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Documentation of statistics: Balance of Payments

Contact info, External Economy, Economic Statistics , Maria José Alvarez Pelaez , +45 30 66 03 21 , MJP@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Balance of Payments 2024 , Previous versions, Balance of Payments 2023, Balance of Payments 2022, Balance of Payments 2021, Balance of Payments 2020, Balance of Payments 2019, Balance of Payments 2018, Balance of Payments 2017, Balance of Payments 2016, Balance of Payments 2015, Balance of Payments 2014, Documents associated with the documentation, Omlægning af tabeller om betalingsbalance og udenrigshandel i Statistikbanken juni 2024 (pdf) (in Danish only), The balance of payments describes the economic transactions between Denmark and the rest of the world. The balance of payments for Denmark has been compiled since 1934, with a continuous time series available since 2005. Today the main emphasis is placed upon incomes and expenses in relation to foreign countries. Originally, the most important item was the foreign debt, which is compiled as part of the International Investment Position (IIP) – Denmark’s external assets and liabilities. Since 1991 the IIP has been compiled by Danmarks Nationalbank. The balance of payments statistics are compiled in cooperation between Danmarks Nationalbank and Statistics Denmark, the latter being responsible for publishing the consolidated statistics. , Statistical presentation, The balance of payments records the value of the economic transactions, which are made within a given period between the Danish balance of payments area and the rest of the world. There are three main accounts: the current account (trade in goods and services, primary and secondary income), the capital account and the financial account (arranging debts and receivables with foreign countries). The statistics shows the geographical distribution (counterpart countries). Danmarks Nationalbank compiles the financial account and the investment income of the balance of payments., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, The statistics are primarily compiled based on other statistics. The sources are used directly and as a basis for calculations of developments. Validation of the sources mainly occurs during the preparation of other statistics, but special validations are carried out across selected sources to ensure consistency between the sources. The validation particularly targets businesses' international organization of production. The sources are processed so that monthly balance of payments statements can be produced, even if some sources are compiled quarterly or annually. , Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, The publication of the balance of payments, particularly the monthly statement, often attracts significant public interest. The statistics are especially used by ministries, politicians, and economic stakeholders. The balance of payments is also used in the compilation of national accounts., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, The compilation of the balance of payment is mainly based on other statistics. Accordingly, the accuracy of the balance of payments statistics is very much dependent upon these statistics. Most importantly, there will be uncertainty associated with the first compilations of a period, as important information only becomes available later. Coverage is high as there is a particular focus on coverage in the largest sources. The biggest source of error is measurement errors in the sources that are survey-based. Ongoing validation is performed, so the accuracy of the first publications is lower as it takes time to resolve the validations. The calculations and model assumptions in the compilation are not considered to affect the overall accuracy of the main items in the balance of payments., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The statistics are published quarterly, approximately 40 days after the end of the reference period. Main results are published monthly, approximately 40 days after the end of the relevant month. The final statistics are published approximately three years after the end of the reference period. Punctuality is exceptionally high. , Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, The compilation of the balance of payments follows the IMF's manual and is compiled back to 2005. There is thus comparability with other countries following the same manual and back to 2005. For the detailed items, there is no comparability with the series before 2005. The statistics on International Trade in Services are directly included in the compilation of the balance of payments. For International Trade in Goods, there are methodological differences, so there is a discrepancy between the two statistics. The balance of payments is part of the national accounts and is directly included as the sector rest of the world in the sector account of the national accounts., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, The latest figures are published in a monthly news article "Nyt from Statistics Denmark," and all figures can be found in the Statistics Bank. The balance of payments also has dedicated , homepage, . , Read more about accessibility and clarity

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Documentation of statistics: Folk high school courses

