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Eurostat Tim Allen Head of Communication Eurostat

We provide high quality statistics for Europe . . . making a difference in the ocean of information Eurostat

What is Eurostat? • Part of the European Commission - Commissioner Marianne Thyssen • The statistical office of the European Union • The central institution of the European Statistical System Eurostat

The European Statistical System (ESS) A partnership of Eurostat, all National Statistical Institutes and other national authorities Eurostat

How does this partnership work? • ESS: • Harmonisation of methodologies, concepts and classifications • National statistical offices: • Collection of data • Eurostat: • Consolidation the data • Production of European aggregates • Publication Eurostat

European statistics are comparable National statistics European statistics Eurostat

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Importance of comparable statistics Comparisons between Member States, Regions. . . Population density Eurostat

Importance of comparable statistics Preparation and evaluation of policies, democratic control Education Employment Europe 2020 Poverty R&D Climate & Energy Eurostat

Importance of comparable statistics Automation of decisions Regional GDP per capita: Structural Funds Eurostat

EU policies and their statistics • Almost all EU policies draw heavily on official statistics • • • Internal Market and Competition policy General (macro-) economic policy Social (employment) and regional policy External relations and trade policy Budgetary policy Humanitarian aid and development policy Enlargement and neighbourhood policy Sectoral policies: agriculture, transport, energy, . . . Specific policies: R&D, health, justice home affairs, culture, education. . . Eurostat

EU policies and their statistics The ten Commission Priorities 2014 -2019 Jobs, Growth and Investment Europe 2020 indicators, national accounts, labour market, R&D Digital Single Market e-commerce, ICT Energy Union renewable energies, energy consumption and savings Internal market enterprises, production and trade A Deeper and Fairer Economic and Monetary Union prices, social protection EU-US Free Trade Agreement trade, foreign investments Justice and Fundamental Rights gender equality, security of persons Migration asylum, legal migration, migrants integration A Stronger Global Actor enlargement and neighbourhood policy Democratic Change Eurostat data freely available And all sectoral policies: agriculture, health, culture, education… Eurostat

STATISTICS EVERY DAY LIFE EU POLICIES Eurostat

Statistics are used everywhere … • To define and evaluate policies and strategies - Decision makers and businesses • To analyse the world - Media, analysts, universities • To comment reality - Citizens • As an instrument for democratic control - Media, associations, civil society … • … Eurostat

European Statistics Code of Practice • 15 principles on institutional environment, production & dissemination • Peer review of the Code Eurostat

15 principles: Professional independence Mandate for data collection Adequacy of resources Commitment to quality Statistical confidentiality Impartiality and objectivity Sound methodology Appropriate statistical procedures Non-excessive burden on respondents Cost effectiveness Relevance Accuracy and reliability Timeliness and punctuality Coherence and comparability Accessibility and clarity Eurostat

Eurostatistics • Geographical coverage - Aggregates for the EU and the euro area - 28 Member States - If possible, EFTA and candidate countries • Topics - 8 + 1 statistical themes - Over 4 600 tables - Over 1. 2 billion figures Eurostat

Statistical themes Economy and finance • • GDP Government deficit and debt Prices and inflation Balance of payments Population and social conditions • Demography • Migration and asylum • Labour market: employment and unemployment • Living conditions and quality of life • Health and education Industry, trade and services Including tourism and ICT Agriculture • • • Eurostat Production Forestry and fisheries Agro-environmental indicators

International trade in goods Exports, imports, balance Environment and energy Transport Rail road, maritime, air transport • • Science and technology C 02 emissions Renewable energies Energy production and consumption Electricity and gas prices Regional statistics • Research and development • Innovative enterprises • Intellectual property • NUTS classification • Degree of urbanisation • Cities Eurostat

News Releases • 250 per year • 150 €-indicators • 100 others • English, French, German • EU, EA, Member States • If possible Candidates, EFTA… Eurostat

€-indicators • Monthly Flash inflation Inflation (HICP) Balance of payments Unemployment International trade Industrial production Industrial producer prices Construction production Retail trade • Quarterly GDP (2*flash, 2 nd) House prices Employment Labour market flows Labour cost Job vacancies Quarterly sectoral accounts (Household/Business 1 st release, 2 nd release) Government debt Government deficit • Annual Public deficit & debt Eurostat

Other News Releases • The latest analyses and data on a range of topics • Energy • Labour market • Transport. . . Eurostat

Annual release calendar €-Indicators only (Other releases next year) Weekly calendar Also available as internet calendar Eurostat

Twitter – 85 000 Followers Eurostat

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Eurostat website: ec. europa. eu/eurostat Eurostat

Statistics Explained Eurostat

Interactive tools Economic Trends Country profiles Regional Statistics Illustrated Eurostat

Mobile apps Country profiles My Region EU Economy Eurostat quiz Available for i. Phone, i. Pad and Android Eurostat

Eurostat online database Eurostat

Publications Eurostat

New digital publication Eurostat

Some things we don't do. . . • Economic and political comments (Spokesperson’s Service) • Public Opinion - Eurobarometer (DG Comm) • Economic forecasts (DG Ecfin) • Business/consumer confidence (DG Ecfin) • EU budget figures (DG Budget, DG Regio) • Tax rates (DG Taxud) Eurostat

Copyright Free re-use of: • • Statistical data Metadata Content of web pages Dissemination tools provided that: • The source is indicated as Eurostat • Modifications to data or text are clearly stated to end users For exceptions and more information: http: //ec. europa. eu/eurostat/about/our-partners/copyright) Eurostat

Eurostat Institutional Support • Dedicated service for staff of EU Institutions, International Organisations (UN, OECD, etc. ), Central Banks and National Statistical Offices • Requests are dealt with as rapidly as possible • eurostat-institutional-support@ec. europa. eu • Tel: (+352) 4301 35555 Eurostat

User support Eurostat

Eurostat and the ESS: Tomorrow Eurostat

Challenges and opportunities facing the ESS • Ever-increasing demand for high quality statistics • Growing need to measure cross-cutting and complex phenomena, such as globalisation or sustainable development • Demand to reduce the burden of data collection • Cuts in resources • The data revolution: new opportunities but also increased competitive pressure Eurostat

Responding to the challenges: Vision 2020 5 Key areas: • Users • Quality • New data sources • Statistical processes • Dissemination Eurostat