1. Contact | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.1 Contact organisation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National Institute of Statistics (Istat) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.2 Contact organisation unit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Directorate for Business Statistics (DCSE) Division for Statistics on Production and Foreign Trade (SEB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.3 Contact name | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.4 Contact person function | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.5 Contact mail address | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Via Tuscolana, 1788 00173 Rome Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1.6 Contact email address | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2. Metadata update | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2.1 Metadata last certified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022-06-15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2.2 Metadata last posted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022-06-15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2.3 Metadata last update | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022-06-15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3. Statistical presentation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3.1 Data description | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Import prices index is compiled according to the Euro/non-Euro breakdown:
The industrial import price index is a monthly short-term indicator used for the business cycle analysis. The industrial import price index measures changes of prices of a representative basket of the main industrial products bought (in the Euro zone and the non-Euro zone) by industrial and commercial enterprises resident in Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3.2 Classification system | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Statistical Classification of Products by Activity, CPA 2.1 (2015) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3.3 Coverage - sector | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The observation field of the import survey concerns products included in sections B, C and D of the CPA classification (with the exclusion of the following products: B0721, B09, C18, C2446, C254, C301, C303, C304 and C33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3.4 Statistical concepts and definitions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The price is an actual transaction price collected when the ownership of the goods is transferred. The price is the c.i.f. (cost, insurance and freight) price at national border, excluding all duties and taxes on imports to be shouldered by the reporting unit. Other sale conditions are defined by the most common contracts. Data are collected for euro zone and non-euro zone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3.5 Statistical unit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Industrial and commercial enterprises. The observation unit are the same as the reporting unit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3.6 Statistical population | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sections B, C, D of CPA (B0721, B09, C18, C2446, C254, C301, C303, C304, C33 not included) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3.7 Reference area | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The whole national territory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3.8 Coverage - Time | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monthly data are disseminated according to the NACE Rev. 2 classification at the 3-digit level since January 2005, time series for the period January 2005- December 2009 have been reconstructed. The reconstruction of the time series on import prices for the period of January 2005 -December 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3.9 Base period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The base period is the year 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. Unit of measure | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indices | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5. Reference Period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Month | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6. Institutional Mandate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6.1 Institutional Mandate - legal acts and other agreements | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Legal basis at national and European level. National level: This is one of the compulsory surveys fixed every year by a Decree of the President of the Republic (D.P.R.) European level: Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2019 on European business statistics, repealing 10 legal acts in the field of business statistics; Council Regulation No 1165/1998 Council Regulation No 1165/1998 of 19 May 1998 Introducing short-term statistics at European level; Regulation (EC) of the European Parliament and of the Council n. 1158/2005 amending Regulation 1165/98 introducing the European sample schemes, industrial import prices, output prices for services and other changes. Obligation on units to provide data: Surveys are mandatory. Penalties are foreseen for non-response. Planned changes in legal basis, obligation to respond and frame used: None. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6.2 Institutional Mandate - data sharing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data are transmitted to Eurostat on a monthly basis and are available at http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/database (Theme Industry, trade and services, topic Short-term business statistics (sts)/Industry (sts_ind)). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7. Confidentiality | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7.1 Confidentiality - policy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Several national legal acts guarantee the confidentiality of data requested for statistical purposes. According to art. 9, paragraph 1 of the Legislative Decree n. 322 of 1989, personal data can only be disseminated in aggregate form, in order to make it impossible to identify individuals. The Personal Data Protection Code ¿ introduced by the Legislative Decree no. 196 of 30 June 2003 ¿ and Legislative Decree no. 101 of 10 September 2018 (General Data Protection Regulation) provide special rules concerning the processing of personal data for statistical purposes within the National Statistical System (Sistan). Further, in order to make statistical confidentiality and protection of personal data effective, Istat is currently taking appropriate organisational, logistical, methodological and statistical measures in accordance with internationally established standards. Links to relevant legal acts on statistics are also listed on the website of Sistan (https://www.sistan.it/) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7.2 Confidentiality - data treatment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Survey elementary data are treated as confidential. Aggregated data are disseminated in I.Stat Some variables can be transmitted to Eurostat as confidential when they are not disseminated in Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8. Release policy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8.1 Release calendar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Every year in December Istat send to Eurostat a transmission calendar providing precise dates for the coming year. Since January 2016 data (first issue in March 2016), import price index are released in a merged press release, import price and external trade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8.2 Release calendar access | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The release calendar is disseminated on ISTAT's website Istat - Release Calendar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8.3 Release policy - user access | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indices are published simultaneously to all interested parties at Istat homepage, previous releases are accessible in the archive Prices/Archive No one has pre-release access to the statistics. Eurostat receive embargoed data in advance of its publishing date; data are transmitted monthly by EDAMIS using SDMX-ML format. Data are transmitted once per month: provisional data for the month t- 2 and final data for the month t-3 The short term information is also used for quarterly and annual National Accounts. