Reference metadata describe statistical concepts and methodologies used for the collection and generation of data. They provide information on data quality and, since they are strongly content-oriented, assist users in interpreting the data. Reference metadata, unlike structural metadata, can be decoupled from the data.
It is the objective of the production index to measure changes in the volume of output in monthly intervals. The production index is also used for estimation purposes in national accounts.
A common survey for industrial and construction output is used.
3.2. Classification system
NACE Rev. 2
3.3. Coverage - sector
Activity coverage: Sections B to F of NACE Rev. 2 on 2-digit level.
Size coverage: Employment-size-classes with at least 20 persons employed and turnover-size-classes with turnover thresholds of EUR 1.5, 2.0, 2.5 and 4 million excl. VAT per year, taking into account that 90% respect. 60% for NACE 43 of national production in each NACE Division should be represented.
3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions
The index shows the evolution of the physically measurable value added at basic prices. The coverage is about 90% (in production value) of the total production of NACE Rev.2 Sections B, C, D, E and F.
Definitions correspond to the Commission Regulation No. 1503/2006 (Variable No. 110).
In the monthly STS-survey the "Production in the reporting period" is collected as follows:
1. Own output intended for sale (with reference to commodity list 1)
2. Own output for further processing
3. Own output intended for in-house sales and services
4. Subcontracted work carried out by the observation unit as a subcontractor (referring to commodity list 1)
5. Production sold (in accordance to commodity list 1 and 2)
6. Production intended for sale (in cases of PRODCOM-references)
The basis for the calculation of the production index is the "technical production" (the sum of points 1, 3 and 4) and if the technical production is not available the production sold (point 5) is used.
Information about the different variables and their definitions can also be found on the website of Statistics Austria:
Reporting unit: either the enterprise itself or the KAU (in case of multi-activity enterprises with a principal activity outside the NACE Rev.2 Sections B to F)
Observation unit: KAU
3.6. Statistical population
The target population (NACE Sections B to F) is approx. 83,500 (effective 12/2024) single- and multi-establishment- (multi-activity-) enterprises (NACE Sections B to E: 40,800 enterprises; NACE Section F: 42,700 enterprises);
Approximately 10,300 establishments (Betriebe; KAU) are involved in the calculation of the production index (NACE Sections B to F) (effective 2024); for NACE Sections B to E: 5,800 establishments and for NACE Section F: about 4,500 establishments
Data source: Business Register.
3.7. Reference area
The geographical area covered is Austria and its nine federal provinces (Bundesländer).
3.8. Coverage - Time
NACE Rev.2 Base 2021: from 01/2021 onwards Base 2015: from 01/2015 until 12/2023 Base 2010: from 01/2010 until 12/2017 Base 2005: from 01/2009 until 12/2012; backcasted data back from 01/1996
NACE Rev.1.1 Base 2005: from 01/2005 to 12/2008 Base 2000: from 01/2000 to 12/2007 Base 1995: from 01/1996 to 12/2002
3.9. Base period
Base year: 2021
Reference year: 2024
STS-indicators are published as indices at t+40.
Absolute figures for STS in production and construction are published nationally at t+90.
The production index is calcuated and published monthly.
6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements
Legal basis:
The "Federal Statistics Act 2000" ("Bundesstatistikgesetz 2000", Federal Law Gazette I No. 163/1999) passed in August 1999 is in force since January 2000. The "Bundesstatistikgesetz 2000" was consolidated to the "Bundesstatistikgesetz 2000 - konsolidierte Fassung 2009" (BGBl. I No. 163/1999 as amended by BGBl. I No. 136/2001, BGBl. I No. 71/2003, BGBl. I No. 92/2007, BGBl. I No. 125/2009, BGBl. I Nr. 111/2010, BGBl. I Nr. 40/2014, BGBl. I Nr. 30/2018 and BGBl. I Nr. 32/2018).
In addition, there is a national regulation concerning the monthly sample survey on short-term statistics for NACE Sections B to F: "Konjunkturstatistik im Produzierenden Bereich", BGBl. II No. 210/2003 as amended by BGBl. II No. 70/2005, BGBl. II No. 315/2007 and BGBl. II Nr. 327/2013.
Obligation on units to provide data:
There is a legal obligation for the units to provide data. Any respondent refusing to provide the required information may be punished by the local administrative authority.
6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing
STS data is also published by international organisations like Eurostat, UN and OECD.
