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1 STRUCTURAL BUSINESS STATISTICS METHODOLOGY

Germany

On the following pages, you will find information about this country's statistical system and its various national data sources used for Structural Business Statistics. You can also consult the national statistical institute at their website http://www.destatis.de.

Table of Contents

Germany .......................................................................................................................................1 1. Statistical System..............................................................................................................3 1.1. Institution .....................................................................................................................3 1.2. Legal basis....................................................................................................................3 1.3. National classifications ............................................................................................5 1.4. Statistical Units ..........................................................................................................8 1.5. Business Register ......................................................................................................8 1.6. Explanation of the main sources of data........................................................12

2. INDUSTRY...........................................................................................................................12 2.1. General information................................................................................................12 2.2. Population coverage ...............................................................................................14 2.3. Information collected on each unit...................................................................15 2.4. Primary data collection method .........................................................................16 2.5. Production of results ..............................................................................................17 2.6. Quality..........................................................................................................................17 2.7. Dissemination............................................................................................................18

3. ENERGY AND WATER .....................................................................................................18 3.1. General information................................................................................................18 3.2. Population coverage ...............................................................................................20


3.3. Information collected on each unit...................................................................20 3.4. Primary data collection method .........................................................................22 3.5. Production of results ..............................................................................................22 3.6. Quality..........................................................................................................................23 3.7. Dissemination............................................................................................................23

4. CONSTRUCTION ...............................................................................................................24 4.1. General information................................................................................................24 4.2. Population coverage ...............................................................................................25 4.3. Information collected on each unit...................................................................26 4.4. Primary data collection method .........................................................................27 4.5. Production of results ..............................................................................................29 4.6. Quality..........................................................................................................................30 4.7. Dissemination............................................................................................................30

5. Trade statistics .................................................................................................................31 5.1. General information................................................................................................31 5.2. Population coverage ...............................................................................................32 5.3. Information collected on each unit...................................................................33 5.4. Primary data collection method .........................................................................36 5.5. Production of results ..............................................................................................36 5.6. Quality..........................................................................................................................37 5.7. Dissemination............................................................................................................37

6. Employment administrative source ..........................................................................38 6.1. General information................................................................................................38 6.2. Population coverage ...............................................................................................40 6.3. Information collected on each unit...................................................................40 6.4. Primary data collection method .........................................................................44 6.5. Production of results ..............................................................................................44 6.6. Quality..........................................................................................................................45 6.7. Dissemination............................................................................................................45

7. Turnover tax administrative source .........................................................................46 7.1. General information................................................................................................46 7.2. Population coverage ...............................................................................................47 7.3. Information collected on each unit...................................................................48 7.4. Primary data collection method .........................................................................50 7.5. Production of results ..............................................................................................50 7.6. Quality..........................................................................................................................51 7.7. Dissemination............................................................................................................51

8. Services Statistics ...........................................................................................................52 8.1. General information................................................................................................52 8.2. Population coverage ...............................................................................................54 8.3. Information collected on each unit...................................................................54 8.4. Primary data collection method .........................................................................56 8.5. Production of results ..............................................................................................57 8.6. Quality..........................................................................................................................58 8.7. Dissemination............................................................................................................58


1. Statistical System

1.1. Institution

1.1.1. Name of the institution responsible

Federal Statistical Office - Statistisches Bundesamt (StBA) and the statistical offices of the 16 federal states (Laender) - Statistische Landesaemter

1.1.2. Responsibilities for structural business statistics

In the Federal Republic of Germany, official statistics are generally managed by the statistical offices of the Federal Republic and of the Federal States (Laender). The main responsibilities of the Federal Statistical Office, the Statistisches Bundesamt (StBA), include preparing the methodological and technical bases for all federal statistics (to ensure that federal results are uniform), coordinating statistics, one set with another, and compiling, publishing and presenting federal results. The statistical offices of the federal states (Laender), on the other hand, are responsible for carrying out surveys and collecting and editing data for federal statistics in a uniform fashion, working to deadlines and to conduct statistics for state (Laender) purposes. In the StBA, industrial statistics are handled by Division IV. Services statistics are handled by Division VII “Services, Agriculture, Environment ", and Division V "Prices, Foreign trade, Transport, Earnings".

1.1.3. Person responsible for structural business statistics

Dr. Roland Gnoss Statistisches Bundesamt Gustav-Stresemann-Ring 11 65180 Wiesbaden Tel.: (+49) 611 752140 Fax: (+49) 611 753953 E-mail: [email protected] Industry statistics Mrs Birgit Frank-Bosch Tel.: (+49) 611 752816 Fax: (+49) 611 753953 E-mail: [email protected] Services statistics Mr Ludwig Wallacher Tel.: (+49) 0 18 88 644 8560 Fax: (+49) 0 18 88 644 8960 E-mail: [email protected]

(Reference year: 2005)

1.2. Legal basis

1.2.1. Current legal basis

General statistical law

Since the provisions of Article 73 No 11 of the Basic Law make the Federation responsible for statistics for federal purposes, provisions governing the overall organisation of federal statistics and the legal procedures and substantive law applying


to them were combined for the first time in the Law on Statistics for Federal Purposes of 3 September 1953 (Bundesgesetzblatt [Federal Law Gazette] - BGBl.I, p. 1314).

Right to collect data in general

The Federal Statistics Law (BStatG) of 22 January 1987 (BGBl.I, p. 462 and p. 565) sets out basic rules governing the arrangement, preparation and implementation of surveys for federal statistics. The Federal Government is also responsible for meeting the data requirements of supra- and international organisations. Alongside the rules governing surveys in the BStatG, there are special legal provisions (acts and regulations) governing the individual sets of federal statistics.

General obligation of enterprises to reply

-- not available --

Obligation to safeguard confidential data

The BStatG attaches particular importance to the rules governing statistical confidentiality (paragraph 16 BStatG).

Right of access to administrative data

Whether official statistics may use administrative sources and, if so, in what form, depends on the regulations which apply in each case. Examples of public administration fields for which secondary statistics (Sekundärstatistiken) are available include: — the registration of births, marriages and deaths and of residence; — employment and social services; — housing and construction; — taxation and customs; — the judiciary and administration of justice. Other bodies whose data can be used for the compilation of registers include chambers of trade and industry, chambers of craft trades and registry courts. The use of statistical information is regulated by:

special acts covering statistics. Taxation statistics for example are governed by the Taxation Statistics Act of 11 October 1995

legislation concerned with other subjects but containing statistical provisions. For example, statistics on naturalisations are governed by paragraph 36 of the Nationality Act of 22 July 1913.

Insofar as administrative agencies of the Federation are collecting data pursuant to non-statistical legal or administrative provisions, or where such data are accruing in another way, the Federal Statistical Office may entirely or in part be entrusted with the statistical processing of these data (paragraph 8 of the BStatG).


1.2.2. Changes to legislation planned

None



1.3. National classifications

1.3.1. Activity classifications

Name of classification

Klassifikation der Wirtschaftszweige, 2003 edition (WZ 2003). In addition, the GKZ 2003 which is a classification derived from the WZ 2003 is used for value added tax statistics.

