Economic accounts for agriculture (aact)

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Compiling agency: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia


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1. Contact
2. Statistical presentation
3. Statistical processing
4. Quality management
5. Relevance
6. Accuracy and reliability
7. Timeliness and punctuality
8. Coherence and comparability
9. Accessibility and clarity
10. Cost and Burden
11. Confidentiality
12. Comment
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1. Contact Top
1.1. Contact organisation

Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
1.2. Contact organisation unit

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting Statistics Department
1.5. Contact mail address

Litostrojska cesta 54, p.p.3570, 1001 Ljubljana


2. Statistical presentation Top
2.1. Data description

Main characteristics

2.1.1 Describe shortly the main characteristics of the statistics  

The Economic Accounts for Agriculture (EAA) provide detailed information on income in the agricultural sector. The purpose is to analyse the production process of the agricultural industry and the primary income generated by this production. The accounts are therefore based on the industry concept. The EAA accounts are detailed data on value of output (producer prices and basic prices), intermediate consumption, subsidies and taxes, consumption of fixed capital, rent and interests, capital formation etc. The values are in current as well as in constant prices. Agricultural Labour Input (ALI) and Unit Values (UV) are an integrated part of the overall concept of Economic Accounts for Agriculture.


Reference period

2.1.2 Reference period of the data collection 

2017
2.1.3 Is the reference period based on the calendar year starting January 1st and ending December 31st? Yes
2.1.4 If No, please specify


National legislation

2.1.5 Is there a national legislation covering these statistics?  Yes
If Yes, please answer all the following questions.  
2.1.6 Name of the national legislation 

Annual Programme of Statistical Surveys (LPSR) (only in Slovene), - National Statistics Act (OJ RS, No. 45/95 and 9/01), - Regulation (EC) No 138/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 December 2003 on the economic accounts for agriculture in the Community.
2.1.7 Link to the national legislation 

Annual Programme of Statistical Surveys (LPSR) (only in Slovene)

National Statistics Act (OJ RS, No. 45/95 and 9/01)
2.1.8 Responsible organisation for the national legislation 

Statistical office of the Republic of Slovenia
2.1.9 Year of entry into force of the national legislation 

2004
2.1.10 Please indicate which variables required under EU regulation are not covered by national legislation, if any.
2.1.11 Please indicate which national definitions differ from those in the EU regulation, if any. 
2.1.12 Is there a legal obligation for respondents to reply?  Yes


Additional comments on data description
2.2. Classification system

The EAA is an integral part of the European system of accounts and therefore for their compilation the Eurostat's general classification of economic activities, NACE Rev. 2, is used.
2.3. Coverage - sector

EAA cover the Agricultural sector.
2.4. Statistical concepts and definitions

One of the principal objectives of the EAA is to measure agricultural income and changes therein.
The three agricultural income indicators can be described as follows:
Indicator A: index of the real income of factors in agriculture per AWU
Indicator B: index of real net agricultural entrepreneurial income, per non-salaried AWU
Indicator C: net entrepreneurial income of agriculture
2.5. Statistical unit

In order to analyse flows generated by the production process and the use of goods and services, it is necessary to select units which emphasise relationships of a technico-economic kind. This requirement means that as a rule institutional units must be partitioned into smaller and more homogeneous units with regard to the kind of production. Local kind-of-activity units (local KAUs) are intended to meet this requirement as a first but practically-oriented operational approach
2.6. Statistical population

The agricultural holding, which is the unit currently used for statistical studies of agriculture (censuses, surveys of the structure of agricultural holdings), is the local KAU most appropriate to the agricultural industry.In addition to agricultural holdings, the agricultural industry comprises units made up of groups of producers (e.g. cooperatives) which produce wine and olive oil and specialised units which provide machines, material and labour for the performance of contract work.
2.7. Reference area
2.7.1 Geographical area covered

The entire territory of the country.
2.7.2 Which special Member State territories are included?
2.8. Coverage - Time

