Microdata of Industrial and Service FirmsSurvey of Industrial and Service Firms and Business Outlook Survey of Industrial and Service Firms

The Survey of Industrial and Service Firms (INVIND) gathers information, as of 1984, on investments, gross sales, workforce and other economic variables relating to firms headquartered in Italy operating in industry excluding construction and private non-financial services (with 20 or more employees) and in construction (with 10 or more employees). The survey is conducted annually between February and May, with reference to economic activity at the end of the previous year.

The Business Outlook Survey of Industrial and Service Firms (SONDTEL) gathers qualitative data, as of 1993, on the trends of the main economic variables for the current year. It uses the same sample of firms used for the INVIND survey. The survey is conducted annually between the last ten days of September and the first twenty days of October, with reference to economic activity in the current year.

The microdata can be accessed through:

• the REX remote processing system;
• the laboratory at Banca d'Italia's premises.

To help users design and test their processing programmes, the RDC has created a fake dataset that replicates the internal structure of the INVIND database but contains randomly generated data. The dataset is provided in semicolon-delimited ASCII format.

To use the microdata, you need to submit a research project and follow specific access rules.

In order to allow Banca d'Italia to collect bibliographic material resulting from the use of the microdata, you are required to fill in the publication form. Authors must cite the source in their publications, both in the data description section and under charts and figures. How to cite the database: 'Source: Banca d'Italia, Survey of Industrial and Service Firms, [2005-2021]'; 'Source: Banca d'Italia, Business Outlook Survey of Industrial and Service firms, [2005- 2021]'.

For assistance or further information concerning the microdata, please write to ricerca.microdati@bancaditalia.it.