Survey on prices of products sold by farmers (S)

Reference period  
Year:
2014

General characteristics  
Contents:
Price dynamics of products sold by farmers
Analysis units:
Products sold by farmers (prices)
Periodicity:
Monthly
EU legislation:
Yes

Survey design  
Type:
Non-random sampling

Data collection  
Reporting units:
Chambers of Commerce, Industries, Crafts and Agriculture
Data collection mode:
Self-administered data collection via electronic transmission
Total units:
93 (annual average)
Respondents:
86 (annual average)

Quality  
Prevention, monitoring and evaluation of unit nonresponse:
Initiatives to foster survey participation; Follow-ups of nonrespondent units/bodies
Item nonresponse and measurement error treatment:
Adjustement methods to reduce the effects of measurement and partial nonresponse errors
Validation:
Coherence control with data from other surveys or sources; Coherence control with previous data of the same survey

Data dissemination  
Istat data bases:
Dati congiunturali sui prezzi; Sistema informativo su agricoltura e zootecnia
Other data bases:
Banca dati Eurostat - Eurostat (Statistical office of the European Union)
Press releases:
Prices of agricultural products
Timeliness of provisional data:
61 days on average
Timeliness of final data:
6 months and 25 days on average