1995 - 2017
2.9. Base period


3. Statistical processing Top
3.1. Source data

Overall summary

3.1.1 Total number of different data sources used

17

 

 

 
The breakdown is as follows: 
3.1.2 Total number of sources of the type "Census"

1
3.1.3 Total number of sources of the type "Sample survey"

6

 

 
3.1.4 Total number of sources of the type "Administrative source"

4

 
3.1.5 Total number of sources of the type "Experts"

1

 
3.1.6 Total number of sources of the type "Other sources"

5

 

 


Census

If there is a specific census conducted in your country to collect data exclusively for the EAA please describe it in this part. For other data sources please use table 3.1 in the annexed Excel file. If metadata already exist just provide the name of the data source. 
3.1.7 Name/Title
3.1.8 Name of Organisation responsible
3.1.9 Main scope
3.1.10 List used to build the frame
3.1.11 Any possible threshold values
3.1.12 Population size
3.1.13 Additional comments


Sample survey

If there is a specific survey conducted in your country to collect data exclusively for the EAA please describe it in this part. For other data sources please use table 3.1. If metadata already exist just provide the name of the data source.(e.g. FSS, Crop production, Animal production, Prices in Agriculture) 
3.1.14 Name/Title
3.1.15 Name of Organisation responsible
3.1.16 Main scope
3.1.17 List used to build the frame
3.1.18 Any possible threshold values
3.1.19 Population size
3.1.20 Sample size
3.1.21 Sampling basis
3.1.22 If Other, please specify
3.1.23 Type of sample design
3.1.24 If Other, please specify
3.1.25 If Stratified, number of strata
3.1.26 If Stratified, stratification criteria
3.1.27 If Other, please specify
3.1.28 Additional comments


Administrative source

If there is a specific administrative source in your country witch provide data exclusively for the EAA please describe it in this part. For other administrative sources please use table 3.1. If metadata already exist just provide the name of the data source. 
3.1.29 Name/Title
3.1.30 Name of Organisation responsible
3.1.31 Contact information (email and phone)
3.1.32 Main administrative scope
3.1.33 Geospatial Coverage
3.1.34 Update frequency Annual
3.1.35 Legal basis
3.1.36 Are you able to access directly to the micro data?
3.1.37 Are you able to check the plausibility of the data, namely by contacting directly the units?
3.1.38 How would you assess the proximity of the definitions and concepts (including statistical units) used in the administrative source with those required in the EU regulation?
3.1.39 Please list the main differences between the administrative source and the statistical definitions and concepts
3.1.40 Is a different threshold used in the administrative source and statistical data?
3.1.41 If Yes, please specify
3.1.42 Additional comments


Experts

If there is a specific expert source in your country witch provide data exclusively for the EAA please describe it in this part. For other expert sources please use table 3.1. If metadata already exist just provide the name of the data source.
3.1.43 Name/Title
3.1.44 Primary purpose
3.1.45 Legal basis
3.1.46 Update frequency
3.1.47 Expert data supplier
3.1.48 If Other, please specify
3.1.49 How would you assess the quality of those data?
3.1.50 Additional comments


Other sources

If there is more than one other statistical activity, please describe the main one below and the additional ones in table 3.1 of the annexed Excel file 
3.1.51 Name/Title
3.1.52 Name of Organisation
3.1.53 Primary purpose
3.1.54 Data type
3.1.55 If Other, please specify
3.1.56 How would you assess the quality of those data?
3.1.57 Additional comments

 
3.2. Frequency of data collection

Annual
3.3. Data collection

Census

If there is a specific census conducted in your country to collect data exclusively for the EAA please describe the method of data collection in this part. For other data sources please use table 3.3. If metadata alredy exist just provide the name of the data source. 
3.3.1 Name/Title
3.3.2 Methods of data collection
3.3.3 If Other, please specify
3.3.4 If face-to-face or telephone interview, which method is used?
3.3.5 Data entry method, if paper questionnaires?
3.3.6 Please annex the questionnaire used (if very long: please provide the hyperlink)
3.3.7 Additional comments


