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Federal Statistical Office of Germany

Strategy And programme plan

STRATEGY AND PROGRAMME PLAN

Federal Statistical Office of Germany

for the period 2016 to 2020

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ContentsPage

Preface 7

1.0 The Federal Statistical Office as an integral part of the German and European Statistical Systems 9

2.0 Corporate vision and strategy of the Federal Statistical Office 27

3.0 Programme for the period 2016 to 2020 39

Product groups of the Federal Statistical Office and their respective total costs, 2015 41

3.1 Questions of principle, research and development in federal statistics 43

Questions of principle, national and international co-ordination

44

Legal matters concerning statistics 48

Classifications 50

Interdisciplinary research and development in official statistics 53

Questionnaire development and pretests for federal statistics 56

Mathematical and statistical methods 58

3.2 Statistics production 61

� �Territory, population, labour market, elections

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� �Education, social issues, health, justice

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83Health 87

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� �Housing, environment

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� �Sectors of economic activity

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� �Foreign trade, enterprises, crafts

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120Crafts 122

� �Prices, earnings, income and consumption, living conditions

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� �Finance and taxes, public service

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Taxes 139

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� �Accounting systems

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� �Special area

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3.3 Statistics dissemination and communication 153

� �Press and public relations 154

� �Capital City Service, customer communications 156

� �International statistics 158

� �Internet 160

� �Publications 162

� �Library 164

� �Research Data Centre 166

� �Co-operation with other countries 168

3.4 Internal Services 171

� �Administration

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� �Information technology

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List of abbreviations 195

FederalStatisticalOffice,StrategyandProgrammePlan,2016to2020 7

Thoseinterestedinamorethancursoryoverviewofthedata

weoffer,willfindeveryoneofthenearly380setsofstatis-

ticsforfederalpurposesinchapterthree,togetherwithinfor-

mation,forinstance,onthenumberofrespondingunits,on

whetheradministrativedataareusedorprimarydataarecol-

lected,andonhowoftenweprovideresults.Thispublication

willalsohelpthoseworkingmoreintensivelywithofficialsta-

tisticstoretainanoverviewofthefullpicture.Inadditionto

information on our statistics as “products” for the govern-

ment, parliament and society, chapter three also contains

the“actions”bywhichweintendtoimproveourproducts.

TheStrategy and Programme Plan is an electronic publica-

tion.Ifyouwouldpreferustosendyouaprintedcopy,please

letusknow.

Wiesbaden,May2016

Dieter Sarreither

PresidentoftheFederalStatisticalOffice

Preface

Dear Reader,

this is our eleventh Strategy and Programme Plan and we

have a special birthday to celebrate:The present edition is

thetenthtoincludeaprogrammecoveringaperiodofseveral

years.2006wasthefirstyearinwhichthePlansetoutafour-

yearworkprogrammeofofficialstatisticsandtheFederalSta-

tisticalOffice’sstrategicorientation.

Wehavecomealongwaysincethen,andnotonlyasregards

thesubjectmatter.Thepublicationformathasalsobeenmod-

ifiedovertheyears.Somethingshaveremainedunchanged,

however.TheStrategyandProgrammePlancontinuestopro-

vide a topical overview of federal statistics – concisely yet

comprehensively, and offering an outlook on the next few

years.

Likepreviouseditions,itdescribeshowthesystemoffederal

statisticsworks,howthestatisticalofficesinGermanycollab-

orateandwhotheFederalStatisticalOffice’spartnersareat

thenational,Europeanandinternationallevels.Theseintro-

ductoryexplanationsaregiveninchapterone.

ChaptertwopresentsthecurrentstrategyoftheFederalSta-

tisticalOfficeandgivesexamplesofmeasureswithwhichwe

intendtoreachourgoals.

The Federal Statistical Office as an integral part of the German and European Statistical Systems

1.0

� �Statistics as a public good 11

� �German statistical system 11

Federal statistics 11

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� �The Federal Statistical Office 12

� �The system of statistical offices 12

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� �Organisational structure of the Federal Statistical Office 16

� �European Statistical System 18

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� �European Statistics Code of Practice for the National and Community Statistical Authorities 20

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� �International co-operation 25


TheFederalStatisticalOffice asanintegralpartoftheGermanandEuropeanStatisticalSystems

Statistics as a public good

PublicauthoritiessupplythemajorpartofstatisticaldataintheFederalRepublicofGermany.Theyprovide“officialsta-tistics”,whichincludestatisticsforfederalandLänderpur-posesaswellasmunicipalstatistics.Asarule,officialstatis-ticsareapublicgoodandavailabletoeverybody.Essentialresultsareavailablefreeofchargeviathemedia,theInter-netoruponrequest.Inadditiontobasicdataservicesandthe demand-based or target group-oriented standard pro-vision of information, the statistical offices also processdatamaterialaccordingtospecificationsofcustomersonachargeablebasis.

Official statistics form part of the informational infrastruc-ture. In the area of politics, administration and business,theyenableus to respondmore rapidly tonew frameworkconditionsandtoassesswhetherouractionsarehavingthedesiredeffect.Developmentscanbeinfluencedifinforma-tion is available on social, economic and ecological inter-relationships.Thequalityofdecisionsimprovesif theyareunderpinnedbysecure information.The functionofstatis-tical information issimilar to thatof themedia,namely toenlightenandinform.Itisanessentialpartofademocraticsociety.

TheusersofofficialstatisticsaretheministriesoftheFede-rationandtheLänder,parliamentsandadministrativeautho-rities,business,industryandtheirassociations,tradeunions,thescientificcommunity,themediaand,lastbutnotleast,thepublicatlarge.Atthesametime,scientificinstitutionsusethedatacollectedbythestatisticalofficesasbasicma-terial for numerous further analyses. Official statistics aresupplementedbynon-officialdataprovidedbyassociationsand scientific institutes. Their data are mainly tailored tospecificuserneeds.

German statistical system

Federal statistics

PursuanttoArticle73No.11oftheBasicLaw(GG),theFed-erationshallhaveexclusivelegislativepowerwithrespecttostatisticsforfederalpurposes(federalstatistics).

Federal statistics are specified in Article 1 of the relevantframeworklaw,i.e.theFederalStatisticsLaw(BStatG):“(...)it is the function of statistics for federal purposes (federalstatistics)tocontinuouslycollect, compile, process, present and analyse data on mass phenomena.”

Article1oftheFederalStatisticsLawgoesontodefinethecontent and target recipients of federal statistics: “Theresultsprovidedbyfederalstatisticsservetoanalysesocial, economic and ecological interrelationships for use at thefederal, Länderandmunicipal levels,bythescientificandresearch community andbysociety at large.”

Principles of federal statistics

Thecredibilityoffederalstatisticsdependsontheprinciples mentionedinArticle1oftheFederalStatisticsLaw:

¨ neutrality(impartiality)

¨ objectivity(traceability)

¨ scientificindependence

Those principles have a constitutive character for officialstatistics.Thestatisticalsystemcanfulfilitsfunctionsonlyif the general public trusts in statistical information beingcompiledanddisseminatedwithouttheinterestsofindivid-ualsocialgroupsorthegovernmentexertinganyinfluence.Therefore,theprinciples1and6oftheCodeofPracticeforthe national and community statistical authorities in theEuropeanUnion(cf.p.20—24)refertotheissuesofimpar-tiality,objectivityandprofessionalindependence.

Otherprinciplesoffederalstatisticsare:

¨ legality(nosurveywithoutlegalbasis)

¨ functionalconcentration(statisticsfromoneinstitution)

¨ regionaldecentralisation(federalism)

Following the principle of legality, federal statistics are asaruleordainedbythelegislator.Thecompilationofstatis-tical results ishencecommissionedby the federal legisla-tor who at the same time authorises the execution of therelevant order. In its judgement on the Population Cen-sus Law of 15 December 1983, the Federal ConstitutionalCourtstrengthenedtheaspectoflegalauthorisation.Pursu-anttothejudgement,statisticalsurveysbasedoncompul-soryresponseinterferewiththefundamentalrighttoinfor-mational self-determination. Such interference thereforerequiresstrictandclearlydefinedlegalauthorisation.

Inpracticalwork,thismeansthat–withfewexceptions–allessentialparametersofasurveyarespecifiedbylawinGer-many,inparticularthevariables,groupofrespondentsandperiodicity.

OfficialstatisticalsurveysinGermanyhavetoanincreasingextent been determined by European Union (EU) law (seealsop.18f.“EuropeanStatisticalSystem”).Inmanycases,Europeanlegislationmerelyspecifiestheresultstobepro-videdandleavesthedecisionastothewaysofdatacompi-lationtotheMemberStates.Thisiswhythedatacollectionformostof theEuropeanstatistics (statistics forpurposesoftheEU)isadditionallygovernedinGermanybyseparatefederallaws.Ingeneral,Europeanandfederalstatisticsarecloselyco-ordinatedsothatdatacollectedforfederalstatis-ticscanalsobeusedforEuropeanstatistics.Likewise,fed-eralstatisticscanalsobeusedforLänderpurposes.

Theprincipleof functional concentration ensures thatsta-tistical work is generally done by the statistical offices asspecialised public authorities. Only as an exception haveotherbodiesbeenentrustedwiththeproductionoffederal



statistics. Thus, for instance, the Deutsche Bundesbankcompilesmonetary,currencyandbalanceofpaymentssta-tisticsandtheFederalEmploymentAgencyprovidesseveralstatisticsonthe labourmarket. Ingeneral, thesestatisticsareobtainedbyevaluatingthedatamaterialwhichaccruesasaby-productintheusualwork(the“administrativepro-cesses”)ofthegiveninstitutionsandiscompiledandpro-cessedbythemforstatisticalpurposes.

Itisamajoradvantageofafunctionalconcentrationofthestatisticalworkofstatisticalofficesthattheindividualsetsof statistics can be harmonised in a way which allows toobtain a coherent and consistent overall picture. Besides,synergyeffectscanbeusedastheknow-howandacompre-hensiveITinfrastructureareavailableforvariousstatistics.Theburdenonrespondentsisreducedbyusinginformationfrom central registers, which can be evaluated for variouspurposes.Anothermajoradvantageoffunctionalconcentra-tionistheresultingdivision between statistical production and administrative processes.Thatdivisionenablesthesta-tisticalofficestoworkneutrallyandobjectively.

The Federal Statistical Office

InaccordancewithArticle83of theBasicLaw, theLändershallasaruleexecutefederallawsintheirownright.Article87,paragraph3oftheBasicLawstipulateshoweverthattheFederation shall be entitled to establish autonomous fed-eralhigherauthoritiesformattersonwhichithaslegislativepower.Onthebasisofthatprovision,theFederalStatisticalOfficewassetupin1950asanautonomousfederalhigherauthorityforwhichtheFederalMinistryoftheInteriorcarriesadministrativeresponsibility.

AstheFederalStatisticalOfficeisundertheadministrativesupervision of the Federal Ministry of the Interior it needsthe prior consent of the ministry to take any major organ-isational, personnel or financial decisions. However, inrespectofsubject-relatedmatters,thevariousfederalmin-istriesexercisetheirspecialistsupervision.Theproductionofeachsetofstatistics isunder thespecialistsupervisionofthecompetentfederalministrywhichseestotheproperand timely compilation of the federal statistics prescribedbylaw.TheFederalStatisticalOfficeisindependentandnotsubject to any directions regarding the specific matters ofstatisticalwork,themethodologicalandtechnicalprepara-tionandproductionofstatistics.

One focus of the work of the Federal Statistical Office isresearch and the development of new methods and tech-niquesregardingfederalstatistics.Newdatarequirementsoftenemanatefromfederalministries,butincreasinglyfromtheEuropeanCommission.TheFederalStatisticalOffice isatanearlystageincludedinthecomprehensivepreparatoryconsiderationswhicharerequiredforcreatingalegalbasisforastatisticalsurveyatthenational level.Thepoint istoconsidertheinterestsofdifferentusersinanadequateman-ner, to define the most appropriate and at the same timemosteconomicalmethodsandproceduresforobtainingtherequired data, and to restrict the burden on respondentsto the minimum. When the relevant legal basis has been

created,thesurveysmandatedbyitarepreparedbytheFed-eralStatisticalOfficeintechnicalandmethodologicalterms.Uniformandco-ordinatedmethodsandclassificationsguar-anteeuniformfederalresultsthatconstituteanintegralpartofastatisticalreflectionofsocial,economicandecologicalconditionsand trends.The relevant technicalpreparationsfocusparticularlyonapplyingmoderndataprocessingtech-nologiestoensureasmoothandrapidflowofdata–totheextentpossible–withoutswitchesbetweenmedia.

It is usually the statistical offices of the Länder that areresponsibleforcollectingandprocessingdatainduetime.However, legislationmayalsoprovideforacentralsurvey.That is why the Federal Statistical Office performs all theworking steps for about one third of the federal statistics,i.e. the data are collected and processed centrally, whichis thecase for instance in foreign tradestatisticsandcoststructure statistics.

TheFederalStatisticalOfficealoneisinchargeofcompilingand disseminating federal results. This also includes pro-viding advice to users and performing special evaluationsofthedata.Regionalresults,i.e.dataforbreakdownsbelowtheLandlevel,areusuallycompiledandpublishedbythestatisticalofficesoftheLänder.

The statistical offices also publish information jointly, forinstance, in output databases (“GENESIS-Online”). Theyco-ordinate their publication programme with regard tothelevelofthematicand,aboveall,regionaldetailtopro-duceanoverallstatisticalpicturewhichisthematicallyandregionallyconsistent.

Providingthescientificcommunitywithanonymisedmicro-datahasincreasinglygainedinimportance.Thisisdonebythe“researchdatacentres”,whichareattachedbothtotheFederal Statistical Office and the statistical offices of theLänder.

The system of statistical offices

Asexplainedabove,federalstatisticsaregovernedbyfed-eral laws.UnderArticle83of theBasicLaw,however, theLänder generally execute federal laws in their own right.Hence, federal statistics are basically produced conjointlyby the 14 statistical offices of the Länder and the FederalStatisticalOffice.Thisworkingassociationisreferredtoas“the system of statistical offices”oftheFederationandtheLänderandthetermregional decentralisationdescribestheunderlyingprinciple.

ThestatisticalofficesoftheLänderareadministrativelyandfinanciallyindependentoftheFederationandnotsubjecttodirections from the FederalStatistical Office or the federalministries. This ensues from Germany’s federal structure.Article84,paragraph1oftheBasicLawlaysdownthattheLänderare free toestablish theirownauthorities. For thatreason,thereisnosingletypeofLandstatisticaloffice.Theorganisationalsetupoftheofficesisquitedifferent,asisthehistory of the individual statistical offices, some of which



datewellbackintothe19thcentury.1)Apartfromthat,someoftheLänderhavesetupjointofficessothatnoteveryLandhasitsownstatisticalauthority.2)

Traditional work-sharing between the Federal StatisticalOfficeandthestatisticalofficesof theLänder isbasedontheassumptionthatmoststatisticsareproduced inparal-lelbythe14LänderofficesfromthecollectionofdatatotheprocessingofLänderresults.

As a matter of fact, the work has never entirely been per-formedinparallelasthestatisticalofficesco-operatedinthedevelopmentofprocessingsoftware in thesixtiesalready,whichiscalledco-ordinationofstandardprogramsandfor-mats.

Theco-operationofthestatisticalofficeshasincreasedquitenotably since then. As a response to a recommendationmadebytheFederalandLänderAuditOfficesinNovember2002,thestatisticalofficesoftheFederationandtheLänderagreedona“MasterPlanforaReformofOfficialStatistics“inearly2003.

In line with that Master Plan, the statistical offices haveextended their co-operation to include the processing ofstatistics.Here,oneoftheofficesprocessesthestatisticaldataforotheroffices.ThisisbasedonArticle3a,whichwasinserted into the FederalStatistics Law in June 2005. Arti-cle16,paragraph2,secondsentence(new)oftheFederalStatistics Law permits the transmission of individual datawhichisnecessaryforthatpurpose.Theseprovisionsoffed-erallegislationarelegallysupportedbyaframeworkagree-mentonthecross-officefulfilmentoftasksinofficialstatis-ticsconcludedby theFederationand theLänder inspring2006,whichcombinestheprincipleof“makeorbuy”withcompetitiveelements.

The cross-office fulfilment of tasks led to a subject-matterspecialisationofmanystatisticaloffices,whichnowactas“patrons”forsetsofstatisticalsurveyscoveringrelatedsub-jects.

At the end of 2012, the Federal Statistical Office and thestatisticalofficesoftheLänderagreedtopursuetheirjointstrategybywayofaco-ordinatedsetofmeasures.The“Stra-tegicPriorityPlan”comprisesmeasuresdefinedandplannedjointlybythestatisticalofficesforselectedactionareasandrelated goals. Their implementation across the whole net-workofstatisticalofficesismanagedbytheBoardofDirec-tors (ALG FS), which was established in 2011 (see chart“Bodies“onpage15).

In2014the“MasterPlanforaReformofOfficialStatistics“wasfinallyevaluated.Aspartofthatevaluationthestatisti-calofficesoftheFederationandtheLänderdecidedtointe-grate the continuation of persisting tasks and the furtherdevelopment of official statistics into the “Strategic Prior-ity Plan”.

1) ) The Bavarian Statistical Office is the oldest Land statistical office still

existingonGermansoil,itwasfoundedin1808.

2) At the beginning of 2004, the Land statistical offices of Hamburg and

Schleswig-Holstein merged to form the Statistical Office for Hamburg and

Schleswig-Holstein (Statistical Office North). The Land Office for Data Pro-

cessingandStatisticsofBrandenburgandtheLandStatisticalOfficeofBer-

lin merged on 1 January 2007 to form the Office forStatistics (AfS) Berlin-

Brandenburg.

Thesemeasures,ofwhich thereareabout40now,mainlyconcerntheoverallqualityoffederalandEuropeanstatisticsand their methodological-technical development. Anotherfieldof interest ishowthesystemof thestatisticalofficesoftheFederationandtheLänderisperceivedfromtheout-side.Thesubjectof“optimisedco-operation“,whichmeanscross-office fulfilment of tasks, also continues to play animportantpart.

Process of statistical productionThequalityofstatisticaldatadependsnotleastonhowtheprocess of production is organised. The bodies of officialstatistics aim to standardise and thus optimise essentialsub-processesofstatisticalproduction.

The basis for outlining the standardisation is the Generic Statistical Business Process Model (GSBPM). It was devel-oped by a joint working group of the United Nations Eco-nomic Commission for Europe (UNECE – see chart on page25), Eurostat and the OECD. It breaks the processes of sta-tistical production down into eight phases and a totalof 44 sub-processes (see chart on page 14). Hence, theGSBPM describes the typical process for producing sta-tistics, irrespective of the methodology, the survey content or specific features of the statistics.The Business Process Model of Official Statistics (GMAS)buildsuponthebreakdown into the above phases and sub-processes andtranslates the GSBPM into the processes of statistics pro-ductionatthestatisticaloffices–intermsofbothlanguageandcontent.

To implement the standardisation of processes, cross-cut-ting procedures are developed and cross-cutting tools arepreparedforthosesub-processeswhichareidenticalorsim-ilarinmanystatistics.Thisistosupporttheworkofthespe-cialised departments at the statistical offices in the bestpossiblewayanddisburdentheminthelongrun.

ThestartingpointoftheGSBPMistheneedforspecificsta-tisticalinformation.Toalignstatisticaldatawithuserneeds,the“dataproducers”and“clients”shouldfirstagreeonthefollowing:whatinformationisrequired,whatisitintendedforandwhatscopeshouldithave.Ifa(primaryorsecond-ary)statisticalsurvey isnecessary, theprincipleof legalityrequiresthatalegalbasisshouldbesetupwhichspecifiesthevariablestobecoveredandthedatacollectionmethodstobeemployed.Then,anadequatedatacollectionandpro-cessingconceptmustbedeveloped.Thisconceptmustbeimplementedinpracticeandwithregardtoinformationtech-nology.Duringtheentireproductionprocess,thequalityofoutputsandproductsgeneratedisconsideredinaccordancewithageneralqualityframeworkandwithwhatisexpectedin terms of output. The information obtained can thusserve as an input for the overarching quality management process.Finally,usingthedescriptivemetadataandinforma-tivecomparisons, thedatacollectedare furtherprocessedintostatisticalinformation,whichisthenmadeavailabletotheusersandthegeneralpublic.Dependingonwhatsetofstatisticsisconcerned,processesmaybeomitted,repeatedormayoccurinadifferentorder.



Sub-processes of statistical production

Management processes

Strategic planning

PlanningandsteeringHumanresourcesmanagement

Comprehensivequalitymanagement

Externalcommunicationandmarketing

In addition, there are overarching management and sup-portingprocesseswhichareindispensableforthefunction-ingofanyproductionandwhichaccompanytheproductionprocess on a continuous basis. The supporting processescomprise, for instance, resourceadministration,education

andtraining,andthesettlingoflegalissues.Theoverarch-ingmanagementprocessesinclude,amongothers,thedef-inition of a strategy and the comprehensive quality man-agement, which serves as a control tool for total qualitymanagement(TQM).

Supporting processes

Humanresourcesdevelopment, socialactivities

ResourcesInfrastructure OrganisationInternalcommunication andinformation

Identifyneeds Designoutputs Build collectioninstrument

Createframeandselectsample

Integrate data

Preparedraftoutputs

Updateoutputsystems

Gatherevaluationinputs

Consultandconfirmneeds

Designvariabledescriptions

Buildorenhanceprocesscomponents

Setupcollection

Classifyandcode

Validate outputs

Producedisseminationproducts

Conductevaluation

Establish outputobjectives

Design collection

Buildorenhance disseminationcomponents

Runcollection Reviewandvalidate

Interpretandexplainout-puts

Managereleaseof disseminationproducts

Agreeanactionplan

Identifyconcepts

Designframeandsample

Configureworkflows

Finalisecollection

Editandimpute

Applydisclosurecontrol

Promotedisseminationproducts

Checkdataavailability

Design processingandanalysis

Test productionsystem

Derivenewvariablesandunits

Finaliseoutputs

Manageusersupport

Preparebusinesscase

Designproductionsystemsandworkflow

Test statistical businessprocess

Calculate weights

Calculateaggregates

Finalise datafiles

Production processes

AccordingtotheBusinessProcessModelofOfficialStatistics(GMAS)

Phase2:

Design

Phase3:

Build

Phase4:

Collect

Phase5:

Process

Phase6:

Analyse

Phase7:

Disseminate

Phase8:

Evaluate

Phase1:Specify needs

Finaliseproductionsystem

Product-related quality management/metadata management



Bodies

Theindividualtasksofstatisticalproductionandtherelateddivisionoflabouramongvariousinstitutionsrequireco-ordi-nationwhichisensuredinanumberofbodies:

The Conference of Directors-General (ALK) discusses mat-ters of principle regarding the co-operation between thestatistical offices of the Länder and the Federal StatisticalOffice.

At expert meetings (RBs), specialists from the statisticaloffices of the Länder and the Federation discuss specificquestionsreferingtoindividualsetsofstatistics.

The Board of Directors (ALG FS)isalinkbetweentheexpertmeetingsandtheConferenceofDirectors-General. Ithasaco-ordinatingfunction,thetasktoresolveconflictsandthepowertotakedecisions.

Working parties (AK)dealwithtasksconcerningseveralsetsof statistics and/or cross-cutting topics and can be estab-lishedbytheALKortheALGFS.Working groups (AG) deal with special issues and central tasks and are establishedforanunlimitedperiodoftime.Project groups (PG) workonspecificprojectsforalimitedperiodoftime;oncetheobjec-tiveisachievedtheprojectgroupisdissolved.BothbodiesmaybeestablishedbytheALK,theALGFS,workingpartiesandmeetingsofexpertstodealwithspecialissuesandcen-traltasks.

UponcompletionofprogrammeplanningbytheConferenceofHeadsof theStatisticalOffices, the Steering Committee on Optimised Co-operation (LA OPTIKO)setupforsupport-ingcross-officeco-operationwilldeterminethetaskstobeaccomplished in linewith themodelofoptimisedco-oper-ation.

AccordingtoArticle4oftheFederalStatisticsLaw,thetaskof the Statistical Advisory Committee is to give advice totheFederalStatisticalOfficeinfundamentalmatters.Itrep-resents various user groups (such as associations, tradeunions and respondents), which use that body to contacttheproducersoffederalstatistics.TheCommitteealsorep-resentstheinterestsofofficialstatisticstowardspoliticians,for example by submitting “recommendations on the fur-ther development of official statistics” to the Federal Gov-ernment.

TheStatisticalAdvisoryCommittee,too,hassetupspecificbodies,theso-calledspecialist committees,forthediscus-sionofsubject-relatedissues.Thestructureofthesecommit-teeshasbeendesignedtocorrespondtothatoftheexpertmeetings attended by representatives of the Federal Sta-tistical Office and the statistical offices of the Länder.ThisapproachensuresconsiderationoftheneedsandinterestsoftheAdvisoryCommitteeattheworkinglevel,too.

