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1.1. Contact organisation |
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1.2. Contact organisation unit | Wages, Salaries and Labour Costs |
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1.5. Contact mail address | PL/Pox 5 A FI-00022 Statistics Finland |
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2.1. Data description | |||
The quarterly Labour Cost Index (LCI) is a Euro Indicator which measures the cost pressure arising from |
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2.2. Classification system | |||
Indexation stage determine the classification level used in the collection and By definition, labour costs refer to total costs incurred by employers in the employment of |
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2.3. Coverage - sector | |||
The Index covers both the private and public sector. The base data for the enterprise sector is captured by Annexes: Sample size 2022 Multi source survey 2022 Additional surveys and administrative data source |
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2.4. Statistical concepts and definitions | |||
The concepts and classifications of the labour cost index are defined in the Commission’s implementing Annexes: Statistical concepts and definitions |
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2.5. Statistical unit | |||
The description area of structural statistics concerning earnings and labour costs (structure of earnings |
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2.6. Statistical population | |||
Sample size 2466/Population size 9381 in the private sector. |
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2.7. Reference area | |||
Finland nuts 1 |
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2.8. Coverage - Time | |||
First quarter of 2007 until fourth quarter of 2019 in the private sector. |
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2.9. Base period | |||
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3.1. Source data | |||
Table 1. Size classes in the private sector frame |
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3.2. Frequency of data collection | |||
Quarterly |
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3.3. Data collection | |||
Private and local government sector:computer assisted (CAWI with interactive online questionnaire) = |
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3.4. Data validation | |||
Preliminary control of data Database controls |
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3.5. Data compilation | |||
Preliminary control of data, Database controls, Imputation of labour input data, Finalising the processing Annexes: Calculation of the labour cost index in practice |
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3.6. Adjustment | |||
In accordance with Eurostat’s Regulation,three series must be published on the labour cost index: Annexes: LCI_wages-seasonal adjustment LCI_other-seasonal adjustment |
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4.1. Quality assurance | |||
The aim is for example that the relative standard error of cost etimate for the whole sample could be 1 |
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4.2. Quality management - assessment | |||
Response rate have been reasonably high (about 90 percent os from wages ands salaries). |
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5.1. Relevance - User Needs | |||
The main users of the index are Eurostat and European Central Bank. Also enterprises/firms uses |
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5.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction | |||
Cost-type specific sub-indices published from the index enhance the possibilities to analyse the reasons |
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5.3. Completeness | |||
Statistics Finland has from 2007 implemented a new quarterly sample survey of labour costs in the |
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5.3.1. Data completeness - rate | |||
The scope of the survey has from 2008 been enlarged to cover the central government sector. In the local |
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see 6.1-6.6 |
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6.1. Accuracy - overall | |||
The basis used to calculate the Labour Cost Index are the results of the Labour Cost Survey. These data, |
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6.2. Sampling error | |||
see annex in 6.3 |
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6.2.1. Sampling error - indicators | |||
Standard error is higest in the Nace section S, 2,81 and lowest in nace section O, 0,39. It is calculated Annexes: Sampling errors |
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6.3. Non-sampling error | |||
Standard error is higest in the Nace section S, 2,81 and lowest in nace section o, 0,39. It is calculated |
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6.3.1. Coverage error | |||
There are six type of coverage errors identified Annexes: Coverage errors Sample indicators |
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6.3.1.1. Over-coverage - rate | |||
Not available. |
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6.3.1.2. Common units - proportion | |||
Not available. |
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6.3.2. Measurement error | |||
Not available. |
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6.3.3. Non response error | |||
Not available. |
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6.3.3.1. Unit non-response - rate | |||
Not available. |
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6.3.3.2. Item non-response - rate | |||
Not available. |
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6.3.4. Processing error | |||
See 3.5 |
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6.3.4.1. Imputation - rate | |||
See 3.5 |
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6.3.5. Model assumption error | |||
see 3.5 data compilation |
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6.4. Seasonal adjustment | |||
Available in all sectors since 1/2015 delivery, see annexes in 3.6 adjusment |
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6.5. Data revision - policy | |||
Since 2007 Statistics Finland introduced the new production model, which is based on direct survey from |
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6.6. Data revision - practice | |||
For private sector data we have always revised the original data for current and last year (n-1 rule). The |
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6.6.1. Data revision - average size | |||
See 6.5 Annexes: Revisions |
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7.1. Timeliness | |||
see 7.1.1-7.1.2 |
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7.1.1. Time lag - first result | |||
According to the Commission Regulation (EC) No. 1216/2003 of 7 July 2003, Member States shall 2022Q1: t + 70 days |
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7.1.2. Time lag - final result | |||
See above 7.1.1 |
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7.2. Punctuality | |||
The index has been implemented from the 1st quarter of 2009 for the first time. The first transmission of |
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7.2.1. Punctuality - delivery and publication | |||
See annex punctuality Annexes: Puctuality |
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The same production model has been applied since 2007 in the private sector and local government |
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8.1. Comparability - geographical | |||
Nuts 1, so no internal comparision is possible, only comparision in Euopean level |
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8.1.1. Asymmetry for mirror flow statistics - coefficient | |||
not available |
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8.2. Comparability - over time | |||
The same production model has been applied since 2007 in the private sector and local government |
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8.2.1. Length of comparable time series | |||
Starting from the first quarter of 2019, the wages and salaries sum of the labour cost index is based on the |
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8.3. Coherence - cross domain | |||
We have compared the wages and salaries sum of the whole economy and quarterly National accounts |
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8.4. Coherence - sub annual and annual statistics | |||
Not available. |
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8.5. Coherence - National Accounts | |||
This is done by Eurostat |
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8.6. Coherence - internal | |||
This is done by Eurostat |
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The Labour Cost Index is being published by Eurostat on Union web sides |
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9.1. Dissemination format - News release | |||
Nationally the index is published four times a year on Statistics Finland’s web side. |
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9.2. Dissemination format - Publications | |||
see 9 |
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9.3. Dissemination format - online database | |||
Statistics Finland, Wages, Salaries and Labour Costs/ Labour cost Index |
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9.3.1. Data tables - consultations | |||
Not available. |
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9.4. Dissemination format - microdata access | |||
not applicable for LCI |
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9.5. Dissemination format - other | |||
Not available. |
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9.6. Documentation on methodology | |||
Nationally the metadata is presented in the LCI web pages. |
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9.7. Quality management - documentation | |||
On arrival at Eurostat, labour cost data from countries are checked for completeness and consistency. In |
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9.7.1. Metadata completeness - rate | |||
Not available. |
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9.7.2. Metadata - consultations | |||
Not available. |
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Costs of production for statistical data LCI 4,0 FTE and costs 228 102 € which is based on Statistics |
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11.1. Confidentiality - policy | |||
If there is under three employees in enterprises in the main group of Nace Section 2008, then figures is |
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11.2. Confidentiality - data treatment | |||
see above |
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