Outward FATSDenmark

Thomas BarndorphStatistics Denmark

Population (I)

• Census and compulsory survey– 4.500 reporting units– 15.000 statistical units

• Published– Approx. 3.500 reporting units– 11.200 statistical units

• Difference is due to the exclusion of statistical units with no activity– exception 6420, holding companies

Population (II)

• Coverage– All companies (not agriculture and public)

• Denmark• Controls at least one foreign affiliate• regardless of UCI

– Exception is conduit companies which are excluded. We are able to identify these using Danish Industrycode 642030

Population (III)

• Thresholds?– No thresholds

• Of the 4.500 reporting units, almost 2.000 are ”empty” holding companies

Sources

• Mainly the population from the previous year

• Bureau van Djik (ODIN)– New reporting units/statistical units

• FDI– Financial sector (not included in ODIN)

• Not using EGR at this moment• UCI-information received from IFATS

Other information

• Non-consolidated data– Sales within the group should be included

• Intra-group fees are difficult to obtain– e.g. Shared Service Centres

• Some reports aggregated figures– FI x 2710, 4 aff., 500 emp. & tEUR 11.000

• No ID-numbers regarding the affiliates