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ESS guidelines on revision policy for PEEIs - 2013 edition The ESS guidelines on revision policy for Principal European Economic Indicators (PEEIs) represent an important step towards the harmonisation of revision policies within the ESS and in Eurostat. Published on 14.05.2013 Details

Taxation trends in the European Union 2013 edition - Data for the EU Member States, Iceland and Norway This report contains a detailed statistical and economic analysis of the tax systems of the Member States of the European Union, plus Iceland and Norway. Published on 29.04.2013 Details

Manual on waste statistics - 2013 edition A handbook for data collection on waste generation and treatment Published on 22.04.2013 Details

Trafficking in human beings - 2013 edition This publication presents the first report at the EU level on statistics on trafficking in human beings covering the period 2008-2010. Published on 11.04.2013 Details

Quality report of the European Union Labour Force Survey 2011 The purpose of this quality report is to provide the users of the European Union Labour Market Statistics with a tool for ... Published on 04.04.2013 Details

Handbook on Residential Property Prices Indices (RPPIs) For most citizens, buying a residential property (dwelling) is the most important transaction during their lifetime. Published on 03.04.2013 Details

Statistical requirements compendium - Edition 2013 This yearly publication serves as a reference document for the acquis communautaire in statistics. Published on 11.03.2013 Details

Statistics Explained Archive – Vol. 1-7 – December 2012 This publication presents all validated articles included in Statistics Explained in December 2012. Published on 04.03.2013 Details

European Statistics on Accidents at Work (ESAW) - Summary methodology - 2013 edition The document summarises and updates the ESAW methodology published in 2001. Published on 14.02.2013 Details

Manual on Government Deficit and Debt - Implementation of ESA95 - 2013 edition This is a partial update of the Manual which aims to assist the interpretation of the ESA95 rules and help their application for appropriately calculating the government deficit and debt. Published on 04.02.2013 Details

Methodological manual for tourism statistics — Version 1.2 — 2012 edition The Methodological Manual for Tourism Statistics contains recommended guidelines for the implementation of Regulation 692/2011 concerning European statistics on tourism. Published on 05.12.2012 Details

Eurostat-OECD Methodological manual on purchasing power parities - 2012 edition Eurostat, the OECD and 47 participating countries work together in establishing purchasing power parities, or PPPs, in order to compare the price and volume levels of the GDPs. Published on 29.11.2012 Details

Analysis of the future research needs for Official Statistics An overview of recent ideas for research & innovation to improve official statistics. Published on 14.11.2012 Details

Labour force survey in the EU, Candidate and EFTA countries - Main characteristics of the national surveys - 2011 The present report describes the main characteristics of the Labour Force Surveys in 2011. Published on 11.10.2012 Details

Measuring material deprivation in the EU Indicators for the whole population and child-specific indicators Published on 10.10.2012 Details

The REACH baseline study – 5 years update Comprehensive study report & Summary report Published on 20.09.2012 Details

Handbook on industrial producer price indices (PPI) Handbook on industrial producer price indices (PPI) Published on 31.08.2012 Details

Foreign AffiliaTes Statistics (FATS) - Recommendations Manual This third edition of the manual is derived from the second one published in September 2009 and replaces it. Published on 20.08.2012 Details

Foreign AffiliaTes Statistics (FATS) - Recommendations Manual This third edition of the manual is derived from the second one published in September 2009 and replaces it. Published on 20.08.2012 Details

ESSnet projects - 2012 assessment report Eurostat has commissioned an overall scientific assessment of recently finished ESSnet projects. Published on 23.07.2012 Details

ESSPROS Manual and user guidelines – 2012 edition The European System of integrated Social PROtection Statistics (ESSPROS) was developed in the late 70s by Eurostat jointly with representative of the Member States of the European Union. Published on 25.05.2012 Details

Essential SNA: Building the basics - 2012 edition Within the framework of statistical cooperation, Eurostat is conducting a series of projects that aim at a successful implementation of the 2008 System of National Accounts (SNA) in the Least Developed Countries, micro-states and other countries that have Published on 20.04.2012 Details

PEEIs in focus The reports "PEEIs in focus" provide, for each Member State, detailed information on definitions, coverage and sampling issues, response rates, index compilation, error identification, seasonal adjustment and other quality aspects of the indicators from Published on 19.04.2012 Details

Demographic outlook 2010 This publication gives an overview of the most important demographic developments. Published on 20.03.2012 Details