Contact info, Population and Education, Social Statistics , Asger Bromose Langgaard , +45 21 59 96 46 , ALG@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Folk high school courses 2024 , Previous versions, Folk high school courses 2023, Folk high school courses 2021, Courses and Adult Education - Folk High Schools 2020, Courses and Adult Education - Folk High Schools 2019, Courses and Adult Education - Folk High Schools 2018, Courses and Adult Education - Folk High Schools 2017, Courses and Adult Education - Folk High Schools 2016, Courses and Adult Education - Folk High Schools 2015, Courses and Adult Education - Folk High Schools 2014, The purpose is to describe the participation of the population in adult education in the sense of folk high schools and independent prevocational schools. Courses fulfilling the requirements outlined in the Danish Folk high school law are included, but also non-financed courses of a general folk high school nature. The data is a part of Statistic Denmark's register of adult education and continuing training., Statistical presentation, The Statistics gives a complete picture of the populations participation in folk high school courses as well as courses from the independent prevocational schools. Data are collected on number of participants as well as full-time equivalents. In addition data is also collected on the length of the courses. For the latest year, data based on calendar year only contains data for half a year. This is because data is published on school years so that the second half will become available once the next school year is published , Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, Data are collected annually from the schools administrative systems and by manual reporting. Collected data are validated for institution, type of education, course length and personal ID number. In addition it is determined if pupils has been reported several times. After data has been validated it is divided into: type of folk high school, education area and courses length. annual equivalents are calculated based on the course length and number of participants., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, The statistics are widely used by municipalities, counties, government departments, non-government organizations, the news media and private enterprises. No user satisfaction data has been collected., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, The most important source of inaccuracy is insufficient registrations by the administrations of the folk high schools. Various control procedures catches up with this as far as possible. In addition there are small differences in the material delivered by the folk high schools. We are currently working on solving this issue. , Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The statistic is issued once a year, usually in the first quarter of the year including data from approx. 6 months after the end of the collection period., In general the statistic is published in accordance with the announced time. , Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, There are statistics on folk high schools in Denmark dating back to 1901, but the statistics are in their present form comparable from 2005 to the present. However, the short courses, under 12 weeks, are only included from 2012. There is no common international standard for statistics on folk high schools, but similar statistics can be found for Norway and Sweden. There are other statistics on folk high schools in Denmark, but there may be differences between definitions (e.g. the school year) and calculation methods (e.g. calculation on the basis of grants or actual activity) which may mean that there is no direct comparability., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, The results are put into the Stat Bank: See under , Education and knowledge, Researchers can get access to the detailed data of the register of adult education and continuing training by agreement with Statistics Denmark. Special analyses can be conducted by the Service Department of Statistics Denmark., Read more about accessibility and clarity

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Documentation of statistics: Adult education and continuing training

Contact info, Population and Education, Social Statistics , Susanne Mainz Sørensen , +45 20 34 51 79 , SMS@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Adult education and continuing training 2024 , Previous versions, Adult education and continuing training 2023, Adult education and continuing training 2022, Adult education and continuing training 2021, Courses and Adult Education 2020, Courses and Adult Education 2019, Courses and Adult Education 2018, Courses and Adult Education 2017, Courses and Adult Education 2016, Courses and Adult Education 2016, Courses and Adult Education 2013-2014, Courses and Adult Education 2012-2013, The purpose of the statistics is to provide a picture of the people's participation in courses and adult education i.e. formal courses which are financed, planned and controlled by a public provider., The data collection on course activities has stated at different times for the different course types, and the first ones are registered from 1970's. , Statistical presentation, The statistics gives information on number of persons participating in courses and adult education i.e. formal external courses which are financed, planned and controlled by a public provider. If an education consists of several modules as in the case of Higher Preparatory Examination (HF) or a diploma, each module is counted. The information is collected and kept in the Course Participation Register., If the course participant has completed a number of courses that add up to a whole education e.g. the Higher Preparatory Examination (HF), an academy exam or a diploma the information on the attained qualifications is collected and kept in the Quality Register., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, Data comes from eight different data collection. , The Ministry of Immigration and Integration collect and checks data for language courses for foreigners before data is send to Statistics Denmark. The Ministry of Education collect and checks data for the adult vocational programmes (in Danish AMU), general and preparatory education and Business Schools before is send to Statistics Denmark. The information from the vocational colleges, business academies, universities and artistic educational institutions is collected by Statistics Denmark After the data has been received, all data undergo an error check in Statistics Denmark., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, The users of the statistics includes individuals, civil servants, private organizations, foreign actors and the respondents of the data., Applications: Public and private planning, Research, Education, Debate and Marketing etc., One to two times a year members of a Danish committee on education (in Danish, "Kontaktudvalget for Uddannelse") meets. In connection with this meeting user-representatives from selected ministries, Labour market organisations and NGOs in the Education sector have the opportunity to comment on the statistics., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, The school year 2024 lacks information on AMU, AVU, FVU, HF single subject, dyslexia education, GSK, GIF and open profession. They will be included in the next update of the table. Please note that data at institutions under Ministry of Culture are not included. Moreover, under reporting sometimes occurs the first years after a new activity has been reported. , The far most important source of inaccuracy is incorrect or insufficient registrations. The course provider have the opportunity of reporting supplementary data for previous periods, mainly the year before. Therefore, the latest year is considered as being provisional. The opportunity is used only in a few cases. , Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The statistics is published within one year after the reference year. The date of publication may vary and is therefore announced separately each year., The statistics is published on time., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, Consistency over time is good in some areas e.g. for Higher Preparatory Examination (in Danish, HF) and Business Administration (in Danish, HD). In other areas as is the case with adult vocational programmes (in Danish, AMU), many changes in course subject and course length make comparability difficult. The activity reflects the trends on the labour market and changes in subsidies. There are no comparable statistics from other countries., Statistics Denmark has since 2015 released data about the course Danish labour market language skills. Since July 1 2017 this course is no longer being offered and has resulted in a notable decrease in the numbers. , Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, The main figures are published online in Statbank Denmark, http://www.statbank.dk. , Taylor-made statistics is available via Statistics Denmark's Costumers Centre. , Micro-data are accessible via Statistics Denmark's Researcher's Centre., Read more about accessibility and clarity

