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Economic accounts in agriculture, by statistical spatial units at level 2

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Source and methods of data collection

Economic accounts for agriculture by statistical spatial units at level 2 for the Republic of Croatia were calculated on the basis of survey data of the Croatian Bureau of Statistics, the administrative data of the Agricultural Extension Service and the Paying Agency for Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development.

The calculation methodology for economic accounts for agriculture by statistical spatial units at level 2 uses a combination of the top-down method for the quantitative indicators (intermediate consumption) and the bottom-up method (output, investments, all kinds of subsidies and labour force) using prices at the level of the Republic of Croatia per each calculation indicator.

The non-additivity of the sum of individual components of the indicators is the result of applying the method of calculation and rounding of values at the detailed level of categories and subcategories.

The accounting period is a calendar year.
The agricultural production is valuated at basic prices, which means that all subsidies on products and services are included and all taxes on products and services are excluded.

The methodology for the development of the economic accounts in agriculture is based on the Regulation (EC) No. 138/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council of 5 December 2003 on the economic accounts in agriculture in the Community, the Manual of Economic Accounts in Agriculture and Forestry EEA/EAF 97 (Rev. 1.1 – Eurostat) and the Manual for Agricultural Labour Input (Eurostat, 2010) – http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/agriculture/data/main_tables – as well as on the following regulations:

The Commission Regulation (EC) No. 306/2005 of 24 February 2005 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No. 138/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the economic accounts for agriculture in the Community.

The Commission Regulation (EC) No. 909/2006 of 20 June 2006 amending Annexes I and II to the Regulation (EC) No. 138/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the economic accounts for agriculture in the Community.

The Commission Regulation (EC) No. 212/2008 of 7 March 2008 amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No. 138/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the economic accounts for agriculture in the Community.

Coverage
Economic accounts for agriculture by statistical spatial units at level 2 cover the whole agricultural production (by both private family farms and business entities).

DEFINITIONS

Agricultural production equals the sum value of outputs of crops, animals, animal products, agricultural services and the value of inseparable non-agricultural secondary activities.

Crop production includes the production of cereals, industrial crops, fodder, horticultural products, fruits, vegetables and other unspecified agricultural products.

Output of livestock production includes the production and products of livestock, poultry and other animals.

Production of agricultural products includes the production of milk, eggs and other unspecified agricultural products.

Agricultural goods and services consist of agricultural value of production of all agricultural goods (crop and animal production) and agricultural services.

Inseparable non-agricultural secondary activities are activities that cannot be separated from main activities and should be conducted on a farm (processing of milk, grapes, olives, fruits and vegetables).

Intermediate consumption is the value of inputs used for agricultural production. It is valuated at purchase prices.

Gross value added at basic prices equals the agricultural production at basic prices less intermediate consumption at purchase prices.

Fixed capital consumption is the value of depreciation of fixed capital goods as a result of normal wear and tear in the course of the production process.

Net value added at basic prices equals the gross value added at basic prices less fixed capital consumption.