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For any question on data and metadata, please contact: Eurostat user support |
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1.1. Contact organisation | STATEC - NSI Luxembourg |
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1.2. Contact organisation unit | Satellite accounts |
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1.5. Contact mail address | 13, rue Erasme L-2013 Luxembourg B.P. 304 |
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2.1. Metadata last certified | 30/10/2023 | ||
2.2. Metadata last posted | 30/10/2023 | ||
2.3. Metadata last update | 30/10/2023 |
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3.1. Data description | |||
The environmental goods and services sector (EGSS) accounts report on an economic sector that generates goods and services produced for environmental protection or the management of natural resources. Products for environmental protection prevent, reduce and eliminate pollution or any other degradation of the environment. Examples are electric vehicles, catalysts and filters to decrease pollutant emissions, wastewater and waste treatment services, noise insulation works or restoration of degraded habitats. Products for resource management safeguard the stock of natural resources against depletion. Examples are renewable energy production, energy-efficient and passive buildings, rainwater recovery, and materials recovery. EGSS accounts provide data on output and export of environmental goods and services and on the value added of and employment in the environmental goods and services sector. EGSS data are compiled following the statistical concepts and definitions set out in the UN System of Environmental-Economic Accounting 2012 – Central Framework. |
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3.2. Classification system | |||
Data are reported cross-classified by 1) the type of environmental protection or resource management activity and 2) economic activity. Environmental protection activities are classified by environmental domain as set out in the Classification of Environmental Protection Activities - CEPA. Resource management activities are classified as set out in the Classification of Resource Management Activities - CReMA. see the revised CEPA and CReMA explanatory notes for detail. Economic activity is classified according to the Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community, Rev. 2 (2008). |
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3.3. Coverage - sector | |||
EGSS comprises a sector of the economy that produces goods and services aimed at environmental protection and resource management (see SEEA CF 2012 chapter 4). Environmental goods and services either reduce environmental pressures or help maintaining the stock of natural resources or they are designed to be cleaner and more resource efficient than conventional products. Environmental goods and services can be produced by corporations, households, governments and non-profit institutions. The list of environmental activities and products has been set out in the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2174 ('the indicative compendium of environmental goods and services'). |
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3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions | |||
EGSS has the same system boundaries as the European System of Accounts (ESA 2010) and consists of all environmental products within this production boundary. ESA defines production as the activity carried out under the control and responsibility of an institutional unit that uses input of labour, capital, goods and services to produce output of goods and services. Only goods and services produced for environmental purposes are included in the scope of the environmental goods and services sector. 'Environmental purpose' means that a good or service helps either 1) preventing, reducing and eliminating pollution and any other degradation of the environment or 2) preserving and maintaining the stock of natural resources and hence safeguarding against depletion. The EGSS statistics aim at compiling data for the following economic variables: Output: consists of products that become available for use outside of the producer unit, any goods and services produced for own final use and goods that remain in the inventories at the end of the period in which they are produced. Apart from market output, output for own final use and non-market output, EGSS statistics also include ancillary output, comprising output intended for use within an enterprise. Market output is to be valued at basic prices, that is, the prices receivable by the producer from the purchaser minus taxes and plus subsidies on products. Employment: is measured in full-time equivalent jobs engaged in the production of output of environmental goods and services. Full-time equivalent is defined as total hours worked divided by the average annual working hours in a full-time job. Exports: consist of sales, barter, gifts, or grants, of environmental goods and services from residents to non-residents. |
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3.5. Statistical unit | |||
Council Regulation (EEC) No 696/93 of 15 March 1993 on the statistical units for the observation and analysis of the production system in the Community describes the different statistical units of the production system. The recommended statistical unit for the collection and compilation of EGSS statistics (excluding general government) is the establishment. For general government, the recommendation is to use institutional units and groupings of units as defined in the European System of Accounts (ESA 2010). |
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3.6. Statistical population | |||
The statistical population is the national economy as defined in SEEA CF 2012 and the European System of Accounts (ESA 2010). It includes all economic activities undertaken by resident units. |
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3.7. Reference area | |||
Luxembourg |
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3.8. Coverage - Time | |||
2008-2021 |
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3.9. Base period | |||
Not requested for this metadata collection. |
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Output, gross value added, and exports are measured in million units of national currency (euro). Employment is measured in full time equivalents (i.e., full time equivalent jobs). |
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The reference period for EGSS data is the calendar year. |
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6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements | |||