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Documentation of statistics

Documentation of statistics: Slaughter Animals and Meat Production

Contact info, Food Industries, Business Statistics , Mona Larsen , +45 24 81 68 47 , MLA@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Slaughter Animals and Meat Production 2025 , Previous versions, Slaughter Animals and Meat Production 2024, Slaughter Animals and Meat Production 2023, Slaughter Animals and Meat Production 2022, Slaughter Animals and Meat Production 2021, Slaughter Animals and Meat Production 2020, Slaughter Animals and Meat Production 2019, Slaughter Animals and Meat Production 2018, Slaughter Animals and Meat Production 2017, Slaughter Animals and Meat Production 2016, Slaughter Animals and Meat Production 2015, Slaughter Animals and Meat Production 2014, The purpose of slaughter animals and meat production is to show the size and value of total production of animals for slaughtering and meat. The statistics are used, among other things, to follow the Danish production of slaughter animals and meat in the slaughterhouses. The statistics have a long history and the key figures covering the past 100 years are comparable. During the 1920s and 1930s the statistics were improved and since the Second World War there has been adequate statistics in this area, but is in its present form comparable from 1990 to the year, while the monthly figures are from 1995 onwards., Statistical presentation, The statistics on slaughter animals and meat production are published as monthly and annual statements of slaughtering at slaughterhouses, distributed by cattle, pigs, sheep and lambs, poultry and horses. Information on the number of animals slaughtered and live exported animals as well as the production of meat (amount of edible meat in kg). The statistics also provide data on a wide range of prices and price quotations. Among other things average prices per kg slaughtered weight and sales value in mill. DKK for the individual categories of animals. The statistics are only calculated for Denmark as a whole., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, The statistics on slaughtering of animals cover all slaughtered animals by Danish slaughterhouses distributed by cattle, pigs, sheep and lambs, poultry and horses. The statistics are broken down by category of animals. To this is added the external trade statistics providing data on live animals. The statistics provide information on the number of slaughtered and live animals exported and meat production (the quantity of edible meat in kg). The figures on production only cover meat for human consumption. The statistics also provide data on a wide range of prices and price quotations., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, The purpose of these statistics are to show the size and value of the production of animals for slaughtering and meat production. The statistics is of great interest to agricultural organizations, the Ministry of Environment and Food and the EU. The figures is used intern in Statistics Denmark to estimate quantity and price index, and the Account for Agriculture, which is included in the National Accounts. Data on slaughtering are delivered every month to Euro stat. , Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, It is mandatory for farmers to report which animals leave the property and where they come. At the same time, it is mandatory for slaughters to register all animals that are slaughtered. In the slaughterhouses, the slaughter weight, the assessment of the carcase, etc. the register of each animal, which includes used to settle the animal. The calculation of prices and values is based both on actual a conto prices and partly on estimates of the anticipated down payment paid by the cooperatives and only realized after the end of the year and can thus cause uncertainty about the accrual., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, Data are published 1½ months after the end of the reference period for monthly and quarterly figures, while annual figures are published approx. 4-5 months after the end of the reference period. The statistics are normally published without delay in relation to the scheduled date. , Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, Every month and year figures are submitted to the statistical office of EU, Euro stat. Data for all EU countries can be found at Eurostat homepage. The statistics are produced following the principles of an EU regulation, so the results are comparable., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, These statistics are published in a Danish press release, at the same time as the tables are updated in the StatBank. Annual figures are included in , Statistical Yearbook until 2017, and , Statistical Ten-Year review, Old data are included in yearly publication , Landbrug, (Explaining, methodological text is only in Danish) and , Landbrugsstatistik 1900-1965, Read more about accessibility and clarity

