Regional accounts of production and employment
Producer: Statistics Finland
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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.
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Contact information
http://tilastokeskus.fi/til/atutyo/yht_en.html
Last updated 08.12.2011