Manual on Government Deficit and Debt - Implementation of ESA95 - 2012 edition (Fourth edition) This is an update of a few chapters of the manual which has the aim to assist the interpretation of the ESA95 rules and help their application for appropriately calculating the government deficit and debt. Published on 19.03.2012 Details

Guide to Statistics in European Commission - Development Co-operation (Version 2.0) The "Guide to statistics in European Commission development co-operation" is an interactive tool designed principally to support those working in EU delegations. Published on 29.02.2012 Details

European Statistics Code of Practice - revised edition 2011 European Statistics Code of Practice for the National and Community Statistical Authorities. Published on 20.01.2012 Details

Technical Compilation Guide for Pension Data in National Accounts The Technical Compilation Guide for Pension Data in National Accounts is a handbook for compilers and users of data provided on pension schemes in social insurance. Published on 17.01.2012 Details

ESSPROS Quality Reports - Core System and Pension Beneficiaries The Reports summarise the practices and exceptions used in compiling the ESSPROS Core System and Pension Beneficiaries data. Published on 10.01.2012 Details

Characterisation of data collection - processing - reporting for agri-environmental policies in Member States of the EU This document is the result of the "DireDate project"'s task 6. Published on 05.01.2012 Details

Agri-environmental indicators: recommendations for priority data collection and data combination This document is the result of the "DireDate project"'s tasks 4 and 5. Published on 20.12.2011 Details

Analysis of methodologies for calculating greenhouse gas and ammonia emissions and nutrient balances This document is the result of the "DireDate project"'s task 3. Published on 15.12.2011 Details

Data requirements, availability and gaps in Agri-environment indicators (AEIs) in Europe This document is the result of the "DireDate project"'s task 1. Published on 13.12.2011 Details

Direct and indirect data needs linked to the farms for agri-environmental indicators This document is the result of the ''DireDate project'''s task 2. Published on 07.12.2011 Details

A System of Health Accounts - 2011 Edition Das System of Health Accounts - SHA 2011 ist ein statistisches Handbuch mit einer umfassenden Darstellung der Finanzströme im Gesundheitswesen. Published on 05.12.2011 Details

Fewer, older and multicultural? Projections of the EU populations by foreign/national background This study presents an assessment of the potential contribution of migrants and their descendants to the population change of the EU Member States in the coming decades. Published on 01.12.2011 Details

Road freight transport methodology - 2011 edition This Reference Manual aims to provide detailed guidance for Member States and Candidate countries engaged in the implementation of the Council Regulation No 1172/98/EC with legal requirements of 2011 as reference year. Published on 28.11.2011 Details

Regions in the European Union - Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics - NUTS 2010/EU-27 This document presents the current NUTS nomenclature. Published on 18.10.2011 Details

Guidelines for compiling the monthly Index of Production in Construction In an effort to promote best practices in compiling the monthly Index of Production in Construction (IPC) ... Published on 06.10.2011 Details

ESSPROS Manual - The European System of integrated Social Protection Statistics (ESSPROS) The European System of integrated Social PROtection Statistics (ESSPROS) was developed in the late 70s ... Published on 23.09.2011 Details

Manual on quarterly non-financial accounts for general government - 2011 edition The Manual on quarterly non-financial accounts for general government complements the already existing Manual on compilation of taxes and social payments on a quarterly basis (published in 2002). Published on 02.09.2011 Details

Manual on sources and methods for the compilation of COFOG Statistics - Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) - 2011 edition This manual has been developed by the Task Force on COFOG in response to an increasing interest in high quality, comparable statistics on government expenditure. Published on 30.08.2011 Details

Methodologies used in surveys of road freight transport in member states and candidate countries 2011 edition The present document describes the methods used by Member States, candidate and EFTA countries in their surveys on road freight transport statistics. Published on 10.08.2011 Details

Indicators of Immigrant Integration - A Pilot Study The aim of the pilot study on common indicators of immigrant integration is to identify to what extent existing harmonized survey data sources can provide adequate data on migrant populations and to identify where the indicators cannot reliably be produce Published on 17.06.2011 Details

Patent Statistics at Eurostat: Methods for Regionalisation, Sector Allocation and Name Harmonisation Over the last decade, Eurostat regularly increased and improved the dissemination of patent data with the production of new indicators on economic activities. Published on 31.05.2011 Details

EU legislation on the 2011 Population and Housing Censuses - Explanatory Notes This publication is a guide on the EU legislation on the 2011 population and housing censuses. Published on 15.03.2011 Details

