FIRST RELEASE		CROATIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS 10000 ZAGREB, ILICA 3, PHONE: +385 1 4806-111, P.O.B. 80, CROATIA ISSN 1334-0565
YEAR: XLVI.	ZAGREB, 24 MARCH, 2010		NUMBER: 4.1.2/4.
				OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE

DISTRIBUTIVE TRADE

Fourth quarter of 2009

In the fourth quarter of 2009, business entities in distributive trade (legal entities and tradesmen) realised 61 774 million kuna of the total turnover. Legal entities realised 59 187 million kuna, or 95.8%, and tradesmen 2 586 million kuna, or 4.2%.

At the end of the fourth quarter of 2009, legal entities had 22 908 and tradesmen 17 894 outlets, which made the total of 40 802 outlets.

The total number of persons in employment engaged in distributive trade amounted to 223 872. Out of that number, 185 244 persons were employed in legal entities and 38 628 in crafts.

1.   OUTLETS, PERSONS IN EMPLOYMENT, TURNOVER AND STOCKS IN DISTRIBUTIVE TRADE, BY ACTIVITIES OF BUSINESS ENTITIES,
      FOURTH QUARTER OF 2009

	31 December, 2009			Turnover including VAT, thousand kuna
	Outlets	Persons in employment	Stocks, thousand kuna	X. – XII. 2009.	I. – XII. 2009.
Total	40 802	223 872	35 089 992	61 773 532	252 052 246
Mediation in wholesale trade	-	1 394	-	212 626	911 331
Wholesale including exports	-	61 410	15 770 709	30 504 345	125 039 999
Retail trade	36 378	140 485	18 815 030	28 141 855	114 810 361
Repair and maintenance of motor vehicles and motorcycles	4 424	11 876	214 629	917 682	3 520 648
Other activities	-	8 707	289 624	1 997 024	7 769 907
Legal entities	22 908	185 244	31 990 472	59 187 125	241 748 630
Mediation in wholesale trade	-	821	-	189 042	802 884
Wholesale including exports	-	59 528	15 587 304	30 210 976	123 793 779
Retail trade	22 010	111 254	15 945 088	26 172 348	106 986 975
Repair and maintenance of motor vehicles and motorcycles	898	5 637	174 320	663 370	2 593 402
Other activities	-	8 004	283 760	1 951 389	7 571 590
Tradesmen	17 894	38 628	3 099 520	2 586 407	10 303 616
Mediation in wholesale trade	-	573	-	23 584	108 447
Wholesale including exports	-	1 882	183 405	293 369	1 246 220
Retail trade	14 368	29 231	2 869 942	1 969 507	7 823 386
Repair and maintenance of motor vehicles and motorcycles	3 526	6 239	40 309	254 312	927 246
Other activities	-	703	5 864	45 635	198 317

2.   BUSINESS ENTITIES, OUTLETS, PERSONS IN EMPLOYMENT, TURNOVER AND STOCKS IN DISTRIBUTIVE TRADE, BY PREVAILING
      ACTIVITY OF BUSINESS ENTITIES, FOURTH QUARTER OF 2009 

