DISTRIBUTIVE TRADE, first quarter of 2006

DISTRIBUTIVE TRADE,
first quarter of 2006

In the first quarter of 2006, business entities in distributive trade (legal entities and tradesmen) realised 51 583 million kuna of the total turnover. Legal entities realised 48 605 million kuna, or 94.2%, and tradesmen realised 2 978 million kuna, or 5.8%.

At the end of the first quarter of 2006, legal entities had 22 458 and tradesmen 21 431 outlets, which made the total of 43 889 outlets.

The total number of persons in employment engaged in distributive trade amounted to 214 413. Out of that number, 168 594 persons were employed in legal entities and 45 819 in crafts.

1. OUTLETS, PERSONS IN EMPLOYMENT, TURNOVER AND STOCKS IN DISTRIBUTIVE TRADE, BY ACTIVITIES OF BUSINESS ENTITIES, FIRST QUARTER OF 2006

	31 March, 2006			Turnover including VAT, thousand kuna I. – III. 2006.
	Outlets	Persons in employment	Stocks, accounting value, thousand kuna	Turnover including VAT, thousand kuna I. – III. 2006.

Total	22 458	168 594	25 213 597	48 605 091

Mediation in trade of motor vehicles and motorcycles	-	78	-	9 262
Wholesale trade of motor vehicles and motorcycles	-	3 907	1 801 351	4 060 652
Retail trade of motor vehicles and motorcycles	1 355	4 477	1 077 279	2 229 069
Retail trade of automotive fuel	707	4 303	519 295	3 296 506
Repair and maintenance of motor vehicles and motorcycles	730	4 725	101 956	420 060
Mediation in wholesale trade	-	1 160	-	253 754
Wholesale on domestic market	-	50 643	10 290 715	21 453 426
Exports	-	844	57 473	1 004 858
Retail trade	19 464	90 432	11 106 367	14 721 126
Repair of personal and household goods	202	510	15 878	31 994
Other activities	-	7 515	243 283	1 124 384

2. OUTLETS, PERSONS IN EMPLOYMENT, TURNOVER AND STOCKS IN DISTRIBUTIVE TRADE, BY PREVAILING ACTIVITY IN CRAFTS, FIRST QUARTER OF 2006

	31 March, 2006			Turnover including VAT, thousand kuna I. – III. 2006.
	Outlets	Persons in employment	Stocks, accounting value, thousand kuna	Turnover including VAT, thousand kuna I. – III. 2006.

Total	21 431	45 819	3 375 797	2 978 237

Trade of motor vehicles; repairs of motor vehicles	2 967	6 723	219 162	311 998

Wholesale trade and commission trade	934	2 220	289 749	201 876

Retail trade; repair of household goods	17 530	36 876	2 866 886	2 464 363

3. COEFFICIENT OF VARIANCE AND STANDARD ERROR FOR SOME VARIABLES IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2006, LEGAL ENTITIES
(SMALL BUSINESSES) AND TRADESMEN, FIRST QUARTER OF 2006

	Coefficient of variance	Estimation of total	Standard deviation

Legal persons
Outlets	3,9	12 091	472,1
Persons in employment	3,5	62 330	2 135,9
Stocks at the end of the quarter	3,9	9 404 809	361 559,0
Turnover	4,8	8 193 430	388 694,8

Tradesmen
Outlets	2,2	21 432	477,2
Persons in employment	2,9	45 819	1 278,0
Stocks at the end of the quarter	4,3	2 978 238	124 348,3
Turnover	6,7	3 375 799	224 645,6

4. BUSINESS ENTITIES, OUTLETS, PERSONS IN EMPLOYMENT, TURNOVER AND STOCKS IN DISTRIBUTIVE TRADE,
BY PREVAILING ACTIVITY OF BUSINESS ENTITIES, FIRST QUARTER OF 2006

	31 March, 2006				Turnover
	Business entities	Outlets	Persons in employment	Stocks, thousand kuna	Including VAT, thousand kuna I – III. 2006.	Indices I. – III. 2006. I. – III. 2005.

