Doc MET 1000 Quality items and requirements for reference year 2009

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1 EUOPEAN COMMISSION EUOSTAT Directorate G: Business Statistics Unit G3: International trade statistics - Production uxembourg, 6 November 2008 Doc MET 1000 INTENA DOCUMENT Doc MET 1000 Quality items and requirements for reference year 2009 Members of the Committee are invited to express their opinion on the quality items and requirements for reference year Note: A first version of this document was presented to the Quality Working Group during its meeting on 29 and 30 October (eference: Doc. QA No 6).

2 Doc MET 1000 Quality items and requirements for reference year Eurostat presented in June 2008 Committee meeting revised procedures to be applied in the annual quality reporting and quality assessment progress (Doc MET 985 Part A). These procedures, which form an essential part of the Quality Framework, were prepared and endorsed by the Quality Working Group. 2. These procedures have been prepared with a view to have them integrated in the revised Intrastat and Extrastat egulations. It is foreseen that the new Intrastat egulation enters into force already in 2009 and the Extrastat egulation in Because procedures to follow are similar in these egulations, Eurostat proposes to apply them for both Intrastat and Extrastat already concerning the reference year The new egulations will no longer list specific quality indicators to be reported in an annual quality report. Instead there will be a specific document Doc MET 1000 where all quality items (indicators, methods and practices) and their associated requirements or recommendations will be listed. The document will be presented to the Intrastat/Extrastat Committee for adoption. 4. Doc MET 1000 will be prepared by Eurostat. It will be revised annually in order to set up quality requirements (targets in value or minimum standards) for the next reference year. 5. The quality items listed in Doc MET 1000 will be collected through the annual quality questionnaire which will be partly pre-filled by Eurostat. 6. Eurostat will prepare an individual assessment report for each Member State. The assessment will be based on how the given Member State has met the quality requirements defined in Doc MET It should be noted that for Extrastat, all quality requirements for reference year 2009 are according to the current egulation. In addition, for reference year 2009 there are no new recommendations on the methods to be applied. The recommendations on the methods, along with their assessment on ABC basis, will be gradually developed by the Quality Working Group and they will be eventually described in the Quality Handbook Volume A first draft of quality items and requirements to use in the assessment of intra-eu statistics was presented in June 2008 Committee meeting. After the feedback by the Member States and internal reflections, the list of items and requirements was simplified by removing the column "eference year". All references to the history of each requirement will be described in the Quality Handbook Volume 2. A new proposal for quality items and requirements of intra-eu trade statistics is presented in Annex A list of quality items and requirements of extra-eu trade statistics is presented in Annex 2. Same indicators (name, number and definition) have been used as far as possible. For some indicators there are, however, differences in the requirements. Also, indicators and concern only intra-eu trade so they are excluded from the list of extra-eu quality items. 10. Short descriptions of each quality item are presented in the Annex 3. Their detailed descriptions are presented in the Quality Handbook Volume 2. This document will be presented to the Committee in March 2009 meeting. 2

3 Annex 1: Quality assessment of intra-eu trade statistics for reference year 2009 Type of requirement: for legal and for recommended Item to be reported equirement Type EEVANCE 1.1 Degree of users satisfaction No requirement 1.2 Number of variables not currently collected but needed by the users No requirement 1.3 Number of statistical dimensions required by the legislation but not or partially provided Coverage 0 = All required information are provided ACCUACY 2.1 Trade coverage from collected data At least 95% for arrivals 1 At least 97% for dispatches 2.2 Share of estimated trade below the exemption threshold Maximum 5% for arrivals 2 Maximum 3% for dispatches Minimum breakdown of adjustments: by HS2 codes and trading partner 2.3 Method to compile adjustment for trade below the exemption threshold In case of CN8 breakdown, estimation not only of the trade value but also of the net mass and supplementary unit 2.4 Share of estimated trade for non/late response No requirement Minimum breakdown of adjustments: by HS2 codes and trading partner 2.5 Method to compile adjustment for non/late response In case of CN8 breakdown, estimation not only of the trade value but also of the net mass and supplementary unit Simplification 2.6 Statistical thresholds in value No requirement 2.7 Share of Intrastat simplified declarations Maximum 6% of the total trade value by flow 2.8 Simplification within Intrastat No requirement 2.9 Share of Intrastat declarations including the statistical value Maximum 70% of the total trade value by flow 2.10 Adjustments for statistical value 0 (mandatory adjustments linked to a mandatory statistical value threshold) 2.11 Method to compile adjustment for statistical value No requirement (ecommended method still to be documented in the Quality Handbook) 1 Subject to new Intrastat egislation entering into force in Subject to new Intrastat egislation entering into force in 2009