EGSS accounts are compiled and reported in accordance with Regulation (EU) No. 691/2011 on European environmental economic accounts (EEEA). The EEEA follow internationally agreed concepts and definitions set out in the SEEA Central Framework (2012), the international statistical standard adopted by the UN Statistical Commission. They present data in a way that is compatible with National Accounts (ESA, 2010). |
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6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing | |||
Data is shared according to the schedule adopted by STATEC |
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7.1. Confidentiality - policy | |||
A data is confidential if the NACE has less then 4 companies or if a company is dominant. Primary and secondary confidentialities are defined. |
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7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment | |||
Confidential data are flagged as confidential. These data are not published. |
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8.1. Release calendar | |||
EGSS statistics are published on web portal (LUSTAT Data Explorer (statec.lu)) on November 15th. |
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8.2. Release calendar access | |||
not applicable |
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8.3. Release policy - user access | |||
not applicable |
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yearly |
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10.1. Dissemination format - News release | |||
not applicable |
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10.2. Dissemination format - Publications | |||
not applicable |
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10.3. Dissemination format - online database | |||
EGSS statistics are published on web portal ((LUSTAT Data Explorer (statec.lu)) |
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10.3.1. Data tables - consultations | |||
EGSS statistics are available under the tables: LUSTAT Data Explorer • Comptes des biens et services environnementaux (en millions EUR) (statec.lu)
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10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access | |||
microdata are not accessible for confidentiality reasons |
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10.5. Dissemination format - other | |||
not applicable |
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10.5.1. Metadata - consultations | |||
Not requested for this metadata collection. |
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10.6. Documentation on methodology | |||
not available |
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10.6.1. Metadata completeness - rate | |||
Not requested for this metadata collection. |
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10.7. Quality management - documentation | |||
not available |
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11.1. Quality assurance | |||
not available |
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11.2. Quality management - assessment | |||
not available |
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12.1. Relevance - User Needs | |||
not available |
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12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction | |||
not available |
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12.3. Completeness | |||
All mandatory years and all mandatory variables are reported. The pilot project on the estimation of auxiliary products was not successful. |
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12.3.1. Data completeness - rate | |||
Not requested for this metadata collection. |
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13.1. Accuracy - overall | |||
No specific quality issue. The main difficulty is, during survey, for companies to correctly identify environmental products and if activities are not fully 100% environmental, to estimate a correct share |
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13.2. Sampling error | |||
EGSS accounts are compiled using a range of primary statistical sources. |
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13.2.1. Sampling error - indicators | |||
Not requested for this metadata collection. |
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13.3. Non-sampling error | |||
EGSS accounts are compiled using a range of primary statistical sources. |
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13.3.1. Coverage error | |||
Not requested for this metadata collection. |
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13.3.1.1. Over-coverage - rate | |||
Not requested for this metadata collection. |
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13.3.1.2. Common units - proportion | |||
Not requested for this metadata collection. |
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13.3.2. Measurement error | |||
Not requested for this metadata collection. |
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13.3.3. Non response error | |||
Not requested for this metadata collection. |
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13.3.3.1. Unit non-response - rate | |||
Not requested for this metadata collection. |
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13.3.3.2. Item non-response - rate | |||
Not requested for this metadata collection. |
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13.3.4. Processing error | |||
Not requested for this metadata collection. |
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13.3.5. Model assumption error | |||
Not requested for this metadata collection. |
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14.1. Timeliness | |||
- |
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14.1.1. Time lag - first result | |||
22 months after reference period |
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14.1.2. Time lag - final result | |||
22 months after reference period |
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14.2. Punctuality | |||
The data were delivered to Eurostat on October 31st. |
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14.2.1. Punctuality - delivery and publication | |||
The data were published on web Portal on November 15th |
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15.1. Comparability - geographical | |||
not applicable |
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15.1.1. Asymmetry for mirror flow statistics - coefficient | |||
Not requested for this metadata collection. |
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15.1.2. Comparability - geographical - excluded products | |||
There are no products which are excluded |
