Prihodnost statistike blagovne menjave z državami EU

Trade in goods statistics is indispensable for conducting economic policy and formulating business strategies. Trade in goods with EU Member States accounts for about 75 % – 80 % of all Slovenian international trade in goods. Data collection on trading of goods with EU (Intrastat) represents more than half of all burden imposed on businesses because of reporting to official statistics. Consequently, pressures exist to reduce this burden. The paper uses the case of Slovenia to analyse the impact of selected scenarios (changes to methodology and alternative data sources) on response burden, data collection costs and accuracy of statistical data. The study may also serve as an assessment of data costs and benefits.