Date of creation

The WZ 2003 was created in 2003.

Date of introduction for structural business statistics

The WZ 2003 has been used for structural business statistics since 2003 reference year, for trade statistics since 2004 reference year.

Compatibility with NACE Rev. 1.1, existence of a 5th or 6th digit

WZ 2003 is an extension of NACE Rev. 1.1. The alphanumeric system of NACE Rev. 1.1 was taken over with two exceptions and a fifth level was added for national purposes (the fifth level is called a Subclass). The exceptions are: Class 52.48 of NACE Rev. 1.1 was split into classes 52.48 and 52.49 in WZ 2003. Class/group 64.2/64.20 of NACE Rev.1.1 was recoded into class/group 64.3/64.30 in WZ 2003.

Unit responsible for classifying activities

For the value added tax statistics the classification is made by the tax authorities. For the employment statistics the classification is made by the Federal Employment Agency.

Variable used for identifying principal and secondary activities

The principal activity of an enterprise is normally determined by its value added. If there are no data on this, the net production value or the census value added are used as approximations, or the number of persons employed is used as a substitute criterion. Secondary activities are determined in the same way as the principal activity. Ancillary units are classified with the principal activity.

Method used for identifying activities

-- not available --

Stability rules applied

-- not available --

Independence of classification of units

-- not available --

Existence of time series in the classification

-- available --



1.3.2. Regional classification

Classification or list of levels

The regional classification is known as the "Amtliche Schlüsselnummern und Bevölkerungsdaten der Gemeinden und Verwaltungsbezirke in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland" (Official code numbers and population data of municipalities and administrative districts in the Federal Republic of Germany). The latest version dates from 1993. The administrative classification is used as the statistical classification.

16 Länder, 26 "Regierungsbezirke" (Government administrative divisions), 439 "Kreise" (districts), 1 475 "Gemeindeverbände" (association of municipalities) and 12 454 "Gemeinden" (municipalities).

Compatibility with NUTS

Länder = NUTS 1 Regierungsbezirke = NUTS 2 Kreise = NUTS 3 Gemeindeverbände = NUTS 4 Gemeinden = NUTS 5


1.3.3. Legal forms list

Zusammengefaßter Rechtsformschlüssel (compressed list of legal forms) 01 Eine Person als Inhaber/Einzelfirma 02 Mehrere Personen als Inhaber 03 Offene Handelsgesellschaft 04 Kommanditgesellschaft 05 GmbH und Co. KG 06 Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH) 07 Aktiengesellschaft bzw. Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien 08 Genossenschaft 09 Sonstige private Rechtsform 10 Unternehmen der öffentlichen Hand 12 Verband 13 Sonstige öffentliche Rechtsform

Ausführlicher Rechtsformschlüssel (extensive list of legal forms) Gruppe 1: Natürliche Personen 10 Einzelunternehmen bzw. Gewerbetreibende (eine natürliche Person als Inhaber) (Zusammenfassung der Nummern 11 bis 16, 19) 11 Hausgewerbetreibende und gleichgestellte Personen nach dem Heimarbeitergesetz 12 Sonstige Einzelgewerbetreibende (außer 11) 13 Land- und Forstwirte 14 Angehörige der freien Berufe 15 Sonstige selbständig tätige Personen 16 Personen mit Beteiligungen an gewerblichen Personengesellschaften 19 Sonstige natürliche Personen Gruppe 2: Personengesellschaften 20 Atypische stille Gesellschaften 21 Offene Handelsgesellschaften


22 Kommanditgesellschaften 23 Gesellschaften mit beschränkter Haftung & Co .KG 24 Gesellschaften mit beschränkter Haftung & Co. OHG 25 Aktiengesellschaften & Co. KG 26 Aktiengesellschaften & Co. OHG 27 Gesellschaften des bürgerlichen Rechts 28 Europäische Wirtschaftliche Interessenvereinigung 29 Partnerschaftsgesellschaften (nur für freie Berufe), ähnliche Gesellschaften (z.B. Grundstücksgemeinschaft, Partenreederei, Arbeitsgemeinschaft, stille Gesellschaft, Erbengemeinschaft) 30 Sonstige Personengesellschaften (Zusammenfassung der Nummern 20, 24 bis 26, 28, 29) Gruppe 3: Kapitalgesellschaften 31 Aktiengesellschaften 32 Kommanditgesellschaften auf Aktien 33 Kolonialgesellschaften 34 Bergrechtliche Gewerkschaften 35 Gesellschaften mit beschränkter Haftung 39 Sonstige Kapitalgesellschaften (Zusammenfassung der Nummern 33, 34) Gruppe 4: Erwerbs- und Wirtschaftsgenossenschaften 40 Genossenschaften (Zusammenfassung der Nummern 41 bis 44, 49) 41 Kreditgenossenschaften 42 Zentralkassen 43 Landwirtschaftliche Nutzungs- und Verwertungsgenossenschaften 44 Realgemeinden 49 Andere Erwerbs- und Wirtschaftsgenossenschaften Gruppe 5: Sonstige juristische Personen des privaten Rechts 51 Versicherungsvereine auf Gegenseitigkeit 59 Sonstige juristische Personen des privaten Rechts Gruppe 6: Personenvereinigungen und Vermögensmassen 61 Nicht rechtsfähige Vereine, Anstalten, Stiftungen und Andere Zweckvermögen Gruppe 7: Betriebe gewerblicher Art von Körperschaften des öffentlichen Rechts 71 Staatsbanken 72 Öffentliche oder unter Staatsaufsicht stehende Sparkassen 73 Sonstige Kreditanstalten des öffentlichen Rechts 74 Öffentlich- rechtliche Versorgungs-, Verkehrs- und Hafenbetriebe 79 Sonstige Betriebe gewerblicher Art von Körperschaften des öffentlichen Rechts Gruppe 8: Körperschaften des öffentlichen Rechts (außer Gruppe 7) 81 Gebietskörperschaften 82 Öffentlich-rechtliche Religionsgesellschaften 90 Alle übrigen Rechtsformen (Zusammenfassung der Nummern 51, 59, 61, 71 bis 74, 79, 81, 82, 99) Gruppe 9: Ausländische Rechtsformen 99 Ausländische Rechtsformen



1.3.4. Other classifications

Subject of other classifications

Size class breakdown.

Classification

The breakdown by size generally used in German publications is as follows: 20-49 persons employed 50-99 persons employed 100-199 persons employed 200-499 persons employed 500-999 persons employed 1 000 and more persons employed


1.4. Statistical Units

Person responsible

Dr. Bernd Waldmüller Statistisches Bundesamt Gustav-Stresemann-Ring 11 D-65180 Wiesbaden Tel.: (+49) 611 753 597 Fax: (+49) 611 753 953 E-mail: [email protected]

1.4.1. List of existing units

Enterprise Local unit

1.4.2. Definitions of each unit

The enterprise is the smallest legally independent unit that is obliged under commercial or taxation law to keep its own books and produce a separate annual report. The local unit is a geographical subdivision of an enterprise which works for the account of that enterprise.

