Comparability

Comparability - geographical

Eurostat have collected data for 2009 and 2012 not yet published by Eurostat. A number of countries do publish statistics on ICT expenditures.

Comparability over time

Comparing year to year estimates the sample accuracy must be taken into account. The sample is based on an average of the optimal allocations for different ICT expenditure types, cf. point 3.2. Samples are stratified by employment group and activity code. More specified questionnaire from 2008 gives a break in time series.

Coherence - cross domain

Comparable statistics are not available.

Coherence - internal

99 pct. In a little number of recordings will include errors which are not corrected e.g. leasing counted as investment.