Manual on sources and methods for ESA 95 financial accounts - 2nd edition - 2011 update This re-edition of the 'Manual on sources and methods for the compilation of ESA95 financial accounts, 2nd edition' includes an update of the chapter on recommendations and the one on Switzerland and gives a comprehensive description of the latest natio Published on 09.02.2011 Details

Inequality, growth and mobility: the inter-temporal distribution of income in European countries 2003-2007 This paper exploits longitudinal EU-SILC data 2003–2007 to describe the inter-temporal distribution of income in twenty-six European countries. Published on 08.02.2011 Details

Tourism Satellite Accounts in Europe Tourism plays an important role in terms of its economic and employment potential in many countries. Published on 12.01.2011 Details

The distribution of employees’ labour earnings in the EU - data, concepts and first results This paper studies the distribution of labour earnings among employees within the EU using data from Wave 2007-1 of the Community Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC). Published on 11.01.2011 Details

Towards an inclusion balance - accounting for gross change in Europeans' living conditions In this paper we argue for a dynamic perspective of change in Europeans living conditions. Published on 10.01.2011 Details

Income poverty and material deprivation in European countries Since 2009, the European Union (EU) portfolio of commonly agreed social indicators includes measures of material deprivation. Published on 10.01.2011 Details

Household structure in the EU This paper maps key indicators of household structure across 24 countries of the EU. Published on 13.12.2010 Details

Robustness of some EU-SILC based indicators at regional level This Working Paper addresses some statistical aspects related to the construction from EU-SILC data of indicators of poverty and social exclusion for sub-national regions. Published on 10.12.2010 Details

Work session on demographic projections Since 1989, Eurostat and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) have jointly organised Work Sessions on Demographic projections. Published on 10.12.2010 Details

An assessment of survey errors in EU-SILC This Working Paper provides a broad assessment of data accuracy and survey errors in EU-SILC, taking comparability of the results across the national surveys as a basic requirement. Published on 07.12.2010 Details

The distributional impact of imputed rent in EU-SILC The paper provides descriptive evidence on the distributional consequences of adding imputed rents to household disposable income. Published on 30.11.2010 Details

The comparability of imputed rent When assessing the reliability and comparability of imputed rent measurements, one crucial question concerns the private rental sector in different countries. Published on 30.11.2010 Details

Social participation and social isolation The paper aims to provide empirical evidence on social participation across Europe. Published on 26.11.2010 Details

Macro determinants of individual income poverty in 93 regions of Europe The analysis of the at-risk-of-poverty determinants can be improved by taking into account factors at macro (regional) level. Published on 22.11.2010 Details

Money laundering in Europe First results of the statistical data collection on money-laundering. Published on 11.11.2010 Details

Economic downturn and stress testing European welfare system As unemployment rises across the European Union (EU) it is important to understand the extent to which the incomes of the new unemployed are protected by tax-benefit systems and to assess the cost pressures on the social protection systems of this increas Published on 10.11.2010 Details

Analysing the socioeconomic determinants of health in Europe: new evidence from the EU-SILC This paper shows an analysis of inequalities in suffering health limitations in daily activity by using the EU-SILC longitudinal data for the waves 2005 to 2007 in 20 European Member States for which data was available. Published on 05.11.2010 Details

1st and 2nd International Workshops on Methodologies for Job Vacancy Statistics - Proceedings This publication contains the proceedings of two workshops on methodology for job vacancy statistics. Published on 04.11.2010 Details

Methodological issues in the analysis of the socioeconomic determinants of health using EU-SILC data Health inequalities across socioeconomic groups are a health and public policy concern in all countries. Published on 04.11.2010 Details

Manual on Government Deficit and Debt - Implementation of ESA95 Third edition ESA95 is the conceptual reference framework for national accounts and for the excessive deficit procedure, which is legally binding within the EU. Published on 28.10.2010 Details

In-work poverty in the EU The aim of the paper is to discuss two problematic aspects of the statistical approach to the notion of "working poor". Published on 21.10.2010 Details

Educational intensity of employment and polarisation in Europe and the US Recent work in the labour economics literature has focused on the polarisation of jobs as a source of growing income inequality in the US and some countries in Europe. Published on 13.10.2010 Details

Illustrated Glossary for Transport Stastistics - 4th edition The present fourth edition is the result of continuing valuable cooperation between three organisations (Eurostat, UNECE and ITF). Published on 12.10.2010 Details