Important bodies involved in the national co-operation of the Federal Statistical Office

Statistical Advisory

Committee

WorkingGroup onInformation

Technology

Conference of Directors-General (ALK)

Specialist Committee

Working parties

Workinggroups(AG)/ Projectgroups(PG)

Expert meetings

Steering Committee on Optimised Co-Operation

(LA OPTIKO)

Board of Directors

Assignment

Reporting



Organisational structure of the Federal Statistical OfficeMarch 2016

TheFederalStatisticalOfficehassome2,270staffmembers.About20%ofthestaffhaveanacademicdegree,mostofthemineconomicsbutalso,amongotherthings, insocialsciences,mathematics,law,geography,sociology,andcom-puterscience(situationinMarch2016).

Earlyin2013,theoperationoftheFederalStatisticalOffice’sITinfrastructurewasassignedtotheFederalOfficeforInfor-mationTechnology(BIT),whichispartoftheFederalOfficeof Administration (BVA). On 1 January 2016, the BIT, theFederal Institute for IT Services (DLZ-IT) and the Data Pro-cessing and Information Technology Centre (ZIVIT) joinedtoformanewcentralITprovideroftheFederation,theFed-eral InformationTechnologyCentre(ITZBund).TheITZBundisundertheadministrativeresponsibilityoftheFederalMin-istryofFinance.ThestaffmembersoftheFederalStatisticalOfficewhohavesofarcarriedoutthatworktransfertothe

President and Federal Returning Officer Dieter Sarreither

DepartmentB

StrategyandPlanning,InternationalRelations,Researchand Communication

Sibylle von Oppeln- Bronikowski

Department A

Administration, AdministrativeCostMeasurement

Jürgen Chlumsky

DepartmentC

InformationTechnology,Mathematical-StatisticalMethods

Beate Glitza

Mathematical-StatisticalMethods,ResearchDataCentre

ITManagementandStandards

ITSupportfortheBusinessProcess

Department D

NationalAccounts, Prices

Irmtraud Beuerlein

DomesticProduct, Input-OutputAccounts

NationalIncome, SectorAccounts, Employment

Prices

PlanningandCo-ordina-tion,InternationalCo- operation,LegalMattersConcerningStatistics

CapitalCityService, CustomerCommunica-tionsandInternationalStatistics

InstituteforResearch andDevelopmentin Federal Statistics

PressandPublicRelations,Publications,OnlineServices

Elections

Organisation,Budget,InternalService

HumanResources,Admin-istrativeLegalMatters

AdministrativeCost Measurement

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European Statistical System

The EuropeanStatisticalSystem (ESS) consists of theSta-tisticalOfficeof theEuropeanCommunities (Eurostat), thenationalstatistical institutes (NSI)andothernationalbod-ies,whichareresponsibleintheindividualMemberStatesforthedevelopment,productionanddisseminationofEuro-pean statistics. Together with the statistical offices of theLänderandtheotherGermanproducersofdataforEuropeanstatistics,theFederalStatisticalOfficeparticipatesindevel-oping the ESS further and in shaping the statistical pro-grammeatEuropeanlevel.

Eurostat,whichisaDirectorate-GeneraloftheEUCommissionin Luxembourg, is the European Union’s statistical agencyandresponsiblefordeveloping,producinganddisseminat-ingEuropeanstatistics.

Legal basis of European statistics

The“Regulation(EC)No223/2009oftheEuropeanParlia-mentandoftheCouncilonEuropeanstatistics“isthecoun-terpartoftheGermanFederalStatisticsLaw. Itestablishesrulesfortheco-operationofEurostatandthenationalstatis-ticalinstitutesandspecifies,amongothers,howthedevel-opment, preparation and dissemination of European sta-tistics in the Member States shall be co-ordinated by therespectivestatisticalinstitute(inGermany:theFederalSta-tistical Office) and establishes rules for the quality of sta-tisticalwork:aseparateArticledefines,amongothers,thequalitycriteria;qualityreportsshallbepreparedforallsta-tistics;qualitygoalsmaybe laiddown in regulations rela-tingtoindividualstatistics.Rulesforspecificfieldsshallbeestablishedinindividualstatisticsregulations.

This revision has important elements apart from streng-theningESSgovernance:

1. clarifytheco-ordinationroleoftheNSIs

2. ensure theprofessional independenceof theNSIsandtheir heads

3. usethe“CommitmentsonConfidenceinStatistics”asabasisforimplementingtheCodeofPractice

4. useadministrativedatamorefrequently

Statistical bodies of the EU

Themainbodyof theESS is the European Statistical Sys-tem Committee (ESS Committee – ESSC),whichischairedbyEurostatandencompassestheheadsofthenationalstatisti-calinstitutesoftheMemberStates.TheESSCcommentsontheannualandmulti-annualstatisticalprogrammesaswellasontheestablishmentofprioritiesanddiscussesstrate-gicissuesoftheESS.Also,theESSCparticipatesinprepar-ingimplementingactsoftheCommission.Furthermore,theESSCcommentsondraftsofstatisticalframeworklegalactsoftheEuropeanParliamentandtheCouncil.

TheEuropeanCentralBank(ECB),theOrganisationforEco-nomicCo-operationandDevelopment(OECD),theEuropeanFreeTradeAssociation(EFTA)andSwitzerlandparticipateasobserversinthemeetingsoftheESSC.

AnimportantpreparatorybodyfortheESSCisthePartner-ship Group,whichconsistsoffourelectedheadsofstatisti-calinstitutesoftheMemberStatesandtheDirector-GeneralofEurostat.Membersexofficioarealsothecurrent,formerandfuturePresidencyoftheCouncil. Itdiscussesstrategicissues and prepares the discussion of important items fortheESSC.FromMay2012totheendof2013,thePresidentoftheFederalStatisticalOfficewasamemberofthePartner-shipGroup.

The Conference of the Directors General of National Statis-tical Institutes of the European Union (DGINS)isanannualconferencedealing, inseminar form,withcurrentstrategicissues(thatpartisfortheheadsofthestatisticalinstitutesonly)andoneselectedspecialisedtopic.Everyyearthecon-ferenceishostedbyadifferentEUMemberState. In2016theDGINSwilltakeplaceinVienna,Austria.

The European Statistical Advisory Committee (ESAC) is the userbodyoftheESS.TheAdvisoryCommittee,whichcon-sists of 24 members, primarily addresses issues of prior-ity setting and programme planning. Eleven members areappointed directly by European organisations and institu-tions (such as the Confederation of European Business orthe European Trade Union Confederation). By virtue of hisoffice, the Director-General of Eurostat is a member, too,thoughwithoutvotingright.TheothertwelvemembersareappointedbytheCommissionuponproposalbytheMem-berStates.

To monitor the implementation of the European StatisticsCodeofPractice(detailswillbegiveninthenextsection),anindependenthigh-leveluserbodywassetup in2009, theEuropean Statistical Governance Advisory Board (ESGAB).ItannuallyreportstotheEuropeanParliamentandtheCouncilaboutcompliancewiththeCodeofPracticebyEurostatandtheESSasawhole.Also, theBoard–consistingofsevenhigh-level members – gives advice to the Commission inimportantstrategicissuesregardingthecredibilityofEuro-peanstatisticsandtheCodeofPractice.

In accordance with the Decision establishing the ESGAB(DecisionNo.235/2008oftheEuropeanParliamentandoftheCouncilof11March2008),theBoardmembers’termofofficeislimitedtothreeyears.GünterKopsch,formerHeadofDepartmentattheFederalStatisticalOffice,istheGermanBoardmember.

Issuesofco-ordinationbetweentheESSandtheEuropeanSystemofCentralBanks(ESCB)arediscussedbytheCom-mittee on Monetary, Financial and Balance of Payments Sta-tistics (CMFB).ItiscomposedofrepresentativesofEurostatand thestatisticalofficesof theMemberStatesaswellastheEuropeanCentralBankandthenationalcentralbanks.

The“EuropeanStatisticalForum“(ESF)setupin2013istoimprove the co-operation between the European Statisti-calSystem(ESS)andtheEuropeanSystemofCentralBanks(ESCB) at the strategic level, aiming to ensure the coher-



enceofmacroeconomicstatistics,avoidduplicationofeffortand minimise the burden on respondents. The co-opera-tion is based on the Memorandum of Understanding con-cludedbetweentheESSandtheESCBinApril2013.TheESFmeetsonceayear,coincidingalternatelywithESSCommit-teeorESCBStatisticsCommitteesessions.Itdiscussesstra-tegic topicswithin theprovinceof thestatistical institutesandcentralbankstatistics.WhentheESFwasfounded,theCommitteeonMonetary,FinancialandBalanceofPaymentsStatisticsbecametheoperationalarmoftheESFasregardsthestrategicco-operationoftheESSandtheESCB.TheESFadoptsajointworkprogrammewhichisthenimplementedbytheCMFBastheoperationalplatformoftheco-operationbetweentheESSandtheESCB.TheESFiscomposedofanequal number of ESS and ESCB representatives. Its mem-bersare, foreachMemberState, theheadof thenationalstatisticalinstituteandarepresentativeoftherelevantcen-tralbankand,inaddition,arepresentativeofEurostatandanotheroftheEuropeanCentralBank.

Code of Practice

The“EuropeanStatisticsCodeofPractice“(forthefulltextpleaserefertothenextbutonesection)isavoluntarycommit-mentofthestatisticalofficesatthenationalandEuropeanlevels which is to strengthen the independence, integrityand accountability of these statistical authorities. It com-prises15principlesandtherespective“indicators“.

The Code of Practice was initially adopted by the ESSC in2005 and communicated by Commission Recommenda-tion COM(2005) 217. In the course of 2011, the Code wasrevisedandon28September2011itwasagainadoptedbythe ESSC.

Throughthe2011revision,theformerESSQualityDeclara-tionwas integrated into theCodeas itspreambleand theterminologyof theCodewasharmonisedwith the textsofboth the EU framework regulation on European statistics223(2009)andthestatisticsqualityframeworkoftheEuro-peanSystemofCentralBanks(ESCB).

Importantnoveltiesofthe2011CodeofPracticearestate-mentsregardingtheindependenceofstatisticalauthorities(“indicator“1.8),theuseofadministrativedatabystatisti-calauthorities(“indicators“8.7,8.8and8.9)andstandard-isation(“indicator“10.4).

Since its adoption, the Code of Practice has had a majorimpactontheactivitiesofthestatisticalinstitutesinEurope.Thequalityofstatisticaldataandtheintegrityandindepend-enceofthestatisticalinstituteshaveevenmoreshiftedintofocus.CompliancewiththeCodeofPracticeismonitoredbya number of measures which include self-assessments ofthestatistical institutesandalsomutualauditsbyexperts(peer reviews). Great importance is attached to the peerreviews when it comes to improving the quality and inde-pendence of the ESS.The first round of peer reviews tookplacefrom2006to2008.Thesecondroundofpeerreviewswasconductedfrom2013to2015onthebasisoftheexpe-riencecollectedinthefirstround.

Contrary to the first peer review round (2006-2008), thenew round covered all 15 principles of the European Sta-tistics Code of Practice and integrated other national dataproducers into the review process. The peer reviews offi-ciallystartedon20December2013whenself-assessmentquestionnairesweredistributed.ThepeerreviewersvisitedtheFederalStatisticalOfficeofGermanyinthefirstweekofDecember 2014. The work of the Federal Statistical Officeand the statistical offices of the Länder was evaluated aswellasthatoftwonationaldataproducers(FederalEmploy-mentAgencyandFederalMotorTransportAuthority).

In all, Germany received 28 recommendations for a betterimplementationoftheEuropeanStatisticsCodeofPractice.The peer review of Germany was completed by submittingthe planned improvement measures for implementing thepeerreviewrecommendations.

Thepeer reviewreportandthe improvementmeasures forGermanywerepublishedontheEurostatwebsiteon23April2015.Eurostatwillannuallychecktheimplementationofthemeasuresfrom2016asafterthefirstroundofpeerreviews.

Since 2009, Eurostat has evaluated in an annual monitor-ing round the progress which the MemberStates made inimplementingtheprinciplesoftheCodeofPractice.Thisistobecontinuedafter thepeer reviewteamswillhavepre-paredrecommendationsfortheMemberStates.

Initiatives for the further development of the ESS

The“ESSVision2020“ isa jointactionpaperof theEuro-peanStatisticalSystem(ESS).ItistheresponseoftheESSstakeholders(EurostatandthenationalstatisticalinstitutesoftheMemberStates)tothechallengeswhichofficialsta-tistics is facing. According to the Vision, these challengesarepresentedbydigitisationandtherelated“datarevolu-tion”. Globalisation processes have an impact on statisti-calprocesses,too,andtheynecessitatenewindicators(forinstance, of sustainable development, demography). Theofficial statistics authorities are also facing the challengeof having to provide good quality in times of ever scarcerresourcesandfunds.Lastbutnotleast,theVisiondealswiththefutureoftheEuropeanUnionasawholeina“periodofcrisismanagement”.

TheVisionistodeveloptheESSfurtherwhiletakingthechal-lengesintoconsideration.Themainissuesherearepromot-ingandstrengtheningqualityandefficiencyaswellaspro-activity and statistical competence. The Vision also raisesthequestionofwhat“Europeanstatistics”shouldbelikein2020andwhattheESSshouldhaveachievedbythen.

ThesearethefivekeyareasoftheESSVision2020:

1. identifyinguserneedsandco-operationwith stakeholders

2. qualitymanagement

3. newdatasources

4. efficientandrobuststatisticalprocesses

5. disseminationandcommunication



The ESS Vision 2020 entered its implementation phaseimmediately after the ESSC meeting in May 2014. Imple-mentationiseffectedthroughselectedprojects,theVisionImplementingProjects(ESS.VIPs).Newprojectsinthefieldsof big data, digital communication and analysis of userneeds supplement the work portfolio. Instead of launch-ingaseparateprojectforthecross-cuttingsubjectofqual-itymanagement,acommonframeworkforfurtherworkwascreatedacrossallprojects(QualityintheESSVision).Con-tinuousprioritisingoftheprojectswillberequiredtoensurethattheworkportfolioremainsrestrictedtowhatcanpos-siblybedone.Anestimateoftheimplementationcostshasyettobeprovided.

Theimplementationprojectswillberealisedaspartofthemulti-annual“European Statistical Programme 2013–2017“. The Commission plans to extend the multi-annual pro-gramme up to 2020 in order to synchronise the EuropeanStatistical Programme with the EU Multiannual FinancialFrameworkfortheyears2014–2020(MFF).Thisalsomakesitpossibletotakeadequateaccountofthefiveobjectivesofthe“ESSVision2020”.TheESSCexpresseditsgeneralsup-portontheoccasionofthe26thsessioninSeptember2015.

In terms of content, the priorities of the new multi-annual programme 2013–2017 are determined not only by the “Vision” but also by the initiatives of the Commission’s “EUROPE 2020” programme and the legislative package for economic governance and strengthening the Stability and Growth Pact (ECOFIN decisions of 8 November 2011)andformeasuringwelfaretosupplementthegrossdomes-ticproduct(EuropeanParliamentresolutionof8June2011on“GDPandbeyond”).Themulti-annualprogramme2013–2017isspecifiedandimplementedthroughtherespectiveannualworkprogrammes.

Preamble

ThevisionoftheEuropeanStatisticalSystem“The European Statistical System will be a world leader in statistical information services and the most important infor-mation provider for the European Union and its Member States. Based on scientific principles and methods, the Euro-pean Statistical System will offer and continuously improve a programme of harmonised European statistics that consti-tutes an essential basis for democratic processes and pro-gress in society.”

ThemissionoftheEuropeanStatisticalSystem“We provide the European Union, the world and the pub-lic with independent high quality information on the econ-omy and society on European, national and regional levels and make the information available to everyone for decision- making purposes, research and debate.”

Torealizethismissionandvision,themembersoftheEuro-peanStatisticalSystemstriveforjointcooperationandcon-tinuousinteractionwithusersaccordingtothePrinciplesofthe European Statistics Code of Practice and general qual-itymanagementprinciplesincludingcommitmentofleader-ship,partnership,staffsatisfactionandcontinuousimprove-ment,inadditiontointegrationandharmonization.

TheEuropeanStatisticsCodeofPracticeTheEuropeanStatisticsCodeofPracticeisbasedon15Prin-ciplescoveringtheinstitutionalenvironment,thestatisticalproductionprocessesandtheoutputofstatistics.Asetofindicators of good practice for each of the Principles pro-vides a reference for reviewing the implementation of theCode.ThequalitycriteriaforEuropeanStatisticsaredefinedinEuropeanStatisticalLaw.

Statistical authorities, comprising the Commission (Euro-stat), National Statistical Institutes and other nationalauthorities responsible for the development, productionand dissemination of European Statistics, together withgovernments,ministriesandtheEuropeanCouncil,committhemselvestoadheretotheCode.

ThePrinciplesoftheCodeofPracticetogetherwiththegen-eral quality management principles represent a commonqualityframeworkintheEuropeanStatisticalSystem.

European Statistics Code of Practice for the National and Community Statistical Authorities



Institutional EnvironmentInstitutional and organisational factors have a significantinfluence on the effectiveness and credibility of a statis-tical authority developing, producing and disseminatingEuropean Statistics. The relevant issues are professionalindependence, mandate for data collection, adequacy ofresources, quality commitment, statistical confidentiality,impartialityandobjectivity.

Principle 1: Professional IndependenceProfessional independence of statistical authorities fromotherpolicy, regulatoryoradministrativedepartmentsandbodies,aswellasfromprivatesectoroperators,ensuresthecredibilityofEuropeanStatistics.

Indicators

1.1: TheindependenceoftheNationalStatisticalInstitutesandEurostatfrompoliticalandotherexternalinterfer-enceindeveloping,producinganddisseminatingsta-tisticsisspecifiedinlawandassuredforotherstatisti-calauthorities.

1.2: TheheadsoftheNationalStatisticalInstitutesandofEurostat and, where appropriate, the heads of otherstatisticalauthoritieshavesufficientlyhighhierarchi-cal standing to ensure senior level access to policyauthoritiesandadministrativepublicbodies.Theyareofthehighestprofessionalcalibre.

1.3: TheheadsoftheNationalStatisticalInstitutesandofEurostat and, where appropriate, the heads of otherstatisticalauthoritieshaveresponsibility forensuringthatstatisticsaredeveloped,producedanddissemi-natedinanindependentmanner.

1.4: TheheadsoftheNationalStatisticalInstitutesandofEurostat and, where appropriate, the heads of otherstatistical authorities have the sole responsibility fordeciding on statistical methods, standards and pro-cedures,andon thecontentand timingofstatisticalreleases.

1.5: The statistical work programmes are published andperiodicreportsdescribeprogressmade.

1.6: Statistical releases are clearly distinguished and is-suedseparatelyfrompolitical/policystatements.

1.7: The National Statistical Institute and Eurostat and,where appropriate, other statistical authorities, com-mentpubliclyonstatisticalissues,includingcriticismsandmisusesofstatisticsasfarasconsideredsuitable.

1.8: TheappointmentoftheheadsoftheNationalStatisti-calInstitutesandEurostatand,whereappropriate,ofotherstatisticalauthorities, isbasedonprofessionalcompetence only.The reasons on the basis of whichtheincumbencycanbeterminatedarespecifiedinthelegal framework. These cannot include reasons com-promisingprofessionalorscientificindependence.

Principle 2: Mandate for Data CollectionStatisticalauthoritieshaveaclear legalmandate tocollectinformation for European statistical purposes. Administra-tions, enterprises and households, and the public at largemaybecompelledbylawtoallowaccesstoordeliverdataforEuropeanstatisticalpurposesattherequestofstatisticalauthorities.

Indicators

2.1: The mandate of the statistical authorities to collectinformationforthedevelopment,productionanddis-seminationofEuropeanStatisticsisspecifiedinlaw.

2.2: The statistical authorities are allowed by law to useadministrativedataforstatisticalpurposes.

2.3: Onthebasisofa legalact, thestatisticalauthoritiesmaycompelresponsetostatisticalsurveys.

Principle 3: Adequacy of Resources The resources available to statistical authorities are suffi-cienttomeetEuropeanStatisticsrequirements.

Indicators

3.1: Staff, financial, and computing resources, adequatebothinmagnitudeandinquality,areavailabletomeetcurrentstatisticalneeds.

3.2: Thescope,detailandcostofstatisticsarecommensu-ratewithneeds.

3.3: Procedures exist to assess and justify demands fornewstatisticsagainsttheircost.

3.4: Proceduresexisttoassessthecontinuingneedforallstatistics,toseeifanycanbediscontinuedorcurtailedtofreeupresources.

Principle 4: Commitment to QualityStatisticalauthoritiesarecommittedtoquality.Theysystem-aticallyand regularly identifystrengthsandweaknesses tocontinuouslyimproveprocessandproductquality.

Indicators

4.1: Qualitypolicyisdefinedandmadeavailabletothepub-lic.Anorganizationalstructureandtoolsareinplacetodealwithqualitymanagement.

4.2: Proceduresareinplacetoplanandmonitorthequalityofthestatisticalproductionprocess.

4.3: Productquality is regularlymonitored,assessedwithregard topossible trade-offs,andreportedaccordingtothequalitycriteriaforEuropeanStatistics.

4.4: Thereisaregularandthoroughreviewofthekeystatis-ticaloutputsusingalsoexternalexpertswhereappro-priate.



Statistical ProcessesEuropeanandotherinternationalstandards,guidelinesandgoodpracticesarefullyobservedintheprocessesusedbythe statistical authorities to organise, collect, process anddisseminateEuropeanStatistics.Thecredibilityofthestatis-ticsisenhancedbyareputationforgoodmanagementandefficiency. The relevant aspects are sound methodology,appropriatestatisticalprocedures,nonexcessiveburdenonrespondentsandcosteffectiveness.

Principle 7: Sound MethodologySoundmethodologymustunderpinsqualitystatistics.Thisrequiresadequatetools,proceduresandexpertise.

Indicators

7.1: Theoverallmethodological frameworkused forEuro-pean Statistics follows European and other interna-tionalstandards,guidelines,andgoodpractices.

7.2: Proceduresare inplace toensure thatstandardcon-cepts,definitionsandclassificationsareconsistentlyappliedthroughoutthestatisticalauthority.

7.3: Thebusinessregisterandtheframeforpopulationsur-veysareregularlyevaluatedandadjustedifnecessaryinordertoensurehighquality.

7.4: Detailed concordance exists between national clas-sifications systems and the corresponding European systems.

7.5: Graduatesintherelevantacademicdisciplinesare re cruited.

7.6: Statisticalauthoritiesimplementapolicyofcontinuousvocationaltrainingfortheirstaff.

7.7: Co-operation with the scientific community is organ-isedtoimprovemethodology,theeffectivenessofthemethods implemented and to promote better toolswhenfeasible.

Principle 8: Appropriate Statistical ProceduresAppropriate statistical procedures, implemented from datacollectiontodatavalidation,underpinqualitystatistics.

Indicators

8.1: WhenEuropeanStatisticsarebasedonadministrativedata, thedefinitionsandconceptsused foradminis-trative purposes are a good approximation to thoserequiredforstatisticalpurposes.

8.2: In the case of statistical surveys, questionnaires aresystematicallytestedpriortothedatacollection.

Principle 5: Statistical ConfidentialityThe privacy of data providers (households, enterprises,administrationsandotherrespondents), theconfidentialityoftheinformationtheyprovideanditsuseonlyforstatisticalpurposesareabsolutelyguaranteed.

Indicators

5.1: Statisticalconfidentialityisguaranteedinlaw.

5.2: Staffsignlegalconfidentialitycommitmentson appointment.

5.3: Penalties are prescribed for any wilful breaches of statisticalconfidentiality.

5.4: Guidelines and instructions are provided to staff ontheprotectionofstatisticalconfidentiality in thepro-ductionanddisseminationprocesses.Theconfidenti-alitypolicyismadeknowntothepublic.

5.5: Physical, technological and organisational provisionsareinplacetoprotectthesecurityandintegrityofsta-tisticaldatabases.

5.6: Strictprotocolsapplytoexternalusersaccessingsta-tisticalmicrodataforresearchpurposes.

Principle 6: Impartiality and ObjectivityStatistical authorities develop, produce and disseminateEuropeanStatisticsrespectingscientific independenceandin an objective, professional and transparent manner inwhichallusersaretreatedequitably.

Indicators

6.1: Statistics are compiled on an objective basis deter-minedbystatisticalconsiderations.

6.2: Choicesofsourcesandstatisticalmethodsaswellasdecisions about the dissemination of statistics areinformedbystatisticalconsiderations.

6.3: Errorsdiscoveredinpublishedstatisticsarecorrectedattheearliestpossibledateandpublicised.

6.4: Information on the methods and procedures used ispubliclyavailable.

6.5: Statisticalreleasedatesandtimesarepre-announced.

6.6: Advancenoticeisgivenonmajorrevisionsorchangesinmethodologies.

6.7: All users have equal access to statistical releases atthe same time. Any privileged pre-release access toanyoutsideuserislimited,controlledandpublicised.Intheeventthatleaksoccur,pre-releasearrangementsarerevisedsoastoensureimpartiality.