7.1. Confidentiality - policy
The general obligation to publish statistics and the strict provision on statistical confidentiality is regulated by the “Federal Statistics Act 2000” ("Bundesstatistikgesetz 2000") in the consolidated version of "Bundesstatistikgesetz 2000 - konsolidierte Fassung 2009” (BGBl. I No. 163/1999 as amended by BGBl. I No. 136/2001, BGBl. I No. 71/2003, BGBl. I No. 92/2007, BGBl. I No. 125/2009, BGBl. I Nr. 111/2010, BGBl. I Nr. 40/2014, BGBl. I Nr. 30/2018 and BGBl. I Nr. 32/2018).
The protection of personal data is covered by the “Data Protection Act 2000” ("Datenschutzgesetz 2000 (DSG 2000)", Austrian Federal Law Gazette I No. 165/1999 last amended by BGBl. I No. 14/2019).
7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment
Aggregations of data including less than 3 establishments are considered confidential and are therefore not published.
8.1. Release calendar
A release calendar covering release dates of the first/second half of the year is published on the website of Statistics Austria.
No users have prior access to the data before its general release. Data are made available to all users simultaneously in the Statistics Austria press release, which is disseminated by the Austrian Press Agency. The press release is also available on the website of Statistics Austria.
Transmission to Eurostat and further use of the statistics:
According to the release calendar data are transmitted to Eurostat at the same time of national publication 40/70 days after the end of the reference month. At the time of national publication unadjusted as well as working day, seasonally and trend-cycle adjusted data are transmitted to Eurostat via eDAMIS (without the breakdown for the 9 "Bundesländer"/provinces) using SDMX. The level of detail corresponds to the 2-digit-level of NACE Rev. 2 and aggregations (MIGs, total industry (Eurostat: Sections B to D without D353 and E, National: Sections B to E)).
The production index is further used for estimation purposes in national accounts and is also transmitted to the Austrian National Bank, OECD and UN.
Monthly
10.1. Dissemination format - News release
Data are made available in the Statistics Austria press release, which is disseminated by the Austrian Press Agency. The press release is also available on the website of Statistics Austria.
Frequency: monthly
Activity Coverage: NACE Rev. 2 Section B to F (splitted in Section B to E and Section F); 5 MIGS (capital goods, consumer durable and non-durable consumer goods, intermediate goods, energy);
Length of time series: month, compared to corresponding month of the previous year as well as to the previous month
Data are released in the online database „STATcube” on the website of Statistics Austria: STATcube
Frequency: monthly
Activity Coverage: NACE Rev. 2 Section B to F (F splitted in building construction and civil engineering), NACE Rev. 2 Division 05 to 43; MIGS (capital goods, consumer durables and non-durables, intermediate goods, energy) and selected aggregates;
Length of time series:
from 01/2009 to 12/2012 (NACE Rev.2, Base 2005); backcasted data to 1996
from 01/2010 to 12/2017 (NACE Rev.2, Base 2010)
from 01/2015 to 12/2023 (NACE Rev.2, Base 2015)
from 01/2021 (NACE Rev.2, Base 2021); backcasted data to 2000
Presentation: unadjusted, calendar adjusted, seasonally adjusted, trend cycle, nine federal provinces (Bundesländer; NUTS2)
10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access
Not available.
10.5. Dissemination format - other
Data are sent to Eurostat to be used in European aggregates and/or to be released as national data.
10.6. Documentation on methodology
Dissemination of documentation on methodology and sources used in preparing statistics:
Standard-Documentation: covers different aspects of a statistical product like administrative information, conceptual aspects, production of the statistics and publication of resulting figures. Complementing the detailed information on all phases of the statistical production process and the description of the statistical concepts as well as the applied methodology the last chapter refers to quality.