4 Item to be reported equirement Type 2.12 Percentage of intra-eu traders exempted from Intrastat declarations No requirement 2.13 Percentage of PSI allowed to use Intrastat simplified declarations No requirement 2.14 Percentage of PSI exempted from the reporting of the statistical value No requirement 2.15 National practice in terms of net mass Avoid partial information 2.16 ist of all simplification measures No requirement evision Exclude only CN8 codes with a supplementary unit 2.17 Aggregated data versus first version of detailed statistics Close to evision rates at global level Close to evision rates at detailed level No requirement evise Community data when national data are revised and send the revised data no later than one month after their availability 2.20 evision policy 3 revisions for each month and final revision no later than 10 months after the reference year Confidentiality 2.21 Number of CN8 codes affected No requirement 2.22 Impact of confidentiality on trade value No requirement 2.23 Impact of confidentiality on net mass No requirement 2.24 Confidentiality rules Control procedures 2.25 Control procedures No requirement Principle of passive confidentiality Disseminate the real trade values at least at chapter level Check regularly the needs for confidentiality Disseminate the maximum of information at product and partner level Use flag 2 in section 16 of doc MET 400 wherever possible TIMEINESS AND PUNCTUAITY 3.1 Time lag from the reference period to the dissemination by Eurostat No requirement for Member States 3.2 Number of delayed data deliveries 0 No delay 4

5 Item to be reported equirement Type 3.3 Average delay of the delayed data deliveries 0 day ACCESSIBIITY AND CAITY 4.1 Dissemination channels of Community data at national level No requirement 4.2 Metadata accompanying Community data in national publications No requirement COMPAABIITY Comparability over space 5.1 elative asymmetry in intra-eu detailed data Gradual reduction from 2008 to elative asymmetry in intra-eu aggregated data No requirement 5.3 Methodological reasons for intra-eu asymmetries No requirement 5.4 Quantitative differences between national and Community data No requirement 5.5 Methodological reasons for discrepancies between national and Community data No requirement Comparability over time 5.6 Changes in nomenclatures No requirement 5.7 Changes in concepts and definitions with an impact on Community statistics No requirement Comparability across domains 5.8 Methodological reasons for discrepancies between trade data of different statistical domains No requirement COHEENCE 6.1 Consistency between international trade statistics and statistics originating from other sources No requirement 5

6 Annex 2: Quality assessment of extra-eu trade statistics for reference year 2009 Type of requirement: for legal and for recommended Item to be reported equirement Type EEVANCE 1.1 Degree of users satisfaction No requirement 1.2 Number of variables not currently collected but needed by the users No requirement 1.3 Number of statistical dimensions required by the legislation but not or partially provided 0 = All required information are provided ACCUACY Coverage 2.1 Trade coverage from collected data No requirement 2.2 Share of estimated trade below the exemption threshold Above 0 if statistical threshold is implemented 2.3 Method to compile adjustment for trade below the exemption threshold Minimum breakdown of adjustments: total level (no product or partner breakdown) 2.4 Share of estimated trade for non/late response No requirement 2.5 Method to compile adjustment for non/late response No requirement (ecommended method still to be documented in the Quality Handbook) Simplification 2.6 Statistical thresholds in value Imports or exports exceeding EU 1000 in value or 1000 kg in net mass shall be collected for the production of external trade statistics ist of all simplification measures No requirement evision 2.17 Aggregated data versus first version of detailed statistics Close to evision rates at global level Close to evision rates at detailed level No requirement 6

