High quality European statistics and data are essential for the proper functioning of the European Union (EU). European statistics and data need to be reliable, objective, impartial and comparable between Member States. Trust in European statistics is essential given that many decisions, ranging...

The EBS compilers' manual for PRODCOM statistics provides methodological guidance and practical information to the data compilers, on how to compile statistics on the production of manufactured goods carried out by enterprises on the national territory of the reporting countries. It contains in...

The purpose of this publication is to provide the compilers and users of European statistics on international trade in goods with sound information on the nomenclature used to classify the reporting and partner countries. Besides including the latest version of the nomenclature of countries and...

This manual seeks to serve statistical experts and users alike as a comprehensive reference to the world of foreign affiliates statistics (FATS). It provides an overview of FATS population, statistical units, concepts and variables while highlighting the features introduced by a new regulatory...

This Report provides qualitative information on the international trade in goods statistics (ITGS) disseminated by Eurostat for the Member States of the European Union (EU), the members of the European Free Trade Association (hereinafter referred to as EFTA countries) and the EU enlargement...

The EuroGroups Register (EGR) plays a central role, contributing to consistent statistical output when measuring global activities of European enterprises that form part of multinational enterprise groups. It contains structural economic information on multinational enterprise groups operating...

This paper presents the overview quality report on: balance of payments (BOP) statistics, international investment position (IIP) statistics, international trade in services statistics (ITSS), and foreign direct investment (FDI) statistics. These statistics are being provided by Member States of...

The purpose of this publication is to provide the compilers of European statistics on international trade in goods (ITGS) with clarifications on how to apply the EU legal provisions. With the help of concrete examples, clear text, definitions and systematic legislative references, the Manual is...

The HICP Methodological Manual represents a comprehensive overview of methods that are used in the compilation process for the harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP). The manual intends to be a practical guide to all steps necessary to produce an HICP and is thus useful for statisticians who...

This compilers' manual is meant to serve as a practical reference document for all National Statistical Authorities involved in the compilation of aggregated data on EU international trade in goods statistics. As such, it provides the necessary definitions and practical instructions regarding...