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European Commission - Eurostat Statistics relating to the trading of goods by the Statistics relating to the trading of goods by the European Community and its Member States European Community and its Member States EUROSTAT Unit G2, EUROSTAT

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European Commission - Eurostat International Workshop on Country Practices in Compilation of International Merchandise Trade Statistics 12-15 December 2006, Bangkok

Statistics relating to the trading of goods by the Statistics relating to the trading of goods by the European Community and its Member States European Community and its Member States

EUROSTAT Unit G2, EUROSTAT Unit G2, Mr.

  • Mr. Clemens

Clemens Schr Schrö öter ter Clemens. Clemens.Schroeter@ec.europa.eu Schroeter@ec.europa.eu

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European Commission - Eurostat International Workshop on Country Practices in Compilation of International Merchandise Trade Statistics 12-15 December 2006, Bangkok

The European Communities became formally a single The European Communities became formally a single market on 1st January 1993 market on 1st January 1993

  • The physical frontiers were removed from between

The physical frontiers were removed from between Member States Member States

  • Customs declarations available only for trade with non

Customs declarations available only for trade with non-

  • member countries

member countries

  • Loss of statistical data source for trade between Member

Loss of statistical data source for trade between Member States States

Free movements of goods between Free movements of goods between Member States Member States

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European Commission - Eurostat International Workshop on Country Practices in Compilation of International Merchandise Trade Statistics 12-15 December 2006, Bangkok

Setting up two different statistical systems Setting up two different statistical systems Intrastat Intrastat

  • Community goods

Community goods

  • Goods in free circulation

Goods in free circulation

  • Goods which enter/leave the

Goods which enter/leave the reporting Member State reporting Member State supplied from or bound for supplied from or bound for another Member State; another Member State;

  • Collected monthly directly

Collected monthly directly from companies from companies

  • Close link to the VAT

Close link to the VAT system system

Extrastat Extrastat

  • Non

Non-

  • Community goods

Community goods

  • Special trade system

Special trade system

  • Goods which enter from

Goods which enter from

  • r leave for a non
  • r leave for a non-
  • member country to/from

member country to/from the reporting Member the reporting Member State State

  • Collected from Customs

Collected from Customs declarations declarations

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European Commission - Eurostat International Workshop on Country Practices in Compilation of International Merchandise Trade Statistics 12-15 December 2006, Bangkok Extra

Intra

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European Commission - Eurostat International Workshop on Country Practices in Compilation of International Merchandise Trade Statistics 12-15 December 2006, Bangkok

The Intrastat system The Intrastat system

  • Comparability with Extrastat trade flows is kept (e.g. same

Comparability with Extrastat trade flows is kept (e.g. same detailed nomenclatures & periodicity) detailed nomenclatures & periodicity)

  • A threshold system exempting about 70

A threshold system exempting about 70-

  • 80% of traders

80% of traders from reporting from reporting

  • A change from administrative data sources to direct data

A change from administrative data sources to direct data collection collection

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European Commission - Eurostat International Workshop on Country Practices in Compilation of International Merchandise Trade Statistics 12-15 December 2006, Bangkok

… …. and its further characteristics . and its further characteristics

  • Statistical reporting burden becomes apparent

Statistical reporting burden becomes apparent

  • Reduced data collection (8 elements)

Reduced data collection (8 elements)

  • Implementation of simplified reporting measures

Implementation of simplified reporting measures

  • Trade data not collected has to be estimated

Trade data not collected has to be estimated

  • Identification and monitoring of parties reporting for

Identification and monitoring of parties reporting for Intrastat (trader register) Intrastat (trader register)

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European Commission - Eurostat International Workshop on Country Practices in Compilation of International Merchandise Trade Statistics 12-15 December 2006, Bangkok

Ensure data quality Ensure data quality

  • Exhaustiveness and quality control using fiscal information

Exhaustiveness and quality control using fiscal information (VAT system) (VAT system)

  • Asymmetries and reconciliation exercises

Asymmetries and reconciliation exercises

  • Adjustments for trade below the threshold and late response

Adjustments for trade below the threshold and late response

  • Revisions

Revisions

  • Harmonisation of concepts, definitions, and methods

Harmonisation of concepts, definitions, and methods

  • Implementation of electronic data collection and validation

Implementation of electronic data collection and validation tools tools

  • Quality reporting

Quality reporting

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European Commission - Eurostat International Workshop on Country Practices in Compilation of International Merchandise Trade Statistics 12-15 December 2006, Bangkok

Institutional Arrangements Institutional Arrangements

  • Distribution of responsibilities between Community and

Distribution of responsibilities between Community and National level National level

  • Supporting measures (EDICOM programme)

Supporting measures (EDICOM programme)

  • National organisational and administrative structure

National organisational and administrative structure concerning Intrastat data collection, processing and concerning Intrastat data collection, processing and dissemination dissemination

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European Commission - Eurostat International Workshop on Country Practices in Compilation of International Merchandise Trade Statistics 12-15 December 2006, Bangkok

Intra and Extra EU Intra and Extra EU-

  • 25 trade 2005

25 trade 2005

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Extra-EU-25 Intra-EU-25

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European Commission - Eurostat International Workshop on Country Practices in Compilation of International Merchandise Trade Statistics 12-15 December 2006, Bangkok

Challenges of European trade statistics Challenges of European trade statistics

  • Accurate allocation of Extra

Accurate allocation of Extra-

  • trade flows to

trade flows to Member States under Centralised Customs Member States under Centralised Customs Clearance Clearance

  • Further simplification of Intrastat reporting (e.g.

Further simplification of Intrastat reporting (e.g. diminishing the number of respondents by diminishing the number of respondents by implementing a single flow system or increasing implementing a single flow system or increasing the exemption threshold) the exemption threshold)