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9. Frequency of dissemination | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monthly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10. Accessibility and clarity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10.1 Dissemination format - News release | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Since December 2013 there is a monthly news release for import prices, since January 2016 data (first issue in March 2016), there is a merged press release, import price and external trade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10.2 Dissemination format - Publications | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indices are published in the ¿Annuario Statistico Italiano¿ (ASI) - Italian Statistical Yearbook ¿ Chapter 16 Annuario Statistico Italiano/Prezzi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10.3 Dissemination format - online database | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data are disseminated in I.Stat, database theme ¿Prices¿, dataset ¿Import prices ¿Monthly data¿ -(base 2015).The on- line database I.Stat is open and free, statistics are organised by theme in a two-level hierarchical tree. Data are presented in aggregate form in multidimensional tables; acting on variables, reference periods and the arrangement of heads and sides users can create custom tables and graphs. Datasets can be searched by keyword, theme and region. A wide range of standard metadata facilitates the retrieval and understanding of statistics by users. More information available in the User Guide User Guide | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10.4 Dissemination format - microdata access | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
None | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10.5 Dissemination format - other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data are sent to Eurostat and also to the National Central Bank (Banca d¿Italia). This index is also one of the 'Principal European Economic Indicators (PEEIs) https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/euro-indicators | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10.6 Documentation on methodology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Methodology is in the framework of short-term business statistics. A short methodological and survey¿s characteristics is contained in the last section of the press release updated regularly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10.7 Quality management - documentation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
More information about procedures applied for quality management and quality assessment in the document "Quality Guidelines For Statistical Processes" - December 2012 Quality Guidelines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11. Quality management | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11.1 Quality assurance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The quality assurance framework is based on the contents of the document "Quality Guidelines For Statistical Processes" ¿ Istat - December 2012 (Quality guidelines for statistical process.) Istat reference framework for quality policies relies on the European Statistics Code of Practice adopted in 2005 (last revised in 2017), on Eurostat Quality Definition and on the recommendations of the LEG on Quality. The Data Quality Assessment Framework, developed by the International Monetary Fund, also represents an important reference. Following the principles of the European Statistics Code of Practice, Italy has adopted the Italian Code of Official Statistics in order to promote quality improvements of the statistics produced by the Italian National Statistical System (Directive No 12/COMSTAT in Italian Official Journal No. 23, General Series of 29 January 2022). In accordance with Eurostat Quality Definition, the requirements of statistical products are:
A description of methodology and sources used in preparing statistics is also contained in the Information SIqual/ Quarterly survey on producer prices | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11.2 Quality management - assessment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Not available | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12. Relevance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12.1 Relevance - User Needs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Main users of industrial import prices index are:
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12.2 Relevance - User Satisfaction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Not Available | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12.3 Completeness | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Not available | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13. Accuracy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13.1 Accuracy - overall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Not available | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13.2 Sampling error | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sampling error has not been estimated. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13.3 Non-sampling error | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The response rate of first estimate is about 94% The response rate of definitive estimate is about 95% Reminders are sent to non-respondents and follow-up operation are carried out | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14. Timeliness and punctuality | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14.1 Timeliness | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The deadline for the data transmission is 45 days after the end of the reference period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14.2 Punctuality | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All releases delivered according to the timetable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15. Coherence and comparability | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15.1 Comparability - geographical | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Not applicable, only national level | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15.2 Comparability - over time | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comparable time series for import prices are available since January 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15.3 Coherence - cross domain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Not available | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15.4 Coherence - internal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Not available | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16. Cost and Burden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The cost estimate is compiled in terms of total number of hours worked (THW). It is equal to the product of three terms: (total) Annual Working Days (AWD), (total) Hours Worked per Day (HWD), Number of Persons involved in the Survey (NPS).
