1. The Nordic Statistical Yearbook Dissemination of Nordic Statistics for more than 50 years By/Klaus Munch Haagensen, editor of the Nordic Statistical Yearbook

2. 1962–2012 2

3.  Comparable national statistics  Relevant to Nordic co-operation  Relevant for an international audience  Easy to understand The aim 3

4. The book back then

5. The book now 5

6.  http://www.dst.dk/norddb/heal18 The book now 6

7. The database, the book and the web today The database  Free access via the web  Contains time series from 1990 and onward  Covers more subjects than the book  Definitions and glossary  Data can be downloaded in many different formats

8. The database, the book and the web today The book  Free access as a pdf file  Simple tables and diagrams in colour  Links to tables (matrices)  Descriptive texts and explanations  Did you know that…  Maps, pictures, international comparisons

9. The database, the book and the web today  The Nordic countries in figures  Ad hoc statistics

10.  Description  Background – or general information  Nordic characteristics  General developments and/or policies  Comments on trends  Simple graphs and tables  Only a few variables in the tables and graphs  Short headlines The basic principles 10

11.  Climate by reporting country and places, time and temperature by time, temperature and reporting country and place  Temperatures in the Nordic countries  Climate in the Nordic countries by time, temperature and location Short titles? 11

12.  No printed version of the book  Printed ”teasers” like the Nordic countries in figures  New database on www.norden.org  Dynamic diagrams/graphs/tables placed in relevant spots on norden.org 2014 and onwards 12

13.  Explanations and descriptive texts on the web page  Direct links to the database  More international comparisons  Some type of (smart) print option  More ”press releases” 2014 and onwards 13

14. The new database 14 norden.statbank Statistikbanken

15. The new database

16. The matrices 16

17. 17 The indicator shows the share of taxes with a primary environmental goal as a share of total tax revenues. Environmental taxes are split into taxes on transport, energy taxes and taxes on pollution and resources. Graphs from the new database Denmark – Environmental taxes as share of total taxes

18.  Environmental taxes have shown a declining tendency from year 2000 till today in Denmark, Iceland and the EU27. In Sweden and Finland there has been a modest rise.  Environmental taxes in the Nordic countries range from 5.4 per cent of the tax revenue in Iceland to 8.5 in Denmark.  In all the countries taxes on energy have the highest share of environmental taxes, with taxes on transport coming second and taxes on pollution and resources only accounting for a minimal share of total taxes. However, taxes on transport are still substantial in Denmark and Finland. Comments on the figures 18

19. Thanks for listening! 19 Contact information: nordisk@dst.dknordisk@dst.dk Klaus Munch Haagensen: kmh@dst.dkkmh@dst.dk