Sample survey

If there is a specific survay conducted in your country to collect data exclusively for the EAA please describe the method of data collection in this part.For other data sources please use table 3.3. If metadata alredy exist just provide the name of the data source. 
3.3.8 Name/Title
3.3.9 Methods of data collection
3.3.10 If Other, please specify
3.3.11 If face-to-face or telephone interview, which method is used?
3.3.12 Data entry method, if paper questionnaires?
3.3.13 Please annex the questionnaire used (if very long: please provide the hyperlink)
3.3.14 Additional comments


Administrative source

If there is a specific administrative source in your country to collect data exclusively for the EAA please describe the metod of data collection in this part.For other data sources please use table 3.3. If metadata alredy exist just provide the name of the data source. 
3.3.15 Name/Title
3.3.16 Extraction date
3.3.17 How easy is it to get access to the data?
3.3.18 Data transfer method
3.3.19 Additional comments


Experts

If there is a specific expert source in your country witch provide data exclusively for the EAA please describe the metod of data collection in this part. For other expert sources please use table 3.3. If metadata alredy exist just provide the name of the data source.
3.3.20 Name/Title
3.3.21 Methods of data collection
3.3.22 Additional comments
3.4. Data validation
3.4.1 Which kind of data validation measures are in place? Manual
3.4.2 What do they target? Completeness
Aggregates
Consistency
Data flagging
Other
Outliers
3.4.3 If Other, please specify

Completeness, Aggregate calculations, Balance check;                                                             

OUTPUT CHECKS: usable output - consumption, stock checks check of the balance of quantity (i.e. Does production generation = use of production?),  checks whether the ending stocks of the previous year are similar with the initial stocks of the current year, checks of a price for a use position, this consistency check that presumes that all primary data should be positive values - the reason for such mistakes is often the use of residuum values;                                

INPUT CHECKS: columns check of the figures for product balances edited (within a selected time frame) for:
- Losses
- Intra-unit consumption (seeds, feeding stuffs and other)
- Sales to other agricultural units
If there are no figures edited for input in the sheet “primary data”, OPAL automatically calculates the sales to other agricultural units, namely:
- Sales to other agricultural units of cereals, protein crops, oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, forage plants and potatoes to input position "Feedingstuffs supplied by other agricultural holdings" (cell D1139)
- Sales to other agricultural units of seeds to input position "Seeds and planting stocks supplied by other agricultural holdings" (cell D1094)
- Sales to other agricultural units of other products to "Other goods and services supplied by other agricultural holdings"(cell D1160).
Important:  If there is data edited for the input positions mentioned then the figures for “Sales to other agricultural units” are of priority. This means that in case of inconsistencies, the input values are calculated by keeping the given proportions between the input positions similar (scaling of entered data on inputs). If there is only data for one input position edited, then 100 % of the “sales to other agricultural units” is put to this position.
  If the input data must remain as initially entered by the user (rather than using the OPAL calculations), then this is also possible. In this case, OPAL will continue calculating with the values out of the product balance and record differences in the sheet “input check”. This also holds for the data on losses and intra-unit consumption.
3.5. Data compilation
3.5.1 Describe the data compilation process

EAA compilation process based on the elaboration tables on quantities, prices and values in producer and basic prices.
3.5.2 Additional comments
3.6. Adjustment

The set of procedures employed to modify statistical data to enable it to conform  to national standards like TRAMO-SEATS, ARIMA... were not used. There were used the methodological adjustments in the case that national data not require the EAA methodology.


4. Quality management Top
4.1. Quality assurance
4.1.1 Is there a quality management system used in the organisation? Yes
4.1.2 If yes, how is it implemented?