	31 December, 2009				Turnover including VAT, thousand kuna		Indices X. – XII. 2009. X. – XII. 2008.	Turnover including VAT, thousand kuna		Indices I. – XII. 2009. I. – XII. 2008.
	Business entities	Outlets	Persons in employment	Stocks, thousand kuna	X.– XII. 2008.	X.– XII. 2009.		I.– XII. 2008.	I. – XII. 2009.
Total	32 589	40 802	223 872	35 089 992	74 770 492	61 773 532	82,6	298 690 926	252 052 246	84,4
Legal entities	14 063	22 908	185 244	31 990 472	71 743 330	59 187 125	82,5	287 126 183	241 748 630	84,2
Tradesmen	18 526	17 894	38 628	3 099 520	3 027 162	2 586 407	85,4	11 564 743	10 303 616	89,1
Trade activities	32 152	38 246	211 568	32 965 742	68 001 895	55 922 437	82,2	269 812 184	227 939 132	84,5
Legal entities	13 626	20 352	172 940	29 866 222	64 974 733	53 336 030	82,1	258 247 441	217 635 516	84,3
Tradesmen	18 526	17 894	38 628	3 099 520	3 027 162	2 586 407	85,4	11 564 743	10 303 616	89,1
45       Wholesale and retail trade and repair             of motor vehicles and motorcycles	4 640	5 877	19 613	2 913 994	8 579 561	5 437 663	63,4	36 598 040	23 137 509	63,2
Legal entities	1 447	1 835	12 397	2 664 561	8 115 305	5 061 602	62,4	34 977 463	21 702 066	62,0
Tradesmen	3 193	4 042	7 216	249 433	464 256	376 061	81,0	1 620 577	1 435 443	88,6
45.1    Sale of motor vehicles	545	693	6 196	1 573 722	6 214 396	3 561 336	57,3	26 954 955	15 692 899	58,2
Legal entities	461	618	6 031	1 566 779	6 202 932	3 550 796	57,2	26 896 587	15 651 382	58,2
Tradesmen	84	75	165	6 943	11 464	10 540	91,9	58 368	41 517	71,1
45.2    Maintenance and repair of motor            vehicles	3 511	4 437	9 846	463 242	1 147 879	812 639	70,8	4 533 573	3 302 490	72,8
Legal entities	634	745	3 308	317 759	770 071	517 470	67,2	3 257 768	2 196 265	67,4
Tradesmen	2 877	3 692	6 538	145 483	377 808	295 169	78,1	1 275 805	1 106 225	86,7
45.3    Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories	529	691	3 418	824 513	1 157 184	1 042 576	90,1	4 615 203	3 896 374	84,4
Legal entities	308	430	2 962	727 913	1 085 241	975 658	89,9	4 345 404	3 623 936	83,4
Tradesmen	221	261	456	96 600	71 943	66 918	93,0	269 799	272 438	101,0
45.4    Sale, maintenance and repair            of motorcycles and related            parts and accessories	55	56	153	52 517	60 102	21 112	35,1	494 309	245 746	49,7
Legal entities	44	42	96	52 110	57 061	17 678	31,0	477 704	230 483	48,2
Tradesmen	11	14	57	407	3 041	3 434	112,9	16 605	15 263	91,9
46       Wholesale trade, except of motor            vehicles and motorcycles	9 466	5 412	68 646	14 490 650	33 453 466	26 863 351	80,3	130 610 847	108 715 588	83,2
Legal entities	7 882	4 527	65 327	14 194 865	33 051 805	26 547 486	80,3	129 085 125	107 301 300	83,1
Tradesmen	1 584	885	3 319	295 785	401 661	315 865	78,6	1 525 722	1 414 288	92,7
46.1    Wholesale on a fee or contract basis	1 600	514	5 179	1 045 830	1 522 517	1 360 739	89,4	6 348 248	5 260 991	82,9
Legal entities	932	192	3 724	962 960	1 397 823	1 266 401	90,6	5 886 816	4 879 630	82,9
Tradesmen	668	322	1 455	82 870	124 694	94 338	75,7	461 432	381 361	82,6
46.2    Wholesale trade of agricultural raw            materials and live animals	162	119	777	291 000	1 590 672	933 589	58,7	5 329 661	3 795 420	71,2
Legal entities	123	88	681	280 900	1 572 288	913 739	58,1	5 263 564	3 718 280	70,6
Tradesmen	39	31	96	10 100	18 384	19 850	108,0	66 097	77 140	116,7
46.3    Wholesale of food, beverages            and tobacco	606	499	6 676	843 992	2 867 603	2 683 706	93,6	11 336 927	10 960 035	96,7
Legal entities	478	380	6 429	828 391	2 845 408	2 665 585	93,7	11 254 794	10 889 638	96,8
Tradesmen	128	119	247	15 601	22 195	18 121	81,6	82 133	70 397	85,7
46.4    Wholesale of household            goods	1 397	1 140	12 739	3 097 329	7 037 743	6 378 638	90,6	27 353 521	24 513 519	89,6
Legal entities	1 189	958	12 239	2 984 078	6 993 913	6 334 811	90,6	27 166 433	24 323 614	89,5
Tradesmen	208	182	500	113 251	43 830	43 827	100,0	187 088	189 905	101,5
46.5    Wholesale of information and            communication equipment	215	90	2 332	375 654	1 714 714	1 202 004	70,1	5 415 788	4 294 725	79,3
Legal entities	184	70	2 282	370 975	1 705 261	1 196 158	70,1	5 379 895	4 269 876	79,4
Tradesmen	31	20	50	4 679	9 453	5 846	61,8	35 893	24 849	69,2
46.6    Wholesale of other machinery,            equipment and supplies	318	136	2 002	390 032	991 767	491 960	49,6	3 711 870	2 217 725	59,7
Legal entities	304	128	1 961	385 700	985 699	487 904	49,5	3 691 768	2 200 863	59,6
