Description of methods and sources for Albania - INSTAT

IPA 2009 Multi-beneficiary StatisticalCooperation Programme3.15.1 Communication3.15.1.1 IntroductionIn the few last years, communication has been one of the most dynamic sectors inAlbania. It is improved both in terms of diffusion on the territory and in the amountof information distributed throughout the country. This growth has been ensured as aresult of increased investment rates in the fixed line telephone system, as well as theever growing mobile market.This branch is almost entirely dominated by communication corporations (Vodafone,AMC, Eagle and ALBTELECOM) which represent a large part of total gross valueadded of communication in 2006.3.15.1.2 Data sources and methodsFor enterprises data sources (annual account statements, annual business structurebusiness, VAT file) methods are the same as for other industries.Gross valued added of this branch is estimated at 31 614 million LEK or 3.98 percentof the total of gross value added in 2006.3.15.1.3 Output in data sources, corrections and adjustmentsCoverage in basic data sources is good and adjustment for underreporting andmisreporting is relatively much lower than other branches. Output equals the sum ofsales, changes in inventories, trade margin as the difference between the value of saleand the purchase value of sold goods for resale (like secondary activities).Total output of this branch is estimated at 55 293 million LEK in 2006.3.15.1.4 Intermediate consumption in data sources, corrections and adjustmentsConceptual corrections of intermediate consumption are standard and the same as forother branches and the total value is estimated at 23 679 million LEK in 2006.3.15.2 Transport3.15.2.1 IntroductionThe large contribution of transport comes from the tendency to a vast use of theprivate road transport. On the other hand the railway transport has suffered adecrease of its volume of work in goods and in passengers, which has been a result of68/236