Computer Services

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Computer Services 2023

The purpose of the statistics Computer Services is to provide information on turnover and types of services in enterprises with Computer services and main activity. The statistics is also used in the compilation of the national accounts and for revision of activity classifications in the Business Statistical Register. The Statistics is part of the EU's Structural Business Statistics (SBS). The statistics was first published for the reference year 1995. Prior to 2012 it was called Product Statistics for Computer Services. From 2023 the statistics has been changed to only cover enterprises with at least 20 employees.

Statistical presentation

The statistics provides information on the distribution of total turnover and export on products and services. Furthermore information is collected on the turnover broken down by clients and information on the export broken down by residence of client (resident or Non-resident intra-EU or Non-resident extra-EU).

Statistical processing

Data are collected by online questionnaire from a total count of enterprises in the sector Computer services. In the questionnaire the enterprises are asked to breakdown their turnover by a number of products, services and client categories. It also reported information about export. The reported data are checked by comparing the distribution of turnover among enterprises that are similar. Survey data is grossed up in part by including information turnover from the Accounts Statistics for Non-Agricultural Private Sector in the reference year for the entire population.

Relevance

The statistics is used among enterprises when planning and provides an overview of the development taking place in the service sector. Furthermore the statistics is an input to national accounts in Statistics Denmark regarding the service sector. The statistics is also used of the European Statistic bureau, Eurostat, to create EU-statistics about Business Services.

Accuracy and reliability

The statistics provides a reliable estimate of the turnover and its distributions on the the different services provided within the covered industry. This is due to the fact submission is mandatory for all enterprises within the population, and because the submitted turnover is adjusted with the turnover from the Accounts Statistics for Non-Agricultural Private Sector, which is based on a large sample, administrative sourced and digital annual reports (XBRL) from the Danish Business Authority. It is assumed that the distribution of the respective services in the enterprises that did not submit, ceased to exist or by fault was not included in the initial sample compilation, are equal to the average distribution within the industry.

Timeliness and punctuality

The statistics is published once a year and approximately 10 months after the reference year. The statistics is published usually without delay regarding to the announced date. To EU the data must be delivered within 18 months after the reference year.

Comparability

The statistics has been compiled since 1995. The questionnaire, sampling method and calculation has been adjusted a couple of times, in 2013 where data from 2012 was recalculated with a new method and from the reference year 2023, where the statistics only covers enterprises with at least 20 employees. The statistics is produced according to the guidelines in the European Business Statistics Manual, and it is thus comparable to the similar statistics in other EU countries.

Accessibility and clarity

These statistics are published in a collective Danish press release for services. The figures can be found in the StatBank under Computer services. For more information go to the subject page for the Service sector. International comparable figures are available through Eurostat's webpage under Business Services.