6.8: Statisticalreleasesandstatementsmadeinpresscon-ferencesareobjectiveandnon-partisan.



8.3: Survey designs, sample selections and estimationmethods are well based and regularly reviewed andrevisedasrequired.

8.4: Data collection, data entry, and coding are routinelymonitoredandrevisedasrequired.

8.5: Appropriateeditingandimputationmethodsareusedandregularlyreviewed,revisedorupdatedasrequired.

8.6: Revisionsfollowstandard,well-establishedandtrans-parentprocedures.

8.7: Statisticalauthoritiesareinvolvedinthedesignofad-ministrativedatainordertomakeadministrativedatamoresuitableforstatisticalpurposes.

8.8: Agreements are made with owners of administrativedatawhichsetouttheirsharedcommitmenttotheuseofthesedataforstatisticalpurposes.

8.9: Statisticalauthoritiesco-operatewithownersofadmi-nistrativedatainassuringdataquality.

Principle 9: Non-excessive Burden on RespondentsThe reporting burden is proportionate to the needs of theusers and is not excessive for respondents. The statisticalauthoritiesmonitortheresponseburdenandsettargetsforitsreductionovertime.

Indicators

9.1: TherangeanddetailofEuropeanStatisticsdemandsislimitedtowhatisabsolutelynecessary.

9.2: Thereportingburdenisspreadaswidelyaspossibleoversurveypopulations.

9.3: The informationsought frombusinesses is,as faraspossible, readily available from their accounts andelectronicmeansareusedwherepossibletofacilitateitsreturn.

9.4: Administrativesourcesareusedwheneverpossibletoavoidduplicatingrequestsforinformation.

9.5: Data sharing within statistical authorities is general-isedinordertoavoidmultiplicationofsurveys.

9.6: Statistical authorities promote measures that enablethelinkingofdatasourcesinordertoreducereportingburden.

Principle 10: Cost EffectivenessResourcesareusedeffectively.

Indicators

10.1: Internalandindependentexternalmeasuresmonitorthestatisticalauthority’suseofresources.

10.2: Theproductivitypotentialofinformationandcommu-nicationstechnologyisbeingoptimisedfordatacollec-tion,processinganddissemination.

10.3: Proactiveeffortsaremade to improve thestatisticalpotentialofadministrativedataandtolimitrecoursetodirectsurveys.

10.4: Statisticalauthoritiespromoteandimplementstand-ardizedsolutionsthatincreaseeffectivenessandeffi-ciency.

Statistical OutputAvailable statistics meet users’ needs. Statistics complywiththeEuropeanqualitystandardsandservetheneedsofEuropean institutions, governments, research institutions,businessconcernsandthepublicgenerally.Theimportantissuesconcerntheextenttowhichthestatisticsarerelevant,accurateandreliable, timely,coherent,comparableacrossregionsandcountries,andreadilyaccessiblebyusers.

Principle 11: RelevanceEuropeanStatisticsmustmeettheneedsofusers.

Indicators

11.1: Processesareinplacetoconsultusers,monitortherelevanceandutilityofexistingstatisticsinmeetingtheirneeds,andconsidertheiremergingneedsandpriorities.

11.2: Priorityneedsarebeingmetandreflectedintheworkprogramme.

11.3: Usersatisfactionismonitoredonaregularbasisandissystematicallyfollowedup.

Principle 12: Accuracy and ReliabilityEuropeanStatisticsaccuratelyandreliablyportrayreality.

Indicators

12.1: Sourcedata,intermediateresultsandstatisticalout-putsareregularlyassessedandvalidated.

12.2: Sampling errors and non-sampling errors are meas-uredandsystematicallydocumentedaccordingtotheEuropeanstandards.

12.3: Revisionsare regularlyanalysed inorder to improvestatisticalprocesses.



Principle 13: Timeliness and PunctualityEuropean Statistics are released in a timely and punctualmanner.

Indicators

13.1: Timeliness meets European and other internationalreleasestandards.

13.2: A standard daily time for the release of statistics ismadepublic.

13.3: The periodicity of statistics takes into account userrequirementsasmuchaspossible.

13.4: Divergence from the dissemination time schedule ispublicised inadvance,explainedandanewreleasedate set.

13.5: Preliminaryresultsofacceptableaggregateaccuracycanbereleasedwhenconsidereduseful.

Principle 14: Coherence and ComparabilityEuropeanStatisticsareconsistentinternally,overtimeandcomparablebetweenregionsandcountries;itispossibletocombineandmake jointuseof relateddata fromdifferentsources.

Indicators

14.1: Statisticsare internallycoherentandconsistent (i.e.arithmeticandaccountingidentitiesobserved).

14.2: Statisticsarecomparableoverareasonableperiodoftime.

14.3: Statisticsarecompiledonthebasisofcommonstand-ardswithrespecttoscope,definitions,unitsandclas-sificationsinthedifferentsurveysandsources.

14.4: Statistics from the different sources and of differentperiodicityarecomparedandreconciled.

14.5: Cross-national comparability of the data is ensuredwithin theEuropeanStatisticalSystemthroughperi-odical exchanges between the European StatisticalSystemandotherstatisticalsystems.Methodologicalstudiesarecarriedoutincloseco-operationbetweentheMemberStatesandEurostat.

Principle 15: Accessibility and ClarityEuropeanStatisticsarepresentedinaclearandunderstand-able form, released in a suitable and convenient manner,availableandaccessibleonanimpartialbasiswithsupport-ingmetadataandguidance.

Indicators

15.1: Statistics and the corresponding metadata are pre-sented,andarchived,inaformthatfacilitatesproperinterpretationandmeaningfulcomparisons.

15.2: Disseminationservicesusemodern informationandcommunicationtechnologyand,ifappropriate,tradi-tionalhardcopy.

15.3: Custom-designedanalysesareprovidedwhen feasi-bleandthepublicisinformed.

15.4: Accesstomicrodataisallowedforresearchpurposesandissubjecttospecificrulesorprotocols.

15.5: Metadataaredocumentedaccordingtostandardisedmetadatasystems.

15.6: Users are kept informed about the methodology ofstatisticalprocessesincludingtheuseofadministra-tivedata.

15.7: Usersarekeptinformedaboutthequalityofstatisti-caloutputswithrespecttothequalitycriteriaforEuro-peanStatistics.

Further information at: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/quality

http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/quality



International co-operation

The Federal Statistical Office co-operates closely with thestatistics divisions of international organisations such asthe Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Develop-ment(OECD)andtheUnitedNations(UN).ThusGermanoffi-cialstatisticsagenciesalsosupportsupranationalpoliticalgoalssuchassustainability.

BuildingupontheinternationallyagreedMillenniumDevel-opmentGoals(MDGs)whichexpiredattheendof2015,theUnitedNations(UN)decidedtolaunchanotherpoliticaliniti-ativeonsustainabledevelopment(SDGs/post-2015)attheirConferenceheldinRiodeJaneirofrom20to22June2012 (“Rio+20”). This initiative entitled “2030 Agenda for Sus-

tainable Development”wasadoptedbytheUnitedNationson25September2015.Itcomprises17SustainableDevel-opmentGoals(SDGs).CompliancewiththeAgendawillbemonitoredbyanindicatorframeworkwithalargenumberofindicators,whichispresentlybeingdeveloped.

The central statistical body for globally harmonised con-cepts,methodsandclassificationsatthelevelofheadsofstatisticalofficesistheUnited Nations Statistical Commis-sion,ofwhichGermanyhasbeenamembersince2005.Attheendof2012,Germanywasre-electedforanotherfour-yearterm(until2016).

The President of the Federal Statistical Office also partici-patesintheplenarysessionsoftheConferenceofEuropeanStatisticians(CES) inParis.TheCESisahigh-levelstatisti- calbodyoftheUNEconomicCommissionforEuropeandis

EuropeanCommission (Brussels)

International organisationsEuropean organisationsNon-official

international organisations

CouncilsofMinisters (Brussels)

WorkingPartyonStatistics

EuropeanParliament (Strasbourg,Brussels)

Eurostat (Luxembourg) StatisticalOfficeofthe EuropeanCommunities

ESSC (Luxembourg) EuropeanStatisticalSystem

Committee

OECD (Paris) Organisation for Economic

Co-operation and Development

ILO (Geneva) International

Labour Organization

OECD Committee of Statistics

UNSD (New York) United Nations Statistics Divison

UN Statistical Commission

UNECE (Geneva) United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

CES (Geneva) Conference of European Statisticians

FAO (Rome) Food and Agriculture Organization of the

United Nations

UNESCO (Paris) United Nations Educational,

Scientific and Cultural Organization

WHO (Geneva) World Health Organization

IMF (Washington) International Monetary Fund

ICAO (Montreal) International

Civil Aviation Organization

WTO (Trade) (Geneva)

World Trade Organization

WTO (Tourism) (Madrid)

World Tourism Organization

The following chart provides an overview of the major organisations with which the Federal Statistical Office has co-operation relations at the supranational and international level

EuropeanCentralBank(Frankfurt/Main)

World Bank(Washington, D.C.)

ISI(Voorburg/ TheHague)

International StatisticalInstitute

IAOS(Voorburg/TheHague)

International Associationfor

Official Statistics


atanintermediatelevelbetweentheUNandtheEU.Initsannualsessionsitdiscusses,amongotherthings,theSta-tisticalProgrammeoftheUnitedNationsEconomicCommis-sion forEurope (UNECE). Inaddition,eachof theCESses-sionsfocusesontwotopicsofseminars,whichareheldwiththeparticipationoftheMemberStates.

Not only the UN but also the OECD Statistics Directorateprepare harmonised statistics and methods for interna-tionalcomparisonsandperformstatisticalanalyses.OECDMemberstatesare,apartfromtheEuropeanindustrialisednations,theUSA,Canada,Australia,Korea,JapanandIsrael.The heads of the statistical offices of the Member Statesmeet regularly at the sessions of the OECD Committee onStatisticsandStatisticalPolicy(CSSP3))todiscussstrategicandsubject-relatedissues.TheannualplenarysessionsofCSSPandCESarealwaysheldbacktoback,withthevenuealternatingbetweenOECDheadquartersinParisandUNECEheadquartersinGeneva.Untiltheendof2015thePresidentof the FederalStatistical Office also was a member of theCSSPBureau.TheCSSPBureauconsistsofa limitednum-berofOECDmembersandhasthetaskofdiscussingmajorstrategicissuesaswellasofpreparingthemeetingsatheadofofficelevel.

TheFederalStatisticalOfficealsoco-operateswiththeinter-nationalLabourOrgaization(ILO),theWorldTradeOrganiza-tion(WTO),theWorldHealthOrganization(WHO),theWorldBank,theInternationalMonetaryFund(IMF)andnumerousspecialistagenciesoftheUN.

And finally, the Federal Statistical Office is a member ofthe International Statistical Institute (ISI). The Institute, aworldwideassociationofstatisticiansandstatisticalinstitu-tionswithitsheadquartersinVoorburgintheNetherlands,organisesworldcongresseseverytwoyearstopromotetheexchangeofexperienceintheareaofstatistics.The2017ISIWorldCongresswillbeheldinMarrakesch,Marokko.

Since December 2015 the Federal Statistical Office hasalsobeenamemberoftheIAOSExecutiveCommittee(sub-organisationoftheISI-InternationalAssociationforOfficialStatistics).

Since the beginning of the 1990s, the Federal StatisticalOfficehasbeenengagedindevelopmentco-operation(seeChapter3.3,“Co-operationwithothercountries”).

3) The OECD Committee on Statistics (CSTAT) was renamed Committee on

StatisticsandStatisticalPolicy(CSSP)on1January2014.

Corporate vision and strategy of the Federal Statistical Office

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CorporatevisionoftheFederalStatisticalOffice

Inprinciple,themissionoftheFederalStatisticalOfficeislaiddownbylaw(seechapter1.0).ThefollowingsectionsdescribehowtheFederalStatisticalOfficefulfilsthatmis-sionandperformstherelatedtasks.

Mission

1. TheFederalStatisticalOfficeprovidesstatistical informationonsocietal,economicandecologicalphe-nomena,trendsandconnectionsaspartofabasicinformationsupply.Thismeansinparticularthat

¨ allusershavefreeaccesstothatinformation,

¨ itsproductionispubliclyfinanced,

¨ itiscommissionedbythelegislators.

2. Inadditiontothisbasicinformationsupply,the FederalStatisticalOfficeoffersstatisticalservicesagainstreimbursementofthecosts.

3. ThecentralcompetenceoftheFederalStatisticalOfficeconsistsin

¨ providingcomprehensive,continuousandperma-nentlyupdatedstatisticalinformation,

¨ preparingsuggestionsforanadjustmentofthe programmeoffederalstatisticstotheneedsofusers,

¨ counsellingusersandmakingdataanalysescom-missionedbyusers,

¨ providingthescientificcommunitywithproblem- orientedaccesstodata,

¨ developingstatisticalmethodsandprovidingcentralandstandardisedITservicesandtoolsforthesys-temofofficialstatisticsinGermany,

¨ translatingtheprogrammeintoco-ordinatedandefficientproductionprocessesinthefederativestatisticalsystem,

¨ collectingandprocessingoffederalstatisticsascommissionedbythelegislators,

¨ participatingintheplanningofandactivelycontrib-utingtothedevelopmentoftheEuropeanStatisticalSystemandinternationalstatisticalco-operation,

¨ developingandsettingofqualitystandardsfor statisticalproductsandtheirproductionprocesses,

¨ overallstatisticalsystemsand

¨ contributingtothestandardisationandmodernisa-tionprojectsoftheadministration.

Corporate vision

TheFederalStatisticalOffice’ssetofvaluesisbasedontwopillars:itscorporatevisionanditsstrategy.Theydetermineboththestatusquoandtheobjec-tivestobeattained.

The corporate visionoftheFederalStatisticalOfficewasupdatedinspring2015.

The strategywaslastrevisedinautumn2015attheclosedconferenceoftheseniormanagement.

The corporate visioncontainstheconstantvalueorien-tationoftheFederalStatisticalOffice.

Inconciseform,thevisiondescribesthefundamen-talorientationtowhichtheFederalStatisticalOfficeadaptscontinuously.Thustheexistingpotentialfordevelopmentisconsidered.Thecorporatevisioncom-prisestheself-imageoftheFederalStatisticalOffice,its missionandthebasic principles of leadership and co-operation.

Our vision:

The Federal Statistical Office is the leading provider of high-quality statistical information on Germany.

Our self-image:

Weprovidethestatisticalinformationrequiredforthedevelopmentofaninformedopinionandthedecisionmakingprocessesinademocraticsocietywhileensuringneutrality,objectivityandscientificindependenceofourworkanddataconfidentialityregardingthemicrodataplacedatourdisposal.

Ourefficiencyisbasedontheinnovativepower,competenceandcustomerfocusofourstaff.


CorporatevisionoftheFederalStatisticalOffice

¨ …motivate,challengeandsupportourstaffmembers inaccordancewiththeirskillsandpotentialand promotegenderequality!

¨ …recogniseandcounteractexcessiveorinsufficientworkloads!

We, the staff members of the Federal Statistical Office, …

¨ …commitourselvestoachievingtheworkobjectivesofourunit!

¨ …areopentochange!

¨ …acceptleadershipbyothersandactloyally!

We all …

¨ …areabletoworkinateamandcontributetoafriendlyandcongenialworkingatmosphere!

¨ …co-operatewithoneanotheronthebasisoftrustandreliability!

¨ …respectthedifferentviews,workingsituationsandwaysoflivingofourcolleagues!

¨ …areabletohandleconflictsandsolveproblemsinatopic-orientedmanner!

An extended and more specific version of the corporate vision’s basic principles is contained in the Human Re-sourcesDevelopmentConcept.

The basic principles of leadership and co-operation reflect theFederalStatisticalOffice’sconceptofleadershipbehav-iourandteamwork.

Theyweredevelopedjointlybythemanagementandwork-inglevels.Interestedcolleagueshadtheopportunitytocom-mentonandassessafirstdraftofthebasicprinciplesusingawikiontheintranet.Aftertheresultshadbeenevaluated,afinalversionofthebasicprincipleswasdrafted.Thatver-sionwasonceagaindiscussedinternallyandfinallyadoptedinMay2015.

Theobjectivesdescribedprovideguidancetoallstaffmem-bersoftheFederalStatisticalOfficeastohowtheyshouldinteractwithoneanother.

Basic principles of leadership and co-operationThefollowingstatementsaretoexplainhowwewanttotreateachother.Theyareobjectivesthataretoprovideguidance.

We, the executives of the Federal Statistical Office, …

¨ …areawareofourrolemodelpositionandact accordingly!

¨ …areco-operativeleaderswhoreactreasonablyto thesituation!

Corporate vision

Mission Basicprinciples Strategy Vision

Corporate vision and strategy of the Federal Statistical Office in co-operation


Strategy:CommunicationStrategy

3. Meeting the needs of target groups

Weprovidehigh-qualitydataonsocial,economicandecologicalissuestoourtargetusersandpromotetheirunderstandingofstatistics.Inadditiontothegen-eralpublic,ourtargetuserscomprisepolicy-makersandadministration,themedia,businessesandasso-ciations,thescientificandresearchcommunitiesaswellasstudentsandrespondents.Weanalysetheirdiverseinformationneeds.Modernmarketobserva-tionandmonitoringinstrumentsareemployedfortheanalysis.Weusearangeofdifferentcommunicationchannelstoreachourtargetusers,andweadjusttheinformationandservicesweoffertotheirchangingrequirements.Competentstaffareavailabletoanswerquestionsandprovideadvice.

4. Broadening the dialogue

Weuseforumsandsocialmediatocommunicatewithourtargetusers.Theusers’needsandideasaretakenintoaccountinrefiningtherangeofinformationandservicesweoffer.

5. Improving comprehensibility

Ourinformationisprovidedinclearandcomprehen-siblelanguageandweuseinnovativeformsofvis-ualisation.Inaddition,weoffercomprehensiveinfor-mationaboutthestatisticalmethodsandtechniquesapplied.

Strategy

TheHeadsoftheOfficehavelastrevisedthestrategyinco-operationwiththeheadsofdepartmentattheclosedcon-ferenceoftheseniormanagementinautumn2015.

Asaconsequence,thefocuswillshifttowardscommunica-tionwithandperceptionbytheoutsideworld.

Inafuture-orientedandknowledge-basedsociety,plansaremade,decisionsaretakenandthedecisions’successisevaluatedonthebasisoffacts.Astheleadingproviderofhigh-qualitystatisticalinformationaboutGermany,theFed-eralStatisticalOfficeplaysanimportantroleandaimstofurtherincreaseitsprofileandvisibility.Thetitle“official”isauniquefeatureofourdata,whichcomplywiththeprin-ciplesoftheEuropeanStatisticsCodeofPractice.

2020 Communication Strategy of the Federal Statistical Office

1. Strengthening the brand of “official statistics”

Westrivetofurtherraisetheprofileofofficialstatis-tics.Toreinforcetrustinofficialstatistics,weempha-siseourqualitystandardandqualitymanagement.Inparticularthequalityofourdataandourindepend-encearerecognisedbyusers.Wepromotethere-useofofficialdatabythirdpartiesinaccordancewiththeprinciplesoftheOpen-Data-Charta.Thereferenceto“StatistischesBundesamt”servesbothasabrandnameandasasealofquality.

2. Easier access

Wecontinuouslyimprovetheaccessibilityoftheinfor-mationweoffer.Ourcentralstatisticalinformationsystem(GENESIS-Online)isuser-friendlyandpresentstheresultsofofficialstatisticsatfederalandregionallevel.Ourdataaremadeavailablethroughreadilyaccessibleinterfaces(opendata).Thedigitalinfor-mationweofferispresentedinamedia-friendlyfor-mattosupportavarietyofdevicesandcanbeeas-ilyaccessedbypopularsearchengines.Weofferourinformationonplatformsusedbythetargetgroupsofourusers.


Strategy:Actionareasandgoals

¨ establishandconductaquarterlysurveyoffinancialtransactions(inthesphereofpublicfinancestatistics)andpublishitsresults

¨ revisethemethodologicaldescriptionsfornationalaccounts(NA)inaccordancewiththeEuropeanSystemofAccounts2010(ESA2010)

¨ developglobalisationindicatorsfurtherandpublishthem

¨ informcomprehensivelyandinanappealingformaboutthemajorsetsofindicatorsformeasuringtheUnitedNations’SustainableDevelopmentGoals(SDGs)

¨ participateinthepreparationofaqualityreportonthedataqualityinEuropeannationalaccounts(NA)tobesubmittedtotheEuropeanCommission

¨ preparea“genericITsecurityconceptforthestatisticalofficesoftheFederationandtheLänder”

¨ developconfidentialityconceptsforprocessinggeo-referenceddataintheformofmapsandastrategyforintroducingtheirrelease

¨ revisethe“FactsandFigures”sectionofthewebsiteoftheFederalStatisticalOfficeinlinewithuserrequire-mentsandreducetheworkloadoftheinformationser-vice

¨ developaprocedureforanearlyidentificationofinfor-mationrequirements(demandplanning)

¨ createaconceptforidentifyingproblemswhichmayinterferewiththecompletionoftasks,takingprecau-tionsandreactingadequately.

The action areas essentially determine the path of futuredevelopment.Theyarespecifiedbystrategicgoalsrevisedannuallyandcorrespondingactions.ThustheFederalStatis-ticalOfficeisgettingcloserandclosertoitsvision.Aregularstrategycheckmakesitpossibletoidentifyneworchangingchallenges and adjust the focus accordingly. The above-mentionedcommunicationgoals,forexample,formpartoftheoverallstrategyespeciallyviatheactionareasof“qual-ity”,“professionalindependence”and“partners”.

Action areas and strategic goals of the Federal Statistical Office

Quality

Wemeettheneedsofourusersandprepareourprod- uctsinsuchawaythattheyfulfilthequalitycriteriaofrele- vance,accuracyandreliability,timelinessandpunctuality,coherenceandcomparability,accessibilityandclarity. Ourcommitmenttohighqualitystandardsincludestheimprovementofmethodologyandprocesses,anddatasecurity.

Strategic goal

Q1 Weensuretheattractivenessoftheproductsweofferbymeansofinnovations.

Q2 Weensurethehighvalidityofourdataduringtheentiredatacreationprocess.

Q3 Wecreatecoherenceinourresultsandbetweenthemethods,conceptsanddefinitionsapplied.

Q4 Weimprovetheaccessibilityandcomprehensibilityofourinformation.

Q5 Weguaranteetheconfidentiality,integrityandavail-abilityofourdata.

Q6 Weidentifydataneedsingoodtimeandensuretherelevanceoftheproductsweoffer.

To reach this goal, we intend, among others, to:

¨ carryouttheprojecton“furtherdevelopmentofthesystemofhouseholdstatistics“

¨ prepareanewconceptforthepresentsystemofcon-tinuoushouseholdbudgetsurveys(onthebasisofsamplesurveysofincomeandexpenditureandcontin-uoushouseholdbudgetsurveys)

¨ testinstrumentsforsurveyingthelabourmarketsitua-tionofimmigrantsaspartofthelabourforcesurveyandconductapilotstudyoftheworkandfamilybalance

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Number of measures to the action area“Quality”




¨ developaconceptfordirectlyconveyingtheuniqueattributeof“official”statisticsbothin-houseandtotheoutsideworld

¨ adaptandrebuildthesystemofhospitalstatisticssothattheactualsituationinin-patienthealthcareisagaincompletelyreflectedandallissuescanbehan-dledwiththerequireddetail

¨ introducequalitydatasheetsinthesystemofstatisticalofficesforstatisticswhichareinthefocusofinterestinEurope

¨ encourageamorefrequentuseofgeodatainthepro-cessing,analysisanddisseminationofofficialstatistic

Professional independence

Wedevelop,produceanddisseminateourstatisticsrespectingscientificindependenceandinanobjective,professionalandtransparentmanner.Indoingso,wetreatallusersequitably.

Strategic goal

I1 Weworktowardsanimprovementoftheconditionssetforfederalstatistics.

I2 Wehaveunrestrictedaccesstoallmicrodataoffederalstatistics.

I3 Westrengthenthebrandof“officialstatistics”.

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Number of measures to the action area“Professional independence“




¨ developpopulationstatisticsfurtherforthepurposeofdeterminingpopulationfiguresinfuture

¨ reprogramITapplicationsforbusinessstatisticsinthesphereofenergyandmaritimetransport

¨ developcost-of-illnessaccountsfurtherasframeworkconditionshavechanged

¨ developanautomaticIT-basedsystemforderivingEUexcessivedeficitproceduredata

¨ createcountryprofilesofallUNstatesautomatically

¨ introduceanITarchitecturemanagementsystemfortheITapplicationsofstatistics

¨ concentratethedevelopmentanddocumentationofmethodologicalstandardsandguidelinesfordataedit-inginacentreofexcellence

¨ developaweb-basedsurveyinstrument(mixed-modesurveys)

¨ analysesourcesofbigdatawithaviewtotheireco-nomicpotential(participationintheESSTaskForceonBigData)

¨ meetnewdemandsplacedontheGENESISsystemtoincreaseitsattractivenessandusewithinthesystemofofficialstatistics

¨ introduceanelectronicprocurementworkflow

Cost effectiveness

Weshapeourprocessestousestaff,financialandITresourceseffectivelyandefficiently.

