OECD Business Sector Data Base (BSDB)
methods, notes and classification
Business Sector Data Base — Content Documentation
Introduction
The Business Sector Data Base contains data for 26 of the OECD Member countries related to business sector value added, employment, investment, factor prices and capital stocks, from 1960 to the present day, and are stored in quarterly form. The underlying data base was developed for use in the analysis of production and supply issues in the context of the OECD's regular surveys and assessments, and related empirical studies.
The BSDB is revised on a semi-annual basis to take account of new data releases.
For the purpose of the BSDB, the business sector is defined as the institutional sector whose primary role is the production and sale of goods and services. This sector corresponds to the aggregation of the corporate, quasi-corporate and unincorporated enterprises, including public enterprises.
The quarterly data are presented in level form at annual rates. The series start in 1960 and are seasonally adjusted. It should be noted that not all series are available for all countries, and that some series do not have data entries for the entire period.
Notes on Data
For most countries, the data on capital stock and on scrapping rates are based on estimates of national authorities. However, for the United Kingdom, Sweden, Norway, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Japan and the United States they are based on OECD estimates.
For Norway, business sector variables cover the mainland economy only. Exceptions are the variables EEP, ES, PIB, TYB and WSSE EEP Dependant Employment in Private Sector ES Self-Employed PIB Deflator for Business Investment TYB Direct Taxes, Business WSSS Compensations of Employees that cover the total business sector.
For Germany: as the authorities no longer publish separate accounts for Western and Eastern Germany, all data series refer to Germany from 1991 onwards, and to western Germany before 1991.
MNEMONICS AND METHODOLOGICAL CALCULATIONS
Country codes
The country codes are as follows:
Name of country Country code Base Year Name of currency Australia AUS 1997/98 Australian dollar Austria AUT 1995 Austrian schilling Belgium BEL 1995 Belgium franc Canada CAN 1992 Canadian dollar Denmark DNK 1995 Danish krone Finland FIN 1995 Finish markka France FRA 1995 French franc Germany DEU 1995 Deutschemark Greece GRC 1995 Greek drachma Iceland ISL 1990 Iceland krone Ireland IRE 1995 Irish pound Italy ITA 1995 Italian lira Japan JPN 1990 Japanese yen Korea KOR 1995 Korean won Luxembourg LUX 1995 Luxembourg franc Mexico MEX 1993 Mexican peso Netherlands NLD 1995 Netherlands guilder New Zealand NZL 1991/92 New Zealand dollar Norway NOR 1990 Norwegian krone Portugal PRT 1990 Portuguese escudo Spain ESP 1995 Spanish peseta Sweden SWE 1995 Swedish krone Switzerland CHE 1990 Swiss franc Turkey TUR 1987 Turkish lira United Kingdom GBR 1995 Pound sterling United States USA 1996 U.S. dollar
Methodological Calculations
EE = EEP + EG
ET = EE + ES
ET = ETB + EG Except CHE, FIN, GBR, ITA, MEX, NLD, SWE, USA ET = EE + ES +ECSA GBR ETB = EEP + ES Except NOR ETB = EEP + ES - ECSA NOR GDPB = GDP - CGW-(TIND-TSUB)-CFKG Except Norway GDPB = GDP - CGW-(TIND-TSUB)-CFKG-GDPCSAZCS001 NOR GDPBV = GDPV-CGW/PCGW-NITV-CFKG/PIG Except NOR, NZL, TUR GDPBV = GDPV-CGW/PCGW-NITV-CFKG/PIG-GDPCSA NOR GDPBV = GDPCSA-CGW/PCGW-NITV-CFKG/PIG NZL GDPBV = GDPV-CGW/PCGW-NITV-CFKG/PIT TUR IBCSV = IBBV-IBV IT = IG + IH + IB Except KOR, TUR ITV = IGV + IPV Except KOR, TUR KBV NITV = XNITV(GDPV-CGW/PCGW) PXX=XX/XXV where XX=GDP,IB,IG, IH,IT,CP,CG……. RSCRB=(1-(KBV-IBBV/4)/KBV(-1))400 UNR = UN/LF100 Except CHE WSSE =(WSSS-CGW)/EEP Except LUX
For some countries, the data on capital stock and on scrapping rates are based on estimates of national authorities. However, for Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom, they are based on OECD estimates;
For Norway, business sector variables cover the mainland economy only. Exceptions are the variables EEP, ES, PIB, TYB and WSSE that cover the total business sector;
For Germany: as the authorities no longer publish separate accounts for western and eastern Germany, all data series refer to Germany from 1991 onwards, and to western Germany before 1991. Series mnemonics are DEU for the entire period.
