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National accounts (quarterly)

1. Contact
1.1. Contact organisation

Statistics Estonia

1.2. Contact organisation unit

Economic and Environmental Statistics Department

1.3. Contact name

Robert Müürsepp

1.4. Contact person function

Team Lead

1.5. Contact mail address

51 Tatari Str, 10134 Tallinn, Estonia

1.6. Contact email address

robert.myyrsepp [at] stat.ee

1.7. Contact phone number

37253443960

2. Metadata update
2.1. Metadata last certified

27/03/2025

2.2. Metadata last update

27/03/2025

3. Statistical presentation
3.1. Data description

Gross domestic product (GDP) and its components by production, expenditure and income approach

GDP by production approach by institutional sector and economic activity; by components of domestic demand together with imports and exports of goods and services at current prices and by chained value; the component’s growth compared to the previous period and the corresponding period of the previous year; the component’s contribution to GDP growth and share in the GDP

Economically active population, unemployed and employed persons by economic activity: employees and self-employed persons (employment, hours worked, number of jobs)

Labour productivity per employee, per hour worked, labour unit cost

3.2. Classification system

Estonian Classification of Economic Activities (EMTAK 2008) based on NACE Rev. 2

Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG)

Classification of Individual Consumption According to Purpose (COICOP)

Combined Nomenclature (CN)

Statistical Classification of Products by Activity in the European Economic Community (CPA 2008)

List of Products of the European Community (PRODCOM List)

ESA: Classification of transactions and other flows 2010

3.3. Sector coverage

Non-financial corporations, financial corporations, general government, households and non-profit institutions serving households

3.4. Statistical concepts and definitions

Gross domestic product (GDP) at market prices – the sum of the gross value added of all resident producers at basic prices, plus taxes less subsidies on products.

3.5. Statistical unit

Economic territory

Institutional unit

Economic activity

3.6. Statistical population

Not applicable

FRAME

Not applicable

3.7. Reference area

Estonia as a whole

3.8. Time coverage

1st quarter 1995 – …

3.9. Base period

In case of the chain-linking method, the year preceding the accounting period (t – 1) is used as the base period.

4. Unit of measure

GDP and its transactions – million euros

Chain-linked volume growth and share in GDP – percentage

Contribution to GDP growth – percentage point

5. Reference period

Quarter

6. Institutional mandate
6.1. Legal acts and other agreements

DIRECTLY APPLICABLE LEGAL ACTS

Regulation (EU) No 549/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 May 2013 on the European system of national and regional accounts in the European Union (Text with EEA relevance)

Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1287/2003 of 15 July 2003 on the harmonisation of gross national income at market prices (GNI Regulation)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 109/2005 of 24 January 2005 on the definition of the economic territory of Member States for the purposes of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1287/2003 on the harmonisation of gross national income at market prices

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1722/2005 of 20 October 2005 on the principles for estimating dwelling services for the purpose of Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1287/2003 on the harmonisation of gross national income at market prices

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 724/2014 of 26 June 2014 on the interchange standard for the transmission of data required under Regulation (EU) No 549/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European system of national and regional accounts in the European Union (Text with EEA relevance)

COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) 2015/1342 of 22 April 2015 amending the methodology for the classification of products by activity given in Annex A to Regulation (EU) No 549/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council

REGULATION (EC) No 1365/2006 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 6 September 2006 on statistics of goods transport by inland waterways and repealing Council Directive 80/1119/EEC

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/2304 of 19 December 2016 on the modalities, structure, periodicity and assessment indicators of the quality reports on data transmitted pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 549/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council

OTHER LEGAL ACTS

COMMISSION DECISION of 22 February 1994 on measures to be taken for the implementation of Council Directive 89/130/EEC, Euratom on the harmonization of the compilation of gross national product at market prices (94/168/EC, Euratom)

COMMISSION DECISION of 24 July 1998 on the treatment for national accounts purposes of VAT fraud (the discrepancies between theoretical VAT receipts and actual VAT receipts) (notified under document number C(1998) 2202)

OTHER AGREEMENTS

Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat)

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

7. Confidentiality
7.1. Confidentiality - policy

The dissemination of data collected for the purpose of producing official statistics is guided by the requirements provided for in § 32, § 34, § 35, § 38 of the Official Statistics Act.

7.2. Confidentiality - data treatment

The dissemination of data collected for the production of official statistics is based on the requirements laid down in §§ 34 and 35 of the Official Statistics Act.

The principles for treatment of confidential data can be found here.

8. Release policy
8.1. Release calendar

Notifications about the dissemination of statistics are published in the release calendar, which is available on the website. Every year on 1 October, the release times of the statistical database, news releases, main indicators by IMF SDDS and publications for the following year are announced in the release calendar (in the case of publications – the release month).

