LegalizeCommission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1197 of 30 July 2020 laying down technical specifications and arrangements pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 of the European Parliament and of the Council on European business statistics repealing 10 legal acts in the field of business statistics (Text with EEA relevance)
| Variables | 210101. Number of active enterprises 220101. Number of employees and self-employed persons 220102. Number of employees 220201. Hours worked by employees 220301. Employee benefits expense 220302. Wages and salaries 220303. Social security costs 240101. Total purchases of goods and services 250101. Net turnover 250301. Value of output 250401. Value added 250501. Gross operating surplus |
| Measurement unit | National currency (thousands) except for variables 210101 (number of active enterprises), 220101 (Number of employees and self-employed persons), 220102 (Number of employees) and 220201 (Hours worked by employees): absolute value |
| Statistical population | For breakdown by activity and size class of number of employees and self-employed persons of variables 210101 (Number of active enterprises), 220101 (Number of employees and self-employed persons), 250101 (Net turnover) and 250401 (Value added) and for breakdown by activity and legal form and for breakdown by activity and size class of number of employees of variables 210101 (Number of active enterprises), 220101 (Number of employees and self-employed persons) and 220102 (Number of employees): Market producers of NACE Sections B to O and Q to S and divisions T95 and T96. For breakdown by activity and size class of turnover of variables 210101 (Number of active enterprises), 220101 (Number of employees and self-employed persons), 250101 (Net turnover) and 250401 (Value added): Market producers of NACE Section G. For breakdown by activity and size class of number of employees and self-employed persons of other variables than 210101 (Number of active enterprises), 220101 (Number of employees and self-employed persons), 250101 (Net turnover) and 250401 (Value added): Market producers of NACE Sections B to F. |
| Breakdowns | 1. Breakdown by activity and size class of number of employees and self-employed persons (CETO-flag as defined in Annex III.B may be applied) Data have to be provided as a combination of all breakdowns listed below: Activity breakdown: — For NACE Sections B to K, M to O and Q to S: Sections, divisions and groups; — For NACE Section L: Section, divisions, groups 64.1, 64.2, 64.3, 64.9, 65.1, 65.2 and 65.3; — For divisions 95 and 96: divisions and groups; — Special aggregate as defined in Annex II: — — Industry, construction and services (except public administration, defence, compulsory social security, activities of membership organisations, activities of households as employers and extra-territorial organisations and bodies). Size class of number of employees and self-employed persons: — For NACE Sections F to K, M to O and Q to S and divisions T95 and T96 only for variables 210101 (Number of active enterprises) and 220101 (Number of employees and self-employed persons): Total, 0-1 employees and self-employed persons, 2-9 employees and self-employed persons, 10-19 employees and self-employed persons, 20-49 employees and self-employed persons, 50-249 employees and self-employed persons, 250 and more employees and self-employed persons; — For NACE Sections F to K, M to O and Q to S and divisions T95 and T96, for variables other than 210101 (Number of active enterprises) and 220101 (Number of employees and self-employed persons: Total, 0-9 employees and self-employed persons, 10-19 employees and self-employed persons, 20-49 employees and self-employed persons, 50-249 employees and self-employed persons, 250 and more employees and self-employed persons; — For NACE Sections B to E and L: Total, 0-9 employees and self-employed persons, 10-19 employees and self-employed persons, 20-49 employees and self-employed persons, 50-249 employees and self-employed persons, 250 and more employees and self-employed persons. 2. Breakdown by activity and size class of number of employees (CETO-flag as defined in Annex III.B may be applied) For variables 210101 (Number of active enterprises), 220101 (Number of employees and self-employed persons) and 220102 (Number of employees) only: Data have to be provided as a combination of all breakdowns listed below: Activity breakdown: — NACE sections; — Aggregates of NACE divisions: — — C10 + C11 + C12, C13 + C14, C17 + C18, C24 + C25, C29 + C30, C31 + C32; — NACE divisions: — — C15, C16, C19, C20, C21, C22, C23, C26, C27, C28, C33, T95, T96 and all divisions of NACE Sections G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, Q, R and S; — Groups of NACE divisions G47 and K62 and of NACE Sections M, N and O; — Classes of NACE division K62; — Special aggregates as defined in Annex II.B: — — Industry, construction and services (except public administration, defence, compulsory social security, activities of membership organisations, activities of households as employers and extra-territorial organisations and bodies), — Services (except public administration, defence, compulsory social security, activities of membership organisations, households as employers and extra-territorial organisations and bodies), — ICT total, — ICT manufacturing, — ICT services. Size class of number of employees breakdown: Total, 0 employees, 1-4 employees, 5-9 employees, 10 and more employees 3. Breakdown by activity and legal form (CETO-flag as defined in Annex III.B may be applied) For variables 210101 (Number of active enterprises), 220101 (Number of employees and self-employed persons) and 220102 (Number of employees) only: Data have to be provided as a combination of all breakdowns listed below: Activity breakdown: Same activity breakdown as in breakdown 2. Legal form breakdown: — Total, — personally owned and no limit to personal liability, — private or publicly quoted joint stock companies with limited liability for those owning shares, — personally owned limited and unlimited liability partnerships (Included are also other legal forms such as co-operatives, associations etc.). 4. Breakdown by activity and size class of turnover For NACE Section G only: (CETO-flag as defined in Annex III.B may be applied; 1 %-rule as defined in Annex III.A.1 based on ‘net turnover’ and ‘number of employees and self-employed persons’ at NACE division level may be applied) Data have to be provided as a combination of all breakdowns listed below: Activity breakdown: NACE section, divisions and groups Size class of turnover breakdown: Annual turnover in million euro: Total, 0 to less than 1, 1 to less than 2, 2 to less than 5, 5 to less than 10, 10 to less than 20, 20 to less than 50, 50 to less than 200, 200 and more. |
| Use of approximations and quality requirements | For activities of NACE 642, 643 and 653 which are economically not significant in terms of value added and number of employees and self-employed persons 0 values may be provided except for variables 210101 (Number of active enterprises) and 220101 (Number of employees and self-employed persons). If 220102 (number of employees) is not 0, the value also should be provided. In cases where the source data used for compiling the data of the variable is available for the fiscal year for some statistical units and this data cannot be recalculated to cover the calendar year, the calendar year data may be approximated by data on the fiscal year for these statistical units. |
| Data transmission deadline | Preliminary data: T + 10M for activity and Breakdown by activity and size class of number of employees and self-employed persons for variables 210101 (Number of active enterprises), 220101 (Number of employees and self-employed persons) and 250101 (Net turnover). Final and validated data: T + 18M for all variables |
| First reference period using the specifications of this table | 2025 |
Table 12. Country-level business statistics on demographic events for enterprises
| Variables | 210201. Enterprise births 210202. Enterprise deaths 210203. Enterprise survivals 210102. Number of enterprises having at least one employee 210204. Enterprises having the first employee 210205. Enterprises having no employees anymore 210206. Survivals of enterprises having at least one employee 220401. Number of employees and self-employed persons in newly born enterprises 220402. Number of employees in newly born enterprises 220403. Number of employees and self-employed persons in enterprise deaths 220404. Number of employees in enterprise deaths 220405. Number of employees and self-employed persons in enterprise survivals 220406. Number of employees and self-employed persons in enterprise survivals, in the year of birth 220104. Number of employees and self-employed persons in enterprises having at least one employee 220105. Number of employees in enterprises having at least one employee 220407. Number of employees and self-employed persons in enterprises having the first employee 220408. Number of employees in enterprises having the first employee 220409. Number of employees and self-employed persons in enterprises having no employees anymore 220410. Number of employees in enterprises having no employees anymore 220411. Number of employees and self-employed persons in survivals of enterprises having at least one employee 220412. Number of employees and self-employed persons in survivals of enterprises having at least one employee, in the year of birth |
