Economics and employment of the sporting activities

Statistical presentation

These statistics are an annual estimate of key economic and employment figures, by sports industries, including turnover, payroll and number of full-time employees.

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Statistical processing

The statistics are based on registry data from the Employment statistics and General Business Statistics for the selected sports industries. Sports consumption is based on the new COICOP2018 nomenclature. Data is validated in source registers, while the statistical trends over time are compared with previous years' levels. No seasonal adjustment or separate imputations are made.

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Relevance

These statistics are available for all to be used for a description of the economy and employment in the sports-related industries.

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Accuracy and reliability

The statistic is based on data, that has been checked for errors and corrected in connection with the preparation of other statistical products. There is no definite quality measurement of the statistics, as well as no calculations on uncertainty.

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Timeliness and punctuality

Publications are made annually approximately twenty months after the end of the reference period.

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Comparability

The statistics are comparable throughout the published period. Changes in the statistics over time, including the transition to COICOP2018, have resulted in higher figures for sports consumption. The statistics can be compared with selected results from the the Employment statistics, The Labour Market Account and General Enterprise Statistics, as well as Cultural Business Structure and Labour Market.

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Accessibility and clarity

These statistics are published in the StatBank under Economics and employment of the sporting activities.

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