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Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board Special Data Dissemination Standard (AS PROVIDED TO THE IMF BY THE RESPECTIVE COUNTRY)   Euro Area Production index Last Posted: Mar-19-2007 Last Updated: Nov-8-2006 Contact Person(s)          Printer Friendly Page   Unit D-3 : Short-term statistics, European Statistical Data Support: http://epp.eurostat.cec.eu.int/pls/portal/url/page/PGP_DS_SUPPORT, Eurostat, Statistical Office of the European Communities, Luxembourg L-2920 Dissemination Formats Summary Methodology Access National Summary Data Page Cross-country comparisons: access the DSBB metadata query facility

The Data: Coverage, Periodicity, and Timeliness
Coverage characteristics	5.1.1 Statistical presentation Short-term statistics give information on a wide range of economic activities according to the NACE Rev.1 classification (Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community). This heading covers the following indicator: Industry - Production Index. Coverage: Sections C, D and E. Metadata in SDDS format are also available on Eurostat Website at http://europa.eu.int/estatref/info/sdds/en/ebt/is_base.htm and http://europa.eu.int/estatref/info/sdds/en/ebt/is01_sm.htm
Periodicity	4.1.1 Periodicity Monthly
Timeliness	4.1.2 Timeliness 1 month and 10 calendar days The deadlines for the industrial index may be up to 15 calendar days longer for those Member States whose value added in Sections C, D and E, respectively section F of NACE Rev.1 in a given base year represents less than 3% of the European Community total.
Access by the Public
Advance dissemination of release calendar	5.1.3 Advance release calendar The precise date of data release is disseminated on the website at http://europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat (select language and release calendar) and on the Advance Release Calendar of the euro area page on the DSBB.
Simultaneous release to all interested parties	5.1.4 Simultaneous release Data are disseminated simultaneously to all interested parties through a database update and on Eurostat's website.
Integrity
Dissemination of terms and conditions under which official statistics are produced, including those relating to the confidentiality of individually identifiable information	0.1.1 Responsibility for collecting, processing, and disseminating statistics Eurostat Rules on statistical compilation Council Regulation (EC) N° 322/97 of 17 February 1997 on Community Statistics (OJ N° L 52/1) sets the rules for General provisions, the Community statistical program and its implementation, Principles, Dissemination, Statistical confidentiality and Final provisions. Production index The legal basis for the indicators is the Council Regulation No 1165/98 of 19 May 1998 concerning short-term statistics , amended by the Regulation No 1158/2005 of 6 July 2005 concerning short-term statistics, referred hereafter as the STS Regulation. The definitions of short-term statistics variables are laid down in Commission Regulation No 1503/2006 of 28 September 2006  implementing and amending Council Regulation N° 1165/98 of 19 May 1998 concerning short-term statistics as regards the definition of variables. The classification by the main industrial groupings (MIGS) is laid down in Commission Regulation N° 586/2001 of 26 March 2001 on implementing Council Regulation N° 1165/98 of 19 May 1998 concerning short-term statistics as regards the definition of Main Industrial Groupings. 0.1.3 Confidentiality of individual reporters' data Eurostat Council Regulation (CE) No 322/97 of 17 February 1997 (OJ No L 52/1) and Council Regulation (EURATOM, EEC) no 1588/90 of 11 June 1990 on the transmission of the data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities (OJ No L 151/ 1) stipulates the detailed rules used for receiving, processing and disseminating the confidential data. 1.2.1 Disclosure of terms and conditions for statistical collection, processing, and dissemination The above legal references are published in the "Official Journal of the European Communities" (In order to receive these texts in one of the official languages of the EU of for more info, please contact Celex@opoce.cec.be or look for information on line)
Identification of internal government access to data before release	1.2.2 Internal governmental access to statistics prior to release The news releases are forwarded for information purposes to the Cabinet of the Commissioner responsible for Eurostat on the evening before the news release's publication. No advance information is given to the Commissioner’s Cabinet for the indicators that are not published in the news release. The European Central Bank receives the European aggregates under embargo and for internal use only, prior to its release to the public
Identification of ministerial commentary on the occasion of statistical releases
Provision of information about revision and advance notice of major changes in methodology	4.3.1 Revision schedule Data are revised when additional information from national statistical authorities becomes available. 1.2.4 Advance notice of major changes in methodology, source data, and statistical techniques. Major changes in methodology are announced in the monthly News Release and/or in the "Quarterly Panorama of European Business".
Quality
Dissemination of documentation on methodology and sources used in preparing statistics	5.2.1 Dissemination of documentation on concepts, scope, classifications, basis of recording, data sources, and statistical techniques Methodological recommendations for the collection and compilation of indices are published in "Methodology of  Short-term Business Statistics, Interpretation and guidelines", 2006. Detailed methodological information about Member States practice is available online. 5.2.2 Disseminated level of detail Metadata in SDDS format are also available on Eurostat Website at http://europa.eu.int/estatref/info/sdds/en/ebt/is_base.htm and http://europa.eu.int/estatref/info/sdds/en/ebt/is01_sm.htm  (See also summary methodology)
Dissemination of component detail, reconciliations with related data, and statistical frameworks that support statistical cross-checks and provide assurance of reasonableness	4.2.1 Internal consistency Eurostat aggregates Member States data to produce geographical aggregates such as the euro-area. The aggregated indices can be disseminated in four presentation forms: Working day adjusted Seasonally adjusted Trend Depending on the index and presentation form, the aggregation is different: Working day adjusted aggregates: weighted compilation of the nationally working day adjusted data (production index, turnover indices in retail trade) ; Eurostat approach in seasonal adjustments corresponds to the direct seasonal adjustment method. Data on Short-term Statistics are disseminated in full detail in the domain EBT. A subset of the most important indicators is disseminated as well in the domain Euroind/IS.
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