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1.1 Organization | The Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic |
1.2 Address | Miletičova 3, 824 67 Bratislava |
1.3 Contact name | Eva Šmelková |
1.4 Organization unit | Cross-sectional Statistics Department |
1.5 Phone number | +421 2 50236 341; +421 2 50236 339 |
1.6 Email address | info@statistics.sk |
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2.1 Date of last update | 26.06.2023 |
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3.1 Data description | |
Data on the following flows are compiled and published at national level: domestic extraction (table zp1003rs), imports and exports (table zp1004rs). MFA are used to derive various material flow indicators, for example domestic material consumption (DMC) (table zp1008rs) and resource productivity. Data on domestic extraction are classified by material categories and the main categories are biomass, metal ores, non-metallic minerals, fossil fuels. Data on imports and exports are compiled broken down by material categories, which are similar as in case of domestic extraction and the main categories are biomass and biomass products, metal ores - raw and processed, non-metallic minerals - raw and processed, fossil fuels - raw and processed and other products. Data on domestic extraction, imports and exports are also available in more detail classification of material categories. |
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3.2 Classification system | |
The classification of materials is hierarchical with 4 main material categories. Each main category is further broken down. Breakdown levels of classification of materials are the following: material categories (1-digit code), material classes (2-digit code), material groups (3-digit code) and material sub-groups (4-digit code). |
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3.4 Statistical concepts and definitions | |
Material flow accounts (MFA) quantify overall demands of the economic system on materials. MFA record the exchange of material flows between national economy and environment (material extraction on input side and waste flows, emissions on output side) and flows between national economy and other economies (foreign trade). Domestic extraction is the input of materials from the natural environment to be used in the economy. The indicator measures annual amount of raw materials (except for water and air) extracted from the environment per year. Foreign trade (imports and exports) covers total foreign trade (intra and extra EU trade) and for the purpose of MFA is expressed in mass weight units. Domestic material consumption (DMC) monitors total amount of materials, which are directly used within the national economy. The indicator is calculated as domestic material input (domestic extraction plus imports) minus exports. |
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System boundaries are: a) between national economy and the environment (material extraction from the environment and discharge of residuals to the environment); b) between the national economy and the rest of the world (imports and exports). |
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3.7 Reference area | |
Also data for other EU countries and data for total EU are available in the Eurostat public database. |
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6.1 Legal acts and other agreements | |
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7.1 Confidentiality - policy | |
SOSR has introduced principles and procedures for the protection of confidential data in internal directives and instructions. The directive on the protection of confidential statistical data regulates the method of management and implementation of activities related to ensuring the protection of confidential statistical data in the SOSR. The internal methodological instruction of the SOSR regulates specific methods and parameter values used in the protection of confidential statistical data of individual statistical surveys and data sets. |
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8.1 Release calendar | |
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8.2 Release calendar access | |
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10.1 News release | |
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10.3 On-line database | |
MFA data sets are available in Eurostat public database in the folder "Material flows and resource productivity" (access: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/database> Database by themes > Environment and energy > Environment > Material flows and resource productivity, env_mrp). Selected indicators calculated on the basis of MFA data are available on the information portal of the Ministry of the Environment of the SR - Enviroportal: Resource productivity, Material productivity, Domestic material consumption. |
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10.7 Quality documentation | |
• methodological guidelines for applying mathematical-statistical methods for statistical surveys, • methodological guidelines for quality indicators of statistical outputs and statistical processes. The quality report on MFA data in the structure SIMS (Single Integrated Metadata Structure) in ESS Metadata Handler, is annually elaborated and provided to Eurostat. Current quality reports for particular member states are published on the Eurostat website: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cache/metadata/en/env_ac_mfa_sims.htm (select country in the box "National metadata"). |
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11.1 Quality assurance | |