Total	34 398	43 889	214 413	28 589 394	51 583 328	107,7
Legal entities	14 771	22 458	168 594	25 213 597	48 605 091	107,7
Tradesmen	19 627	21 431	45 819	3 375 797	2 978 237	107,5

Trade activities	34 062	41 670	200 874	26 676 822	45 656 141	107,1
Legal entities	14 435	20 239	155 055	23 301 025	42 677 904	107,1
Tradesmen	19 627	21 431	45 819	3 375 797	2 978 237	107,5

50 Sale, maintenance and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles; retail sale of automotive fuel	4 254	4 650	18 264	2 681 635	7 382 730	119,7
Legal entities	1 374	1 683	11 541	2 462 473	7 070 732	120,3
Tradesmen	2 880	2 967	6 723	219 162	311 998	107,2

50.1 Trade of motor vehicles	452	517	4 464	1 269 100	4 118 405	113,7
Legal entities	418	477	4 350	1 268 938	4 108 820	113,6
Tradesmen	34	40	114	162	9 585	136,5

50.2 Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles	3 130	3 309	9 907	539 062	1 183 374	112,5
Legal entities	468	576	3 747	391 840	919 820	114,2
Tradesmen	2 662	2 733	6 160	147 222	263 554	106,6

50.3 Trade of accessories and related parts of motor vehicles	573	648	3 278	740 410	855 526	106,0
Legal entities	456	531	3 018	686 509	827 291	106,1
Tradesmen	117	117	260	53 901	28 235	102,8

50.4 Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories	91	106	265	46 695	38 854	93,6
Legal entities	24	29	76	28 818	28 230	87,7
Tradesmen	67	77	189	17 877	10 624	113,9

50.5 Retail trade of automotive fuels	8	70	350	86 368	1 186 571	184,0
Legal entities	8	70	350	86 368	1 186 571	184,0
Tradesmen	-	-	-	-	-	-

51 Wholesale trade and commission trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles	9 734	8 444	78 139	13 196 413	23 368 343	104,9
Legal entities	8 820	7 510	75 919	12 906 664	23 166 467	104,7
Tradesmen	914	934	2 220	289 749	201 876	119,5

51.1 Wholesale on a fee or contract basis	1 167	873	5 876	862 856	1 274 388	93,3
Legal entities	927	661	5 301	826 174	1 238 454	92,9
Tradesmen	240	212	575	36 682	35 934	108,7

51.2 Wholesale trade of agricultural raw material and live animals	133	133	596	221 777	519 056	106,7
Legal entities	55	52	440	207 656	500 589	105,5
Tradesmen	78	81	156	14 121	18 467	150,7

51.3 Wholesale trade of food, beverage and tobacco products	612	662	6 329	551 002	1 840 897	88,3
Legal entities	523	536	6 085	537 724	1 824 828	88,3
Tradesmen	89	126	244	13 278	16 069	82,0

51.4 Wholesale trade of household articles	1 106	1 253	12 554	2 710 442	4 806 489	104,4
Legal entities	916	1 069	12 097	2 633 912	4 767 287	104,1
Tradesmen	190	184	457	76 530	39 202	163,4

51.5 Wholesale trade of non-agricultural products, wastes and scraps	845	684	8 931	1 762 063	3 553 797	115,5
Legal entities	749	588	8 657	1 728 956	3 523 539	115,5
Tradesmen	96	96	274	33 107	30 258	111,3

4. BUSINESS ENTITIES, OUTLETS, PERSONS IN EMPLOYMENT, TURNOVER AND STOCKS IN DISTRIBUTIVE TRADE,
BY PREVAILING ACTIVITY OF BUSINESS ENTITIES, FIRST QUARTER OF 2006

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	31 March, 2006				Turnover
	Business entities	Outlets	Persons in employment	Stocks, thousand kuna	Including VAT, thousand kuna I – III. 2006.	Indices I. – III. 2006. I. – III. 2005.

