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| The Data: Coverage, Periodicity, and Timeliness | ||||||||||||
| Coverage characteristics | 5.1.1 Statistical presentation Datasets are published with different levels of detail. The time series are available to users on the INE website. | |||||||||||
| Periodicity | 4.1.1 Periodicity Monthly. | |||||||||||
| Timeliness | 4.1.2 Timeliness Second business day of the month following the reference month. | |||||||||||
| Access by the Public | ||||||||||||
| Advance dissemination of release calendar | 5.1.3 Advance release calendar The CPI release calendar for the whole year is posted on the INE website. Statistics are promptly disseminated at 2 p.m. on the dates specified in the calendar | |||||||||||
| Simultaneous release to all interested parties | 5.1.4 Simultaneous release Data are released simultaneously to all users by means of a press release "Indice de Precios al Consumo" and a monthly publication "Cifras". At the same time, they are posted on the INE website (http://www.ine.gub.uy), and are disseminated to the banking system via an interbank computer network, and published in the Diario Oficial de la República (Official Gazette). | |||||||||||
| 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 National Statistics Institute (INE) The National Statistics System (NSS) is governed by Law 16 616, of “Article 1 – The National Statistics System is hereby created, which shall comprise the National Institute of Statistics and the statistics offices of the Executive, Legislative, and Judiciary Branches; Court of Administrative Litigation, Electoral Court, Audit Office, Autonomous Agencies, Decentralized Agencies, and Departmental Governments.” “Article 4 – The National Statistics Institute (INE) is the governing body of the National Statistics System. Pursuant to the regulatory centralization principle and the technical independence on matters within its jurisdiction, the INE shall issue regulations on statistical concepts, definitions, classifications, and methodologies, which shall be adopted by the statistics offices comprising the National Statistics System, with due regard to the constitutional and legal order. Pursuant to the operational decentralization principle, statistical production shall be assigned to each statistics office according to their corresponding areas of expertise.” 0.1.2 Data sharing and coordination among data producing agencies National Statistics Institute (INE)
“Article 2 – It shall discipline the planning, preparation and dissemination of statistics gathered by the public agencies comprising the NSS to ensure that those agencies will comply with integration, coordination, rationality and accuracy criteria.” “Article 19 – Upon request, each Statistics Office comprising the National Statistics System must provide to other Statistics Office within the System the microdata received for statistical purposes, duly identified as such, provided that the following criteria are met:
Should the data request be denied, the National Institute of Statistics shall judge the validity of the grounds for denial.”
0.1.3 Confidentiality of individual reporters' data National Statistics Institute (INE) Law 16 616, of INE officials must comply with statistical secrecy requirements. Access to survey data is limited to personnel directly involved in this work and their superiors. “Article 3 – ....Statistical secrecy requires that individual data provided by data sources should be treated with strict confidentiality to ensure that the identity of those sources will not be disclosed...” “Article 16 – Individual data provided for statistical purposes shall not be used for any other purposes, not even at the express request of the respondent.” “Article 17 – Individual data provided by data sources to the National Statistics System are covered by statistical secrecy. The statistical secrecy duty applies both to the agencies and their employees, as well as to third parties that become aware of the data covered by statistical secrecy. The statistical secrecy duty does not apply to such general data as corporate name, domicile, economic sector, and size, provided by taxpayers, enterprises, or establishments involved in for-profit or not-for profit economic activities. However, data not covered by statistical secrecy shall not be identified or requested in such a way as to permit the uncovering of data whose confidentiality is legally protected.” “Article 18 – The Offices comprising the National Statistics System may disclose only:
“Article 30 – Failure to maintain statistical secrecy, or the use of individual data for one’s own or somebody else’s benefit, constitute a criminal offense as defined by article 301 of the Criminal Code ("Disclosure of confidential documents”), without prejudice to relevant civil redress.” When the small size of the sample or of the overall group prevents the disclosure of data at a certain level because of the statistical secrecy rule, this is indicated by an “(s)”. Data that cannot be reported are included in the computation of more aggregated levels; however, if data can be derived through other means (e.g., using weights), no other data is reported at the same disaggregation level.0.1.4 Ensuring statistical reporting National Statistics Institute (INE) Law 16 616, of “Article 14 – All natural or legal persons, nongovernmental public entities, and public sector agencies must provide the data requested for statistical purposes by the members of the National Statistics System, within the timeframe specified”. “Article 15 – The data reported by the data sources shall be objectively verifiable (article 30). In order to meet this criterion, the reporting agency shall, whenever so requested by a Statistics Office from the National Statistics System, submit supporting documentation or electronic data.” Work has been initiated to address the overloading issue, with an attempt not to resend data requests that can be used in two surveys; instead, only one request is made and the data are sent to two databases. 0.2.1 Staff, facilities, computing resources, and financing National Statistics Institute (INE) The current number and skill level of staff is adequate to meet the existing workload. Given the reliance on contractual staff, turnover is higher than desired, and wages are not adequate. Work is under way to solve both issues. A restructuring process has been initiated to improve compensation, job security, and enable the performance of new tasks. Computer hardware, software, and related support meet survey requirements. Facilities are broadly adequate. Survey work does not involve managing financial resources. Price index: Consumer prices The INE’s physical infrastructure in the CPI area (lighting, heating, phone lines, furniture) is deficient.0.2.2 Ensuring efficient use of resources National Statistics Institute (INE) Staff performance is assessed annually. Based on an assessment of processing costs, an electronic survey was implemented with a view to reducing material and personnel costs by discontinuing the use of paper surveys. E-mail forms were introduced in 2007 for convenience and improved efficiency. New technologies will be implemented to enable savings on paper and reduce the number of staff needed to perform each