1. Federal Planning Bureau Economic analyses and forecasts http://www.plan.be EUKLEMS (*) WP 2: additional data availability information for Belgium (*) This project is funded by the European Commission, Research Directorate General as part of the 6th Framework Programme, Priority 8, Policy Support and Anticipating Scientific and Technological Needs

2. Federal Planning Bureau Economic analyses and forecasts What sources are used in the National Accounts (1995-2003)? Number of WORKERS (concept of persons) (concept of persons) EMPLOYEES EMPLOYEES ONSS (85%) ONSS (85%) ONSSAPL (13%) ONSSAPL (13%) OTHERS (students, domestic workers, …) OTHERS (students, domestic workers, …) SELF-EMPLOYED SELF-EMPLOYED NISSE (VAT-statistics in the future) NISSE (VAT-statistics in the future) Includes unpaid and paid family workers Includes unpaid and paid family workers Corrections : Corrections : To avoid double counting (principal activity) To avoid double counting (principal activity) Underground economy Underground economy …. …. Number of HOURS WORKED EMPLOYEES EMPLOYEES ONSS : computation of transition coefficients (for 116 branches and 12 institutional sectors) ONSS : computation of transition coefficients (for 116 branches and 12 institutional sectors) Part-time blue collar workers (hours worked) Part-time blue collar workers (hours worked) Part-time white collar workers (hours worked) Part-time white collar workers (hours worked) Full time blue collar workers (days worked) Full time blue collar workers (days worked) Full time white collar workers (days worked Full time white collar workers (days worked Corrections: Corrections: Underground economy Underground economy Seasonal effects and calendar effects Seasonal effects and calendar effects SELF-EMPLOYED SELF-EMPLOYED No data available in NA No data available in NA

3. Federal Planning Bureau Economic analyses and forecasts What do you consider to be the best sources and methods to use to construct labour input volumes? a) Number of WORKERS a) Number of WORKERS 1995 -2003: NA (employees and self-employed) 1995 -2003: NA (employees and self-employed) Before 1995: A certain amount of progress has already been made (long run series available at the A60 level for both employees and self-employed in correspondance with the NA) Before 1995: A certain amount of progress has already been made (long run series available at the A60 level for both employees and self-employed in correspondance with the NA) Problems: additional industry detail requested in EUKLEMS over and above A60 and SUT- classification: Problems: additional industry detail requested in EUKLEMS over and above A60 and SUT- classification: Employees: ONSS-TRAD Employees: ONSS-TRAD Self-employed: VAT-statistics (not available at FPB) Self-employed: VAT-statistics (not available at FPB) b) Number of HOURS WORKED b) Number of HOURS WORKED 1995-2003 1995-2003 Employees: NA (only for employees) Employees: NA (only for employees) Self-employed: only sources are LFS and (high non-response rate) and Census 2001 Self-employed: only sources are LFS and (high non-response rate) and Census 2001 Before 1995: Before 1995: Employees: NIS Industrial Statistics (manufacturing), LFS (remaining industries), NIS SDES-survey (limited number of benchmark years), Census, Conventional Working Time Index Employees: NIS Industrial Statistics (manufacturing), LFS (remaining industries), NIS SDES-survey (limited number of benchmark years), Census, Conventional Working Time Index Self-employed: only sources are LFS (on average a non-response rate of 20%, only after 1983) and Census (benchmark years 1980 and 1990) Self-employed: only sources are LFS (on average a non-response rate of 20%, only after 1983) and Census (benchmark years 1980 and 1990)