Konjunkturindikatoren im Produzierenden Bereich – Basisjahr 2010
Konjunkturindikatoren im Produzierenden Bereich - Basisjahr 2005 - ÖNACE 2008
Konjunkturstatistik im Produzierenden Bereich ab 2008
Methodological Papers:
Statistische Nachrichten 7/2018: Konjunkturindikatoren im Produzierenden Bereich: Neues Basisjahr 2015
Statistische Nachrichten 7/2013: Konjunkturindikatoren im Produzierenden Bereich: Neues Basisjahr 2010
Statistische Nachrichten 7/2009: Umstellung der Konjunkturindikatoren im Produzierenden Bereich auf die ÖNACE 2008
Statistische Nachrichten 11/2007: Konjunkturindikatoren im Produzierenden Bereich: Neue Basis 2005=100
Statistische Nachrichten 6/2005, S. 567ff.: Saison- und arbeitstägige Bereinigung des Produktionsindex sowie des Umsatzindex im Produzierenden Bereich
Statistische Nachrichten 4/2004, S.340ff.: Wiederaufnahme der Berechnungen von Produktivitätsindizes mit der Basis 2000=100
Statistische Nachrichten 10/2003, S. 776ff.: Konjunkturindikatoren im Produzierenden Bereich: Neue Basis 2000=100
Statistische Nachrichten 6/1999, S. 479ff.: Neuberechnung des Produktionsindex mit der Basis 1995=100
Statistische Nachrichten 5/1999, S. 382ff.: Arbeitstägige Bereinigung des neuen Produktionsindex
Statistische Nachrichten 10/1997, S. 866ff.: Neue Indizes im Sachgüterbereich – Konzepte und methodische Grundlagen
Further sources:
IMF (SDDS)
OECD Main Economic Indicators
10.7. Quality management - documentation
Quality report: Documentation on methodology and sources (Standard-Dokumentation) Standard-Dokumentation: covers different aspects of a statistical product like administrative information, conceptual aspects, production of the statistics and publication of resulting figures. Complementing the detailed information on all phases of the statistical production process and the description of the statistical concepts as well as the applied methodology the last chapter refers to quality.
Konjunkturindikatoren im Produzierenden Bereich – Basisjahr 2010
Konjunkturindikatoren im Produzierenden Bereich - Basisjahr 2005 - ÖNACE 2008
Konjunkturstatistik im Produzierenden Bereich ab 2008
11.1. Quality assurance
Quality checks and validation of data are done throughout the whole compilation process. This is described in the standardised metadata and quality report for short-term statistics concerning NACE Sections B to F on the website of Statistics Austria (Standard-Dokumentation):
Chapter 3 “Quality” of this national quality report contains the following points:
Relevant changes are discussed with national experts and the Quality Committee of the Statistical Council of Statistics Austria for feedback and modification suggestions.
11.2. Quality management - assessment
Indices are based on reliable data;
Publication of results are always punctual;
Further methodological details and other information can be found in point 13;
Multiple plausibility checks with different sources are done.
12.1. Relevance - User Needs
Short-term statistics are used by different national and international institutions and non-institutional users:
Institutions: Federal Ministries, Federal Chancellery of the Republic of Austria, National Central Bank (OeNB), political institutions (e.g. parliament), local authorities, Austrian Institute of Economic Research
International institutions: Eurostat, ECB, OECD, UN, IMF
Social actors: social partners, trade unions
Researchers and Educational Institutions
Media
Enterprises/businesses
Internal users
Public
12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction
No index for user satisfaction is available, but there are regular meetings with national experts and essential users to react to new requirements, if these are in contrast with legal necessities or not in constraints.
Every year an advisory board for enterprise statistics is held where concepts and new developments are presented and discussed.
12.3. Completeness
The production index is fully compliant regarding STS-Regulation.
13.1. Accuracy - overall
The overall accuracy could mainly be influenced by non-sampling errors due to a surveyed cut-off census. Accuracy can change by response rate, data collection and/or imputation errors. Checks are done on micro- and macro-level when data are processed.
13.2. Sampling error
As the data base of the index are absolute figures for STS in production and construction which are surveyed by cut-off census, it is not possible to indicate a classical sampling error.
13.3. Non-sampling error
Coverage errors
The survey is compulsory. The response rate for industry and construction is about 64.0% 40 days after the end of the reference period and about 96.0% 70 days after the end of the reference period. When the final index is compiled, it is around 99.0%. Missing responses are requested by telephone contacts followed up by two postal reminders.
Coverage - classification errors and over coverage:
are observed especially at the reference periods of January due to changes of the respondent units (i.e. deaths of enterprises, changes in enterprise structures, new classifications).
are identified through ex post contacts to concerned enterprises and through comparison with registers and other secondary sources.
in general the survey results have to be corrected 0.2 - 0.4% downwards.
Under coverage:
One of the reasons is the loss of responding units due to false classifications and the difficulty to find alternative enterprises during the reference year
yet it is not possible to quantify the undercoverage rate
Multiple listings:
Due to duplication checks multiple listings are prevented.
Data collection errors
Online Survey instrument: Misunderstanding of the questionnaire by respondent or missing values due to downtime of the questionnaire.
Plausibility checks within the questionnaire at high variance with previous values.
Questionnaire has to be competed without missing values and correct format (character or numeric).
Respondent: transmission of erroneous data.
