Concept selected: Change in stocks of goods and services purchased for resale in the same condition as received

Definition

It refers to the change in stocks at purchaser's prices exclusive of VAT between the end and the beginning of the reference period. The change in stocks may be measured by the value of entries into stocks of products purchased for resale less the value of withdrawals and the value of any recurrent losses of goods held in stocks.

Source

Commission Regulation (EC) No 250/2009 of 11 March 2009 implementing Regulation (EC) No 295/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the definitions of characteristics, the technical format for the transmission of data, the double reporting requirements for NACE Rev.1.1 and NACE Rev.2 and derogations to be granted for structural business statisticsMore information

Topic

• Economic accounts

Statistical operations (links to the Inventory of Statistical Operations)

• 30177 - Structural Business Statistics: Services Sector
• 30232 - Structural Business Statistics: Trade Sector

Concepts associated

• Change in stocks of goods and services (13 21 0)
• Gross margin on goods for resale (12 13 0)
• Production value (12 12 0)