Mit der Annahme der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1172/98 des Rates im Mai 1998 wurde ein wichtiger Schritt auf dem Weg zur gemeinschaftlichen Verkehrsstatistik in der Europäischen Union gemacht. Diese Verordnung liefert die Rechtsgrundlage für die Erfassung einer großen Bandbreite von Daten über den...

The Statistical Requirements Compendium is a well-established reference document for the acquis communautaire in statistics. The Compendium is a tool for producers of official statistics, which summarises the key reference information for European statistical production. The structure of the...

The reference guide is designed to serve as a vade-mecum, explaining the background of European regional and urban statistics, including its regional classification NUTS. The structure of the data stored in the public database is comprehensively described.

Besides some basic methodology and definitions, the guidelines provide practical rules, strategies and hints to lead the practitioner in the initial phase of survey planning and reporting, in the selection of the best sampling method and type of allocation, in the determination of the sample...

Supply and use tables and symmetric input-output tables are an integral part of the European System of Accounts (ESA 1995). The present Input-Output Manual discusses compilation issues and provides best practices and harmonised solutions. Its main objective is to assist statistical institutes in...

This publication presents an updated version of the guidelines on the Harmonised European Time Use Surveys (HETUS). The first version, finished in 2000, was based on the recommendations of the final report on Time Use pilot surveys and on the discussions carried out with experts of the National...

Description of a common methodology for the collection of pesticide usage statistics within agriculture and horticulture illustrated with a case study in new Member States and Candidate Countries.

The present document describes the methods used by Member States, candidate and EFTA countries in their surveys on road freight transport statistics. Part A describes national methodologies for data collection. This information is based on questionnaires completed by the reporting countries....

This annually updated quality report provides the users with a tool for assessing the quality of the European Union foreign trade statistics. It gives a summary of the main quality indicators: timeliness, accuracy, accessibility, clarity, comparability, and coherence. The quality report is...