Continuously quality- and plausibility improvements by staff and feedback by respondents.
Reasons for Unit non-response and Item non-response are:
Reporting delays
Reporting refusals
Non-response due to cessation of business
Imputation is performed by automation supported substitution methods.
Data processing errors
A lot of checks are carried out at the micro and macro data level. For example the following processing errors (“Aufarbeitungsfehler”) may occur:
A) Treatment on micro-data-level
Human errors during the data editing process: these errors are often caught by automated checks
Imputation errors: the imputed value is falls outside a plausible range
Plausibility errors are identified through numerous automated checks, though human interaction remains possible. These checks include, for example, verifying completeness/ sums/ horizontal logical dependences/ vertical relations/ average rates/ minimum-maximum values,….
To minimize these processing errors at the micro-data level, we rely on a combination of qualified checking of original respondent data, direct contact with reporting units for necessary corrections, and the implementation of sophisticated plausibility routines.
B) Treatment on macro-data-level
Final checks with analysis-tables (aggregates / more complex relations). These tables include all variables of the STS-survey.
The macro data tables are verified by computer programs but also by the staff to ensure the published figures are plausible. The persons responsible for the index calculation uses their own software to test the index-plausibility of the different data at 3- and 2-digit-level and for all aggregates.
If inconsistencies are detected the data must be re-verified at the micro-level using the raw questionnaire data. Then the macro data are corrected by using a display editor and a display mask.
Afterwards, the plausibility check is repeated again until the figures look plausible.
About 50 cases of the original data are corrected (= number of corrected cases at the sample).
Model errors
Model effects, such as imputation errors: the usage of previous period values tends to result in under- or overestimating the real development, particularly when volatile values from large enterprises are missing.
14.1. Timeliness
At the end of the reference month, email reminders are sent to the reporting units, requesting them to complete the electronic/web-based questionnaire by the 15th of the following month. According to the release calendar, the production index is published 40 days after the end of the reference month (preliminary results) and again after 70 days. In August of year t+1, the index for year t is considered final, with a response rate of approximately 99.0%.
14.2. Punctuality
Data is always delivered on time, without any delay from the expected date.
15.1. Comparability - geographical
Due to harmonized STS indices within the European Union, it is possible to compare the calculated Austrian aggregates with those of other European countries.
In addition, the production index is reported to the United Nations according to ISIC Rev. 4, facilitating broader international comparisons.
Furthermore, the production index covers all nine federal provinces (Bundesländer; NUTS 2) of Austria, applying consistent concepts and definitions across regions.
15.2. Comparability - over time
To ensure comparability over time, efforts are made to keep the data base as consistent as possible. When adjustments to the base occur, changes are appropriately taken into account.
Moreover, STS indices are compared over time (previous month and year).For NACE Rev.2, data from 2000 onwards is available on base 2021 (Base 2021: from 01/2021 onwards, Base 2015: from 01/2015 onwards; Base 2010: from 01/2010 until 12/2017; Base 2005: from 01/2009 until 12/2012
There are no breaks in series.
15.3. Coherence - cross domain
Cross-checks with
absolute STS data in industry and construction
time comparisons, including previous STS values (month-on-month and year-on-year)
SBS data (e.g. activity, turnover)
Other surveys e.g. foreign trade statistics, surveys on material input
15.4. Coherence - internal
Cross-checks are also carried out with other STS variables, such as turnover and new orders surveys. Higher-level aggregates are consistent with the corresponding lower-level data.
In the context of a cooperation agreement between Statistics Austria and the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, signed in 2001, a system called the “Response Burden Barometer” was developed to monitor the development of respondent burden.
This barometer provides a quantitative and objective indicator of the response burden and how it evolves over time.
The results for short-term statistics in industry and construction are available on the website of Statistics Austria: Response burden barometer
The costs and burden have declined since 2009 due to the implementation of the electronical/web questionnaires.
Less than 1% of reports are still submitted by mail.
17.1. Data revision - policy
Statistics Austria implements a transparent revision policy that outlines the process and communication of both scheduled and event-related data revisions, including detailed documentation and regular updates for all relevant statistical projects.
Information on the revision policy of Statistics Austria can be found at: Revisions policy
Actual methodological changes are communicated in the standard documentation of STS indicators for industry and construction.
Revisions are made regularly:
preliminary data are published 40 days after the reference period (the data are marked as "preliminary data")
revised data are published 70 days after the reference period
Information about upcoming data revisions is available in the release calendar on the Statistics Austria website.
