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The business tendency surveys are a qualitative assessment on past three month's developments and next three month's expected developments . The survey assesses developments within production, employment, stock of orders, stock of finished products, capacity utilization, investment plans, limits to production, and others.
Data description
The monthly tendency survey provides a quick and up-to-date overview of actual conditions and expectations within the business sectors.
The survey is a qualitative assessment on developments over the past three months and expected developments over the next three month, based on various variables: production, employment, new orders, new export orders, competitive position on domestic market, competitive position on foreign market, selling prices, current overall order books, current export order books, current stock of finished products, current stock of raw materials, production capacity, capacity utilization, production assured by current overall order books (in month) and limits to production.
Classification system
The industries in the survey is defined by DB07, which is the Danish industrial classification system similar to the international NACE rev. 2 system.
Sector coverage
Construction, manufacturing industries, retail trade and services.
Statistical concepts and definitions
CVR: Central Business Register. A statutory central, nationwide basic register of all registered businesses. Associations and public authorities are also registered. The purpose is to have a unique numbering system (CVR number) for legal entities and their associated production units. Additionally, it aims to make basic data available to public authorities and institutions as well as private entities. Established in 1999.
Statistical unit
The units in the survey are enterprises defined by legal unit, which is identified by "CVR-number" from the Central Business Register.
Statistical population
The population is enterprises with main activity in the covered sectors. Corresponding to the following 2-digit numbers in NACE 2: Manufacturing industries: 10 - 33 Construction: 41 - 43 Retail trade: 45 and 47 Services: 49 - 95 (excluding 59-60, 66, 75 and 84-88).
Reference area
Denmark.
Time coverage
Construction: 1998 - Manufacturing: 1990 - Retail trade: May 2011 - Services: May 2011 -
Base period
Not relevant for these statistics.
Unit of measure
Percentages, months and Balances.
Reference period
The reference point is the first day of the survey month. Questions are asked concerning the past three month and the coming three month.
Frequency of dissemination
The survey is published monthly.
Legal acts and other agreements
The survey is voluntary, and therefore not subject to any Danish legal act.
The survey is conducted according to agreement with the EU Commission. The legal framework of the survey is "The Joint Harmonized European Union Programme on Business and Consumer Surveys" approved by the European Commission on 12 July 2006 COM (206)379.
Cost and burden
The survey is voluntary, therefore no burden as such. If one decides to participate the questionnaire is supposed to only take a minute to complete. Joint reporting is accepted if same organization includes several companies representing unique legal units, but within same industry-class.
Comment
Information about the statistics here Business tendency surveys. The statistics is part of the The Joint EC Business and Consumer Surveys programme managed by Directorate-Generale for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN) please refer to their Guidelines.