Wholesale and Retail Trade Survey


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METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Description

Collection and compilation of data regarding the number of enterprises, employment, production value, value of purchases, value added, stocks, investments, personnel costs and other expenditures in the wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles sector (section G of the NACE Rev. 2 classification system of economic activities), in order to estimate the structural developments and the contribution of the sector to the economy.

Method

Sample survey, with personal interviews on a sample of around 2.300 enterprises.

Data Coverage

The Wholesale and Retail Trade Survey covers enterprises which are classified in the wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles sector (section G of the NACE Rev. 2 classification system of economic activities). The statistical unit of the survey is the enterprise.

Frequency

Annual

Data Availability

The summary results of the Wholesale and Retail Trade Survey are announced by a Press Release. The detailed results are provided in electronic format for the years 2016-2022, while hard copy publications "Wholesale and Retail Trade Statistics" are available for the years 2002-2015.

Comparability Over Time

The data are comparable over time.

Principal Variables

Employment, Sales, Intermediate Costs, Value Added, Stocks, Investments.

Classification Systems

Economic activity: Industrial classification of economic activities within the European Communities (NACE Rev. 2). Results are disseminated at the 4-digit level.

Legal Framework

Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on European business statistics, repealing 10 legal acts in the field of business statistics.

Last Update

28/06/2021

CONTACT DETAILS
Contact Name
Konstantia Sergidi, Anna Konnari
Οrganisation Unit
Distributive Trades Statistics Unit
Εmail Address
ksergidi@cystat.mof.gov.cy, akonnari@cystat.mof.gov.cy
Phone Number
22602237, 22605146
















Contact Details
Michael Karaolis Str.
CY-1444, Lefkosia, Cyprus

T: +357 22602129
E: enquiries@cystat.mof.gov.cy
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