Methodological manual on European Structural Business Statistics – 2021 edition - Products Manuals and Guidelines

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Structural Business Statistics (SBS) describe in detail the economic activity and performance of businesses in the EU, its Member States and regions. This manual serves producers or users of SBS as a comprehensive reference: It describes the relevant concepts of SBS as well as the tools and activities of production, like statistical units and enterprise profiling, statistical concepts, variables, definitions and classifications, data processing, statistical disclosure control and data transmission. The manual highlights the features introduced by the new regulatory framework for European Business Statistics (EBS Regulation).

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