Quality report on international trade statistics - edition 2010 This annually updated quality report provides the users with a tool for assessing the quality of the European Union foreign trade statistics. Published on 15.09.2010 Details

Legal framework for European statistics - The Statistical Law The aim of this publication is to describe the main components of that legal framework. Published on 13.07.2010 Details

Tourism statistics in the European statistical system - 2008 data, 2010 edition Europe is a major tourist destination and six of the Member States are among the world's top ten destinations for holiday-makers. Published on 18.06.2010 Details

European Regional and Urban Statistics - Reference Guide 2010 The reference guide is designed to serve as a vade-mecum, explaining the background of European regional and urban statistics. Published on 21.05.2010 Details

MEDSTAT II: Transport, energy and environment in the Mediterranean partner countries This publication takes a look at transport in the Mediterranean partner countries and the link to increasing energy use, greenhouse gas emissions and atmospheric pollution. Published on 26.03.2010 Details

Business register - Recommendations manual The manual aims to provide the extra information required for the correct and consistent interpretation of the Regulation in all countries. Published on 01.03.2010 Details

Tourism Satellite Accounts in the European Union - Volume 1 - 4 Tourism Satellite Accounts (TSA) provide an economic measure of the importance of tourism in terms of expenditures, GDP and employment for a given country. Published on 01.02.2010 Details

MEDSTAT II: Asymmetry in foreign trade statistics in Mediterranean partner countries This document discusses the need for and usefulness of mirror exercises in foreign trade statistics based on the experience of the Mediterranean partner countries. Published on 16.11.2009 Details

Handbook on Environmental Goods and Services Sector The Environmental Goods and Services Sector (EGSS) handbook is a complete reference tool for developing a data collection system on the environmental goods and services sector at national level. Published on 28.09.2009 Details

Insights on Data Integration Methodologies The ESSnet project in the area of Integration of Survey and Administrative data (ESSnet ISAD) finalised in June 2008 represents a first attempt to create a common methodological basis for the application of statistical methodologies for the integration of Published on 04.08.2009 Details

The REACH baseline study A tool to monitor the new EU policy on chemicals - REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of Chemicals). Published on 15.06.2009 Details

What can be learned from deprivaton indicators in Europe While the list of commonly agreed indicators of social inclusion has a primary focus on indicators of relative income poverty, the Indicators Sub-Group of the Social Protection Committee adopted in February 2009, a new indicator on material deprivation, b Published on 08.06.2009 Details

Principal European Economic Indicators This publication explains the use of the main European economic indicators and their methodologies as published by Eurostat. Published on 05.06.2009 Details

ESS guidelines on Seasonal Adjustment ESS guidelines on seasonal adjustment represent an important step towards the harmonisation of seasonal and calendar adjustment practices within the ESS and in Eurostat. Published on 05.06.2009 Details

MEDSTAT II: ''Water and Tourism'' pilot study The study investigates the use of water for tourism. Published on 18.05.2009 Details

Manual for Air Emissions Accounts This Manual describes the methodologies and procedures for the compilation of Air Emissions Accounts in the European Statistical System. Published on 13.05.2009 Details

ESS Standard for Quality Reports The ESS Handbook for Quality Reports and the ESS Standard for Quality Reports will assist National Statistical Institutes and Eurostat in meeting the Code of Practice standards by providing recommendations for preparing comprehensive quality reports for t Published on 30.01.2009 Details

ESS Handbook for Quality Reports The ESS Handbook for Quality Reports and the ESS Standard for Quality Reports will assist National Statistical Institutes and Eurostat in meeting the Code of Practice standards by providing recommendations for preparing comprehensive quality reports for t Published on 30.01.2009 Details

Harmonised European time use surveys This publication presents an updated version of the guidelines on the Harmonised European Time Use Surveys (HETUS). Published on 28.01.2009 Details

MEDSTAT II: Domestic Tourism Manual The aim of this manual is to enable the Mediterranean Partner Countries to gather comparable information about their domestic tourism. Published on 15.12.2008 Details

Conference on Modern Statistics for Modern Society - 6-7 December 2007, Luxembourg The Eurostat 2007 Conference "Modern Statistics for Modern Society" was held in Luxemburg on 6 - 7 December 2007. Published on 08.10.2008 Details

Manual on sources and methods for quarterly financial accounts for general government This manual provides a detailed insight into the sources and methods used by countries to compile the data on quarterly financial accounts for general government. Published on 18.07.2008 Details

