Description of methods and sources for Albania - INSTAT

IPA 2009 Multi-beneficiary StatisticalCooperation Programmecold deck with use of the previous year administrative data for units for which wehave data from administrative sources; mean value imputation for the rest of theresponse large enterprises in the respective stratum. For the part left untreated reweightinessmethod is used.Variable used for grossing-up to the populationThe weights for the turnover index are based on the turnover from the SBS statisticsfor the reference year 2007Initial weight of enterprises in the stratum is estimated P (i) initial = Ni / niWhere: Ni is the total number of enterprises in the stratum ini is the number of sample enterprises in stratum iNote: For the purpose of GDP estimations only individual data for each enterpriseare used.Main variables collectedThis survey has included all variables from the profit and loss account, identificationpart, investments, etc. For the purpose of GDP calculation the following variables areused:– sales of goods and services in domestic market;– sales of goods and services abroad (for export);– sales of goods for resale in domestic market;– own-account production;– subsidies on products;– other operating revenues;– value of sold goods purchased for resale;– costs of material (acquisition of materials, increase or decrease of inventory);– costs of services;– labor costs (wages and salaries, social security contributions, costs of otherinsurance, other labor costs);– depreciation;– other operating costs;– operating result (profit or loss)– number of employees;– tangible assets by type– intangible assetsFurther adjustments made to the survey dataNo further adjustments to the survey data are made.190/236