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1.1. Contact organisation | Statistics Poland |
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1.2. Contact organisation unit | Trade and Services Department |
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1.5. Contact mail address | Statistics Poland |
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2.1. Metadata last certified | 13/06/2023 | ||
2.2. Metadata last posted | 13/06/2023 | ||
2.3. Metadata last update | 13/06/2023 |
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3.1. Data description | |||
The index of services production (volume) measures changes in the value of revenues from sale of products, goods and materials in monthly periods with reference to the base period. The index of services production (ISP) is a business indicator which measures the monthly changes of the price adjusted output of the services industries (excluding financial and public services). |
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3.2. Classification system | |||
The Polish Classification of Activities (PKD 2007) based on the NACE Rev. 2. |
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3.3. Coverage - sector | |||
The survey covers activities in Sections and Divisions of NACE: H, I, J, L, M (excluding M701, M72 and, M75) and N. The survey covers units employing 10 and more persons. |
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3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions | |||
The index of services production is calculated on the basis of net turnover. Net Turnover is defined as the value of sold production, sales of merchanted goods (resale) and services supplied.
The following are excluded:
The monthly report on economic activity (concerning legal units employing 10 or more persons) covers among other variables the following information:
Data refers to flows during the calendar month. To deflate of the net turnover the Constant prices are used- they are used to establish changes in physical size of aggregated economic notions (production, sales, consumption) in terms of value. Constant prices enable to exclude the impact of changes in current prices on indices of surveyed categories and ensure comparability with changes in their physical size over different periods. The Producer Price Index (PPI) is used for groups of division J58. The Consumer Price Indices (CPI) are used for groups of divisions I55, I56, J59, J60, N79, N82. The House Price Index (HPI) and the Services Producer Price Index (SPPI) are used in Section L which is equivalent to L68. The Services Producer Price Indices (SPPI) are used for the rest of divisions for which ISP is compiled.
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3.5. Statistical unit | |||
The legal unit is both a reporting and observation unit. |
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3.6. Statistical population | |||
The target population includes legal units with 10 or more persons employed classified to the following Sections and Divisions of NACE: H, I, J, L, M (excluding M701, M72 and, M75) and N. The frame for identifying units for the target population is the Statistical Business Register (BJS) supported by the National Official Business Register (REGON). The basis for the selection of entities is their principal kind of activity according to the Polish Classification of Activities (PKD – equivalent of the NACE Rev. 2) and the number of persons employed. For services legal units with the number of persons employed:
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3.7. Reference area | |||
All regions of Poland are covered, activities outside the geographical coverage are also included in the data. |
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3.8. Coverage - Time | |||
Since 2021 compiled as regular data. Time series according to NACE Rev.2, available nationally, are not longer than those transmitted to Eurostat. |
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3.9. Base period | |||
The base year is 2015. |
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Data collected in thousands of PLN. |
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Reference month. |
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6.1. Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements | |||
Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 of the European Parliament and of the Council on European business statistics, repealing 10 legal acts in the field of business statistics (EBS-Regulation). Commission Implementing Regulation 2020/1197 laying down technical specifications and arrangements pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 mentioned above. The legal basis of Statistics Poland's responsibility for collection, processing and dissemination of statistics is the Act on Official Statistics passed on 29th June 1995 with subsequent amendments (consolidated text published in the Journal of Laws 2021 no. 995). Data are collected on the basis of the “Statistical Survey Program of Official Statistics” which fulfils requirements of EBS-Regulation. |
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6.2. Institutional Mandate - data sharing | |||
Data on indices of services production (ISP) were transmitted to Eurostat according to requirements included in European regulations |
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7.1. Confidentiality - policy | |||
All statistics collected and published by Statistics Poland are governed by the Act on Official Statistics. This Act establishes the statistical independence of Statistics Poland. Statistics Poland cannot publish, or otherwise make available to any individual or organization, statistics that would allow the identification of data for any individual person or entity. The question of confidentiality is explained in the art. 10, 38 and 38a of the Act on Official Statistics: Article 10. Identifiable individual data collected in statistical surveys are subject to absolute protection. Such data may only be used to prepare statistical studies, compilations and analyses, as well as to create a statistical survey sampling frame by the President of Statistics Poland; making such data available or using them for purposes other than those specified herein is prohibited (statistical confidentiality). Article 38. 1. Identifiable unit data obtained in statistical surveys may not be published nor made available. 2. Statistical data obtained in statistical surveys that can be linked and identified as data concerning a specific natural person, as well as information and statistical data characterising economic and financial results of national economy entities conducting economic activity, may not be published nor made available if the given aggregation consists of fewer than three entities or the share of one entity in a given compilation is greater than three-fourths of the whole. 3. In the case of national economy entities, the information and statistical data referred to in sec. 2 may be published if the person authorised to represent a given entity has consented to the publication of specific data characterizing the economic and financial results of that entity. Article 38a. 1. The President of Statistics Poland, at the request of entities referred to in Art. 25 25 sec. 1 point 9, justified by the preparation of specific programmes, forecasts and analyses, may provide these entities with identifiable unit data of public finance sector entities within the meaning of Art. 9 of the Act of 27 August 2009 on public finances. 2. The data made available in accordance with sec. 1 may be used only for the purpose indicated in the application, subject to the rules referred to in art. 38 sec. 1 and in Regulation No. 223/2009.1. Identifiable unit data obtained in statistical surveys may not be published nor made available. |
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7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment | |||
Confidential data are treated in accordance with the policy described in concept 7.1.