Tradesmen	14	8	41	4 332	6 068	4 056	66,8	20 102	16 862	83,9
46.7    Other specialised wholesale	986	772	10 151	2 214 920	6 574 861	5 203 513	79,1	28 540 819	22 282 766	78,1
Legal entities	844	704	9 871	2 192 455	6 524 287	5 167 716	79,2	28 364 442	22 156 133	78,1
Tradesmen	142	68	280	22 465	50 574	35 797	70,8	176 377	126 633	71,8
46.9    Non-specialised wholesale trade	4 182	2 142	28 790	6 231 893	11 153 589	8 609 202	77,2	42 574 013	35 390 407	83,1
Legal entities	3 828	2 007	28 140	6 189 406	11 027 126	8 515 172	77,2	42 077 413	34 863 266	82,9
Tradesmen	354	135	650	42 487	126 463	94 030	74,4	496 600	527 141	106,2
47       Retail trade, except of motor vehicles            and motorcycles	18 046	26 957	123 309	15 561 098	25 968 868	23 621 423	91,0	102 603 297	96 086 035	93,6
Legal entities	4 297	13 990	95 216	13 006 796	23 807 623	21 726 942	91,3	94 184 853	88 632 150	94,1
Tradesmen	13 749	12 967	28 093	2 554 302	2 161 245	1 894 481	87,7	8 418 444	7 453 885	88,5
47.11  Retail sale in non-specialised             storeswith food, beverages or             tobacco predominating	2 970	7 331	50 113	4 046 263	11 336 068	11 140 373	98,3	44 519 429	44 989 318	101,1
Legal entities	768	4 557	45 058	3 817 339	10 741 860	10 620 836	98,9	42 152 033	42 884 129	101,7
Tradesmen	2 202	2 774	5 055	228 924	594 208	519 537	87,4	2 367 396	2 105 189	88,9
47.19  Other retail sale in non- specialised            stores	2 761	3 905	14 365	2 295 245	3 125 824	2 350 450	75,2	12 473 360	10 271 625	82,3
Legal entities	939	1 622	10 464	1 881 098	2 728 600	2 032 851	74,5	10 941 304	8 998 859	82,2
Tradesmen	1 822	2 283	3 901	414 147	397 224	317 599	80,0	1 532 056	1 272 766	83,1
47.2    Retail sale of food, beverages            and tobacco  in specialised stores	1 089	1 754	4 356	199 651	582 697	537 103	92,2	2 301 004	2 220 115	96,5
Legal entities	184	842	2 360	169 561	438 089	407 573	93,0	1 686 265	1 655 367	98,2
Tradesmen	905	912	1 996	30 090	144 608	129 530	89,6	614 739	564 748	91,9
47.3    Retail sale of automotive fuel            in specialised stores	72	200	1 926	142 927	1 593 379	1 457 023	91,4	6 997 645	6 211 125	88,8
Legal entities	61	187	1 883	142 405	1 591 619	1 455 549	91,5	6 990 497	6 204 967	88,8
Tradesmen	11	13	43	522	1 760	1 474	83,8	7 148	6 158	86,1
47.4    Retail sale of information and            communication equipment in            specialised stores	138	163	588	57 204	248 556	104 208	41,9	943 841	474 654	50,3
Legal entities	86	97	476	48 127	231 512	89 391	38,6	865 710	426 665	49,3
Tradesmen	52	66	112	9 077	17 044	14 817	86,9	78 131	47 989	61,4
47.5    Retail sale of other household            equipment in specialised stores	1 564	2 309	12 033	3 042 941	3 190 581	2 440 382	76,5	12 394 576	9 826 526	79,3
Legal entities	713	1 267	9 891	2 608 143	2 987 116	2 260 395	75,7	11 661 676	9 198 526	78,9
Tradesmen	851	1 042	2 142	434 798	203 465	179 987	88,5	732 900	628 000	85,7
47.6    Retail sale of cultural and            recreation goods in specialised            stores	451	1 975	6 638	678 235	1 391 234	1 424 336	102,4	5 644 225	5 876 610	104,1
Legal entities	246	1 735	6 168	609 572	1 343 953	1 378 090	102,5	5 452 132	5 688 727	104,3
Tradesmen	205	240	470	68 663	47 281	46 246	97,8	192 093	187 883	97,8
47.4    Retail sale of information and            communication equipment in            specialised stores	3 980	7 264	23 644	4 472 602	3 854 180	3 570 246	92,6	14 864 846	13 960 733	93,9
Legal entities	1 118	3 632	17 757	3 579 317	3 484 316	3 257 468	93,5	13 461 528	12 733 457	94,6
Tradesmen	2 862	3 632	5 887	893 285	369 864	312 778	84,6	1 403 318	1 227 276	87,5
47.8    Retail sale via stalls and markets	3 499	1 652	5 929	370 675	191 581	181 741	94,9	748 856	691 745	92,4
Legal entities	38	4	81	10 857	10 265	6 574	64,0	42 931	29 819	69,5
Tradesmen	3 461	1 648	5 848	359 818	181 316	175 167	96,6	705 925	661 926	93,8
47.9    Retail sale not in stores, stalls or            markets	1 522	404	3 717	255 355	454 768	415 561	91,4	1 715 515	1 563 584	91,1
Legal entities	144	47	1 078	140 377	250 293	218 215	87,2	930 777	811 634	87,2
Tradesmen	1 378	357	2 639	114 978	204 475	197 346	96,5	784 738	751 950	95,8
Non-trade activities	437	2 556	12 304	2 124 250	6 768 597	5 851 095	86,4	28 878 742	24 113 114	83,5
Legal entities	437	2 556	12 304	2 124 250	6 768 597	5 851 095	86,4	28 878 742	24 113 114	83,5
Tradesmen	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

