The value of stocks of goods intended for sale and of materials, fuels and supplies for use by the units should be that at the beginning and end of the enquiry period for goods intended for sale, irrespective of where held, and of materials for use by the unit, that are owned by the establishment if it is part of a single-unit enterprise or that are controlled by the establishment and owned by its parent enterprise if it is part of a multi-unit enterprise. Goods for which the establishment has transferred has transferred the effective right to use to others with a view to ultimate purchase by them are excluded. Goods for which effective right to use has been transferred to the establishment with a view to ultimate purchase by it are included.

This method is mainly used for the compilation of input construction price indices. For any given year a representative construction (or small number of projects) is selected and the quantities of each factor used to build it (e.g. materials, labour, transport, machinery, etc.) evaluated.

The classification of goods and services according to their position in the chain of production, but allowing for the multi-function nature of products. Unlike the classification by stage of processing, a product is allocated to each stage to which it contributes and not assigned solely to one stage. Goods and services are classified as primary products and/or intermediate products and/or finished products.

The classification of goods and services according to their position in the chain of production. However, unlike the classification by stage of production, a product is allocated only to one stage even though it may occur in several stages. Goods and services are classified either as primary products, intermediate products, or finished products.

Expenditure on staff compensation includes gross salaries plus non-salary compensation (fringe benefits).

A stabilisation payment is a budgetary payment made to compensate farmers for falling farm prices incomes, or both.

In the literature, definitions about what constitutes a spatial or local labour market vary considerably. Two main approaches can be distinguished. In one, the labour market is defined as a homogeneous area sharing common labour market characteristics. Cluster analysis is the technique most often used to identify such areas.

See Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

See Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

See Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).