| Measurement unit | Absolute value |
| Statistical population | Market producers of NACE Sections B to O and Q to S and divisions T95 and T96 |
| Breakdowns | 1. Breakdown by activity and size class of number of employees (CETO-flag as defined in Annex III.B may be applied) For all variables except for variables: — 210203 (Enterprise survivals), — 210206 (Survivals of enterprises having at least one employee), — 220405 (Number of employees and self-employed persons in enterprise survivals), — 220406 (Number of employees and self-employed persons in enterprise survivals, in the year of birth), — 220411 (Number of employees and self-employed persons in survivals of enterprises having at least one employee), — 220412 (Number of employees and self-employed persons in survivals of enterprises having at least one employee, in the year of birth). Data have to be provided as a combination of all breakdowns listed below: Activity breakdown: — NACE sections; — Aggregates of NACE divisions: — — C10 + C11 + C12, C13 + C14, C17 + C18, C24 + C25, C29 + C30, C31 + C32; — NACE divisions: — — C15, C16, C19, C20, C21, C22, C23, C26, C27, C28, C33, T95, T96 and all divisions of NACE Sections G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, Q, R and S; — Groups of NACE divisions G47 and K62 and of NACE Sections M, N and O; — Classes of NACE division K62; — Special aggregates as defined in Annex II.B: — — Industry, construction and services (except public administration, defence, compulsory social security, activities of membership organisations, activities of households as employers and extra-territorial organisations and bodies), — Services (except public administration, defence, compulsory social security, activities of membership organisations, households as employers and extra-territorial organisations and bodies), — ICT total, — ICT manufacturing, — ICT services. Size class of number of employees breakdown: Total, 0 employees, 1-4 employees, 5-9 employees, 10 and more employees. Size class 0 employees not to be provided for variables: — 210102 (Number of enterprises having at least one employee), — 210204 (Enterprises having the first employee), — 210205(Enterprises having no employees anymore), — 220104 (Number of employees and self-employed persons in enterprises having at least one employee), — 220105 (Number of employees in enterprises having at least one employee), — 220407 (Number of employees and self-employed persons in enterprises having the first employee), — 220408 (Number of employees in enterprises having the first employee), — 220409 (Number of employees and self-employed persons in enterprises having no employees anymore), — 220410 (Number of employees in enterprises having no employees anymore). 2. Breakdown by activity and legal form (CETO-flag as defined in Annex III.B may be applied) For all variables except for variables: — 210203 (Enterprise survivals), — 210206 (Survivals of enterprises having at least one employee), — 220405 (Number of employees and self-employed persons in enterprise survivals), — 220406 (Number of employees and self-employed persons in enterprise survivals, in the year of birth), — 220411 (Number of employees and self-employed persons in survivals of enterprises having at least one employee), — 220412 (Number of employees and self-employed persons in survivals of enterprises having at least one employee, in the year of birth). Data have to be provided as a combination of all breakdowns listed below: Activity breakdown: same activity breakdown as in breakdown 1. Legal form breakdown: — Total, — personally owned and no limit to personal liability, — private or publicly quoted joint stock companies with limited liability for those owning shares, — personally owned limited and unlimited liability partnerships (Included are also other legal forms such as co-operatives, associations etc.). 3. Breakdown by activity, size class of number of employees and number of calendar years of survival (CETO-flag as defined in Annex III.B may be applied) For variables: — 210203 (Enterprise survivals), — 210206 (Survivals of enterprises having at least one employee), — 220405 (Number of employees and self-employed persons in enterprise survivals), — 220406. Number of employees and self-employed persons in enterprise survivals, in the year of birth, — 224011 (Number of employees and self-employed persons in survivals of enterprises having at least one employee) and, — 224012 (Number of employees and self-employed persons in survivals of enterprises having at least one employee, in the year of birth). Data have to be provided as a combination of all breakdowns listed below: Activity breakdown: Same activity breakdown as in breakdown 1. Size class of number employees breakdown: Total, 0, 1-4, 5-9, 10+ Size class 0 not to be provided for variables: — 210206 (Survivals of enterprises having at least one employee), — 220411 (Number of employees and self-employed persons in survivals of enterprises having at least one employee), — 220412 (Number of employees and self-employed persons in survivals of enterprises having at least one employee, in the year of birth). Breakdown by number of calendar years of survival: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Data transmission deadline | Preliminary data: — T + 18M for variable 210202 (Enterprise deaths), 220403 (Number of employees and self-employed persons in enterprise deaths) and 220404 (Number of employees in enterprise deaths), — T + 20M for variable 210205 (Enterprises having no employees anymore), 220409 (Number of employees and self-employed persons in enterprises having no employees anymore) and 220410 (Number of employees in enterprises having no employees anymore). Final and validated data: — T + 18M for variables 210201 (Enterprise births), 210203 (Enterprise survivals), 220401 (Number of employees and self-employed persons in newly born enterprises), 220402 (Number of employees in newly born enterprises), 220405 (Number of employees and self-employed persons in enterprise survivals) and 220406 (Number of employees and self-employed persons in enterprise survivals, in the year of birth), — T + 20M for variables 210102 (Number of enterprises having at least one employee), 210204 ( Enterprises having the first employee), 210206 (Survivals of enterprises having at least one employee ), 220104 (Number of employees and self-employed persons in enterprises having at least one employee), 220105 (Number of employees in enterprises having at least one employee), 220407 (Number of employees and self-employed persons in enterprises having the first employee), 220408 (Number of employees in enterprises having the first employee), 220411 (Number of employees and self-employed persons in survivals of enterprises having at least one employee) and 220412 (Number of employees and self-employed persons in survivals of enterprises having at least one employee, in the year of birth), — T + 30M for variables 210202 (Enterprise deaths), 220403 (Number of employees and self-employed persons in enterprise deaths) and 220404 (Number of employees in enterprise deaths), — T + 32M for variables 210205 (Enterprises having no employees anymore), 220409 (Number of employees and self-employed persons in enterprises having no employees anymore) and 220410 (Number of employees in enterprises having no employees anymore). |
| First reference period using the specifications of this table | 2025 |
Table 13. Country-level business statistics on high-growth enterprises
| Variables | 210103. Number of high-growth enterprises 210104. Number of young high-growth enterprises 220106. Number of employees in high-growth enterprises 220107. Number of employees in young high-growth enterprises |
| Measurement unit | Absolute value |
| Statistical population | Market producers of NACE Sections B to O and Q to S and divisions T95 and T96 |
| Breakdowns | Breakdown by activity (CETO-flag as defined in Annex III.B may be applied) — NACE sections (only for Sections B to O and Q to S); — NACE divisions; — NACE groups (except for NACE Sections Q to S); — Special aggregates as defined in Annex II.B: — — Industry, construction and services (except public administration, defence, compulsory social security, activities of membership organisations, activities of households as employers and extra-territorial organisations and bodies), — Services (except public administration, defence, compulsory social security, activities of membership organisations, households as employers and extra-territorial organisations and bodies). |