task. Electronic data collection will allow the work to focus on data analysis instead of data entry. A coordinated effort is being made with other public agencies to take advantage of their administrative records to update the RPAE [Permanent Register of Economic Activities]. Outside expert assistance is sought as needed.0.3.1 Monitoring user requirements National Statistics Institute (INE) The release calendar of all indicators, which are disclosed at 2 p.m., is posted on the INE website, which also lists an e-mail address for users to voice their concerns or request information. In 2006, the INE held meetings with the main users of its statistics to gather their views as an input to the formulation of the National Statistical Plan. The INE regularly participates in statistical meetings and seminars organized by international and regional organizations and by professional organizations. Users’ concerns are noted and addressed to the extent possible.0.4.1 Quality policy National Statistics Institute (INE) In view of the importance of quality management, talks on this issue were given to interested staff in 2007.0.4.2 Quality monitoring National Statistics Institute (INE) Quality controls are applied with a view to controlling the number and quality of nonreporting companies, and this serves as a basis for evaluating the quality of the index. The determinants of changes in the index are detected and analyzed, in order to uncover any inconsistencies. Periodicity, timeliness, accessibility, completeness, and transparency are the main total quality principles complied with.0.4.3 Quality planning National Statistics Institute (INE) Although there is no review calendar, data have been reviewed through continued procedures to monitor the weights and the methodology. Reviews are made public whenever they are carried out. In addition, 1.1.1 Impartiality of statistics National Statistics Institute (INE) It is recognized that professional independence is necessary and that technical autonomy is essential to the credibility of statistical outputs. Staff capacity building is promoted in the INE through access to internal and external training and seminars, as well as through attendance in international workshops and seminars (e.g., the International and Ibero-American Foundation of Public Administration and Policies (FIIAPP)) Law 16 616 addresses the general need for the professional independence of the INE. “Article 3 – The organizations comprising the National Statistics System shall fulfill in an objective fashion the purposes they have been created for, in full accordance with the law, and shall adhere to the following general principles: statistical secrecy, relevance, transparency, strictness, technical autonomy, comparability, efficiency, regulatory centralization, operating decentralization, legal objectivity, and sound decision-making. … Technical autonomy refers to conducting statistical activities with independence and objectivity, based exclusively on statistical principles …”1.1.2 Selection of sources, methodology, and modes of dissemination National Statistics Institute (INE) The selection of variables to be surveyed, the collection and processing of data, and the dissemination of indicators are based on statistical considerations.1.1.3 Commenting on erroneous interpretation and misuse of statistics National Statistics Institute (INE) The INE seeks to prevent misinterpretation by disseminating explanatory reports along with the indicators it produces.1.2.1 Disclosure of terms and conditions for statistical collection, processing, and dissemination National Statistics Institute (INE) The full text of Law 16 616, the survey methodology, and the release calendar of all indices, as well as a contact telephone number and e-mail address, are available on the INE website http://www.ine.gub.uy. When accessing electronic surveys, the user is presented with the main articles of the Law referring to statistical secrecy and the requirement to comply with it, as well as to the reporting requirement and the penalties applied in case of misreporting. This information is also included in the surveys sent to enterprises by e-mail. Law 16 616 requires the provision of information on the criteria and methodologies adopted. “Article 22 – All entities, whether public or private, have the right to receive the data produced by the National Statistics System, as well as information on classifications, criteria, definitions and methodology adopted in producing such data. (Transparency Principle, Article 3)”. 1.3.1 Guidelines for staff behavior National Statistics Institute (INE) Every person working at or for the INE is aware of the statistical secrecy requirement and must comply with it at all times. Law 16 616 stipulates sanctions for noncompliance. “Article 30 – Failure to maintain statistical secrecy, or the use of individual data for one’s own or somebody else’s benefit, constitute a criminal offense as defined by article 301 of the Criminal Code ("Disclosure of confidential documents”), without prejudice to relevant civil redress.” | |||||||||||
| Identification of internal government access to data before release | 1.2.2 Internal governmental access to statistics prior to release National Statistics Institute (INE) Data are disseminated to the public as well as the authorities on the same day, with a lag of only a few hours. | |||||||||||
| Identification of ministerial commentary on the occasion of statistical releases | 1.2.3 Attribution of statistical products National Statistics Institute (INE) Data are disseminated through the INE website and are clearly associated with the relevant survey; the INE is responsible for the all information contained therein as well as for its production. Reports prepared by the INE are identified by a logo placed on the title page, and the names of the authors and staff in charge are listed in the case of methodological reports. | |||||||||||
| Provision of information about revision and advance notice of major changes in methodology | 4.3.1 Revision schedule Data are final and not subject to revision.1.2.4 Advance notice of major changes in methodology, source data, and statistical techniques. National Statistics Institute (INE) The methodology is published before the data to the extent possible. When this is not feasible, an attempt is made to shorten the lag between the publication of the data and the methodology. | |||||||||||
| 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 The methodology is published in "Metodología: Indice de Precios del Consumo. Base marzo de 1997=100" (Methodology: Consumer Price Index. Base March 1997= 100), INE, July 1998.(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 | 4.2.1 Internal consistency The statistical series are internally consistent.4.2.2 Temporal consistency "Cifras" publishes monthly data for the reference year and for the three previous years.
INE's website disseminates "Cifras" and monthly time series data since March 1997 with similar breakdowns of those published in "Cifras".
INE's database, which can be accessed through the Internet, disseminates monthly time series as follows: (1) by major CPI groups since 1985; and (2) the general index since July 1937. | |||||||||||
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