Final index results are available in August of the following year.The same revision policy is applied nationally and in transmissions to Eurostat.
In case of an error (non-scheduled revision), data are revised and published again.
These monthly revisions are due to delayed reporting by some enterprises and are a standard element of the data production cycle. Initially imputed values are revised at t+70 once actual responses from enterprises become available. For responses received after t+70, revisions are only incorporated upon the publication of the final data in August of the following year.
Every five years, short-term statistics are comprehensively updated to reflect current economic conditions. This includes setting a new base year and adjusting the weighting structure.
These updates follow the guidelines of EU Regulation 2152/2019 and usually take place in years ending in 0 or 5. Major revisions like base year changes are announced on the official Statistics Austria website and documented in the standard documentation of STS indicators for industry & construction.
17.2. Data revision - practice
Provision of information about revision and advance notice of major changes in methodology
Because of working day and seasonal adjustment, the indices are revised backwards for the whole time series.
Industry quality indicators:
MR (2022-2024; cal. adjusted; monthly) -0.07
MAR (2022-2024; cal. adjusted; monthly) 1.72
18.1. Source data
Type of source: Statistical sample survey (cut-off census).
Frame on which the source is based: Business Register (UR - "Unternehmensregister").
Sample: The survey population is drawn from the business register as a non-representative, concentrated sample (cut-off sample) on the basis of employment and turnover size classes.
The target population (NACE Sections B to F) is approx. 83,500 (effective 12/2024) single- and multi- establishment-(multi-activity-) enterprises (NACE Sections B to E: 40,800 enterprises; NACE Section F: 42,700 enterprises);
Approximately 10,300 establishments (Betriebe; KAU) are involved in the calculation of the production index (NACE Sections B to F) (effective 2024); for NACE Sections B to E: 5,800 establishments and for NACE Section F: about 4,500 establishments
Threshold values and percentages: Employment-size-classes with at least 20 persons employed and turnover-size-classes with turnover thresholds of EUR 1.5, 2.0, 2.5 and 4 million excl. VAT per year, taking into account that 90% respect. 60% for NACE 43 of national production in each NACE Division should be represented.
Frequency of updating the sample: Yearly.
18.2. Frequency of data collection
Data are collected on a monthly basis.
18.3. Data collection
For Sections B to F of NACE Rev. 2, a single STS survey ("Konjunkturerhebungen im Produzierenden Bereich") collects monthly data on production, turnover, new orders, and labour input. There are different types of questionnaires depending on the structure of the reporting unit: for single-establishment enterprises, for multi-establishment (multi-activity) enterprises, and for establishments/LKAU of multi-establishment/multi-activity enterprises.
To simplify data provision for enterprises, Statistics Austria continuously works to improve electronic questionnaires. As a result, in 2012, data collection for STS in production and construction was fully converted to electronic/web-based questionnaires. Paper questionnaires are now only provided upon request.
18.4. Data validation
Regarding data validation, the validation levels defined by Eurostat are applied: The structure of the file and the format of the data is checked; plausibility checks and consistency checks are carried out.
More information on tools and rules used for validation can be found in point 13.3.
18.5. Data compilation
Estimates for non-response: Non-response is treated by imputation from the results of previous periods.
Type of index: The Austrian Production Index is a fixed base year Laspeyres (volume) index (current base 2021=100) whose weights and basket of goods are revised every five years.
Method of weighting and chaining: Gross production values at product level, and value added at aggregated level. The weights are based on value added at basic prices derived from structural business statistics and applied to deflated value relatives.
Frequency of weight update: every 5 years.
18.6. Adjustment
Initially, a constant basket of goods with constant weights is defined for the entire index period (i.e., until the base year is revised). . The product groups and the weights are determined based on production values and the valued-added of each branch in the base year (currently 2021), together forming the index base. Production values are directly observed and compiled using the Laspeyres formula, which relates the production of the reference month t to that of the base period 0.The index numbers are calculated by deflating the production values. Since the 2025 reporting year, deflation is based on NACE classifications instead of the ÖPRODCOM code using mainly producer price indices, but also construction output price index, wholesale price indices, consumer price indices and the index of agreed minimum wages and salaries. Working day, seasonal and trend-cycle adjustment are carried out by using X-13 ARIMA-SEATS.
It is the objective of the production index to measure changes in the volume of output in monthly intervals. The production index is also used for estimation purposes in national accounts.
A common survey for industrial and construction output is used.
