Definition: Statistical unit (Supply side)

Category: Tourism

The reporting unit that can best supply information about the tourism product depends on the type of product to be observed. In general the following may be used as a reporting unit: enterprise, local unit, kind-of-activity-unit ( KAU), local KAU, (local authorities) of a community, province etc. These statistical units of the production system are defined in Council Regulation No. 696/93 of 15 March 1993.
Since the observation unit is the product, the reporting unit should be asked to provide information on the breakdown of their activities according to kind-of-activity units or supply the breakdown by sales of products.
Source:
Eurostat, "Methodological manual on the design and implementation of surveys on inbound tourism", Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg, 2000, Appendix A, Classification and Glossary
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