Importance of barriers met for engaging in international sourcing of activities by sourcing status and economic activity (figures and %) - collection round 2007 - experimental statistics
methods, notes and classification
Economical indicator for structural business statistics00 Enterprises - number01 Enterprises - percentage Level of importance0 High1 Some2 None3 Unknown Barriers00 Legal or administrative01 Tax barriers02 Language and culture03 Tariffs and other trade barriers04 Uncertainty of international standards05 Concerns of employees (including trade unions)06 Concern of violation of patents and/or intellectual property rights07 Conflicting with social values of your enterprise (e.g. corporate social responsibility issues)08 Distance to producers09 Distance to existing clients0a Difficulty in identifying suitable providers abroad0b Concerns of the sourcing operation exceeding expected benefits0c Other Enterprise00 Total01 Enterprises with domestic sourcing02 Enterprises with international sourcing03 Enterprises with no current international sourcing but with future plans to do so04 Enterprises with no current international sourcing and no future plans to do so Statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community (NACE Rev. 1.1)00 Business economy - industry and services (except financial intermediation)01 Services related to 'International Sourcing Statistics'' (C, E, F, G, H, I, K)02 Mining and quarrying03 Manufacturing04 High and medium high-technology manufacturing (DG, DK, DL, DM34, DM35.2, DM35.3, DM35.4, DM35.5)05 Low and medium low-technology manufacturing (DA to DF, DH to DJ, DM35.1 and DN)06 Electricity, gas and water supply07 Construction08 Knowledge-intensive business services related to 'International Sourcing Statistics' (I64.2, K72, K73, K74.1 to K74.4)09 Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles and personal and household goods0a Hotels and restaurants0b Transport, storage and communication0c Financial intermediation0d Real estate, renting and business activities Geopolitical entity (reporting)000 European Union (aggregate changing according to the context)001 Czechia002 Denmark003 Germany004 Ireland005 Spain006 Italy007 Netherlands008 Portugal009 Slovenia00a Finland00b Sweden00c Norway00d United Kingdom