15 June 2025
The index shows the evolution of the physically measurable value added at basic prices. The coverage is about 90% (in production value) of the total production of NACE Rev.2 Sections B, C, D, E and F.
Definitions correspond to the Commission Regulation No. 1503/2006 (Variable No. 110).
In the monthly STS-survey the "Production in the reporting period" is collected as follows:
1. Own output intended for sale (with reference to commodity list 1)
2. Own output for further processing
3. Own output intended for in-house sales and services
4. Subcontracted work carried out by the observation unit as a subcontractor (referring to commodity list 1)
5. Production sold (in accordance to commodity list 1 and 2)
6. Production intended for sale (in cases of PRODCOM-references)
The basis for the calculation of the production index is the "technical production" (the sum of points 1, 3 and 4) and if the technical production is not available the production sold (point 5) is used.
Information about the different variables and their definitions can also be found on the website of Statistics Austria:
Reporting unit: either the enterprise itself or the KAU (in case of multi-activity enterprises with a principal activity outside the NACE Rev.2 Sections B to F)
Observation unit: KAU
The target population (NACE Sections B to F) is approx. 83,500 (effective 12/2024) single- and multi-establishment- (multi-activity-) enterprises (NACE Sections B to E: 40,800 enterprises; NACE Section F: 42,700 enterprises);
Approximately 10,300 establishments (Betriebe; KAU) are involved in the calculation of the production index (NACE Sections B to F) (effective 2024); for NACE Sections B to E: 5,800 establishments and for NACE Section F: about 4,500 establishments
Data source: Business Register.
The geographical area covered is Austria and its nine federal provinces (Bundesländer).
The production index is calcuated and published monthly.
The overall accuracy could mainly be influenced by non-sampling errors due to a surveyed cut-off census. Accuracy can change by response rate, data collection and/or imputation errors. Checks are done on micro- and macro-level when data are processed.
STS-indicators are published as indices at t+40.
Absolute figures for STS in production and construction are published nationally at t+90.
Estimates for non-response: Non-response is treated by imputation from the results of previous periods.
Type of index: The Austrian Production Index is a fixed base year Laspeyres (volume) index (current base 2021=100) whose weights and basket of goods are revised every five years.
Method of weighting and chaining: Gross production values at product level, and value added at aggregated level. The weights are based on value added at basic prices derived from structural business statistics and applied to deflated value relatives.
Frequency of weight update: every 5 years.
Type of source: Statistical sample survey (cut-off census).
Frame on which the source is based: Business Register (UR - "Unternehmensregister").
Sample: The survey population is drawn from the business register as a non-representative, concentrated sample (cut-off sample) on the basis of employment and turnover size classes.
The target population (NACE Sections B to F) is approx. 83,500 (effective 12/2024) single- and multi- establishment-(multi-activity-) enterprises (NACE Sections B to E: 40,800 enterprises; NACE Section F: 42,700 enterprises);
Approximately 10,300 establishments (Betriebe; KAU) are involved in the calculation of the production index (NACE Sections B to F) (effective 2024); for NACE Sections B to E: 5,800 establishments and for NACE Section F: about 4,500 establishments
Threshold values and percentages: Employment-size-classes with at least 20 persons employed and turnover-size-classes with turnover thresholds of EUR 1.5, 2.0, 2.5 and 4 million excl. VAT per year, taking into account that 90% respect. 60% for NACE 43 of national production in each NACE Division should be represented.
Frequency of updating the sample: Yearly.
Monthly
At the end of the reference month, email reminders are sent to the reporting units, requesting them to complete the electronic/web-based questionnaire by the 15th of the following month. According to the release calendar, the production index is published 40 days after the end of the reference month (preliminary results) and again after 70 days. In August of year t+1, the index for year t is considered final, with a response rate of approximately 99.0%.
Due to harmonized STS indices within the European Union, it is possible to compare the calculated Austrian aggregates with those of other European countries.
In addition, the production index is reported to the United Nations according to ISIC Rev. 4, facilitating broader international comparisons.
Furthermore, the production index covers all nine federal provinces (Bundesländer; NUTS 2) of Austria, applying consistent concepts and definitions across regions.
To ensure comparability over time, efforts are made to keep the data base as consistent as possible. When adjustments to the base occur, changes are appropriately taken into account.
Moreover, STS indices are compared over time (previous month and year).For NACE Rev.2, data from 2000 onwards is available on base 2021 (Base 2021: from 01/2021 onwards, Base 2015: from 01/2015 onwards; Base 2010: from 01/2010 until 12/2017; Base 2005: from 01/2009 until 12/2012
