Recent Developments of the Recent Developments of the OECD Business Tendency OECD Business Tendency

and Consumer Opinion and Consumer Opinion Surveys PortalSurveys Portal

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PROJECT PROPOSALPROJECT PROPOSALObjectivesObjectives

Creation of a portal on the web to promote Creation of a portal on the web to promote harmonisation and facilitate best practice through harmonisation and facilitate best practice through sharing of information The portal should providesharing of information The portal should provide accessaccess to:to:

International guidelines and recommendationsInternational guidelines and recommendations Questionnaires used by national institutesQuestionnaires used by national institutes Summary metadata on key elements of national Summary metadata on key elements of national

surveyssurveys Selected data presented in a common formatSelected data presented in a common format Links to papers from meetings organised by OECD, Links to papers from meetings organised by OECD,

EC, CIRETEC, CIRET Links to selected best practiceLinks to selected best practice Links to selected web sitesLinks to selected web sites TerminologyTerminology

Revised StructureRevised StructureMain linksMain links Recent Survey ResultsRecent Survey Results Methodological Guidelines and Good PracticesMethodological Guidelines and Good Practices Country Metadata and ResearchCountry Metadata and Research Meeting PapersMeeting Papers National Survey Institutes and Relevant International National Survey Institutes and Relevant International

Bodies Bodies Business Tendency and Consumer Survey TerminologyBusiness Tendency and Consumer Survey Terminology Joint Development Work by National InstitutesJoint Development Work by National Institutes

Other linksOther links Business and Consumer Surveys: OECD Development Business and Consumer Surveys: OECD Development

work in OECD Non-Member Countrieswork in OECD Non-Member Countries OECD Leading IndicatorsOECD Leading Indicators

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Revised Detailed StructureRevised Detailed StructureRecent Survey ResultsRecent Survey ResultsMethodological Methodological Guidelines & Good Guidelines & Good PracticesPractices International Guidelines International Guidelines

& Recommendations& Recommendations The Survey FrameThe Survey Frame Sample DesignSample Design EstimationEstimation Data collection & Data collection &

ValidationValidation Survey Errors and BiasSurvey Errors and Bias Evaluation & Evaluation &

DisseminationDissemination Questionnaire DesignQuestionnaire Design Data PresentationData Presentation Seasonal AdjustmentSeasonal Adjustment

Country Metadata & Country Metadata & ResearchResearch Cross country OverviewsCross country Overviews Country QuestionnairesCountry Questionnaires National Survey DescriptionsNational Survey Descriptions Country InvestigationsCountry Investigations Online metadata for OECD Online metadata for OECD

published datapublished dataMeeting papersMeeting papers November 2005November 2005 September 2004September 2004 November 2003November 2003 National survey Institutes & National survey Institutes & Relevant Internat. BodiesRelevant Internat. BodiesBusiness and ConsumerBusiness and ConsumerSurvey TerminologySurvey Terminology

Suggestions for improvements to the Portal Suggestions for improvements to the Portal discussed at the OECD Workshop in discussed at the OECD Workshop in

Warsaw 2004Warsaw 2004 Maintaining the Maintaining the contentcontent – responsibility – responsibility Avoid Avoid duplication duplication of efforts with respect to OECD, of efforts with respect to OECD,

EC, CIRET websitesEC, CIRET websites Access to dataAccess to data and metadataand metadata in in standardised standardised

formatformat and through links to web pages of national and through links to web pages of national institutes institutes

Providing Providing access to long time seriesaccess to long time series Information in Information in common languagecommon language (English) – (English) –

metadata and questionnaires in metadata and questionnaires in national national languagelanguage, better than no information, better than no information

Links to websitesLinks to websites of national institutes – of national institutes – relevant relevant web pagesweb pages rather than just home page rather than just home page

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Access to DataAccess to Data

Long time series Long time series - Historical data back to 1986 on - Historical data back to 1986 on industrial industrial business confidence and consumer business confidence and consumer confidence indicatorsconfidence indicators is now included in the Excel is now included in the Excel file with Recent Survey Resultsfile with Recent Survey Results

Standardised formatStandardised format –– Proposal for calculationProposal for calculation ofof Normalised confidence indicators and Normalised confidence indicators and regional/zone aggregates presented in OECD regional/zone aggregates presented in OECD paperpaper

Detailed survey dataDetailed survey data by sectors for all OECD by sectors for all OECD Member countries and the Big 6 OECD Non-Member countries and the Big 6 OECD Non-member countries will be available in April 2006 member countries will be available in April 2006 through a link to through a link to OECD.StatOECD.Stat

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Metadata in National LanguageMetadata in National Language