The burden estimate is compiled in terms of total number of minutes (TNM) taken to fill in the (web) questionnaire. The burden is applied to respondent, i.e. the person who fills in the questionnaire on behalf of the enterprise. To estimate it, two elements have been taken into account. The former distinguishes between beginner and expert respondent, to point out respectively the person who fills in the web questionnaire for the first time and the one who is familiar with filling in the form. The latter, closely concerns the information that have to be monthly provided. On average, by combining these two elements, the time spent to fill in the questionnaire (just the burden) is estimated in terms of total number of minutes between a minimum and a maximum threshold
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17. Data revision | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17.1 Data revision - policy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Generally, major changes in methodology, sources and statistical techniques are announced in ad hoc publications. Advance notification of methodological changes is also provided through seminars and papers disseminated throughout the scientific community. The same revision policy is applied nationally and in transmissions to Eurostat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17.2 Data revision - practice | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
At present time, Import price indices are not revised and seasonal adjusted. Data are firstly released as ¿provisional¿ (45 days after the end of the reference period) and subsequently as ¿final¿ (75 days after the end of the reference period). The distance between provisional and final data allows to increase the response rate. The Mean Absolute Revision (MAR), Mean Revision (MR) and RMAR (Relative Mean Absolute Revision) are compiled for totals (and MIGs breakdown). These indicators refer to 36 monthly data from 2019 to 2021; indices are released in the reference base 2015=100.
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18. Statistical processing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18.1 Source data | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data are collected through a statistical survey. The Foreign Trade statistics are used as frame. The survey is conducted on the basis of a sample (based on a non-probabilistic design). The sample is drawn by quotas, calculated in order to guarantee a sufficient coverage in terms of import values. The sample of products and the list of enterprises are updated every five years. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18.2 Frequency of data collection | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monthly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18.3 Data collection | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Self-administered data collection via electronic transmission (on-line survey), data are collected through a web portal called Portale Imprese https://imprese.istat.it/ Respondents need to login for insert data in the web questionnaire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18.4 Data validation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Not available | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18.5 Data compilation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Import prices are a system of Laspeyres fixed type indices. Indices are compiled by steps:
Data for non-respondents are estimated. Adjustments for quality changes: when a price variation is due to changes in the price determining characteristics, a quality change occurs; the algorithm applied is the overlap one. New price quotations are introduced only when the index base is updated. Seasonal items: the most recent price collected is held constant until new prices are reported for the same season. Method of weighting and chaining: The weighting system is defined at national level. The index weighting system is derived from the international trade statistics. There are two weighting systems depending upon the Euro and the non-Euro area. Total indices are defined by weighted arithmetic means of Euro and non-Euro indices. The variable used to set up weights is the annual value of imports of goods. For both areas, values concern goods according to the Combined nomenclature (eight digit level). These data are reported to the PRODCOM nomenclature by the corresponding tables available in the Eurostat website. Seasonally adjusted indices are planned to be added to the raw indices . Computation of chained-indices is planned. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18.6 Adjustment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Working day or seasonal adjustments are not performed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19. Comment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
None |