Statistics Lithuania

Short Term Business Statistics Division

29 Gedimino Ave., LT–01500 Vilnius, Lithuania

 The objective of the indicator - index of the wages and salaries - to show the development and changes of wages and salaries in the enterprises of INDUSTRY, CONSTRUCTION, TRADE and SERVICES.

National version (EVRK Rev. 2) of the Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community (NACE Rev. 2).

INDUSTRY
The indicators in this sector cover economic activities listed in sections B to E36 of NACE rev. 2 (B-Mining and quarrying, C-Manufacturing, D-Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, E36-Water supply).

CONSTRUCTION
The indicators in this sector cover economic activities listed in section F of NACE Rev. 2 (Construction).

TRADE
The indicators in this sector cover economic activities listed in section G of NACE rev. 2 (Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles).

SERVICES
The indicators in this sector cover economic activities listed in sections H, I, J, L, M (excluding M701, M72, M75) and N of NACE Rev. 2 (H-Transportation and Storage, I-Accommodation and food service activities, J-Information and communication, L-Real estate activities, M-Professional, scientific and technical activities (excluding activities of head offices, scientific research and development and veterinary activities), N-Administrative and support service activities).

Wages and Salaries refers the total gross to remuneration  payable to the employee in return for the work done during the reference quarter in cash, goods, services and/or privileges, including income taxes, social insurance contributions, etc. payable by the employee. It includes various bonuses in cash and in kind: allowances, severance pays, gratuity, premiums, compensations, increments. Wages and salaries does not include social insurance contributions payable by the employer, money meant for the purchase of equipment,  working clothes, various training courses, expenses on business trips (travel, accommodation), benefits from the State Social Insurance Fund in case of temporary disability (sickness, maternity leave, parental leave).

Index of the number of wages and salaries represents changes in wages and salaries over a certain period of time.

INDUSTRY

Kind of activity unit (KAU)

CONSTRUCTION

Kind of activity unit (KAU)

TRADE

Kind of activity unit (KAU)

SERVICES

Kind of activity unit (KAU)

The frame population is listing from Business Register. The statistical population comprises the observation units  operating in the NACE Rev.2  classes without any threshold (turnover or employees) mentioned below.

INDUSTRY

Sections B to E36 of NACE Rev. 2, MIGs and Section-level of NACE, Division E36

CONSTRUCTION

Section F of NACE Rev. 2

TRADE

 Section G of NACE Rev. 2  (G45, G46, G47)

SERVICES

Sections H, I, J, L, M (excluding M701, M72, M75), N  of NACE Rev. 2

Territory of Lithuania. The activities outside the Lithuania are not included.

INDUSTRY, CONSTRUCTION

The time series cover time since first quarter 1998.

TRADE, SERVICES

The time series cover time since first quarter 2010.

The base year 2021=100.

Indices are published nationally and those indices are transmitted to Eurostat.

Quarter.

The European Parliament and Council adopted the European Business Statistics (EBS) Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 on 27 November 2019, followed by the Commission Implementing Regulation 2020/1197 laying down technical specifications and arrangements pursuant to the mentioned EBS Regulation (General Implementing Act).

The former legal basis for the STS indicators is the Council Regulation No 1165/98 of 19 May 1998 concerning short-term statistics and subsequent amending regulations.

Data is transmitted only to Eurostat.

Law on Statistics of the Republic of Lithuania;

Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities (OJ 2009 L87, p. 164).

In the process of statistical data collection, processing and analysis and dissemination of statistical information, Statistics Lithuania fully guarantees the confidentiality of the data submitted by respondents (households, enterprises, institutions, organisations and other statistical units), as defined in the Confidentiality Policy Guidelines of Statistics Lithuania.

Statistical Disclosure Control Manual, approved by Order No DĮ-26 of 19 January 2024 of the Director General of Statistics Lithuania;

The State Data Governance Information System Data Security Regulations and Rules for the Secure Management of Electronic Information in the State Data Governance Information System, approved by Order No DĮ-202 of 27 August 2021 of the Director General of Statistics Lithuania.

Where the respondent about whom or whose activity results the primary statistical data have been collected may be directly or indirectly identified on the basis of official statistical data, such official statistical data shall be confidential and protected in the manner prescribed by laws.

Statistical information is published on the Official Statistics Portal according to the Official Statistics Calendar.

Official Statistics Calendar

Statistical information is published following the Official Statistics Dissemination Policy Guidelines  and Statistical Information Dissemination and Communication Rules of Statistics Lithuania approved by Order No DĮ-176 of 2 July 2021 of the Director General of Statistics Lithuania.

Indices are transmitted to Eurostat quarterly and the same frequency is published nationally.

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STS data on wages and salaries are disseminated in full detail in the  Database of Indicators.

INDUSTRY

Database of Indicators (Business statistics -> Industry -> Labour input indicators in industrial enterprise -> Indices of wages and salaries in industry enterprises (2021 – 100)).

CONSTRUCTION

Database of Indicators (Business statistics -> Construction -> Labour input indicators of construction enterprises -> Indices of wages and salaries in construction enterprises (2021– 100)).

TRADE

Database of Indicators (Business statistics -> Domestic trade -> Labour indicators of trade and catering enterprises -> Indices of wages and salaries in trade and catering enterprises (2021 – 100)).

SERVICES

Database of Indicators (Business statistics -> Services -> Indicators of service enterprises-> Labour input indicators of service enterprises -> Indices of wages and salaries in service enterprises (2021 – 100)).

Statistics Lithuania, in response to the needs of users of statistical information, provides them with access to open data sets with data on statistical observation units. More information is available on the Official Statistics Portal, at Open data.

