Mini-presentation on turnover/output Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Services

1. Mini-presentation on turnover/outputArts, Entertainment and Recreation Services Voorburg Group 2012

2. Definition of the service Types of service Activities to meet cultural, entertainment, and recreation interests of the general public: • Creative arts and entertainment • Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities • Gambling and betting activities • Sports, amusements and recreation activities Service providers • Private sector • Public sector • Community/voluntary sector Voorburg Group 2012

3. Output measurement Turnover • Statistical surveys and administrative data Other • National lottery • Sales of tickets less prizes • Non-profit sports clubs • Sum of costs including volunteer labour Or • Membership fees Voorburg Group 2012

4. Surveys collecting economic information EU Legal requirement • Arts, Entertainment, Recreation sectors are not covered under EU Short-term or Structural Business Statistics Regulations National requirements Business Demography • Information by region on: • Number of enterprises, births & deaths, survival rates, employment • Source : Business Register All active enterprises registered for tax purposes Voorburg Group 2012

5. Surveys collecting economic information Annual Services Inquiry • Primary source for Structural Business Statistics • Covers Traded non-financial service sectors. • For national purposes the following sectors are covered • Gambling & betting • Sports, amusement & recreation activities • Collects P&L and Balance Sheet information • Mixture of survey and administrative data(small enterprises) Monthly Services Turnover Inquiry • Experimental Monthly turnover index for Services. • Future plans - 1) Production index 2) indicator of household consumption of services • Includes these sectors but results not published Voorburg Group 2012

6. Market conditions & constraints Contribution to Irish GDP : 1.3% Number of enterprises and employment by sector, Ireland, 2010 Source: Business Demography, 2010 Voorburg Group 2012

7. Market conditions & constraintsDistribution of enterprises by employment size Voorburg Group 2012

8. Market conditions & constraintsStructural Business Statistics, 2010 Voorburg Group 2012

9. Distribution of turnover in the Sports, amusement and recreation activities sector Source:Annual Services Inquiry, 2010 Voorburg Group 2012

10. Measurement issues • Activities in this sector operated by local authorities are classified elsewhere under Public administration (e.g. Libraries) • Some activities may be tax exempt or below a threshold for administrative systems • Seasonality and high levels of part-time and casual employment • Ancillary activity may account for large share of turnover Voorburg Group 2012

11. Market conditions & constraintsComparison of Business Demography and Labour Force Survey, Q2, 2010 Voorburg Group 2012

12. Standard classification structure and product details Industry classification • Nace Rev.2 Product classification • CPA 2008 Product detail • Not collected • No EU Regulation • Response burden Voorburg Group 2009

13. National Accounts perspective Sources of information • Expenditure data from Household Budget Survey • Income data from tax authorities • Output data • Structural Business Statistics • Other industry sources • Consumer Price Indices Institutional sector accounts • Prevalence of Non-Profit Institutions Serving Households (NPISH) in this sector Voorburg Group 2012

14. Summary The Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Services in Ireland • Small contributor to overall GDP • Variety of enterprise types • Coverage of the sector not complete • Some of the main activities classified elsewhere • Significant portion of the turnover may generated from ancillary activities • Fragmented sector for compiling National Accounts Voorburg Group 2012