenance, maintenance, other buildings
• Civil engineering, new construction
• Civil engineering, major repair
• Civil engineering, maintenance
• Other activities

Sector coverage

Construction.

Statistical concepts and definitions

Revenue: The sales value of products and services, etc. less price reductions, value added tax and other taxes directly related to the amount of the sale.

Statistical unit

The units in the statistic employment in the construction industry are kind of activity units. A kind of activity unit consists of work places in the same company, that are in the same construction industry.

Statistical population

These statistics measure the turnover in construction. The target population are kind of activity units (KAU), for which the main industry is in construction.

Reference area

The population, that the statistic covers, are kind of activity units, for which the main industry is in construction.

Time coverage

The statistic covers the period of 2015 and onward.

Base period

Not relevant for this statistics.

Unit of measure

DKK millions.

Reference period

Turnover is reported for quarters and years.

Frequency of dissemination

Quarterly.

Legal acts and other agreements

The legal authority to collect data is provided by the Act on Statistics Denmark, section 8, as subsequently amended (most recently by Act no. 610 of may 30th, 2018).

Cost and burden

The burden for the respondents have been estimated to 750,000 DKK.

Comment

Further information can be obtained by contacting Statistics Denmark