1. Welcome to the Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia! Meeting with the Members of Estonian Business Chamber 14/05/2008

2. Statistics of Latvia 2008 The Central Statistical Bureau coordinates: the flow of all statistical information on the state level mutual harmonization of statistical indicators to be included in state registers and other information systems activities of ministries and other central and local institutions in the field of statistics

3. Data Collections and Processing Centres i Ventspils rajons i Talsu rajons RĪGA ℂ Kuldīgas rajons i Liepājas rajons i Tukuma rajons ℂ Rīgas rajons i Limbažu rajons Valmieras Rajons ℂ i Valkas rajons i Bauskas rajons i Aizkraukles rajons i Jēkabpils rajons i Krāslavas rajons i Ludzas rajons ℂ Preiļu rajons i Madonas rajons i Gulbenes rajons i Alūksnes rajons i Balvu rajons i Rēzeknes rajons i Jelgavas rajons i Daugavpils rajons Statistics of Latvia 2008

4. The existing levels of organisation of the CSB central office Department Indepemdent division 1 st level 2 st level Section Group Conventional level Statistics of Latvia 2008

5. Organisational structure PRESIDENT Vice President Social statistics Department Business statistics Department Agricultural and environment statistics Department Information, publishing and printing Department President's office Legal Division Mathematical support Division Statistical Methodology and Organization Division Price statistics Department Internal Audit Division Personnel management Division EU affairs coordination Division Macroeconomic statistics Department Department of Statistical Scientifical Research Informatics Department Administrative Department Data Collection and Processing Centres Statistics of Latvia 2008

6. Distribution of resources Thsd LsPlan 2002200320042005200620072008 Subsidy from general income 2 1142 1502 4043 2554 5708 4058 838 Foreign financial aid in the revenue of the institution 6101 073534931870360623 Revenue from market services and other own revenue 11711513723514595192 Statistics of Latvia 2008

7. Distribution of resources (thsd Ls) Statistics of Latvia 2008

8. Expenditure structure thsd LsPlan 2002200320042005200620072008 Capital expenditures 23280214203387317533 Goods and services 6181 4457591 1831 0542 3042 055 Wages andsalaries 1 4041 3541 4251 9342 9196 0036 772 Statistics of Latvia 2008

9. Expenditure structure (thsd Ls) Statistics of Latvia 2008

10. The number of employees in May 2008 The CSB has 632 positions, which are divided by statue  civil servants - 249  contracted employees – 383, of which interviewers -71 24 employees perform functions of technical personnel and 11 employees are engaged for the time of implementing foreign projects About 26% of employees work in regions Statistics of Latvia 2008

11. The National Programme of Statistical Information includes all official statistical information and it formulates:  contents of the statistical information  data source  periodicity  the method of obtaining aggregated data  available aggregates of statistical data production Statistics of Latvia 2008

12. Process of working out the National Programme of Statistical Information The following steps (rounds): preliminary inquiry on the possible changes, additions:  data producers (other government institutions)  main data users  social partners draft Programme to be discussed in the public, which is prepared to be submitted for the approval by the Cabinet of Ministers approved in the Cabinet of Ministers annually in October-November Statistics of Latvia 2008

13. Activities in the field of human resources management (strategy of human resources development) Regular assessment of the results of employees’ work Finding out and planning of training needs Regular informative workshops for new employees (at least twice a year) Regular satisfaction surveys of employees Description of competences enumerating professional and personal skills necessary for the performance of one’s professional duties Statistics of Latvia 2008

14. Main tasks in 2008 Introduction of NACE Rev.2 classification Improvement of information and communication technologies in enterprises and households statistics Preparations for current Population and Housing and Agricultural censuses Improvement of international comparability of migration statistics Improvement of tourism statistics after joining the Labour market forecastingSchengen zone Statistics of Latvia 2008

15. THANK YOU FOR ATTENTION Statistics of Latvia 2008