3.   DISTRIBUTIVE TRADE (LEGAL ENTITIES AND TRADESMEN ENGAGED IN DISTRIBUTIVE TRADE ACTIVITIES), BY QUARTERS, 2005 – 2009

	Business entities			Outlets			Persons in employment
	Total	Legal entities	Tradesmen	Total	Legal entities	Tradesmen	Total	Legal entities	Tradesmen
I. – III. 2005.	34 341	15 846	18 495	43 170	22 639	20 531	209 335	166 010	43 325
IV. – VI.	33 759	15 368	18 391	43 088	22 414	20 674	208 060	165 002	43 058
VII. – IX.	33 326	15 121	18 205	42 567	22 133	20 434	208 925	166 103	42 822
X. – XII.	33 056	14 967	18 089	42 351	22 041	20 310	208 788	165 782	43 006
I. – III. 2006.	32 741	14 557	18 184	42 166	22 213	19 953	211 479	167 937	43 542
IV. – VI.	32 283	14 281	18 002	42 423	22 434	19 989	213 902	170 641	43 261
VII. – IX.	31 770	13 973	17 797	41 736	22 215	19 521	213 353	170 212	43 141
X. – XII.	31 652	13 905	17 747	41 426	22 022	19 404	213 831	170 630	43 201
I. – III. 2007.	34 720	15 184	19 536	43 219	23 000	20 219	229 853	184 864	44 989
IV. – VI.	35 416	15 590	19 826	44 478	23 966	20 512	237 090	192 762	44 328
VII. – IX.	35 103	15 393	19 710	44 877	24 317	20 560	239 433	195 579	43 854
X. – XII.	34 713	15 038	19 675	43 926	23 701	20 225	236 946	193 450	43 496
I. – III. 2008.	34 604	15 100	19 504	43 967	23 706	20 261	238 847	194 379	44 468
IV. – VI.	34 419	15 003	19 416	44 310	24 215	20 095	245 183	200 281	44 902
VII. – IX.	34 133	14 792	19 341	44 075	23 946	20 129	243 343	199 313	44 030
X. – XII.	33 799	14 490	19 309	43 762	23 546	20 216	241 945	197 760	44 185
I. – III. 2009.	33 612	15 116	18 496	41 531	23 374	18 157	234 904	194 886	40 018
IV. – VI.	33 446	14 896	18 550	42 006	23 840	18 166	233 083	192 955	40 128
VII. – IX.	33 164	14 556	18 608	41 817	23 558	18 259	230 136	190 254	39 882
X. – XII.	32 589	14 063	18 526	40 802	22 908	17 894	223 872	185 244	38 628