Eurostat‘s database

The process of the preparation of statistical information is presented on the Business statistics section in the Official Statistics Portal: 

INDUSTRY

CONSTRUCTION

TRADE

SERVICES

Quality documentation (Metadata) is updated each quarter and disseminated on the Business statistics section in the Official Statistics Portal:

INDUSTRY

CONSTRUCTION

TRADE

SERVICES

The quality of statistical information and its production process is ensured by the provisions of the European Statistics Code of Practice  and ESS Quality Assurance Framework. 

In 2007, a quality management system, conforming to the requirements of the international quality management system standard ISO 9001, was introduced at Statistics Lithuania. The main trends in activity of Statistics Lithuania aimed at quality management and continuous development in the institution are established in the Quality Policy. Monitoring of the quality indicators of statistical processes and their results and self-evaluation of statistical survey managers is regularly carried out in order to identify the areas which need improvement and to promptly eliminate the shortcomings.

The quality of the statistical results meets the requirements of accuracy, timeliness and punctuality, comparability and consistency.

Quality of the information obtained is analyzed when evaluating the indicators. Results of the calculation are compared with the results of the previous year, arithmetic averages are calculated. Outstanding values of indicators are identified and analyzed.

The main users of statistical information are State and municipal authorities and agencies, Eurostat, international organisations, the media, research and business community, students, whose needs are satisfied without a breach of the confidentiality principle. 

Since 2005, user opinion surveys have been conducted on a regular basis. Official Statistics Portal traffic is monitored, website visitor opinion polls, general opinion poll on the products and services of Statistics Lithuania, target user group opinion polls and other surveys are conducted.

In 2007, the compilation of a user satisfaction index was launched. The said surveys are aimed at the assessment of the overall demand for and necessity of statistical information in general and specific statistical indicators in particular.

More information on user opinion surveys and results thereof are published in the User Surveys section on the Statistics Lithuania website.

All STS indicators are compiled and published to the extent defined in the legislation governing their compilation and publication. More detailed statistics are compiled according to individual user requests (only in Lithuanian).

Data calculation is based on administrative source - Database of the State Social Insurance Fund Board (SODRA). Sampling error is negligible. The estimate is not biased.

Estimate of the coefficient of variation for the index of wages and salaries is not applicable.

Administrative data source (Database of the State Social Insurance Fund Board (SODRA)) is used. 

Statistical information for INDUSTRY, TRADE, SERVICES is published  on the 90th day,  for CONSTRUCTION - on the 60th day after the end of the reporting quarter as well as sent to Eurostat.

Statistical information is published in accordance with Official Statistics Calendar, also is sent to Eurostat according with the approved Release Calendar.

The rate of data publications at SL and transmissions to Eurostat on time is equal to 100 per cent.

Results are comparable between the EU countries

INDUSTRY, CONSTRUCTION

Quarterly time series are comparable since first quarter of 1998.

TRADE, SERVICES

Quarterly time series are comparable since first quarter of 2010.

The data are comparable with Labour statistics.

The values of the  indicators are internally coherent. The aggregated values of indicators are derived from lower-level values in accordance with an established procedure.

The administrative data source is used; there is no administrative burden for respondents.

The cost is determined for statistical survey in total and it is not possible to calculate for separate indicators.

INDUSTRY

Costs 13 750 hours per year.

CONSTRUCTION

Costs 4 880 hours per year.

TRADE

Costs 16 545 hours per year.

SERVICES

Costs 8 229 hours per year.

Revisions of statistical indicators are performed in accordance with the General Principles behind the Performance, Analysis and Announcement of Revisions of Statistical Indicators. Users are informed about scheduled revisions in advance through a Calendar of Scheduled Revisions of Statistical Indicators.

The same revision policy is applied for the data released nationally and transmitted to Eurostat.

Long-term planned (major) revisions are conducted after amendments in legal acts, due to changes in the base year, methodology and classifications entail revisions. The time series from first quarter 1998 (INDUSTRY, CONSTRUCTION) or first quarter 2010 (TRADE, SERVICES) are back-casted.

After amendments in legal acts, changes of the base year and classifications, detection of significant errors, revisions of statistical indicators are performed. Users are informed about the results and changes.

For all sectors the administrative data source is used - data of the State Social Insurance Fund Board (SODRA). All  enterprises report to social insurance.

For all sectors - quarter.

The administrative data source is used - data of the State Social Insurance Fund Board (SODRA).

Before the results are presented to the users, additional quality control of statistical data at the macrodata level is performed. The results of statistical indicators are compared with the previous and corresponding period of the previous year.

 The estimates are computed using regular stratified random sampling formulae (ratio estimator). The index is calculated in comparison with the quarterly average of 2021 (base year). The process of the preparation of statistical information is described in the surveys methodologies (only in Lituanian):

Industrial enterprise activity statistical survey methodology

Construction enterprises activity statistical survey methodology

Monthly statistical survey on trade and catering enterprises methodology 

Methodology of the statistical survey on the activities of service enterprises

The time series of wages and salaries are calendar day adjusted, using the TRAMO/SEATS method in JDemetra + (version 2.2.2). A direct method is used for this adjustment.

The model is chosen using a detailed analysis module. The logarythm of transformation is tested. Calendar factors are estimateds, 2 regressors (working days) and national holiday's calendar are used, leap year is adjusted. Reg/ARIMA is used for calendar adjustment.

The significance levels, the number of outliers and statistics on residuals (residual normality, residual assimetry, etc.) are controlled in the data series.

Calendar adjustment models and parameters are fixed for one year and revised once a year when the data of all reporting quarters is available. The horizon revision covers 4 years: the currenr year and 3 years backwards.

Alignment is performed using the manual Handbook on Seasonal Adjustment (2018).

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