Structural business statistics - historical data (sbs_h)

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Compiling agency: Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina


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1. Contact
2. Metadata update
3. Statistical presentation
4. Unit of measure
5. Reference Period
6. Institutional Mandate
7. Confidentiality
8. Release policy
9. Frequency of dissemination
10. Accessibility and clarity
11. Quality management
12. Relevance
13. Accuracy
14. Timeliness and punctuality
15. Coherence and comparability
16. Cost and Burden
17. Data revision
18. Statistical processing
19. Comment
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1. Contact Top
1.1. Contact organisation

Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina

1.2. Contact organisation unit

Department for Structural Business Statistics

1.5. Contact mail address

Zelenih beretki 26, 71 000 - Sarajevo


2. Metadata update Top
2.1. Metadata last certified 23/03/2023
2.2. Metadata last posted 23/03/2023
2.3. Metadata last update 23/03/2023


3. Statistical presentation Top
3.1. Data description

Structural business statistics (SBS) describes the structure, conduct and performance of economic activities, down to the most detailed activity level (several hundred economic sectors).

SBS covers all activities of the non-financial business economy with the exception of agricultural activities and personal services. Limited information is available on banking, insurance and pension funds.

 Main characteristics (variables) of the SBS data category:

  • Business demographic variables (e.g. Number of enterprises)
  • "Output related" variables (e.g. Turnover, Value added)
  • "Input related" variables: labour input (e.g. Employment, Hours worked); goods and services input (e.g. Total of purchases); capital input (e.g. Material investments)
3.2. Classification system

Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community (NACE): NACE Rev.1 was used until 2001, NACE Rev. 1.1 since 2002, and NACE Rev 2 is used from 2008 onwards. Key data were double reported in NACE Rev.1.1 and NACE Rev.2 for 2008. From 2009 onwards, only NACE Rev.2 data are available.

The regional breakdown of the EU Member States is based on the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS). Detailed information about the consecutive NUTS Regulations can be found at Eurostat's website

The product breakdown is based on the Classification of Products by Activity (CPA) as stated in the Regulation establishing CPA 2008 and its amending  Commission Regulation (EU) No 1209/2014  (from reference year 2015 onwards)

• BiH Classification of Activities 2010 - KD BiH 2010 (harmonized with NACE Rev.2)
• Classification of products by activity - KPPD BiH 2016 (harmonized with EU CPA version 2.1)

3.3. Coverage - sector

The SBS coverage was limited to Sections C to K of NACE Rev.1.1 until 2007. Starting from the reference year 2008 data is available for Sections B to N and Division S95 of NACE Rev.2. With 2013 as the first reference year information is published on NACE codes K6411, K6419 and K65 and its breakdown.

The production of SBS for NACE codes K6411, K6419 and K65 and its breakdown has not yet been implemented in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions

The statistical characteristics are defined in Annex I of Commission Regulation (EC) No 250/2009

3.5. Statistical unit

Enterprises=legal units (legal and natural persons)

3.6. Statistical population

The SBS covers active enterprises (legal and natural persons) in the reference year from the Statistical Business Register which are classified by main activity in the following sections: B - Mining and Quarrying, C - Manufacturing, D - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, E - Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities, F - Construction, G - Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, H - Transportation and storage, I - Accommodation and food service activities (Hotels and restaurants), J - Information and communication, L - Real estate activities, M - Professional, scientific and technical activities, N - Administrative and support service activities, P - Education (private sector), Q - Human health and social work activities (private sector), R - Arts, entertainment and recreation (private sector) and S - Other service activities, except 94 - Activities of membership organizations.

3.7. Reference area

Active enterprises in the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

3.8. Coverage - Time

Regular production since 2010, considering that the coverage was being extended in line with the requirements of EU SBS Regulation 295/2008. Since 2014, the coverage has been extended to entrepreneurs (natural persons). In that way, coverage is in line with the requirements of the EU SBS Regulation.

Since 2017, the method of production SBS data is changed.

3.9. Base period

Not applicable.


