SECTION 1
Aim
The aim of this Annex is to establish a common framework for the collection, compilation, transmission and evaluation of Community statistics on the structure, activity, competitiveness and performance of the distributive trade sector.
SECTION 2
Scope
The statistics to be compiled will relate to the domains referred to in Article 1(a) to (e), in particular to:
— the structure of the distributive trade network and its evolution,
— distributive activity and forms of selling, as well as patterns of supply and sale.,
SECTION 3
Coverage
1. The statistics are to be compiled for all activities within the coverage of Section G of NACE Rev. 2. This sector covers the activities of wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles. Enterprise statistics refer to the population of all enterprises whose main activity is classified in Section G.
2. If the total amount of the turnover and the number of persons employed in a division of NACE Rev. 2 Section G normally represent, in a Member State, less than 1 % of the Community total, the information laid down in this Annex which is not in Annex I need not be collected for the purposes of this Regulation.
3. If necessary for Community policy requirements, the Commission may, in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 12(2), request ad hoc collection of the data referred to in paragraph 2.
SECTION 4
Characteristics
1. The lists of characteristics and statistics set out below indicate, where relevant, the type of statistical unit for which the statistics are to be compiled and whether they are to be compiled with on an annual or multiannual frequency. The statistics and characteristics in italics are also included in the lists in the common module defined in Annex I.
2. Annual demographic statistics:
Code | Title |
Structural data | |
11 11 0 | Number of enterprises |
11 21 0 | Number of local units |
3. Enterprise characteristics for which annual statistics are to be compiled:
Code | Title |
Accounting data | |
12 11 0 | Turnover |
12 12 0 | Production value |
12 13 0 | Gross margin on goods for resale |
12 15 0 | Value-added at factor costs |
12 17 0 | Gross operating surplus |
13 11 0 | Total purchases of goods and services |
13 12 0 | Purchases of goods and services purchased for resale in the same condition as received |
13 13 1 | Payments for agency workers |
13 21 0 | Change in stocks of goods and services |
13 21 1 | Change in stocks of goods and services purchased for resale in the same condition as received |
13 31 0 | Personnel costs |
13 32 0 | Wages and salaries |
13 33 0 | Social security costs |
Data relating to the capital account | |
15 11 0 | Gross investment in tangible goods |
15 12 0 | Gross investment in land |
15 13 0 | Gross investment in existing buildings and structures |
15 14 0 | Gross investment in construction and alteration of buildings |
15 15 0 | Gross investment in machinery and equipment |
15 21 0 | Sales of tangible investment goods |
Data on employment | |
16 11 0 | Number of persons employed |
16 13 0 | Number of employees |
16 14 0 | Number of employees in full-time equivalent units |
4. Enterprise characteristics for which multiannual statistics are to be compiled:
Code | Title | Comment |
Information on forms of trading by enterprises | Division 47 only | |
17 32 0 | Number of retail stores | |
Breakdown of turnover by type of activity | ||
18 10 0 | Turnover from agriculture, forestry, fishing and industrial activities | |
18 15 0 | Turnover from service activities | |
18 16 0 | Turnover from trading activities of purchase and resale and intermediary activities | |
Breakdown of turnover by product type | ||
18 21 0 | Breakdown of turnover by product (according to Section G of CPA (1)) | |
(1) Council Regulation (EEC) No 3696/93 of 29 October 1993 on the statistical classification of products by activity (CPA) in the European Economic Community (OJ L 342, 31.12.1993, p. 1). Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003. | ||
5. Characteristics for which annual regional statistics are to be compiled:
Code | Title |
Accounting data | |
13 32 0 | Wages and salaries |
Data on employment | |
16 11 0 | Number of persons employed |
6. Characteristics for which multiannual regional statistics are to be compiled:
Code | Title | Comment |
Accounting data | ||
12 11 0 | Turnover | Divisions 45 and 47 only |
Information on forms of trading by enterprises | ||
17 33 1 | Sales space | Division 47 only |
SECTION 5
First reference year
1. The first reference year for which statistics are compiled is the calendar year 2008. The first reference years for the statistics to be compiled with a multiannual frequency are specified below for each of the divisions of NACE Rev. 2 for which the data are collected and for the multiannual regional statistics:
Calendar year | Breakdown |
2012 | Division 47 |
2008 | Division 46 |
2009 | Regional statistics |
2010 | Division 45 |
2. The multiannual frequency is five years.
SECTION 6
Report on the quality of statistics
For each key characteristic Member States will indicate the degree of precision by reference to a confidence level of 95 % which the Commission will include in the report provided for in Article 13, taking account of the application in each Member State of that Article. The key characteristics are to be determined in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 12(3).
SECTION 7
Production of results
1. In order that Community aggregates may be compiled, Member States are to produce component national results broken down to the classes of NACE Rev. 2.
2. Some results are also to be broken down into size classes for each NACE Rev. 2 group.
3. The regional statistics are to be broken down to NACE Rev. 2 3-digit level (group) and level 2 of NUTS.
4. The coverage of regional statistics to be compiled on a multiannual basis corresponds to the population of all local units whose main activity is classified in Section G. However, it may be limited to the local units dependent on enterprises classified in Section G of NACE Rev. 2. if such a population covers more than 95 % of the total coverage. This ratio is to be calculated using the employment characteristic available in the business register.
SECTION 8
Transmission of results
1. The results are to be transmitted within 18 months of the end of the calendar year of the reference period.
2. Preliminary national results or estimates are to be transmitted within 10 months of the end of the calendar year of the reference period for the enterprise statistics compiled for the characteristics listed below:
Code | Title |
Accounting data | |
12 11 0 | Turnover |
Data on employment | |
16 11 0 | Number of persons employed |
These preliminary results are to be broken down to NACE Rev. 2 3-digit level (group).
SECTION 9
Transitional period
For the compilation of statistics on characteristics 13 13 1 and 16 14 0, the transitional period will not extend for more than two years beyond the first reference year (2008) indicated in Section 5.