8.2. Release calendar access

Calendar

8.3. User access

All users have been granted equal access to official statistics: dissemination dates of official statistics are announced in advance and no user category (incl. Eurostat, state authorities and mass media) is provided access to official statistics before other users. Official statistics are first published in the statistical database. If there is also a news release, it is published simultaneously with data in the statistical database. Official statistics are available on the website at 8:00 a.m. on the date announced in the release calendar.

9. Frequency of dissemination

Quarterly

10. Accessibility and clarity
10.1. News release

The news release “Gross Domestic Product” once a quarter. The news release can be viewed on the website of Statistics Estonia in the section News.

10.2. Publications

Not published.

10.3. Online database

Data are published in the statistical database at https://andmed.stat.ee/en/stat under the subject area “Economy / National accounts / Auxiliary indicators to national accounts (employment, productivity, unit labour cost)” in the following tables:

RAL0011: Employment by domestic concept by economic activity (EMTAK 2008) (ESA 2010) (quarters)

RAL0012: Employment by national concept (based on phc 2011) (quarters)

RAL0013: Labour productivity and unit labour cost (ESA 2010) (quarters),

under the subject area “Economy / National accounts / Gross domestic product (GDP) / Main national accounts indicators” in the following tables:

RAA0012: Gross domestic product and gross national income (ESA 2010) (quarters)

RAA0014: Disposable income, saving and net lending/borrowing at current prices (ESA 2010) (quarters),

under the subject area “Economy / National accounts / Gross domestic product (GDP) / Gross domestic product by income approach” in the following table:

RAA0024: Gross domestic product by income approach at current prices (quarters),

under the subject area “Economy / National accounts / Gross domestic product (GDP) / Gross domestic product by production approach” in the following tables:

RAA0042: Value added by economic activity (ESA 2010) (quarters)

RAA0044: Output, intermediate consumption and value added by institutional sector (ESA 2010) (quarters)

and under the subject area “Economy / National accounts / Gross domestic product (GDP) / Gross domestic product by expenditure approach” in the following tables:

RAA0061: Gross domestic product by expenditure approach (ESA 2010) (quarters)

RAA0063: Final consumption expenditure of households by purpose (ESA 2010) (quarters)

RAA0064: Export of goods and services by place of destination and import by place of departure at current prices (ESA 2010) (quarters)

10.4. Microdata access

Not applicable

10.5. Other

Data serve as input for statistical activities 20412 “Dwelling price index and owner-occupied housing price index”, 21401 “National accounts (annual)”, 21406 “Regional GDP” and 21407 “Sector accounts”.

10.6. Documentation on methodology

European System of Accounts 2010 (ESA 2010)

http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-manuals-and-guidelines/-/KS-02-13-269

System of National Accounts 2008 (2008 SNA). European Commission, International Monetary Fund, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, United Nations, World Bank (2009, New York)

http://unstats.un.org/unsd/nationalaccount/docs/SNA2008.pdf

10.7. Quality documentation

According to Commission implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2304, the quality report on data transmitted pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 549/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council

11. Quality management
11.1. Quality assurance

To assure the quality of processes and products, Statistics Estonia applies the EFQM Excellence Model, the European Statistics Code of Practice and the Quality Assurance Framework of the European Statistical System (ESS QAF). Statistics Estonia is also guided by the requirements in § 7. “Principles and quality criteria of producing official statistics” of the Official Statistics Act.

11.2. Quality assessment

Statistics Estonia performs all statistical activities according to an international model (Generic Statistical Business Process Model – GSBPM). According to the GSBPM, the final phase of statistical activities is overall evaluation using information gathered in each phase or sub-process; this information can take many forms, including feedback from users, process metadata, system metrics and suggestions from employees. This information is used to prepare the evaluation report which outlines all the quality problems related to the specific statistical activity and serves as input for improvement actions.

12. Relevance
12.1. User needs

Ministry of Finance

12.2. User satisfaction

Since 1996, Statistics Estonia has conducted reputation and user satisfaction surveys. All results are available on the website of Statistics Estonia in the section User surveys.

12.3. Completeness

The quarterly national accounts are in compliance with the European System of Accounts 2010 (ESA 2010) methodology.

13. Accuracy and reliability
13.1. Overall accuracy

The accuracy of the national accounts depends on the quality of data of other statistical activities used as input. The accuracy of input data from statistical activities is monitored.

13.2. Sampling error

Not applicable

13.3. Non-sampling error

Eurostat and the NSIs try to reduce non-sampling errors through continuous methodological improvements and survey process improvements.

14. Timeliness and punctuality
14.1. Timeliness

Final data on the gross domestic product (GDP) are published 2 months after the end of the reference quarter (t + 2).

14.2. Punctuality

The data have been published at the time announced in the release calendar.

15. Coherence and comparability
15.1. Comparability - geographical

The geographical comparability of national accounts in Member States of the European Union is ensured by the application of common definitions of the European System of Accounts (ESA 2010). Worldwide geographical comparison is also possible as most non-European countries apply the System of National Accounts (SNA 2008) guidelines, and SNA 2008 is consistent with ESA 2010.

