Abstract:

As stated in principle 11 of the Code of Practice (Eurostat, 2011) European statistics must meet the needs of users. One indicator related to the needs of users is to start the design of a new statistical production process for business statistics with the identification of user needs. This paper’s objective is to determine the first 4 steps necessary for a statistic organization in Romania to take, specifically: determine the needs for information: what statistics, methods, sources are needed; confirm, in more detail, the statistical needs; establish the high level objectives of the statistical outputs; identify the relevant concepts and variables for which data are required.