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A statistical business register (SBR) plays a central part in a system of official economic statistics at a
national statistics office The following is a list of national and international statistical services. Central national statistical services Nearly every country in the world has set a central public sector unit entirely devoted to the production, harmonisation and dissemin ...
. A
company register A company register is a register of organizations in the jurisdiction they operate under. A statistical business register has a different purpose than a company register. While a commercial/trade register serves a purpose of protection, account ...
has a different purpose: protection, accountability and control of legal entities.


Register contents


Data sources

Countries use whatever data sources they seem relevant. E.g. they often integrate a
company register A company register is a register of organizations in the jurisdiction they operate under. A statistical business register has a different purpose than a company register. While a commercial/trade register serves a purpose of protection, account ...
in one form or another.


Type of business units

In EU a corresponding regulation define register contents: * all enterprises carrying on
economic activities Economics () is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics analyze ...
contributing to the
gross domestic product Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced and sold (not resold) in a specific time period by countries. Due to its complex and subjective nature this measure is of ...
(GDP), and their local units * the legal units of which those enterprises consist * enterprise groups


Characteristics

* identification properties **
identification number An identifier is a name that identifies (that is, labels the identity of) either a unique object or a unique ''class'' of objects, where the "object" or class may be an idea, physical countable object (or class thereof), or physical noncountable ...
** name ** address ** contact info ** VAT number * dates of creation/liquidation * main activity * operational status * legal form * links to other registries * links to other organizations or structural units * control * ownership * employees


Business registries in the world

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE or UNECE) is one of the five regional commissions under the jurisdiction of the United Nations Economic and Social Council. It was established in order to promote economic cooperation and ...
provides Guidelines on Statistical Business Registers which describes the roles of the statistical business register.
European Commission The European Commission (EC) is the executive of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with 27 members of the Commission (informally known as "Commissioners") headed by a President. It includes an administrative body ...
provides a legal framework for business registers for statistical purposes. ''See:
List of company, tax and statistical business registers This is a list of official business registers around the world. There are many types of official business registers, usually maintained for various purposes by a state authority, such as a government agency, or a court of law. In some cases, ...
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References

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