European Conference on Administrative Simplification in Official Statistics, 2-3 December 2010, Ghent Ways of statistical data collection - the key element for flexible cooperation with data users Aija Žīgure, President Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia Ilze Skujeniece Director Business Statistics Department

European Conference on Administrative Simplification in Official Statistics, 2-3 December 2010, Ghent Content  Key factors that influence the development of data collection methods  Appropriate ways of data collection  Statistical data – accordingly to the aim of use  Obtaining of statistical data  Ways of obtaining data  The possible extra “price” for accelerated data  Conclusions

European Conference on Administrative Simplification in Official Statistics, 2-3 December 2010, Ghent Key factors that influence the development of data collection methods  The changeable world, changes in the economic situation  Priorities of the public interest  Challenges of the use of new technologies  The use of the creative research in the analysis of ways of data obtaining

European Conference on Administrative Simplification in Official Statistics, 2-3 December 2010, Ghent Appropriate ways of data collection Evaluation of the ways of data obtaining – an inseparable complex Inventory New or improved set of data ImplementationRecommendations Analysis

European Conference on Administrative Simplification in Official Statistics, 2-3 December 2010, Ghent Statistical data – accordingly to the aim of use  Long-term - data series, when data are obtained for years, and they allow to do research for the estimation of economic trends and projections  Provisional – data that characterize not only changes of phenomena in a shorter period of time, but also that are collected for the characterization of a concrete economic or social problem

European Conference on Administrative Simplification in Official Statistics, 2-3 December 2010, Ghent Obtaining of statistical data  Increasing demand for flash estimates using official statistics data  Comparison of data collection methods – advantages/disadvantages  Quality and timeliness of data  The possible extra “price” for accelerated data

European Conference on Administrative Simplification in Official Statistics, 2-3 December 2010, Ghent Ways of obtaining data Comparison of data collection methods – advantages/disadvantages  Questionnaires in a paper format  E-surveys (Internet)  CAPI and CATI  Administrative data  Use of the existing micro-data

European Conference on Administrative Simplification in Official Statistics, 2-3 December 2010, Ghent Ways of obtaining data (cont.)  Visits to enterprises  Extensible Business Reporting Language  Mirror statistics  Interviews

European Conference on Administrative Simplification in Official Statistics, 2-3 December 2010, Ghent Ways of obtaining data (cont.)

European Conference on Administrative Simplification in Official Statistics, 2-3 December 2010, Ghent Enterprises using Internet for interaction with public authorities (% of enterprises, excluding the financial sector, employing 10 persons or more)

European Conference on Administrative Simplification in Official Statistics, 2-3 December 2010, Ghent Purposes of Internet use in enterprises for interaction with public authorities; 2009 (% of enterprises, excluding the financial sector, employing 10 persons or more)

European Conference on Administrative Simplification in Official Statistics, 2-3 December 2010, Ghent Use of administrative data in Structural Business Statistics; 2006 and 2009 (% of economically active enterprises)

European Conference on Administrative Simplification in Official Statistics, 2-3 December 2010, Ghent The possible extra “price” for accelerated data  Limited time for data collection  Increasing use of estimated data  Increasing use of administrative and other external information  Growing necessity for data revisions  Unplanned use of resources

European Conference on Administrative Simplification in Official Statistics, 2-3 December 2010, Ghent Conclusions  Combining several ways of data obtaining and submission for one survey  For each group of respondents to work out own combination of ways of data submission  Use of administrative data more completely  Special surveys for a definite kind of activity or group  Short-term statistics should meet the most urgent needs for topical information in the changeable environment

European Conference on Administrative Simplification in Official Statistics, 2-3 December 2010, Ghent Thank you for your attention!