Strategic goal

E1 Wecreateroomformanoeuvrebymodifyingourmeth-ods,proceduresandstructures.

E2 Westandardiseourprocesses.

E3 Westudyalternativedatasourcestoidentifycost-effectivepotential.

E4 Wedigitiseouradministrativeprocedures.

91

Number of measures to the action area“Cost effectiveness“




¨ participateactivelyintheimplementationofthe2020ESSVision

¨ participateintheselectionanddefinitionofanindi-catorsystemtobeabletomonitorprogressmadeinthefieldofsustainabledevelopment(UNSustainableDevelopmentGoals)

¨ co-ordinateallactivitiesperformedatnationalleveltodevelop,prepareanddisseminateEuropeanstatistics

¨ contributetothedevelopmentofcross-cuttingindicatorsetsfor“Livingwell–QualityoflifeinGermany“

¨ prepareamanualfortherecentlyincludedbalancesheetitembysectorsoftheESA2010transmissionpro-grammeinco-operationwiththeOECDTaskForceonlandandothernon-financialassets–ManualonInven-tories

¨ preparetheimplementationofFRIBS(FrameworkRegu-lationIntegratingBusinessStatistics)

¨ preparethe2021Census

¨ providegrossearningsdatafromthestructureofearn-ingssurveyforanassessmentofminimumwage

¨ contributetotheimprovementoftheKazakhstatisticalsystembymeansoftheWorldBankfundedprojectsoastofurtheradjustthesystemtointernationalstand-ards

¨ managetheConferenceoftheInternationalAssociationforResearchinIncomeandWealth(IARIW)in2016

¨ analysetheuseofsimulationandmodelcalculations(feasibilitystudyontheestablishmentofacentreofexcellenceforthepurpose)

¨ setupamonitoringsystemfortheco-operationwiththeFederalInformationTechnologyCentre(ITZBund)

¨ introduceITchangemanagementandtoolsupport

Partners

Wemaintainthepartnershipswehaveestablishedatnationalandinternationallevel,tojointlysafeguardthestatisticalsystemanddevelopitfurther.Respondentsareindispensablepartnerstouswhoseinterestswetakeintoaccount.

Strategic goal

P1 Weparticipateinpolitical,socialandscientificdia-logueonthebasisofourspecialistcompetence,impartialityandobjectivity.

P2 Weplayapartinshapingtheinternationalstatisticalsystem–inparticulartheEuropeanStatisticalSystem.

P3 WeseetotheuniformimplementationofEuropeanrequirementsinourfunctionasanationalco-ordinator.

P4 Weareawareoftheburdenplacedonrespondentsandreducethatworkload.

P5 Weincreaserespondents‘willingnesstoparticipate.

P6 Weusetheinnovativepowerofscience.

P7 WetakeanactivepartinshapingthecooperationwiththeFederalInformationTechnologyCentre(ITZBund).

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Number of measures to the action area“Partners“




¨ developoptionsastohowthesharingoffamilychoresbymenandwomenaspartnerscanbesupportedundertheequalopportunitiesplan2016–2019

¨ reorganisehealthmanagementattheFederalStatisticalOffice

¨ concludeanin-houseserviceagreementonmobileworkingattheFederalStatisticalOffice

¨ conductacomprehensiveanalysisofcompetenceandmanpowerrequirementsattheFederalStatisticalOfficetosafeguardtheexistingbasisofexpertlabourandrecruitqualifiedjuniorstaff

¨ impartskillsfortheuseofnewmathematicalstatisticalmethods

¨ introduceprojectmentoringforasystematicexchangeofexperienceonprojectmanagement

Staff

We ensure efficiency by promoting the creativity, compe-tenceandcustomerfocusofallstaffmembers.

Strategic goal

S1 Weimproveourattractivenessasanemployer.

S2 Weshapedevelopmentandchangeprocessesjointly.

S3 Weactivelyimproveourcompetence.

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Number of measures to the action area“Staff“



Measures 2016 – 2020 by goals(total 140 measures, multiple responses were possible)

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We ensure the attractiveness of the products we offer by meansof innovations.

We ensure the high validity of our data during the entire datacreation process.

We create coherence in our results and between the methods,concepts and definitions applied.

We improve the accessibility and comprehensibility of our information.

We guarantee the confidentiality, integrity and availability of our data.

We identify data needs in good time and ensure the relevanceof the products we offer.

We work towards an improvement of the conditions setfor federal statistics.

We have unrestricted access to all micro data of federal statistics.

We strengthen the brand of “official statistics”.

We create room for manoeuvre by modifying our methods, proceduresand structures.

We standardise our processes.

We study alternative data sources to identify cost-effective potential.

We digitise our administrative procedures.

We participate in political, social and scientific dialogue on the basisof our specialist competence, impartiality and objectivity.

We play a part in shaping the international statistical system –in particular the European Statistical System.

We see to the uniform implementation of European requirements inour function as a national co-ordinator.

We are aware of the burden placed on respondents and reducethat workload.

We increase respondents‘ willingness to participate.

We use the innovative power of science.

We take an active part in shaping the cooperation with theFederal Information Technology Centre (ITZBund).

We improve our attractiveness as an employer.

We shape development and change processes jointly.

We actively improve our competence.

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Disseminate

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Manage

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Programme for the period 2016 to 2020



3.0

Explanations 40

Product groups of the Federal Statistical Office and their respective total costs, 2015 41

3.1 Questions of principle, research and development in federal statistics 43

3.2 Statistics production 61

3.3 Statistics dissemination and communication 153

3.4 Internal services 171



The work programme

Theworkprogramme(ofthestatisticalofficesoftheFeder-ationandtheLänder)fortheyears2016to2020comprises378 sets of statistics (March 2016). About two thirds of these statistics are decentralised,theyareinlinewiththeprinciple of regional decentralisation and the related divi-sionoflabourintheFSO/LSOssystem(seechapter1.0“TheFederalStatisticalOfficeasan integralpartof theGermanandEuropeanStatisticalSystems”).

Not for all sets of statistics is the required informationobtained by means of data collection, there are vari-ous options: survey, calculation and register. About three fourths of the just under 400 sets of statistics are based on surveys. ThestatisticalofficesoftheLänderortheFederalStatistical Office collect the data directly for slightly morethanhalfofthese308setsofstatistics(primarysurveys).Intheothercases,thestatisticalofficesonlycapturedatafortherespectivestatisticswhichoriginallyhadbeencollectedforother thanstatisticalpurposes (secondarysurvey).Thestatistical offices use data here that are already availablefromadministrativeprocesses.

Calculations account for nearly one sixth of the work pro-gramme. No data are collected for that purpose as theseare evaluation processes. New statistical information isobtainedfromsurveyresultsbyusingmanydifferentcom-putationandestimationprocedures.There are six registers which are collections of data primarily used to support the data collection process but to some extent also for evalua-tion purposes.Allofthemaremaintaineddecentrally.

Information on the work programme

Theworkprogrammehasbeenstructuredbyproducts.Theproduct areas presented are, first, “questions of princi-ple,researchanddevelopmentinfederalstatistics”(chap-ter 3.1), second, “statistics production” (chapter 3.2) and“statisticsdisseminationandcommunication”(chapter3.3)and,thirdinchapter3.4,“internalservices”.Thepresenta-tionwithinanyproductareaisstructuredbyproductclasses.Foreveryproductclass,abriefdescriptionoutlinestherele-vantfieldofactivities,mainuses,mainusers,andcosts.

Forthispurpose,theFederalStatisticalOfficeusesitscostand performance accounting system. On that basis, thisStrategyandProgrammePlanshowsthecostsincurredperproductarea.Thisincludes:

Primary costs: Thesearethestaffandmaterialcoststhatcanbeallocatedtotheproductsmentionedunderanyproductclass.Theaimistoshowwhatcostswereincurredwithina productclass. Forexample, theprimarycostsof theprod-uctclass“Foreigntrade”donot includethecostsof infra-structure services that are provided so that the respectiveservicescanbedelivered–fromthetelephonesystemandofficebuildingsmanagementtocomputerequipment.How-ever,therelevantshareofinfrastructurecostsisincludedinthetotalcostsoftheproductclass“Foreigntrade”.

Total costs: Thesearetheprimarycostsoftherelevantprod-uctclassplustherelevantcostsshareforinfrastructureser-vices that must be available before such products can beprovided. Infrastructure services are the internal servicesdescribed in chapter 3.4 of this Strategy and ProgrammePlan. When calculating the total costs, the costs of thoseinternalservicesareentirelydistributedamongtheproductareasof“questionsofprinciple,researchanddevelopmentinfederalstatistics”,“statisticsproduction”and“statisticsdissemination and communication” described in chapter3.1,3.2and3.3.Astheinternalservicesarenoproductsoftheofficefromanoutput-orientedpointofview,totalcostsarenotshownforthem.

Foreachproductclass,thereisatableshowingtherelevantproductsandservices.Thereis:

¨ KLR no.:Numberoftherelevantproductfromthecostandperformanceaccountingsystem(KLR)oftheFederalStatistical Office.

¨ Product:ProductdesignationaccordingtothecostandperformanceaccountingsystemoftheFederalStatisticalOffice.

¨ Product description:Explanationsontheproduct,wherenecessary.

Everyindividualstatistics(chapter3.2)isfurtherdescribedbythefollowingcharacteristics:

¨ EVAS:Numberoftherelevantstatisticsaccordingtothe“IntegratedListofAllStatisticsCompiledbytheFed-eralStatisticalOfficeandtheStatisticalOfficesoftheLänder“(EVAS).



Foreign trade, business registerand business demography, crafts

Statistics of individual sectors of economic activity(agriculture, industry, services, etc.)

Prices, earnings and labour costs,income, consumption

Territory, population, labour market, elections

Education, research and development, social issues,health, justice

National accounts andenvironmental-economic accounting

Standard Cost Model

Statistics dissemination (publications,information services, press work, etc.)

Public finance (public budgets, enterprises,public service personnel, taxes)

Question of principle, classifications,bodies of official statistics

Housing, environment

Co-operation with other countries

Research and development in federal statistics

Liaison office/Services of the Federal Statistical Officefor the Council of Economic Experts

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Product groups of the Federal Statisti and their respectivecal Office total costs, 2015(EUR mn)

¨ Type of task:Adistinctionismadebetweenprimarysur-veys (data are collected for that statistics), secondarysurveys(datathatwerecollectedforotherpurposesarecoveredstatistically),calculations(evaluationprocesseswithoutoriginalsurveys)andregisters(datacollectionsusedprimarilytosupportsurveys).

¨ Reporting channel: Centralised statistics are producedby the Federal Statistical Office, whereas the statisti-calofficesoftheLänderparticipateintheproductionofdecentralisedstatistics.

¨ Periodicity:Frequencyofthesurvey.Yearsindicatethereferenceyearofthelatestsurvey.

¨ Responding units: For primary surveys, number ofrespondingunits(respondents),forsecondarysurveys,numberofunitsreportingdatatothestatisticaloffices.

Thepublications listedforeveryproductareacompriseontheonehandstandardpublicationsaccessibleviatheweb-site www.destatis.de (heading: “publications”). On theother hand, “grey literature” is mentioned which can beprovidedbythecontactsindicated.Inaddition,thevariousspecialised units of statistics offer also background infor-mationundertheirrespectiveheadingsatwww.destatis.de. The online series “STATmagazin” published at irregularintervals on the homepage www.destatis.de contains arti-cleswhichhavebeenspecificallyeditedtomakethemeasi-lycomprehensibleandifpossiblediscussasubjectfromtheangleofvariousdatasources.

Anythingelsedoneorplannedisshownunder“otheractiv-ities”or“additionalactions”.Thepurposeoftheadditionalactionsistoachievethestrategicgoals.





Questions of principle, research and development in federal statistics

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� �Questions of principle, national and international co-ordination 44

� �Legal matters concerning statistics 48

� �Classifications 50

� �Interdisciplinary research and development in official statistics 53

� �Questionnaire development and pretests for federal statistics 56

� �Mathematical and statistical methods 58



Brief descriptionCo-ordinationofallinterdisciplinaryprocesses,projectsandbodiesattheregional,national,supranationalandinternationallevelsaswellaspreparationofdecisionpapersfortheHeadoftheFederalStatisticalOfficeandfurtherdevelopmentofthestatisticalprogramme.

Main use— co-ordinatedstancetakenbytheFederalStatistical

Office(FSO)bothinternallyandexternallyinthenational,supranationalandinternationalspheres

Main users— federalministries

— HeadoftheFederalStatisticalOffice(FSO),special-isedunitsoftheFSO

— statisticalofficesoftheLänder(LSOs)

— StatisticalAdvisoryCommittee

— institutionsoftheEU,inparticularEurostat

— internationalorganisations

Contact: Marion Engelter, Bernd Störtzbach

Questions of principle, national and international co-ordination

Primary costs2014: EUR2,147,000

2015: EUR1,800,000

Total costs2014: EUR3,084,000

2015: EUR2,581,000



Products

KLR no. Product Product description

12101000 Nationalco-ordination System and programme of federal statistics:Preparationofdecisionsonquestionsofprincipleoffederalstatisticsandanalysesregardingtheprogramme

Relations with respondents and users:Questionsofprincipleregardingtherelationswithrespondents(especiallysurvey-relatedburdens)andusersoffederalstatistics(burdenonbusinessescausedbyfederalstatistics,microdataforthescientificcommunity,confidenti-ality/anonymisation)

Co-ordination of interdisciplinary activities for federal statistics:Developmentofinterdisciplinarystatementsandinitiativesatthenationallevel

Institutionalised national bodies including their committees:Preparationandfollow-up,inpartalsoorganisationofmeetings– StatisticalAdvisoryCommittee– ConferenceofDirectors-General(ALK)– BoardofDirectors(ALGFS)– InterministerialCommitteeforCo-ordinationandRationalisationof

Statistics(IMA-Statistik)/CommitteeoftheFederationandtheLänderonStatistics(BLA-Statistik)

12102000 Supranationalandinter-nationalco-ordination

Statistical system of the EU, international statistical systems:– PreparationofdecisionsonquestionsofprincipleoftheEuropeanStatisti-

calSystem(ESS)andofinternationalstatisticalsystemsaswellasanalysesregardinginternationalstatisticalprogrammes

– Co-ordinationoftheactivitiesperformedatnationalleveltodevelop,pro-duceanddisseminateEuropeanstatistics

Co-ordination of interdisciplinary activities at the supranational and interna-tional levels:– Developmentofinterdisciplinarystatementsandinitiativesatthesuprana-

tionalandinternationallevels– Co-ordinationofdataandmetadatasuppliestotheIMF

Institutionalised supranational and international bodies:Preparationandfollow-up,inpartalsoorganisationofmeetings– EuropeanStatisticalSystemCommittee(ESSCommittee)– ConferenceoftheDirectorsGeneraloftheNationalStatisticalInstitutesat

EUlevel(DGINS)– EuropeanStatisticalAdvisoryCommittee(ESAC)– EuropeanStatisticalGovernanceAdvisoryBoard(ESGAB)– OECDStatisticsCommittee– UnitedNationsStatisticalCommission– ConferenceofEuropeanStatisticians(CES/UNECE)

12204100 Co-ordinationofregionalstatistics,indicators1)

Co-ordination in the area of regional statistics:Developmentofinterdisciplinarystatementsandinitiativesintheareaofregionalstatisticsatthenationalandinternationallevels

Indicator systems:Furtherdevelopmentoftheindicatorsystemsdatabase,co-ordinationofinter-disciplinarystatementsandinitiativesinthesphereofindicatorsystems

1)Contact:ThomasRiede.



Products


21120110 SteP–Standardisationoftheproductionprocess1)

Tohandlemajorprocesseswhicharepartofstatisticalproduction,iso-latedsolutionshavebeenpreparedforindividualstatistics.Bydevelopingcommonproceduresandtechniques,auniformhandlingofthesepartialprocessesistobemadepossible

35105000 Co-ordinationofbusinessstatistics 2)

Co-ordinationofthevarioussurveysconductedamongenterprisesandlocalunits

35290106 Furtherdevelopmentofthebusinessstatisticsprogramme2)

Furtherdevelopmentofthebusinessstatisticsprogramme

1)Contact:FrankGenßheimer.–2)Contact:MartinBeck.

Major publications (mostly in German)

Title Periodicity

AnnualreportoftheFederalStatisticalOffice yearly

StrategyandProgrammePlan yearly

Informationfromofficialstatistics quarterly

PapersonstatisticaldevelopmentsandprojectsatthenationalandEuropeanlevelsintheperiodical“WirtschaftundStatistik”(EconomyandStatistics)

irregular



Additional actions

Designation Contri- bution to goal 1)

Process Start End Partici-pation of LSOs

Co-ordinationofthenationaldataproducers fortheESS

P3 support 1/2011 6/2016 no

ActiveparticipationinimplementingtheESSVision2020

P2 support 1/2015 12/2020 no

Involvementinthepreparationofcross-cuttingindicatorsetsfor“Livingwell–QualityofLifeinGermany“2)

Q4; P1; S3

specifyneeds,design, build, collect, process, analyse,evaluate, support

11/2014 12/2016 no

Preparingrecommendationsregardingageneralstrategyforthepublicationofsmall-areageo-referenceddataforallofGermany2)

Q1,4;S3

design,build, analyse, disseminate

3/2016 12/2017 yes

Bilateralexchangewithothernationalstatisti-calinstitutesandcontinuedmembershipoftheUNStatisticalCommissionandtheOECDCSTATBureau

P2 specifyneeds,design,support,manage

1/2012 12/2016 no

Meetingtherequirementsofthespecialdatadisseminationstandardplus(SDDS+)oftheInternationalMonetaryFund(IMF)

P2 specifyneeds,support

1/2015 12/2019 no

Publishingaconsolidatednationalstatisticalworkprogrammeincludingaprogressreport

I1;P3;S2–3

design,build,collect, process,disseminate,manage

8/2015 6/2018 yes

1)ForanexplanationofthegoalsseeChapter2.–2)Contact:ThomasRiede

Programmefortheperiod2016to2020


Contact: Marion Engelter

Legal matters concerning statistics

Brief descriptionThepreparationandapplicationofrelevantlegalprovi-sionsforindividualsetsofstatisticsrequirelegalsup-port.Inaddition,legalbasesofstatisticshavetobedocumentedprofessionallyandsupporthastobepro-videdtotheheadoftheFederalStatisticalOffice(FSO)withregardtofundamentalquestionsofstatisticallaw.

Main use— settlinglegalissuespertainingtostatisticalmatters


— HeadoftheFederalStatisticalOffice(FSO)

— specialisedunitsoftheFSO

— statisticalofficesoftheLänder(LSOs)

Primary costs2014: EUR 852,000

2015: EUR 921,000


2015: EUR1,300,000



Products


12106000 Fundamentalquestionsofstatistical law

– Preparationofdecisionsonfundamentalquestionsofnationaland Europeanstatisticallaw

– documentationofthelegalbasesofstatistics– provisionofsupporttotheheadoftheFSOinmatterspertainingto

statistical law

12107000 Individualstatisticallegalissues

PreparationandapplicationoflegalprovisionsforindividualsetsofstatisticsofthespecialisedunitsattheFSO


Title Periodicity

Collectionofstatisticallegalbases,onlinepublicationatwww.destatis.de,“Methoden”,“Rechtsgrundlagen”

continuous


Contact: Martin Beck

Classifications

Brief descriptionWhenmassphenomenaaremonitoredbystatisticalsurveys,therealwaysisamultitudeofdatawhichhavetobecondensedinasuitablemannertosimplifytheirpresentationandanalysisormakethempossibleatall.Aprerequisitearebindingbreakdownsoftheeconomic,socialorothervariablestobeobserved.Onlythroughtheobligatoryuseofacertainclassificationanditsrulescanthevarioususersofstatisticaldatagroupthemicrodatainauniformway.Uniformclassificationsarethebasicprerequisiteofthenationalandinternationalcomparabilityofstatisticaldataintermsofsubjectmat-ter.

Main use— uniformgroupingofmicrodatainspecialised

statistics

Main users— specialisedunitsoftheFederalStatisticalOffice

andtheLänder

— statisticalinstitutesofforeigncountries

— Eurostat

— OECD

— UN


2015: EUR1,280,000


2015: EUR1,817,000


Programmefortheperiod2016to2020



Products


35104000 Classifications Classifications of economic activity:ClassificationofEconomicActivities(WZ),Nomenclaturegénéraledesactivi-téséconomiquesdanslesCommunautéseuropéennes(NACE),InternationalStandardIndustrialClassificationofAllEconomicActivities(ISIC)

Product classifications at national level:ProductClassificationforProductionStatistics(GP),ClassificationofMaterialandGoodsReceivedintheIndustry(WE),ClassificationofBuildings(SB)

Product classifications at European/international level:ListofproductsforEuropeanProductionStatistics(PRODCOM),StatisticalClassificationofProductsbyActivityintheEuropeanEconomicCommunity(CPA),CentralProductClassification(CPC),ClassificationofTypesofConstruc-tion(CC)

Goods classifications 1):HarmonizedCommodityDescriptionandCodingSystem(HS),CombinedNo-menclature(CN),CommodityClassificationforForeignTradeStatistics(WA),StandardInternationalTradeClassification(SITC),ClassificationbyCommod-ityGroupsandSubgroupsoftheFoodIndustryandTradeandIndustry(EGW)

Classifications and lists for specific survey purposes:Classificationsoftheeducationalsector,ClassificationofStatesandTerrito-riesandadministrativeterritorialclassifications2),CountryNomenclaturefortheExternalTradeStatistics1),functionalclassifications,InternationalStatisti-calClassificationofDiseases,InjuriesandCausesofDeath(ICD)3),classifica-tionsoftransportstatistics,otherclassificationsandlists

Classifications of Occupations:ClassificationofOccupations(KldB),InternationalStandardClassificationofOccupations(ISCO/ISCO-COM)

Information system of classifications:Informationsystemforinternalandexternalusers,installationandmainte-nanceofaclassificationserver

1)Contact:Dr.KlausGeyer-Schäfer.–2)Contact:StephanLüken.–3)Contact:KarinBöhm.




Title Periodicity

Classificationsofeconomicactivities irregular

Productclassificationsandlists yearly,irregular

Classificationsofpersons irregular

Regionalclassificationsandlists quarterly,yearly

Otherclassifications yearly,irregular

CommodityClassificationforForeignTradeStatistics yearly

Papersontherevisionofclassificationsintheperiodical“WirtschaftundStatistik” (EconomyandStatistics)

irregular

Additional actions



LinkingoftheclassificationservertoIDEVandfurthertechnicaldevelopments

Q1,4; E2

design 1/2012 6/2017 yes

1)ForanexplanationofthegoalsseeChapter2.



Contact: Thomas Riede

Interdisciplinary research and development in official statistics

Brief descriptionCo-ordinationofresearchanddevelopmentprojectsinthecontextoffederalstatisticsandtheEuropeanStatis-ticalSystem(ESS)aspartoftheresearchanddevelop-mentplanandfurtherdevelopmentofstatisticalmeth-odsandprocedures.

Main uses— assistanceandadviceforspecialisedunits

instatisticalproduction

— externalrepresentationoftheFederal StatisticalOffice’smethodologicalresearchactivi-tiesandofcross-cuttingaspectsof statisticaldataquality

Main user— specialisedunitsoftheFederalStatisticalOffice

andtheLänder


2015: EUR 594,000


2015: EUR 891,000



Products


12203000 Dataquality,cross-depart-mentalmethodsdevel-opment,contactswithresearchers

Quality of statistical data (network on data quality):Dataqualitymanagement(e.g.coordinatingthepreparationofqualityreports,developmentandintroductionoftoolstomonitorthequalityofstatisticaldata),coordinatingtheimplementationoftheEuropeanStatisticsCodeofPracticeintheareaofdataquality;coordinationofconceptsandmethodsregardingdataqualitywiththestatisticalofficesoftheLänderandwithintheESS

Co-operation with the co-ordination agency for statistics-related R&D activities of the EU (e.g. EPROS):Co-ordinationoftheFSO’sparticipationinEuropeanprojects(e.g.inthecon-textoftheEUFrameworkProgrammesonResearch);informationtospecial-iseddepartmentsregardingapotentialparticipationinEuropeanprojects

Co-ordination of research and development projects:R&Dplan,centralcontactunitforthefederalministriesforstatistically relevantresearchprojects

12103100 SurveysunderArticle7oftheFederalStatisticsLaw,demographicandregionalstandards1)

FundamentalissuesofsurveysaccordingtoArticle7oftheFederalStatisticsLaw

1)Contact:MarionEngelter.


