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  4. Production indices

Production indices

Statistical activity code: 22201

1. Contact
1.1. Contact organisation

Statistics Estonia

1.2. Contact organisation unit

Economic and Environmental Statistics Department

1.3. Contact name

Helle Bunder

1.4. Contact person function

Analyst

1.5. Contact mail address

51 Tatari Str, 10134 Tallinn, Estonia

1.6. Contact email address

helle.bunder [at] stat.ee

1.7. Contact phone number

+372 625 9290

2. Metadata update
2.1. Metadata last certified

10/02/2023

2.2. Metadata last update

10/02/2023

3. Statistical presentation
3.1. Data description

Production indices by economic activity compared to a base period (previous period, corresponding period of previous year, fixed base period): volume indices of industrial production (seasonally and working-day adjusted and not adjusted), value indices of industrial sales, value indices of industrial export sales (total, euro area, non-euro area), value indices of industrial domestic sales.

Monthly data: all the above-mentioned indices by economic activity with 2015 as the reference year, changes in all indices by economic activity compared to the previous period and the corresponding period of the previous year

3.2. Classification system

Estonian Classification of Economic Activities (EMTAK 2008) based on NACE Rev. 2

List of Products of the European Community (PRODCOM List)

3.3. Sector coverage

Industrial enterprises, industrial kind-of-activity units (KAU)

3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions

The seasonally adjusted volume index of industrial production – an index that expresses the change in the volume of industrial production, which has not been influenced by seasonally recurring factors. It is calculated only in comparison with the previous period (month or quarter).

The unadjusted volume index of industrial production – an index that expresses the change in the value of industrial production at constant prices compared to the base period. The producer price index is used for calculating the production values at constant prices.

The value index of industrial sales – an index that expresses the change in the value of sold industrial production at current prices compared to the base period.

The working-day adjusted volume index of industrial production – the change in the volume of industrial production taking into account the number of working days in a month. It is calculated only in comparison with the corresponding period of the previous year.

3.5. Statistical unit

Kind-of-activity unit (KAU)

3.6. Statistical population

Industrial enterprises

FRAME

List of active enterprises whose main activity is industry (enterprises with 20 or more persons employed; enterprises with fewer than 20 persons employed which have a large turnover). The list is generated from the Business Register for Statistical Purposes.

3.7. Reference area

Estonia as a whole

3.8. Time coverage

1994–…

3.9. Base period

The base year for the indices is 2015 = 100.

4. Unit of measure

Index is without unit.

Index change – %

5. Reference period

Month

6. Institutional mandate
6.1. Legal acts and other agreements

DIRECTLY APPLICABLE LEGAL ACTS

Regulation (EU) No 549/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on the European system of national and regional accounts in the European Union (Text with EEA relevance)

Regulation (EC) No 2019/2152 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on European business statistics, repealing 10 legal acts in the field of business statistics (Text with EEA relevance)

OTHER LEGAL ACTS

Not available

OTHER AGREEMENTS

United Nations (UN)

7. Confidentiality
7.1. Confidentiality - policy

The dissemination of data collected for the purpose of producing official statistics is guided by the requirements provided for in § 32, § 34, § 35, § 38 of the Official Statistics Act.

7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment

The treatment of confidential data is regulated by the Procedure for Protection of Data Collected and Processed by Statistics Estonia (in Estonian). See more details on the website of Statistics Estonia in the section Õigusaktid.

8. Release policy
8.1. Release calendar

Notifications about the dissemination of statistics are published in the release calendar, which is available on the website. Every year on 1 October, the release times of the statistical database, news releases, main indicators by IMF SDDS and publications for the following year are announced in the release calendar (in the case of publications – the release month).

8.2. Release calendar access

Calendar

8.3. User access

All users have been granted equal access to official statistics: dissemination dates of official statistics are announced in advance and no user category (incl. Eurostat, state authorities and mass media) is provided access to official statistics before other users. Official statistics are first published in the statistical database. If there is also a news release, it is published simultaneously with data in the statistical database. Official statistics are available on the website at 8:00 a.m. on the date announced in the release calendar.

9. Frequency of dissemination

Annual

Quarterly

Monthly

10. Accessibility and clarity
10.1. News release

The news release “Production of industrial output and energy” once a month. The news release can be viewed on the website of Statistics Estonia in the section Uudiskiri (in Estonian).

10.2. Publications

Not published

10.3. Online database

Data are published in the statistical database at https://andmed.stat.ee/en/stat under the subject area “Economy / Industry / Production indices / Short term statistics” in the following tables:

TO0053: Volume index of industrial production by economic activity (monthly)

TO0083: Value index of industrial turnove by economic activity (monthly)

and under the subject area “Economy / Industry / Industrial products / Short term statistics” in the following tables:

TO030: Production of industrial products (months)

TO043: Manufacturing production by economic activity (monthly)

10.4. Microdata access

The dissemination of data collected for the purpose of producing official statistics is guided by the requirements provided for in § 33, § 34, § 35, § 36, § 38 of the Official Statistics Act. Access to microdata and anonymisation of microdata are regulated by Statistics Estonia’s procedure for dissemination of confidential data for scientific purposes.

10.5. Other

Data serve as input for statistical activity 21405 “National accounts (quarterly)”.

10.6. Documentation on methodology

Methodology of short-term business statistics. Interpretation and guidelines, Eurostat (2006)

http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/1916593/1917176/KS-BG-06-001-EN.pdf/973bf1c8-e598-4228-9d18-2f7704a95e45

10.7. Quality documentation

The quality report sent to Eurostat is available at http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/short-term-business-statistics/methodology.

