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Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board Special Data Dissemination Standard (AS PROVIDED TO THE IMF BY THE RESPECTIVE COUNTRY)   Denmark General government or public sector operations Last Posted: May-15-2008 Last Certified: Dec-30-2008 Last Updated: Jul-28-2006 Contact Person(s)          Printer Friendly Page   Mr. Martin Rune Rasmussen, Statistics Denmark, Sejrøgade 11, DK-2100 København Ø, Denmark   Phone : 45 3 917 3529   Fax : 45 3 917 3999   Email : mra@dst.dk  Dissemination Formats Summary Methodology Access National Summary Data Page Cross-country comparisons: access the DSBB metadata query facility

The Data: Coverage, Periodicity, and Timeliness
Coverage characteristics	5.1.1 Statistical presentation Data, in Danish Kroner, cover central and local governments, municipalities, and social security funds. Data are based on central government accounts data, local government accounts data, and accounts data for the social security funds. Component details, for all levels of the government sector, comprise consumption, transfers to households, current outlays, investments, capital outlays, tax revenue, capital revenue, current revenue and therefore deficit/surplus on current accounts and overall deficit/ surplus for all levels of the government sector. As regards financing, information on the general government's asset-side (all figures can be broken down by sub sector level) is issued on a quarterly basis (in another publication with figures on the general government's debt).
Periodicity	4.1.1 Periodicity Data for general government operations are compiled annually and quarterly for financing.
Timeliness	4.1.2 Timeliness No later than 6 months after the end of the reference year for general government operations and one quarter for data on financing.
Access by the Public
Advance dissemination of release calendar	5.1.3 Advance release calendar Statistics Denmark disseminates a quarter-ahead advance release calendar that gives approximate release dates on the DSBB and it is available in Danish on Statistics Denmark's home page (www.dst.dk). The precise release dates are disseminated at the end of the week prior to the release of the data in "Nyt fra Danmarks Statistik", in Danish and English. A regular notice to this effect is published in the "Nyt fra Danmarks Statistik" ("News from Statistics Denmark").
Simultaneous release to all interested parties	5.1.4 Simultaneous release Data are released to all interested parties at 9:30 a.m. CET, by issuing the news release "Nyt fra Danmarks Statistik" at www.dst.dk and at www.statbank.dk. Embargo procedures are stated in the working plan for statistics Denmark. All interested parties can obtain a copy or fax of the News Release on request.
Integrity
Dissemination of terms and conditions under which official statistics are produced, including those relating to the confidentiality of individually identifiable information	0.1.1 Responsibility for collecting, processing, and disseminating statistics Statistics Denmark All statistics are collected and published according to the "Act on Statistics Denmark" §6 (LBK nr. 15 af 12 januar 1972 and changed by Act nr. 386 of 13 June 1990 and Act nr.1025 af 19 December 1992) and the "Act on the Compilation of Index of Net Retail Prices" of February 3, 1999. 0.1.3 Confidentiality of individual reporters' data Statistics Denmark According to the "Public Authorities' Registers Act" (LBK nr. 621 by 2 Oktober 1987, and changed by § 11 by Act nr. 192 of 29 March 1989 and Act nr. 346 of June 1991 and Act nr. 654 of 20 September 1991), data attributable to identifiable individuals (or enterprises) shall not be passed on. 1.1.1 Impartiality of statistics Statistics Denmark The "Act on Statistics Denmark" specifies that Statistics Denmark is an independent institution governed by a Board of Governors, of which the chairman is the Director General of Statistics Denmark. The Board consists of 6 persons who all have insight into social and economic conditions. 1.1.2 Selection of sources, methodology, and modes of dissemination Statistics Denmark The Board makes decisions of major financial significance, on the nature of information to be collected and also on the working plans of Statistics Denmark. 1.2.1 Disclosure of terms and conditions for statistical collection, processing, and dissemination Statistics Denmark The "Act on Statistics Denmark" is disseminated on http://www.dst.dk/HomeUK/About/code.aspx and http://www.retsinfo.dk (NR=654 + AR=1991), in Danish.
Identification of internal government access to data before release	1.2.2 Internal governmental access to statistics prior to release Statistics Denmark There is no internal government access to data before release.
Identification of ministerial commentary on the occasion of statistical releases	1.2.3 Attribution of statistical products Statistics Denmark No ministerial commentary is attached to the release of the data.
Provision of information about revision and advance notice of major changes in methodology	4.3.1 Revision schedule Data are provisional and are usually revised five times during the next several years. Data become final 35 months after the end of the reference period. 1.2.4 Advance notice of major changes in methodology, source data, and statistical techniques. Major changes in methodology occur only rarely. The public are informed of major change of methodology at the time the changes are introduced.
Quality
Dissemination of documentation on methodology and sources used in preparing statistics	5.2.1 Dissemination of documentation on concepts, scope, classifications, basis of recording, data sources, and statistical techniques Methodology notes are included in the news release. The statistical types of cross-checks that have been performed on data are also described regularly in these releases. The methodology is described in ”Declaration of Content” which can be found at www.dst.dk/documentation. (See also summary methodology)
Dissemination of component detail, reconciliations with related data, and statistical frameworks that support statistical cross-checks and provide assurance of reasonableness	5.1.2 Dissemination media and format The main source of information is Statistiske Efterretninger: Offentlige finanser (Government Finances). Data are published on a disaggregated level in the news bulletins which are available upon request from the contact person.
Footnotes Last posted: Date IMF staff last posted an update to these metadata on the DSBB. Last certified: Date subscriber last officially certified the accuracy of these metadata. Last updated: Date subscriber last submitted an update of these metadata to the IMF.