Regional accounts of production and employment

Producer: Statistics Finland
Homepage: http:// www.stat.fi/til/atutyo/index_en.html
Main topic: National Accounts
Related topics:
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Yes
European Statistical System (ESS): No

Description

Regional accounts of production and employment are part of regional accounts. Regional accounts are an extension of national accounts, from which data are available by sub-regional unit, region and major region, as well as by other regional divisions based on municipalities if required.

Data content

Regional accounts of production and employment describe Finland’s regional economies with the concepts and definitions of national accounts by location of production unit. The accounts are compiled in accordance with the guidelines of the European System of Accounts (ESA 1995). In the regional accounts, production is broken down into output, intermediate consumption, value added and compensations of employees. Apart from these, the calculation also extends to gross fixed capital formation, i.e. investments by region.

Classifications used

Regions: NUTS 1 (Mainland Finland and Åland), NUTS 2 (Major Regions), NUTS 3 (Regions) and NUTS 4 (Sub-regional units). The classifications of industries and sectors correspond with those used in national accounts.

Data collection methods and data sources

Data at the level of the whole country are obtained from national accounts. Numerous basic statistics and registers are utilised in the calculations of regional accounts. These include, among others:

Data on establishments in the Business Register
Structural statistics on enterprises
Statistics on the finances and activities of municipalities and joint municipal boards
Data from the financial statements of the State
Agricultural enterprise and income statistics
Financial statements data on credit institutions

Updating frequency

Annually

Time of completion or release

Statistical reference year + 16 months.

Time series

Data are available starting from 1975.

Keywords

Contact information

http://tilastokeskus.fi/til/atutyo/yht_en.html

Last updated 08.12.2011

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