Key structural business indicators

Data on key structural business statistics indicators are used to assess the financial situation, number of employees and other indicators in enterprises of industry, trade and services sector in breakdown by kind of economic activity, region and city under state jurisdiction.

Economically active enterprises.

Data are collected from all economically active enterprises that in the reference period were engaged in economic activity, which had an impact on the Gross National Product.

From 2021:

Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 of the European Parliament and of the Council on European business statistics, repealing 10 legal acts in the field of business statistics;

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1197 laying down technical specifications and arrangements pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 of the European Parliament and of the Council on European business statistics repealing 10 legal acts in the field of business statistics.

Until 2020:

• Commission Regulation (EC) No 1618/1999 concerning the criteria for the evaluation of quality of structural business statistics;
• Regulation (EC) No 295/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning structural business statistics;
• Commission Regulation (EC) No 97/2009 implementing Regulation (EC) No 295/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning structural business statistics, as regards the use of the flexible module;
• Commission Regulation (EC) No 250/2009 implementing Regulation (EC) No 295/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the definitions of characteristics, the technical format for the transmission of data, the double reporting requirements for NACE Rev.1.1 and NACE Rev.2 and derogations to be granted for structural business statistics;
• Commission Regulation (EC) No 251/2009 implementing and amending Regulation (EC) No 295/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the series of data to be produced for structural business statistics and the adaptations necessary after the revision of the statistical classification of products by activity (CPA);
• Commission Regulation (EU) No 275/2010 implementing Regulation (EC) No 295/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards the criteria for the evaluation of the quality of structural business statistics.

Statistics database

Data on entrepreneurship indicators are published on Eurostat website, section Structural business statistics.

Comparable data are available for the time period since 2005 for NACE Rev. 2 sections B-N (with the exception of K) and S95.

Since 2021 for NACE Rev. 2 sections B-S (with the exception of O and S94).

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Until 2016 (incl.), the business statistics for construction, industry trade and services was produced by conducting a full-scope and sample surveys. As of 2017, the statistics is produced based on a full-scope survey only.

Data are collected on the basis of CSB annual statistical report form 1-annual "Complex report on activities", 1-annual consolidated "Consolidated report on activities" and from the information provided by the State Revenue Service, as well as "Quarterly report on labour force" and "Report on costs" are used in addition for data compilation. 

All economically active enterprises the number of employees or annual turnover whereof exceeds a set threshold value. The threshold used for the number of employees has been defined based on the reference year.

• As of 2017, the threshold is 20+ employees. Enterprises with less than 20 employees are not surveyed, however are included in the calculations by using the information of the State Revenue Service.
• Annual turnover is defined depending on the economic activity of the enterprise and reference year.

Data on economically active self-employed persons are also included.

The reports can be submitted in electronic format via the Electronic Data Collection System on the CSB website. Respondents can also print the forms from the CSB website and send them by post, e-mail or hand-delivery to the CSB.

Sample size

Calculation methods

Indicators are calculated from separate elements of data submitted by enterprises and information from the State Revenue Service at 2-digit level of the NACE Rev. 2.

Number of enterprises includes economically active enterprises which are registered in the Business Register.

Turnover is the item of the Profit or Loss Statement "net turnover" minus operating subsidies and income of self-employed natural persons from economic activity.

Production value is net turnover or income of self-employed natural persons from economic activity

+/– change in stocks of finished products and work in progress manufactured by the enterprise;

+/– change in stocks of goods and services purchased for resale;

+ income from product- or turnover-related subsidies;

– purchases of goods and services purchased for resale;

+ capitalized production.

Value added is net turnover or income of self-employed natural persons from economic activity;

+ capitalized production;

+ income from product- or turnover-related subsidies;

– purchase of goods and services or expenses of self-employed natural persons for economic activity;

– other taxes on products which are linked to turnover but not deductible;

– taxes and duties linked to production.

Total purchase of goods and services is value of all goods and services purchased in the production process for resale or consumption. Includes raw materials, materials, low-value inventory and other goods or services for insurance of enterprise needs and activity. For self-employed natural persons the part of expenses for economic activity is included.

Personnel costs are calculated: wages and salaries + social insurance costs and social tax paid for self-employed natural persons.

Gross investment in tangible goods is gross capital investment in purchase of land, gross capital investment in existing buildings and constructions, gross capital investment in construction and reconstruction of buildings and gross capital investment in equipment and appliances.

Number of persons employed is expressed as an average annual indicator.