Federal Statistical Office  (destatis)

E 21 "Business indices, seasonal adjustment"

Statistisches Bundesamt
Gustav-Stresemann-Ring  11
65180  Wiesbaden, Germany

In Germany, the data for the infra-annual business demography is derived from the parts of the already existing monthly business registration and insolvency statistics. For the characteristic “business growth” the business registrations are used. For the characteristic “business exits” the data of business insolvency are used. The data must be published in quarterly periodicity. It must be provided to Eurostat with a transmission of Quarterly Business Demography (QBD) on Registrations and Bankruptcies with deadline of 40 days after the end of the reference quarter. 

NACE Rev. 2

NACE-sections B to S (excluding O and S94).

The required data are already available at the national level in the insolvency and business registration statistics.

Enterprises, legal unit

All insolvent entreprises und business registrations in the previously mentioned NACE sections.

Country as a whole.

Since 2011.

Not applicable.

Absolute figures.

Quarterly.

European legal basis: REGULATION (EU) 2019/2152 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 27 November 2019 on European business statistics, repealing 10 legal acts in the field of business statistics (CELEX 32019R2152), Table 1 of the Commission implementing regulation 2020/1197.

Compliance with the Commission’s Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1197 implies that, from 2021 onwards, fast track Reports for each 3^rd quarterly month (March, June, October, December) in the form of individual data with a delivery. Delivered by the regional Statistical Offices (Statistical Offices of the German States (Länder)) to destatis 30 days after the end of reference month. After 40 days results of Germany are transmitted to Eurostat.

The data are compiled by the Statistical Offices of the German States (Länder) and then transmitted to destatis. At the federal level the aggregates requested to Eurostat are generated and sent to Eurostat.

No confidentiality necessary, as only case number available.

not applicable, see 7.1

not applicable

not applicable

not applicable

The data are disseminated quarterly.

not applicable

not applicable

not applicable

not applicable

QBD data (absolute values) are transmitted to Eurostat within 40 days after the reference period. The transmission is done by eDAMIS using the SDMX format.

Quality reports of the “Statistik über beantragte Insolvenzverfahren” und “Gewerbeanzeigenstatistik”

See 10.6.

The data of destatis are characterised by a high degree of reliability, both national and international.

The Statistical Offices of the German States (Länder) receive the insolvency data from insolvency courts and the data of business registrations from trade offices. They check the information for plausibility and completeness. They are responsible for the accuracy of the data.

not applicable

not applicable

not applicable

Not applicable.

Not applicable, since full surveys.

Not applicable.

Send to Eurostat t + 40 days

Will be fulfilled.

The results for Germany are made of the results of the federal states.

The data are comparable since 2011.

not applicable

The data are internally coherent (aggregates are composed of sub aggregates).

not applicable

The general revision policy of the Federal Statistical Office is published under the following URL:

https://www.destatis.de/EN/Methods/Quality/GeneralRevisionsPolicy.html

This policy applies to national publications and data sent to Eurostat.

Quarterly Business Demography (QBD) on Registrations and Bankruptcies are provisional data and are not subject to revision.

There are no routine revisions on Registrations and Bankruptcies (MAR=MR=0).

Insolvency courts and trade offices

Monthly

The data is collected in electronic form from Insolvency courts (business insolvency) and trade offices (business registration).

Data validation (plausibility check) is carried out by the “Statistischen Ämter der Länder” using a standard IT program.

not applicable

No adjustment.

None.