Statistical presentation

Data description

The primary purpose of the statistics is to deliver timely figures for changes in stocks for use in the quarterly national accounts statistics. The statistics describe quarterly changes in the stocks of whole sale.

Classification system

Industrial activity is classified according to Dansk Branchekode 2025, which is the Danish national classification based on NACE rev. 2.1

• G46002 Wholesale of agrucultural products
• G46003 Wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco products
• G46004 Wholesale of textiles and household equipment
• G46005 Wholesale of medicine and hospital supplies
• G46006 Wholesale of IT equipment
• G46007 Wholesale of machinery
• G46008 Wholesale of motor vehicles and spare parts
• G46009 Other wholesale trade

Sector coverage

Wholesale except agency trade.

Statistical concepts and definitions

Stock Change: The difference in the stock at two different points in time. For this statistics, the stock change in the current quarter is the difference between the stock by the end of the current quarter and the stock by the end of the previous quarter.

Statistical unit

The reporting unit is the kind of activity unit. This is also the unit of statistical observation. A kind of activity unit consists of all local units belonging to the same enterprise and having the same activity code.

Statistical population

Kind of activity units with main activity in wholesale.

Reference area

Stocks owned by Danish enterprises, regardless of their geographical location. Danish enterprises are enterprises with a Danish cvr-number (registration number in Danish business register).

Time coverage

2001-

Base period

Base year for calculations in fixed prices is 2015.

Unit of measure

Stocks are reported in 1000 DKK, current prices. Data are published in millions DKK, in current as well as fixed prices.

Reference period

Stock changes from last day of previous quarter to last day of reference quarter.

Frequency of dissemination

Quarterly.

Legal acts and other agreements

Section 8 of the Act on Statistics Denmark (Lov om Danmarks Statistik).

The statistics are not subject to any specific EU regulation.

Cost and burden

The burden has been calculated at 125,000 DKK in 2021.

Comment

The statistics have a subject page: Wholesale stocks