| The Data: Coverage, Periodicity, and Timeliness |
| Coverage characteristics | 5.1.1 Statistical presentation
- Two versions of the CPI are disseminated in Luxembourg: the national consumer price index (NICP) and, as in other European Union countries, the harmonized consumer price index (HICP). The NICP described here differs from the HICP by the only fact that it does not take into account the consumption of non-residents on the national territory.
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| Periodicity | 4.1.1 Periodicity
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| Timeliness | 4.1.2 Timeliness
- The monthly HICP (as well as the NICP) indices are published generally between the second and the ninth day of the month following the reference month, after a special index committee (“Commission de l’indice des prix à la consommation”) has officially agreed on the results.
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| Access by the Public |
Advance dissemination of
release calendar | 5.1.3 Advance release calendar
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Simultaneous release to all
interested parties | 5.1.4 Simultaneous release
- The data are simultaneously made available to all interested parties on the scheduled day of release on the Statistical Portal of Luxembourg (website in French) under the following section (“Serie A1” for the NICP and “Serie A1 bis” for the HICP).
- The data are also published as hardcopy in STATEC Luxembourg and available on request
- Indicateurs rapides - Série A1 Indice des prix à la consommation national (IPCN); and
- Indicateurs rapides - Série A1bis Indice des prix à la consommation harmonisé (IPCH) as soon as technically possible.
Please refer to the Dissemination Formats Page for details on how to obtain these publications. |
| 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 STATEC
Article 1 of the Law of 9 July 1962 establishes that STATEC is entitled to collect statistical documentation of any collective interest pertaining to the structure and the activity of the country, to establish economic accounts and balance sheets, be those global or sectoral, and to compile a general documentation on statistical definitions and methods.
Data produced by STATEC are disseminated as a service to the public. 0.1.3 Confidentiality of individual reporters' data STATEC Article 7 also states that the information gathered by STATEC can only be used for statistical purposes. Any other administrative or fiscal use is forbidden. Individual information can in no case be disclosed to third parties. STATEC officials and representatives entitled to collect information or to collaborate in statistical duties are personally liable for the strict observation of the confidentiality rules, which is also enforced by the penal code.
0.1.4 Ensuring statistical reporting STATEC Article 7 of the Law of 9 July 1962 states that all public administration as well as individuals and legal entities are required to supply the requested statistical information. This requirement is backed by the right of investigation of STATEC's agents. Refusal to furnish information within a predetermined delayor the provision of false information is punishable by fine. 1.1.1 Impartiality of statistics STATEC STATEC is fully independent as far as its statistical operations are concerned, in particular with respect to methodology and publications. Although under the authority of the Minister of the Economy, STATEC operates autonomously with respect to professional and scientific standards. Independence was granted by:
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Statistical Law of 9 July 1962 establishing STATEC (Loi du 9 juillet 1962 portant institution d'un service central de la statistique et des études économiques), modified by the Law of 22 April 1967 (loi du 22 avril 1967 modifiant la loi du 9 juillet 1962), and by the Law of 14 July 1971 (Loi du 14 juillet 1971 portant réorganisation du Service central de la statistique et des études économiques).
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Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 of 17 February 1997 on Community Statistics (OJ No L52, 22.2.1997). 1.1.2 Selection of sources, methodology, and modes of dissemination STATEC STATEC is a member of the European Statistical System, which comprises Eurostat and the National Statistical Institutes (NSI's), ministries, agencies and central banks that collect official statistics in EU Member States, Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein. As such, several European regulations govern the terms and conditions under which STATEC has to produce data. Some examples are:
- Council Regulation (EURATOM, EEC) No 1588/90 of 11 June 1990 on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities (OJ No L151, 15.6.1990).
- Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 of 17 February 1997 on Community Statistics (OJ No L52, 22.2.1997).
1.2.1 Disclosure of terms and conditions for statistical collection, processing, and dissemination STATEC All legal acts were published in French on the Mémorial A - Journal official du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg and a coordinated text was published, also in French, as a Regulation on 25 October 1995. The coordinated text is available at http://www.statec.public.lu/fr/statec/missions/loistatec.pdf |
Identification of internal
government access to data
before release | 1.2.2 Internal governmental access to statistics prior to release
- Some government officials have access to the data prior to their simultaneous release to all interested parties.
- A special Index Committee, called Commission de l’indice des prix à la consummation, meets monthly at STATEC. It comprises the principal social partners (labour unions and employers’ federations), one representative from the Ministry of Economy, experts and one member of the Central bank of Luxembourg (Banque centrale du Luxembourg) as observer. The task of this committee is to issue opinions on all problems relating to the national consumer price index and to officially validate the monthly figures. Every month, it examines retail prices recorded and indices constituting the index and gives an opinion. The members of the Index Committee receive all data 3 to 4 days before the meeting, which is immediately prior to the dissemination of the monthly figures.
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Identification of ministerial
commentary on the occasion of
statistical releases | 1.2.3 Attribution of statistical products STATEC There is no ministerial comment on the occasion of the release of the data. |
Provision of information
about revision and advance
notice of major changes in
methodology | 4.3.1 Revision schedule
- Figures are final when first released and are not subject to revisions. Corrections are made exceptionally when errors have subsequently been ascertained in the calculations.
4.3.2 Identification of preliminary and/or revised data
- The provisional, revised or final nature of the data is not indicated in the publication at the time of release.
1.2.4 Advance notice of major changes in methodology, source data, and statistical techniques.
- Revisions in methodology are announced to the public, usually with the publication of the figures.
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| 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 methodological description is available in the Annuaire Statistique du Luxembourg, which can be obtained upon request (against payment) to the above mentioned contact person. Because the methods used for producing the HICP and the NICP are identical, methodological notes concerning the HICP are not published while for the NICP a methodological description is published in:
- Bulletin du Statec No 2/2003 : Indice des prix à la consommation – Développements méthodologiques de 1990 à 2003, available for free in French on the statistical portal
- The consumer price index data are produced according to the methodology specified in:
1. Council Regulation (EC) No 2494/95 of 23 October 1995 concerning harmonized indices of consumer prices and subsequent Council / Commission regulations laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation No 2494/95.
2. Règlement grand-ducal du 20 décembre 1999 concernant l’établissement de l’indice des prix à la consommation.
3. CPI Manual 2004 - Consumer Price Index Manual: Theory and Practice 2004 (ILO, IMF, OECD, Eurostat, United Nations, and the World Bank)
(See also summary methodology)
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Dissemination of component
detail, reconciliations with
related data, and statistical
frameworks that support
statistical cross-checks
and provide assurance of
reasonableness | 4.2.1 Internal consistency
- Components underlying aggregate series are published in "STATEC Luxembourg: Indicateurs rapides - Série A1 Indice des prix à la consommation national (IPCN) and Indicateurs rapides - Série A1bis Indice des prix à la consommation harmonisé (IPCH).
4.2.2 Temporal consistency
- Historical data, going backwards to 1948, are published in the Annuaire Statistique du Luxembourg. Please refer to the Dissemination Formats Page for details on how to obtain these data.
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