4.   COEFFICIENT OF VARIANCE AND STANDARD ERROR FOR SOME VARIABLES, LEGAL ENTITIES AND TRADESMEN, FOURTH QUARTER OF 2009

	Coefficient of variance, %	Estimation of total	Lower limit of confidence  interval	Upper limit of confidence  interval	Standard error
Legal entities
Outlets	1,7	22 908	22 145	23 670	389
Persons in employment	0,7	185 244	182 732	187 757	1 281
Stocks, end of quarter	2,8	31 990 472	30 221 218	33 759 726	902 224
Turnover	1,3	59 187 125	57 681 693	60 692 557	767 689
Tradesmen
Outlets	2,1	17 894	17 162	18 626	373
Persons in employment	1,7	38 627	37 332	39 922	660
Stocks, end of quarter	7,2	3 099 519	2 659 067	3 539 972	224 417
Turnover	3,2	2 586 407	2 423 833	2 748 981	82 834

5.   TURNOVER INDICES IN DISTRIBUTIVE TRADE, BY PREVAILING ACTIVITY OF BUSINESS ENTITIES ( Original indices)

2005. = 100

	G	45	451+453+454	452	46	461	462	463	464	465	466	467	469
I. – III. 2005.	83,1	85,7	85,8	85,1	83,5	99,1	98,2	81,4	88,5	90,6	73,1	74,5	83,8
IV. – VI.	104,0	107,5	107,1	110,1	104,4	104,5	96,9	107,7	101,2	88,2	109,0	104,7	106,2
VII. – IX.	107,3	99,8	99,8	99,8	106,2	93,1	94,7	111,9	101,0	91,9	103,1	112,8	107,0
X. – XII.	105,6	107,0	107,3	105,0	106,0	103,3	110,2	99,1	109,2	129,4	114,8	108,0	103,0
I. – III. 2006.	89,4	96,1	96,6	92,3	88,5	83,3	103,2	72,5	95,7	100,4	90,1	91,4	86,2
IV. – VI.	110,4	119,1	120,7	107,5	108,6	103,8	107,1	91,8	105,3	112,0	121,9	119,2	109,5
VII. – IX.	114,0	107,8	108,6	101,8	111,8	93,2	95,8	99,1	109,5	105,5	108,0	132,6	109,0
X. – XII.	112,9	111,7	112,1	108,9	115,3	97,7	113,6	89,4	118,8	142,7	136,7	124,9	115,0
I. – III. 2007.	98,7	108,3	109,5	99,4	98,0	98,7	107,0	75,5	103,5	119,1	119,6	107,2	93,3
IV. – VI.	119,1	131,6	134,2	113,1	119,2	109,4	137,3	102,8	113,9	126,1	155,5	132,3	117,4
VII. – IX.	124,3	119,1	120,1	111,5	126,6	116,9	160,1	124,9	125,7	135,3	143,4	139,3	117,6
X. – XII.	122,8	128,1	129,4	118,5	124,8	129,3	177,4	108,1	123,1	193,0	173,6	130,8	117,1
I. – III. 2008.	107,1	122,2	124,0	109,4	105,9	82,7	157,1	89,3	114,1	126,3	119,5	119,1	95,3
IV. – VI.	126,5	144,4	148,5	114,8	125,5	95,4	194,6	107,6	124,4	126,3	158,1	143,3	118,1
VII. – IX.	129,6	118,7	120,4	106,9	129,2	90,6	224,8	127,6	125,5	120,7	145,9	152,1	115,9
X. – XII.	120,6	116,5	117,5	108,9	120,2	86,6	222,0	104,7	122,7	160,4	152,1	129,9	110,5
I. – III. 2009.	93,4	83,4	83,2	83,5	91,8	69,4	160,0	82,9	104,2	103,3	84,6	94,9	83,5
IV. – VI.	108,8	89,5	89,9	84,7	107,5	73,8	147,7	110,5	112,5	110,3	98,8	113,7	102,8
VII. – IX.	108,0	70,5	69,2	75,7	104,6	74,1	135,5	123,8	108,5	98,9	84,6	113,9	94,6
X. – XII.	98,7	73,8	73,1	77,1	96,5	77,4	130,3	98,0	111,2	112,4	75,5	102,8	85,3
2006.	106,7	108,7	109,5	102,6	106,1	94,5	104,9	88,2	107,3	115,2	114,2	117,0	104,9
2007.	116,2	121,7	123,3	110,6	117,2	113,6	145,4	102,8	116,5	143,4	148,1	127,4	111,3
2008.	121,0	125,5	127,6	110,0	120,2	88,8	199,6	107,3	121,7	133,4	143,9	136,1	109,9
2009.	102,2	79,3	78,9	80,3	100,1	73,7	143,4	103,8	109,1	106,2	85,9	106,3	91,6