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Documentation of statistics: Prices and price index for agriculture

Contact info, Food Industries, Business Statistics , Simone Thun , +45 51 36 92 51 , SIT@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Prices and price index for agriculture 2025 , Previous versions, Prices and price index for agriculture 2024, Prices and price index for agriculture 2023, Prices and price index for agriculture 2022, Prices and price index for agriculture 2021, Prices and price index for agriculture 2020, Prices and price index for agriculture 2019, Prices and price index for agriculture 2018, The purpose of these statistics is to illustrate the evolution of agricultural prices and price indices. The agricultural sales index illustrates price trends for both vegetable and animal sales products and services. A part of the statistics have been calculated since 1956, but since 1970 the most widely definition has been used, which includes horticulture, fur production and products from bees and wild game. , Statistical presentation, The Statistics contains for almost all items, monthly, quarterly and yearly information of agricultural prices, as well on sale products as on most products used in the intermediate consumption including capital formation. Some prices are only obtainable as price indices only, especially regarding intermediate consumption. The statistics covers both agriculture and horticulture. , Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, Data for this statistics is collected at different frequencies from multiple sources. The collected data undergoes a simple validation. Once data is validated, aggregation occurs for a portion of data before publication, while other data is while other data is published directly. , Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, The statistics are used by agricultural organizations and ministries to monitor price developments within the industry as well as as a basis for various analyzes and forecasts. The basic data and results of the statistics are also applied to other statistical areas in Denmark Statistics, for example, for the calculation of the gross income of agriculture as used in the National Accounts., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, On some products, i.e. horticultural products, qualities and types are several and dynamic. It makes it a little difficult to be sure on the representatively on the prices followed. Concerning input prices based on general price statistics, the situation in agriculture are maybe not fully reflected. Some indices on volumes are indirectly measured based on values and price indices. This method can lead to inaccuracy. The declaration on content on Economic Account for Agriculture and these on animal production includes more information on possible inaccuracy. Because of the very different picture of sources, margins of statistical errors can not be calculated. However, for main output products, i.e. milk and meat, the coverage and accuracy are close to 100 per cent. Prices on cereals and feeding stuff (concentrates) are based on more that 70 per cent of total volume, which ensure high reliability. In general, the accuracy is highest on sales product and less high on intermediate consumption and goods for capital formation., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The statistics are usually published without any delay in relation to the published release times., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, The statistics are comparable in their current form from 2005 onwards. The price indices are re-based approximately every five years, most recently in 2024 with base year 2020=100, which limits full comparability over long time periods. As of 2025, a new method for collecting fertiliser prices has been introduced, resulting in a data break affecting only the fertiliser price index. The overall price index for agricultural input consumption is still considered comparable over time. The statistics follow common European guidelines and are therefore comparable with similar statistics from other EU countries., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, These statistics are published annually in a Danish press release. In the StatBank, these statistics can be found under the subject , Prices and price index for agriculture, . , Read more about accessibility and clarity

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Documentation of statistics: Economic Accounts for Agriculture

