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Production index
Last Posted: Oct-3-2007
Last Certified: Dec-30-2008
Last Updated: Jul-28-2006

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Ms. Pernille Møller Pedersen,
Statistics Denmark,
Sejrøgade 11,
DK-2100 København Ø, Denmark
 Phone :45 39173561
 Fax :45 39173999
 Email :pmp@dst.dk 

Dissemination Formats
Summary Methodology

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The Data: Coverage, Periodicity, and Timeliness
Coverage characteristics

5.1.1 Statistical presentation

The "Industristatistik (Statistiske Efterretninger)" publishes monthly data and in addition to the total index, also publishes indices for 30 subgroups of ISIC Rev.3/NACE Rev.1. This publication is only in Danish and can be obtained upon request from the contact person, for a fee.

The Internet website (http://www.dst.dk) disseminates detailed data on production index, showing monthly indices for manufacturing industries, including shipbuilding and for manufacturing industries, excluding shipbuilding respectively. 

Data are published in both original and seasonally adjusted form.

Periodicity

4.1.1 Periodicity

Monthly.

Timeliness

4.1.2 Timeliness

6 weeks after the end of the reference month.

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.

Production index

The production index is included in EU Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 of 19 May 1998 concerning short term statistics.

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

The data in the press release are preliminary and subject to revision, due to changes in the underlying data. After three months the data become final and are published in "Industristatistik (Statistiske Efterretninger)".

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

A brief description of methodology and data sources is contained in the January issue of the monthly bulletin 'Statistikservice', which is available from the contact person on request. (The bulletin is also available in English.)

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

4.2.2 Temporal consistency

The monthly production index was established in 1974. The present industrial classification was originally introduced in 1994 (Danish Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities, DB03, www.dst.dk/db03-en, NACE Revision 1). Coherent retrospective series in the classification are available back to 1985. The base year is 2000.

Data Category Notes: The data for the month of July are released with the data of August due to the summer vacation in the industrial sector.
 
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