51.8 Wholesale trade of machinery, equipment and supplies	335	229	2 880	602 782	771 295	106,5
Legal entities	299	186	2 714	569 715	749 976	106,5
Tradesmen	36	43	166	33 067	21 319	106,1

51.9 Other wholesale trade	5 536	4 610	40 973	6 485 491	10 602 421	106,6
Legal entities	5 351	4 418	40 625	6 402 527	10 561 794	106,6
Tradesmen	185	192	348	82 964	40 627	123,8

52 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles; repair of personal and household goods	20 074	28 576	104 471	10 798 774	14 905 068	105,3
Legal entities	4 241	11 046	67 595	7 931 888	12 440 705	105,0
Tradesmen	15 833	17 530	36 876	2 866 886	2 464 363	106,6

52.11 Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating	4 293	7 431	35 238	2 204 252	5 713 426	100,7
Legal entities	1 027	3 572	26 600	1 798 206	4 882 786	100,5
Tradesmen	3 266	3 859	8 638	406 046	830 640	101,9

52.12 Other retail trade in non- specialised stores	3 183	5 077	23 917	2 656 095	3 577 657	110,0
Legal entities	1 300	2 505	18 312	2 208 163	3 182 291	111,6
Tradesmen	1 883	2 572	5 605	447 932	395 366	98,2

52.2 Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores	1 386	1 986	4 706	187 290	570 359	108,8
Legal entities	120	530	2 016	128 349	357 526	105,0
Tradesmen	1 266	1 456	2 690	58 941	212 833	115,9

52.3 Retail trade of pharmaceutical, cosmetic, toilet and similar articles	223	732	3 755	568 251	1 058 603	109,5
Legal entities	43	480	3 021	468 350	935 007	109,3
Tradesmen	180	252	734	99 901	123 596	111,0

52.4 Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores	5 793	8 704	26 788	4 493 792	3 413 093	109,2
Legal entities	1 531	3 699	16 416	3 076 273	2 835 800	107,0
Tradesmen	4 262	5 005	10 372	1 417 519	577 293	121,2

52.6 Retail trade not in stores	3 539	2 923	7 133	525 016	423 119	97,9
Legal entities	6	15	573	168 191	163 358	87,4
Tradesmen	3 533	2 908	6 560	356 825	259 761	105,9

52.7 Repair of personal and household goods	1 657	1 723	2 934	164 078	148 811	82,7
Legal entities	214	245	657	84 356	83 937	81,1
Tradesmen	1 443	1 478	2 277	79 722	64 874	84,8

Non-trade activities	336	2 219	13 539	1 912 572	5 927 187	111,8
Legal entities	336	2 219	13 539	1 912 572	5 927 187	111,8
Tradesmen	-	-	-	-	-	-

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

Sources and methods of data collection

Data sources for distributive trade are regular surveys: the Quarterly Report of Distributive Trade for Legal Entities (TRG-2 form) and the Quarterly Report of Distributive Trade for Crafts (TRG-2/OBRT form).

The Quarterly Report of Distributive Trade (TRG-2 form) is conducted by using the reporting method. It comprises legal entities engaged in activities classified in section G of the NKD 2002: Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and personal and household goods.

It also includes legal entities classified by their prevailing activity in other sections, but with registered parts that perform trade activities.

Data collection for the Quarterly Report of Distributive Trade for Crafts (TRG-2/OBRT form) is conducted by using the reporting method. It comprises natural persons (tradesmen) registered by their prevailing activity in section G of the NKD 2002.

Coverage

Both surveys are conducted by using the sampling method. The given results are the base for the evaluation of the whole group. The quality of results depends on up-dating of registers, which serves as a frame for sample selection.

The frame for sample selection in distributive trade surveys for legal entities is the Register of Business Entities of the Central Bureau of Statistics, supplemented by information obtained from the Financial Agency (FINA) and the Tax Administration Office of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Croatia databases. The latest situation recorded in these databases is taken into account. In the year 2004, the sample frame was the same as in 2005.

The sample covers all large, medium-sized and small legal entities selected by random sample method and classified in section G of the NKD 2002. by their prevailing activity. Legal entities are classified by their prevailing activities according to the NKD 2002. (NN, Nos. 13/03, 52/03 and 123/03). By their size, they are divided into small, medium-sized and large ones. The criteria used in defining the size of legal entities are the balance after deducting the loss in fixed assets, a 12-month income before composing the balance and the annual average of persons in employment.