1.4.3. Summary of use of each unit

Register: the enterprise and the local units are registered. Observation unit (Beobachtungseinheit): enterprise and local unit for surveys. Reporting unit (Berichtseinheit): enterprise and local unit for surveys.


1.5. Business Register

1.5.1. General information

Name of register

Business Register System 95 (URS 95).


Institution responsible for the register

Federal Statistical Office.

Person responsible

Dr. Gerhard Stock Statistisches Bundesamt Gustav-Stresemann-Ring 11 D-65180 Wiesbaden Tel.: (+49) 611 75 3454 Fax: (+49) 611 72 3953 E-mail: [email protected]

Purpose of the register

The Register was set up to meet the requirements laid down in (European) Council Regulation No. 2186/93 of 22 July 1993.

Legal basis

(European) Council Regulation No. 2186/93. A Statistical Register Law has entered into force on 25 July 98.

Obligation to register for births and deaths

No obligation for units.

Date of creation and major changes

There has not been a comprehensive register for statistical use in the past, but one has been in place since the middle of the 1999 calendar year. Nevertheless, specific registers related to the population of specific statistical domains such as industrial enterprises. Wholesales and retails sales or agricultural enterprises have been used. The business register is currently being completed, but there are still some quality issues to be solved.

Date first used for structural business statistics

It varies from section to section: since the early 70ths the BR (former “Kartei im Produzierenden Gewerbe” is used for production industries, since the 90ths in sales section and since end of 90ths in service sector.

Limits of legal right of access

Other than the statistical authorities there is no right of access.

Exceptions concerning common classifications

None


1.5.2. Population coverage

Activities covered

Sections C-K, M-O of NACE Rev. 1.1.


Geographical area covered

Federal Republic of Germany.

Size classes covered

All

Other inclusions or exclusions

None

Coverage rate

Not yet available.

Registered units

Enterprises (combined units comprising the enterprise and the legal unit), local units.


1.5.3. Record contents

Level of activity classified

WZ 93 up to 5-digit level.

Level of geographical location recorded

National classification at the 8-digit level on the basis of NUTS 3.

Method of size registration

Number of persons employed.

Registration or not of legal form

All legal forms are registered since the first complete use of administrative sources from tax administration and from labour administration at the end of the year 1999. All enterprises are coded according to the summary list of legal forms. The majority of enterprises are additionally coded according to the extensive list of legal forms.

Registration or not of foreign ownership

Foreign ownership is not registered.

Registration or not of public ownership

Public ownership is not registered, but attributed according to a calculating scheme.

Registration or not of inter unit links

Links between enterprises and local units are maintained.

Distinction between market oriented and non-market units

Current practice using criteria such as legal form, NACE activity, institutional sector.1

1 The need of aiming at a common approach to the delineation of market oriented enterprises and non-market units has been identified. This distinction is relevant for the comparability of data, particularly in view of envisaged pilot


-- not yet available –

List of economic variables registered

Mandatory variables of Council Regulation No 2186/93 Annex II.

Other characteristics registered

Codes of surveys in which a unit is involved.


1.5.4. Register updating

List of main sources of information for updating

The business register is being compiled partly from files already available on production industries and partly from data from major censuses undertaken or planned (1993 census of distributive trade, hotels and catering, 1995 census of crafts, 1996 census of industries comparable to crafts). The Regulation also provides for data to be taken over from external administrative files.

The Statistical Register Law enables data from the files of the tax authorities, the Bundesanstalt für Arbeit (Federal Labour Office), chambers of commerce and industry and chambers of crafts to be accessed and used.

This is done since 1999.

The following sources will also be used to update the register: — statistical surveys; — registration forms submitted to local authorities for registrations; — deregistrations and modifications of businesses and their local units; — administrative registers.

Frequency of receipt of updates by the register team

Statistical surveys: continuously Registration forms: monthly Administrative registers: annually

Frequency with which the raw data in the administrative sources are updated

(if known)

Continuously.

Lead time between the update of the administrative source and receipt by the

register team

--- not available ---


studies on NACE sections M, N and O. Therefore NSIs are asked to describe their current practices of making this distinction, i.e. what criteria are used and how they are applied.


1.5.5. Dissemination

Existence of standard dissemination and possibility of special tabulations

Structural Tables in the Statistical Yearbook and electronical in the so-called “Statistik-Portal”. http://www.statistik-portal.de/Statistik-Portal/en/

Name and type of dissemination used

see above

Description of standard tables produced

see above.

Delay within which data is disseminated from the end of a given reference year

2 years.


1.5.6. Changes to the register's legal basis, coverage, contents, updating

and dissemination

A new business register system (called URS-Neu) is under construction in order to fulfil further requirements (e.g. enterprise groups) and to get performance improvements.


1.6. Explanation of the main sources of data

The annual industrial statistics are collected through ten questionnaires, which differ from each other in respect of the activities covered, the reporting unit or the variables (investment and cost structure). There are surveys for three separate activity regroupings: 1. mining, quarrying and manufacturing; 2. electricity, gas and water supply; 3. construction. In services surveys are carried out in the distributive trades sector and hotels and restaurants. In addition use is made of administrative data from value added tax. Employment data is taken from employee-based employment statistics.


2. INDUSTRY

2.1. General information

2.1.1. Practical information

Type of source

Statistical survey


Name of source

The Industrial survey is made up of a cost structure survey for enterprises with 20 or more employees and a structure survey for enterprises with less than 20 employees and two investment surveys for enterprises with 20 or more employees.

Institution responsible for the source

Data collection for the investment surveys is organised by the Statistical Offices of the federal states. The used questionnaires are standardized in form and content. The cost structure survey and the structure survey are centrally conducted by the Federal Statistical Office Germany.

Person responsible

Investment surveys Mr Peter Kraßnig Statistisches Bundesamt Gustav-Stresemann-Ring 11 D-65180 Wiesbaden Tel.: (+49) 611 75 2303 Fax: (+49) 611 75 3953 E-mail: [email protected] Cost structure survey and structure survey Mr Ottmar Hennchen Statistisches Bundesamt Gustav-Stresemann-Ring 11 D-65180 Wiesbaden Tel.: (+49) 611 75 2308 Fax: (+49) 611 75 3940 E-mail: [email protected]

Legal basis

Law on Statistics in Production Industries, as published on March, 21th 2002 (including amendments) and the SBS Regulation.

Obligation on units to provide data

Units are obliged to provide data.

Date of first use as a source

1976

Reference year of this report

2003

Register on which the source is based

URS 95

Expected changes in legal basis, obligation to respond and register used

None



2.1.2. Use of administrative information

Enumeration and description of the administrative data sources used

-- not available --

Identification of units in the administrative source with those in the business register (linkage).

-- not available --

Definition of the administrative information respective to the statistical variables used.

-- not available --

Definition of the administrative units respective to the statistical units in the SBS.