| Data transmission deadline | Preliminary data: T + 12 M for variables 210103 (Number of high-growth enterprises) and 220106 (Number of employees in high-growth enterprises). Final and validated data: T + 18M for all variables |
| First reference period using the specifications of this table | 2025 |
Table 14. Country-level business statistics on enterprises by country of ultimate control
| Variables | 210101. Number of active enterprises 210301. Number of foreign-controlled enterprises 220101. Number of employees and self-employed persons 220301. Employee benefits expense 220501. Number of employees and self-employed persons in foreign-controlled enterprises 220701. Employee benefits expense in foreign-controlled enterprises 230101. Intramural R & D expenditure (1 % rule as defined in Annex III.A.1 based on ‘net turnover’ or ‘number of employees and self-employed persons’ at relevant NACE A38 level aggregates for NACE Sections B to F may be applied) 230201. R & D personnel (1 % rule as defined in Annex III.A.1 based on ‘net turnover’ or ‘number of employees and self-employed persons’ at relevant NACE A38 level aggregates for NACE Sections B to F may be applied) 230301. Intramural R & D expenditure in foreign-controlled enterprises (1 % rule as defined in Annex III.A.1 based on ‘net turnover’ or ‘number of employees and self-employed persons’ at relevant NACE A38 level aggregates for NACE Sections B to F may be applied) 230401. R & D personnel in foreign-controlled enterprises (1 % rule as defined in Annex III.A.1 based on ‘net turnover’ or ‘number of employees and self-employed persons’ at relevant NACE A38 level aggregates for NACE Sections B to F may be applied) 240101. Total purchases of goods and services 240102. Purchases of goods and services for resale 240301. Total purchases of goods and services of foreign-controlled enterprises 240302. Purchases of goods and services for resale of foreign-controlled enterprises 250101. Net turnover 250301. Value of output 250401. Value added 250601. Net turnover of foreign-controlled enterprises 250701. Value of output of foreign-controlled enterprises 250801. Value added of foreign-controlled enterprises 260101. Gross investment in tangible non-current assets 260201. Foreign-controlled enterprises’ gross investment in tangible non-current assets |
| Measurement unit | Absolute value for variables 210101 (Number of active enterprises), 210301 (Number of foreign-controlled enterprises), 220101 (Number of employees and self-employed persons), 220501 (Number of employees and self-employed persons in foreign-controlled enterprises), 230201(R & D personnel) and 230401 (R & D personnel in foreign-controlled enterprises). National currency (thousands) for other variables. |
| Statistical population | For all variables except for variables 230101 (Intramural R & D expenditure), 230301 (Intramural R & D expenditure in foreign-controlled enterprises), 230201 (R & D personnel) and 230401 (R & D personnel in foreign-controlled enterprises): Market producers of NACE Sections B to O and Q to S and divisions T95 and T96; For variables 230101 (Intramural R & D expenditure), 230301 (Intramural R & D expenditure in foreign-controlled enterprises), 230201 (R & D personnel) and 230401 (R & D personnel in foreign-controlled enterprises): Market producers of NACE Sections B to F. |
| Breakdowns | Data shall be provided with the detail by country of ultimate control, according to the concept of ‘ultimate controlling institutional unit’, and by activity of the enterprise. 1. Breakdown by activity and geographical breakdown Data have to be provided as a combination of all breakdowns listed below: For all variables except for variables 230101 (Intramural R & D expenditure), 230301 (Intramural R & D expenditure in foreign-controlled enterprises), 230201 (R & D personnel) and 230401 (R & D personnel in foreign-controlled enterprises): Activity breakdown: — NACE Sections; — Aggregates of NACE divisions: — — C10 + C11 + C12, C13 + C14 + C15, C16 + C17 + C18, C22 + C23, C24 + C25, C29 + C30, C31 + C32, H52 + H53, J59 + J60, K62 + K63, N69 + N70 + N71, N73 + N74 + N75, O78 + O79 + O80 + O81 + O82, R87 + R88, T95 + T96; — NACE divisions: — — C19, C20, C21, C26, C27, C28, C33, H49, H50, H51, J58, K61, N72, O77, R86; — Special aggregates as defined in Annex II.B: — — Industry, construction and services (except public administration, defence, compulsory social security, activities of membership organisations, activities of households as employers and extra-territorial organisations and bodies), — Services (except public administration, defence, compulsory social security, activities of membership organisations, households as employers and extra-territorial organisations and bodies) For variables 230101 (Intramural R & D expenditure), 230301 (Intramural R & D expenditure in foreign-controlled enterprises), 230201 (R & D personnel) and 230401 (R & D personnel in foreign-controlled enterprises): Activity breakdown: — NACE sections; — Aggregates of NACE divisions: — — C10 + C11 + C12, C13 + C14 + C15, C16 + C17 + C18, C22 + C23, C24 + C25, C29 + C30, C31 + C32; — NACE divisions: — — C19, C20, C21, C26, C27, C28, C33; — Special aggregate as defined in Annex II: — — Industry and construction. Geographical breakdown: For variables 210101 (Number of active enterprises), 220101 (Number of employees and self-employed persons), 220301 (Employee benefits expense), 230101 (Intramural R & D expenditure) and 230201 (R & D personnel), 240101 (Total purchases of goods and services), 240102 (Purchases of goods and services for resale), 250101 (Net turnover), 250301 (Value of output), 250401 (Value added) and 260101 (Gross investment in tangible non-current assets) geographic aggregates ‘World total’ and ‘Domestically controlled’. For other variables: Geo level 1 as defined in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1470 [^E0003]. 2. Geographical breakdown For variables 210301 (Number of foreign-controlled enterprises), 220501 (Number of employees and self-employed persons in foreign-controlled enterprises), 220701 (Employee benefits expense in foreign-controlled enterprises), 230301 (Intramural R & D expenditure in foreign-controlled enterprises), 230401 (R & D personnel in foreign-controlled enterprises), 240301 (Total Purchases of goods and services of foreign-controlled enterprises), 240302 (Purchases of goods and services for resale of foreign-controlled enterprises), 250601 (Net turnover of foreign-controlled enterprises), 250701 (Value of output of foreign-controlled enterprises), 250801 (Value added of foreign-controlled enterprises) and 260201 (Foreign-controlled enterprises’ gross investment in tangible non-current assets) Geo level 3 as defined in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1470. |
| Use of approximations and quality requirements | For division L64 the value of variables 250101 and 250601 (Net turnover) can be approximated by the Value of output as defined in Annex IV. For activities of NACE 642, 643 and 653 included in the data and which are economically not significant in terms of value added and number of employees and self-employed persons 0 values may be assumed except for variables 210101 (Number of active enterprises), 220101 (Number of employees and self-employed persons), 210301 (Number of foreign-controlled enterprises) and 220501 (Number of employees and self-employed persons in foreign-controlled enterprises). For activities of NACE Section L, it can be assumed that the value of variables 240102 and 240302 (Purchases of goods and services for resale) is economically non-significant, therefore 0 values may be provided for variables 240102 and 240302. Additional approximations for activities of NACE Section L may be agreed between the Commission (Eurostat) and the Member States taking into account the country conditions. In cases where the source data used for compiling the data of the variable is available for the fiscal year for some statistical units and this data cannot be recalculated to cover the calendar year, the calendar year data may be approximated by data on the fiscal year for these statistical units. |
| Data transmission deadline | T + 20M |
| First reference period using the specifications of this table | 2025 |
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1470 of 12 October 2020 on the nomenclature of countries and territories for the European statistics on international trade in goods and on the geographical breakdown for other business statistics (OJ L 334, 13.10.2020, p. 2, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2020/1470/oj).