4. Unit of measure Top
  • Number of enterprises are expressed in units.
  • Monetary data are expressed in thousands of convertible mark.
  • Employment variables are expressed in units.
  • Per head values are expressed in KM per head.
  • Ratios of monetary variables are expressed in percentages.


5. Reference Period Top

2020

The reference period is a calendar year.


6. Institutional Mandate Top
6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements

Year 1995 was the first year for the implementation of the Council Regulation No 58/97 (SBS Regulation).

The Council Regulation No 58/97 has been amended three times: by Council Regulation No 410/98, Commission Regulation No 1614/2002 and European Parliament and Council Regulation No 2056/2002. As a new amendment of the basic Regulation it was decided to recast the Regulation No 58/97 in order to obtain a new "clean" legal text. The European Parliament and Council Regulation No 295/2008 was adopted on 14/02/2008 and the provisions of this Regulation are applicable from the reference year 2008. Regulation No 295/2008 has been amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 446/2014.

Law on Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina; Four-year Multiannual statistical program and Annual work plan of the Agency for Statistics of BiH; Agreement on implementation of harmonized methodologies and standards signed by statistical institutions in BiH.

6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing

Not applicable.


7. Confidentiality Top
7.1. Confidentiality - policy

The confidentiality of statistical data is regulated by the Law on Statistics of BiH (data is confidential if the aggregate covers less than 3 units or if one unit participates in the aggregate with 85% and more). 

7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment

The primary confidentiality rules A and B and the secondary confidentiality D are used. Primary confidentiality is marked with A and B. Mark A is assigned if the aggregate covers less than 3 units, mark B is assigned if one unit participates in the aggregate with 85% and more. Secondary confidentiality (mark D) is derived from the hierarchical structure of the classification used, as well as the combination of data by various classifications.


8. Release policy Top
8.1. Release calendar

At the end of December each year, Agency for Statistics publishes a Release calendar with the exact date and time of publication of statistics for the following year.

8.2. Release calendar access

http://bhas.gov.ba/Calendar/?lang=en

8.3. Release policy - user access

The principle that all users have equal access to statistical data on an impartial basis is set out in Article 8, paragraph 2, point h, and Article 19 paragraph 2 of the Law on Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Agency for Statistics of BiH consistently implements it in practice.


9. Frequency of dissemination Top

Annual


10. Accessibility and clarity Top
10.1. Dissemination format - News release

Annual release „Structural business statistics - preliminary results 2020“

https://bhas.gov.ba/data/Publikacije/Saopstenja/2021/SBS_01_2020_Y1_1_BS.pdf

10.2. Dissemination format - Publications

Thematic bulletin „Structural business statistics 2020 “

Thematic bulletin is available in three official languages and in English.

https://bhas.gov.ba/data/Publikacije/Bilteni/2022/SBS_00_2020_TB_1_EN.pdf

10.3. Dissemination format - online database

Online database is available in Excel format.

https://bhas.gov.ba/data/Publikacije/VremenskeSerije/SBS_01.xls

10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access

Microdata are not available.

10.5. Dissemination format - other

Data are transmitted to Eurostat, either to be used in European aggregates or to be released also as national data.

10.6. Documentation on methodology

Notes on methodology in publications - First release, Thematic bulletin

The methodological document "Structural business statistics 2017" is available in three official languages and in English.

10.7. Quality management - documentation

The national quality report is prepared and published every year on the official website of Agency for Statistics of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The national quality report is available in the local language and in English.


11. Quality management Top
11.1. Quality assurance

BHAS follows the recommendations on organization and quality management provided in the European Statistics Code of Practice (CoP) and implements the guidelines given in the European Statistical System Quality Assurance Framework (QAF). More details in terms of quality assurance and all procedures that describe the quality policy in BHAS can be found in the document: Policy and programme of the quality menagment in BHAS.       

http://bhas.gov.ba/data/Dokumenti/Kvalitet/QM_Policy_and_Programme_BHAS.pdf

11.2. Quality management - assessment

The quality of official statistics products (main indicators / statistics) is regularly assessed in quality reports by calculating quality indicators.On the other hand, the processes involved in statistical production are assessed by specific process quality indicators in the quality reports and additionally through the GSBPM documentation.


