Measurement unit(s)
Methodological documentation
Response burden
Data revision
Comments and other information
1 | Contact | |
1.1 | Contact organisation | Statistics Lithuania |
1.2 | Contact organisation unit | Short-Term Business Statistics Division |
1.3 | Contact name | Žaneta Gold |
1.4 | Contact person function | Chief Specialist |
1.5 | Contact mail address | 29 Gedimino Ave., LT-01500 Vilnius, Lithuania |
1.6 | Contact email address | |
1.7 | Contact phone number | +370 5 236 4709 |
1.8 | Contact fax number | +370 5 236 4877 |
2 | Metadata update | |
2.1 | Metadata last certified | 2020-06-26 |
2.2 | Metadata last posted | 2020-08-07 |
2.3 | Metadata last update | 2020-08-06 |
3 | Statistical presentation | |
3.1 | Description of statistical information (main characteristics, purpose) |
Objective – to produce and provide for users statistical information on industrial production and sales in volume and value terms. |
3.2 | Classifications(s), classification system |
Classification of Products and Services (PGPK); National version (EVRK Rev. 2) of the Statistical Classification of Economic Activities in the European Community (NACE); Classification of Administrative Units and Populated Localities of the Republic of Lithuania (LR AVGVK 2018) (only in Lithuanian); Classification of territorial units for statistics NUTS).
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3.3 | Sector coverage | Non-financial enterprises |
3.4 | Statistical concepts and definitions | Production produced refers to the physical volume of production produced within the territory of Lithuania during the reference period, including that produced for own needs. Production sold refers to the physical volume and value of the sales of production produced and/or production produced on order during the reference period. Goods meant for resale are not included. Value of industrial work done refers to the income received or receivable for the work done or services provided. |
3.5 | Statistical unit | Enterprise. |
3.6 | Statistical population | Industrial enterprises (EVRK Rev. 2 sections B and C) and non-industrial enterprises engaged in industrial activities. |
3.7 | Reference area | The whole territory of the country, Capital Region and Region of Central and Western Lithuania, counties |
3.8 | Time coverage | From 1995 |
3.9 | Base period | – |
4 | Measurement unit(s) |
Industrial production – EUR and respective unit of quantity. |
5 | Reference period | Month, year |
6 | Institutional mandate | |
6.1 | Legal acts and other agreements | Council Regulation (EEC) No 3924/91 of 19 December 1991 on the establishment of a Community survey of industrial production, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006 of 20 December 2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council; Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 of 19 May 1998 concerning short-term statistics, as last amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No 461/2012 of 31 May 2012; Commission Regulation (EU) 1872/2016 of 6 October 2016 establishing for 2016 the ‘Prodcom list’ of industrial products provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3924/91; Director of Statistics Lithuania, November 25, 2016. Order No. 252, approved by the PGPK 2016 national (only in Lithuanian). |
6.2 | Data sharing and exchange |
Meat and dairy product production data are received from the state enterprise Agricultural Information and Rural Business Centre. |
7 | Confidentiality | |
7.1 | Confidentiality policy |
In the process of statistical data collection, processing and analysis and dissemination of statistical information, Statistics Lithuania fully guarantees the confidentiality of the data submitted by respondents (households, enterprises, institutions, organisations and other statistical units), as defined in the Confidentiality Policy Guidelines of Statistics Lithuania. |
7.2 | Confidentiality - data treatment | Description of Statistical Disclosure Control Methods, approved by Order No DĮ-124 of 27 May 2008 of the Director General of Statistics Lithuania. Integrated Statistical Information System Data Security Regulations and Rules for the Secure Management of Electronic Information in the Integrated Statistical Information System, approved by Order No DĮ-240 of 16 September 2020 of the Director General of Statistics Lithuania. |
8 | Release policy | |
8.1 | Release calendar | Statistical information is published on the Official Statistics Portal according to the Official Statistics Calendar |
8.2 | Link to the release calendar |
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8.3 | Release procedure |
Statistical information is published following the Official Statistics Dissemination Policy Guidelines and Statistical Information Preparation and Dissemination Rules (only in Lithuanian). |
9 | Frequency of dissemination | Monthly, annual |
10 | Accessibility and clarity | |
10.1 | News release | A news release is published on the 177th day after the end of the reference period. |
10.2 | From 2017 only electronic database version available |
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10.3 | Databases |
Database of Indicators (Business statistics -> Industry-> Production of commodities) |
10.4 | Access to micro data |
Microdata are available and provided for scientific purposes according to the provisions set in the Description of Procedures for the Provision of Confidential Statistical Data for Scientific Purposes. More information is available on the Official Statistics Portal, at Data for scientific purposes. Public data files: users are also provided with opportunity to access public files with statistical data on observation units. More information is available on the Official Statistics Portal, at Public data files. |
10.5 | Other |
Statistical information can be prepared and provided according to individual requests (for more information see Official Statistics Portal) |
11 | Methodological documentation |
Industry Statistical survey on industrial production
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12 | Quality management | |