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CLASSIFICATION PLAN:
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STRUCTURE OF THE CODE : XXX / X / XXXXX
SUB-CODES :
1 XXX...... Country
2 ...X..... Underscore
3 ....XXXXX Indicator
SUB-CODE 1 : COUNTRY
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AUS Australia
AUT Austria
BEL Belgium
CAN Canada
DNK Denmark
FIN Finland
FRA France
DEU Germany
GRC Greece
ISL Iceland
IRE Ireland
ITA Italy
JPN Japan
LUX Luxembourg
MEX Mexico
NLD Netherlands
NZL New Zealand
NOR Norway
PRT Portugal
KOR Korea
ESP Spain
SWE Sweden
CHE Switzerland
TUR Turkey
GBR United Kingdom
USA United States
SUB-CODE 3 : INDICATOR
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CFKG Consumption of Fixed Capital, Government
CGV Government Consumption, Volume
CGW Government Consumption, Wages
CPV Private Consumption, Volume
EE Total Dependent Employment
EEP Dependant Employment in Private Sector
EG Employment, Government
ES Self-Employed
ET Total Employment
ETB Employment, Business
EUFW Unpaid Family Workers
EXCH Exchange Rate ($US per local)
GDP Gross Domestic Product (Market prices), Value
GDPB GDP (at factor cost) less government wages at current prices
GDPBV Gross Domestic Product,Business (Factor Cost) Volume
GDPV Gross Domestic Product (Market prices), Volume
HRS Average Hours Per Employee
IBBV Gross Fixed Cap.Form ., Business Sector, Volume (Broad Def.)
IBCSV Business Sector Investment, Coverage Adjustment volume
IG Fixed Investment, Government, Value
IGV Government Investment, Volume
IH Investment in Housing
IHV Investment in Housing, Volume
IRL Interest Rate, Long-Term
IRS Interest Rate, Short-Term
ISK Stockbuilding, Private, Value
ISKV Stockbuilding, Private, Volume
IT Total Fixed Investment, Excl. Stockbuilding
ITV Total Fixed Investment (Excl Stockbuilding), Volume
KBV Capital Stock, Business, Volume
MGSV Imports Goods and Services, N.A. Basis, Volume
NITV Net Indirect Taxes, Volume
PCG Deflator, Government final consumption expenditure
PCGW Deflator, Government Consumption of Goods and Services, Wages
PCP Deflator, Private Consumption
PGDP Deflator for GDP at Market Prices
PIB Deflator for Business Investment
PIG Deflator, Fixed Investment, Government
PIH Deflator for housing Investment
PIT Deflator for Total Investment
PMGS Import Price Good and Services, Local Currency
PXGS Export Price Good and Services, Local Currency
RSCRB Scrapping Rate of Capital (Business)
TIND Indirect Taxes
TSUB Subsidies
TYB Direct Taxes, Business
UNR Unemployment Rate
WSSE Compensation per Employee, Private Sector
WSSS Compensation of Employees
XGSV Exports Goods and Services, N.A. Basis, Volume
UNITS:
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Quarterly series included in the database are seasonally
adjusted at annual rates and:
1)Volume and value data are expressed in millions of local currency or USD
2)Labour force data are expressed as number of persons,
3)Prices and indices are based on 100 and vary as to base year depending on
national conventions.
Hours are given as an index, with the
exception of the series for France which has the dimension weekly hours
worked per employee.