EAA methodology, ALI methodology, EAA methodological explanation, EAA documentation
4.1.3 Has a peer review been carried out? No
4.1.4 If Yes, which were the main conclusions?
4.1.5 What quality improvements are foreseen?
4.1.6 If Other, please specify
4.1.7 Additional comments
4.2. Quality management - assessment

Development since the last quality report

4.2.1 Overall quality Stable
4.2.2 Relevance Stable
4.2.3 Accuracy and reliability Stable
4.2.4 Timeliness and punctuality Stable
4.2.5 Comparability Stable
4.2.6 Coherence Stable
4.2.7 Additional comments


5. Relevance Top
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5.1. Relevance - User Needs
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5.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction
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5.3. Completeness
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6. Accuracy and reliability Top
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6.1. Accuracy - overall
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6.2. Sampling error
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6.2.1. Sampling error - indicators
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6.3. Non-sampling error
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6.3.1. Coverage error
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6.3.1.1. Over-coverage - rate
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6.3.1.2. Common units - proportion
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6.3.2. Measurement error
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6.3.3. Non response error
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6.3.3.1. Unit non-response - rate
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6.3.3.2. Item non-response - rate
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6.3.4. Processing error
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6.3.4.1. Imputation - rate
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6.3.5. Model assumption error
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6.4. Seasonal adjustment
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6.5. Data revision - policy
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6.6. Data revision - practice
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7. Timeliness and punctuality Top
7.1. Timeliness
7.1.1 When were  the first  results for the reference period published?

One month before the reference period - the first EAA estimate is compiled and published at the beginning of December. The first estimate based on the available crop production data, the majority of the data are not available at this time and has to be estimated.
7.1.2 When were  the final results for the reference period published?

Nine month after the reference period - the final EAA are compiled and published at the end of September.
7.1.3 Reasons for possible long production times?
7.2. Punctuality
7.2.1 Were data released nationally according to a pre-announced schedule (Release Calendar)? Yes
7.2.2 If Yes, were data released on the target date? Yes
7.2.3 If No, reasons for delays?
7.2.4 Number of days between the national release date of data and the target date

0

Until now there were no delays.


8. Coherence and comparability Top
8.1. Comparability - geographical

To be assessed by Eurostat
8.1.1. Asymmetry for mirror flow statistics - coefficient
8.2. Comparability - over time
8.2.1 Length of comparable time series

The whole data series: 1995 - 2016
8.2.2 Have there been major breaks in the time series? No
8.2.3 If Yes, please specify the year of break and the reason
8.2.4 Additional comments
8.3. Coherence - cross domain
8.3.1 With which other national data sources have the data been compared?

Agricultural institute of Slovenia, NA - Previous results
8.3.2 Describe briefly the results of comparisons

Comparison of the data on subsidies and capital transfers with the Agricultural institute. Discussion of the content of subsidies in the period when the new measures of the agricultural policy are introduced. No considerable differences since the good relations and regular transmission of the data from Agency for Agricultural Markets and Rural Development.
Usually there are no considerable differences - the differences can be explained with the using of the different methodology or taking into account the different principles (like paid instead of accrual)
8.3.3 If no comparisons have been made, explain why
8.3.4 Additional comments
8.4. Coherence - sub annual and annual statistics
8.5. Coherence - National Accounts

Use of EAA-data in NA calculations

Are EAA used by NA as data source for Group 01 Degree of implication Please describe briefly the reasons
Output Main source used

Especially relevant for individual farms. For corporations annual accounting statements are used as a main source.
Intermediate consumption Main source used

 Especially relevant for individual farms. For corporations annual accounting statements are used as a main source.
Fixed capital consumption Main source used

Especially relevant for individual farms. For corporations annual accounting statements are used as a main source.
Compensation of employees Main source used

Especially relevant for individual farms. For corporations annual accounting statements are used as a main source.
Taxes Main source used

Especially relevant for individual farms. For corporations annual accounting statements are used as a main source.
Subsidies Secondary source used

Main sources are annual budgetary statistics of central and locaql government.
Rents Not used

Other sources are used.
Interest Not used

Other sources are used.
Gross fixed capital formation Main source used

Especially relevant for individual farms. For corporations annual accounting statements are used as a main source.
Labour input Not used

Other sources are used; for instance labour force survey and several administrative sources.


