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PRODCOM	PRODCOM is a list of products of the mining and quarrying and manufacturing sectors of the European Union. Product types within this list are grouped according to the kinds of economic activity (NACE Rev.1.1) and the products in principle cover the articles and groups of articles in the Combined Nomenclature (CN).
Sale of manufactured industrial products	Gross physical output and value of products manufactured and sold in the accounting period, at current prices excluding value added and excise taxes.
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Source of data	Quarterly report “3-r “Report on the production and realization of the kinds of industrial production””.
Coverage	Data are compiled from the economically active enterprises where the number of employees constitutes 20 and more people, or where the turnover of the previous year was above 300 thsd lats.
Sample size	The number of quarterly surveyed enterprises in 2005 comprised 1110, in 2006- 1131, in 2007- 1207.
Description of data	Starting with the 15^th date of every quarter, information on the production and realization of kinds of production is compiled within thirteen days. The kinds of production are shown accordingly to the codes of PRODCOM list and in measurements determined there. The report includes only the production produced in the national territory in the certain report unit.
Methods of calculation	Published data are obtained summarizing several similar kinds of production, retaining time series.
Classification	Industrial production classification – PRODCOM. RAMON Eurostat's Metadata Server
Data revision	Every quarter revisions may be made to previous data as enterprises provide provisional information.
Specific notes	Data on the kinds of production which are produced by less than 4 enterprises, or if some of the enterprises prevails others, in accordance with the State Statistics Law, are not published.
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Annual data	Are not published.
Quarterly data	The data are published on the 50^th day after the end of the accounting period.
Monthly data	Annual data in database are published in November.
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On the Internet	In the database	Key indicators
	Ö		Quarterly data
Press releases	Press release on this subject is not published. Press releases calendar. Press releases archive.
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	If you cannot find the necessary information on the Internet or in the publications, the CSB will prepare tailor made data set according to your request using the databases at its disposal. More information on how to prepare a request for tailor made information. Pricelist of chargeable services.
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Industry	Ramona Skakunova, Head of the Industrial Statistics Section, tel. (+371) 67366953, ramona.skakunova@csb.gov.lv
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Eurostat	The Statistical Office of the European Communities (Eurostat) on its homepage publishes information on industry in EU-27 and in each individual country: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat Statistics/ Industry, trade and services/ Short-term business statistics/ Database/ Industry.
International Monetary Fund	The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on its home page publishes a methodological description of industry: http://dsbb.imf.org/