This manual is the foundation of business statistics methodology for all involved in collecting, compiling, transmitting and analysing data on the audiovisual sector.

The main topics dealt with in this manual are: 1) statistical units and the appropriate classifications; 2) aspects specific to the audiovisual sector: this document exhaustively describes the range of audiovisual activities and puts forward detailed classifications of the products generated by them and the various revenue streams; 3) the production account for audiovisual businesses and its links with national accounts.

The Methodological Manual is intended as a reference framework and as a basic tool not only for statisticians, but for all who work with business statistics in the audiovisual domain. It may also prove to be a useful reference document for anyone wishing to analyse and interpret data on the audiovisual sector.

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