FIRST RELEASE

CROATIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS
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ISSN 1334-0565

YEAR: XLVI.                                                                      ZAGREB, 12 FEBRUARY, 2010                                                            NUMBER: 5.1.7/4.

 

 

OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE

 

 

POSTAL, COURIER AND TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES
FOURTH 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 fourth quarter of 2009 by 4.2%, as compared to the same period of 2008. At the annual level, this number decreased by 6.8% in 2009, as compared to 2008.

 

The number of minutes spent in the mobile telephone network increased in the fourth quarter of 2009 by 6.4%, as compared to the same period of 2008. At the annual level, this number increased by 6.0% in 2009, as compared to 2008.

 

In the fourth quarter of 2009, there were 802 million SMS messages sent, which was by 13.8% less than in the same period of 2008. At the annual level, this number decreased by 8.0% in 2009, as compared to 2008.

 

In the fourth quarter of 2009, there were 5 546 thousand MMS messages sent, which was by 3.3% more than in the same period of 2008. At the annual level, this number decreased by 45.1% in 2009, as compared to 2008.

 

 

1.   POSTAL AND COURIER SERVICES

 ‘000

 

2008.

2009.

Indices

X. – XII.

I. – XII.

X. – XII.

I. – XII.

X. – XII. 2009.
VII. – IX. 2009.

X. – XII. 2009.
X. – XII. 2008.

I. – XII. 2009.
I. – XII. 2008.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Postal letters – total

106 571

390 760

103 127

373 749

123,5

…2)

…2)

     Domestic – received

97 131

353 101

94 991

350 761

121,0

97,8

99,3

     International – posted

3 389

16 719

4 594

11 009

191,7

…2)

…2)

     International – received

6 051

20 940

3 542

11 979

135,6

…2)

…2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parcel services – total

2 210

7 628

1 897

7 684

107,3

85,8

100,7

                Domestic – received

2 138

7 383

1 825

7 439

106,7

85,4

100,8

                International – posted

 16

 54

 10

 42

100,0

62,5

77,8

    International – received

 56

 191

 62

 203

129,2

110,7

106,3

 

 

1)    Provisional data

2)    Break in time series, see Notes on Methodology

 

2.   TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

 

2008.

2009.

Indices

 

X. – XII.

I. – XII.

X. – XII.

I. – XII.

X. – XII. 2009.
VII. – IX. 2009.

X. – XII. 2009.
X. – XII. 2008.

I. – XII. 2009.
I. – XII. 2008.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Immobile network minutes spent, mln

1 408

5 556

1 349

5 180

113,7

95,8

93,2

    Domestic  traffic

1 325

5 192

1 286

4 880

117,1

97,1

94,0

    International  traffic

 83

 364

 63

 300

71,6

75,9

82,4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mobile network minutes spent, mln

1 415

5 657

1 505

5 997

96,9

106,4

106,0

    Domestic  traffic

1 388

5 547

1 484

5 894

97,4

106,9

106,3

    International  traffic

 27

 110

 21

 103

70,0

77,8

93,6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SMS messages, mln

 930

3 812

 802

3 507

91,7

86,2

92,0

MMS messages, ‘000

5 370

43 641

5 546

23 954

86,4

103,3

54,9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internet minutes spent, mln

 183

 874

 92

 486

86,8

50,3

55,6

 

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 communication 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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