NACE Rev. 2 - Statistical classification of economic activites Classification of NACE Rev. 2. Published on 10.07.2008 Details

European Price Statistics - An overview The publication explains the methodologies and use of European price indices and helps economists and citizens alike to understand the main concepts of price statistics. Published on 10.07.2008 Details

European Price Statistics - An overview The publication explains the methodologies and use of European price indices and helps economists and citizens alike to understand the main concepts of price statistics. Published on 10.07.2008 Details

NACE Rev. 2 - Statistical classification of economic activites Classification of NACE Rev. 2. Published on 10.07.2008 Details

Eurostat Manual of Supply, Use and Input-Output Tables Supply and use tables and symmetric input-output tables are an integral part of the European System of Accounts (ESA 1995). Published on 17.03.2008 Details

Eurostat sampling reference guidelines - Introduction to sample design and estimation techniques The guidelines provide practical rules, strategies and hints to lead the practitioner in the initial phase of survey planning and reporting. Published on 11.03.2008 Details

Statistical regions for the EFTA countries and the Candidate countries 2008 This document presents the regional nomenclature of EFTA countries and candidate countries. Published on 22.01.2008 Details

Eurostat-OECD Manual on Business Demography Statistics This manual describes the methodology for this data collection. Published on 18.12.2007 Details

Remittance flows to and from the EU This document presents for the first time flows to and from the European Union of remittances and "net compensation of employees". Published on 07.12.2007 Details

Electricity prices - Price systems 2006 The publication "Electricity prices - Price systems 2006" describes the electricity markets in the 27 EU member states, Croatia and Norway. Published on 16.11.2007 Details

Gas prices - Price systems 2006 The publication "Gas prices - Price systems 2006" describes the gas markets in the 27 EU member states and Croatia. Published on 16.11.2007 Details

Tourism Statistics Data Transmission Compendium The objective of this compendium is to be a practical manual for specialised producers, namely the tourism statistics sections in national statistical institutes belonging to or related to the European Statistical System. Published on 12.09.2007 Details

Comparative EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions: Issues and Challenges The proceedings of the International Conference on EU Comparative Statistics on Income and Living Conditions, which was held in Helsinki. Published on 11.09.2007 Details

Environmental expenditure statistics General Government and Specialised Producers data collection handbook Published on 09.08.2007 Details

Reconciliation between work and family life Final report to the 2005 LFS ad hoc module Published on 07.08.2007 Details

Labour Market Policy Seminar This book presents the proceedings of the first Labour Market Policy Seminar. Published on 06.06.2007 Details

Task Force on Core Social Variables - Final report The report identifies and defines core social variables which will gradually be integrated in all EU social surveys. Published on 04.06.2007 Details

Asymmetries in EU current account data The document describes the asymmetries in the EU current account in general and in data on international trade in services in particular. Published on 18.12.2006 Details

Ecological Footprint and Biocapacity: The world's ability to regenerate resources and absorb waste in a limited time period Der ökologische Fußabdruck ist ein Teil eines Bilanzierungsmodels für erneuerbare Ressourcen welches verwendet wird um das zugrunde liegende Konzept des nachhaltigen Konsums anzusprechen. Published on 26.10.2006 Details

Data Production Methods for Harmonised Patent Statistics: Patentee Name Harmonisation In 2004, the inter-institutional Patent Statistics Task Force decided to create a Worldwide Statistical Database under the acronym of PATSTAT, which has to be understood as one single patent statistics raw database, held by the EPO and developed in cooper Published on 12.09.2006 Details

Final report of the task force for evaluating the 2004 LFS ad hoc module on work organisation and working time arrangements The Task Force on evaluating the LFS ad hoc module on work organisation and working time arrangements was created by the Labour Market Statistics Working Group in 2005. Published on 12.09.2006 Details

Data Production Methods for Harmonised Patent Statistics: Assignee sector allocation In 2004, the inter-institutional Patent Statistics Task Force decided to create a Worldwide Statistical Database under the acronym of PATSTAT, which has to be understood as one single patent statistics raw database, held by the EPO and developed in cooper Published on 12.09.2006 Details

Methodological manual for statistics on the information society The methodological manual is drawn up as a tool for helping national statistical institutes (NSI) to implement the Community surveys concerning individuals and enterprises and the information society. Published on 07.09.2006 Details

Labour market policy - Methodology - Revision of June 2006 We have great pleasure in presenting here the LMP Methodology – Revision of June 2006, as an improvement of the first methodology which was published in May 2000. Published on 07.08.2006 Details

