Transcript United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Statistical Division Statistical Business Register in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia Workshop on Business Registers and their.

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Statistical Division
Statistical Business Register
in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia
Workshop on Business Registers and their Role in
Business Statistics in the Eastern UNECE Region
5 October 2009, Luxembourg
Presentation by Vitalija Gaucaite Wittich
([email protected])
Overview
The UNECE Survey - every two years since 1998
For the last three UNECE surveys replies were received:
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Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, and Ukraine.
Turkmenistan replied only in 2004. No response from Uzbekistan
Other countries: Albania, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Israel, Japan,
Montenegro, New Zealand, Serbia, United States
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The form of the questionnaire:
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based on the Eurostat questionnaire model
was modified substantially in 2000, and some further changes
were introduced in 2004 and 2008 questionnaires
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Overview
1. Use of statistical business registers (BR)
2. Sources for statistical BR
3. Activity classifications in use
4. Coverage of statistical units
5. Enterprise groups - the new challenge
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1. Use of statistical BRs
Widespread:
For grossing up survey results, survey editing &
imputation, for data tabulation and as a source for R&D
statistics
Rarely used:
For production of data on business demography,
for deriving economic statistics
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1. Use of statistical BRs (continued)
Progress can be seen, albeit indirectly :
Gradual expansion of the list of recorded variables – i.e. the
date of cessation of activities, not recorded before, is mentioned
among the variables in six countries in 2008 Survey
Improved coverage and timeliness of various records – the
reference periods of reported data are more recent in the 2008
Survey
Actions/plans of implementing revised economic activity
classifications - the gradual approach in the implementation,
use of double recording and back-casting; collaboration with
other register-keepers
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2. Variety of sources for statistical
BRs
Local units
Enterprises
Legal units
VAT
Personal incom e tax
Corporate tax
Other business taxation
Social security data
Published business accounts
Central bank data
Records of Cham ber Com m erce or
profess. association
Records by Custom s and Excise
authorities
Single Business Register
Feedback from Register update
surveys
Feedback from other surveys
Other sources
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2. Variety of sources for statistical
BRs
(continued)
Changes recorded by the 2008 Survey:
Single administrative BR:
Surveys on BR update:
Tax authorities data:
Central bank data:
+ 3 countries
- 2 countries
+ 2 countries
- 1 country
No change regarding the use of Published
accounts, Chamber of Commerce or Customs
registries
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3. Activity coding
Implementing new economic activity classification
Country
Introduction of national SIC
based on ISIC or NACE
Schedule for revised version (ISIC4/NACE2)
national SIC
BR
SBS
Armenia
2001/2005
2009
2009
2009/2011
Azerbaijan
1996/2002
2009
2009
2009/2010
Belarus
2007
2009/2010
2011/2012
2012/2013
Georgia
1996/2004
2009
2010
2011
Kazakhstan
1997
2007/2008
2009
2010
Kyrgyzstan
2000
2008
2010
2010
Republic of Moldova
2005
2009
2010
2010/2012
Russian Federation
2001
2011
2011
..
Tajikistan
2004/2007
2009
2010
2012/2013
Ukraine
2000/2005
2009
2010
2011
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3. Activity coding (continued)
Implementing new economic activity classification:
Automatic recoding is expected to cover from 25%
to 35% of the statistical units, while the rest will be
recoded manually
Double coding for at least three years is foreseen
Intentions to coordinate introduction of the
Revised activity classification in the Single
administrative business registers and other
administrative sources
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4. Coverage of statistical units
Percentage change of unit population, BRQ 2006 - BRQ 2008
Country
Legal units
Enterprises Local units Reference period
Armenia
17.4
17.4
…
2006/2004
Azerbaijan
12.3
52.2
19.6
2007/2005
Belarus
66.4
42.1
1669.4
2007/2005
Georgia
51.7
-11.1
…
2007/2005
Kazakhstan
18.4
0.4
1.8
2007/2005
Kyrgyzstan
12.7
12.6
-0.6
2007/2005
Moldova
30.4
30.4
…
2007/2005
Russian Federation
1.7
1.7
-74.9
2007/2005
Tajikistan
62.2
39.0
207.8
2007/2005
Ukraine
11.0
10.5
10.1
2007/2005
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4. Coverage of statistical units
(continued)
Average number of occupied persons per registered enterprise
2005
2007
80
60
40
20
0
A rme nia *
A ze rba ija n
B e la rus
G e o rgia
Ka za k hs t a n Kyrgyzs t a n
M o ldo v a
T a jik is t a n
Uk ra ine
* Data refer to 2004 and 2006
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4. Coverage of statistical units
(continued)
Registered enterprises, BRQ-2008 by sections of NACE Rev. 1
A+B
D
F
G
H
I
K
L-O
Other
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Moldova
Russian Federation*
Tajikistan
Ukraine
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
* Legal units
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4. Coverage of statistical units
(continued)
In general:
Many countries have a good coverage of the
incorporated units
The coverage of small businesses and individual
entrepreneurs is rather insufficient
There are special registers for the agricultural sector in
some countries
Specific:
In Belarus, Moldova and the Russian Federation– the
legal unit is identical to the enterprise
In Armenia, Georgia and Moldova local units are not
yet included in the statistical BR
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5. Enterprise groups – the new
challenge
Enterprise groups (EGR) – be it allresident or multinational ones - are not
yet monitored for statistical BR purpose
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Few exceptions as reported in the 2006 and 2008
UNECE Surveys by:
Kyrgyzstan
Russian Federation
Tajikistan
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5. Enterprise groups – the new
challenge
(continued)
Kyrgyzstan’s information refers to foreign-controlled
enterprises/legal units without explicit link to any EGR. It is
exclusively based on administrative sources. No entries in
the statistical BR.
The Russian Federation reports only on the overall number
of all-resident enterprise groups:
Total 44’219 EGRs incorporating 401’850 legal units (01.01.2007)
Few basic variables are recorded in statistical BR
Main source: Single administrative Business register
Multinational EGRs to be included starting 2009
Tajikistan’s statistical BR contains some information on the
multinational EGRs sourced from both administrative
sources and statistical surveys.
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5. Enterprise groups – the new
challenge
(continued)
Multinational Enterprise Groups
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
EGRs
Enterprises
Employed
EGRs
Enterprises
Employed
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91
1'676
615
896
20'432
EU-25
..
8
93
82
152
3'622
Other Europe
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16
285
143
211
4'941
Japan
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24
24
754
USA
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25
481
86
109
2'699
Other non-Europe
..
42
827
280
400
8'416
Foreign controlled in national territory
By country of decision centre
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5. Enterprise groups – the new
challenge
(continued)
Harmonising methodological approaches with
those accepted internationally is the way ahead
Countries should look for best practices on:
profiling of large and complex enterprises
delineation of enterprise groups
reviewing principal and secondary activity coding
cooperation with central banks, commercial data
providers, etc.
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Thank you!
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