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8.1. Release calendar | |||
Data are disseminated nationally according to “Editorial Title Plan” and transmitted to Eurostat according to release calendar announced by Eurostat. |
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8.2. Release calendar access | |||
8.3. Release policy - user access | |||
Article 14 point 2 of the "Act on Official Statistics" states that shall provide equal, non-discriminatory and simultaneous access to statistical information, and especially to major figures and indicators. Data are released simultaneously to all users and are available on Statistics Poland's website (http://stat.gov.pl/en/) in the form of announcement. The services turnover data is regularly sent to Eurostat before national release - according to the requirements of the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2020/1197. |
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Transmission to Eurostat - monthly. National dissemination - monthly. |
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10.1. Dissemination format - News release | |||
The on-line yearly news release "Business services" is available on Statistics Poland's website in September. |
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10.2. Dissemination format - Publications | |||
Not available. |
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10.3. Dissemination format - online database | |||
Poland - macroeconomic indicators – From 2022 indices have been disseminated with monthly frequency. All of these indices are presented as unadjusted data. Data are sent to Eurostat, either as an input to the production of European aggregates or to be released also as national data. |
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10.4. Dissemination format - microdata access | |||
No micro-data access. |
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10.5. Dissemination format - other | |||
None |
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10.6. Documentation on methodology | |||
Documentation on methodology available on Statistics Poland's website (http://stat.gov.pl/en/):
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10.7. Quality management - documentation | |||
According to article 3 of Act on Official Statistics - the official statistics shall ensure reliable, objective and systematic information for the society, the state and public administration bodies and economic entities. Documentation on procedures applied for quality management and assessment is available on the website: Quality in statistics |
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11.1. Quality assurance | |||
The legal basis of the quality measurement and assessment is the internal Regulation of the President of Statistics Poland No. 35 of 28th December 2011, which came into force in the 4th quarter of 2012, and it applies for all statistics domains including STS. The quality assessment of statistical surveys is conducted according to an annual quality program for the official statistics which is in line with the Regulation of the President of Statistics Poland No. 35 of 28th December 2011. Procedures and rules applied in quality assessment and monitoring are based on the ESS Quality Standards, i.e. the ESS Quality Declaration, recommendations of the ESS Leadership Expert Group on Quality (LEG) and the European Statistics Code of Practice (CoP). |
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11.2. Quality management - assessment | |||
The quality of statistical surveys is evaluated by means of standard quality reports and quality indicators recommended in the ESS Handbook for Quality Reports as well as by self-assessment checklist and quality audits and reviews. Quality assessment of the monthly survey (DG-1), which is the data source for most Short term business statistics on net turnover indicators was conducted in 2022. A quality report was elaborated on the basis of standard quality procedures recommended in the ESS Handbook for Quality Reports. The quality of the monthly survey was described by means of standard quality indicators characterizing the following quality aspects: relevance, accuracy and reliability, timelines and punctuality, comparability and coherence. Relevance is maintained every year while drafting the “Statistical Survey Program of Official Statistics”. User satisfaction survey is conducted at the end of 2013. |
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12.1. Relevance - User Needs | |||
User needs are systematically monitored and taken into consideration while drafting the “Statistical Survey Program of Official Statistics” for the next year. The organs of the state power, government and self-government administration, organizations of employers and other institutions, provide opinions on statistical surveys and recommend implementation of the new ones.
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12.2. Relevance - User Satisfaction | |||
User satisfaction survey was conducted at the end of 2013. The survey covered the following data users: government and self-government administration, National Central Bank, Polish Financial Supervision Authority, research institutes, universities, organizations of employers, enterprises, insurance institutions, media, social organizations, professional self-government, economic self-government, trade unions, students, individuals.
