Turnover in the Wholesale Trade

Jonas Färnstrand

Statistics Sweden

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jonas.farnstrand@scb.se

Background

• EU-regulated survey

• Demands for decreased response burden

• Turnover by product important to National Accounts

• Concentration on economic statistics– Service sector in particular

Background

• Prior to 1997 – No administrative data– Sample of 15 000 enterprises (about 1 200 in the

wholesale trade)– Only total turnover (not by product)– Complementary survey every fifth year (turnover

by product)

Background

• 1997-2002– Adminstrative data available (National Tax Board)

• Total turnover, profit/loss, investments (derived), balance sheet etc

– Complementary survey for enterprises > 50 employees (about 5 000 of which 500 belongs to the wholesale trade)

– Turnover by product only for large enterprises, lack of information for activities with many small enterprises

Background

• 2003-– Administrative data available– Πps-sampling based on administrative data – Sample of 15 000 enterprises (1 900 in the

wholesale trade)– No cut-off limits– Pre-printed data (totals) to reduce the response

burden– Annual information on turnover by product for all

activities

Sample sizes

Sample size

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Share of turnover

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Manufacturing

Service

Wholesale trade

Number of enterprises, total:Manufacturing 62 000Service sector: 532 000

- wholesale trade 44 000

Stratification

• The goal is to cover as much turnover and as many product as possible

• 4-digit NACE in general

• Some 5-digit national level strata

• About 50 strata in total

Largest activities (divisions)

Data 2006

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Retail trade Construction Motor trade Otherbusinessservices

Activity

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Share of turnover

Share of production value

Wholesale trade data

Wholesale trade compared to the total business sector

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Time table

Reference year t

November tThe population is created from the Business Register

March t+1Complete questionnaire for the very largest enterprises

August t+1Adminstrative data available

September t+1Sample is drawn,

questionnaires sent out

December t+1Preliminary results are published

June t+2Definitive results are published,

data sent to Eurostat and NA

Questionnaires

• Electronic questionnaires to enterprises > 10 employees (password by mail)

• Paper questionnaires and password to the smaller enterprises

• Pre-printed administrative data (total turnover, total personnel costs etc)

1. Pre-printed turnover 1

2. Turnover by product

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2a. Main variables

2a

2b. Other variables belonging to the activity

2b

2c. Reported variables from last year

2c

2d. Other products (drop down-list)

2d

Electronic – pros and cons

+ Some checks/editing can be done already at the enterprise

+ Less expensive (at least for Statistics Sweden)

+ Less registration

+ XBRL in the future

+ Drop down-lists

- Problems to get to the questionnaire (macro settings in Excel, load times)

Response rates

Response rates

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Response rates

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2006

Wholesale groups

NACE (ISIC)

• 511 (461) Wholesale on a fee or a contract basis

• 512 (462) Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals

• 513 (463) Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco

• 514 (464) Wholesale of household goods

• 515 (466) Wholesale of non-agricultural intermediate products, waste and scrap

• 518 (465) Wholesale of machinery, equipment and supplies

• 519 (469) Other wholesale

Turnover 2006

Turnover by group

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511 Wholesale on a fee or a contract basis512 Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals513 Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco514 Wholesale of household goods515 Wholesale of non-agricultural intermediate products, waste and scrap518 Wholesale of machinery, equipment and supplies519 Other wholesale

Turnover 1997-2006

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511 Wholesale on a fee or a contract basis512 Wholesale of agricultural raw materials and live animals513 Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco514 Wholesale of household goods515 Wholesale of non-agricultural intermediate products, waste and scrap518 Wholesale of machinery, equipment and supplies519 Other wholesale

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Turnover by product

Wholesale trade – the future

• The new NACE classification (reference year 2008)

Thank you!

Questions?