The following principle was used in presenting the data: legal entities engaged in trade as their main activity (any activity from section G of the NKD 2002.) present data for all activities they are engaged in, even non-trade ones. Legal entities whose main activity is not trade (e.g. manufacture, traffic and the like) present only data for their trade activities.

The wholesale trade includes only purchase of goods intended for further sale, while it excludes the wholesale trade of own products (from own production of industrial or agricultural enterprises).

The methodology of the retail trade has not changed, that is, it includes the entire sale to final consumers for personal consumption or use in households, irrespective of whether it comprises resale of someone else's products or sale of own products.

The sampling frame for the distributive trade surveys for natural persons (tradesmen) is the income tax payers’ database of the Tax Administration Office, that is, all magnetic records of tradesmen registered in the said database in section G of the NKD 2002. The sample stratification was done by the prevailing activity in crafts. Tradesmen followed the principle to present only the total data for all activities they are engaged in. Tradesmen that are engaged but not registered in trade activities were not taken into account when the whole group was evaluated.

Definitions

Distributive trade is a set of all types of trade activities, from supplying goods from the producer to distributing them to the final consumer. It comprises wholesale trade on one's own account, wholesale on a fee or contract basis, retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles and personal and household goods.

Wholesale trade (groups 51.2 – 51.7; subclasses 50.10.1, 50.30.1 and 50.40.1 of the NKD 2002.) is an activity of sales of goods to industrial, trading and professional users and organisations as well as to other business entities engaged in wholesale or retail trade. It also includes transit of goods (sales of goods which is by a vendor's order directly delivered to a customer from a warehouse or any other place, put in by a producer, importer or other business entity, without being previously stored at the salesman's).

Wholesale on a fee or contract basis (group 51.1; subclasses 50.10.3, 50.30.3 and 50.40.3 of the NKD 2002.) consists of performing of wholesale trade by payment or contract. It includes sales from consignment warehouses, commissioner’s services (representatives, agents), mediator for trading goods and other wholesale vendors operating on behalf or on the account of others, as well as an activity of those who are engaged in connecting vendors with customers or undertake trade transactions on behalf of the owner of goods. Stock exchange is not included.

Retail trade (groups 52.1 – 52.6; subclasses 50.10.2, 50.30.2, 50.40.2 and class 50.50 of the NKD 2002.) is the sale of goods to final consumers for personal consumption or use in households.

Repair of personal and household goods (group 52.7; class 50.20 and subclass 50.40.4 of the NKD 2002.) comprises activities or repairs of personal and household goods not connected to manufacture, wholesale or retail trade.

Sales outlets are the business premises where retail trade is conducted. It comprises: shops, self-service stores, department stores, rented sales space within department stores, kiosks and petrol stations.

Number of employed persons includes all persons actually working in a business entity: all persons in paid employment, owners, co-owners and unpaid family members who regularly work in a business entity; persons working outside central premises of an enterprise (e.g. sales representatives, messengers, repair and maintenance teams); persons on short leaves (e.g. for sickness, maternal leave, paid vacation); persons on strike; short time workers; persons who are working at home; seasonal workers and trainees. It excludes persons who are absent for an indefinite time period, then persons working in a monitored business entity, but sent by another business entity (e.g. persons performing repairs in a monitored business entity on account of another enterprise); persons included in obligatory military service. Reporting units often do not stick to this definition because they show only persons in paid employment in a business entity.

Turnover is a value of sold goods and services on the market, irrespective of whether they are paid or not, with VAT included.

Stocks are presented in the state at the end of the year, based on accounting value. Stocks in warehouses are shown as stocks in the wholesale trade, while stocks in outlets are shown as stocks in the retail trade.

A variation coefficient is a relative measure (percentage) of estimation accuracy and shows the range of intervals around the estimated mean value.

A standard deviation is an indicator that represents a measure of statistical dispersion of data in a data set. It is interpreted as an average distance of the data values from their arithmetic mean, presented in the absolute amount.

Abbreviations

NKD 2002. National Classification of Activities, 2002 version

NN Narodne novine, official gazette of the Republic of Croatia

VAT value added tax

'000 thousand

Symbols

- no occurrence