12. Relevance Top
12.1. Relevance - User Needs

Internal users:
Statistical Business Register - updated with feedback information from the survey
Short-term business statistics - for weighting and structure defining
Inward FATS - produced based on SBS data

External users:  
Eurostat, international institutions
ministries and administrative bodies
researchers, journalists and business entities

12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction

One of the key elements in ensuring the quality of statistical data is monitoring user satisfaction. There is no separate user satisfaction survey for SBS.

The results of the user satisfaction survey for all statistical domains are available on the website:https://bhas.gov.ba/data/Dokumenti/Kvalitet/AZK2020_BS.pdf

12.3. Completeness

Annual structural business statistics by economic activities, by size class of employment and by activity are transmitted to Eurostat. The rate of data completeness is 100%.

The development of variables for missing data series is planned. These data will be transmitted to Eurostat.


13. Accuracy Top
13.1. Accuracy - overall

Overall accuracy is considered very good. The accuracy of the data is checked by applying the prescribed methodology, controls, as well as by comparing the data with the data from the previous year or data from other statistical surveys and additional analyzes.

13.2. Sampling error

It is not possible to calculate sampling errors because the production of structural business statistics is not based on a random sample.

Data for the compilation of Structural business variables and indicators are collected through statistical survey “Annual structural business statistical survey for enterprises” with 20 and more persons employed and for other enterprises the data are obtained from administrative and other data sources of the entities and Brcko District. Variables for entrepreneurs are estimated on the basis of data on the employment of entrepreneurs, which are taken from the Statistical Business Register and SBS data for enterprises.

13.3. Non-sampling error

There is no accurate information on coverage errors, but we assume that coverage errors are very low.

If applying computing and logical controls leads to the detection of errors on data obtained from the survey, the errors are corrected through contact with the reporting unit or by using the other statistical surveys. After that, the statistical analysis of variables and indicators is performed, which results in determining extreme values (outliers), which are listed and checked. The most important instrument for reducing errors in the data derived from the survey is precise and understandable methodological explanations. For this reason, instructions for completing the questionnaire are sent to each reporting unit that describes in detail how to complete the questionnaire. In case an additional explanation is needed, the letter to the reporting units contains the contact details of the person in charge of the survey, which each reporting unit can contact.

If the responses on certain questions are missing for the reporting units included in the survey, contact with the reporting unit will be established again, and if necessary, the missing values will be supplemented. If the contact with the reporting unit is not established, data are corrected on the basis of data from the annual financial statements, data for the previous year or other statistical surveys. Data that originate from administrative and other sources are controlled and edited.


14. Timeliness and punctuality Top
14.1. Timeliness

The preliminary results are published 11 months after the reference period and the final 18 months after the reference period.

14.2. Punctuality

The data were published in accordance with the Release calendar and transmitted to Eurostat on time.


15. Coherence and comparability Top
15.1. Comparability - geographical

Structural business statistics for Bosnia and Herzegovina are produced by application of the same statistical concepts in the entire national territory. The methodology and the definition of variables and indicators are harmonized with the EU, which creates the possibility of comparing SBS data with data from other countries. 

15.2. Comparability - over time

Data on structural business statistics are not comparable over the years due to the expansion of coverage of activities, the inclusion of entrepreneurs and changes in data production methods. Data for 2012 and 2013 are not comparable to data for 2010 and 2011 due to the difference in scope of activities. There was a break in time series in 2014 when entrepreneurs were included and in 2017 when the method of data production was changed and coverage was extended to the private sector from section R.

15.3. Coherence - cross domain

Structural business statistics data are compared to data from other statistics, such as national accounts data, PRODCOM statistics, employment statistics, etc.