Contact info, Food Industries, Business Statistics , Simone Thun , +45 51 36 92 51 , sit@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Economic Accounts for Agriculture 2024 , Previous versions, The Economic accounts for agriculture is a macroeconomic accounting system that illustrates the overall economy of the agricultural sector by providing accounts of production, intermediate consumption, gross investment, and other flows. As a satellite account under the European system of national accounts, this statistic represents the agricultural sector’s contribution to the National Accounts. In 2024, the statistic Gross factor income of agriculture was replaced by the Economic accounts for agriculture, which is regulated by an EU regulation. Accounts for Gross factor income of agriculture are available back to 1935, while the Economic accounts for agriculture in its current form are comparable from 1990 onwards., Statistical presentation, The Economic accounts for agriculture is an annual compilation of the agricultural sector’s economic activities, including the value of production (output), intermediate consumption, and gross investments. In addition, subsidies, labour input, and the sale of pesticides and mineral fertilizers are presented in separate, dedicated tables. The economic activities are compiled at basic prices and expressed in million DKK, both at current prices and at previous year’s prices. The statistics are compiled at both national and regional level. The agricultural labour input is measured in thousand annual work units (AWU). Direct subsidies to the agricultural sector are presented in million DKK. The sale of mineral fertilizers is compiled in tonnes., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, The Economic accounts for agriculture is a composite statistical product, which means that its calculation basis is built on existing statistics, referred to as primary statistics. The statistics are compiled annually using data from a range of different sources, e.g., the Farm Accountancy Data Network and Feed Production Statistics, as well as from administrative registers, industry organizations, companies, and foundations. Once the data in each primary statistic has been processed, it is transferred to and consolidated in the data processing system for the Economic accounts for agriculture, which calculates the annual values. The value of each product is calculated using the standard “quantity times price” method., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, The Economic accounts for agriculture are relevant for Danish authorities, the EU, research institutions, and agricultural organizations, as they allow monitoring of developments in the economic activities of the agricultural sector. The statistics also serve as input for the compilation of the National Accounts., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, The uncertainty in the Economic accounts for agriculture is linked to the uncertainty in the primary statistics used for its compilation. For example, issues such as timing can introduce uncertainty, while other information, such as data from dairies and slaughterhouses, is exact. For preliminary calculations, some estimates are based partly on expert judgment and assumptions until the final data are processed in the primary statistics; therefore, the statistics are considered final only after two years. The sold quantities of mineral fertilizers from the Danish Agency for Green Conversion and the Environment are associated with a certain degree of uncertainty. The data come from the annual collection of sales figures, in which companies with registered products are asked to report the quantities sold of those products. Companies have the option to indicate tax-exempt quantities, but this is voluntary, and not all companies use this option. The data collection does not include self-imports, and some products may be double-counted if a company has not used the option to report a sold quantity as tax-exempt. The data quality is therefore directly dependent on the information provided by the companies to the Agency., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, Preliminary figures for the Economic accounts for agriculture are published no later than 10 months after the end of the reference year. Revised, yet still preliminary, figures are published 22 months after the end of the reference year. Final figures are published no later than 2 years and 10 months after the end of the reference year., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, The Economic accounts for agriculture replace the Gross Value Added of Agriculture and are published for the first time in 2025 for the years 2022, 2023, and 2024. They are directly comparable with the Gross Value Added of Agriculture, which can be traced back to 1990, while older compilations exist back to 1935. Unlike the Gross Value Added of Agriculture, the Economic accounts for agriculture include changes in farm stocks and livestock in sales values and present sales values at basic prices. In addition, the compilation contains a number of financial accounts that are not included in the Gross Value Added of Agriculture. As a satellite account, the Economic accounts for agriculture are comparable with the National Accounts’ compilations for the agricultural sector., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, The statistics are published in , Nyt fra Danmarks Statistik, . In StatBank, the Economic accounts for agriculture are available under the subject , Agricultural and horticultural economy, ., Read more about accessibility and clarity

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Information security and data confidentiality

