Statistics on enterprises in cultural sectors are available via Eurostat’s Structural Business Statistics (SBS) collection. The data are collected according to the international classification of economic activities. NACE Rev.1.1 was used until reference year 2007 and NACE Rev.2 has been implemented from 2008 onwards (but the detailed results for the latter were not available at the time of writing of the pocketbook). As a result, in the pocketbook ‘Cultural statistics’ 2011, the economic data only for publishing of books (NACE 22.11), publishing of newspapers (NACE 22.12), publishing of journals and periodicals (NACE 22.13) and publishing of sound recordings (NACE 22.14) are presented for the latest available year (2007), according to NACE Rev.1.1.
The new version of the NACE classification (NACE Rev.2) makes a number of changes to the classification of cultural activities and from 2008 the SBS covers better cultural sectors. Unfortunately, this data collection does not include enterprises active in the sector R (mainly "Creative, arts and entertainment activities").
SBS describe the structure, conduct and performance of economic activities. A subset of the SBS information is also available for European regions, and according to the size of enterprises. SBS surveys are based upon the observation of enterprises. When an enterprise is active in more than one economic activity, then the value added and turnover that it generates and the persons it employs will be classified under the principal activity, which is normally the one that generates the highest value added.
The economic situation of sectors can also be analysed using Short-Term Statistics (STS) data. STS provide information on trends observed in a wide range of economic activities. Index data (monthly, quarterly and annual) allow a rapid assessment of recent economic developments and reflect the general economic situation. Broken down by sectors of economy, STS provide, among others, turnover index, production index, labour input index, etc. For the economic sectors, NACE Rev.2 was implemented in 2009 and the time series were back-cast to 2000. Simultaneously, a new base year (2005) for the indices was adopted.
Concerning cultural sectors, turnover index data are available for publishing, motion picture, video and television programme production, sound recording and music publishing activities and programming and broadcasting activities.
