Microdata distributionSurvey of Industrial and Service Firms and Business Outlook Survey of Industrial and Service Firms
Vai alla versione italiana Site SearchMicrodata are available through the REX remote execution system, accessible upon application approval. Authorized users can then submit programs following the User Guide.
To help users test their codes we have created a fake dataset that replicates the internal structure of the original data from the Survey of Industrial and Service Firms but contains randomly generated data. The dataset is provided in semicolon-delimited ASCII format.
Authors who refer in their publications to results obtained with REX are required to adhere to the following examples when citing the source both in data description and under charts and tables: "Source: Bank of Italy, Survey on Industrial and Service Firms, [2005-2021]"; "Source: Bank of Italy, Business Outlook Survey, [2005-2021]". This shall not in any way imply the involvement of the Bank of Italy, given that the use of the data is under the full and sole responsibility of the author. In order to collect bibliographic material coming from the use of data through REX, users are kindly requested to fill in the publication form.
For assistance or further info concerning the microdata, please write to RemoteExecution@bancaditalia.it.
For technical assistance on how to access the REX application please refer to autoregistrazione@bancaditalia.it
Forms
- Application formpdf 816.6 KB The filled-in form is to be sent together with copy of a valid ID. Publish date::07 May 2024
- Publication form
How to use REX
- User guidepdf 1.0 MB Publish date::07 May 2024
- Output checking rulespdf 614.3 KB Publish date::02 November 2023
VARIABLE DESCRIPTION: SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL AND SERVICE FIRMS
The variables are classified into groups and are available since 1984.
- Dataset handbookpdf 1.3 MB Publish date::08 May 2024
- Database of the variables (MS Excel format)zip 1.6 MB Publish date::30 June 2023
- Database of the Iseco Survey variables (MS Excel format)zip 18.9 KB Publish date::12 January 2023
- Dataset for Code Testingzip 56.3 MB Publish date::30 November 2022
VARIABLE DESCRIPTION: BUSINESS OUTLOOK SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL AND SERVICE FIRMS
Variables with same meaning have different names in the yearly archives. The historical archive provides a unique name for the variables collected over repeated survey occasions.
- Dataset handbookpdf 1.2 MB Publish date::08 May 2024
- Database of the variables (MS Excel format)zip 313.1 KB Publish date::06 November 2023
EXAMPLES OF DATA USE
REX currently supports Stata and R.
Some simple examples are given here of calculations based on survey data. The aim of these examples is to show the use of the main variables available in the dataset.
The content of the examples can easily be transferred to a word-processing environment by using the cut and paste function.
- Examples of data use: Statapdf 726.4 KB Publish date::08 May 2024
- Examples of data use: Rpdf 844.3 KB Publish date::08 May 2024
Related Topics
Survey of Industrial and Service Firms
Each year the survey gathers information on investments, gross sales, workforce and other economic variables relating to Italian industrial and service firms with 20 or more employees.
Business Outlook Survey of Industrial and Service Firms
The Business Outlook, run every year some months after the Survey of Industrial and Service firms, gathers qualitative information on ongoing trends relating to Italian industrial and service firms with 20 or more employees (10 or more for construction firms).