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Business enterprise

A business enterprise is an economic unit that covers its expenditure fully or at least mainly with income from sales, interests, dividends or insurance premiums. The principal objective of a business enterprise is to produce goods or services for sales on the market at prices that cover their production costs or to serve business enterprises engaged in such activity.



Statistics using the definition

Validity of the definition

  • Valid

Source organisation

  • Tilastokeskus

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