CARICOM Regional Workshop on International Trade in Services Statistics

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2. CARICOM REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES STATISTICS 21-25 November 2016,Jolly Beach Resort,Antigua and Barbuda

3. CARICOM OVERVIEW • Role of SBR • Definitions in the 2008 SNA • Characteristics of SBR • Sources of Data;

4. Role of SBR • Key role of SBR in providing quality data for NA compilation but also business statistics; • SBR is the main source of business demography keeping track of births and deaths of businesses; • Provides information on the changes in the economic structure, activity, mergers, break-ups/ splits, takeovers, relationships etc.; • SBR is a frame used for the conduct of economic surveys including the grossing up of results; • Generally for administrative use and for use by businesses (potential).

5. Definitions in the SNA 2008 • Enterprise: • Units engaged in production are recognized by the 2008 SNA as enterprises; • An enterprise is the view of an institutional unit as a producer of goods and services. • The majority of enterprises may engage in only one sort of production; • Large enterprises, may be few in number that undertake many different kinds of production, • Exercises a degree of autonomy in decision-making and it use of current resources.

6. Definitions in the SNA 2008 • Kind of Activity Unit (KAU): • A kind-of-activity unit is an enterprise, or a part of an enterprise, that engages in only one kind of productive activity or in which the principal productive activity accounts for most of the value added. • Enterprises often engage in productive activity at more than one location, and for some purposes it may be useful to partition them accordingly.

7. Definitions in the SNA 2008 • Local Unit: • A local unit is an enterprise, or a part of an enterprise, that engages in productive activity at or from one location. • Establishment: • An establishment is an enterprise, or part of an enterprise, that is situated in a single location and in which only a single productive activity is carried out or in which the principal productive activity accounts for most of the value added. • Establishments are sometimes referred to as local kind-of activity units (local KAUs).

8. Characteristics of SBR • Identification variables (identity number, name of enterprise, address, Geographic location such as region, ED No., email (optional?), telephone/fax etc. name of owner/contact person; • Legal Status (Public company, Private Limited Liability, Partnerships, Co-operative societies, non-profit-making bodies, Sole proprietorship etc; • Country of Ownership ( locally, foreign owned and percentage ); • Links with other registers common (unique) identifier /administrative number;

9. Characteristics of SBR • Stratification variables (Industry (code), principal economic activity (latest ISIC/ country adaptations), number of employees, institutional sector; sales turnover); • Demographic variables (births (YBO)/date of incorporation, date of changes in economicactivity, deaths (Year) - active/inactive) • Type of Statistical Unit (e.g. Enterprise group, enterprises, establishments, Local Units, KAUs enterprise, relationships);

10. Sources of Data • Sources are both statistical and administrative and can include the following; • Census of Businesses; • Population and Housing Census Visitation Records • Surveys of businesses, other economic and household surveys (listing records); • Taxation registers/records (VAT, Corporation/Income Tax); • Various business directories such as telephone/yellow pages etc.; • Business associations, media etc

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