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, 13 NOVEMBER, 2009                                                            NUMBER: 5.1.7/3.

 

 

OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE

 

POSTAL, COURIER AND TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES
THIRD QUARTER OF 20091)

 

This release reports on data on realised volume of the postal, courier and telecommunication services.

 

The number of minutes spent in the immobile telephone network decreased in the third quarter of 2009 by 12.5%, as compared to the same period of 2008.

 

The number of minutes spent in the mobile telephone network increased in the third quarter of 2009 by 6.4%, as compared to the same period of 2008. 

 

In the third quarter of 2009, there were 875 million SMS messages sent, which was by 19.1% less than in the same period of 2008.

 

In the third quarter of 2009, there were 6 417 thousand MMS messages sent, which was by 68.1% less than in the same period of 2008.

 

 

1.   POSTAL AND COURIER SERVICES

 ‘000

 

2008.

2009.

Indices

VII. – IX.

I. – IX.

VII. – IX.

I. – IX.

VII. – IX. 2009.
IV. – VI. 2009.

VII. – IX. 2009.
VII. – IX. 2008.

I. – IX. 2009.
I. – IX. 2008.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Postal letters – total

97 832

284 189

83 517

270 622

91,2

…2)

…2)

     Domestic – received

85 078

255 970

78 507

255 770

90,7

92,3

99,9

     International – posted

8 140

13 330

2 397

6 415

114,1

…2)

…2)

     International – received

4 614

14 889

2 613

8 437

90,7

…2)

…2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parcel services – total

1 951

5 418

1 768

5 787

93,1

90,6

106,8

                Domestic – received

1 894

5 245

1 710

5 614

92,9

90,3

107,0

                International – posted

 13

 38

 10

 32

100,0

76,9

84,2

    International – received

 44

 135

 48

 141

100,0

109,1

104,4

 

1)    Provisional data

2)    Break in time series, see Notes on Methodology

 

 

2.   TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

 

2008.

2009.

Indices

 

VII. – IX.

I. – IX.

VII. – IX.

I. – IX.

VII. – IX. 2009.
IV. – VI. 2009.

VII. – IX. 2009.
VII. – IX. 2008.

I. – IX. 2009.
I. – IX. 2008.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Immobile network minutes spent, mln

1 355

4 148

1 186

3 831

92,3

87,5

92,4

    Domestic  traffic

1 232

3 867

1 098

3 594

90,8

89,1

92,9

    International  traffic

 123

 281

 88

 237

115,8

71,5

84,3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mobile network minutes spent, mln

1 459

4 242

1 553

4 492

101,2

106,4

105,9

    Domestic  traffic

1 427

4 159

1 523

4 410

101,1

106,7

106,0

    International  traffic

 32

 83

 30

 82

107,1

93,8

98,8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SMS messages, mln

1 082

2 882

 875

2 705

96,4

80,9

93,9

MMS messages, ‘000

20 108

38 271

6 417

18 408

103,5

31,9

48,1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internet minutes spent, mln

 196

 691

 106

 394

85,5

54,1

57,0

 

 

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

 

Source and methods of data collection

 

Data on postal and courier services are collected by using the reporting method through the Quarterly Reports on Postal Traffic (P-PT/T-11 form). Data sources are business entities.

 

Data on telecommunication services are taken over from the Croatian Post and Electronic Communications Agency.

 

Coverage

 

Data on postal and courier services are submitted by legal entities that are either registered or are engaged in the activity classified in division 53 according to the NKD 2007. (Postal and courier activities).

 

Postal and courier services comprise services of delivery of postal letters, delivery of parcels and delivery of telegrams.

 

Postal letter services include the number of EMS items received in the domestic traffic, that is, the number of postal letters received from abroad and posted abroad in the international traffic. Since 1 January 2009, the methodology of the calculation of posted and received postal letters in international traffic has been revised and data are completely harmonised with the EU legislation, so they are not comparable to previous years.

 

Parcels include the number of parcels received in the domestic traffic, that is, the number of parcels received from abroad and posted abroad in the international traffic.

 

Telecommunication services include the telecommunication traffic realised in immobile and mobile telephone network.

 

Minutes spent in the immobile telephone network include the total traffic in the immobile network realised in the domestic and international traffic and measured by time units – minutes. The domestic traffic includes the total traffic in the own immobile network, the traffic directed to other immobile networks as well as the traffic directed to mobile networks. The international traffic includes the total traffic in the immobile network that starts within and ends outside the Republic of Croatia. Roaming traffic is not included.

 

Minutes spent in the mobile telephone network include the total traffic in all mobile telephone networks realised in the domestic and international traffic and measured by time units – minutes. The domestic traffic includes the total traffic in the own immobile network, the traffic directed to other immobile networks as well as the traffic directed to mobile networks. The international traffic includes the total traffic in the immobile network that starts within and ends outside the Republic of Croatia.

 

SMS messages show the total number of SMS messages sent. MMS messages show the total number of MMS messages sent.

 

Internet minutes spent show the total “dial-up” minutes realised via the public communitation phone networks used for Internet access.

 

Definitions

 

Postal letter is a type of item in the postal traffic, which includes letters, postcards, blanks, secograms, small parcels, record delivery items, registered mail and insured letters.

 

Express mail service (EMS) is a special postal service providing to users the fastest transfer of letters and parcels, except postal and telegram orders.

 

Telecommunication service is a service of transfer, transmission or reception of signs, written text, pictures, speech, sounds or releasing of any kind rendered through wire, light, wireless or other electromagnetic systems, including the possibility of using those systems either as a whole or in part, through renting, sale or some other way.

 

Immobile network is telecommunication network in which all elements are connected by using wires.

 

Mobile network is a telecommunication network in which some elements are not connected by using wires. In that way, a connection is possible even when users are physically moving.

 

SMS messages (Short Message Service) are short text messages.

 

MMS messages (Multimedia Messaging Service) are messages which include multimedia services (pictures, music).

 

Abbreviations

 

EU                    European Union

mln                  million

NKD 2007.     National Classification of Activities, 2007 version

‘000                 thousand

 

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