Economical indicator for structural business statistics
0 Population of active enterprises in t - number
1 Births of enterprises in t - number
2 Deaths of enterprises in t - number
3 Persons employed in the population of active enterprises in t - number
4 Employees in the population of active enterprises in t - number
5 Persons employed in the population of births in t - number
6 Employees in the population of births in t - number
7 Persons employed in the population of deaths in t - number
8 Employees in the population of deaths in t - number
9 Net business population growth - percentage
a Business churn: birth rate + death rate - percentage
b Birth rate: number of enterprise births in the reference period (t) divided by the number of enterprises active in t - percentage
c Density of birth rate: number of enterprise births in the reference period (t) divided by the population (in 10,000) in t - percentage
d Density of birth rate (narrow version): number of enterprise births in the reference period (t) divided by the population aged 20-59 (in 10,000) in t - percentage
e Death rate: number of enterprise deaths in the reference period (t) divided by the number of enterprises active in t - percentage
f Employment share of enterprise births: number of persons employed in the reference period (t) among enterprises newly born in t divided by the number of persons employed in t among the stock of enterprises active in t - percentage
g Average size of newly born enterprises: number of persons employed in the reference period (t) among enterprises newly born in t divided by the number of enterprises newly born in t - number
h New enterprise paid employment rate: number of employees in the reference period (t) among enterprises newly born in t divided by the number of persons employed in t among enterprises newly born in t - percentage
i Average employment in enterprise deaths: number of persons employed in the reference period (t) among enterprise deaths in t divided by the number of enterprise deaths in t - number
Legal form
0 Total
1 Sole proprietorship
2 Partnership, co-operatives, associations, etc.
3 Limited liability enterprise
Statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community (NACE Rev. 2)
00 Total - all NACE activities
01 Industry, construction and services except activities of holding companies
02 Business economy except activities of holding companies
03 Industry (except construction)
04 Mining and quarrying
05 Manufacturing
06 Manufacture of food products; beverages and tobacco products
07 Manufacture of textiles and wearing apparel
08 Manufacture of leather and related products
09 Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials
0a Manufacture of paper and paper products; printing and reproduction of recorded media
0b Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products
0c Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products; basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
0d Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
0e Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
0f Manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
0g Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products; manufacture of electrical equipment
0h Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
0i Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers, semi-trailers and of other transport equipment
0j Manufacture of furniture; other manufacturing
0k Repair and installation of machinery and equipment
0l Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
0m Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities
0n Construction
0o Services of the business economy except activities of holding companies
0p Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
0q Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
0r Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
0s Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
0t Retail sale in non-specialised stores
0u Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores
0v Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores
0w Retail sale of information and communication equipment in specialised stores
0x Retail sale of other household equipment in specialised stores
0y Retail sale of cultural and recreation goods in specialised stores
0z Retail sale of other goods in specialised stores
10 Retail sale via stalls and markets
11 Retail trade not in stores, stalls or markets
12 Transportation and storage
13 Land transport and transport via pipelines
14 Water transport
15 Air transport
16 Warehousing and support activities for transportation
17 Postal and courier activities
18 Accommodation and food service activities
19 Accommodation
1a Food and beverage service activities
1b Information and communication
1c Publishing activities
1d Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities
1e Programming and broadcasting activities
1f Telecommunications
1g Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
1h Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
1i Computer programming activities
1j Computer consultancy activities
1k Computer facilities management activities
1l Other information technology and computer service activities
1m Information service activities
1n Financial and insurance activities except activities of holding companies
1o Financial service activities, except insurance, pension funding, activities of holding companies
1p Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security
1q Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities
1r Real estate activities
1s Real estate activities
1t Buying and selling of own real estate
1u Buying and selling of own real estate
1v Renting and operating of own or leased real estate
1w Renting and operating of own or leased real estate
1x Real estate activities on a fee or contract basis
1y Real estate agencies
1z Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
20 Professional, scientific and technical activities
21 Legal and accounting activities
22 Legal activities
23 Legal activities
24 Accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy
25 Accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy
26 Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
27 Activities of head offices
28 Activities of head offices
29 Management consultancy activities
2a Public relations and communication activities
2b Business and other management consultancy activities
2c Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis
2d Architectural and engineering activities and related technical consultancy
2e Architectural activities
2f Engineering activities and related technical consultancy
2g Technical testing and analysis
2h Technical testing and analysis
2i Scientific research and development
2j Research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
2k Research and experimental development on biotechnology
2l Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
2m Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities
2n Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities
2o Advertising and market research
2p Advertising
2q Advertising agencies
2r Media representation
2s Market research and public opinion polling
2t Market research and public opinion polling
2u Other professional, scientific and technical activities
2v Specialised design activities
2w Specialised design activities
2x Photographic activities
2y Photographic activities
2z Translation and interpretation activities
30 Translation and interpretation activities
31 Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
32 Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
33 Veterinary activities
34 Veterinary activities
35 Veterinary activities
36 Administrative and support service activities
37 Rental and leasing activities
38 Renting and leasing of motor vehicles
39 Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
3a Renting and leasing of trucks
3b Renting and leasing of personal and household goods
3c Renting and leasing of recreational and sports goods
3d Renting of video tapes and disks
3e Renting and leasing of other personal and household goods
3f Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods
3g Renting and leasing of agricultural machinery and equipment
3h Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment
3i Renting and leasing of office machinery and equipment (including computers)
3j Renting and leasing of water transport equipment
3k Renting and leasing of air transport equipment
3l Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
3m Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyrighted works
3n Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyrighted works
3o Employment activities
3p Activities of employment placement agencies
3q Activities of employment placement agencies
3r Temporary employment agency activities
3s Temporary employment agency activities
3t Other human resources provision
3u Other human resources provision
3v Travel agency, tour operator and other reservation service and related activities
3w Travel agency and tour operator activities
3x Travel agency activities
3y Tour operator activities
3z Other reservation service and related activities
40 Other reservation service and related activities
41 Security and investigation activities
42 Private security activities
43 Private security activities
44 Security systems service activities
45 Security systems service activities
46 Investigation activities
47 Investigation activities
48 Services to buildings and landscape activities
49 Combined facilities support activities
4a Combined facilities support activities
4b Cleaning activities
4c General cleaning of buildings
4d Other building and industrial cleaning activities
4e Other cleaning activities
4f Landscape service activities
4g Landscape service activities
4h Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
4i Office administrative and support activities
4j Combined office administrative service activities
4k Photocopying, document preparation and other specialised office support activities
4l Activities of call centres
4m Activities of call centres
4n Organisation of conventions and trade shows
4o Organisation of conventions and trade shows
4p Business support service activities n.e.c.
4q Activities of collection agencies and credit bureaus
4r Packaging activities
4s Other business support service activities n.e.c.
4t Education; human health and social work activities; arts, entertainment and recreation; other service activities
4u Education; human health and social work activities; except activities of membership organisations
4v Education
4w Education
4x Human health and social work activities
4y Human health activities
4z Residential care activities
50 Social work activities without accommodation
51 Arts, entertainment and recreation
52 Creative, arts and entertainment activities
53 Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities
54 Gambling and betting activities
55 Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities
56 Other service activities
57 Activities of membership organisations
58 Repair of computers and personal and household goods
59 Other personal service activities
5a Information and Communication Technology - Total
5b ICT manufacturing
5c ICT services
5d ICT wholesale
Geopolitical entity (reporting)
00 European Union (aggregate changing according to the context)
Business demography by legal form and NACE Rev. 2 activity (2004-2020)
methods, notes and classification
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