Table 15. Country-level business statistics on foreign-controlling enterprises and domestic affiliates active in the reporting country
| Variables | 210401. Number of foreign-controlling enterprises (UCI concept) and domestic affiliates 220601. Number of employees and self-employed persons in foreign-controlling enterprises (UCI concept) and domestic affiliates 250901. Net turnover of foreign-controlling enterprises (UCI concept) and domestic affiliates |
| Measurement unit | Absolute value for variables 210401 (Number of foreign-controlling enterprises (UCI concept) and domestic affiliates) and 220601 (Number of employees and self-employed persons in foreign-controlling enterprises (UCI concept) and domestic affiliates). National currency (thousands) for variable 250901 (Net turnover of foreign-controlling enterprises (UCI concept) and domestic affiliates). |
| Statistical population | Market producers of NACE Sections B to O and Q to T |
| Breakdowns | Breakdown by activity of the enterprise — NACE sections; — Aggregates of NACE divisions: — — C10 + C11 + C12, C13 + C14 + C15, C16 + C17 + C18, C22 + C23, C24 + C25, C29 + C30, C31 + C32, H52 + H53, J59 + J60, K62 + K63, N69 + N70 + N71, N73 + N74 + N75, O78 + O79 + O80 + O81 + O82, R87 + R88; — NACE divisions: — — C19, C20, C21, C26, C27, C28, C33, H49, H50, H51, J58, K61, N72, O77, R86; — Special aggregates as defined in Annex II.B: — — Industry, construction and services (except public administration, defence, compulsory social security, activities of households as employers and extra-territorial organisations and bodies), — Services (except public administration, defence, compulsory social security, activities of households as employers and extra-territorial organisations and bodies). |
| Use of approximations and quality requirements | For division L64 the value of variable 250901 (Net turnover) can be approximated by the Value of output as defined in Annex IV. For activities of NACE 642, 643 and 653 included in the data and which are economically not significant in terms of value added and number of employees and self-employed persons 0 values may be assumed for variable 250901 (Net turnover of foreign-controlling enterprises (UCI concept) and domestic affiliates). Additional approximations for activities of NACE Section L may be agreed between the Commission (Eurostat) and the Member States taking into account the country conditions. In cases where the source data used for compiling the data of the variable is available for the fiscal year for some statistical units and this data cannot be recalculated to cover the calendar year, the calendar year data may be approximated by data on the fiscal year for these statistical units. |
| Data transmission deadline | T + 20M |
| First reference period using the specifications of this table | 2025 |
Table 16. Country-level business statistics on trade in goods by enterprise characteristics
| Variables | 210501. Number of enterprises importing goods 210502. Number of enterprises exporting goods 240401. Statistical value of imports by enterprises 251101. Statistical value of exports by enterprises |
| Measurement unit | Absolute value for variables 210501 (Number of enterprises exporting goods) and 210502 (Number of enterprises importing goods). National currency (units) for variables 240401 (Statistical value of imports by enterprises) and 251101 (Statistical value of exports by enterprises). |
| Statistical population | Total exports or imports of goods NACE Sections A to V |
| Breakdowns | Each of breakdowns 1 to 11 has to be combined with the following geographical breakdown. Geographical breakdown: — World — — Intra-Union — Extra-Union 1. Breakdown by activity — Total — — NACE sections — NACE divisions — NACE groups of Sections C, D, E and G — Unknown 2. Breakdown by activity and size class of number of employees and self-employed persons Activity breakdown: — Total — — NACE sections — NACE divisions of Sections C and G — Special aggregates as defined in Annex II.B: — — industry — other than industry and trade — Unknown Size class of number of employees and self-employed persons breakdown: — Total — — 0-9 employees and self-employed persons — 10-49 employees and self-employed persons — 50-249 employees and self-employed persons — 250 and more employees and self-employed persons — Unknown 3. Breakdown by activity and additional geographical breakdown Activity breakdown: — Total — — NACE Section G — Special aggregates as defined in Annex II.B: — — industry — other than industry and trade — Unknown Additional geographical breakdown: — Individual Member States — Most important extra-Union partner countries and zones 4. Breakdown by size class of number of employees and self-employed persons and additional geographical breakdown Size class of number of employees and self-employed persons breakdown: — Total — — 0-9 employees and self-employed persons — 10-49 employees and self-employed persons — 50-249 employees and self-employed persons — 250 employees and self-employed persons and more — Unknown Additional geographical breakdown: — Individual Member States — Most important extra-Union partner countries and zones 5. Breakdown by activity and number of partner countries Activity breakdown: Same activity breakdown as in breakdown 3 Number of partner countries breakdown: — Total — — 1 — 2 — 3-5 — 6-9 — 10-14 — 15-19 — 20+ — Unknown 6. Breakdown by activity and concentration of trade (for variables 251101 (Statistical value of exports by enterprises) and 240401 (Statistical value of imports by enterprises) only) Activity breakdown: Same activity breakdown as in breakdown 3 Concentration of trade breakdown: — Total — — Top 5 — 10 — 20 — 50 — 100 — 500 — 1 000 enterprises 7. Breakdown by activity and type of trader Data to be provided for imports, exports and for total trade Activity breakdown: Same activity breakdown as in breakdown 2 Type of trader breakdown: — Total — — One way traders — Two-way traders — All types of traders 8. Breakdown by activity and exports intensity (share of exports of turnover) Type of trader breakdown: Same activity breakdown as in breakdown 2 Exports intensity breakdown: — Total — — No exports (0) — Between 0 and less than 25 — Between 25 and less than 50 — Between 50 and less than 75 — 75 or more — Unknown 9. Breakdown by activity and type of control Activity breakdown: Same activity breakdown as in breakdown 2 Type of control breakdown: — Total — — Domestically controlled enterprises, — Additional breakdown, if available: — Domestically controlled enterprises without own affiliates abroad, — Domestically controlled enterprises with own affiliates abroad, — Foreign-controlled enterprises — Unknown 10. Breakdown by activity and commodity (for variables 251101 (Statistical value of exports by enterprises) and 240401 (statistical value of imports by enterprises) only) Activity breakdown: Same activity breakdown as in breakdown 2 Commodity breakdown: — Total — — CPA division level for products of Divisions 10 to 32 of Section C — CPA section level for products of Sections A, B, C, D and E — Special aggregate as defined in Annex II — — Other CPA products — Unknown 11. Trade population Data to be provided for imports, exports and for total trade Breakdown of match of trade data with business register in terms of number of enterprises and number of traders for specific populations of traders. Breakdown of match of trade data with business register in terms of statistical value for specific populations of traders. |
| Data transmission deadline | T + 12 M |
| First reference period using the specifications of this table | 2025 |
Table 17. Country-level business statistics on trade in services by enterprise characteristics (STEC) – annual data
| Variables | 240401. Statistical value of imports by enterprises 251101. Statistical value of exports by enterprises |