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15.1.3. Comparability - geographical - products not present in Indicative compendium - included | |||
Products included are as per the indicative compendium. |
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15.2. Comparability - over time | |||
not applicable |
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15.2.1. Length of comparable time series | |||
Starting from reference year 2011, a dedicated EGSS survey takes place for NACE C and M; data for reference years 2008-2010 for NACE C and M were estimated using a different methodology. Nevertheless, the results for reference years 2008-2010 are comparable with the results for 2011-2021. The length of the comparable time series is 2008-2021. |
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15.2.2. Comparability - over time detailed | |||
EGSS statistics are comparable |
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15.3. Coherence - cross domain | |||
not evaluated |
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15.3.1. Coherence - sub annual and annual statistics | |||
not applicable |
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15.3.2. Coherence - National Accounts | |||
EGSS statistics are fully consistent with national accounts |
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15.3.3. Coherence - EPEA | |||
EGSS statistics are fully consistent with EPEA |
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15.3.4. Coherence - other statistics | |||
not available |
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15.4. Coherence - internal | |||
not applicable |
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0,5 FTE is necessary to compile EGSS |
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16.1. Cost and Burden - other accounts | |||
the cost is largely higher than other accounts due to the organisation of a specific survey |
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17.1. Data revision - policy | |||
not available |
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17.2. Data revision - practice | |||
Following the relaunch of the survey 2022 carried out in 2023, we have slightly revised historical data. In 2023, we have also slightly enlarged the scope of NACE S, by including associations with environmental purpose as identified in the social economy satellite accounts. A revision of exports for NACE E38 was also performed in 2023 to exclude the resale of an imported good to non-residents(cf. EGSS Practical Guide 2016 pg. 28). Data have been properly flagged. If other revisions occur they are linked with the revision of the source data. |
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17.2.1. Data revision - average size | |||
not estimated |
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17.2.2. Status of data | |||
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18.1. Source data | |||
Overview of the sources used to produce EGSS: NACE A: Agriculture statistics, Forest accounts |
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18.1.1. Source data - detailed - environmental accounts | |||
18.1.2. Source data - detailed - other statistics | |||
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18.1.3. Source data - survey | |||
A survey is conducted on EGSS products for NACE C (exhaustive) and for NACE M (sample of 150 companies). |
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18.1.4. Source data - detailed - other macro economic data (trade, VAT etc.) | |||
18.2. Frequency of data collection | |||
Administrative data are collected annually. Survey data are generally collected every three years. |
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18.3. Data collection | |||
Every three years, an online survey is conducted for NACE C and NACE M. For NACE C, the survey is organised in two stages: step 1: companies are contacted by phone to identify if they manufacture EGSS products For NACE M, a stratified sample (based on number of employees) is taken and invitation to fill in the online questionnaire is sent |
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18.4. Data validation | |||
To ensure the quality of responses received, two analysis are applied:
If data seems inconsistent, a direct contact with company is taken. |
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18.5. Data compilation | |||
Output and export are obtained from EGSS survey or from other sources (national accounts, administrative data, business register,...) GVA is calculated by comparing EGSS output and the TOTAL output of related NACE. The assumption is that the added value of a green product is the same as the equivalent non-green product. In many cases, this assumption is a default choice due to the lack of data (companies calculate GVA for total activity and not by product). Employment is calculated by comparing EGSS jobs and the TOTAL jobs of related NACE. Then the number of jobs is multiplied by the number of worked hours for a fulltime in the dedicated NACE. The EGSS operational list is used to determine the scope of EGSS products. The scope is revised every three years when the new survey is prepared. |
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18.5.1. Imputation - rate | |||
Not requested for this metadata collection. |
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18.5.2. Data compilation - by variable and type of output | |||
See 18.5 Non-market output are calculated only for non-market activities based on the calculation of the cost. Exports are from National accounts and if the application of a share is needed, the share is established based on the survey Employment: For NACE C and M, results from survey are applied. For Nace R and S, statistics from annual reports, microdata and social economy satellite accounts are used. |
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18.5.3. Data compilation - by NACE | |||
The breakdown by NACE is based on the product classification (CPA) |
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18.5.4. Data compilation – CReMA 13B memo item | |||
The part related to the energy efficiency activities (insulation, heating,... ) was estimated using the construction price index by types of construction activities. The value was calculated by multiplying the percentages corresponding to energy efficiency activities to the output, VA, etc. related to the NZEBs (full cost). Regarding reporting of energy-efficient building under CReMA 13B, we include all the energy -efficient buildings with the energy performance class A. |
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18.6. Adjustment | |||
No adjustment |
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18.6.1. Seasonal adjustment | |||
Not requested for this metadata collection. |
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