In the macro editing phase and the analysis of results, a comparison of the selected variables with the national accounts is made, taking into account different concepts and definitions. In the case of significant differences, the data is further checked.

15.4. Coherence - internal

The variables are fully coherent depending on the level of aggregation by activity and classes (group, division, special aggregates and total).


16. Cost and Burden Top

In order to rationalize the production of structural business statistics and reduction of response burden, available administrative and other data sources of entities and Brcko District are used since 2017 for enterprises with less than 20 persons employed. The change of production method has led to the reduction of production costs as well as the response burden of reporting units.


17. Data revision Top
17.1. Data revision - policy

The Agency for Statistics of BiH currently does not have an official document related to the audit policy.

17.2. Data revision - practice

Structural business statistics data are published two times per year, as preliminary and final data. There is no revision of the final data.


18. Statistical processing Top
18.1. Source data

Structural business statistics data of enterprises and entrepreneurs are the result of combinations of many data sources, such as: survey for enterprises with 20 and more persons employed, administrative and other data sources of entities and Brcko District for other enterprises.  For Republika Srpska and Brcko District, data are obtained from annual financial statements, while for Federation of BiH data are obtained from Statistical annex of the annual financial statements. Data for entrepreneurs are estimated.

18.2. Frequency of data collection

Structural business statistics data are collected in annual periodicity.

18.3. Data collection

For enterprises with 20 and more persons employed, data are collected by the questionnaire “Annual structural business statistical survey for enterprises”. For each Annex (I-IV) of EU Regulation 295/2008, a detailed questionnaire is created for enterprises with 20 and more persons employed. In the annual survey for Structural business statistics, four main questionnaires are used. In addition to the main questionnaires, the additional questionnaires were created for industry and construction, which are used for data collection for units by kind of activity. Administrative and other sources taken for the purpose of calculation of SBS variables for other enterprises are as follows:

-Financial statements in Republika Srpska and Brcko District (Balance sheet and Income statement)

-Statistical annex of annual financial statement in Federation of BiH

-Annual report on investments for SBS variables on investments for all enterprises.

18.4. Data validation

Entry, control and editing of data is performed by entities statistical institutions and Branch office of the Agency in Brcko District.
The application for data entry that is unique to all three statistical institutions has got (built inn) a set of controls for checking the completeness, accuracy and logics of the data at the level of primary subject. Errors are corrected through the contact with the reporting unit or by using some other source. After that, the statistical analysis of variables and indicators is performed, through which the extreme values are established (outliers) that are then listed and verified. To determine outliers, the following indicators are used: turnover per person employed, value added per person employed, labor costs per employee, share of gross operating surplus in turnover and share of value added in production value. Administrative and other data are controlled by logical and computing controls. After that, data editing is done. Also, data validation within the series, in time and between the series is done before data transmission to Eurostat, for the purpose of detection of inconsistent data using EDAMIS Acceptance application.

18.5. Data compilation

Variables for enterprises with 20 and more persons employed are calculated based on data collected by the SBS survey, and for other enterprises, the variables are calculated on the basis of data from administrative and other sources of entities and Brcko District. Special formulas are applied for the calculation of SBS variables, depending on the data source.

Investment variables for all enterprises are calculated based on data from the survey “Annual investments report”.

Variables for entrepreneurs are estimated based on employment data for entrepreneurs, which are obtained from Statistical business register and SBS data for enterprises.
Estimation of variables for entrepreneurs is done by regression method. Two coefficients are used: coefficient of number of persons employed and the other coefficient is the number of employees. Coefficients are calculated on the group level and by classes of employment. Variables for entrepreneurs are calculated by multiplying the calculated coefficients with enterprise variables on the group level and by classes of employment. Coefficient of number of employees is used for estimation of personnel costs, while for other variables the coefficient of number of persons employed is used.
Variables for entrepreneurs are added to the variables of the enterprises. In that way, structural business statistics variables of enterprises and entrepreneurs are obtained.

18.6. Adjustment

Seasonal adjustment is not applied in structural business statistics.


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