NOTES ON METHODOLOGY
Source and methods of data collection
Economic accounts for agriculture by statistical spatial units at NUTS 2
level for the Republic of Croatia are calculated on the basis of survey data of
the Croatian Bureau of Statistics, the administrative data of the Agricultural
Extension Service and the Paying Agency for Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural
Development.
The data are presented according to NUTS 2013 (common classification of
territorial units for statistics),
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L:2013:342:FULL&from=EN,
in which Croatia was divided according to the national classification of
territorial units for statistics (NKPJS 2012.),
https://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2012_08_96_2161.html.
NKPJS 2012. refers to the territorial division of the Republic of Croatia for
statistical purposes.
According to NUTS, statistical spatial units at level 2 consist of two
non-administrative units: Adriatic Croatia and Continental Croatia (i.e. two
statistical regions). Until 2012, the Republic of Croatia had been divided into
three statistical regions (i.e. spatial units for statistics at level 2). In
2012, the statistical regions of North-western Croatia and Central and Eastern (Panonian)
Croatia were merged into the Continental Croatia, while Adriatic Croatia
remained unchanged.
The calculation of economic accounts for agriculture at NUTS 2 level is
based on the results of the survey "Economic Accounts for Agriculture"
calculated for the level of the Republic of Croatia. The calculation methodology
consists of a combination of the top-down method for quantitative indicators
(intermediate consumption) and bottom-up (output, investment, all kinds of
subsidies and labour force) methods using price levels at the level of the
Republic of Croatia according to individual calculation indicators.
A series of data on economic accounts for agriculture for the period
from 2005 – 2015 has been revised in order to align the calculation with the
European System of Accounts – ESA 2010 and other national and international
laws.
This resulted in data on economic accounts for
agriculture revised at NUTS 2 level.
The non-additivity of the sum of individual components of the indicators
is the result of applying the method of calculation and rounding of values at
the detailed level of categories and subcategories.
The
accounting period is
a calendar year.
The
agricultural production is valuated at basic prices, which means that all
subsidies on products and services are included and all taxes on products and
services are excluded.
The methodology for economic accounts for agriculture
by statistical spatial units
at NUTS 2 level is based on the
Manual on Economic Accounts for Agriculture and Forestry EAA/EAF 97 (rev.1.1 –
Eurostat),
http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/statmanuals/files/KS-27-00-782-__-I-EN.pdf
and the Target Methodology for Agricultural Labour Input (ALI) Statistics (Rev.1
– Eurostat, 2010),
http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/statmanuals/files/KS-32-00-079-3A-I-EN.pdf
Coverage
Economic accounts for agriculture by statistical spatial units
at NUTS 2 level, cover the whole agricultural production (by both
private family farms and business entities).
Definitions
Agricultural production
equals the sum value of outputs of crops, animals, animal products, agricultural
services and the value of inseparable non-agricultural secondary activities.
Crop production includes the production of cereals, industrial crops,
fodder, horticultural products, fruits, vegetables and other
unspecified agricultural products.
Output of livestock production includes
the production
and products of livestock, poultry and other
animals.
Production of agricultural products includes the
production of milk, eggs and other unspecified agricultural products.
Agricultural goods and services
consist of agricultural value of production of all agricultural goods (crop and
animal production) and agricultural services.
Inseparable non-agricultural secondary activities are activities that cannot be separated from main
activities and should be conducted on a farm (processing of milk, grapes,
olives, fruits and vegetables).
Intermediate consumption is
the value of inputs used for agricultural production. It is valuated at purchase
prices.
Gross value added at
basic prices equals the agricultural production at basic prices less
intermediate consumption at purchase prices.
Fixed capital consumption is
the value of depreciation of fixed capital goods as a result of normal wear and
tear in the course of the production process.
Net
value added at
basic prices equals the gross value added at basic prices less fixed capital
consumption.