Classification of learning activities CLA is intended to cover all types of learning opportunities and education/learning pathways. Published on 03.07.2006 Details

Methodological soundness questionnaire - Report on responses to the Eurostat-OECD questionnaire on the measurement of trade in services in the balance of payments This Working Paper presents the responses to the Eurostat-OECD questionnaire on the measurement of Trade in Services in the Balance of Payments. Published on 16.06.2006 Details

Theory and applications of univariate and multivariate models for temporal disaggregation Paper presented at the ISTAT Workshop. Published on 08.06.2006 Details

OECD-Eurostat ''Workshop on Frontiers in Benchmarking Techniques and their Application to Official Statistics'' Papers presented at the OECD-Eurostat Workshop on Frontiers in Benchmarking Techniques and their Application to Official Statistics. Published on 08.06.2006 Details

L’estimation du produit potentiel et de l’écart de production de la zone euro basée sur un modèle VAR structurel Paper presented at the SESAME colloquium. Published on 08.06.2006 Details

Temporal disaggregation and seasonal adjustment The paper discusses the main issues arising in the construction of quarterly national accounts estimates, adjusted for seasonality and calendar effects, obtained by disaggregating the original annual actual measurements using related monthly indicators. Published on 08.06.2006 Details

Methodological work on measuring the sustainable development of tourism In May 2004, Eurostat commissioned Statistics Sweden to conduct a methodological study on the sustainable development of tourism, the environment being a factor that is increasingly influencing tourist demand. Published on 22.05.2006 Details

MEDSTAT Programme MED-Migration (1997-2002), the specific component of MEDSTAT I, the Euro-Mediterranean statistical co-operation program. Published on 24.04.2006 Details

Statistics on the trading of goods - User guide - 2006 edition The guide describes the basic methodology used for the compilation of Community statistics on the trading of goods. Published on 21.03.2006 Details

Methodology of short-term business statistics - Interpretation and guidelines Short-term business statistics are in great demand for economic analysis by a large number of users. Published on 10.03.2006 Details

Methodology of short-term business statistics - Associated documents The third edition of the Methodology of Short-term Statistics, Interpretation and Guidelines is supported by a number of documents. Published on 10.03.2006 Details

Methodological guide for developing producer price indices for services The Methodological Guide for Developing Producer Price Indices for Services is a complement to the International Producer Price Index Manual (PPI Manual). Published on 10.03.2006 Details

Registered unemployed (RU) compared with harmonised unemployed (LFS) The figures for the registered unemployed (RU) with the Public Employment Services (PES) are the most commonly used references for the analysis of labour market policies at national level. Published on 01.02.2006 Details

Oslo Manual 2005 Guidelines for collecting and interpreting innovation data. Published on 25.11.2005 Details

Validation of Eurostat's meat statistics using the Agricultural Information System (AGRIS): Analysis of individual time series and consistency Data validation is an essential part of work in official statistics which contributes to the assurance of high quality data and reinforces the reliability of statistics. Published on 24.11.2005 Details

A guide to educational expenditure statistics The guide to educational expenditure statistics has been created to satisfy the growing demand on qualified informations concerning educational expenditure statistics. Published on 24.08.2005 Details

Environmental expenditure statistics: Industry data collection handbook This publication is designed as a practical aid to compiling statistics on environmental protection expenditure. Published on 19.07.2005 Details

OECD/Eurostat Environment Protection Expenditure and Revenu Joint Questionnaire / SERIEE Environmental Protection Expenditure Account: Conversion guidelines The conversion guideline describes the differences between the system of Environmental Protection Expenditure Account (EPEA) and the Joint Questionnaire (JQ) for Environmental Protection Expenditures. Published on 01.07.2005 Details

Methodology for the calculation of Eurostat's demographic indicators Eurostat does not collect demographic indicators directly from countries, only raw numbers. Published on 13.06.2005 Details

European statistics code of practice For the national and community statistical authorities. Published on 25.05.2005 Details

Survey on country profiles - Final report The final report of the survey on country profiles. Published on 11.05.2005 Details

The EU-15’s New Economy: A statistical portrait The Working Paper "The EU-15’s New Economy: A Statistical Portrait" offers a statistical portrait of the EU-15 which makes it possible to benchmark the countries involved in terms of how they are managing to achieve the goals set in the Lisbon strategy. Published on 21.04.2005 Details