Strong protection of personal data is essential for the population and the corporate sector to trust Statistics Denmark. This fundamental relationship of trust is necessary for us to collect information for the official statistics, which is indispensable in an open democratic society. , Important documents, Data Confidentiality Policy at Statistics Denmark 2024 (pdf), Statistics Denmark's Information security policy 2026 (pdf), Accordingly, Statistics Denmark has extensive procedures and systems to protect the information on Danish citizens and enterprises in our systems, and we focus on continuously ensuring maximum data security. , Our measures are aimed at two types of risks; , external, , e.g. hackers, and , internal, , i.e. from our employees and from users with special permission to use data with us. , To protect against external parties gaining access to confidential information, we do the following:, We never store confidential information outside our security zone, and we use encrypted or secure lines when we retrieve or receive information., We use state-of-the-art IT security solutions and professional advisers., We continuously update our security solutions in accordance with good practice, including ISO 2700x and requirements from the Danish Agency for Digitisation and the Danish Centre for Cyber Security., We continuously maintain the competencies of our employees regarding IT security., Independent supervisors perform tests attempting to break our security. In this way, we are able to prevent security issues and immediately bridge any security gaps., To ensure that our employees and authorised users comply with the rules, we do the following:, We make sure that our employees know our rules on data confidentiality and information security, that all employees have signed a non-disclosure agreement and that non-compliance will have serious consequences in terms of employment., On a regular basis, we check that the employee has access to nothing but information that is strictly necessary for their tasks., We register (log) which data sets each employee uses. In 2015, we have extended the logging of searches in data, as directed by the Data Protection Agency in July 2014., External users, e.g. research scientists, must be approved and only have access to information where civil registration numbers (CPR nos) etc. have been replaced with serial numbers that do not allow you to identify people., When external users use Statistics Denmark’s data, we continuously log and check if they comply with data confidentiality requirements. Non-compliance may result in exclusion from using data in Statistics Denmark.,  , ISO 27001-certification, In 2023, Statistics Denmark has completed an ISO certification process and have been re-certified in accordance with  ISO/IEC 27001:2022 by the international and independent certification body , DNV, . , The scope, i.e. the area that has been checked and ISO 27001 certified, is “IT and business processes in the statistics production, including data collection and the Danish Business Portal, in accordance with Statement of Applicability”. , With the ISO 27001 certification and the continuous audit reviews with accompanying audit reports (ISAE 3000 reports) in a number of different customer focused business areas, Statistics Denmark has external and independent documentation for a unique and systematic focus on data confidentiality and information security. , In this way, the certification and the audit reports reflect what characterises Statistics Denmark: a public organisation that lives, thinks and practises information security – every day without exception., About ISO 27001, ISO 27001 is an international management standard for information security, the purpose of which it is to e.g. set up systems for the protection of valuable information and personal data in a secure and reliable way. Among other things, ISO 27001 sets requirements to risk management, documentation of processes as well as the distribution of roles and responsibilities for information security. Furthermore, the purpose of ISO/IEC 27001 is to achieve efficient information security management as well as secure processes for continuous improvement. It means that the information security is constantly updated., Data confidentiality policy, Confidentiality in the handling of statistical products and other data materials is about protecting the statistical units against disclosure of information requiring confidentiality. This applies with respect to the surrounding world as well as Statistics Denmark’s employees., Rules to maintain data confidentiality are implemented in the data confidentiality policy with associated disclosure and statistical confidentiality guidelines as well as in the fixing of individual access rights to confidential information in Statistics Denmark., Data Confidentiality Policy at Statistics Denmark 2024 (pdf), Information security policy, Statistics Denmark's Information security policy 2026 (pdf), Privacy policy, In connection with your use of Statistics Denmark’s websites, we collect information about you. It is important to us that you feel safe using Statistics Denmark’s websites and for this purpose, we have prepared a Privacy policy., Privacy Policy, GDPR, In Statistics Denmark, we focus much attention on meeting the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Danish Data Protection Act, which supplements GDPR., Statistics Denmark’s compliance with GDPR (in Danish),  

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Documentation of statistics: Consumer Price Index

