Definition: Enterprise Surveys

Category: Balance of payments

Enterprise Surveys (or ES) is one of the most important Data Sources to compile BOP Statistics. ES collect data on BOP activity from enterprises. In comparison with an ITRS, ES collect aggregate enterprise rather than individual transaction data.
Source:
International Monetary Fund (IMF), "Balance of payments compilation guide", Washington D.C., 1995, p. 5
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