| Measurement unit | National currency (thousands) |
| Statistical population | Total exports or imports of services, traded between residents and non-residents NACE Sections A to V |
| Breakdowns | Each of breakdowns 1 to 3 has to be combined with the following geographical breakdown Geographical breakdown: — World — — Intra-Union; — Extra-Union. 1. Breakdown by activity and size class of number of employees and self-employed persons Activity breakdown: — Total — For the below breakdowns CETO flag as defined in Annex III.B may be applied: — — Aggregates of NACE Sections: — — A + B, D + E, I + M + P + Q + R + S + T + U + V — NACE Sections: — — C, F, G, H, J, K, L, N, O; — Unknown. Size class of number of employees and self-employed persons breakdown: — Total — For the below breakdowns CETO flag as defined in Annex III.B may be applied: — — 0-49 employees and self-employed persons: — — Optional: 0-9 employees and self-employed persons; — Optional: 10-49 employees and self-employed persons; — 50-249 employees and self-employed persons; — 250 and more employees and self-employed persons; — Unknown. 2. Breakdown by activity, type of product and additional geographical breakdown Activity breakdown: Same activity breakdown as in breakdown 1 Product breakdown: — Total services — For the below breakdowns CETO flag as defined in Annex III.B may be applied: — — EBOPS 2010 main components, as defined in Annex VI, Section 2, Table 1; — Unknown; — Optional: EBOPS 2010 detailed components 10.1, 10.2, and 10.3, as defined in Annex VI, Section 2, Table 1. Optional: Additional geographical breakdown To be provided only for Total services: — Individual Member States; — United States of America. 3. Breakdown by activity and type of control Activity breakdown: Same activity breakdown as in breakdown 1. Type of control breakdown: — Total — For the below breakdowns CETO flag as defined in Annex III.B may be applied: — — Domestically controlled enterprises — Optional: Additional breakdown, if available: — — Domestically controlled enterprises without own affiliates abroad; — Domestically controlled enterprises with own affiliates abroad; — Foreign-controlled enterprises; — Unknown. |
| Data transmission deadline | T + 18 M |
| Use of approximations and quality requirements | The methods and estimations recommended in the Eurostat-OECD Compilers Guide for Statistics on Services Trade by Enterprise Characteristics should be used. Countries may also use any other equivalent method or estimation, in line with the principles of the MSITS 2010 and Art. 4 of Regulation (EU) 2019/2152. In all cases, the methods used should be clearly described in the metadata. |
| First reference period using the specifications of this table | 2025 |
Table 18. Country-level business statistics on intramural R & D expenditure
| Variables | 230101. Intramural R & D expenditure |
| Measurement unit | National currency (thousands) |
| Statistical population | All R & D performing units classified in Sections A to V of NACE |
| Breakdowns | 1. Breakdown by sector of performance — Total over all sectors listed below; — — business enterprise sector, — higher education sector, — government sector, — private non-profit sector. 2. Breakdown by sector of performance and source of funds Data have to be provided as a combination of all breakdowns listed below Sector of performance breakdown: Same as breakdown 1. Source of funds breakdown: — Total over all sources of funds listed below: — — Business enterprise sector, — Government sector, — Private non-profit sector, — Higher education sector, — Rest of the world: — — Foreign business enterprises: — — Foreign enterprises within the same group (for business enterprise sector only), — Other foreign enterprises (for business enterprise sector only), — European Commission, — International organisations, — Other sources. 3. Breakdown by sector of performance and type of R & D (optional for Higher education sector and for Total) Data have to be provided as a combination of all breakdowns listed below: Sector of performance breakdown: Same as breakdown 1. Type of R & D breakdown: — Basic research, — Applied research, — Experimental development. 4. Breakdown by sector of performance and type of cost Data have to be provided as a combination of all breakdowns listed below: Sector of performance breakdown: Same as breakdown 1. Type of costs breakdown: — Current costs (labour costs and other costs), — Capital expenditure. 5. Breakdown by activity (for business enterprise sector only) — Total over all NACE Sections A to V; — Aggregates of Sections D + E, G + H + I + J + K + L + M + N + O, P + Q, T + U + V; — Sections A, B, C, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, N, O, R, S, T, U; — Aggregates of Divisions C10 + C11 + C12, C10 + C11, C13 + C14 + C15, C16 + C17 + C18, C25 + C26 + C27 + C28 + C29 + C30, D35 + E36, E37 + E38 + E39, J58 + J59 + J60, N69 + N70 + N71, N73 + N74 + N75, R87 + R88; — Divisions C12, C13, C14, C15, C16, C17, C18, C19, C20, C21, C22, C23, C24, C25, C26, C27, C28, C29, C30, C31, C32, C33, D35, K61, K62, K63, M68, N71, N72, P84, Q85, R86, V99; — Groups C253, C261, C262, C263, C264, C265, C266, C267, C301, C302, C303, C309, C325, G465, J582, N721, N722, T951; — Aggregates: C304 + C3318, J6039 + K63; — Special aggregates as defined in Annex II.B: — — ICT total, — ICT manufacturing, — ICT services. 6. Breakdown by industry orientation (for business enterprise sector only) (optional) ‘Industry orientation’ breakdown: Same as breakdown 5. 7. Breakdown by size class of number of employees and self-employed persons (business enterprise sector only) Size class of number of employees and self-employed persons: — Total over all size classes listed below, including the optional size class 0-9: — — 0-9 employees and self-employed persons (optional), — 10-49 employees and self-employed persons, — 50-249 employees and self-employed persons, — 250 and more employees and self-employed persons. 8. Breakdown by source of funds and size class of number of employees and self-employed persons (for business enterprise sector only) Data have to be provided as a combination of all breakdowns listed below: Source of funds breakdown: — Total over all sources of funds listed below: — — business enterprise sector, — government sector, — private non-profit sector, — higher education sector, — rest of the world. Size class of number of employees and self-employed persons: — Total over all size classes listed below, including the optional size class 0-9: — — 0-9 employees and self-employed persons (optional), — 10-49 employees and self-employed persons, — 50-249 employees and self-employed persons, — 250 and more employees and self-employed persons. 9. Breakdown by major field of research and development (for government and higher education sector only) — Natural science, — Engineering and technology, — Medical and health sciences, — Agricultural and veterinary sciences, — Social sciences, — Humanities and the arts. 10. Breakdown by socioeconomic objective (for government sector only) (optional) Chapter level of the nomenclature for the analysis and comparison of scientific programmes and budgets (NABS) |
| Data transmission deadline | All breakdowns (except sector of performance breakdown): Every odd-numbered year final and validated data at T + 18M. Sector of performance breakdown: Annually — preliminary data at T + 10M — final and validated data at T + 18M. |
| First reference period using the specifications of this table | 2025 |
Table 19. Country level business statistics on employment in R & D
| Variables | 230201. R & D personnel 230202. Researchers |
| Measurement unit | Absolute value |
| Statistical population | All R & D performing units classified in Sections A to V of NACE |