Use of NA-data in EAA calculations

Are NA used as data source for EAA Degree of implication  Please describe briefly the reasons 
Output Not used

Different approaches; EAA use the same calculation system for the whole agriculture, NA make calculations by institutional sectors.
Intermediate consumption Not used

FISIM dta are submitted by NA.
Fixed capital consumption Not used
Compensation of employees Not used
Taxes Only source used
Subsidies Not used
Rents Not used
Interest Not used
Gross fixed capital formation Not used
Labour input Not used

EAA callculation; difference between NA due to the different approach.
8.6. Coherence - internal


9. Accessibility and clarity Top
9.1. Dissemination format - News release
9.1.1 Do you publish a news release? Yes
9.1.2 If Yes, please provide a link
9.2. Dissemination format - Publications
9.2.1 Do you produce a paper publication? No
9.2.2 If Yes, is there an English version?
9.2.3 Do you produce an electronic publication? Yes
9.2.4 If Yes, is there an English version? Yes
9.2.5 Please provide a link

occasionally; the latest published in 2014: O kmetijstvu doma in drugje po EU, november 2013, SURS; Agriculture in Slovenia and in the rest of EU, May 2014, SURS;
9.3. Dissemination format - online database
9.3.1 Data tables - consultations

About 10
9.3.2 Is an on-line database accessible to users? Yes
9.3.3 Please provide a link

SI-STAT database
9.4. Dissemination format - microdata access
9.4.1 Are micro-data accessible to users? No
9.4.2 Please provide a link

The legal based EAA scheme is disseminated, no microdata.
9.5. Dissemination format - other
9.6. Documentation on methodology
9.6.1 Are national reference metadata files available? Yes
9.6.2 Please provide a link

https://pxweb.stat.si/pxweb/Database/Environment/15_agriculture_fishing/01_15615_economic_accounts/01_15615_economic_accounts.asp
9.6.3 Are methodological papers available? Yes
9.6.4 Please provide a link

EAA methodology, ALI methodology, EAA methodological explanation, EAA documentation
9.6.5 Is a handbook available? Yes
9.6.6 Please provide a link

https://www.stat.si/StatWeb/File/DocSysFile/8355/15-073-ME.pdf
9.7. Quality management - documentation
9.7.1 Metadata completeness - rate

99 %; absence of the non seperable non agricultural activities.
9.7.2 Metadata - consultations

more than 10
9.7.3 Is a quality report available? Yes
9.7.4 Please provide a link

https://www.stat.si/StatWeb/en/Methods/QuestionnairesMethodologicalExplanationsQualityReports


10. Cost and Burden Top
10.1 Efficiency gains if compared to the previous quality report Further automation
10.2 If Other, please specify
10.3 Burden reduction measures since the previous quality report Easier data transmission
10.4 If Other, please specify


11. Confidentiality Top
11.1. Confidentiality - policy
11.1.1 Are confidential data transmitted to Eurostat? No
11.1.2 If yes, are they confidential in the sense of Reg. (EC) 223/2009?
11.1.3 Describe the data confidentiality policy in place

The National Statistics Act (hereinafter the ZDSta) stipulates within fundamental principles of national statistics in Article 2 that “national statistics shall be implemented on the principles of … confidentiality …”. The principle is concretised in further provisions of the ZDSta, while for explanation one can turn to some international documents.
11.2. Confidentiality - data treatment
11.2.1 Describe the procedures for ensuring confidentiality during dissemination

The ZDSta stipulates that security of data collected through the programme of statistical surveys includes technical and organisational measures and other appropriate logical and technical procedures which provide security of rooms and computer equipment, security of data transmission and transfer, prevention of access of unauthorised persons to the equipment for data processing, which would enable subsequent finding of how and when the data were processed, by whom and for what purpose. Procedures and measures under the previous paragraph are established by the Head of Office in accordance with law.

http://www.stat.si/doc/drzstat/ZAKON_O_DSTA_ENG.PDF
11.2.2 Additional comments


12. Comment Top


Related metadata Top


Annexes Top
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