Country QuestionnairesCountry Questionnaires

BTS in ManufacturingBTS in Manufacturing 9 countries in English, French, German, 9 countries in English, French, German,

ItalianItalianBTS in Construction, Retail Trade and ServicesBTS in Construction, Retail Trade and Services 6 or 7 countries in English, French, Italian 6 or 7 countries in English, French, Italian Consumer SurveysConsumer Surveys 4 countries in English, French, Italian 4 countries in English, French, Italian

languageslanguages

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Metadata in Standardised FormatMetadata in Standardised Format

National Survey DescriptionsNational Survey Descriptions

Standardised National Survey DescriptionsStandardised National Survey Descriptions OECD/European Union member countriesOECD/European Union member countries OECD Member countries (non European OECD Member countries (non European

Union)Union) Large OECD Non-Member EconomiesLarge OECD Non-Member Economies

Online metadata for OECD published dataOnline metadata for OECD published data Detailed metadata (questions/variables), Detailed metadata (questions/variables),

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Standardised National Survey Standardised National Survey Descriptions – Metadata ItemsDescriptions – Metadata Items

OECD Member OECD Member countries (non EU)countries (non EU) SourceSource Statistical concepts Statistical concepts

and classificationsand classifications Data characteristics Data characteristics

and collectionand collection Statistical Statistical

population and population and scope of datascope of data

Manipulation and Manipulation and disseminationdissemination

OECD/European UnionOECD/European Union member countriesmember countries ContactContact MethodologyMethodology

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Main Metadata Items not explicitly Main Metadata Items not explicitly listed in EU listed in EU standardstandard

Key statistical concepts usedKey statistical concepts used Unite of measurement usedUnite of measurement used Reference periodReference period Base periodBase period Date base period last updatedDate base period last updated Link to release calendarLink to release calendar Population coveragePopulation coverage Aggregation & consolidationAggregation & consolidation Estimation procedureEstimation procedure ImputationImputation Transformations Transformations http://www.oecd.org/std/bt-coi/coordinationhttp://www.oecd.org/std/bt-coi/coordination

Online Metadata for OECD Published DataOnline Metadata for OECD Published Data

Main Economic Indicators (MEI) – SourcesMain Economic Indicators (MEI) – Sourcesand Definitions (METASTORE)and Definitions (METASTORE)

Metadata structureMetadata structure SubjectSubject – Business (BTS)/consumer surveys – Business (BTS)/consumer surveys

Sector Sector – manufacturing, non-manufacturing,– manufacturing, non-manufacturing,Construction/retail trade/other servicesConstruction/retail trade/other services

CountryCountry – OECD Member countries and Big 6 – OECD Member countries and Big 6

OECD Non-member countriesOECD Non-member countries

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MEI - Metadata ItemsMEI - Metadata ItemsSubject and Sector level (BTS)Subject and Sector level (BTS) ContactContact Direct sourceDirect source Variables collectedVariables collected

- National variables (confidence indicators)- National variables (confidence indicators)- EU harmonised variables- EU harmonised variables

Key statistical conceptKey statistical concept Aggregation & consolidationAggregation & consolidation Seasonal adjustmentSeasonal adjustment Recommended uses and limitationsRecommended uses and limitations

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MEI - Metadata ItemsMEI - Metadata ItemsCountry levelCountry level Name of collection/sourceName of collection/source Direct sourceDirect source SamplingSampling Sector coverageSector coverage Key statistical conceptKey statistical concept Aggregation & consolidationAggregation & consolidation EstimationEstimation WeightsWeights Seasonal adjustmentSeasonal adjustment Definition of individual questions/variablesDefinition of individual questions/variables

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Future DevelopmentsFuture DevelopmentsDataData Normalised Confidence indicatorsNormalised Confidence indicators for selected for selected

countries and sectors and regional/zone aggregates countries and sectors and regional/zone aggregates will replace the data now available in the Excel file will replace the data now available in the Excel file with Recent Survey Resultswith Recent Survey Results

Detailed survey dataDetailed survey data for all sectors and countries for all sectors and countries will be available through a link to will be available through a link to OECD.StatOECD.Stat

MetadataMetadata Coverage of metadata in Coverage of metadata in standardised formatstandardised format for for

Non EUNon EU member countriesmember countries to be improved gradually to be improved gradually Online metadata for OECD published data will be Online metadata for OECD published data will be

rearranged to fit rearranged to fit metadata structuremetadata structure (METASTORE)(METASTORE) and upgraded with new informationand upgraded with new information

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Thank YouThank You

Ronny NilssonRonny NilssonShort-term Economic Statistics DivisionShort-term Economic Statistics Division

OECD Statistics DirectorateOECD Statistics Directorate

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