-- not available --

2.1.3. Summary of questionnaires

Summary of different national questionnaires used in the survey

There are questionnaires for the cost-structure survey for enterprises with 20 and more employees and the structure survey for enterprises with less than 20 employees. For the investment survey there are two questionnaires, one for enterprises and one for local units. For reasons of plausibility, however, the data from local units are coordinated as far as possible with those from the enterprise investment survey.

Expected changes in national questionnaires

None


2.2. Population coverage

Activities covered

The surveys on the mining, quarrying and manufacturing industries cover Sections C and D of NACE Rev. 1.1.


Germany


All size classes are covered.


None

Reporting unit

Enterprises and local units

Observation unit(s)

All data refers to the enterprise. Investment survey provides data for local units.


Expected changes in the population surveyed

none


2.3. Information collected on each unit

2.3.1. Summary list of variables

Investment surveys: investment. Cost structure survey and structure survey: income and expenditure, turnover, employment.


2.3.2. Variables from Annex 1 of the SBS Regulation

Number of enterprises (11 11 0)

-- available --

Number of local units (11 21 0)

-- not available --

Turnover (12 11 0)

-- available --

Production value (12 12 0)

-- available --

Value added at factor costs (12 15 0)

-- available --

Total purchases of goods and services (13 11 0)

-- available --

Purchases of goods and services for resale in the same condition as received (13 12 0)

-- available --

Personnel costs (13 31 0)

-- available --

Wages and salaries (13 32 0)

-- available --

Gross investment in tangible goods (15 11 0)

-- available --

Number of persons employed (16 11 0)

-- available --


Number of employees (16 13 0)

-- available --

Other variables collected but not specified in Annex 1 of the SBS Regulation

-- not available --

(Reference year:2003)

2.3.3. Time span covered by data

The reference year is the calendar year. If the enterprise's accounting year is not the same as the calendar year, the basis for the survey should be the accounting year ending in the reference year. The data are used without any adjustment. The reference date for employment data is September 30th of the reference year.


2.3.4. Expected changes in information collected

none


2.4. Primary data collection method

2.4.1. Media

postal and online questionnaire

2.4.2. Timetable of data collection

All questionnaires are sent out three to five months after the end of the reference year. The surveys are closed around 11 months (investment surveys) 12 months (cost structure survey) after the reference year ends.

2.4.3. Sample or census

Samples are used for cost structure survey and structure survey. The investment surveys are censuses (covering all enterprises with 20 and more persons employed and their local units).

2.4.4. Criteria for stratification

The cost structure survey and the structure survey are stratified random samples. The sample is stratified by the size of the enterprise, measured by the number of persons employed and the enterprise’s economic activity.

2.4.5. Threshold values and sample percentages

Percentage of units covered in the cost structure survey and structure survey for each sub-population: 0-19 persons employed: 3 % 20-249 persons employed: 38 % 250-499 persons employed: 73 % 500-999 persons employed: full coverage 1000 and more persons employed: full coverage


2.4.6. Response rate

The response rate for all surveys is close to 100%.

2.4.7. Actions to speed up or increase the rate of response

Postal reminders

2.4.8. Frequency of data collection or list of recent reference years

The investment, cost structure and structure surveys are conducted annually.

2.4.9. Expected changes in data collection methodology

None


2.5. Production of results

Estimates for non-response

Missing data are estimated using the values of similar units.

Estimates for grossing-up

For projection, a two step procedure is used. The data of the cost structure survey is projected and the results are adjusted to the investment survey that is a censored full coverage survey.

Confrontation with other data sets

None

Other calculations made

None

Criteria for the identification of confidential data

Cells, where individual data could be identified, are not published.

Expected changes in production methods

None


2.6. Quality

2.6.1. Calculation of the coefficients of variation

For reasons of simplification, the estimation of the coefficients of variation is accomplished by using the formula of the combined ratio estimate. It is neglected that margins used to calibrate the results of the sample do not always coincide with the classification of the results. The effect of systematic sampling is neglected, too. Serious effects on the estimates of the coefficients of variation are not to be expected.


2.6.2. Summary description of quality criteria calculated for national

purposes

For the cost structure survey the standard errors are annually calculated.

2.6.3. Expected changes in quality evaluation

Every year, a quality report is prepared and made available to Eurostat.


2.7. Dissemination

2.7.1. National dissemination

Name and media of national dissemination used

Paper publications: Fachserie 4, Reihen 4.2 and 4.2.1 (investment survey) and 4.3 (cost structure survey). Electronic publications: Download at www.destatis.de/shop; Online-Database available at: https://www-genesis.destatis.de/genesis/online/logon


Data on employment, turnover, investment and income and expenditure are published for NACE Rev. 1.1. The results are grouped by the number of persons employed and turnover.


The results for the investment survey are published 13 months and for the cost structure survey 18 months after the reference year ends.

Treatment of confidential data

All cells with confidential data are not published.

Expected changes in national dissemination methods

None


2.7.2. Transmission to Eurostat and other organisations

Data are transmitted to Eurostat. There is no data transmission to other international organisations.


3. ENERGY AND WATER



Type of source

Statistical survey


Name of source

The Energy and water survey is made up of a cost-structure survey and two investment surveys.


Data collection for the surveys is organised by the Statistical Offices of the Federal States. The Federal Statistical Office Germany is responsible for data editing and the processing of results.

Person responsible

Mr Wolfgang Bayer Statistisches Bundesamt Gustav-Stresemann-Ring 11 D-65180 Wiesbaden Tel.: (+49) 611 75 2970 Fax: (+49) 611 75 3961 E-mail: [email protected]

Legal basis

Law on Statistics in Production Industries as published on March 21th 2002 (including amendments) and the SBS Regulation.




1975


2002


URS 95


None




-- not available --


-- not available --


-- not available --


Definition of the administrative units respective to the statistical units in the

SBS.

-- not available –



There is a questionnaire for the cost-structure survey and two investment questionnaires, one for enterprises and one for local units. For reasons of plausibility, however, the data from local units are coordinated as far as possible with those from the enterprise investment survey.


None



Activities covered

The surveys on electricity, gas and water supply cover NACE Rev. 1.1 Section E.


Germany.




None

Reporting unit

Enterprise and the local unit

Observation unit(s)

All data refers to the enterprise. Investment survey provides data for local units.


None




Investment surveys: investment. Cost structure survey: income and expenditure, turnover, employment.





-- available --


-- not available --

Turnover (12 11 0)

-- available --


-- available --


-- available --


-- available --


-- available --


-- available --


-- available --


-- available --


-- available --


-- available --


-- not available --



The reference year is the calendar year. If the enterprise's accounting year is not the same as the calendar year, the basis for the survey should be the accounting year


ending in the reference year. The data are used without any adjustment. The reference date for employment data is September 30th of the reference year.



None



3.4.1. Media

Postal questionnaire


All questionnaires are sent out three to five months after the end of the reference year. The surveys are closed 12 months after the reference year ends.


The cost structure survey and the investment surveys are both censuses.


Not relevant.


Not relevant.


The response rate for all surveys is close to 100%.


Postal reminders


The investment and cost structure surveys are conducted annually.