6.   TURNOVER INDICES IN DISTRIBUTIVE TRADE, BY PREVAILING ACTIVITY OF BUSINESS ENTITIES (WDA - working-day adjustment)

2005. = 100

	G	45	451+453+454	452	46	461	462	463	464	465	466	467	469
I. – III. 2005.	83,5	85,9	85,0	86,2	83,7	99,2	96,6	81,9	89,1	91,6	71,8	75,6	83,5
IV. – VI.	104,0	107,5	107,1	110,1	104,4	104,5	97,4	107,7	101,1	89,4	109,0	104,7	106,2
VII. – IX.	107,4	100,0	100,4	99,4	106,2	93,0	94,2	112,1	101,1	90,6	102,8	112,6	107,2
X. – XII.	105,4	106,6	105,9	106,2	105,9	103,7	111,8	98,6	108,8	135,0	115,7	108,4	102,6
I. – III. 2006.	90,0	96,9	97,9	91,7	88,8	83,0	100,0	73,7	96,7	97,3	87,6	92,4	86,4
IV. – VI.	110,4	119,1	120,7	107,5	108,6	103,8	107,1	91,8	105,3	112,0	121,9	119,2	109,5
VII. – IX.	113,9	107,4	107,2	102,9	111,7	93,5	97,4	98,6	109,1	110,1	108,9	133,0	108,5
X. – XII.	112,8	111,2	110,7	110,0	115,3	98,1	115,1	88,9	118,4	148,9	137,6	125,3	114,5
I. – III. 2007.	99,4	109,1	110,8	98,8	98,4	98,3	103,8	76,7	104,6	115,4	117,1	108,4	93,5
IV. – VI.	119,1	131,6	134,2	113,1	119,2	109,4	137,8	102,8	113,7	127,9	155,5	132,3	117,4
VII. – IX.	124,2	118,6	118,7	112,7	126,5	117,3	161,6	124,4	125,3	141,2	144,3	139,7	117,1
X. – XII.	122,9	128,2	130,0	118,0	124,8	129,1	176,9	108,3	123,2	190,3	173,3	130,6	117,3
I. – III. 2008.	105,3	121,1	124,5	107,5	105,0	82,7	163,4	87,1	111,3	127,6	124,5	114,2	95,7
IV. – VI.	126,5	144,4	148,5	114,8	125,5	95,4	195,2	107,6	124,3	128,1	158,1	143,3	118,1
VII. – IX.	129,7	118,9	121,0	106,4	129,2	90,4	224,3	127,8	125,7	119,0	145,5	151,9	116,1
X. – XII.	120,7	116,6	118,1	108,4	120,2	86,4	221,5	104,9	122,9	158,1	151,7	129,7	110,7
I. – III. 2009.	93,8	83,5	82,5	84,5	92,1	69,4	159,0	83,4	104,8	105,9	83,3	96,5	83,2
IV. – VI.	108,8	89,5	89,8	84,7	107,4	73,8	147,7	110,6	112,4	110,2	98,8	113,6	102,8
VII. – IX.	108,0	70,7	69,8	75,2	104,7	74,0	135,0	124,0	108,6	97,5	84,3	113,8	94,7
X. – XII.	98,7	74,0	73,7	76,6	96,5	77,2	130,3	98,2	111,2	112,4	75,1	102,7	85,4
2006.	106,7	108,7	109,5	102,6	106,1	94,5	104,9	88,2	107,3	115,2	114,2	117,1	104,9
2007.	116,3	121,9	123,9	110,2	117,2	113,4	145,0	103,0	116,6	141,4	147,8	127,3	111,5
2008.	120,4	125,3	128,5	108,8	119,9	88,6	201,1	106,8	121,0	131,1	145,2	134,3	110,3
2009.	102,3	79,4	79,3	79,9	100,1	73,5	143,0	104,0	109,2	104,8	85,5	106,3	91,7

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

Sources and methods of data collection

Data source for distributive trade is a regular survey titled the Quarterly Report of Distributive Trade (TRG-2 form).

