Environmental goods and services sector

Producer:	Statistics Finland
Data:	Latest release: Recovery of sorted materials was the largest industry in the environmental goods and services sector in 2009 21 Dec 2010 The total turnover of enterprises operating in the environmental goods and services sector was EUR 1.61 billion in 2009. The turnover fell by 30 per cent from the previous year while the number of personnel as well as investments continued to show growth. These data derive from the new statistics on environmental goods and services sector compiled by Statistics Finland. The statistics comprise data on enterprises operating in the environmental and services sector as their principal activity. Environmental business activity refers to activity related to production that is based on environmental pollution prevention or the saving of natural resources. Next release: Statistical releases will not be issued in English from these statistics in 2012.
Description:	Statistics on the environmental goods and services sector describe business activities involving the environment practised in Finland. The environmental goods and services sector refers to production based on environmental pollution prevention or saving natural resources. Statistics on the environmental goods and services sector are part of the framework of the System of Environmental-Economic Accounts (SEEA), which monitors the interaction between the environment and the economy. Read full description >>>

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Statistics Finland

Data:

Latest release:
Recovery of sorted materials was the largest industry in the environmental goods and services sector in 2009
21 Dec 2010
The total turnover of enterprises operating in the environmental goods and services sector was EUR 1.61 billion in 2009. The turnover fell by 30 per cent from the previous year while the number of personnel as well as investments continued to show growth. These data derive from the new statistics on environmental goods and services sector compiled by Statistics Finland. The statistics comprise data on enterprises operating in the environmental and services sector as their principal activity. Environmental business activity refers to activity related to production that is based on environmental pollution prevention or the saving of natural resources.

Next release:
Statistical releases will not be issued in English from these statistics in 2012.

Description:

Statistics on the environmental goods and services sector describe business activities involving the environment practised in Finland. The environmental goods and services sector refers to production based on environmental pollution prevention or saving natural resources. Statistics on the environmental goods and services sector are part of the framework of the System of Environmental-Economic Accounts (SEEA), which monitors the interaction between the environment and the economy.
Read full description >>>

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Statistics: Environmental goods and services sector [e-publication].
ISSN=1799-5108. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 13.2.2012].
Access method: http://www.tilastokeskus.fi/til/ylt/index_en.html.

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