CAPSIM – Documentation of Model Structure and Implementation CAPSIM is a partial equilibrium model with behavioural functions for the supply of agricultural products, input demand, consumer demand, and processing of agricultural products. Published on 18.04.2005 Details

Quality measures for economic indicators Eurostat compiles on a regular basis EU and Euro-zone infra-annual economic statistics relevant for short-term economic analyses. Published on 01.02.2005 Details

The seasonal adjustment of qualitative business and consumer surveys This paper considers monthly qualitative surveys currently produced by DG ECFIN within the framework of the Joint Harmonised EU Programme of Business and Consumer Surveys. Published on 01.02.2005 Details

The seasonal adjustment of short time series The purpose of this work consists in evaluating changes in the quality performances of two different and widely used programs for seasonal adjustment, X-12-Regarima and Tramo-Seats, when the length of time series is progressively reduced. Published on 01.02.2005 Details

The production of data on homelessness and housing deprivation in the European Union: survey and proposals Homelessness and housing deprivation is perhaps the most extreme example of poverty and social exclusion in society today, both as a symptom and as a cause. Published on 20.01.2005 Details

External trade by activities and size-classes of enterprises This paper provides an overview of the methodology and a summary of the main findings of the pilot study. Published on 19.01.2005 Details

On the Estimation of Nonlinearly Aggregated Mixed Models The article proposes an iterative algorithm for the estimation of fixed and random effects of a nonlinearly aggregated mixed model. Published on 25.11.2004 Details

Temporal Disaggregation by State Space Methods: Dynamic Regression Methods Revisited The paper documents and illustrates state space methods that implement time series disaggregation by regression methods, with dynamics that depend on a single autoregressive parameter. Published on 25.11.2004 Details

Guidelines on harmonised European time use survey This methodological paper provides the Guidelines on Harmonised European Time Use Surveys (HETUS). Published on 21.10.2004 Details

Statistical analysis of socio-economic costs of accidents at work in the European Union Systematic information on costs of accidents at work is not available from administrative statistical data sources or regular surveys on health and safety at work in the EU. Published on 04.10.2004 Details

Study of low fertility in the regions of the European Union: places, periods and causes This Eurostat publication entitled « Study in fertility in the regions of the European Union: Places, periods and causes” aims to answer the following questions... Published on 13.09.2004 Details

Documentation of the 2000 Round of Population and Housing Censuses in the EU, EFTA and Candidate Countries This Eurostat publication entitled "Documentation of the 2000 Round of Population and Housing Censuses in the EU, EFTA and Candidate Countries" aims to describe census models and activities in 32 national censuses carried out in 1999 – 2002. Published on 03.09.2004 Details

Differences between Balance of Payments and Foreign Trade Statistics Balance of Payments (BOP) and Foreign Trade statistics (FTS), both provide data for the external trade in goods of a given country. Published on 06.08.2004 Details

Household budget survey in the Candidate Countries - Methodological analysis 2003 Household Budget Surveys (HBS) are among the most comprehensive household surveys, conducted in all Member States of the Union. Published on 19.07.2004 Details

Narrow money and the business cycle: Theoretical aspects and euro area evidence This paper analyses the information content of M1 for euro area real GDP since the beginning of the 1980s. Published on 07.07.2004 Details

Urban Audit Methodological Handbook The Urban Audit Methodological Handbook provides information required by the data suppliers to achieve coherence and comparability of the Urban Audit data. Published on 25.06.2004 Details

Food safety statistics - Inventory of data available in the EU Member States, EFTA and candidate countries The object of food safety statistics is to provide a framework for the quantitative evaluation of data on the safety of products used for human or animal consumption on the territory of the Member States, irrespective of whether these products are manufac Published on 24.06.2004 Details

Development of a methodology for the collection of harmonised statistics on childcare This working paper presents the results of a project about comparable statistics in the area of childcare in the European Union. Published on 09.06.2004 Details

Harmonized indices of consumer prices (HICPs) - A short guide for users This guide provides a brief description of the Harmonised Indices of Consumer Prices (HICPs). Published on 17.05.2004 Details

EU Member State experiences with sustainable development indicators This report is a study of the experiences of the 15 EU countries in this area. Published on 25.02.2004 Details

Household budget surveys in the EU - Methodology and recommendations for harmonisation 2003 Household Budget Surveys (HBS) are among the most comprehensive household surveys, conducted in all Member States of the Union. Published on 11.02.2004 Details

Enlarging the EU statistical network The publication contains information on the national statistical systems of the 13 Candidate Countries. Published on 29.01.2004 Details