None







Not relevant


none


None


Cells, where individual data could be identified, are not published


None


3.6. Quality


Not relevant


purposes

Non-response rates are calculated but are not published.


Every year a quality report is prepared and made available to Eurostat.


3.7. Dissemination



Electronic publications: Fachserie 4, Reihe 6.1. Download at www.destatis.de/shop; Online-Database available at: https://www-genesis.destatis.de/genesis/online/logon


Data on employment, turnover, investment and income and expenditure are published for Nace Rev. 1.1. The results are grouped by the number of employed persons and turnover.


The first publications appear about 18 months after the reference year ends.



All cells with confidential data are not published.


None





4. CONSTRUCTION



Type of source

Statistical survey

Name of source

Construction survey is made up of a cost structure survey for enterprises with 20 and more employees, an investment survey for enterprises with 20 and more employees and a structure survey for enterprises with less than 20 employees.


Data collection for the investment survey is organised by the Statistical Offices at the Federal States. The used questionnaires are standardized in form and content. The cost structure survey and the structure survey are centrally conducted by the Federal Statistical Office Germany .

Person responsible

Dr. Hartmut Hoeh Statistisches Bundesamt Gustav-Stresemann-Ring 11 D-65180 Wiesbaden Tel.: (+49) 611 75 2804 Fax: (+49) 611 75 3953 E-mail: [email protected]

Legal basis

Law on Statistics in Production Industries, as published on March 21th 2002 (including amendments) and the SBS Regulation





Cost structure survey and investment survey: 1975

Structure survey: 2002


2003


URS 95


None




-- not available --


-- not available --


-- not available --


SBS.

-- not available --



The questionnaires distinguish for the cost structure and investment survey between Groups 45.1 to 45.2 and Group 45.3 to 45.5 of NACE Rev. 1.1. The structure survey for enterprises with less than 20 employees uses a single questionnaire.


none



Activities covered

The surveys on the construction industry cover Section F of NACE Rev. 1.1.


Germany





None

Reporting unit

Enterprise

Observation unit(s)

Enterprise


none




Investment survey: investment, turnover, employment. Cost structure survey and structure survey: income and expenditure, turnover, employment (structure survey also investment).




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-- not available --

Turnover (12 11 0)

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-- available --


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Purchases of goods and services for resale in the same condition as received

(13 12 0)

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-- not available --



The reference year is the calendar year. If the enterprise's accounting year is not the same as the calendar year, the basis for the survey should be the accounting year ending in the reference year. The data are used without any adjustment. The reference date for employment data is September 30th of the reference year





4.4.1. Media

postal and online questionnaire


All questionnaires are sent out three to six months after the end of the reference year. The surveys are closed around 12 months after the reference year ends.


Samples are used for the cost structure survey and the structure survey. The investment survey is a census.



The cost structure survey and the structure survey are stratified random samples. The sample is stratified by the size of the enterprise measured by the numbers of persons employed and the enterprise’s economic activity.



Cost structure survey for Groups 45.1 and 45.2 of NACE Rev. 1.1: 20-249 persons employed: ca. 41% 250-499 persons employed: ca. 93% 500-999 persons employed: Total 1000 and more persons employed:Total Cost structure survey for Groups 45.3, 45.4 and 45.5 of NACE Rev. 1.1: 20-249 persons employed: ca. 32% 250- 499 persons employed:ca. 96% 500-999 persons employed: Total 1000 and more persons employed:Total Structure survey 1-9 persons employed 2 % 10-19 persons employed: 3 %


The response rate for the cost structure survey and the investment survey is close to 100%. The response rate for the structure survey is below this rate.


Postal reminders


The investment, cost structure and structure surveys are conducted annually.


None






For projection, a two step procedure is used. The data of the cost structure survey is projected and the results are adjusted to the investment data that is a censored full coverage survey.


None



The data of the structure survey are checked and adjusted with the data of comparable short term and other surveys in construction.


Cells, where individual data could be identified, are not published


None


4.6. Quality


For reasons of simplification, the estimation of the coefficients of variation is accomplished by using the formula of the combined ratio estimate. It is neglected that margins used to calibrate the results of the sample do not always coincide with the classification of the results. The effect of systematic sampling is neglected, too. Serious effects on the estimates of the coefficients of variation are not to be expected.


purposes

For the cost structure survey the standard errors are annually calculated.


Every year, a quality report is prepared and made available to Eurostat.


4.7. Dissemination



Paper publications: Fachserie 4, Reihen 5.2 (investment survey) and 5.3 (cost structure survey). Electronic publications: Download at www.destatis.de/shop; Online-Database available at: https://www-genesis.destatis.de/genesis/online/logon


Data on employment, turnover, investment and income and expenditure are published for NACE Rev. 1.1. The results are grouped by the number of persons employed and turnover.


The first publications appear about 18 months after the reference year ends.


All Cells with confidential data are not published.



None





5. Trade statistics



Type of source

Survey

Name of source

Retail and wholesale trade statistics.


Statistisches Bundesamt (Federal Statistical office) StBA.

Person responsible

Mr Elmar Wein Statistisches Bundesamt Gustav-Stresemann-Ring 11 65180 Wiesbaden Tel.: (+49) 611 75 3128 Fax: (+49) 611 75 3862 E-mail: [email protected]

Legal basis

Statistics on Wholesale and Retail Trade, Hotels and Catering Act (Trade Statistics Act - HdlStatG) of 10 December 2001 (BGBl. I, p. 3438), amended by article 106 of the legal act dated from 25 November 2003 (BGBl. I, p. 2304) related to the Federal Statistics Law (BStatG) from 22 January 1987 (BGBl. I, p. 462, 565), amended by article 2 of the law from 9 June 2005 (BGBl. I, p. 1534). The data referred to in paragraph 6 of HdlStatG are collected.




1979



2005


The annual survey of enterprises is based on a representative sample of the population of wholesale and retail businesses established by the use of the German enterprise register.


Amendment of Trade Statistics Act is planned in 2007 (adaptation to the NACE 2 Revision).







Universe:

German enterprise register

Entries of the register (=enterprises) correspond to survey units

Information used from the enterprise register:

NACE branch, address of an enterprise, turnover




Two different questionnaires are used for wholesale trade and retail trade.


The questionnaires are adapted to the SBS Regulation.



Activities covered

The coverage for wholesale and retail trade has been NACE Rev. 1.1 Groups 51.2 - 51.7 and Groups 52.1 - 52.6 as well as distributive trades classified in NACE Rev. 1.1 Division 50.



The whole area of the Federal Republic of Germany is covered.


Since 1993: no threshold.


None

Reporting unit

Enterprise

Observation unit(s)

Enterprise


None




Employment Investment Income and expenditure




The number of enterprises at the end of the reference period can be compiled.


This information is collected.

Turnover (12 11 0)

Turnover is collected in this survey.

Turnover is recorded as the total amount of invoiced sales of goods and services (excluding turnover taxes) including own consumption, sales to own employees and the cost of freight, postage, packaging etc. invoiced separately, disregarding tax liability.