Quality Declaration expresses the basic ideas and commitments of the President and top management of the Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SOSR) for the Quality Policy as well as increasing efficiency and effectiveness of the integrated management system of the SOSR. Quality policy is based on the mission of the SOSR: to provide high quality and objective statistical products and services by keeping confidentiality of statistical data and by minimising burden on interested parties using effectively existing resources with the aim to support improvement of the information and intellectual capital of our customers. In this way we want to contribute to reduce risks and improve effectiveness in their decision making processes and so to support the sustainable development of the Slovak Republic as the part of EU. Quality manual (only available in Slovak) describes the documented procedures of the quality system that are used for implementation and continuous improvement of the quality management system in SOSR. It contains a description of the quality management system and the fulfillment of requirements ISO 9001 standards. Application of the manual in practice ensures that all activities that have an impact on the quality of the products created are planned, managed, reviewed, evaluated and meet requirements. The basis of the common quality framework of the European Statistical System is the European Statistics Code of Practice. |
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12.1 User needs | |
Users of MFA data are: European Commission - Directorate-General for Environment (DG ENV), Eurostat, Ministry of Environment of the SR - mainly its organization Slovak Environmental Agency. |
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12.2 User satisfaction | |
The facts obtained are a valuable resource for the direction of other activities of the SOSR. One of the main goals defined in the Development Strategy of the SOSR until 2022 is to systematically increase the value of the institution and its recognition at the national and international level. The office also monitors the fulfilment of the stated goal with the help of indicators of the credibility of the SOSR and the rate of use of the information provided by the public. SOSR conducts credibility surveys through an external independent organization once every 2 years, with the intention of ensuring the objectivity and indisputability of the results from public view. Credibility survey (only available in Slovak) Satisfaction survey (only available in Slovak) |
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14.1 Timeliness | |
Dissemination of data in the public database of Statistical Office of the SR follows the internal schedule. Data in the tables - domestic extraction (zp1003rs), imports and exports (zp1004rs) and domestic material consumption (zp1008rs) are published within 12 after the end of the reference year. Data on MFA is obligatory submit to Eurostat within 24 months after the end of the reference year (T+24 months), under the Regulation 691/2011 on European environmental economic accounts (annex III). This means that in December 2019 it was mandatory to report data for reference year 2017. Since the MFA data for Slovakia are available earlier as it is specified in the regulation, we report to Eurostat data for T+12 (for reference year 2018 in December 2019). |
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15.1 Comparability - geographical | |
Eurostat database contains data for all EU countries. Comparability of data is good, since all countries have to apply common methodology according the respective Eurostat manual. |
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17.1 Data revision - policy | |
SOSR distinguishes the following revisions: from the content point of view the reason of the revision is -incorporation of better quality data based on a more complete source, including replacing imputations with collected data, -correction of data as a result of updating seasonal factors and changing the base period, -data modification based on more accurate methodology (in concepts, definitions and classifications) and changes in statistical methods, -performing corrections in source data and calculations. in terms of time the revisions are divided into -ordinary revisions - are revisions without significant modifications of the methodologies; these are usually more significant data corrections, including large values obtained from new sources; they are carried out periodically on precisely set up dates, to update monthly and quarterly data, until the next publication of the data, -annual revisions - are revisions that are made when all monthly and quarterly data are available and more detailed results from annual surveys are already available, -extraordinary and major revisions - are revisions of definitive data due to significant methodological changes resulting from revision of methodologies, changes in procedures and statistical-mathematical calculation methods or data corrections; an extraordinary revision may result (e.g. by changing the definition) in break in time series data comparability. |
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17.2 Data revision - practice | |
In case of revisions/corrections of data, the note that data were revised is provided. Possible changes in methodology are communicated after their implementation in the form of methodological notes or footnotes. |
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18.1 Source data | |
Data on domestic extraction for particular material categories are obtained form the following data sources:
Source of data on import and export is foreign trade statistics, specifically EXTRASTAT a INTRASTAT system. EXTRASTAT system provides information on exchange of commodities with non-EU countries and it is based on customs declarations. INTRASTAT system contains information on trade in goods with EU Member States as partner countries and data are obtained from statistical surveys -declaration on arrival of goods INTRASTAT 1-12, declaration on dispatch of goods INTRASTAT 2-12. |
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18.2 Frequency of data collection | |
Data from listed statistical surveys are compiled in MFA on annual basis. |
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18.3 Data collection | |
No specific survey for the purpose of obtaining data for MFA compilation is carried out. |
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18.4 Data validation | |
Compiled MFA for Slovakia are thoroughly checked and validated in the Statistical Office of the SR and also in Eurostat. |
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18.5 Data compilation | |
MFA indicators are calculated on the basis of data compiled in MFA (e.g. DMC = domestic extraction plus imports minus exports; resource productivity = ratio of gross domestic product to the DMC etc.). |
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