Title Periodicity

METHODS–APPROACHES–DEVELOPMENTS– NewsfromtheFederalStatisticalOffice

half-yearly



Additional actions



ImplementationofametadatamanagementsystemtoprovideITsupportregardingqualitydatasheetsintheFSO/LSOssystem 2)

Q2,4–5;E2; P3

design, build,process,analyse,disseminate,evaluate,support

8/2014 6/2017 yes

Studyintheresearchareaofmicrosimulation Q1,5;I2;P1,6;S3

analyse, support

1/2015 12/2017 no

Methodsdevelopmentformixedmode procedures

Q2; W2; P4

design, collect

11/2014 12/2019 yes

Analysisofbigdatawithafocusonitseco-nomicpotential

Q1,3;E1,3;P2,4,6;S2–3

specifyneeds, design, collect, process,analyse,disseminate,evaluate

1/2015 12/2016 no

1)ForanexplanationofthegoalsseeChapter2.–2)Contact:FrankGenßheimer.



Contact: Thomas Riede

Questionnaire development and pretests for federal statistics

Brief descriptionInordertoimprovedataquality,expertsoffederalsta-tisticsstudynotonlysamplingerrorsbutalsomeasure-menterrorswhichmaybeduetothesurveyinstrument,respondentsorinterviewers.Withthehelpofsuitabletestingmethods,questionnairescanbetestedatvari-ousdevelopmentstages.Tothatend,differentgroups ofpersonsareconsulted(forinstanceexperts,special-isedstatisticians,interviewersandpotentialrespon-dents).Ontheonehand,thesetestsreducetheburdenonrespondentsastheresultingsurveyinstrumentsare easiertounderstand,andontheotherhand,theyimprovethequalityofthedataobtained.

Main use— optimisedsurveydocuments

Main users— specialisedunitsoftheFederalStatisticalOffice

andthetheLänder

— respondents


2015: EUR1,151,000

Total costs2014 EUR1,496,000

2015: EUR1,769,000



Products


12201000 Questionnairepretesting,datacollectionmethods

Further development of methods and procedures of federal statistics:– implementingcross-departmentalprojects(e.g.systematictestingof

web-basedsurveyinstrumentsfromamethodologicalangle,mixedmodesurveydesigns)

– furtherdevelopingtheworkwithpersonsobligedtoreportandwithrespondents

Questionnaire pretesting and survey methods:– testingandfurtherdevelopmentofquestionnaireconstructionmethods– consultation,co-ordination,organisationandimplementationofpilot

studiestotestsurveyproceduresandprocesses– implementingpretestsofsurveyinstruments– implementingusabilitytestsforonlinesurveys– furtherdevelopingthemethodologyofquestionnairetestingprocedures

12202000 Questionnairedevelop-mentanddesign

Furtherdevelopmentofmethodsandproceduresoffederalstatisticsforthetaskareaof“datacollectionmethods“

Development and design of survey instruments:– testingandfurtherdevelopingquestionnaireconstructionmethods– centralpreparationofpaperquestionnaires– standardisingthedesignofsurveyinstruments– guidelinesandinstructionsforauniformdesignofsurveyinstruments



Contact: Prof. Dr. Manfred Ehling

Mathematical and statistical methods

Brief descriptionMathematicalandstatisticalsupportforthespecial-isedunits,especiallyinthephasesofthemethodical-technicalpreparationofsurveys,dataprocessinganddataanalysis.Thefocusisonthedevelopmentoftailor-madesamplingtechniquesforconductingsamplesur-veysintheareaofofficialstatistics.

Thisproductclassalsoincludesinterdisciplinarymeth-odologicalresearchanddevelopmentinthefieldsofsamplingtechniques,timeseriesanalysisandfore-castingprocedures,methodstoensurestatisticalconfi-dentiality,imputationproceduresandmethodstoeditstatisticaldata,thatistocorrecterrorsinthem.Themathematicalandstatisticalmethodsdevelopedmustalsobeimplementedintoeffectivesoftwaresolutions.

Main uses— supportofstatisticsproduction

— externalrepresentationoftheFederal StatisticalOffice’sresearchactivitiesintheareaofmathematicalandstatisticalmethodology

Main user— specialisedunitsoftheFederalStatisticalOffice

andtheLänder


2015: EUR1,247,000

Theprimarycostshavebeenallocatedtothetask areassupported(research/development/questions ofprinciple,statisticsproductionanddisseminationandcommunication)andarecontainedintherelevanttotalcosts.



Products


14000022 Methodicaldevelopmentforsubject-relatedtasks

Mathematicalandstatisticalsupportforthespecialisedunits,especiallyproject-relateddevelopmentofselectionmethods,estimationmethodsandmethodstoassesstheaccuracyforsamplesurveysofofficialstatistics;developmentofautomaticdataeditingproceduresforfaultydataandofmethodstoensurestatisticalconfidentialityintables.

14000023 Methodicalresearchanddevelopmentforinterdisci-plinarytasks

Project-relatedmathematical-methodicalresearch,developmentandadviceforinterdisciplinarytasks,especiallyfurtherdevelopmentofsamplingtech-niques,timeseriesanalysisandforecastingproceduresaswellasmethodstoensurestatisticalconfidentialityandautomaticdataeditingproceduresforfaultydata.

14000024 Scientificsoftware development

Implementationofmathematical-statisticalmethodsintoeffectivesoftwaresolutions.

22100220 ESSNET-SDC-II(EUproject) Inthesphereofstatisticalconfidentiality,EurostatconcludedaframeworkpartnershipagreementwithaconsortiumheadedbythenationalstatisticalinstituteoftheNetherlandsinwhichtheFederalStatisticalOfficepartici-pates.Sincethatagreementwasconcluded,twospecificgrantagreements(SGAs)havebeenawarded,anotheroneisinpreparation.TheFederalStatisticalOfficeisorwasinvolvedinallthreeoftheseprojects.The“SGATOOLS”project,whichiscurrentlygettingstarted,coversthemaintenanceandupkeepofopensourcetoolssafeguardingstatisticalconfidentiality(specificallyTau-Argus).AnotherSGAwhichwilldealwiththedevelopmentofconfidentialityconceptsforthe2021Censusisinthetenderingphase.

1)Inthisproductclass,theproductnumberingdiffersfromtheKLRsystemoftheFederalStatisticalOffice.


Title Periodicity

Reportsonmethodology irregular



Additional actions



FurtherdevelopmentoftheBV4.1softwareforcomponentanalysisandseasonaladjustmentofeconomictimeseries

Q1 analyse, support

1/2008 12/2017 no

Conceptstoensurethestatisticalconfidenti-alityofgeo-referenceddataprocessedtobepresentedincartographicform

Q5; E2;S3

process 2/2014 3/2017 yes

Buildingofcompetenceregardingtheuseofnewmathematical-statisticalmethodsinthespecialisedunits

P4; S3

design, build, analyse, support

5/2015 1/2017 yes

Settingupa“CentreofExcellenceforData Editing“

Q2; E2

design,build,process

10/2014 4/2018 yes



Statistics production

3.2

� �Territory, population, labour market, elections

63

65

67

69

72

75

� �Education, social issues, health, justice

77

81

83

Health 87

90

� �Housing, environment

92

94

97

� �Sectors of economic activity

99

102

104


107

109

111

114

� �Foreign trade, enterprises, crafts

116

118

120

Crafts 122

� �Prices, earnings, income and consumption, living conditions

124

127

130

� �Finance and taxes, public service

133

137

Taxes 139

142

� �Accounting systems

144

146

148

� �Special area

151



Contact: Stephan Lüken

Territory

Brief descriptionTheterritoryoftheFederalRepublicofGermanyentailsthesurfaceareauptothecoastlineincludinginlandwaters,butexcludingtheLakeofConstance.Theterri-toryisupdatedmonthlyatmunicipalitylevel.

ThelistofmunicipalitiespresentstheadministrativeregionalunitsofGermanybytheirhierarchicaladminis-trativestructureatsetreferencedates.

Main uses— masterrecordforregionalstatistical

evaluations

— presentationofthemunicipalitieswith municipalitycode,areaandpopulation

Main users— FederalGovernment,federalministries

— specialisedunitsoftheFSOandLSOs

— businesses

— privateusers,thegeneralpublic

Primary costs2014: EUR186,000

2015: EUR255,000

Total costs2014: EUR271,000

2015: EUR367,000



Individual statistics

EVAS Statistical product Type of task Reporting channel

Periodicity Responding units

11111 Recordingofterritorialstatus secondarysurvey decentralised monthly 11,339

11911 Listofmunicipalities register decentralised monthly –


Title Periodicity

Listofmunicipalities quarterly,yearly



Contact: Stefan Dittrich

Population census

Brief descriptionPopulationcensusessupplybasicdataonacoun-try’spopulation,theiremploymentandhousingsitua-tion.Onlypartofthepopulationcensusresultscanbeupdatedcontinuallyanditisinevitablethaterrorswilloccurovertheyears.Forthisreasonageneralstock-takingmustbecarriedoutfromtimetotime.Withits“2011Census”,Germanyjoinedtheten-yearlycensusroundswhicharecommonpracticeinternationally.In2013to2015,resultsofthatcensuswerepublishedandtheprocedurewasevaluatedindetail.Inaccord-ancewithcurrentlyapplicableEUregulations,Ger-manywillparticipateinthenextcensusroundof2021.Methodologicalandorganisationalpreparationshavestartedin2015.FurthertasksareprovidingcounseltothenationallegislatorandplanningtheITarchitectureandanexpansionofstaffnumbers.

Main uses— basisforpoliticalandeconomicplanning

— assessmentbasisfortheallocationof financialresourcesatLandandmunicipal levels

— samplingframeandframeforexpansion

Main users— FederalGovernment,federalministries

— Europeanandinternationalorganisations

— politicalparties,associations

— socialandeconomicresearchinstitutes

— producersofotherspecialisedstatistics

— themedia,privateusers,thegeneralpublic


2015 EUR1,697,000


2015: EUR2,494,000






12111 Populationcensus primarysurvey decentralised 10-yearly n.s.1)

1)Thecensusofbuildingsandhousingwillcoverabout20millionproprietorsofhousingspace;thehouseholdsurveywillincludesome7.9millionnaturalpersons.Asitisunknowntowhatextentthetwogroupsoverlap,nototalcanbegiven.


Title Periodicity

Theregister-basedprocedureofthe2011Census non-recurrent(2011)

2011Census–Populationbysex,age,citizenship,maritalstatusandreligiousaffiliation non-recurrent(2014)

“ZensusKompakt”–Resultsofthe2011Censusincompactform non-recurrent(2014)

2011Census–Methodsandprocedures(jointpublication) non-recurrent(2015)

Papersintheperiodical“WirtschaftundStatistik“(EconomyandStatistics) irregular

Resultsbytopics:censusdatabaseathttps://ergebnisse.zensus2011.de/

Additional actions



Preparationandimplementationofthe2021Census

Q1–2,4–5;I1;E2–3;P2–6;S2

design, build,collect,process,analyse,disseminate,support,manage

7/2014 12/2018 yes

Preparationandimplementationofaconceptforsettingupandusingapermanentaddressregister

Q2;E1

design, build,collect,process,analyse, disseminate

1/2016 12/2019 yes


https://ergebnisse.zensus2011.de/



Contact: Anette Stuckemeier

Microcensus

Brief descriptionThemicrocensusistheofficialrepresentativestatis-ticsofthepopulationandthelabourmarketandcovers1percentofallhouseholdsinGermanyeveryyear.

Themicrocensusprovidesstatisticalinformationontheeconomicandsocialsituationofthepopulationaswellasonemployment,thelabourmarketandeducation/traininginahouseholdandfamilycontext.Theinte-gratedEULabourForceSurveysuppliesinternation-allycomparableresults.Furthermore,themicrocen-susisusedforevaluatingandadjustingotherofficialandnonofficialstatisticssuchasthesamplesurveyofincomeandexpenditure.

HouseholdsurveysneedtobedevelopedfurthertoensurethatEuropeanandnationalrequirementsonofficialhouseholdstatisticscanbecompliedwithinaflexiblemanneralsointhefutureanddataproductionwillremaindemand-oriented.Forthispurpose,apro-jectwasinitiatedin2012forthefurtherdevelopmentofthesystemofhouseholdstatistics.

Thecentralideaisredesigninghouseholdstatisticsasanoverallsystem,withhouseholdstatisticsthathadformerlybeenkeptratherseparatelynowbeingcoveredbyajointsurvey.TheLabourForceSurveyoftheEuro-peanUnion,LEBENINEUROPA(theGermanCommunitystatisticsonincomeandlivingconditions–EU-SILC)andinformationandcommunicationtechnologiesinhouseholds(IKT)arehouseholdstatisticswhichwillbeintegratedintothemicrocensus(seealsotheproductclass“Voluntarysurveysonincome,expenditureandlivingconditionsofhouseholds”).

Main uses— basisforpolitical,socialandeconomic

planninganddecisions

— basisforscience,researchandpolitical consultancy

— basicinformationforotherstatisticsand surveys

— informationforthegeneralpublic

— furtherspecialisedstatistics (forexampleemploymentstatistics)

Main users— federalministries:BMWi,BMFSFJ,BMG,BMAS,

BMBF,BMVBS,BMVI,BMUB,BMI

— EuropeanCommission




2015: EUR2,717,000


2015: EUR3,940,000






12211 Microcensusstandardprogramme primarysurvey decentralised yearly 810,000

12212 Microcensussupplementary programme

primarysurvey decentralised yearly 810,000

12221 Householdandfamilystatistics primarysurvey decentralised yearly 810,000

Other activities

KLR no. Product

12206000 Furtherdevelopmentofthesystemofhouseholdstatistics/MZ2020


Title Periodicity

Subject-matterseries1,series3 yearly

Subject-matterseries13,series1.1 4-yearly

Accompanyingmaterialforpressconferencesonvariousfocaltopics(e.g.PersonslivingaloneinGermany,HowdochildrenliveinGermany?etc.)

yearly

Papersintheperiodical“WirtschaftundStatistik”(EconomyandStatistics) yearly

Additional actions



Furtherdevelopmentofthesystemofhouse-holdstatistics/MZ2020

Q3;E2;P3

design 9/2011 3/2020 yes





Current population statistics

Brief descriptionThecurrentpopulationstatisticsprovidebasicinfor-mationonthenumberandchangesofthepopulation.Basedonthemostrecentpopulationcensus,thenum-berofthepopulationisupdated,usingstatisticsonbirthsanddeaths,marriagesanddivorces,andmigra-tionstatistics.Thelattercoverchangesofresi- dencebetweenmunicipalitiesintheterritoryoftheFed-eralRepublic(internalmigration)aswellasin-andout-migrationacrossthefederalborders(externalmigra-tion).TheresultsarepresentedinabreakdownbyGermanandnon-Germancitizens.Forthispurpose,dataonnaturalisationsarerequired.Inaddition,basicdataareavailableonthenumberofnaturalisationsandontheforeignpopulation.

Thedevelopmentofmortalityandlifeexpectancyisillustratedbylifetables,whilepopulationprojectionsdescribechangesinthenumberandagestructureofthepopulation.

Main uses— basisfordecisionsoffamily,social,healthand

migrationpolicy

— basisforassessingtheeconomicandsocialeffectsofdemographictrends

— informingthegeneralpublic

Main users— federalministries,mainlyBMFSFJ,BMG,BMAS,BMI

— commissionsoftheGermanBundestag, parliamentaryfactions,politicalparties, associations

— Eurostat,OECD,UN,IMF,CouncilofEurope




2015: EUR1,804,000


2015: EUR2,566,000






12411 Currentupdatingofpopulationfigures calculation decentralised quarterly –

12421 Populationprojections calculation centralised 3-yearly –

12511 Naturalisationstatistics secondarysurvey decentralised yearly 500

12521 Statisticsofforeigners secondarysurvey centralised yearly 1

12611 Statisticsofmarriages secondarysurvey decentralised monthly 5,000

12612 Births statistics secondarysurvey decentralised monthly 5,000

12613 Deaths statistics secondarysurvey decentralised monthly 5,000

12621 Lifetables calculation centralised yearly –

12631 Statisticsofdecreesabsolutein matrimonialcases

secondarysurvey decentralised yearly 1,000

12641 Basicdemographicdataonthe developmentofbirthsinGermany (Art.7ofFederalStatisticsLaw)1)

primarysurvey decentralised non-recurrent(2006)

13,000

12651 Creationofsame-sexpartnerships secondarysurvey decentralised yearly 5,000

12661 Dissolutionofsame-sexpartnerships secondarysurvey decentralised yearly 1,000

12711 Migrationstatistics secondarysurvey decentralised monthly 8,000

19911 Pilotsurveyofpublicserviceemployeswithamigrantbackground

primarysurvey centralised non-recurrent 15

1)Dataonthedevelopmentofbirthsarecollectedbythemicrocensusatfour-yearintervals.

Other activities

KLR no. Product

31290010 StatisticsofethnicGermanrepatriatesandasylum-seekers

31241120 Futurecalculationofthepopulationfigure

45620201 Populationdatainaccordancewiththeusualresidencedefinition:Feasibilitystudies




Title Periodicity

Subject-matterseries1,series1and2 yearly

IntheSpotlight:ElderlypeopleinGermanyandtheEU(2011edition) 1) non-recurrent

Headingforgenderequality?Education,employmentandsocialmatters–Differencesinthesituationofwomenandmen(2014)

non-recurrent

Oldagesubjecttochange–OlderpeopleinGermanyandtheEU–2012 non-recurrent

Populationbymigrationstatus,regionaldata–Resultsofthemicrocensus yearly

Migration(internal,externalandtotalmigration) yearly

TheGermanpopulationupto2060 irregular

Marriages,birthsanddeathsbyadministrativedistricts yearly

Cashinsurancevaluesforlifeannuities irregular

ClassificationofCitizenshipsandTerritories irregular

PeriodlifetablesforGermany yearly

BirthsinGermany–Factsandfiguresonthedevelopmentofbirths irregular


1)2016editioninpreparation.

Additional actions



Expansionofpopulationupdatesfollowingthe2011Census:reprogrammingofpopulationstatisticsprocessing(BASIS+)

Q1–2;E2

design, process

1/2010 6/2018 yes

Furtherdevelopmentofpopulationstatistics:futurecalculationofthepopulationfigure

Q1–2,6;I1,3;E1,3;P1–3;S2–3

specifyneeds, design, build, analyse, disseminate

1/2016 12/2018 yes





Labour market

Brief descriptionCoherentandcomprehensivepresentationofstatisti-callabourmarketresultsbyincludingallbasicstatisticsthatareavailable.Inaccordancewiththeinternation-allyagreedLabourForceConceptoftheInternationalLabourOrganization(ILO),monthly,quarterlyandannuallabourmarketresults(partlyingreaterdetail)arederivedfromthemicrocensusandthelabourforcesurvey.

Basedonalltheemploymentinformationavailable,theemploymentaccountsperformedbytheFederalStatis-ticalOfficeprovidemacroeconomicemploymentdataeverymonthforshort-termeconomicandlabourmar-ketmonitoring.Inaddition,theysupplyquarterlyandannualaverageresultsrelatingtoself-employedper-sons(incl.familyworkers)andemployeesinabreak-downbyeconomicsectors,whicharealsoincorporatedintonationalaccounts.

Inco-ordinationwiththeFederalEmploymentAgency,resultsonemployeessubjecttosocialinsurancecontri-butionsaresupplied,amongothers,asstructuraldatainadetailedsubject-relatedandregionalbreakdown,andresultsareprovidedonunemployedpersons.

Main uses— labourmarketmonitoringatnationalandinterna-

tionallevels

— short-termeconomicindicatorsonthelabourmar-ketandemployment

— contributionstonationalaccounts (referencevalues)

Main users— federalministries:BMWi,BMAS,BMF

— FederalEmploymentAgency

— EuropeanCommission,Eurostat

— ILO,OECD

— EuropeanCentralBank,DeutscheBundesbank

— economicassociations,labourmarketandeco-nomicresearchinstitutes,tradeunionsandemploy-ers’associations



2015: EUR1,111,000


2015: EUR1,598,000






13231 UnemploymentstatisticsinthecontextoflabourmarketstatisticsbasedontheILOconcept

primarysurvey decentralised monthly 35,000

13321 Estimationofpersonsinemployment andthelabourforceintheterritoryof theFederalRepublicofGermany1)

calculation centralised monthly –

13411 EULabourForceSurvey2) primarysurvey decentralised quarterly 810,000

1)Contact:AlbertBraakmann.–2)Contact:AnetteStuckemeier.

Other activities

KLR no. Product

45421104 Pilotstudyonthe2017ad-hocmodule(self-employment)ofthelabourforcesurvey

45620601 ESSnetBigDataI:Internet-basedcoverageofvacancies

45830501 Ad-hocmoduleoftheEU,2016:“Youngpeopleonthelabourmarket“ 1)

1)Contact:AnetteStuckemeier.


Title Periodicity

Subject-matterseries1,series4 quarterly,yearly

Qualityofemployment–Earningmoneyandwhatelsecounts(2015edition) irregular

Labourmarketataglance–GermanyandEurope(2016edition) irregular

Labourmarketsundergoingchange,2000to2009 non-recurrent

TheemploymentaccountsoftheFederationandtheLändercanbeaccessedvia theircommonstatisticsportalatwww.statistik-portal.de. 1)

quarterly,yearly

Papersintheperiodical“WirtschaftundStatistik”(EconomyandStatistics) irregular

1)Contact:AlbertBraakmann.

http://www.statistik-portal.de



Additional actions



Developinganddisseminatingindicatorsofthequalityofworkandofthedegreetowhichtheproductionfactoroflabourisused

Q1–2,4;P2

design,analyse,disseminate

1/2010 6/2018 no

Pilotstudyonthelabourforcesurveymodule“Reconciliationbetweenworkandfamilylife“

Q1–3,6;P1–2,4,6

specify needs, design,build,collect, evaluate

4/2016 12/2016 no

Testingofsurveytoolsforthelabourforcesurveymoduleonthelabourmarketsituationofmigrants

Q1–3,6;P1–2,4,6

specify needs, design,build,collect, evaluate

9/2016 6/2017 no

Internet-basedcoverageofvacancies(bigdatapilotproject)

Q1–3,6;E1,3;P1–2,4

specify needs, design,build,collect, process, analyse, evaluate

2/2016 3/2018 no




Contact: Karina Schorn

Elections

Brief descriptionTraditionally,thePresidentoftheFederalStatisticalOfficehasalsoexercisedthefunctionofFederalReturn-ingOfficerinpersonalunion.Theproductclass“Elec-tions”comprisesmainlythesupportoftheFederalReturningOfficerinpreparingandholdingelectionstotheGermanBundestagandtotheEuropeanParlia-mentandinmaintainingaregisterwhichcontainsthestatutes,programmesandnamesoftheexecutivecommitteemembersofthepoliticalpartiesandtheirLandbranches–atasklaiddowninthePolitical PartiesAct.

Also,generalandrepresentativeelectionstatisticsareproducedforBundestagandEuropeanParliament elections.

Thegeneralelectionstatisticsbothdocumentsandanalysesthedatawhichtheelectoralbodiesobtainaselectionresults.Theyinclude,inparticular,thenum-berofpersonsentitledtovote,ofactualvotersinclusiveofpostalvoters,ofnon-voters,andofvalidandinvalidvotesinabreakdownbypollingdistricts.

Therepresentativeelectionstatistics,however,pro-videsananalysisofthedataobtainedfromtheofficialballotpapersinabreakdownbysexandagegroups.

Main uses— preparationandconductofBundestag

andEuropeanParliamentelections

— documentationandanalysisofthe electionresults

Main users— politicsandadministrationatFederationlevel

— politicalparties

— electoralresearchinstitutes


2015: EUR 956,000


2015: EUR1,270,000






14111 GeneralstatisticsofelectionstotheBundestag

secondarysurvey decentralised 4-yearly 61,946,900

14121 Representativestatisticsofelections totheBundestag


14211 GeneralstatisticsofelectionstotheEuropeanParliament


14221 Representativestatisticsofelections totheEuropeanParliament


Other activities

KLR no. Product

31491000 Preparationandconductofelections

31492000 TasksaslaiddowninthePoliticalPartiesAct


Title Periodicity

ElectiontotheGermanBundestag 4-yearly

LegalbasesoftheBundestagelections 4-yearly

ComparativefiguresofformerelectionstotheBundestagandLänderparliamentsaswell asstructuraldataonBundestagconstituencies

4-yearly

ProvisionalandfinalresultsoftheBundestagelectionsbyconstituencies 4-yearly

Electoralparticipationofandvotescastbymenandwomen,byagegroups 4-yearly(Bundestagelection)5-yearly(EuropeanParliamentelections)

Textualevaluationoftheelectionresults 4-yearly(Bundestagelection)5-yearly(EuropeanParliamentelections)

ResultsandcomparativefiguresofearlierelectionstotheEuropeanParliament,theGermanBundestagandtheLänderparliaments,andstructuraldatafortownsnotattachedtoanad-ministrativedistrictandforruraldistricts

5-yearly

PreliminaryandfinalresultsoftheelectionofthemembersoftheEuropeanParliamentbytownsnotattachedtoanadministrativedistrictandbyruraldistricts

5-yearly

ElectionofthemembersfromtheFederalRepublicofGermanytotheEuropeanParliament 5-yearly

LegalbasesoftheEuropeanParliamentelections 5-yearly

PapersonbasesandresultsofBundestagandEuropeanParliamentelectionsinthe periodical“WirtschaftundStatistik”(EconomyandStatistics)

4-yearly (Bundestagelections)5-yearly (EuropeanParliamentelections)

Statutesandprogrammesofpoliticalpartiesfordownload(www.bundeswahlleiter.de) continuous

http://www.bundeswahlleiter.de



Contact: Pia Brugger

Education and culture

Brief descriptionTheeducationstatisticscomprisestatisticsofschoolsandinstitutionsofhighereducation,vocationaltrainingstatistics,statisticsonthepromotionofeducationandonupgradingtrainingassistanceaswellasfinance statisticsofhighereducationinstitutionsandthe educationbudget.