Methodology for this survey is based on the Eurostat recommendations. Data collection is conducted by using the reporting method. It comprises legal entities and tradesmen engaged in activities classified in section G of the NKD 2007.: Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles.

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

The following significant changes were introduced in 2009, as compared to previous years:

-     the coverage of both legal entities and tradesmen in the joint survey since the first quarter of 2009,

-     the application of the new version of the National Classification of Activities – the NKD 2007.,

-     the preparation of a new sample framework on the basis of updated Statistical Business Register of the Central Bureau of Statistics, providing that many business units changed their prevailing activity,

-     the selection of a new sample of reporting units,

-     the redesigning of the questionnaire form.

All these changes affect the comparability of data with previous periods, especially because the sample frame is not up-to-date.

All sample-based data show a certain degree of unreliability. A sampling error is shown in table 4. Apart from the sampling error, data are influenced by non-sampling errors due to obsolete frameworks and its errors, errors in data reporting as well as errors occurring during data editing and estimation process.

In order to get the turnover index as accurate as possible, a question on the turnover for the same period of the previous year has been added to the questionnaire form. Variables for the total number of business entities, for the number of outlets and for the number of employed persons for previous periods were estimated by using the macro method and are presented in table 3.

Tables 5 and 6  presents indices by activity aggregates, which are submitted to Eurostat on the basis of the regulation on short-term business statistics.

Coverage

The survey is 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 consists of active legal entities and parts thereof registered in the G section of the NKD 2007. in the Statistical Business Register of the Central Bureau of Statistics. Their activity status is defined according to data obtained from the Register of Tax Payers (annual registration of taxes on profits in 2007) and the Register of Annual Financial Reports (2007) of the Financial Agency (Fina). The frame has also included newly registered legal entities since 1 January 2008. Because of the ongoing updating process, the Statistical Business Register is a subject to permanent changes.

The sample covers all large and medium-sized as well as micro-sized and small legal entities selected by random sample method included in the above mentioned frame. The sample is divided to strata according to the prevailing activity and size of the legal entity.

Legal entities are classified by their prevailing activities according to the NKD 2007. (NN, No. 58/07).

By their size, they are divided into micro-sized, small, medium-sized and large ones. The criterion used in defining the size of legal entities is the number of persons in employment. For legal entities whose prevailing activity is classified outside trade, the number of persons in employment in trade activities is taken into account. Micro-sized entities employ 0 – 9, small ones 10 – 49, medium-sized ones 50 – 249 and large ones 250 and more persons.

The following principle was used in presenting the data: business entities engaged in trade as their main activity (any activity from section G of the NKD 2007.) present data for all activities they are engaged in, even for 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 retail trade 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 2007. (situation as in 2007). The sample stratification was done by the prevailing activity in crafts and by age groups of persons in employment: crafts employing 0 – 1 person, 2 – 9 persons and 10 and more persons. 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 46.2 – 46.9, part of groups 45.1 and 45.4 and class 45.31 of the NKD 2007.) 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). This activity includes exports as well.

Wholesale on a fee or contract basis (group 46.1 of the NKD 2007.) 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 47.1 – 47.9, part of groups 45.1 and 45.4  and class 45.32 of the NKD 2007.) is the sale of goods to final consumers for personal consumption or use in households.

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 work 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 quarter, 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.

Coefficient of variation is a relative dispersion measure expressed as a percentage. The larger variation coefficient shows the larger dispersion.

Standard error is an average square deviation of a numerical characteristic value from the arithmetic mean. It is the absolute measure of dispersion.

Confidence interval is 95%.

Abbreviations

e.g.	for example (from Latin: exempli gratia)
Fina	Financial Agency
NKD 2007.	National Classification of Activities, 2007 version
NN	Narodne novine, official gazette of the Republic of Croatia
VAT	Value added tax
'000	thousand

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