Contact info, Prices and Consumption, Economic Statistics , Martin Sædholm Nielsen , +45 24 49 72 81 , MNE@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Consumer Price Index 2026 , Previous versions, Consumer Price Index 2025, Consumer Price Index 2024, Consumer Price Index 2023, Consumer Price Index 2022, Consumer Price Index 2021, Consumer Price Index 2020, Consumer Price Index 2019, Consumer Price Index 2018, Consumer Price Index 2017, Consumer Price Index 2016, Consumer Price Index 2015, Consumer Price Index 2014, Documents associated with the documentation, Klassifikationskoder og beskriveler (pdf), Notat om forbruger-og nettoprisindekset i forbindelse med coronakrisen (pdf) (in Danish only), Vægtgrundlag 1991 til i dag (xlsx) (in Danish only), Vejledning til regulering med prisindeks (pdf) (in Danish only), Vægte 2021 og corona (pdf) (in Danish only), FPI-dokumentation - opdateret maj 2020 (pdf) (in Danish only), The purpose of the consumer price index is to measure the development of the prices charged to consumers for goods and services bought by private households in Denmark. The consumer price index has been calculated since 1914, but there are estimated figures for the development in consumer prices back to 1872. From January 1967 the index has been calculated on a monthly basis., Statistical presentation, The consumer price index shows the development of prices for goods and services bought by private households in Denmark. Thus, the index also covers foreign households' consumption expenditure in Denmark, but not Danish households' consumption expenditure abroad. The index shows the monthly changes in the costs of buying a fixed basket of goods, the composition of which is made up in accordance with the households' consumption of goods and services. The consumer price indices divided by group of households show the price development for different households. , The price indices for April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December 2020 and January, February, March, April, May and June 2021 are more uncertain than usual, as the non-response rate has been significantly larger than normal and some businesses have been shut down due to COVID-19., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, The consumer price index is calculated on the basis of 23,000 prices collected from approx. 1,600 shops, companies and institutions throughout Denmark. Most prices are by far collected monthly. The data material received is examined for errors, both by computer (using the so called HB-method) and manually. The different goods and services, which are included in the consumer price index, are first grouped according to approx. 500 elementary aggregates for which elementary aggregate indices are calculated. The elementary aggregate indices are weighted together into sub-indices that are in turn aggregated into the total consumer price index. In calculating a price index it is assumed that the baskets of goods that are compared are identical, also with respect to the quality of the goods. Mainly indirect quality adjustment methods are being applied in the consumer price index in connection with changes in the sample. , Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, The consumer price index is generally viewed as a reliable statistic based on the views of users., Important users are among others the Ministry of Finance, The Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Interior, The Danish Central Bank and private banks and other financial organizations., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, No calculation has been made of the uncertainty connected with sampling in the consumer price index as the sample is not randomly drawn, but the quality of the consumer price index is accessed to be high., In addition to the "general" uncertainty connected with sampling, there are a number of sources of potential bias in the consumer price index. One source is the consumers substitution between goods and shops and another source is changes in the sample (se chapter regarding "Non-sampling error")., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The consumer price index is published on the 10th or the first working day thereafter, following the month in which the data was collected. , The statistics are published without delay in relation to the scheduled date., The consumer price indices divided by group of households are published twice a year., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, The consumer price index is related to the European Union harmonized consumer price index (HICP) and to the index of net retail prices. From January 2001, the only difference between the national consumer price index and the HICP is the coverage of goods and services, as owner-occupied dwellings is only recorded in the consumer price index and not in the HICP. The consumer price index is also related to the index of net retail prices. The two indices comprise the same groups of goods and services and are calculated according to the same methodology. Consequently, the only difference between the two indices is the price concept used, as indirect taxes and VAT are subtracted in the index of net retail prices, and the weighting., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, These statistics are published monthly in a Danish press release and in the StatBank under , Consumer Price Index, ., Read more about accessibility and clarity

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Documentation of statistics: National Accounts: Annual

Contact info, National Accounts, Climate and Environment, Economic Statistics , Christina Just Brandstrup , +45 21 45 52 79 , CJB@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, National Accounts Annual 2024 , Previous versions, National Accounts 2023, National Accounts 2022, National Accounts 2021, National Accounts 2020, National Accounts 2019, National Accounts 2018, Annual national accounts, total economy 2017, Annual national accounts, total economy 2016, Annual national accounts, total economy 2015, Annual national accounts, total economy 2014, Annual national accounts, total economy 2013, The national accounts are a description of a country's economy and its development. It consists of a description of the economy as whole and the economic transactions between individuals, companies and institutions. The national accounts also include transactions between Denmark and abroad. The first Danish national accounts date back to the 1930's. Consistent time series of annual national accounts goes back to 1966, while quarterly national accounts are available as of first quarter 1990., Statistical presentation, The National Accounts provide an overview of the activities and developments in the Danish economy. The statistics include figures for economic aggregates such as gross domestic product (GDP), household consumption, government finances, investment, export and import, employment and wages, and profits and productivity in the various industries. In addition, there are figures for the many subdivisions that can illuminate different 'sections' throughout the Danish economy., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, Virtually all available economic statistics are applied as data sources when making the national accounts. When the first version for a given period is prepared, it takes place before all information about the period is available. Then the calculations are made on the basis of the structure of the latest final national accounts, which is projected with indicators from, for example, cyclical statistics. When new sources are ready, they are continuously incorporated into the national accounts according to a fixed rhythm. Three years after a given period, the national accounts are considered to be final., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, The National Accounts are relevant to anyone involved in economic matters ranging from the economic ministries use of the National Accounts in planning, analysis, forecasting and modeling purposes for industry organizations and other similar organizations, to the general interest in knowledge of the economy’s structure and development. The National Accounts division is evaluating feedback from users at an ongoing basis., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, The ability of the National Accounts to describe the economic reality accurately partly depends on the uncertainty associated with the sources and partly on the model assumptions underlying the calculation of the national accounts. Some parts can be calculated more accurately than others, as there is better access to source data. The first versions for a period's national accounts will be more uncertain than the final version, which comes after three years, as new sources are continuously revised., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The first version of the quarterly national accounts is published 50 days after the end of the quarter. In connection with the publication of the fourth quarter at the end of February, the first version of the annual national accounts is also published. Almost two and a half years after the end of the year, the final annual and quarterly national accounts are published in June. The national accounts are published in a timely manner., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, The national accounts are prepared in accordance with international guidelines and will therefore be comparable across countries. The current guidelines were implemented in 2014 and are used to revise the national accounts back to 1966. The national accounts reflect all parts of the economy, so most economic statistics contain figures that have their counterparts in the national accounts. However, be careful to compare figures from the national accounts with other economic statistics, as the transition is often complicated by different definitions and requirements for coverage. However, the national accounts are in full compliance with the balance of payments and government finance statistics., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, The National Accounts statistics are published in the StatBank under , Economy, and , National accounts, . The publications are accompanied by Danish press releases., Read more about accessibility and clarity