Theculturalstatisticsdealwithculturalinstitutionsandculturalactivitiesofthecitizens.

Main uses— basisfortheplanningandpoliticalshapingofedu-

cationandculture

— internationaleducationandculturestatistics

Main users— BMBF,Landministriesofeducation

— StandingConferenceofLandMinistersof Education(KMK)

— GermanScienceCouncil,JointScienceConference(GWK)

— GermanRectors’Conference(HRK)

— Eurostat,OECD,UNESCO


2015: EUR2,695,000


2015: EUR3,673,000






21111 Statisticsofschoolsofgeneral education


21121 Statisticsofvocationalschools secondarysurvey decentralised yearly 8,900

21131 Statisticsofschoolsfornurses, midwives,etc.


21141 Teachertrainingstatisticsandstatisticsofyoungteachers

secondarysurvey decentralised yearly 400

21211 Statisticsofvocationaltrainingasof31December


21231 StatisticspursuanttotheProfessionalQualificationsAssessmentAct(BQFG)


21311 Statisticsofstudents secondarysurvey decentralised yearly 400

21321 Statisticsofexaminations secondarysurvey decentralised half-yearly 400

21331 Statisticsofgueststudents secondarysurvey decentralised yearly 400

21341 Statisticsofpersonnelandposts secondarysurvey decentralised yearly 400

21351 Statisticsofpost-doctorallecturing qualifications


21352 DoctoralstudentsinGermany (Article7oftheFederalStatisticsLaw)

primarysurvey decentralised irregular 20,000

21371 Financestatisticsofinstitutionsofhighereducation,yearly

primarysurvey decentralised yearly 400

21372 Financestatisticsofinstitutionsofhighereducation,quarterly

primarysurvey decentralised quarterly 400

21381 Keydataoninstitutionsofhigher education

calculation centralised yearly –

21411 Statisticsofthegovernment-sponsoredpromotionofeducationpursuanttotheFederalEducationAssistanceAct


21421 Statisticsofupgradingassistance pursuanttotheUpgradingTraining AssistanceAct


21431 SurveyofassistancepursuanttotheScholarshipProgrammeAct(StipG),(Germanyscholarshipprogramme)


21521 EuropeanContinuingVocationalTrainingSurvey(CVTS)

primarysurvey decentralised 5-yearly 10,000

21621 Culturalreportsfornationalpurposes calculation centralised yearly –

21631 Culturalreportsforinternational purposes

calculation centralised irregular –

21711 Educationalreportsfornationalpurposes

calculation centralised irregular –

21721 Educationalreportsforinternationalpurposes


21931 Surveyofreceiptsandexpendituresofnon-governmentschools,includingschoolsfornurses,midwives,etc. (Article7oftheFederalStatisticsLaw)





Title Periodicity

Subject-matterseries11,series1to8 yearly

Subject-matterseries14,series3.6 yearly

Educationalstatusofthepopulation yearly

Reportoneducationfinance yearly

Institutionsofhighereducationataglance(2016edition) irregular

Vocationaltrainingataglance(2013edition) irregular

InternationaleducationindicatorsinacomparisonbetweenGermanLänder yearly

Continuingeducation yearly

EducationinGermany–Anindicator-basedreportincludingananalysisofeducationandpeoplewithdisabilities(2016edition)

2-yearly

Schoolsataglance(2016edition) 2-yearly

Culturalfinancereport 2-yearly

Employmentincultureandtheculturalindustries–Specialevaluationofthemicrocensus irregular

TimeusedforcultureandculturalactivitiesinGermany irregular

Germanstudentsabroad yearly




Additional actions



Furtherdevelopmentofculturalstatistics Q1,3;P1;S3

design 9/2014 12/2016 yes

Nationalreportingoneducation:Co-operationinthecompilationofpublications,theindicatordatabase,regionaleducationmonitoring,etc.

Q1,3–4;E2;P2;S3

design,process,analyse

1/2009 12/2016 yes

Surveyofreceiptsandexpendituresofnon-governmentschoolsandschoolsfornurses,midwives,etc.(surveyconductedfortheBMBFinkeepingwithArticle7oftheFederalStatisticsLaw)

Q2–3 design,collect, process,analyse

1/2014 9/2016 yes

Establishmentofaflexibleevaluationsystemforthestatisticsofhighereducation

Q1,4–5;I2;E1; S3

analyse, disseminate

1/2014 12/2019 yes

SpecialsurveyofdoctoralstudentsinGermany Q2–3;P2;S3

design,build,collect,process,analyse,disseminate,evaluate

4/2014 6/2016 yes

Revisionofthelegalbasesofeducation statistics

Q1–3;I1; E1;P2–3

specifyneeds,design,build,collect

3/2014 12/2017 yes

Creatingadatapoolforthestatisticsofstudentpathwaysthroughhighereducation

Q1–3;I1; E1;P2–3;S3

design,build,collect,analyse,disseminate

1/2016 3/2018 yes




Contact: Pia Brugger

Research and development

Brief descriptionOfficialresearchstatisticscoverexpenditure,receiptsandemployeesfortheareasofscience,researchanddevelopmentinthepublicsector(non-universityresearchinstitutions,institutionsofhighereducation).Also,non-officialstatisticsareevaluatedandincludedinnationalandinternationalreporting.Researchanddevelopmentaredefinedasthesystematic,creativeactivityaimedatextendingtheknowledgeincludingthefindingsonman,cultureandthesocietyaswellastheirusewithaviewtofindnewapplications.

Main uses— basisforresearchpolicydecisions

— nationalresearchreporting(federalreportonresearch,Landreportsonresearch)

— internationalcomparison

Main users— BMBF,ministriesofscienceoftheLänder

— StandingConferenceofLandMinistersof Education(KMK)

— Eurostat,OECD


2015: EUR345,000


2015: EUR489,000






21811 Surveyofexpenditure,receiptsandstaffofpublicandstate-subsidisedinstitu-tionsforscienceandresearch

primarysurvey centralised yearly 1,000

21821 Reportsonresearchanddevelopmentfornationalpurposes


21831 Reportsonresearchanddevelopmentforinternationalpurposes


92911 QuantitativecheckofR&Dcoefficients(Art.7oftheFederalStatisticsLaw)

primarysurvey decentral-ised

non-recurrent 70,000

92921 QualitativecheckofR&Dcoefficients(Art.7oftheFederalStatisticsLaw)

primarysurvey decentral-ised

non-recurrent 24


Title Periodicity


Regionalindicatorsofscienceandtechnology irregular




Contact: Dr. Bernd Becker

Social issues

Brief descriptionSocialsecuritybenefitscomprisecashpaymentsandbenefitsinkindwhicharegrantedtohouseholdsorindividualsbythegovernment,publicbodiesorenter-prisestocoverspecificsocialrisksandneeds.Theben-efitsareintendedtoprovidesocialsecurityagainstrisksandtofulfilothersocialpolicytasksinfieldssuchaspublicchildrenandyouthwelfare,publicassistance,andthesupportforpeoplewhoaredisabledorinneedoflong-termcare.Thenecessaryfinancialfundsaremainlysuppliedthroughcontributionsbytheinsuredandtheemployersaswellasbygovernmenttransfers.

Main uses— basisforpoliticaldecision-makers

— basisforscienceandresearch

— basisforgovernmentreports

— informationforthegeneralpublic

Main users— federalandLandministriesforfamilyaffairsand

socialsecurity

— parliamentsoftheFederationandtheLänder

— businessassociations,socialandeconomic associations(welfareassociations)

— scienceandeducation

— themedia


2015: EUR2,594,000


2015: EUR3,660,000






22111 Statisticsofexpenditureandrevenueregardingpublicassistance


22121 Statisticsofrecipientsofsubsistencepayments(excl.short-termrecipients) –recipientson31December


22122 Statisticsofrecipientsofsubsistencepayments(excl.short-termrecipients) –newrecipientsandleavers


22123 Statisticsofrecipientsofsubsistencepaymentswithshort-termprovisionofassistance

secondarysurvey decentralised quarterly 868

22124 Samplesurveyofrecipientsof subsistencepayments


22125 Statisticsofrecipientsofbenefitsforeducationandparticipationinaccord-ancewiththeGermanSocialCode,BookXII,Chapter3

secondarysurvey decentralised quarterly 1,000

22131 StatisticsofrecipientsofbenefitsinaccordancewiththeGermanSocialCode,BookXII,Chapters5to9


22132 SamplesurveyofrecipientsofbenefitsinaccordancewiththeGermanSocialCode,BookXII,Chapters5to9


22151 Recipientsofbasicsecuritybenefitsinoldageandincasesofreducedearningcapacity

secondarysurvey centralised quarterly 740

22152 Samplesurveyofrecipientsofbasic securitybenefitsinoldageandincasesofreducedearningcapacity

calculation centralised quarterly –

22211 Statisticsofexpenditureandrevenueregardingbenefitsforasylum-seekers


22221 Statisticsofrecipientsofnormal benefitsforasylum-seekers–recipientson31December


22231 Statisticsofrecipientsofspecialbenefitsforasylum-seekers


22251 StatisticsofrecipientsofbenefitsforeducationandparticipationpursuanttotheActonBenefitsforAsylum-seekers

secondarysurvey decentralised quarterly 1,000

22311 Housingallowanceasat 31December


22312 Housingallowance–quarters secondarysurvey decentralised quarterly 1,400

22313 Samplesurveyofhousingallowance calculation decentralised yearly –

22411 Statisticsofhomecareservices secondarysurvey decentralised 2-yearly 13,000

22412 Statisticsofin-patientnursinghomes secondarysurvey decentralised 2-yearly 13,000

22421 Statisticsofrecipientsoflong-termcareallowances

secondarysurvey centralised 2-yearly 7

22517 Statisticsofeducationalassistance,ofintegrationgrantsforemotionallydisturbed,andofassistanceforyoungmajors






22518 Statisticsoftheprotectivemandateincasesofchildendangerment


22521 Statisticsofadoptions secondarysurvey decentralised yearly 700

22522 Statisticsofapprovalforfostering,ofcuratorships,guardianships,rightof custody,andchildcustodydeclarations


22523 Statisticsofprovisionalprotective measures


22531 Youthservicemeasuresoffered secondarysurvey decentralised 2-yearly 120,000

22541 Statisticsofchildrenandpersons employedindaycarecentres


22542 Statisticsofinstitutionsandpersonsemployed–excl.daycarecentres

secondarysurvey decentralised 2-yearly 32,000

22543 Statisticsofchildrenandpersons employedinpubliclysupporteddaycareforchildren


22545 Statisticsofpersonsindaycarefacilitieswithmorethanonechildminderandchildrencaredforthere


22546 Financestatisticsofnon-governmentdaycarecentresforchildren(Art.7oftheFederalStatisticsLaw)

primarysurvey centralised non-recurrent

inprepa-ration

22551 Statisticsofexpenditureandrevenueofpublicchildrenandyouthwelfare


22711 Statisticsofseverelyhandicappedpersons

secondarysurvey decentralised 2-yearly 70

22731 Statisticsofassistanceforwarvictims secondarysurvey decentralised 2-yearly 550

22811 Socialreportinginofficialstatistics calculation centralised yearly –

22922 Statisticsofparentalallowance secondarysurvey centralised quarterly 16

22923 Statisticsofhomechildcareallowance secondarysurvey centralised quarterly 16


Title Periodicity

Subject-matterseries13,series4,5to7 yearly

Statisticsofparentalallowance quarterly,yearly

Statisticsofhomechildcareallowance quarterly

Statisticsofassistanceforwarvictims 2-yearly

Statisticsofseverelyhandicappedpersons 2-yearly

Statisticsofchildrenandyouthwelfare yearly

Daycareforchildren–regionaldata yearly

Reportonlong-termcarestatistics 2-yearly

Thematicpapersonpublicassistance yearly




Additional actions



Newconceptforthestatisticsofmeasuresinchildandyouthservices

Q2 design 10/2010 8/2016 yes




Contact: Karin Böhm

Health

Brief descriptionThehealth-relatedstatisticsandaccountingsystemsprovidedataonthehealthsituationandthehealthbehaviourofthepopulationinGermany,onaspectsofmedicalcareandtheexpendituresituationinthehealthsector.Thehospitalstatisticssupplyinformationontheequipmentandpatientsofthehospitalsandpre-ventionorrehabilitationfacilities.Forhospitals,costsareshown,too.

ForeverydeathinGermany,thecausesofdeathstatis-ticsdonotonlyshowdemographicdatabutalsothebasicdisease.Thestatisticsofabortionsgiveanover-viewofthemagnitude,structureandtrendofabortionsinGermanyaswellasofthelifesituationofthewomenconcerned.

Inhealthexpenditureaccounts,expenditureinthehealthsectorisdeterminedbytypesofbenefit,facili-tiesandinstitutionsmakingtheexpenditure.Thecost-of-illnessaccountsshowburdenimposedontheGer-maneconomybydiseases.Thehealthpersonnelaccountsprovidedetailedinformationonthenumberandstructureofpersonnelinthehealthsector.

ThehealthmonitoringinformationsystemoftheFed-erationwww.gbe-bund.deprovidesstatisticalinforma-tiononhealthinanonlinedatabase.ItstoresdatafromthestatisticalofficesoftheFederationandtheLänderandfrommanyexternalinstitutions.TheFederalStatis-ticalOfficeisresponsiblefortheintegrationofnewdataandthemaintenance,administrationandfurtherdevel-opmentofthesysteminbothcontentandtechnicaltermsandcombinesthesedatasystematically.TheFed-eralStatisticalOfficecloselyco-operateswiththeRob-ertKoch-Instituteinthatarea.

Main uses— basisforhealthpolicydecisions

— referencefunctionfordiscussionsonandassess-mentsofhealth-relatedgoals

— databasisforthehealthmonitoringsystemandthereportsonpovertyandwealth

— sourceforsettingupanEuropeansystemofhealthstatisticsandformeetinginternationaldeliverycommitments

Main users— federalministries:BMG,BMFSFJ,BMAS

— Eurostat,OECD,WHO

− AdvisoryCouncilontheAssessmentof DevelopmentsintheHealthCareSystem

— publichealthresearchinstitutes

— privateusers,the(specialised)public


2015: EUR2,326,000


2015: EUR3,299,000

http://www.gbe-bund.de






23111 Resourcesandpersonneldataof hospitals


23112 Resourcesandpersonneldataofpreventivecareandrehabilitationfacilities


23121 Costdataofhospitals primarysurvey decentralised yearly 2,000

23131 Diagnosesofhospitalpatients primarysurvey decentralised yearly 2,000

23132 Diagnosesofpatientsinpreventivecareandrehabilitationfacilities


23141 Hospitalstatisticsrelatedtocaseflatrates(statisticsofdiagnosesandprocedures)

secondarysurvey centralised yearly 1,500

23151 Referencevalueforhospitals secondarysurvey centralised yearly –1)

23211 Causesofdeathstatistics secondarysurvey decentralised yearly 440

23311 Abortionstatistics primarysurvey centralised quarterly 2,000

23611 Healthexpenditureaccounts calculation centralised yearly –

23621 Healthpersonnelaccounts calculation centralised yearly –

23631 Cost-of-illnessaccounts calculation centralised irregular –

23711 Statisticsofdiagnosesinoutpatients secondarysurvey centralised yearly inprepa-ration

1)Onlyuseofdataavailablefromothersetsofstatistics.

Other activities

KLR no. Product

32381000 Healthmonitoringsystem(GBE):Asanonlinedatabase,theinformationsystemoftheGBEoftheFedera-tionprovidesinformationonallareasofhealthmonitoring.Thecoreoftheinformationsystemcurrentlyisastockofover1billiondatagroupedtoforminformativeindicators

44101640 Qualityimprovementofthecausesofdeathstatistics


Title Periodicity

Subject-matterseries12,series3to7 yearly/irregular

ListofhospitalsandpreventivecareandrehabilitationfacilitiesinGermany(Listofhospitals) yearly

Accidents,violence,self-inflictedinjuriesofchildrenandjuveniles yearly

OnlineinformationsystemoftheFederalHealthMonitoringSystematwww.gbe-bund.de continuous


http://www.gbe-bund.de



Additional actions



Revisionandexpansionofthehealthexpendi-tureaccountsaspartofthechangeovertotheSystemofHealthAccounts2.0

Q1,3;E2;P2–3;S2–3

design, process,analyse,disseminate

5/2013 12/2017 no

Introductionofstatisticsofdiseaseprevalenceinoutpatientmedicaltreatment(statisticsofdiagnosesinoutpatients)

Q1,4;P2; S3

design,collect, process,analyse, disseminate

1/2013 12/2016 no

Revisionofhospitalstatistics Q1–3; I1;E2; P1;S2–3

specify needs, design, build, collect, process,analyse, disseminate

7/2012 12/2017 yes

Furtherdevelopmentofthereferencevalueforhospitals

Q1;I3;E1;P1;S3

design,collect,process,analyse, disseminate

9/2015 9/2018 no

Furtherdevelopmentofcost-of-illnessaccounts Q1;I3;E3;P2;S3

design,build,collect,process,analyse, disseminate

1/2016 12/2017 no




Contact: Heinz-Werner Hetmeier

Justice

Brief descriptionTheofficialjusticestatisticsprovideinformationonthevolumeofworkofandtheworkcompletedbycourtsandpublicprosecutors.Theyalsosupplydataonper-sonssentencedandpersonsconvicted,onjailprison-ersandonpersonsunderprobationsupervision.

Main uses— informationforplanningandmonitoringtheuseof

fundsbyjudicialbodies

— evaluationandfurtherdevelopmentoflegislationandlegalpolicymeasures

— nationalandinternationalcrimereporting

Main users— federalministries:BMI,BMAS,BMJV,FederalOffice

ofJustice(BfJ)

— landministriesofjusticeandjudicial administrations

− EU,Eurostat,UN



2015: EUR395,000


2015: EUR558,000






24211 Statisticscompiledbypublicprosecu-torsandpublicprosecutorsatlocalcourts


24221 Statisticsoncriminalproceedingsandadministrativefineproceedings


24231 Statisticsoncivilmatters secondarysurvey decentralised yearly 800

24241 Statisticsonfamilymatters secondarysurvey decentralised yearly 700

24251 Statisticsinadministrativejurisdiction secondarysurvey decentralised yearly 70

24261 Statisticsinjurisdictionovertaxmatters secondarysurvey decentralised yearly 20

24271 Statisticsinsocialjurisdiction secondarysurvey decentralised yearly 90

24281 Statisticsinlabourjurisdiction secondarysurvey decentralised yearly 100

24311 Criminalstatisticsofthecourts secondarysurvey decentralised yearly 800

24321 Statisticsoftheexecutionofsentencesanddisciplinaryorders


24411 Probationstatistics secondarysurvey decentralised yearly 100


Title Periodicity

Subject-matterseries10,series1to5 yearly

Chapter11“Justice“oftheStatisticalYearbook yearly

Justiceataglance(2015edition) irregular




Contact: Dr. Daniel Vorgrimler

Buildings and housing

Brief descriptionThestockofdwellingsandresidentialbuildingswasdeterminedbythecensusofbuildingsandhousingofthe2011Census.Onthebasisofthatdata,thestatis-ticsofbuildingactivityprovidesinformationonthefil-ingofapplications,thegrantingofpermits,thecom-pletionofconstructionprojectsandthedemolitionofbuildingsanddwellings.Administrativedataaccruingatthebuildingsupervisoryauthoritiesofmunicipali-tiesareusedforthepurpose.Thestatisticsofbuildingactivitythusgivesimportantcluesastofuturetrendsintheconstructionindustryandmakesitpossibletomonitorthemediumandlong-termdevelopmentofthestockofbuildingsanditsstructure.Furthersignificantinformationonconstructionactivityissuppliedbythesurveysofthebuildingindustrystatistics.Pleaserefertotheproductclassof“buildingindustry“onthesub-ject.

Main uses— short-termeconomicmonitoring

— basisforhousingpolicydecisions

— basisforplanninginthehousingand constructionindustry


— Eurostat

— UN,OECD

— economicassociations


2015: EUR434,000


2015: EUR625,000






31111 Statisticsofbuildingpermits primarysurvey decentralised monthly 24,0001)

31121 Statisticsofconstructionwork completed

primarysurvey decentralised yearly 220,0001)

31131 Statisticsofthevolumeofunfinishedbuildingprojects


31141 Statisticsofdemolitionofbuildingsanddwellings


31211 Censusofbuildingsandhousing2) primarysurvey decentralised 10-yearly 20,000,000

31231 Estimationofthestockofresidentialbuildingsanddwellings

calculation decentralised yearly –

1)Thisisthenumberofreportsbecomingavailablewitheachbuildingpermitgrantedorconstructionworkcompleted.Theirnumbervarieseveryyearandcannotbedeterminedbeforehand.Thisisthenumberofreportsprovidedin2015.2)Contact:StefanDittrich.


Title Periodicity

Subject-matterseries5,series1,3 yearly

Selectedfiguresontheconstructionindustry monthly

Estimationofthestockofresidentialbuildingsanddwellings–Long-termseriesfrom1969 yearly

StockofbuildingsanddwellingsinGermany–Firstresultsofthe2011CensusofBuildingsandHousing1)

non-recurrent

BuildinganddwellingsinthenewLänderandBerlin-East–Comparisonofresultsfromthe2011and1995CensusesofBuildingsandHousing1)

non-recurrent

1)Contact:StefanDittrich.



Contact: Stefan Gruber

Environment

Brief descriptionTheenvironmentalsurveysprovideimportantbasicdatatoassesstheenvironmentalsituation,ecologicalburdensandtheirchanges.Adistinctionismadeherebetweentwotypesofsurveys.Oneofthemmonitorsresourcesmanagementinthefieldofwaterextractionandtheenvironmentalloadofemissionsinwasteman-agement,wastewatermanagementandairqualitycon-trol.Theothertypeofsurveyquantifiesthesignificanceofenvironmentalprotectionfortheeconomy.

Main use— evaluationandmonitoringofnationalandinterna-

tionalpolicies

Main users— BMUB

— FederalEnvironmentAgency(UBA)

— supranationalandinternationalinstitutions

— scientificcommunity



2015: EUR2,440,000


2015: EUR3,456,000






32111 Surveyofwastedisposal primarysurvey decentralised yearly 12,000

32121 Surveyofpublicwastedisposal secondarysurvey decentralised yearly 20

32131 Surveyofthecollectionoftransportandsecondarypackaging


32136 Surveyofsalespackagingreturned primarysurvey decentralised yearly 100

32141 Surveyofprocessingandutilisingsiteanddemolitionwaste


32151 Surveyofdangerouswastesubjecttospecialmonitoringanddocumentation


32161 Surveyofwasteproduction primarysurvey decentralised 4-yearly 20,000

32211 Surveyofpublicwatersupply primarysurvey decentralised 3-yearly 6,000

32212 Surveyofpublicwastewaterdisposal primarysurvey decentralised 3-yearly 6,500

32213 Surveyofpublicwastewatertreatment primarysurvey decentralised 3-yearly 9,300

32214 Surveyofpublicwastewaterdisposal–sewagesludge


32221 Surveyofnon-publicwatersupplyandwastewaterdisposal


32251 Surveyofhouseholds’ownwatersup-plyanddisposal


32271 Surveyofwaterandwastewatercharges


32311 Surveyofaccidentsinvolvingwater-endangeringsubstances


32331 Surveyofinstallationsforhandlingwater-endangeringsubstances

secondarysurvey decentralised 5-yearly 500

32421 Surveyofspecificsubstancesaffectingtheclimate


32511 Surveyofinvestmentsforenvironmen-talprotection


32521 Surveyofthecurrentexpenditureonenvironmentalprotection

primarysurvey centralised 3-yearly 10,000

32531 Surveyofgoodsandservicesfor environmentalprotection


32911 Overallsteeringfileonenvironmentalstatistics(GLU)

register decentralised yearly –



Other activities

KLR no. Product

33256100 EUproject:useofgeo-data

45720202 HarmonisedwaterstatisticsreportstotheEU

45720302 ReportsontheCReMA(ClassificationofResourcedManagementActivities)andReMEA(Resource managementexpenditureaccount)environmentalclassifications


Title Periodicity

Subject-matterseries19,series1–3 yearly, series2:yearly 3-yearly

Surveyofspecificsubstancesaffectingtheclimate–reportsonresults yearly


Additional actions



Reprogrammingthesurveysofinstallationsforhandlingwater-endangeringsubstances

Q2; E2

specifyneeds, design, collect, process,analyse

1/2014 6/2016 no




Contact: Hermann Seewald

Land use

Brief descriptionTheofficialareastatisticsforallofGermany,whichiscompiledannually,providesbasicdataforlandusemonitoring.ItisbasedondatafromtheofficiallandregistersoftheLänderandthereforeasecondarysta-tistics,whichmeansthatdataofthirdpartiesareused.ThesustainabilitystrategyoftheFederalGovernmentshowsthatgreatpoliticalimportanceisattachedtothewaythislimitedresourceisused.Forhistoricalreasons,theAgriculturalStatisticsActisthelegalbasisoftheareasurveyasuserinterestinitiallyfocusedonagricul-turallanduse.

