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Quality Datasheet: Foreign Trade Statistics (ECOMEX)

Identification of the operation

Name of the Operation:

Foreign Trade Statistics (ECOMEX)

Code:

143101

Type of operation:

Census gathering

Frequency:

Quarterly- Annually

Methodological datasheet:

ECOMEX

Quality Indicators

Relevance Indicators	Reference period of indicator	Real Value	Reference Value
Satisfaction Index (by statistical operations groups) Level of importance (by statistical operations groups) Number of website hits Number of media hits	2007 2007 2008 2008	3,6 3,6 37.695 78	0 - 5 0 - 5 1.009.739 1.713

Opportunity and Punctuality Indicators	Reference period of indicator	Real Value	Reference Value
Schedule compliance (situational) Schedule compliance (structural) Average annual time-lag (months)	2008 2008	4 1 3	4 1 3

Geographical Comparability Indicators (EUROSTAT) (1)	Reference period of indicator	Real Value	Reference Value
No of comparable metadata aspects Total No of compared aspects Comparability rate	2008	8 9 88,9%

Indicators of comparability over time	Reference period of indicator	Real Value	Reference Value
Length of comparable time series Years Quarterly	1990-2009	19 78	10 years or more

Accessibility and Clarity Indicators	Reference period of indicator	Real Value	Reference Value
Number of methodological documents disseminated on the website. (“Methodology & Quality” section) No of publications disseminated (different formats)(2) Minimum number of “clicks” needed to access the data tables of the operation	2009 2009 2009	2 9 3

Other Indicators	Reference period of indicator	Real Value	Reference Value
Monetary cost (euros)	2008	23.786	12.213.360

(1) The data are compared with the Ministry of the Economy and Treasury, Customs and Levies.

(2) The indicator includes the following formation:

• Situation graphs
• Website statistics tables
• Database table
• Quarterly newsletter
• Statistics yearbook
• Press release

Objectives

The quality datasheet seeks to establish a list of quantitative indicators that reflects the quality of a specific statistics operation, for each of the quality dimensions or factors established by EUROSTAT. This quality datasheet has been prepared based on the standard quality indicators recommended by the European authority and on others based on the procedures of the EUSTAT statistics operations.

Whenever possible, a reference value whose mission is to facilitate the interpretation of the “goodness” of the given indicator will be added alongside the real value of each indicator. And in general, it shall be expressed by a minimum or maximum reference value of the indicator.

Indicator Descriptions

• Relevance Indicators.
  • Satisfaction index and importance level by operations groups
    The real value of this indicator is calculated using the results of the last available User Satisfaction Survey produced by EUSTAT. The value range, the minimum and maximum of these indicators (between 0 and 5), is included as the reference value.
    User satistaction survey
  • Number of website hits
    The real value of this indicator is calculated using the annual figures from the “Dissemination Report” produced by EUSTAT. It includes all the hits for the data, information, documentation, etc. related to a specific statistics operation. All web hits for the statistical operations for the relevant annual period are included as the reference value.
  • Number of media hits
    The real value of this indicator is calculated using the annual figures from the “Dissemination Report” produced by EUSTAT. The total number of reference to statistics operation in the media is included as the reference value.

• Opportunity and punctuality indicators
  • Schedule compliance (situational)
    The real value of this indicator shows the number of annual periods where the situational schedule has been met. The reference value is the total number of annual reference periods, in this case 4 as it is quarterly data.
  • Schedule compliance (structural)
    The real value of this indicator shows where the established structural schedule has been met (1 Yes, 0 No). The reference value is 1 (It is met).
  • Average annual time-lag (months)
    The real value of this indicator shows the average of the time lags for all the periods of the year. The time-lag that is established in the operation datasheet in the Annual Statistics Programme is included as the reference value.

• Geographical comparability indicators (Ministry of the Economy and the Treasury / EUROSTAT)
  • Comparability rate
    The real value of this indicator gives the percentage of aspects of the metadata that are comparable compared to their total relevant aspects.
    
    The following 9 have been considered as relevant aspects of the metadata: Statistics variables, Statistics measurements, Target population, Reference framework, Frequency, Reference period and Codes & names, Study areas and Other conceptual aspects. They are all comparable except for Frequency, as EUSTAT disseminates provisional data quarterly and other entities disseminate them every month.

• Indicators of comparability over time
  • Length of comparable time series (Years)
    The real value of this indicator shows the number of annual periods where the time series without “jumps” has been maintained. The "10 years or more” value, the category suggested by EUROSTAT for this type of indicator, is the reference value.
    
    Due to the size of the files, 13 quarters are available in the databank, which correspond to 3 years plus a quarter, which can be used as the comparison with the last one published. The data from the previous quarters are available, even though they are not published in the databank.

• Accessibility and Clarity Indicators
  • Number of methodological documents disseminated on the website. (“Methodology & Quality” section)
    The real value of this indicator shows the number of documents available under the “Methodology & Quality” section of the website.
  • No of publications disseminated
    The real value of this indicator shows the number of different formats in which the data of the operation are disseminated: Situational Graphics, Website Statistics Tables, Databank Tables, Quarterly Newsletter, Press Releases, Graphic Indicators, Main Indicators, Social Panoramic of the Basque Country and Half-yearly Brochure
  • Minimum number of “clicks” needed to access the data tables of the operation
    The real value shows the minimum number of “clicks” needed to access the data tables of the operation

• Other Indicators
  • Monetary cost
    The real value reflects the liquidation cost of the operation and it uses the EUSTAT total liquidation costs as the reference value.