11. Quality management
11.1. Quality assurance

To assure the quality of processes and products, Statistics Estonia applies the EFQM Excellence Model, the European Statistics Code of Practice and the Quality Assurance Framework of the European Statistical System (ESS QAF). Statistics Estonia is also guided by the requirements in § 7. “Principles and quality criteria of producing official statistics” of the Official Statistics Act.

11.2. Quality assessment

Statistics Estonia performs all statistical activities according to an international model (Generic Statistical Business Process Model – GSBPM). According to the GSBPM, the final phase of statistical activities is overall evaluation using information gathered in each phase or sub-process; this information can take many forms, including feedback from users, process metadata, system metrics and suggestions from employees. This information is used to prepare the evaluation report which outlines all the quality problems related to the specific statistical activity and serves as input for improvement actions.

12. Relevance
12.1. User needs

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications

Ministry of Rural Affairs

Ministry of the Environment

Ministry of Finance

Eesti Pank (central bank of Estonia)

Estonian Institute of Economic Research

Federation of Estonian Engineering Industry

Estonian Forest and Wood Industries Association

Association of Construction Material Producers of Estonia

Estonian Food Industry Association

Swedbank

Estonian Furniture Industry Association

12.2. User satisfaction

Since 1996, Statistics Estonia has conducted reputation and user satisfaction surveys. All results are available on the website of Statistics Estonia in the section User surveys.

12.3. Completeness

In compliance with the volume and deadlines set in European Union requirements: Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 of 19 May 1998 concerning short-term statistics; Regulation (EC) No 1158/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2005 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 concerning short-term statistics

13. Accuracy and reliability
13.1. Overall accuracy

The type of survey and the data collection methods ensure sufficient coverage and timeliness.

13.2. Sampling error

Not applicable

13.3. Non-sampling error

Not measured

14. Timeliness and punctuality
14.1. Timeliness

Monthly data, quarterly data and preliminary yearly data are published 30 days after the end of the reference month, reference quarter and reference year, respectively; final annual data are published 485 days after the end of the reference year (T + 485).

14.2. Punctuality

The data have been published at the time announced in the release calendar.

15. Coherence and comparability
15.1. Comparability - geographical

The data are comparable with the data of other European Union countries because common methodology, concepts and definitions on short-term statistics are used.

15.2. Comparability - over time

Time series based on the common methodology start from 2000.

In 2008, a new version of the Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community (NACE Rev. 2) was adopted in the European Union. It is the basis for Estonian Classification of Economic Activities 2008 (EMTAK 2008)).

15.3. Coherence - cross domain

Data are connected with short-term business statistics (STS) statistical activity 20007 “Financial statistics of enterprises (quarterly)” and annual statistics (SBS, Structural business statistics) statistical activity 20300 “Financial statistics of enterprises (annual)” (final annual data of sales and stock of industrial production). The indices are calculated based on the common methodology according to the European Union STS regulation.

15.4. Coherence - internal

The internal consistency of the data is ensured by the use of a common methodology for data collection and data aggregation.

16. Cost and burden

Total time of filling in reports of the statistical activity, hours: 7540

Average time of filling in the reports, hours per report:

Tööstus 0,5

(data for 2022)

17. Data revision
17.1. Data revision - policy

The data revision policy and notification of corrections are described in the section Principles of dissemination of official statistics of the website of Statistics Estonia.

17.2. Data revision - practice

The published data may be revised if the methodology is modified, errors are discovered, new or better data become available within two years from the end of the reference period.

Regular revisions are carried out in February based on final annual statistics and the data of the statistical activity 20300 “Financial statistics of enterprises (annual)”.

18. Statistical processing
18.1. Source data

SURVEY DATA

The population is 1,200 objects. Census is used.

Enterprises whose main activity is industry: enterprises with 20 or more persons employed and enterprises with less than 20 persons employed, whose annual sales exceed 2 million euros. The data were not expanded to the population of enterprises. The industrial production output of these enterprises accounted for 90% of the total industrial output in monetary terms.

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA

Not used

DATA FROM OTHER STATISTICAL ACTIVITIES

Data from statistical activities 20205 “Energy consumption and production (monthly)” (electricity and heat production and sales), 20300 “Financial statistics of enterprises (annual)” (final annual data on industrial sales and inventory stocks), 20408 “Producer price index of industrial output” (producer price indices) and 22303 “Foreign trade” (export and import of electricity) are used.

18.2. Frequency of data collection

Monthly

18.3. Data collection

Data are collected and the submission of questionnaires is monitored through eSTAT (the web channel for electronic data submission). The questionnaires have been designed for independent completion in eSTAT and include instructions and controls. The questionnaires and information about data submission are available on the website of Statistics Estonia in the section Questionnaires.

Data are collected with the official statistics monthly questionnaire “Industry”.

18.4. Data validation

Arithmetic and qualitative controls are used in the validation process, including comparison with other data. Before data dissemination, several checks on the internal coherence of the data are carried out.

18.5. Data compilation

In the case of missing or unreliable data, estimate imputation based on established regulations will be used.

Variables and statistical units which were not collected but which are necessary for producing the output are calculated. New variables are calculated by applying arithmetic conversion to already existing variables. This may be done repeatedly, the derived variable may, in turn, be based on previously derived new variables.

Microdata are aggregated to the level necessary for analysis. This includes aggregating the data according to the classification, and calculating various statistical measures.

The collected data are converted into statistical output. This includes calculating additional indicators.

18.6. Adjustment

Time series are seasonally and working day adjusted.

19. Comments

Not available

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