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Documentation of statistics: National Accounts, Financial Accounts

Contact info, Government Finances, Economic Statistics , Jesper Søgaard Dreesen , +45 51 64 92 61 , JSD@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, National Accounts, Financial Accounts 2025 , Previous versions, National Accounts, Financial Accounts 2024, National Accounts, Financial Accounts 2023, National Accounts, Financial Accounts 2022, National Accounts, Financial Accounts 2021, National Accounts, Financial Accounts 2020, Financial accounts 2018, Financial accounts 2017, Financial accounts 2016, Financial accounts 2015, Financial accounts 2014, Financial accounts 2013, Financial accounts are part of the national accounts system, which shows how the institutional sectors of the economy place / finance their net lending/net borrowing. Statistics Denmark published annual financial accounts for the first time in 2001, while the Danmarks Nationalbank (Danish Central Bank) published quarterly figures for the first time in 2004. From September 2020, the national and quarterly financial accounts of the national accounts is compiled in a collaboration between Danmarks Nationalbank and Statistics Denmark., Statistical presentation, Financial accounts are part of the national accounts system and consist of coherent definitions and classifications that show how the institutional sectors of the economy place / finance their net lending / net borrowing and how the net financial net worth are placed in financial instruments. Financial accounts are a quarterly and annual statistics and consist of the financial transaction account, the revaluation account, the account for other volume changes and respectively the opening and closing balances. Contact information for Danmarks Nationalbank can be found in Comments., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, Data is collected continuously throughout the year from many different sources. Then the data is processed in relation to the conceptual apparatus of the national accounts, where it may be necessary to contact the specific source with clarifying questions for the data. There may be a need to calculate estimates for the data that are not available at the time of publication. Once all sources have been obtained, some balancing is carried out to ensure the internal consistency that underpins the national accounts., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, The purpose of these statistics is to shed light on the wealth and debt of companies and households as well as the overall financial stability of society. Financial accounts are relevant to anyone dealing with socio-economic issues. It ranges from Danmarks Nationalbank, financial institutions, the economic ministries, interest groups and financial analysts. The press is particularly interested in the figures for the household sector., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, The ability of the national accounts' financial accounts to accurately describe the economic reality depends partly on the uncertainty associated with the sources and partly on the model assumptions on which the preparation is based. Some parts can be calculated more accurately than others, as there is better access to source data. The initial bids for a period's financial accounts will be more uncertain than the final version, which comes after two and a half years, as new sources are continuously revised when new sources become available., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The first version of the quarterly financial accounts is published 90 days after the end of the quarter. In connection with the publication of the 4th quarter at the end of March, the first version of the annual financial accounts will also be published. The final quarterly and annual financial accounts are issued two and a half years after the census period. The national accounts are published in time., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, The national accounts' financial accounts are prepared in accordance with international guidelines and are thus comparable across countries. The current guidelines were implemented in 2014. , As of September 2020, there is full comparability between the quarterly and annual financial accounts from 2017 onwards. , Danmarks Nationalbank has quarterly figures dating back to 2005, while Statistics Denmark has annual figures dating back to 1995. For the period before 2017, however, the two statistics do not match, which can primarily be attributed to different sources or methodological choices., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, The statistics are published in StatBank under the topics , Complete national accounts, and , National accounts by sector, as well as Danmarks Nationalbank's Statbank under the topic , Financial accounts, ., Read more about accessibility and clarity

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