| Breakdowns | 1. Breakdown by sector of performance Data to be provided in head count and full-time equivalent units — Total of all sectors listed below: — — business enterprise sector, — higher education sector, — government sector, — private non-profit sector. 2. Breakdown by sector of performance and occupation For variable 230201 (R & D personnel) only; data to be provided in full-time equivalent units Data have to be provided as a combination of all breakdowns listed below: Sector of performance breakdown: Same as breakdown 1 Occupation breakdown: — Total over all occupations listed below — — Researchers, — other R & D personnel — — technicians and equivalent staff (optional) — other supporting staff (optional) 3. Breakdown by sector of performance and qualification (optional) Data to be provided in full-time equivalent units Data have to be provided as a combination of all breakdowns listed below: Sector of performance breakdown: Same as breakdown 1 Qualification breakdown: — Total over all qualification levels listed below: — — PhD holders (ISCED 2011 level 8), — other University degrees and other tertiary diplomas (ISCED 2011 levels 5, 6 and 7), — other qualifications. 4. Breakdown by sector of performance, occupation and gender For variable 230201 (R & D personnel) only; data to be provided in head count Data have to be provided as a combination of all breakdowns listed below: Sector of performance breakdown: Same as breakdown 1 Occupation breakdown: Same as breakdown 2 Gender breakdown: — Total, — Female. 5. Breakdown by sector of performance, qualification and gender (optional) Data to be provided in head count Data have to be provided as a combination of all breakdowns listed below: Sector of performance breakdown: Same as breakdown 1 Qualification breakdown: Same as breakdown 3 Gender breakdown: Same as within breakdown 4 6. Breakdown by activity Data to be provided for business enterprise sector only; data to be provided in head count and full-time equivalent units — Total over all NACE Sections A to V; — Aggregates of Sections D + E, G + H + I + J + K + L + M + N + O, P + Q, T + U + V; — Sections A, B, C, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, N, O, R, S, T, U; — Aggregates of Divisions C10 + C11 + C12, C10 + C11, C13 + C14 + C15, C16 + C17 + C18, C25 + C26 + C27 + C28 + C29 + C30, D35 + E36, E37 + E38 + E39, J58 + J59 + J60, N69 + N70 + N71, N73 + N74 + N75, R87 + R88; — Divisions C12, C13, C14, C15, C16, C17, C18, C19, C20, C21, C22, C23, C24, C25, C26, C27, C28, C29, C30, C31, C32, C33, D35, K61, K62, K63, M68, N71, N72, P84, Q85, R86, V99; — Groups C253, C261, C262, C263, C264, C265, C266, C267, C301, C302, C303, C309, C325, G465, J582, N721, N722, T951; — Aggregates: C304 + C3318, J6039 + K63; — Special aggregates as defined in Annex II.B — — ICT total, — ICT manufacturing, — ICT services. 7. Breakdown by major field of research and development and gender Data to be provided in for government and higher education sector only — Headcount — Fulltime equivalent units (optional) Data have to be provided as a combination of all breakdowns listed below: Major field of research and development breakdown: — Natural science, — Engineering and technology, — Medical and health sciences, — Agricultural and veterinary sciences, — Social sciences, — Humanities and the arts. Gender breakdown: Same as within breakdown 4 8. Breakdown by activity and gender Data to be provided in head count and for the business enterprise sector only Data have to be provided as a combination of all breakdowns listed below: Activity breakdown: Same as breakdown 6 Gender breakdown: Same as within breakdown 4 9. Breakdown by size class of number of employees and self-employed persons Data to be provided in full-time equivalent units and for the business enterprise sector only Size class of number of employees and self-employed persons breakdown: — 0-9 employees and self-employed persons (optional), — 10-49 employees and self-employed persons, — 50-249 employees and self-employed persons, — 250 and more employees and self-employed persons. The total for the business enterprise sector shall cover all size classes listed above, including the optional size class 0-9. 10. Breakdown by sector of performance and gender For variable 230202 (Researchers) only; data to be provided in — head count, — full-time equivalent units (optional). Data have to be provided as a combination of all breakdowns listed below: Sector of performance breakdown: Same as breakdown 1 Gender breakdown: Same as within breakdown 4 11. Breakdown by sector of performance, age group and gender (optional) For variable 230202 (Researchers) only; data to be provided in head count unit Data have to be provided as a combination of all breakdowns listed below: Sector of performance breakdown: Same as breakdown 1 For the business enterprise sector and private non-profit sector: optional Age group breakdown: — Total over all age groups listed below — — < 25, — 25-34, — 35-44, — 45-54, — 55-64, — ≥ 65. Gender breakdown: Same as within ‘breakdown 4’ 12. Breakdown by sector of performance, citizenship and gender (optional) For variable 230202 (Researchers) only; data to be provided in head count unit Data have to be provided as a combination of all breakdowns listed below: Sector of performance breakdown: Same as breakdown 1 Citizenship breakdown: — Total over all citizenships and citizenship classes below: — — national citizenship, — citizenship of other EU Member States, — citizenship of other European countries, — citizenship of North America, — citizenship of Central and South America, — citizenship of Asia, — citizenship of Africa, — other citizenship. Gender breakdown: Same as within breakdown 4 |
| Data transmission deadline | All breakdowns (except sector of performance breakdown): Every odd-numbered year final and validated data at T + 18M Sector of performance breakdown for ‘Researchers’ and ‘Total Personnel’ in FTE: Annually — preliminary data at T + 10M, — final and validated data at T + 18M. |
| First reference period using the specifications of this table | 2025 |
Table 20. Country-level statistics on publicly funded R & D
| Variables | 230501. Government budget allocations for research and development (GBARD) 230502. National public funding to transnationally coordinated R & D |
| Measurement unit | National currency (thousands) |
| Statistical population | All R & D performing units classified in Sections A to V of NACE |
| Breakdowns | 1. Breakdown by socioeconomic objective for GBARD For variable 230501 (Government budget allocations for research and development (GBARD)) — Categories of the Nomenclature for the Analysis and Comparison of Scientific Programmes and Budgets (NABS) — Subcategories of the NABS (optional) 2. Breakdown by funding mode for GBARD in final budget (optional) For variable 230501 (Government budget allocations for research and development (GBARD)) — Project funding — Institutional funding 3. Breakdown by type of programme/performer For variable 230502 (National public funding to transnationally coordinated R & D) — National contributions to transnational public R & D performers, — National contributions to Europe-wide transnational public R & D programmes, — National contributions to bilateral or multilateral public R & D programmes established between Member States governments (and with candidate countries and EFTA countries) |
| Data transmission deadline | All breakdowns (for Breakdown 1: in the final budget): Annually final and validated data at T + 12M Breakdown 1 (in the provisional budget): Annually data at T + 6M |
| First reference period using the specifications of this table | 2025 |
Table 21. Country-level business statistics on purchases by enterprises