Labour Market Policy - Qualitative Reports The Qualitative Reports of the Labour Market Policy (LMP) database give a succinct description of each one of the labour market policy measures included in the database. Published on 19.12.2003 Details

Demographic statistics: Definitions and methods of collection in 31 European countries This Eurostat publication aims to describe and compare the systems used to collect demographic statistics. Published on 18.12.2003 Details

The Lucas survey - European statisticians monitor territory LUCAS is a pilot project launched by Eurostat in close co-operation with the Directorate General of Agriculture and the Joint Research Centre to support policy formulation. Published on 18.08.2003 Details

Time use at different stages of life - Results from 13 European countries This report provides results from the national Time Use Surveys (TUS). Published on 06.08.2003 Details

Flash estimation of the quarterly Gross Domestic Product for the euro-zone and the European Union - Eurostat methodology Starting from the 15 May, Eurostat publishes a "flash" estimate of the quarterly Gross Domestic Product for the euro-zone and the European Union. Published on 19.06.2003 Details

Pilot survey of the use of plant health products on agricultural holdings in Spain 2000 The main aim of this action had been to assess the possibility of conducting a survey on the use of plant health products, first in a pilot province and then over the whole country: Published on 18.06.2003 Details

Euro-CAN Statistics "Statistics Euro-CAN" is an Eurostat publication, prepared jointly with the Statistical Department of the General Secretariat of the Andean Community (SG-CA). Published on 23.05.2003 Details

Methodology of animal statistics Study of the methodology applied by the Member States of the European Union and the candidate countries. Published on 22.05.2003 Details

Calculation of Indicators of Environmental Pressure Caused by Transport - Main Report This report provides an overview of the methods and results of the TRENDS (Transport and Environment Database System) project. Published on 08.05.2003 Details

International trade in services, EU 1992-2001 - Compilation Guide This publication describes all the harmonisation process that Eurostat applied to Member States' original annual current account data. Published on 06.02.2003 Details

Material use in the European Union 1980-2000: Indicators and analysis This Working Paper is a contribution to Eurostat's Environmental Accounts work. Published on 16.01.2003 Details

Handbook for EU agricultural price statistics This Handbook presents the methodology of the EU Agricultural Price Indices and the Statistics of Absolute Agricultural Prices. Published on 04.09.2002 Details

Manual on compilation of taxes and social payments on a quarterly basis Published on 19.08.2002 Details

Handbook for compiling supply balance sheets - animal feed: supply Published on 24.07.2002 Details

ESA95 manual on government deficit and debt ESA 95 is the conceptual reference framework, which is legally binding the EU. The aim of the manual is to aid its application for calculation the government deficit and debt. Published on 09.07.2002 Details

Handbook for compiling supply balance sheets: wines A new Handbook has been made for compiling supply balance sheets. Published on 08.07.2002 Details

Income from agricultural activities in 2001 - European Union and Candidate countries This publication presents an analysis of the developments in income from agricultural activity in 2001 over 2000 as well as over the period 1991 to 2001. Published on 30.04.2002 Details

European Union and Ukraine - Facts and figures This publication contains the EU and Ukrainian methodology and data for all the 15 EU Member States and Ukraine in a number of key statistical areas. Published on 26.03.2002 Details

Crop production - Manual for current statistics This document presents the definitions of production, yield, production area and land use. Published on 22.02.2002 Details

Asymmetries of Current account in the intra-UE balance of payments The document describes the evolution of intra-EU current account asymmetries. Published on 01.01.2002 Details

Crop production - Glossary 2001 Glossary 2001 on Crop production. Published on 04.12.2001 Details

Transport and environment: Statistics for the transport and environment reporting mechanism (TERM) for the European Union `Transport and environment' is a statistical reference work prepared and published to support the EU's Transport and Environment Reporting Mechanism (TERM). Published on 10.07.2001 Details

Manual on the economic accounts for agriculture and forestry EAA/EA 97 This publication contains the revised methodology on the Economic Accounts for Agriculture and Forestry (EAA/EAF). Published on 22.06.2001 Details

Manual of concepts on land cover and land use information systems The objective of the manual of concepts is to raise the awareness and sensibility of differences in technical, methodological and conceptual aspects of land cover and land use information systems. Published on 01.02.2001 Details

Target methodology for agricultural labour input (ALI) statistics (Rev. 1) This publication describes the methodology of the EU agricultural labour input (ALI) statistics. Published on 25.10.2000 Details

 

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