Comparability
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The statistics has been compiled since 2001. The questionnaire, sampling method and calculation has been adjusted a couple of times, in 2013 where data from 2012 was recalculated with a new method and from the reference year 2023, where the statistics only covers enterprises with at least 20 employees. The statistics is produced according to the guidelines in the European Business Statistics Manual, and it is thus comparable to the similar statistics in other EU countries.
Comparability - geographical
To Eurostat the data are provided only for enterprises with less 20 person employed (according to EU's regulation). In the Statistics Database of Eurostat the distributions of the turnover by services and residence of client are published on EUROSTAT's homepage.
It is considered that there are good comparability across countries, because the statistics should be produced by common guidelines and principles.
Comparability over time
The statistics is comparable from 2023 and onwards, where it only covers enterprises with at least 20 employees. The questionnaire used for the current timeseries is directly comparable to the one used between 2012 and 2022. This is because the questionnaire has been revised a few times since 2001. Moreover, there are break of data due to the changes in industry codes (from NACE rev.1 to NACE rev. 1.1 and to Nace rev. 2). From the reference year 2013 the method is changed so the enumeration is based on a new data from the Central Business Register. Data are back calculated for 2012. Which means that the results before the year 2012 are not directly comparable to the results from 2012 onwards.
In Statistics Bank the data can be found back to 2001. Due to the differences in methods and units the data for the earlier years can't be expected to compare with the previous series from 2013, or the current series from 2023 onwards.
Coherence - cross domain
At national level the data for the survey are grossed up to the provisional turnover from the Accounts Statistics for Non-Agricultural Private Sector. At European level the data for the statistics are grossed up to the level for the final version of the Danish Accounts Statistics for Non-Agricultural Private Sector.
Coherence - internal
Not relevant for these statistics.