Turnover also includes proceeds from commission and transfer order sales (when goods go directly from the supplier to the customer without any intermediate storage) along with commissions and cost refunds relating to goods sold by the enterprise acting as an agency (but not the value of the goods themselves) together with any additional proceeds.

The following monetary streams are not recorded:


proceeds from own agriculture and forestry

extraordinary earnings (e.g. from the sale of fixed assets)

non-operating income (e.g. income from the letting or leasing of buildings or parts of buildings not needed for own use)

interest earnings from capital not needed for the running of the business or earnings from equity holdings

Cash discounts and sales deductions granted to customers (e.g. price reductions, allowances, annual refunds, bonuses) are deducted from the reported turnover.

If an enterprise belongs to an 'Organschaft' for turnover tax purposes, both the turnover due to the enterprise from business conducted with third parties and internal turnover arising from business with other subsidiaries or the parent company are reported.

Turnover from other retail trade includes, for example, the proceeds of doorstep sales, sales from mobile outlets, retail sales from warehouses and sales from machines.


This information is not collected but compiled on the basis of basic survey characteristics.




Purchases of goods and materials is collected in this survey. Acquisition and receipt of goods for wholesale trade is defined as total incoming goods and materials for resale or for industrial (excluding agricultural and forestry) processing or manufacture, including goods turned over on a commission basis or via transfer orders or third-country trade at delivered prices, i.e. at purchase price plus acquisition costs (freight, carriage and packaging costs, customs and excise duties etc.) excluding input tax deductions (turnover taxes, including taxes on imports). Ex post facto discounts, rebates, annual tax refunds, bonuses and cash discounts, as well as returned merchandise, are also deducted. Materials and supplies used by the enterprise (e.g. office and packaging materials, fuel for heating and motor vehicles, cleaning materials) are not included.






Gross wages and salaries are collected in this survey. Total gross wages and salaries are the sum of the earnings of employees, excluding employer shares of social security contributions but including taxes to be paid by employers and employee shares of social security contributions. Any extras (e.g. family


allowances) or bonuses (e.g. for overtime, performance), payments in kind, payments for hours not actually worked (e.g. holiday pay), holiday allowances, Christmas bonuses and wages or salaries still paid during sick leave, along with employer subsidies towards sick pay, bonuses and payments towards capital formation by employees are all included. Gross wages and gross salaries also include the pay of trainees, part-time workers and casual workers and sums paid to other enterprises for 'temporary workers', together with sums drawn by members/partners, board members and other executives (provided that they count as compensation of employees for tax purposes), and commissions and attendance and directors' fees.


Investment is collected in this survey


The number of persons employed is collected in this survey. Persons employed (at the end of the year) are defined as persons who work for the enterprise and are paid by it (including working proprietors, unpaid family workers, part-time-employees (without conversion to full-time equivalents) and persons who are temporarily out of work (because of sickness or holidays for example).




The following information is also collected:

sales of tangible investment goods;

breakdown of investment;

costs for rent and leasing;

breakdown of turnover by activity, by products and by form of trading;

value of goods sold by commission trade (only for wholesale trade enterprises);

uncapitalised low-value tangible goods;

turnover realised by e-commerce [in percent of the total turnover].



The period covered corresponds to the accounting year.



The list of variables induced by national demands will be reduced to restrict respondents’ burden.




5.4.1. Media

Paper questionnaire, Internet questionnaire.


Questionnaires are sent out 9 months after the end of the reporting year. The survey is closed 15 months after the end of the reporting year.


Random sample.


Stratified by region (Land), economic activity, and turnover category.


30 000 retail enterprises - sample rate is approximately 8%. 13 000 wholesale enterprises - sample rate is approximately 10%.


Nearly 100%


Letter of reminder.


The survey is carried out annually.


Introduction of IT-systems for data transmission from Enterprise Reporting Systems to statistical offices from 2007 on.




Plausible information of the previous reference period.


-- not available --


Some confrontation is carried out but no details are available: periodic internal exchange of knowledge and comparison of statistical results between subject matter statisticians and experts of the national accounts.



None


Cells in tabular data are considered to be confidential if the number of units in a cell is less than three or one unit is dominant.


None


5.6. Quality

5.6.1. Calculation of the coefficients of variation Description of the calculation procedure of the coefficients of variation, including any procedure applied thereby to take into account misclassification or imputation of missing survey data A first calculation of the coefficients of variation is planned for 2006.


purposes

Quality is assessed at the level of NACE Rev. 1.1 Classes but no details are available.


Establishment of standard procedures for computing coefficients of variation in the medium-term.


5.7. Dissemination



Fachserie (Subject matter statistics series) 6, Series 4 for wholesale and retail trade. Methodological information is contained in: 'Wirtschaft und Statistik' (Economics and Statistics): — wholesale trade: 10/84, 1/88, 8/91, — retail trade: 10/84, 1/88, 8/91, 11/95; Survey quality reports for: one report for the structural survey on domestic trade, hotel and restaurant industry is disseminated on the internet site of the Federal Statistical Office Computed tables (data) are available in the subject matter statistics series mentioned above.


Data is published for each NACE Rev. 1.1 Class (sub-classes) and with size class breakdowns by turnover and the number of employees.


The time-lag between the end of the reporting year and the publication is more than 18 months for wholesale and for retail trade.



Treatment of confidential data in national publications and databases is regulated by paragraph 16 of the Law on Statistics for Federal Purposes. Details of how the data are treated are not available.


Activities will be planned to improve the timeliness.



Data are transmitted to Eurostat for the SBS database. Data are not transmitted to other international organisations.


6. Employment administrative source



Type of source

Administrative source.

Name of source

Employment statistics (statistics of employees subject to social security contributions).


Bundesagentur für Arbeit (BA) (Federal Employment Agency)

Person responsible

Mr Thomas Frank Bundesagentur für Arbeit Regensburger Straße 104 90327 Nürnberg Tel.: (+49) 911 179-5222 Fax: (+49) 911 179-1173

e-mail: [email protected]

Legal basis

Until 31 December 1997, the statistics on employees subject to social security contributions were based on the Employment Promotion Law of 25 June 1969 (Federal Law Gazette I, p. 582), last amended by Article 30 of the law of 20 December 1996 (Federal Law Gazette I, p. 2049), essential parts of which were, however, repealed as of 1 January 1998. Taking effect on 1 January 1998, the Third Book of the social security Code - Employment Promotion - (SGB III) of 24 March 1997 (Federal Law Gazette I, p.


594), last amended by Article 3 of the code of 16 December 1997 (Federal Law Gazette I, p. 2998), has since provided the new legal basis for compiling statistics on employees subject to social security contributions.


Units (employers) are obliged to provide data.


The former West Germany has been covered since the reference date 30th June 1974. The former East Germany has been covered since: — the reference date 31st March 1992 for key variables; — the reference date 30th June 1993 for evaluating individual figures, although the availability of and level of detail for some variables is for the time being limited.


2005


Register of the Social Security Services (Insurance accounts of employees in employment liable to pay social security contributions).


None








Not relevant.


None



Activities covered

All activities are covered including public administration and private households.


The whole of the Federal republic of Germany is covered.