| Variables | 240102. Purchases of goods and services for resale 240103. Expenses on services provided through agency workers 240104. Expenses of long term rental and operating leases (1 %-rule as defined in Annex III.A.1 based on ‘net turnover’ and ‘number of employees and self-employed persons’ at NACE division level may be applied) 240105. Purchases of energy products (1 %-rule as defined in Annex III.A.1 based on ‘net turnover’ and ‘number of employees and self-employed persons’ at NACE division level may be applied for Sections D, E and F) 240106. Payments to subcontractors (1 %-rule as defined in Annex III.A.1 based on ‘net turnover’ and ‘number of employees and self-employed persons’ at NACE division level may be applied) |
| Measurement unit | National currency (thousands) |
| Statistical population | For variable 240102 (Purchases of goods and services for resale): Market producers of NACE Sections B to K, M to O and Q to S and divisions T95 and T96 For variable 240103 (expenses on services provided through agency workers): Market producers of NACE Sections B to O and Q to S and divisions T95 and T96 For variables 240104 (expenses of long term rental and operating leases) and 240106 (payments to subcontractors): Market producers of NACE Sections B to F For variable 240105 (purchases of energy): Market producers of NACE Sections B to F |
| Breakdowns | Breakdown by activity (CETO-flag as defined in Annex III.B may be applied) For variables 240102 (purchases for goods and services for resale) and 240103 (expenses on services provided through agency workers): — For NACE Sections B to K, M to O and Q to S: sections, divisions, groups and classes; — Only for variable 240103, for NACE Section L: Section, divisions, groups 64.1, 64.2, 64.3, 64.9, 65.1, 65.2, 65.3 and classes 64.11, 64.19, 65.11, 65.12, 65.20 and 65.30; — For divisions 95 and 96: divisions, groups and classes; — Special aggregates as defined in Annex II.B: — — Industry, construction and services (except public administration, defence, compulsory social security, activities of membership organisations, activities of households as employers and extra-territorial organisations and bodies) (for variable 240102 this special aggregate will exclude Section L), — ICT total, — ICT manufacturing, — ICT services, — High and medium-high technology manufacturing (optional), — High technology manufacturing, — Medium-high technology manufacturing, — Low and medium-low technology manufacturing (optional), — Medium-low technology manufacturing, — Low technology manufacturing, — Information sector, — Computer related services, — Total knowledge intensive services (optional), — Knowledge-intensive high technology services, — Knowledge intensive market services, — Knowledge intensive financial services (variable 240102 not to be provided for this special aggregate), — Other knowledge intensive services (optional), — Knowledge intensive activities – Business industries, — Knowledge intensive activities (optional), — Tourism industries (total) (optional), — Tourism industries (mainly tourism) (optional), — Tourism industries (partially tourism) (optional), — Tourism industries – Transport (total) (optional), — Tourism industries – Land transport (optional), — Tourism industries – Water transport (optional), — Tourism industries – Accommodation (optional), — Tourism industries – Food and beverage (total) (optional), — Tourism industries – Car and other rental (total)(optional), — Services (except public administration, defence, compulsory social security, activities of membership organisations, households as employers and extra-territorial organisations and bodies). For variables 240104 (expenses of long term rental and operating leases) and 240106 (payments to subcontractors) (NACE Sections B to F): NACE sections and divisions. For variable 240105 (purchases of energy products): — For NACE Sections B, C and F: sections, division, groups and classes; — For NACE Sections D and E: sections and divisions. |
| Use of approximations and quality requirements | For activities of NACE 642, 643 and 653 that are economically not significant in terms of value added and number of employees and self-employed persons 0 values may be provided. For activities of NACE Section L, it can be assumed that the value of variable 240102 (Purchases of goods and services for resale) is economically non-significant, therefore 0 values may be provided for variable 240102. In cases where the source data used for compiling the data of the variable is available for the fiscal year for some statistical units and this data cannot be recalculated to cover the calendar year, the calendar year data may be approximated by data on the fiscal year for these statistical units. |
| Data transmission deadline | T + 18M |
| First reference period using the specifications of this table | 2026 for variable 240106 (payment to subcontractors) 2025 for all other variables |
Table 22. Country-level business statistics on changes in stock of enterprises
| Variables | 240201. Change in stock of goods (1 %-rule as defined in Annex III.A.1 based on ‘net turnover’ and ‘number of employees and self-employed persons’ at NACE division level may be applied) 240202. Change in stock of finished goods and work-in-progress 240203. Change in stock of goods for resale (1 %-rule as defined in Annex III.A.1 based on ‘net turnover’ and ‘number of employees and self-employed persons’ at NACE division level may be applied) |
| Measurement unit | National currency (thousands) |
| Statistical population | For variable 240202 (change in stock of finished goods and work-in-progress): Market producers of NACE Sections B to F; For variables 240201 (change in stock of goods) and 240203 (change in stocks of goods for resale): Market producers of NACE Section G |
| Breakdowns | Breakdown by activity (CETO-flag as defined in Annex III.B may be applied): For variable 240202 (change in stock of finished goods and work-in-progress) (NACE Sections B to F): NACE Sections, divisions, groups and classes For variables 240201 (change in stock of goods) and 240203 (change in stocks of goods for resale) (NACE Section G): NACE Section and divisions |
| Use of approximations and quality requirements | In cases where the source data used for compiling the data of the detailed topic is available for the fiscal year for some statistical units and this data cannot be recalculated to cover the calendar year, the calendar year data may be approximated by data on the fiscal year for these statistical units. |
| Data transmission deadline | T+18M |
| First reference period | 2021 |
Table 23. Country-level business statistics on product and residence of client breakdown of net turnover of enterprises
| Variables | 250112. Net turnover by residence of client (1 %-rule as defined in Annex III.A.1 based on ‘net turnover’ and ‘number of employees and self-employed persons’ at NACE division level may be applied: for groups and classes the 1 %-rule shall be applied at the corresponding division level) 250113. Net turnover by product (1 %-rule as defined in Annex III.A.1 based on ‘net turnover’ and ‘number of employees and self-employed persons’ at NACE division level may be applied: for groups and classes the 1 %-rule shall be applied at the corresponding division level) |
| Measurement unit | National currency (thousands) |
| Statistical population | Activity coverage: Market producers of NACE divisions 62, 63, 78, groups 58.2, 69.1, 69.2, 70.2, 71.1, 71.2, 73.1 and 73.2. |
| Size class coverage: Enterprises with 20 or more employees and self-employed persons only | |
