1. ESTP – Course Structural Business Statistics
Norbert Rainer
Eurostat, Luxembourg
17-19 October 2012
NACE classification (3)
Implementation of NACE Rev. 2, interpretation of NACE Rev. 2, and quality of the NACE coding

2. Content Implementation of NACE Rev. 2 Interpretation tools and methods
Quality of the NACE coding

3. Challenges of the NACE Rev. 2 implementation
First time that a real classification revision was to be implemented
Classification is used in a lot of statistical domains
Importance of the statistics does not allow to have an interruption in the data provision process
Revision of classifications results into breaks in time-series
The classification change influenced all steps of the production of statistical data
Backcasting requirements
Double reporting unavoidable
Statistical domains depend on each other
Statistical domains depend on business register
The whole process takes years
It is very costly!

4. Principles of implementation and issues involved
Co-ordination between EU- and national level
Co-ordination within the national level
within NSI
between NSI and other producers of official statistics
Smooth and coordinated transition to minimise transition problems
Transition to take place at the same time to avoid a loss of coherence of the statistical system
Common methodology
Co-ordinated information policy

5. Ex-post evaluation of the NACE Rev. 2 implementation
Usefulness of the implementation handbooks
Implementation plan
Implementation in business registers
Sampling designs and weights estimation
Back casting
Glossary
Country experiences and practices
Lessons learned for future implementations

6. Interpretation tools and methods (1)
Explanatory notes of NACE Rev. 2
Explanatory notes of CPA and Combined Nomenclature
Alphabetical index
Classification experts
CIRCA discussion forum

7. Interpretation tools and methods (2)
How to find the correct place of a certain activity in NACE Rev. 2:
What is the activity in question?
What is it not?
Similarity between the activity in question and the activities described in NACE Rev. 2
Don't use automatically “other”- classes

8. Interpretation tools and methods (3)
Circa discussion: Coaching activities
“Live coaches”: The coaching process addresses specific personal projects, business successes, general conditions and transitions in the client’s personal life, relationships or profession by examining what is going on right now, discovering what your obstacles or challenges might be, and choosing a course of action to make your life be what you want it to be.
In the discussion proposed classifications:
70.22 Business and other management consultancy activities
85.59 Other education n.e.c.
88.99 Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
96.09 Other personal service activities n.e.c.
A decision is not yet made.

9. Interpretation tools and methods (4)
Circa discussion: Financial market activities
Activities of a daughter company, which is doing the financial management for all the companies within the enterprise.
In the discussion proposed classifications:
66.19 Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
70.22 Business and other management consultancy activities
Decision taken:
66.19 Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding.
Explanation:
The first inclusion in CPA 2008 subcategory fits to the activities in question. The following is mentioned there: "... arranging corporate financing including debt, equity and venture capital financing“.

10. Interpretation tools and methods (5)
Circa discussion: Installation of wind energy plants
The activities include construction of the base plate (pouring of the foundation of concrete), assembly, erection of the wind energy plant and the tower and electro technical installation (installation of control module, wiring, access of electric generator, link to the grid, starting).
In the discussion proposed classifications:
42.22 Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications
Decision taken:
Explanation:
On the basis of a previous discussion about the construction (erection) of solar power plants (with foundations, solar panels, power converters and other necessary technical equipment).

11. Quality of the NACE coding (1)
Importance of the NACE coding
Tabulation and structural analysis
Definition of survey coverage
Criterion for reporting obligation
Information basis for coding
Business description
Information from statistical surveys
Information from special register surveys
Other sources

12. Quality of the NACE coding (2)
Quality assurance
Correct first coding and update
Analysis of the change of NACE codes in the past
Definition of quality levels
Programme of regular checks of the NACE code
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13. Thank you for your attention!
Please address queries to:
Norbert Rainer
Contact information:
Guglgasse 13, 1110 Vienna
phone: +43 (1)
fax: +43 (1)
Thank you for your attention!