Time Activity 07 45 Pick-up at the hotel

Time Activity 07. 45 Pick-up at the hotel in Stockholm, transfer to Örebro. 10. 00 -10. 45 Introduction of Business Register at Statistics Sweden Coffee break Person responsible Day/Place Monday, Oct 15Örebro Room: 6 G. 35/4 K. 02 Evalena Andersson ES/REG-Ö 11. 00 -12. 30 -13. 45 Lunch 13. 45 -14. 30 2012 -10 -15 Peter Thorén, ES/REG-Ö Updating process of the register, Staffan Blomquist, ES/REG-Ö including sources Coordination of frame Annika Lindblom, PCA/MFFM-Ö population and samples from the Business Register at Statistics Sweden Transfer from Örebro to Hotel in Stockholm Register Unit, Study visit Ukrain

The Swedish Business Register, SBR 2012 -10 -15 Register Unit, Study visit Ukrain

The Organization of the SBR Head of BR 1 Vice head of BR 1 Register Co-ordination, Maintenance Development 14 10 2012 -10 -15 Register Unit, Study visit Ukrain Commission 10

Councils and boards • Advisory Council • The Scientific Council • The Council for Official Statistics • The Board for National Accounts and Labour Force Survey • Consumer Price Index Board • Construction Index Board 2012 -10 -15 Register Unit, Study visit Ukrain

The History of the SBR • Swedish Business Register 1963 • Business Census 1972 • First Questionnaire on Local Units 1975 • Public Business Register 1984 • Business Database, new platform 1999/2000 • New Business Database, ongoing project 2012 -10 -15 Register Unit, Study visit Ukrain

The Role of the SBR • Frame for Economic Statistics (SAMU) • Part of the Register system • The Business Register • The Population Register • The Real Estate register • Public Business Register • Statistical Business Register • Part of EU 2012 -10 -15 Register Unit, Study visit Ukrain

Units in the Swedish Business Register 2012 -10 -15 Register Unit, Study visit Ukrain

Activity Criteria in SBR • Registered for VAT or • Registered as employer or • Registered for Business Tax or • Account for VAT, employer or business Tax during the last 12 months 2012 -10 -15 Register Unit, Study visit Ukrain

Units in the Swedish Business Register 1 100 000 Le. U (1 800 000 including non active) 1 200 000 LU 99 % of Le. U = LU 8 000 Le. U with 86 000 LU 75 % of Le. U 0 employeés 10 % of Le. U 1 employeés 2012 -10 -15 Register Unit, Study visit Ukrain

Variables in SBR 1 • Identifiers • Single identifier for legal units/natural persons • Identifiers for statistical units created in the BR-system • Classifications • Activity Code (the Standard Industrial Classification – SNI) • • Legal Form Sector Ownership Geographical Codes 2012 -10 -15 Register Unit, Study visit Ukrain

Variables in SBR • Size • Number of employees • Turnover • Real Estate value • Contact • • • 2012 -10 -15 Postal address Locality Telephone number Fax number E-mail address Register Unit, Study visit Ukrain 2

Main sources into the SBR • External sources • Swedish Tax Agency • Swedish Address Change Company • Swedish Companies Registration Office • Internal sources (statistics) • Investigations (maintenance) • Questionnaires • Feedback from Users 2012 -10 -15 Register Unit, Study visit Ukrain

BR Sources Yearly deliveries Public Sector Statistics – Ownership Foreign Owned Enterprises Ownership June Company Registration Office Private/public, ownership Survey Single location Enterprises 1 000 / year Swedish Forest Agency Forest owners 1 200 / year Real Estate Taxation 3 000 / year 50 / year Financial Market Statistics Ftg. Stat = 2 NA/NS – IVP -SNI 4 000 / year 1 500 / year 68 000 / year Survey Multi location Enterprises 8 000 / year 84 000 / year Quarterly deliveries Stockholm Stock Exchange Listed/not listed Share Capital Euro - TAX 450 / delivery Monthly deliveries 60 / delivery PAYE from TAX New Started Enterprises 1 000 / delivery Second week deliveries Enterprise Group info 200 000 / delivery 132 000 / delivery Address Change Company 1 750 / delivery Weekly deliveries 21 000 / delivery Other frequences VAT/Turnover - April, September and January 800 000 / year 2012 -10 -15 Quality Survey 4 000 every second year Swedish Business Register Unit, Study visit Ukrain 100 / week Farm Register, Activity Twice/ year 26 000 / delivery Yearly Income Statement TAX Twice/year 8 000 / delivery

Questionnaire (AST) • The main purpose is to check the workplace number (AST), but we also check other variables • All Legal Units with two Local units or more gets the questionnaire once a year • The period is September-February • 8 000 Legal units and 84 000 local units • By paper or excel, but now is on web • Investigations by telephone or e-mail 2012 -10 -15 Register Unit, Study visit Ukrain

The international system of economic classifications Economic activities International level EU level National level Products Goods 2100* ISIC Rev. 4 35260* CPC ver. 2 3003 10 HS 21. 20* NACE Rev. 2 21. 20. 11 CPA 2008 21. 200 SNI 2007 21. 200. 01 SPIN 2007 21. 20. 11. 30 PRODCOM SITC 3003 10 00 CN National versions Is the reference classification. Classifications are linked by structure Is the reference classification. Classifications are linked by conversion tables 2012 -10 -15 Register Unit, Study visit Ukrain

SNI – Svensk standard för näringsgrensindelning Swedish Standard Industrial Classification • • 2012 -10 -15 SNI 2007 (NACE Rev. 2) SNI 2002 (NACE Rev. 1. 1) SNI 92 (NACE Rev. 1) SNI 69 Register Unit, Study visit Ukrain

Number of classes in SNI 2007 (changes compared to SNI 2002) NACE Rev. 2/: SNI 2007: 2012 -10 -15 Section A Division 01 Group 01. 4 Class 01. 49 Detailed group 01. 491 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Crop and animal production, hunting… Animal production Raising of other animals Reindeer husbandry Register Unit, Study visit Ukrain

Sources SNI • Tax Agency – registrations of activities (Le. U) • Application form for registration at the Tax Agency where the enterprise describes their activities. The codes are assigned by Tax officers (using SNI-Sök) • Verksamt. se – the enterprises registers the relevant SNI codes (using SNI-Sök). No description is given to the Tax Agency about the activities. • SCB • • 2012 -10 -15 (changes) Statistical surveys (”Prodcom”, SBS, others) Multi location survey (BR) Maintenance (> 9 employees) External contacts Register Unit, Study visit Ukrain

Thank you for your attention! Evalena Andersson Peter Thorén Staffan Blomquist 2012 -10 -15 Register Unit, Study visit Ukrain