| Breakdowns | CETO-flag as defined in Annex III.B may be applied For variable 250113 (Net turnover by product) 1. Breakdown by product CPA for NACE divisions 62 and 63, and groups 58.2, 63.1 and 63.9 (Computer related activities): Total, 58.21, 58.29, 58.29.1 + 58.29.2, 58.29.3 + 58.29.4, 62.1, 62.2, 62.20.1, 62.20.2, 62.20.3, 62.20.4, 62.20.5, 62.9, 63.1, 63.10.1, 63.10.11, 63.10.12, 63.9, 95.1, Resale services (should include all resale services (wholesale and retail)) of software which is not developed by the enterprise as well as the resale of hardware which is not manufactured by the enterprise), Other products CPA for NACE group 69.1 (Legal activities): Total, 69.10.01, 69.10.02, 69.10.03, 69.10.04, 69.10.05, 69.10.06, 69.10.07, 69.10.08, 69.10.09, Other products CPA for NACE group 69.2 (Accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy): Total, 69.20.1, 69.20.2, 69.20.21 + 22 + 23, 69.20.24, 69.20.29, 69.20.3, 69.20.4, Other products CPA for NACE group 70.2 (Business and other management consultancy activities): Total, 70.20, 70.20.1, 70.20.11, 70.20.12, 70.20.13, 70.20.14, 70.20.15, 70.20.16, 70.20.17, 70.20.2, 70.20.3, Other products CPA for NACE class 71.11 (Architectural activities): Total, 71.11.1, 71.11.2, 71.11.21 + 22, 71.11.23, 71.11.24, 71.11.25, 71.11.3, 71.11.4, Other products CPA for NACE class 71.12 (Engineering activities and related technical consultancy): Total, 71.12.1, 71.12.11, 71.12.12, 71.12.13, 71.12.14, 71.12.15, 71.12.16, 71.12.17, 71.12.18, 71.12.19, 71.12.2, 71.12.3, Other products CPA for NACE group 71.2 (Technical testing and analysis): Total, 71.20.0, 71.20.01, 71.20.02, 71.20.03, 71.20.04, 71.20.05, 71.20.09, Other products CPA for NACE group 73.1 (Advertising): Total, 73.11.0, 73.11.01, 73.11.02, 73.11.03, 73.11.04, 73.12.1, 73.12.11, 73.12.12, 73.12.13, 73.12.14, 73.12.19, Other products CPA for NACE group 73.2 (Market research and public opinion polling): Total, 73.20.1, 73.20.11, 73.20.12, 73.20.13, 73.20.14, 73.20.15 + 16, 73.20.2, Other products CPA for NACE division 78 (Employment activities): Total, 78.10.0, 78.10.01, 78.10.02, 78.20.1, 78.20.11, 78.20.12, 78.20.13, 78.20.14, 78.20.15, 78.20.16, 78.20.17, 78.20.18, 78.20.19, 78.20.2, Other products For variable 250112 (Net turnover by residence of client) 2. Breakdown by residence of client Total — Resident (as defined in ESA2010 paragraph 1.62), — Non-resident, — — intra-EU, — extra-EU. |
| Use of approximations and quality requirements | In cases where the source data used for compiling the data of the variable is available for the fiscal year for some statistical units and this data cannot be recalculated to cover the calendar year, the calendar year data may be approximated by data on the fiscal year for these statistical units. |
| Data transmission deadline | T + 18M |
| First reference period using the specifications of this table | 2025 for NACE divisions 62, 63 and 78 and groups 58.2, 71.1, 71.2, 73.1 and 73.2 2026 for NACE groups 69.1, 69.2 and 70.2 |
Table 24. Country-level business statistics on broad activity regroupings breakdown of net turnover of enterprises
| Variables | 250102. Net turnover from agriculture, forestry, fishing and industrial activities 250103. Net turnover from industrial activities 250104. Net turnover from industrial activities excluding construction 250105. Net turnover from construction 250106. Net turnover from service activities 250107. Net turnover from trading activities of purchase and resale and from intermediary activities 250108. Net turnover from building 250109. Net turnover from civil engineering (1 %-rule as defined in Annex III.A.1 based on ‘net turnover’ and ‘number of employees and self-employed persons’ at NACE division level may be applied for all variables) |
| Measurement unit | National currency (thousands) |
| Statistical population | For variable 250102 (net turnover from agriculture, forestry, fishing and industrial activities): Market producers of NACE Section G. For variables 250104 (net turnover from industrial activities excluding construction), 250105 (net turnover from construction), 250108 (Net turnover from building) and 250109 (Net turnover from civil engineering): Market producers of NACE Section F. For variable 250103 (net turnover from industrial activities): Market producers of NACE Sections B to E. For variables 250106 (net turnover from service activities) and 250107 (Net turnover from trading activities of purchase and resale and from intermediary activities): Market producers of NACE Sections B to G. |
| Breakdowns | Breakdown by activity Activity breakdown: NACE sections and divisions |
| Use of approximations and quality requirements | In cases where the source data used for compiling the data of the variable is available for the fiscal year for some statistical units and this data cannot be recalculated to cover the calendar year, the calendar year data may be approximated by data on the fiscal year for these statistical units. |
| Data transmission deadline | T + 18M |
| First reference period using the specifications of this table | 2027 for NACE Rev. 2.1 division 47 2028 for all other activities |
Table 25. Country-level business statistics on type of turnover breakdown of enterprises
| Variables | 250110. Net turnover from the principal activity at the NACE three-digit level, 250111. Net turnover from subcontracting (1 %-rule as defined in Annex III.A.1 based on ‘net turnover’ and ‘number of employees and self-employed persons’ at NACE division level may be applied for all variables) |
| Measurement unit | National currency (thousands) |
| Statistical population | For variable 250110 (Net turnover from the principal activity at the NACE three-digit level): market producers of NACE Sections B to F; For variable 250111 (Net turnover from subcontracting): market producers of NACE Section F |
| Breakdowns | Breakdown by activity For variable 250111 (Net turnover from subcontracting): NACE sections and divisions For variable 250110 (Net turnover from the principal activity at the NACE three-digit level): NACE Group |
| Use of approximations and quality requirements | In cases where the source data used for compiling the data of the variable is available for the fiscal year for some statistical units and this data cannot be recalculated to cover the calendar year, the calendar year data may be approximated by data on the fiscal year for these statistical units. |
| Data transmission deadline | T+18M |
| First reference period | 2021 for variable 250110 (Net turnover from the principal activity at the NACE three-digit level); 2023 for variable 250111 (Net turnover from subcontracting) |
Table 26. Country-level business statistics on industrial production
| Variables | 251001. Sold production 251002. Production under sub-contracted operations 251003. Actual production |
| Measurement unit | For variable 251001 (Sold production): national currency (thousands) and (except for industrial services) quantity as defined in the PRODCOM list in force at the end of the reference period; For variable 251002 (Production under sub-contracted operations): (except for industrial services) national currency (thousands) and quantity as defined in the PRODCOM list in force at the end of the reference period; For variable 251003 (Actual production): quantity as defined in the PRODCOM list in force at the end of the reference period |
| Statistical population | Products of the PRODCOM list under divisions 05-33 and 38 of the CPA (exclusions are defined by the PRODCOM list). For variable 251001 (Sold production), a subset of PRODCOM heading refers to industrial services. Variables 251002 (Production under sub-contracted operations) and 251003 (Actual production) to be provided for a subset of products of the PRODCOM list (defined by PRODCOM list). CETO-flag as defined in Annex III.B to this Regulation and 1 %-rule as defined in Annex III.A.1 based on production at CPA class level may be applied |
| Breakdowns | Breakdown by product Prodcom list in force at the end of the reference period |
| Use of approximations and quality requirements | Sufficient degree of representativeness required at CPA class level. |
| Data transmission deadline | T+6M |
| First reference period | 2021 |
Table 27. Country-level business statistics on investments in tangible non-current assets by enterprises
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