7 2.20 evision policy Apply corrections to correct reference period Transmit the corrected monthly data at least every three months 3 revisions for each month and final revision no later than 10 months after the reference year Confidentiality 2.21 Number of CN8 codes affected No requirement 2.22 Impact of confidentiality on trade value No requirement 2.23 Impact of confidentiality on net mass No requirement 2.24 Confidentiality rules Control procedures 2.25 Control procedures No requirement Principle of passive confidentiality Minimum level of dissemination: by HS2 codes Check regularly the needs for confidentiality Disseminate the maximum of information at product and partner level Use flag 2 in section 16 of doc MET 400 wherever possible TIMEINESS AND PUNCTUAITY 3.1 Time lag from the reference period to the dissemination by Eurostat No requirement for Member States 3.2 Number of delayed data deliveries 0 No delay 3.3 Average delay of the delayed data deliveries 0 day ACCESSIBIITY AND CAITY 4.1 Dissemination channels of Community data at national level No requirement 4.2 Metadata accompanying Community data in national publications No requirement Comparability over space COMPAABIITY 5.4 Quantitative differences between national and Community data No requirement 5.5 Methodological reasons for discrepancies between national and Community data No requirement 7

8 Comparability over time 5.6 Changes in nomenclatures No requirement 5.7 Changes in concepts and definitions with an impact on Community statistics No requirement Comparability across domains Methodological reasons for discrepancies between trade data of different statistical domains Consistency between international trade statistics and statistics originating from other sources No requirement COHEENCE No requirement 8

9 Annex 3: Definitions of the items to be reported (More details available in QA/G3/04-08/3 Part C) I for intra-eu statistics and E for extra-eu statistics ITEMS TO BE EPOTED I/E 1.1 Degree of users satisfaction I/E 1.2 I/E 1.3 Number of variables not currently collected but needed by the users Number of variables required by the legislation but not or partially provided DEFINITIONS EEVANCE This indicator shows in which extents the trade statistics, in their current definitions and availability, answer the users needs. This indicator shows whether or not the users needs are satisfied with the statistical information currently disseminated. This indicator shows in which extent the Member States are compliant with the legislation in terms of statistical information to be supplied. ACCUACY Coverage I/E 2.1 Trade coverage from collected data This indicator shows how big share of the total trade the collected trade accounts for. This indicator shows how big share of the total trade the estimated trade below the exemption threshold I/E 2.2 Share of estimated trade below the exemption threshold accounts for. Method to compile adjustment for trade below the This item refers to the way adjustments are compiled in order to estimate the data missing because of the I/E 2.3 exemption threshold exemption threshold. This indicator shows how big share of the total trade the estimated trade for non/late response accounts I/E 2.4 Share of estimated trade for non/late response for. This item refers to the way adjustments are compiled in order to estimate the data missing because of I/E 2.5 Method to compile adjustment for non/late response non or late responses. Simplification I/E 2.6 Statistical thresholds in value This item refers to all the statistical thresholds applied by the Member States in order to reduce the operators burden. I 2.7 Share of Intrastat simplified declarations This indicator shows how big share of the total trade the simplified declarations account for. I 2.8 Simplification within Intrastat ist of all the simplification measures related to thresholds (other than the exemption threshold). I 2.9 Share of Intrastat declarations including the statistical value This indicator shows how big share of the total trade the declarations including the statistical value in addition to the invoiced value account for.

10 I I ITEMS TO BE EPOTED 2.10 Adjustments for statistical value 2.11 Method to compile adjustment for statistical value I 2.12 I 2.13 I 2.14 Percentage of intra-eu traders exempted from Intrastat declarations Percentage of PSI allowed to use Intrastat simplified declarations Percentage of PSI exempted from the reporting of the statistical value DEFINITIONS The "statistical value" adjustment refers to the difference between the invoiced value and the estimated - either by the PSI or by the NSI - statistical value. This item refers to the way adjustments are compiled in order to estimate the statistical value when only the invoiced value is reported. The Member States should provide the numbers of intra-eu traders broken down by the trade flow - above the exemption threshold (PSIs) and below the exemption threshold. In case of the application of a simplification threshold, the Member States should provide the number of PSIs broken down by the trade flow - above the exemption threshold but below the simplification threshold. The Member States should provide the number of PSIs broken down by the trade flow exempted from the obligation to report the statistical value. I 2.15 National practice in terms of net mass The Member States should describe their practices in terms of collection or estimation of the net mass. I/E 2.16 ist of all simplification measures evision I/E 2.17 Aggregated data versus first version of detailed statistics I/E 2.18 evision rates at global level I/E 2.19 evision rates at detailed level I/E 2.20 evision policy Confidentiality I/E 2.21 Number of CN8 codes affected I/E 2.22 Impact of confidentiality on trade value This item refers to the simplified Intrastat and Extrastat procedures which can be used by the operators (for instance, use of global codes for industrial plants). This item refers to a comparison between the total trade values transmitted within 40 days after the reference period ("aggregated data" flow) and the total trade values compiled from the detailed statistics delivered within 42 days for the extra-eu trade and 70 days for the intra-eu trade. This item refer to a comparison between the total trade values compiled from the first delivery of detailed statistics and the total trade values compiled from the last data delivery. This item refers to the magnitude of the revisions recorded at detailed level when comparing data corresponding to the first and last deliveries. The Member States should describe their practices in terms of revisions of intra and extra-eu trade data. This indicator shows the impact of the confidentiality practices on detailed statistics in terms of number of CN8 codes affected. This indicator shows the impact of the confidentiality practices in terms of trade value of the CN8 codes affected. 10

