1. Prelimary results Dutch SME
Task Force SME Data
Prelimary results Dutch SME

2. Content of the presentation
Terms & Conditions
Different kinds of definitions SME
Results Turnover
Results Value added
Results Enterprises
Results Import / export
Difficulties

3. Terms & Conditions
Figures used in this presentation are provided under the condition that data only will be used for research purposes within the task force meeting. The data may not be used or published for other purposes by the EC, Eurostat or another party.
Figures used in this presentation do not match exactly to other delivered estimates. They should NOT:
Be compared directly to other delivered estimates
Be circulated outside of the task force meeting

4. Definitions of SME
To visualize the differences between the various definitions the following four definitions are used in the calculations:
Only persons employed by enterprise:
Micro: <= 9 persons employed
Small: >= 10 and <= 49 persons employed
Medium: >= 50 and <= 249 persons employed
Only persons employed by Dutch enterprise Group (foreign enterprises not included)
Only persons employed by enterprise Group, foreign enterprises included

5. Definition of SME (2)
Persons employed and turnover by enterprise group, foreign enterprises included.
Micro: <= 9 persons employed and Turnover <=2 mlj
Small: <= 49 persons employed and turnover <= 10 mlj
Medium: <= 249 persons employed and turnover <= 50 mlj
Balance sheet information is not available of all enterprises. Therefor it is not possible to stratify by balance sheet total.

6. Data sources SBS regulation – use of survey data: Turnnover
Value added
Business register:
Enterprises
Statistics on international trade in combination with the business register:
Import and export goods

7. Turnover by SME, SBS 2012

8. Value added by SME, SBS 2012

9. Enterprises by SME, 2012 B-N, S95 excl. K,

10. Exports and imports by SME, 2012 Netherlands

11. Difficulties
Balance sheet information; is the use of turnover necessary when balance sheet information is not available?
Definition of SME with turnover is difficult when using registers.
Foreign enterprises; lack of information about persons employed abroad. For now the assumption that in case of a foreign enterprise the enterprise group in total has more then 250 persons employed.
SBS Survey; not optimally designed for the definitions used.