The survey of retail trade is produced at fixed intervals as an inquiry targeted at enterprises. The inquiry includes the whole industry of retail trade. The sample consists of selected enterprises of all sizes from all retail trade industries. The data obtained from the enterprises in the sample are raised to correspond to all enterprises in the framework according to industry. The data concern the division of retail trade turnover by product, purchases by supplier group and floor areas of retail shops. The first inquiry was made in 2003 on the statistical data for the year 2002 and the next inquiry, which will be made in 2008, concerns data for the year 2007.
The inquiry is targeted at enterprises in the field of retail trade with an annual turnover of over EUR 9,000. The sample consists of 2,192 randomly selected enterprises. The data for the enterprises are derived from the database of Statistics Finland’s structural statistics.
The data supplied are treated as confidential. On the basis of the Statistics Act, Statistics Finland is obliged to keep data on individual enterprises confidential (Sections 12 and 13). The data are used for statistical purposes only and they are released so that data on individual enterprises cannot be identified.
Last updated 13.2.2012
Periodical survey of retail trade
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