Main uses— basicinformation,especiallyfordecisions

intheareasofregionaldevelopmentand environmentatthefederal,Landand municipalitylevels

— sustainabilitystrategyoftheFederal Government

— environmental-economicaccounting

Main users— federalministries:BMVI,BMUB,BMEL

— FederalOfficeofBuildingandRegionalPlanning(BBR),FederalEnvironmentAgency(UBA)and FederalOfficeforNatureConservation(BfN)

— similaragenciesatLandandmunicipality levels


2015: EUR 84,000


2015: EUR121,000






33111 Surveyofareasbytypesofactualuse secondarysurvey decentralised yearly 413

Other activities

KLR no. Product

45710502 Copernicusproject“Cop4Stat“:Thisprojectinvestigateswhethersatelliteimagedataandderivedproductsaresuitedforqualityimprovement,forexpanding,intermsofsubject-matter,theareainformationavail-able,andformeetingupcomingreportingrequirementsoftheEuropeanLandUseandCoverageAreaframeSurvey“LUCAS”.


Title Periodicity



Contributionstothe“indicatorreport” yearly



Contact: Hermann Seewald

Agriculture and forestry, fisheries

Brief descriptionThetaskofofficialagriculturalstatisticsistheup-to-datecoverageofstructuralandsocialadjustmentsofagriculturetochangedconditionsintermsofmarketeconomyandagriculturalpolicy.Thisincludesdeter-miningcurrentproductionconditionsandoutputtoper-mitassessmentoffuturedevelopments.

Agriculturalstatisticsaresubdividedintostructural surveysofagriculturalandforestryholdingsandtheagriculturalproductionstatistics.

Main use— evaluationofinternationalandnational

agriculturalpolicies

Main users— BMEL

— EuropeanCommission(Directorate-Generalfor AgricultureandRuralDevelopment)

— Eurostat


— enterprisesoperatinginagriculture,forestryandfishing


2015: EUR2,523,000


2015: EUR3,703,000

SomeproductsofagriculturalstatisticsarecofinancedfromEUfunds.AsthestatisticalofficesoftheLänderareinvolvedintheproductionofthoseproductssup-portedbytheEU,thecostsshownwillinsuchcasescontainreimbursementsmadetothestatisticalofficesoftheLänder.TheEUfundshavenotbeenoff-setagainstthereimbursementsbecausethecostsare evaluatedaccordingtotheno-nettingprinciple.






41111 Registerofagriculturalholdings(incl.register-basedsurveys)

register decentralised monthly –

41121 Agriculturalstructuresurvey(ASE) primarysurvey decentralised 3-yearly 80,0001)

41123 Communityagriculturalstructuresurvey(ASE)

primarysurvey decentralised 3-yearly 80,0001)

41141 Censusofagriculture–mainsurvey primarysurvey decentralised 10-yearly 300,000

41151 Censusofagriculture–surveyofagricul-turalproductionmethods(ELPM)


80,000

41213 Generalsurveyofornamentalplants primarysurvey decentralised 4-yearly 5,000

41214 Surveyofediblefungi primarysurvey decentralised yearly 50

41215 Surveyofvegetables primarysurvey decentralised yearly 6,000

41221 Surveyoftreenurseries primarysurvey decentralised 4-yearly 2,500

41231 Surveyoftreefruitgrowing primarysurvey decentralised 5-yearly 8,000

41232 Surveyofbushberries primarysurvey decentralised yearly 1,500

41241 Reportsoncropyieldsandholdings: fieldcropsandgrassland (incl.areasundercultivationandstocks)

primarysurvey decentralised 7timesperyear

8,000

41243 Reportsoncropyieldsandholdings:fruit primarysurvey decentralised 4timesperyear

1,300

41244 Reportsoncropyieldsandholdings:vinesandwinemust

primarysurvey decentralised 3timesperyear

1,000

41246 Specialcoverageofcropyieldsandquality


41251 Basicsurveyofvineacreage secondarysurvey decentralised 10-yearly 10

41252 Surveyofvineacreage (viticulturallandregister)


41253 Grapeharvestsurvey secondarysurvey decentralised yearly 10

41254 Surveyofwineproduction secondarysurvey decentralised yearly 10

41255 Surveyofwinestocks secondarysurvey decentralised yearly 25,000

41261 Woodfellingstatistics(surveyofwood-producingholdings)


41271 Mainsurveyoflanduse primarysurvey decentralised yearly 80,0002)

41312 Livestocksurvey–cattle calculation decentralised half-yearly –

41313 Livestocksurvey–pigs primarysurvey decentralised half-yearly 14,000

41314 Livestocksurvey–sheep primarysurvey decentralised yearly 4,800

41321 Poultrystatistics:surveyincommercialbrooders

primarysurvey centralised monthly 70

41322 Poultrystatistics:surveyinpoultryslaughterhouses


41323 Poultrystatistics:surveyinholdingswithlayinghenhusbandry


41331 Statisticsofslaughteringand slaughteringweights

secondarysurvey decentralised monthly 400

1)TheagriculturalstructuresurveyandtheCommunityagriculturalstructuresurveyareconductedatthesametime.–2)Thereare completeenumerationsatirregularintervalswhichcoverapproximately285,000holdings.






41362 Surveyofproductioninaquaculturebusinesses


41363 Pricesurveyinaquaculturebusinesses primarysurvey decentralised yearly 500

41911 Surveyofthesupply,inruralareas,ofservicesprovidedbyveterinariansspe-cializinginlivestocktreatment(Article7oftheFederalStatisticsLaw)


4,000

49911 Meatinspectionstatistics secondarysurvey centralised half-yearly 400


Title Periodicity

Subject-matterseries3,series1to4 quarterlytoirregular

AgricultureinGermanyandintheEuropeanUnion(2009) non-recurrent

Agricultureataglance(2011edition) irregular


Additional actions



Climateprotectionreports(emissioninvento-ries)intheareaofagriculture

Q2–3,5;P1; S3

design,process,disseminate,evaluate

1/2008 5/2018 no





Manufacturing, mining and quarrying

Brief descriptionManufacturing,miningandquarryingarepartofindus-try.Thepurposeofmonthlyproductionsurveysandmonthlyreportsisshort-termreportingintheareaofmanufacturing,miningandquarrying.Importantindi-catorsformonitoringthebusinessdevelopmentinGer-manyarealsocalculated(forinstancetheindexofnewordersinmanufacturingandtheproductionindex),whicharebasedontheabovedataandotherdatasources.Theyaresupplementedbyquarterlysurveyssupplyingadditionalinformationonthestructureandtheamountofgoodsproduced.

Structuralsurveysprovideinformationonadditionstoanddisposalsoffixedassets(investmentsinandsalesoftangiblefixedassets)ofenterprisesandlocalunits,oncostandperformancestructuresandonmateri-alsandcommoditiesreceivedbyenterprises.Inmanycasestheresultsofthestructuralsurveysareusedasbasicdataforfurthercalculationsofsecondarysta-tisticssuchasthecontributionsoftheindividualeco-nomicsectorstothegrossdomesticproduct.

Statisticsoffertilisersandwoodworkingstatistics,whichareshownasseparatespecialisedstatistics,alsobelongtomanufacturing.

Main uses— short-termindicators

— reportingwithinthescopeoftheEUstructuralbusi-nessstatisticsregulationandtheregulationgovern-ingtheEuropeanPRODCOMstatistics

— marketmonitoring

— concentrationstudies

— nationalaccounting

Main users— federalministries,particularlyBMWi,corresponding

ministriesatLandlevelandBMEL



— OECD,IWF,UN

— FederalCartelOffice

— economicassociations,tradeunions,andchambersofcommerce

— labourmarketandeconomicresearchinstitutes,universities


2015: EUR2,833,000


2015: EUR4,029,000






42111 Monthlyreportincl.surveyofordersreceivedforlocalunitsinmanufacturing,miningandquarrying


42121 Monthlyproductionsurveyin manufacturing,miningandquarrying


42131 Quarterlyproductionsurveyin manufacturing,miningandquarrying

primarysurvey decentralised quarterly 23,600

42141 Europeanproductionsurvey (PRODCOM)


42151 Indicesofordersreceivedin manufacturing,miningandquarrying


42152 Indicesofturnoverinmanufacturing,miningandquarrying


42153 Indicesofproductioninmanufacturing,miningandquarrying


42154 Indicesoflabourproductivityin manfacturing,miningandquarrying


42221 Annualreportonenterprisesin manufacturing,miningandquarrying


42231 Surveyofinvestmentsinmanufacturing,miningandquarrying


42241 Statisticsofmaterialsandcommoditiesreceivedinmanufacturing,miningandquarrying


42251 Coststructuresurveyinmanufacturing,miningandquarrying


42252 Structuralsurveyofsmallenterprisesinmanufacturing,miningandquarrying


42271 Annualreportforlocalunitsin manufacturing,miningandquarrying


42321 Statisticsoffertilisers primarysurvey centralised quarterly 100

42341 Woodworkingstatistics primarysurvey centralised yearly 380


Title Periodicity

Subject-matterseries4,series2to4,8 monthly,quarterly,half-yearly,yearly

Workingdocumenton“Woodintheroughandproductsofprimaryprocessingofwood” yearly

ContributiontotheBusinessCycleMonitor monthly

Papersintheperiodical“WirtschaftundStatistik”(EconomyandStatistics) yearlytomulti-annual




Energy provision and use, utilities and waste management

Brief descriptionEnergyandwatersupply,andalsowastemanagement,arepartofindustry.Surveysinthisfieldcoverallenter-prisesoperatinginelectricity,gasandwatersupply,heatingandcoolingandinwastewaterandwastedis-posal.Thesestatisticsareinthefocusofinterestasthestrategicsupplyandsecurityaspectsofaneconomy’senergyandwatersupplyhavetobeconsideredontheonehand,andsincewastemanagementisofconsider-ableimportanceforenvironmentalpolicyontheother.

Thestatisticsarealsofedintothecalculationsoftheproductionindex,animportantshort-termindicator.

Main uses— short-termindicator

— informationbasisforensuringsustainableenergyandwatersupply


— reportingwithinthescopeoftheEUstructuralbusi-nessstatisticsregulation


— environmental-economicaccounting

Main users— federalministries:BMWi,BMUB,BMELandcorre-

spondingministriesatLandlevel

— FederalEnvironmentAgency(UBA)


— InternationalEnergyAgency(IEA)

— WorkingPartyonEnergyBalances(AGEB)

— LänderWorkingPartyonEnergyBalances(LAK)



2015: EUR862,000


2015: EUR1,224,000






43111 Monthlyreportcoveringenterprisesinthefieldsofenergyandwatersupply


43211 Surveyofinvestmentscoveringenter-prisesinthefieldsofenergysupply,watersupply,wastewaterandwastedisposal,remediationactivities


43212 Surveyofinvestmentscoveringlocalunitsinthefieldsofenergysupply,watersupply,wastewaterandwastedisposal,remediationactivities


43213 Surveyofinvestmentsinthefieldofgassupply–coveringenterprisesextractingnaturalgasorpetroleumgas


43214 Surveyofinvestmentsinthefieldofgassupply–coveringenterprisesinstallingoroperatingnaturalgasorpetroleumgaslines


43221 Coststructuresurveyinthefieldsofenergysupply,watersupply,wastewaterandwastedisposal,remediationactivities


43311 Monthlyreportonelectricityandheatgenerationforgeneralsupplybypowergeneratingplants


43312 Monthlyreportontheelectricitysupplybysupplysystemoperators


43321 Monthlyreportongassupply primarysurvey decentralised monthly 16

43322 Surveyofthegeneration,utilisationandsaleofproducers’naturalgasandpetroleumgas

primarysurvey decentralised monthly 9

43331 Surveyofelectricitysalesandsalesproceedsofelectricitysuppliersandelectricitysellers


43341 Surveyofthegenerationandsaleofgasandthesalesproceedsofgassuppliersandgassellers


43342 Surveyofthesale,importsandexportsofnaturalgasandpetroleumgasandproducers’salesproceeds


43351 Surveyofthepowergeneratingplantsoflocalunitsinmanufacturing,miningandquarrying


43371 Surveyoftheelectricityinputofsupplysystemoperators


43381 Surveyofsewergasextraction,utilisa-tionandsale


43391 Surveyofliquefiedgassales primarysurvey decentralised yearly 130






43411 Surveyofheatgeneration,utilisation,purchaseandsale


43421 Geothermiasurvey primarysurvey decentralised yearly 100

43511 Surveyofcoalimports primarysurvey centralised monthly 120

43521 Surveyofbiofuels primarysurvey decentralised yearly 100

43531 Surveyoftheenergyuseoflocalunitsinmanufacturing,miningandquarrying



Title Periodicity


Energyataglance(2009edition) non-recurrent

Papersintheperiodical“WirtschaftundStatistik”(EconomyandStatistics) yearlytomulti-annual

Additional actions



Reprogrammingofenergystatisticsaftertheamendmenttotheenergystatisticslaw (EnStatG)

Q2,I1;E2;P3

design, process, support

10/2015 12/2018 yes





Building industry

Brief descriptionThebuildingindustryispartofindustry.Thebuildingindustrystatisticsconsistsofshort-termreportinginthebuildingindustryandreportsonthestructure.

Short-termreportingcomprisesmonthlyandquarterlysurveys,whichsupplydataforthecalculationofimpor-tantshort-termindicators(forinstancetheproductionindex)andotherindices.

Forreportsonthestructure,primarysurveysarecon-ductedannuallywhichprovideinformationonmajorstructuraldatasuchasinvestmentsandthecoststruc-turesofthebuildingindustry.

Furtherinformationontheconstructionactivityissup-pliedbythestatisticsofbuildingactivitycompiledonthebasisofadministrativedata(see“BuildingsandHousing”).


— reportingwithinthescopeoftheEUstructural businessstatisticsregulation



Main users— federalministries,mainlyBMWiandcorresponding

ministriesatLandlevel

— EuorpeanCentralBank,DeutscheBundesbank

— FederalCartelOffice


— UN,IWF,OECD

— economicassociations,tradeunions,chambersandguilds

— labourmarketandeconomicresearchinstitutes,universities


2015: EUR1,079,000


2015: EUR1,534,000






44111 Monthlyreportinthebuildingindustryproper(incl.indicesofordersreceived)


44131 Quarterlysurveyinthefinishingtradeandwithpropertydevelopers


44141 Statisticsofordersonhandinthe buildingindustryproper(incl.indices)


44211 Annualsurveyincl.surveyofinvest-mentsinthebuildingindustryproper


44221 Annualsurveyincludingsurveyofinvestmentscoveringenterprisesofthefinishingtradeandpropertydevelopers


44231 Supplementarysurveyinthebuildingindustryproper


44241 Annualsurveyinthefinishingtradeandwithpropertydevelopers


44252 Structuralsurveyofsmallenterprisesinthebuildingindustry


44253 Coststructuresurveyinthebuildingindustryproper


44254 Coststructuresurveyinthefinishingtrade



Title Periodicity


Selectedfiguresonthebuildingindustry monthly




Contact: Bernhard Veldhues

Wholesale and retail trade (incl. maintenance and repair of motor vehicles), accommodation and food service activities, tourism

Brief descriptionThemainfunctionhereistheproductionandpublica-tionofshort-termandstructuraldataonallenterprisesinthesectorsoftradeandthehotelandrestaurantindustrywhosevalueaddedresultsmainlyorexclu-sivelyfromactivityinthoseareas.

Theresultsofthemonthlystatisticsprovideinforma-tionontheshort-termtrendofturnoverandnumberofemployees.

Theresultsoftheyearlystructuralsurveysintradeandthehotelandrestaurantindustryprovideinformationonthemedium-termeconomictrendoftheenterprisesregardingprofitabilityandproductivityandshowstruc-turalchanges.

Themonthlyrecordingofboththecapacityofaccom-modationestablishmentsandthedegreeofutilisationhasbeendesignedtoassessthecurrenttrendsininter-naltourisminGermany.Theyearlystatisticsontour-ismdemandprovidesanoverviewofthetravellinghab-itsofthepopulationinGermany.ItiscompiledforthesolepurposeoffulfillingdataprovisionrequirementsoftheEU.



Main users— BMWi,DeutscheBundesbank,MonopoliesCommis-

sion

— Directorate-GeneralforInternalMarket,Industry,EntrepreneurshipandSMEs(DGGROW)oftheEuro-peanCommission,Eurostat,EuropeanCentralBank,internationalorganisations

— economicandtourismassociations,banks

— labourmarketandeconomicresearchinstitutes

— politicalactorsatregionallevel


2015: EUR2,077,000


2015: EUR2,886,000






45211 Monthlystatisticsofwholesaletradeandcommissiontrade

primarysurvey1) centralised monthly 6,000

45212 Monthlystatisticsofretailtrade primarysurvey decentralised monthly 22,000

45213 Monthlystatisticsofthehotelandrestaurantindustry


45214 Monthlystatisticsofmotorvehiclesalesincludingmotorvehiclemainte-nanceandrepair

primarysurvey1) decentralised monthly 2,600

45241 Annualstatisticsofthewholesaleandretailtradeincl.motorvehiclemainte-nanceandrepair

primarysurvey decentralised2) yearly 47,000

45342 Annualstatisticsofthehotelandres-taurantindustry


45412 Monthlysurveyoftourism primarysurvey decentralised monthly 54,000

45911 Statisticsoftourismdemand(travellingbehaviour)


1)Incl.useofadministrativedata.–2)Wholesaletradestatisticsarecollectedcentrally.


Title Periodicity

Subject-matterseries6,series6and7 monthly,half-yearly,yearly

Statisticsofwholesaleandretailtrade,accommodationandfoodserviceactivities yearly

Tourisminfigures yearly

Papersintheperiodical“WirtschaftundStatistik”(EconomyandStatistics)ontrendsinwholesaleandretailtrade,inthehotelandrestaurantindustryandininternaltourism

yearly

Additional actions



Modernisingtheprocessingofshort-termstatisticsinwholesaleandretailtradeandaccommodationandfoodserviceactivities(MHG2.0program)

Q2; E2

design,collect,process

9/2011 7/2017 yes





Transport

Brief descriptionOfficialtransportstatisticsfocusonthemarketmoni-toringoffreighttransportofthemodesoftransportincludingregionalinter-relations,thedetailedpresen-tationofpublicpassengertransportandtheobserva-tionandanalysisofroadtrafficaccidents.Addition-ally,thestatisticaldataontransportinfrastructureandthemajorkeydataontransportenterprisesarecontinu-ouslyshown.

Main uses— basisfortransportpolicydecisionsand

businessdecisions

— trafficsafetyanalyses

Main users— federalandLandtransportministries

— Eurostat

— Directorate-GeneralforMobilityandTransport (DGMOVE)oftheEuropeanCommission

— enterprisesandeconomicassociationsinthe transportsector

— transportresearchinstitutions


2015: EUR1,745,000


2015: EUR2,474,000






46131 Statisticsoffreighttransportbyrail,monthly


46132 Statisticsoffreighttransportbyrail,yearly

primarysurvey centralised yearly 100

46133 Statisticsoffreighttransportbyrail, 5-yearly

primarysurvey centralised 5-yearly 100

46141 Statisticsoflong-distancepassengertransportbyrail1)

primarysurvey centralised quarterly,yearly,5-yearly

5

46151 Statisticsoftransportflowsintherailwaynetwork

primarysurvey centralised 5-yearly 35

46161 Statisticsofrailinfrastructure primarysurvey centralised yearly 300

46171 Statisticsofrailwayaccidents primarysurvey centralised yearly 400

46181 Quarterlystatisticsofcommerciallocalpassengertransportandoflong-distancebustransport


46182 Yearly/5-yearlystatisticsofcommerciallocalpassengertransportandoflong-distancebustransport

primarysurvey decentralised yearly, 5-yearly

2,400 5,500

46241 Statisticsofroadtrafficaccidents secondarysurvey decentralised monthly 1,000

46311 Statisticsofenterprisesininlandwater-waystransport


46321 Statisticsofgoodstransportoninlandwaterways


46331 Statisticsofmaritimetransport primarysurvey decentralised monthly 6,000

46411 Statisticsofenterprisesinairtransport primarysurvey centralised yearly 360

46421 Statisticsoftransportperformanceinairtransport

primarysurvey centralised monthly 252)

46911 Pipelinestatistics secondarysurvey centralised monthly 1

1)Theannualandfive-yearlysurveysareconductedwithanextendedsurveyprogramme.–2)Thefigurereferstocommercialairports.Additionally,1,000commercialand1,400non-commercialenterprisesaresurveyedannually.




Title Periodicity

Subject-matterseries8,series1to7 monthly,quarterly,yearly

Transportataglance(2013edition)1) irregular

Workingdocumentsonroadtrafficaccidents,focussingonalcohol,children,buses,lorries,youngdrivers,olderpeople,bicycles,andtimeseriesonroadtrafficaccidents

yearly

Papersintheperiodical“WirtschaftundStatistik”(EconomyandStatistics)ongoodstrans-port,passengertransportandroadtrafficaccidents

yearly

1)Aneweditionisscheduledfor2017.

Additional actions



Reprogrammingofmaritimetransportstatistics Q2;E2 design,process

9/2011 12/2017 yes

Presentingsmall-area(geo-referenced)dataofthestatisticsofroadtrafficaccidentsonmaps

Q1–2,4 design, build, process, disseminate

2/2014 12/2016 yes





Services/ICT in enterprises

Brief descriptionInthe“tertiarysector”oftheGermaneconomy,thefocushasshiftedfromconsumerservicessuchastrade,hotelsandrestaurantstobusinessservices.

Theshort-termsurveysconductedinthatareaprovideinformationontheshort-termeconomictrendintheservicesector,whilethestructuralsurveysinformabouttheeconomicperformance,employmentandinvest-mentsaswellasmedium-termtrends.

Thecoststructurestatisticsoftheliberalprofessionsandotherservicesgiveapictureoftheexpenditureincurredbytheenterpriseswhenprovidingtheirser- vicesandofitsdetailedstructure.Thecoststructurestatisticsthuscomplementthestatisticswhoseprimarygoalistomeasuretheresultofeconomicactivity.

Theeffectiveuseofmoderninformationandcommuni-cationtechnologies(ICT)hasbecomeanimportantstra-tegicfactorforenterprises.ByusingICT,enterprisescanincreasetheirproductivityandthusimprovetheircom-petitiveness.

ThesurveyontheuseofICTinenterprisesdoesnotonlyprovideinformationontheequipmentofenter-priseswithmoderninformationandcommunicationtechnologiessuchascomputersandfixedormobileinternet.Italsogivesanoverviewofthevariousaspectsofusingmoderninformationtechnologiessuchase-commerce,invoicingorcloudcomputing.

Main uses— basisforlabourmarketandregionalpolicies

— short-termindicator

— reportingwithinthescopeofthestructuralbusinessstatisticsregulation


— structuraldataonturnover,employment,intermediate consumption

— benchmarkingindicatorsfortheDigitalAgenda

Main users— BMWi,Landministriesofeconomics,BMVI

— EuropeanCommission

— Eurostat

— centralbanks



2015: EUR1,987,000


2015: EUR2,809,000






47311 Statisticsofinsurancecompaniesandpensionfunds

secondarysurvey centralised yearly 1

47414 Short-termstatisticalsurveysintheservicesector

primarysurvey1) decentralised quarterly 7,400

47415 Structuralsurveyintheservicesector primarysurvey decentralised yearly 190,000

52551 Coststructurestatisticsinotherservicebranches


52571 Coststructurestatisticsinthemedicalsphere


52911 Utilisationofinformationandcommuni-cationtechnologiesinenterprises


1)Incl.useofadministrativedata.