The report on user satisfaction (in Polish) is available at Statistics Poland's website. The ISP is calculated from 2021 and its availability was not taken into account at the time of conducted the user satisfaction survey. |
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12.3. Completeness | |||
The completeness of data corresponds with requirements of the Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 of the European Parliament and of the Council on European business statistics, repealing 10 legal acts in the field of business statistics (EBS-Regulation) and of Commission Implementing Regulation 2020/1197 laying down technical specifications and arrangements pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 of the European Parliament and of the Council on European business statistics repealing 10 legal acts in the field of business statistic (General Implementing Act). |
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13.1. Accuracy - overall | |||
There were negligible non-sampling errors concerning coverage, measurement and non-response. |
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13.2. Sampling error | |||
For legal units employing 50 or more persons the survey is exhaustive. A 10% sample is used for units employing 10-49 persons. The sample of legal units employing 10-49 persons is selected at the NUTS 2 level and according to the NACE Rev. 2 aggregates required in the EBS Regulation. |
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13.3. Non-sampling error | |||
There were negligible non-sampling errors concerning coverage, measurement and non-response. The response rate for units employing 10 or more persons is about 77%. |
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14.1. Timeliness | |||
Monthly data is released within 2 months after the end of the reference month. The index is transmitted to Eurostat according to Release Calendar. The monthly questionnaires concerning legal units employing 10 or more persons are filled by internet application until the 5th working day after the end of the reference month. The data collection is closed on the 9th working day after the end of the reference month. |
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14.2. Punctuality | |||
100% releases delivered on time according to the scheduled release dates. |
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15.1. Comparability - geographical | |||
The same statistical concepts and classifications are applied in the entire national territory. |
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15.2. Comparability - over time | |||
Data on the index of services production are comparable over time. The fact it is a new variable for this reason changes are made only when replacing the deflation indices from the preliminary data to the final data. Time series according to NACE Rev. 2 are available from 2021 onwards. |
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15.3. Coherence - cross domain | |||
All units covered with the short-term survey report data on the same monthly questionnaire, which is used for collecting data for turnover and other short-term indicators, e.g. employment and wages and salaries. It enables to compare the results between these indicators. |
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15.4. Coherence - internal | |||
Not applicable. |
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Cost of the NSI – 5141 hours annually. Burden of respondents – 7043 hours annually |
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17.1. Data revision - policy | |||
Data revision policy is consistent with Eurostat recommendations (ESS guidelines on revision policy for PEEIs). According to these recommendations, notice about major revisions, e.g. in classification, methodology or base year, is provided in advance of the change. Notice about minor changes is given at the time the revision is introduced. The same revision policy is applied to data released nationally and transmitted to Eurostat. |
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17.2. Data revision - practice | |||
Not applicable |
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18.1. Source data | |||
The source used is statistical survey based on the frame derived from Statistical Business Register (BJS). For legal units employing 50 or more persons the survey is exhaustive. A 10% sample is used for units employing 10-49 persons. . Legal units employing:
The samples is updated once a year. |
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18.2. Frequency of data collection | |||
Monthly data are collected for legal units employing 10 or more persons. |
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18.3. Data collection | |||
The DG-1 questionnaire – monthly report on economic activity – is used It covers legal units employing 10 or more persons). The questionnaire covers, among others, the following information:
Data on services turnover are collected both for reporting month as well as for accrued period (cumulative data from January to the end of the reporting month). In accrued data, reporting units include possible revisions for the previous periods, which does not have an impact on the real level of the turnover value in reporting month. All data is collected by electronic questionnaire (sporadically by postal questionnaire) or by CATI. |
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18.4. Data validation | |||
Appropriate validation procedures are applied during the whole production process of statistics, and they are in line with rules provided by Eurostat, i.e. starting from selection of respondents to compiling indices and transmission to Eurostat. Data validation system incorporates many tools for data control, estimation and imputation, e.g. reports on data completeness and program procedures applied for error checking. The detailed completeness reports are essential tools in analysis of non-response as well as organizational and localization changes taking place in the reporting units. Validation procedures are applied on the level of individual respondents and on aggregated level as well as before data transmission to Eurostat.
In the case of any doubts about data correctness there is a direct contact with an unit in order to explain outliers. Data validation on aggregated level is conducted both by the Regional Statistical Office responsible for the survey as well as by the authorial departments of Statistics Poland. The quality of aggregated data is monitored at least on three-digit level of NACE Rev.2 and on NUTS 2 level. Both the values and dynamics are compared with previous month and corresponding month of the previous year. Any discrepancies are scrutinized before dissemination of national indices. The most of short term business statistics indicators are surveyed on the same monthly questionnaire (DG-1) what means that validation procedures are quite consistent. |
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18.5. Data compilation | |||
Data concerning units employing 10 or more persons are estimated for non-response based on the units' responses for previous periods. This is done for units which submitted at least one questionnaire throughout the year. For units which have also not submitted a questionnaire throughout the year the results for the responses are grossed up to the population taking into account employment and labour productivity. The survey results are produced by grossing-up the data from the sample to the population. The grossed up results are used only to compile indices at the level of the NACE Rev. 2 aggregates required in the EBS Regulation. The indexes are calculated based on grossed up results. The index for a new reference period is calculated as a relation of its value to the average value of the base year. The base weights for units employing 10–49 persons are calculated taking into account the employment and labour productivity. |
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18.6. Adjustment | |||
Unadjusted data. |
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Not applicable. |
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