The coverage extends to employees in employment liable to pay social security contributions regardless of the type of employer (enterprises, local authorities, social security, non-profit organisations, private households). Economically active persons not liable to pay such contributions are excluded such as civil servants, self-employed persons and unpaid family workers. All legal forms are covered.

Reporting unit

Employer

Observation unit(s)

Employees


None



Characteristics relating to employees, activity and location.



This information is not available from this source.



Turnover (12 11 0)












Personnel costs can be compiled from this source in an approximate manner.


Wages and salaries can be compiled from this source in an approximate manner.




The number of persons employed cannot be compiled from this source. It should be noted that unpaid persons employed are excluded from these statistics.


The number of employees can be compiled from this source, as far as they are employees in employment and liable to pay social security contributions. The reporting group includes all employees, including those undergoing occupational training, who are liable to pay contributions to health insurance, care insurance, pensions and/or unemployment insurance under the Labour Promotion Act or for whom contributions towards pensions have to be paid by employers. This delimitation means that as a general rule all manual and non-manual workers (including those undergoing occupational training and also those who are “marginal” part-time employees) are covered by social security. Those not obliged to pay social security contributions include the self-employed, unpaid family workers and civil servants.

Under insurance law, gainful employment is designated as "marginal" employment or "marginal" self-employment if it is exercised only "in the short term" or "remuneration is marginal". Gainful employment counts as:

short-term when, by its nature or in accordance with a prior contract, it is for a maximum of two months or 50 working days during the course of a given year;

marginally remunerated when the remuneration during the month is regularly less or equal than an amount of 400 €.

Additional to the regular employees covered by social insurance only those marginal employees of the last case are included in the employment statistics.


Persons doing military service or the equivalent service in the community count as employees liable to pay social security contributions if they entered that service from an employment relationship which continues to exist and the sole reason for their not receiving any remuneration is that they are performing that service.

Employees holding down two or more jobs at the same time for which social security contributions have to be paid (persons holding several qualifying jobs) are covered in the reference-date figures only in respect of the variables for the employment relationship which is identified as the main employment.



For figures referring to the quarterly reporting date:

age;

sex;

nationality;

general education and vocational training completed;

status in employment as manual worker, non-manual worker, trainee;

status in the Local Unit (Betrieb) as skilled worker, master craftsman/foreman, other full-time employee;

occupation - Klassifizierung der Berufe (Classification of occupations), Bundesagentur für Arbeit, 1988 version;

full-time/part-time employment;

regular/marginal remunerated employment;

branch;

size of local units (number of regular employees);

place of work;

place of residence.

b) In addition, for annual figures from duration data:

beginning and end of employment to which the declarations refer;

gross remuneration liable to contributions.


Stock data (number of persons employed) at the quarter’s end

Duration data (number of employment cases, amount of remuneration) according to the calendar year.


None



6.4.1. Media

The data are collected from the "notifications of insurance", which employers have to report to the appropriate health insurance funds. Returns on electronic data carriers are possible and, indeed, very usual.


Quarterly results are collected with a time-lag of 6 months after the reference date; annual results based on duration data are collected with a time-lag of 18 months.


Quarterly and annually all employees liable to pay contributions are covered.


Not relevant


Not relevant.


The quarterly results (with a time-lag of 6 months) relating to a given reference date are based on returns from approximately 98% of all employees liable to social security.


Not relevant.


The administrative data are continuously updated by the Statistic Department of the Federal Employment Agency at the moment an employment liable to social security is taken up with an employer. Data is collected on a quarterly or annual basis depending on the statistical purposes.


Modern techniques of data transmission, such as electronic file transfer as the only way of tranfer, are encouraged.



Not relevant.


Not relevant.



None


None


In tabular data each cell must contain information for at least three local units or at last three employees. There is also a dominance criteria.


None

6.6. Quality


Not relevant.


purposes

Figures and most items, especially those which determine the level of social contribution, are reported to be of a high accuracy. Information on the quality measures used are not available.


None

6.7. Dissemination



The Statistics Department of the Federal Employment Agency in Nuremberg produces two paper publications:

Amtliche Nachrichten (Official news) published monthly by the Federal Employment Agency, with a special volume on annual figures for labour statistics;

Arbeitsmarkt in Zahlen - sozialversicherungspflichtig Beschäftigte (the labour market in figures, employees covered by the social security system) published monthly and quarterly.

Detailed Statistics are also available from the Internet:

http://statitik.arbeitsagentur.de

http://www.pub.arbeitsamt.de/hst/services/statistik/detail/b.html


The Statistical office (Statistisches Bundesamt) also publishes data. Until the 1986 reporting year this was done in Fachserie 1, series 4.2 on a quarterly and annual basis and from the 1987 reporting year this has been done in Fachserie 1, series 4.2.1 also on a quarterly and annual basis. In addition annual results were published in Series 4.2.2 until 1997. Methodological information is also available from Special volume 11 from 1977, General statistical archives and from Nos. 11/87 and 5/88 of "Wirtschaft und Statistik". Data are also published: www-ec.destatis.de/csp/shop/sfg/sfghome.csp


For the publications of the Federal Employment Agency, data is provided for the Federal Republic of Germany as a whole and for each of the regions (NUTS 3).


The time-lag between completion of final results and publication is approximately 2 months. Quarterly data is therefore available 8 months after the end of the quarter and annual (duration) data 20 months after the end of the reference year.


Confidential data are depersonalised so that they cannot be identified.


None


None

7. Turnover tax administrative source



Type of source

Administrative source.

Name of source

Turnover tax statistics.


Statistisches Bundesamt. Data are collected by the Statistischen Landesämter from the tax authorities.

Person responsible

Mr Stefan Dittrich Statistisches Bundesamt Gustav-Stresemann-Ring 11 65180 Wiesbaden


Tel.: (+49) 611 754132 Fax: (+49) 611 72400 or 724000 E-mail: [email protected]

Legal basis

Taxation Statistics Act of 11 October 1995 (BGBl.I, p. 1250 and 1409), last amended by Article 56 of the Act of 23 December 2003 (BGBl.I, p. 2848).


-- not available --


1950


2003


Administrative source: register of the tax services (turnover tax monthly and quarterly prepayment notices, tax authorities' basic information service).


None



Not relevant




Not relevant.


Not relevant.



Activities covered

All


The whole of the Federal Republic of Germany is covered.



Enterprises whose taxable annual turnover is above EURO 17 500 (as from 2003).


Enterprises liable to file value added tax prepayment notices are included. Not included are enterprises with annual turnover of less than 17 500 EURO and enterprises with activities which are generally non-taxable or where no tax burden accrues (e.g. established medical doctors and dentists without laboratory, public authorities, insurance agents, agricultural holdings).

Reporting unit

Enterprise

Observation unit(s)

Enterprise


None




Turnover (taxable and non-taxable), branch of economic activity, legal form, turnover tax.




All enterprises who declare turnover tax.