11 ITEMS TO BE EPOTED I/E 2.23 Impact of confidentiality on net mass I/E 2.24 Confidentiality rules DEFINITIONS This indicator shows the impact of the confidentiality practices in terms of net mass of the CN8 codes affected. The Member States should describe their practices in terms of confidentiality rules applied to intra and extra-eu trade data. Control procedures The Member States should describe their control procedures (checks for completeness, validity and I/E 2.25 Control procedures credibility checks, etc). TIMEINESS AND PUNCTUAITY Time lag from the reference period to the dissemination by I/E 3.1 This indicator refers to the dissemination delay of Eurostat according to its monthly release calendar. Eurostat This indicator shows how many times (out of the 12 months of the reference year) intra- and extra-eu I/E 3.2 Number of delayed data deliveries detailed or aggregated data was delivered late. This indicator shows the average delay (out of the 12 months of the reference year) of the delayed I/E 3.3 Average delay of the delayed data deliveries deliveries relating to intra- and extra-eu detailed or aggregated trade data. ACCESSIBIITY AND CAITY Dissemination channels of Community data at national I/E 4.1 The Member States should describe their dissemination channels of Community data. level Metadata accompanying Community data at national The Member States should list all the relevant documents (in particular, the methodological documents) I/E 4.2 publications and kinds of support given to the users concerning dissemination of Community data. COMPAABIITY Comparability over space I 5.1 elative asymmetry in intra-eu detailed data This indicator shows the magnitude of the intra-eu asymmetries recorded at detailed level. I 5.2 elative asymmetry in intra-eu aggregated data This indicator shows the intra-eu asymmetry recorded at total level. I 5.3 Methodological reasons for intra-eu asymmetries ist of all causes of asymmetry linked to the concepts and definitions or to non harmonised practices in the compilation of intra-eu trade statistics. Quantitative differences between national and Community This item refers to the main methodological differences between national and Community concepts and I/E 5.4 data their quantitative impacts. I/E 5.5 Methodological reasons for discrepancies between national and Community data ist of all the methodological reasons for discrepancies between the statistics compiled according to the national concept and the ones compiled according to the Community concept. 11

12 Comparability over time I/E 5.6 Changes in nomenclatures Changes in concepts and definitions with an impact on I/E 5.7 Community statistics Comparability across domains I/E 5.8 I/E 6.1 Methodological reasons for discrepancies between trade data of different statistical domains Consistency between international trade statistics and statistics originating from other sources Any changes in nomenclatures should be reported. In practice, all the nomenclatures are concerned but a special attention should be paid to those used for data dissemination (Combined Nomenclature, Geonomenclature, statistical procedure, preferences, etc). ist of all changes in concepts and definitions impacting the Community data Other statistical domains use the international trade statistics but with the adaptations required by their own concepts and definitions. These statistical domains are: the National Accounts, the Balance of Payment and the Business statistics. The methodological reasons for discrepancies between the international trade data and the trade results published by these three statistical domains should be listed. COHEENCE This item refers to an assessment of the consistency between the international trade statistics and the trade data collected by other statistical domains (like, for instance, PODCOM). The main reasons for discrepancies should be listed. 12