15.2. Comparability - over time

National accounts time series compiled according to a common methodology start from the 1st quarter 1995.

15.3. Coherence - cross domain

Within the system of national accounts there is full consistency between the domains: annual and quarterly national accounts, government accounts, sector accounts, financial accounts, regional accounts, supply and use tables. However, in practice full consistency may not always be possible and temporary discrepancies might occur. They are usually the result of vintage differences.

Primary statistics like structural business statistics (SBS), short term statistics (STS) and labour force statistics (LFS) are widely used as input for national accounts. However, there is no full consistency between these statistical domains and national accounts. Main reasons are differences in concepts/definitions and in coverage. Balance of payments is also used as an important source for national accounts. The definitions and coverage of balance of payments, as defined in the BPM6 manual, are fully harmonised with those in ESA 2010. Therefore, balance of payments variables are in principle fully coherent with the corresponding national accounts variables.

15.4. Coherence - internal

Within the system of national accounts there is full consistency between the domains: annual and quarterly national accounts, government accounts, sector accounts, financial accounts, regional accounts, supply and use tables. However, in practice full consistency may not always be possible and temporary discrepancies might occur. They are usually the result of vintage differences.

16. Cost and burden

17. Data revision
17.1. Data revision - policy

The data revision policy and notification of corrections are described in the section Principles of dissemination of official statistics of the website of Statistics Estonia.

17.2. Data revision - practice

The GDP calculations are revised regularly with updated input data. Each year, the data for the last 4 years and the quarters are revised based on the supply and use tables and the Structural Business Survey. The results of this revision are published together with the 2nd quarter GDP. When publishing the 1st quarter GDP, the 4th quarter GDP estimates are revised if necessary. When publishing the 3rd quarter GDP, the 2nd quarter GDP estimates are revised if necessary. When publishing the 4th quarter GDP, the estimates of the three previous quarters are revised if necessary.

18. Statistical processing
18.1. Source data

SURVEY DATA

Not used

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA

Data on state budget and local government budgets by budget classification are received from the information system of governmental accounts of the Ministry of Finance.

The expenditure report of state pension insurance is received from the Social Insurance Board.

The expenditure report of health insurance is received from the Estonian Health Insurance Fund.

Data on the following tax returns are received from the Estonian Tax and Customs Board: income tax return for a resident natural person (form A); business income of a resident natural person (form E); declaration of income and social tax, unemployment insurance premiums and contributions to mandatory funded pension (form TSD).

Information about foreigners working in Estonia on the basis of a temporary work permit is received from the Police and Border Guard Board.

The number of members of the armed forces based outside Estonia is received from the Ministry of Defence.

The following data are received from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: number of Estonian residents on diplomatic missions abroad; number of local employees working in the Estonian government agencies located outside the territory of Estonia; total number of employees working in the Estonian government agencies located outside the territory of Estonia; number of foreign employees working in foreign embassies in the territory of Estonia.

The following data are received from the Eesti Pank (the central bank of Estonia): Balance of Payments, aggregated balance sheet and income statement of commercial banks, aggregated income statement of leasing companies.

DATA FROM OTHER STATISTICAL ACTIVITIES

Data from statistical activities 20007 “Financial statistics of enterprises (quarterly)”, 20103 “Construction volume indices”, 20205 “Energy consumption and production (monthly)”, 20401 “Construction price index”, 20403 “Export price index”, 20404 “Import price index”, 20405 “Agricultural input price index”, 20406 “Agricultural output price index”, 20407 “Consumer price index”, 20408 “Production price index of industrial output”, 20413 “Service producer price index”, 21101 “Wages and salaries”, 21207 “Economic accounts for agriculture“, 21301 “Financial statistics of financial service activities and activities auxiliary to financial services (quarterly)”, 21307 “Financial statistics of insurance enterprises (quarterly)”, 21303 “Government finance”, 21304 “Pension funds”, 21401 “National accounts (annual)”, 21408 “Supply and use tables”, 21601 “Financial statistics of trade enterprises (monthly)”, 21603 “Trade volume indices”, 22027 “Registered motor vehicles“, 22029 “Transport of passengers and goods by transport enterprises”, 22032 “Air transport”, 22201 “Production indices”, 22303 “Foreign trade”, 30101 “Population“, 30205 “Vital events. Deaths and causes of death“, 30206 “Vital events. Births“, 40203 “Household Budget Survey” or 40204 “Consumption expenditure forecast” and 40701 “Labour Force Survey” are used.

18.2. Frequency of data collection

Quarterly

18.3. Data collection

Administrative data are received via X-Road, an FTP-server or by e-mail.

18.4. Data validation

Arithmetic and qualitative controls are used in the validation process, including comparison with the data of previous periods and other surveys.

18.5. Data compilation

Collected data are converted into statistical output. This includes calculation of additional indicators.

18.6. Adjustment

Time series are seasonally and working day adjusted. Seasonal adjustments are made using Demetra+ software.

19. Comments

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