Turnover (12 11 0)

Taxable turnover The taxable turnover comprises sales of goods and services, own consumption and since 1993 "innergemeinschaftliche Erwerbe" (import of goods and services from EC countries). The taxable turnover without "innergemeinschaftliche Erwerbe" is known as "Lieferungen und Leistungen" (deliveries and provision of services) known before 1993 as "Steuerbarer Umsatz" (taxable turnover). The taxable turnover consists of "Steuerpflichtige Umsätze" (turnover subject to tax) and "Steuerfreie Umsätze" (turnover not subject to tax). With respect to turnover not subject to tax a distinction is made between turnover for which there is an express entitlement to input tax deduction (Recht auf Vorsteuerabzug) and turnover which is excluded from such a deduction.





















In addition the following information is collected:

value added tax before the input tax has been deducted (Umsatzsteuer vor Abzug der Vorsteuerbeträge);

input tax (Vorsteuerabzugsbeträge);

value added tax paid in advance (Umsatzsteuervorauszahlung).

No information on resident or non-resident ownership or control is available.



The period covered corresponds to a calendar year.



None




7.4.1. Media

Administrative declarations.


Results for each region reach the Statistisches Bundesamt 12 months after the end of the reference period.


Census - declarations are compulsory. The number of units covered is approximately 2.9 million in 2003.


Not relevant.


Not relevant.


100%


Not relevant.


The administrative register is continuously updated by the tax services as and when an activity liable to turnover tax starts up. Data has been supplied to the Statistischen Landesämter annually since 1996.


None




Not relevant.


Not relevant.


-- not available --



-- not available --


In tabular data each cell is protected by the p%-rule


-- not available --


7.6. Quality


--- not available ---


purposes

-- not available --


-- not available --


7.7. Dissemination



Fachserie 14, series 8 is a electronic publication produced every year (ww.destatis.de -> Statistik-Shop -> Schnellsuche: Umsatzsteuerstatistik). See also "Wirtschaft und Statistik" No 10/1004 for methodological information.


Data are produced for the Federal Republic of Germany as a whole, Länder, Regierungsbezirke (government administrative divisions), Landkreise (rural districts) and Gemeinden (municipalities). Data are also broken down by legal form, activity and size class using the following turnover size classes in Euro: 17 500-49 999 50 000-99 999 100 000-249 999 250 000-499 999 500 000-999 999 1 million-1 999 999 2 million-4 999 999 5 million-9 999 999 10 million-24 999 999 25 million-49 999 999


50 million-99 999 999 100 million-249 999 999 250 million-499 999 999 500 million-999 999 999 1 billion and above


The time-lag between the date on which the first final results are completed and publication date is approximately 4 months. This is believed to be about 16 months from the end of the reference period.


Cells with confidential data are blocked. For scientifical use a file with anonymised data on mikro level is available.


-- not available --



none


8. Services Statistics



Type of source

Statistical survey.

Name of source

Structure survey: service statistics (NACE sections I and K).


Data collection for the service statistics is organised by the Statistical Offices in the Länder (although the questionnaires used are the same for the whole country).

Person responsible

Dr. Bernd Petrauschke

Statistisches Bundesamt

Zweigstelle Bonn Postfach 170377


D-53029 Bonn Tel.: (+49) 644 8562 Fax: (+49) 644 8961 E-mail: [email protected]

Legal basis

Dienstleistungsstatistikgesetz, as published on 19 December 2000 and the SBS Regulation.




2000


2003


URS 95


None




-- not relevant --


-- not relevant --

Definition of the administrative information respective to the statistical

variables used.

-- not relevant --


SBS.

-- not relevant --




There is one questionnaire with small differences for the specific NACE activities.


The questionnaires will be adapted to the SBS regulation.



Activities covered

The service statistics covers Sections I and K of NACE Rev. 1.1.


No regions are excluded from the surveys.


All enterprises are covered, except enterprises with a turnover of 17.500 € or less.


None

Reporting unit

Enterprise.

Observation unit(s)

Enterprise.


According to the amendment of the SBS regulation additional NACE activities will have to be covered.




Income (turnover), expenditure, employment and investment.



For the definitions of the variables see the explanations to the questionnaire of the service statistics in the annex. The definitions used are based on the SBS regulation No. 2700/98 of 17.12.1998.



The number of enterprises at the end of the reference period is collected.


-- not available --

Turnover (12 11 0)

The turnover is collected.


The production value is compiled.


The value added at factor costs is compiled.


The total purchases of goods and services are collected.

Purchases of goods and services for resale in the same condition as received

(13 12 0)

The purchases of goods and services for resale in the same condition as received are collected.


The personnel costs are collected.


The wages and salaries are collected.

Social security costs (13 33 0)

The social security costs are collected.


The gross investment in tangible goods is compiled.


The number of persons employed is collected.


The number of employees is collected.


Other variables collected are:

legal status of the enterprises;

turnover with client abroad;


part-time employees;

female employees;

apprentices;

legal and other social security costs;

costs for raw materials and consumables;

purchase of services not for resale and other operating income;

changes in stocks of raw materials and consumables;

purchased intangible assets;

purchased software.



The reference year is the calendar year. If the enterprise's accounting year is not the same as the calendar year, the basis for the survey should be the accounting year ending in the reference year. The data are used without any adjustment. For employment the 30th September is the reference date.



The list of variables will be adapted to the amended SBS regulation.



8.4.1. Media

A postal questionnaire is used.


All questionnaires are sent out seven to ten months after the end of the reference year. The surveys are closed around 16 months after the end of the reference year


A random sample is used.


The stratification criterions are:

- regions (Länder),

- economic activities (NACE) and

- the turnover size classes.



The percentage of units covered is 15 per cent (maximum) of the total population according to the Business Register.


The response rate for all surveys is about 90-95%.


Postal reminders.


The service statistics is conducted annually.


It is planned to conduct the survey online from 2004 on.




Non response is estimated using the values of similar units.


The data of the survey are grossed up by simple expansion.


None


None


Cells in tabular data are considered to be confidential if the number of units in a cell is equal or less than three units.


None



8.6. Quality


Description of the calculation procedure of the coefficients of variation, including any procedure applied thereby to take into account misclassification or imputation of missing survey data

--- not yet available ---


purposes

--- not yet available ---


A national quality report is published in our statistics shop.


8.7. Dissemination



Regular electronic publications: Fachserie 9, Reihen 1 and 2.

Publications in „Wirtschaft und Statistik“, Hrg.: Statistisches Bundesamt:

- No. 11/05, 2/04, 11/02

Additional publications:

“Dienstleistungen in Deutschland – Entwicklung und Ergebnisse 2003/2004”, Presseexemplar, Hrg.: Statistisches Bundesamt

„Dienstleistungen in Deutschland – Ergebnisse der neuen Statistik – Jahr 2000“, Presseexemplar, Hrg.: Statistisches Bundesamt


Data are published for each NACE Rev. 1.1 class and for the sections I and K with size class breakdown by turnover and the number of employees.


The time lag between the end of the reporting year and the publication is around 20 months.


Confidential data are suppressed and aggregated.



None.



Data are transmitted to Eurostat. There is no regular data transmission to other international organisations.

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