12.1 | Quality assurance | The quality of statistical information and its production process is ensured by the provisions of the European Statistics Code of Practice and ESS Quality Assurance Framework. In 2007, a quality management system, conforming to the requirements of the international quality management system standard ISO 9001, was introduced at Statistics Lithuania. The main trends in activity of Statistics Lithuania aimed at quality management and continuous development in the institution are established in the Quality Policy. Monitoring of the quality indicators of statistical processes and their results and self-evaluation of statistical survey managers is regularly carried out in order to identify the areas which need improvement and to promptly eliminate the shortcomings. |
12.2 | Quality assessment | Statistical information is compared with previous periods, other national statistical survey results, other countries, respective survey results. Unit prices are compared with the median unit prices of European countries. The collection and compilation of statistical information was not affected by COVID-19. |
13 | Relevance | |
13.1 | User needs | The main users of statistical information are State and municipal authorities and agencies, international organisations, the media, research and business communities, students, whose needs are satisfied without a breach of the confidentiality principle |
13.2 | User satisfaction | From 2005, user opinion surveys have been conducted on a regular basis. Official Statistics Portal traffic is monitored, website visitor opinion polls, general opinion poll on the products and services of Statistics Lithuania, target user group opinion polls and other surveys are conducted. In 2007, the compilation of a user satisfaction index was launched. The said surveys are aimed at the assessment of the overall demand for and necessity of statistical information in general and specific statistical indicators in particular. More information on user surveys and their results is available in section User surveys on the Statistics Lithuania website. |
13.3 | Completeness of statistical information |
Statistical information on the production of commodities is published by all commodities manufactured in Lithuania, coded according to the PGPK (Prodcom list). |
13.3.1 | Data completeness - rate |
100 per cent of information produced in accordance with the Official Statistics Programme, Part I is published. |
14 | Accuracy and reliability | |
14.1 | Overall accuracy | The accuracy of the survey data is assessed according to a 90 per cent rule. A sample is drawn at the EVRK Rev. 2 class level. The enterprises with the largest sales, in value terms, whose sales value makes up no less than 90 per cent of the total annual sales in that class, are selected. |
14.2 | Sampling error |
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14.3 | Non-sampling error |
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14.3.1 | Non-response error |
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14.3.1.1 | Unit non-response rate |
For 2019 unit non-responce rate - 0,47% |
14.3.1.2 | Item non-response rate |
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15 | Timeliness and punctuality | |
15.1 | Timeliness |
Statistical information is published on the 30th day after the end of the reference month. |
15.2 | Punctuality |
Statistical information is published in accordance with an Official Statistics Calendar. In case of delay, users are notified in advance by indicating the reason and a new date of publication. |
15.2.1 | Percentage of statistical information released on time |
100 per cent |
16 | Coherence and comparability | |
16.1 | Geographical comparability |
Statistical information is comparable across the EU. |
16.2 | Comparability over time |
Full comparability is ensured. |
16.2.1 | Length of comparable time series |
From 1995 |
17 | Coherence | |
17.1 | Cross-domain coherence |
The values of the indicators are coherent with short-term industrial enterprise survey, foreign trade, energy balance data, median prices of the Eurostat’s Prodcom survey units. |
17.2 | Internal coherence |
Product codes are coherent across different Prodcom versions; the values of production and sales indicators are cross-checked; product unit prices are verified. |
18 | Response burden |
In 2019, the average time spent by a respondent on the filling-in of the statistical questionnaire P-12 – 45.9 minutes. |
19 | Data revision |
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19.1 | Revision policy |
The revision policy of Statistics Lithuania is provided in the document General Principles behind the Performance, Analysis and Announcement of Revisions of Statistical Indicators. |
19.2 | Revision practice |
The results published are final and not revised later. |
19.2.1 | Average of the change obtained during the revision |
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20 | Statistical processing | |
20.1 | Statistical data source |
Data from a monthly statistical survey on the production of industrial commodities (statistical questionnaire P-12). Administrative data source – data from the state enterprise Agricultural Information and Rural Business Centre. |
20.2 | Periodicity of statistical data collection |
Monthly |
20.3 | Statistical data collection |
Through the electronic statistical data preparation and transfer system e-Statistics, by email, fax. Survey questionnaire (only in Lithuanian). |
20.4 | Statistical data validation |
At the primary data entry stage, checks are performed in accordance with the control procedures described in the technical specification. Statistical information is compared with that from other countries and other statistical surveys.In case of non-response, statistical data imputation is applied. Missing data are entered using short-term statistics and previous periods’ data. Outliers are identified and analysed. In case of significant deviations, data suppliers are contacted, and data are corrected, if needed. |
20.5 | Data compilation | Data checking, editing, the estimation of data on enterprises which have not responded, aggregation, calculation and analysis are performed. The statistical information production process is described in the Methodology of the statistical survey on industrial production (only in Lithuanian). |
20.6 | Adjustment | _ |
21 | Comments and other information |
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