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At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Institute of Statistics conducted several ad-hoc statistical surveys, Trends in the evolution of economic activity during March-April 2020, the Impact of SARS-COV2 on the volume of exports and imports of goods and the Impact Assessment COVID - 19 on economic environment in March and April 2020, to quantify the impact of the health crisis on economic activity and the volume of foreign trade, the results of which were of real interest to policy makers, the media and users in general. The implications of the pandemic on economic activity and the natural movement of the population underlie new national and European statistical data requirements on the impact of preventive measures on sectors of national economies. In the coming months, the National Institute of Statistics will compile flash estimates to measure the impact of COVID-19 on the economy and society, complemented by a collection of innovative practices that European Union countries have implemented to address key challenges, including the use of new data sources.
Tudorel ANDREI, President of INS
A. Description of the ad-hoc survey on the evaluation of the managers’ opinion;In order to measure the impact of SARS-Cov.2 on the volume of exports and imports of March 2020, the INS carried out an ad-hoc survey addressed to 1796 companies engaged in foreign trade. In the applied questionnaire, a question was included for estimatingthe evolution of the exports and imports of the unit in which the interviewed person (unit manager) operates.
B. Presentation of results.
In order to measure the impact of SARS-Cov.2, the National Institute of Statistics carried out an ad-hoc survey that was conducted between the 17th and 19th of March 2020 on the estimation of the evolution of activity and of the number of employees for the periods 17/19 - 31 March and 1 - 30 April 2020.