Title Periodicity


Subject-mattersseries2,series1.6 4-yearly

Theservicesector–Germany’seconomicmotor–selectedresultsfor2003to2008 irregular

Branchreports yearly

Germanyasaninformationsociety irregular

Volumewithtablesonthe“Useofinformationandcommunicationtechnologies(ICT)inenter-prises“

yearly

Papersintheperiodical“WirtschaftundStatistik”(EconomyandStatistics)onservicesstatisticsandICT

irregular



Brief descriptionSincetheEuropeanSingleMarketwassetup(1993),foreigntradestatisticshasbeensubdividedintointra-Communityandextra-Communitytradestatistics.Intra-Communitytradestatisticscoversthecross-bordertradingofgoodsbetweenGermanyandtheotherEUMemberStates.Extra-Communitytradestatisticscov-erscross-bordertradingofgoodsbetweenGermanyandthirdcountries(countriesoutsidetheEU).

Inordertominimisethereportingobligationsofenter-prises,a“qualified”singleflowsystemisbeingtestedinintra-Communitytrade.Thatproceduredoesnotrecord(all)thearrivinggoodsbutdrawsuponthecorre-spondingdispatchesoftheEUpartnercountries.

Main uses— informationonthetradingofgoodsofthe

FederalRepublicofGermany

— short-termeconomicindicator

— sourceofinformationforbalanceofpayments statisticsandnationalaccounting


— basicdataforotherspecialisedstatistics


– EuropeanCentralBank,DeutscheBundesbank

— EuropeanCommission,OECD


— businessesoperatingataninternationallevel

Contact: Dr. Klaus Geyer-Schäfer

Foreign trade


2015: EUR14,897,000


2015: EUR20,972,000






51141 Intra-Communitytrade primarysurvey centralised monthly 60,000

51231 Extra-Communitytrade secondarysurvey centralised monthly varying

Other activities

KLR no. Product

45730502 AdjustmentofthenationalITnetworkstructures,developmentofamoduleandcorrespondingSAS routinesfortheforeigntradestatisticsprocessingsystem(ASA)forparticipationinthemicrodata exchangetest(EUproject)


Title Periodicity

Subject-matterseries7,series1 monthly,yearly


Additional actions



Publicationofsectoralforeigntradedata Q1 analyse,disseminate

7/2011 12/2016 no

Draftofanewforeigntradestatisticslaw P3 design,process

1/2013 12/2018 no

Furtherdevelopmentandpublicationofglobali-sationindicators

Q1; E2;S2

design, analyse, disseminate

1/2015 12/2019 no





Business register

Brief descriptionThebusinessregisterforstatisticalpurposescontainsdataonidentifyingcharacteristics,classifyingcharac-teristicsandsizeforalleconomicallyactiveenterprisesinGermanyandtheirlocalunits.Itisthusaflexibletooltosupportsurveysofeconomicstatisticsandtodis-burdenenterprisesfromrespondingduties,anditisanindispensabledeviceusedtolinkstatisticaldatawithfilesfromadministrativeandexternalsources,with-outwhichefficientandlow-burdenstatisticscouldnolongerbeproduced.Analysesandevaluationsofthebusinessregisteraredesignedtoreplacecensusesandtostudyspecificissuessuchastheburdensplacedonenterprisesandbusinessdemography.Thestatisticalbusinessregisterservesasabasisforthefurtherdevel-opmentofeconomicstatisticstowardsaregister-basedsystem.

FortheEuropeanenterprisedefinitiontobeusedprop-erly,thebusinessregisterwillalsohavetoshowenter-prisegroupsandcomplexstatisticalenterprisescon-sistingofmorethanoneseparatelegalunit.Thespecialised“enterpriseprofiling”procedurerequiredforthatpurposeistobeestablishedaspartofbusinessregisterforstatisticalpurposesmaintenance.

Main uses— infrastructureforplanning,preparingand

performingsurveysamongenterprisesandlocalunits

— samplingframeandframeforexpansion

— basisforalternativesolutionstocensusesand specificsurveys

— supplyingstructuraldata


Main users— FederalStatisticalOfficeandstatisticalofficesofthe

Länder

— Eurostat


2015: EUR1,601,000


2015: EUR2,224,000






52111 Businessregistersystem(URS) register decentralised yearly –

52941 Administrativedatastorageunits–turnoverandpersonsemployed

secondarysurvey decentralised monthly 17

Other activities

KLR no. Product

44100480 AnalysesofconcentrationstatisticsfortheMonopoliesCommission

45510601 Linkingofdatafrombusinessstatistics(EUproject)

45510602 Presentationandsimulationofstatisticalunits(EUgrant)

45510603 Furtherdevelopmentofdatalinkinginbusinessstatistics(EUproject)


Title Periodicity

Papersonthefurthermethodologicaldevelopmentandonstructuraldatafromthebusinessregisterintheperiodical“WirtschaftundStatistik”(EconomyandStatistics)

irregular

Additional actions



ExpandingthedatabaseofenterprisegroupstomakeitacentralapplicationwhichcontainsalldataonenterprisegroupsrequiredbytheEUbusinessregisterregulationandcanbemaintaineddecentrally(bythestatisticalofficesoftheLänder)

Q1–3;I1;E2;P2–3;S1–3

design, collect,process,analyse

3/2014 2/2018 yes

Extendingthedatabaseofthenewstatisticalbusinessregister(URS-Neu)toincludecomplexenterprisesinthenationalbusinessregistersasprovidedforbytheEUbusinessregisterregulation

Q1–3;I1;E1–2;P2–3;S1–3

design, collect, process,analyse

5/2015 6/2018 yes

DevelopingaconceptforbusinessregisterusebytheDeutscheBundesbank

P3 specifyneeds, design

7/2016 12/2017 no

PreparingtheimplementationofFRIBS(Frame-workRegulationIntegratingBusinessStatistics)

Q3,6;E3;P2–3

specifyneeds, design, support,manage

1/2016 31/2018 yes





Business notifications, insolvencies, cross-sectoral business statistics

Brief descriptionThefunctionofthestatisticsofbusinessnotificationsistoshowbusinessnotificationsintheirentiretyandtoprovideinformationonbusinessstart-upsandshut-downsoflocalunits.

Insolvencystatisticsprovideinformationoninsolvencyproceedingsappliedforbybusinesses,consumersandotherdebtors.Inaddition,dataisobtainedontheout-comeofinsolvencyproceedingsandonthedischargeofresidualdebt.

Aspartofcross-sectoralbusinessstatistics,aggregateeconomicdataforsmallandmedium-sizedenterprises(SMEs)andforeign-controlledenterprises(I-FATS)aregeneratedfortheindividualeconomicactivitiesonthebasisofresultsalreadyavailablefromstructural statistics.

Main uses— presentationofbusinessnotifications

— presentationoftheinsolvencyscene,amongoth-ers,foreconomicpolicydecisions

— presentationofthe“Mittelstand“(medium-sizedenterprises)andtheglobalinterdependenceofbusiness

Main users— federalministries:BMWi,BMJV

— internationalorganisations(Eurostat,European CentralBank,OECD)

− financesector(DeutscheBundesbank,credit institutions,insurances)

− economicassociations

− universitiesandsocialandeconomicresearch institutes


2015: EUR610,000


2015: EUR891,000






48112 Businessstatisticsencompassinganumberoffields


48121 Statisticsofsmallandmedium-sizedenterprises


48131 Statisticsofforeign-controlledenter-prises


48211 Statisticsofenterprises’accesstofunds

primarysurvey decentralised non-recurring(2010)

1,800

52311 Statisticsofbusinessnotifications primarysurvey decentralised monthly 130,000

52411 Statisticsonfiledinsolvencyproceed-ings

primarysurvey decentralised monthly 200

52431 Statisticsofinsolvencyproceedingscompletedanddischargeofresidualdebt

primarysurvey decentralised yearly –

52931 Internationalsourcing primarysurvey decentralised irregular 20,000

Other activities

KLR no. Product

35291101 Statisticsofthestructureandactivitiesofforeignaffiliates(FATS)

35293200 FexiblemoduleoftheEUstructuralbusinessstatisticsregulation(SBS)onthesubjectof“accesstofinance”


Title Periodicity

Subject-matterseries2,series4and5 monthly

Resultsofthestatisticsofinsolvencyproceedingscompletedanddischargeofresidualdebt irregular

Workingdocument“Enterprisesandlocalunits:businessnotificationsintheLänder” yearly

Papersin“WirtschaftundStatistik”(EconomyandStatistics)oninsolvenciesandbusinessnotifications

irregular




Crafts

Brief descriptionCraftsaredefinedbytheCraftsCode.Craftsenterprisesoperateinnearlyalleconomicsectors,i.e.inadditiontoconstructionandmanufacturing,alsointradeandtheservicesector.Accordingtothelawoncraftssta-tistics,dataoncraftsarecollectedinthecontextofshort-termstatistics(quarterlyreportsoncrafts)andastructuralsurvey(craftscensus).Inthepast,thecraftsenterprisesweresurveyeddirectlytocollecttherele-vantinformation.

Startingwiththereferenceyear2008,thequarterlyreportsoncraftshavebeenproducedbyevaluatinginfra-annualadministrativedatainsteadofconductingasamplesurvey.Thishasallowedtoabolishstatisti-calreportingdutiesforabout41,000craftsbusinesses,mostofwhicharesmallormedium-sizedenterprises.Thecensusofcrafts,whichsurveyedapproximately563,000craftenterprisesin1995,hasalsotakentheformofabusinessregisterforstatisticalpurposesevalu- ationsince2008.Thismeansthatcraftsstatisticsarenowcompletelybasedonadministrativedata.

Main uses— basisforeconomicpolicymeasures

— short-termindicator

— basicstatisticsfornationalaccounting

Main users— BMWi,Landministriesofeconomics

— NationalFederationofGermanSkilledCraftsandTrades,chambersofcrafts

— researchandscience


2015: EUR217,000


2015: EUR317,000






53111 Craftscensus secondarysurvey1) decentralised yearly –

53211 Quarterlycraftsreport secondarysurvey1) decentralised quarterly –

1)Analysesandevaluationsofthebusinessregisterandotheradministrativedataavailable.


Title Periodicity

Subject-matterseries4,series7.1and7.2 quarterly,yearly

Papersoncraftsstatisticsintheperiodical“WirtschaftundStatistik“(EconomyandStatistics) irregular



Contact: Michael Kuhn

Prices

Brief descriptionThemaintaskofpricestatisticsistocomparepricesovertimeforthemajormarketsoftheGermanecono-my.Also,regionalpricecomparisonsprovidekeydataonthepurchasingpoweroftheeuroabroad.

ThereisapracticallycompletesystemofpriceindicesinGermanyallowingstatisticalmonitoringandpresenta-tionofthepricetrendsonthevariousmarkets.Thecon-sumerpriceindexisprobablythebestknownelementoftheprice-statisticalsystem.Itmeasurestheaveragepricechangeforallgoodsandservicesboughtorcon-sumedbyhouseholdsforconsumptionpurposesandisgenerallyusedtoassessthedevelopmentofmone-taryvalue.

Main uses— generalinformationofthepubliconthedynamicsof

monetarydevaluation

— basisforeconomicandmonetarypolicy decisions

— basisforstable-valueclausesincommercialandprivatecontracts

— presentationofotherstatisticalaggregatesatcon-stantprices(deflation)


– EuropeanCentralBank,DeutscheBundesbank

— EUCommission,OECD,ILO

— economicassociations,financialmarkets


2015: EUR6,994,000


2015: EUR9,877,000






61111 ConsumerpriceindexforGermany primarysurvey decentralised monthly 40,000

61121 Harmonisedindexofconsumerprices calculation centralised monthly –

61131 Retailpricesindex calculation centralised monthly –

61141 Priceindexforthehotelandrestaurantindustry


61211 Indexofproducerpricesforagriculturalproducts


61221 Indexofpurchasepricesforagriculturalmachineryandmaterials

primarysurvey centralised quarterly 20

61231 Producerpriceindexofproductsfromwoodfelling

secondarysurvey centralised monthly 13

61241 Indexofproducerpricesforindustrialproducts

primarysurvey centralised monthly 5,200

61261 Priceindicesfortheconstructionindustry


61262 Residentialpropertypriceindices secondarysurvey centralised quarterly 460

61281 Indexofsellingpricesinwholesaletrade

primarysurvey centralised monthly 1,160

61311 Producerpriceindicesfortransportandlogisticsservices

primarysurvey centralised quarterly 480

61351 Consumerpriceindicesfortransport,postalandtelecommunicationservices


61361 Producerpriceindicesforbusinessservices

primarysurvey centralised quarterly 1,610

61411 Indexofimportprices primarysurvey centralised monthly 4,000

61421 Indexofexportprices primarysurvey centralised monthly 4,000

61511 Statisticsofpurchasingvaluesof buildingland

secondarysurvey decentralised quarterly 500

61521 Purchasingvaluesofagriculturalrealestate


61621 Pricesurveysforplace-to-placepricecomparisonsintheEU (purchasingpowerparities)

primarysurvey centralised half-yearly 500

Other activities

KLR no. Product

36199940 Priceindexoftypicalpoliticalpartyexpenditure

44100290 CompilationofpriceindicesfortheEuropeanSpaceAgency(ESA)

44100520 Calculationofplace-to-placeindexfiguresforcost-of-livingallowancesofGermanofficialsabroad

44100530 Calculationofplace-to-placeindexfiguresfortheGermanDevelopmentService

44100540 CalculationofdailyandovernightallowancesaccordingtotheOrdinanceonOfficialTravelAbroad



Other activities

KLR no. Product

44101480 Calculationofthenon-staffcostsindexforthereferencevalueforhospitals

45430101 Housesalesindicators(EUproject)

45430305 Flashestimate

45430307 WebscrapingasadatasourceoftheHICP,2016to2017

45430308 Feasibilitystudyonadministeredprices

45430309 Studiesonoutlet-typeweighting

45430405 Purchasingpowerparities

45430406 Pricesurveyforplace-to-placeindexfiguresforCommunityofficialsinaccordancewithArticle64oftheEUStaffRegulations(2016to2019)


Title Periodicity

Subject-matterseries17,series1to10 monthlytoyearly


Pricesataglance(2011edition) irregular

Dataonthedevelopmentofenergyprices–Long-termseries monthly


Additional actions



CalculatingpriceindicesrelevantforstandardratestoadjustbenefitspaidpursuanttotheGermanSocialCode,PartsIIandXII

Q2;I2 design,process,analyse

8/2010 8/2016 no

Developmentofaqualitymanagementsystemforconsumerpricestatistics

Q2–3;P3;S3

design 7/2010 12/2016 yes

Automatedpricesurveyontheinternet: analysingthepreconditionsforimplementation

E2 collect 1/2014 9/2016 no

Developmentofanewnon-staffcostsindexforthereferencevalueforhospitals

Q2,5;E1


6/2016 6/2018 no

Salespricesandrentsofagriculturalplots(project)

Q1,3;E2

design, process

4/2016 3/2018 yes





Earnings and labour costs

Brief descriptionOfficialstatisticsofearningsandlabourcostscom-prise,first,continuousstatisticsofearnings,workinghours,labourcosts,agreedwagesandsalariesaswellasremunerationofofficials.Second,structuralstatis-ticsarecompiledonthestructureofearningsaswellaslabourcosts.Theinformationobtainedoncollectiveagreementsinthecourseofpreparingthestatisticsofagreedearningsisavailabletothepublicinanonlinedatabase.

Main uses— labourmarketmonitoring

— understandinginflationarytrends

— monitoringcurrentlabourcostsandearnings (e.g.forcollectivebargainingorcomparingbusinesslocations)

— socio-economicanalysesofwagedifferences (e.g.low-wagesector,gendermainstreaming)

— dataforstable-valueclauses

Main users— BMWi,BMAS,BMFSFJ,BMEL


— economicassociations,tradeunions




2015: EUR1,338,000


2015: EUR1,927,000






62111 Structureofearningssurvey primarysurvey decentralised 4-yearly 60,000

62112 Surveyofearnings2015(Article7oftheFederalStatisticalLaw)

primarysurvey decentralised non-recurrent 12,000

62121 Annualestimationoftheearnings structure


62211 Statisticsofagreedearnings secondarysurvey centralised monthly –

62221 Quarterlyindexofagreedearningsandworkinghours


62231 Monthlyindexofagreedearningsandworkinghours


62241 RemunerationofFederalGovernment officials(incl.Article65ofEUstatute)


62321 Quarterlysurveyofearnings primarysurvey decentralised quarterly 40,500

62411 Labourcostsurvey primarysurvey decentralised 4-yearly 34,000

62421 LabourCostIndex calculation centralised quarterly –

62431 Annualestimationoflabourcosts calculation centralised yearly –

Other activities

KLR no. Product

36291100 Statisticsofemployeepensionschemes


Title Periodicity

Subject-matterseries16,series1to4 quarterlytoirregular

Papersintheperiodical“WirtschaftundStatistik”(EconomyandStatistics)onearningsandlabourcostindex

yearly

Papersintheperiodical“WirtschaftundStatistik”(EconomyandStatistics)onthestructureofearningsandlabourcosts

irregular

Onlinedatabaseofagreedearningsatwww.destatis.de/Tarifdatenbank continuous

https://www.destatis.de/DE/ZahlenFakten/GesamtwirtschaftUmwelt/VerdiensteArbeitskosten/Tarifverdienste/TDB/Tarifdatenbank.html



Additional actions



Earningsstructuresurvey2014inindustryandtheservicesectorbysamplesurveyandsecondaryuseofexistingstatistics

Q2–3,5;E2;P2;S2–3

collect,process,analyse,disseminate

7/2012 12/2016 yes

Labourcostsurvey2016inindustryandtheservicesectorbysamplesurveyandsecondaryuseofexistingstatistics

Q2–3,5;E2;P2;S2–3

collect,process,analyse,disseminate

7/2014 12/2018 yes

2015earningssurveycommissionedbytheBMAS,forassessingtheimpactofminimumwagescheduledforJune2016

Q1;P1

design,build,collect, process,analyse, disseminate

6/2015 12/2016 yes




Contact: Anette Stuckemeier

Voluntary surveys on income, expenditure and living conditions of households

Brief descriptionThestatisticsbasedonhouseholdbudgetsurveysarethecentraldatabaseusedtoassesstheeconomicandsocialsituationofhouseholds.Thecontinuoushouse-holdbudgetsurveyscoverindetailtheincomeandexpenditureofhouseholdsandtheirequipmentwithselectedconsumerdurables.

Theresultsofthesamplesurveyofincomeandexpendi-tureconductedeveryfiveyearsprovideinformationontheconnectionbetweenincome,expenditure,capitalformationanddebtaswellasequipmentandhousingsituationofhouseholdsinGermany.

Thetimeusesurveyssupplyinformationonhowper-sonsandhouseholdsspendtheirtimeandhowtheyarrangetheireverydaylife.

TheICTsurveyinformsaboutthespreadanduseofinformationandcommunicationtechnologiesinhouse-holds.

TheEU-widesurveyofincomeandlivingconditions(EU-SILC)providesdetailedinformationonincomepovertyandincomedistributionandonnon-monetaryaspectsofsocialexclusionanddeprivation.

Thesamplingframeusedforcurrentandpossiblefur-thervoluntaryhouseholdsurveysintheareaofincomeandlivingconditionsconductedonthebasisofArti-cle7oftheFederalStatisticsLaworofEuropeanlegalactsisthepermanentsampleofhouseholdsreadytorespond.

Main uses— basisforeconomicandpoliticalplanning

— reportsonpovertyandwealth,nationalsocialreporting

— reassessingstandardneedsforthepurposes ofpublicassistanceandunemploymentbenefitII

— determiningthelivingexpensesforchildren

— basicinformationforotherspecialised statisticsandstatisticalsatellitesystems

Main users— federalministries,especiallyBMAS,BMG,BMFSFJ,

BMEL


— politicalparties,specialinterestgroupsandprofes-sionalassociations


− themedia


2015: EUR4,285,000


2015: EUR5,867,000





Periodicity Number of respondents

63111 Continuoushouseholdbudgetsurveys:generalinformation


63121 Continuoushouseholdbudgetsurveys:householdbook


63211 Samplesurveysofincomeand expenditure:Generalinformation


63221 Samplesurveysofincomeand expenditure:householdbook


63231 Samplesurveysofincomeandexpen-diture:detailedlogbookregardingfood,beveragesandtobaccoproducts


63311 Permanentsampleofhouseholdsreadytorespond

register decentralised yearly –

63411 EU-SILC: Personalquestionnaire


63421 EU-SILC: Householdquestionnaire


63511 Statisticsofoverindebtedness1) secondarysurvey centralised yearly 1,400

63911 Timeusesurveyofhouseholds (Article7oftheFederalStatisticsLaw)


63931 Surveyonprivateuseofinformationandcommunicationtechnologies


63951 EuropeanProgrammeofSocialSurveys(EPSS)

primarysurvey decentralised non- recurrent(2008)

200

93111 Testofrespondents’willingnessto participateinofficialhouseholdsur-veys(Article7oftheFederalStatisticsLaw)2)

primarysurvey decentralised non-recurrent (2014)

7,500

1)Contact:MartinBeck.–2)Contact:ThomasRiede.

Other activities

KLR no. Product

36397100 Implementingcorevariables(commoncorevariablesofEuropeansocialstatistics)

36399910 Feasibilitystudyontheanalysisofdatafromcontinuoushouseholdbudgetsurveys(LWR)andsamplesurveysofincomeandexpenditure(EVS)

45830203 ProjecttoadjusttheEU-SILCmethodologytonewEUrequirements




Title Periodicity

Subject-matterseries15,series1(receiptsandexpenditureofselectedhouseholds) yearly

Subject-matterseries15,series2(equipmentofhouseholds) yearly

Subject-matterseries15,series3(incomeandlivingconditionsinGermanyandintheEU) yearly

Subject-matterseries15,series4(householdsintheinformationsociety(ICT)) yearly

Subject-matterseries15,numbers1—4(samplesurveyofincomeandexpenditure) irregular

Subject-matterseries15,numbers5—7andspecialnumber1(householdbudgetsurveys) irregular

AthomeinGermany–Equipmentandhousingsituationofhouseholds(2009edition) irregular


Additional actions



Furthermethodologicalandconceptualdevel-opmentofthepermanentsampleofhouseholdsreadytorespond

Q1; E2

design,collect,process,analyse

3/2007 12/2016 yes

Furthermethodologicalandtechnologicaldevelopmentofthe2018samplesurveyofincomeandexpenditure(EVS)

Q1–5;E2;P2;S2–3


1/2005 1/2021 yes

Conductingthetimeusesurveyofhouseholds(EVAS63911)

Q1;E2;P1

design,collect,process,analyse,disseminate

5/2011 12/2016 yes

Newconceptforhouseholdbudgetsurveys Q1,3;E2; P3

specifyneeds,design, build

7/2013 12/2023 yes

Usingelectronichouseholdbooksinthe samplesurveyofincomeandexpenditure (EVS)2018

Q1–3;E2

design, collect

6/2020 10/2022 yes




Contact: Peter Bleses

Public finance

Brief descriptionThefinancestatisticsoftheoverallpublicbudgetreg-ularlyprovideacomprehensiveanddetailedpictureoftheentirepublicfinance.Theyshowthesourcesandamountofpublicrevenueandtowhatextentpub-licexpenditurecouldbefundedbypublicrevenue.Thefinancialbalanceasdefinedinpublicfinancestatisticsiscalculatedasthedifferenceofrevenueandexpend-iture.Thefinancialsituationisshownbythepublicdebtstatisticsontheonehandandthepublicfinancialassetsstatisticsontheother.ThefinancestatisticsoftheoverallpublicbudgetshowthefinancesofthecoreandextrabudgetsoftheFederation,theLänder,themunicipalitiesandassociationsofmunicipalitiesandthesocialsecurityfundsaswellasthefinancingsharesoftheEuropeanUnion.

Main uses— overallpictureofpublicfinance

— basisforeconomicandfinancepolicy decisions

— basisforpoliticaldecisionsinspecialareas

— basicdatafornationalaccounting(generalgovern-mentaccount,distributionapproach)

— basicdatafortheEUStabilityPact

Main users— federalandLandministriesoffinance,economics

andoftheinterior,BMVI,BMBF

— centraldatapointoftheLandfinanceministers(ZDL)


— Eurostat,OECD,UN,IMF

— localauthoritycentralassociations


2015: EUR2,292,000


2015: EUR3,349,000






71122 BudgetestimatesofthecorebudgetsoftheFederation(incl.EUshares)andtheLänder


71311 Quarterlydebtofthecoreandextrabudgetsoftheoverallpublicbudget


71312 QuarterlydebtofthecorebudgetsoftheFederationandtheLänder

secondarysurvey centralised quarterly 17

71321 Annualdebtofthecoreandextrabudg-etsandotherpublicfunds,institutionsandenterprisesofthepublicsector


71322 AnnualdebtofthecorebudgetsoftheFederationandtheLänder


71327 Annualdebtofthecorebudgetsofmunicipalities/associationsofmunici-palities


71328 AnnualdebtoftheextrabudgetsoftheFederation,theLänder,municipalities/associationsofmunicipalitiesandso-cialinsurance,andofthecorebudgetsofsocialinsurance


71411 Financialassetsofthecoreandextrabudgetsoftheoverallpublicbudget


71511 Quarterlycashresultsofthecoreandextrabudgetsoftheoverallpublicbudget

calculation decentralised quarterly –

71512 Quarterlycashresultsofthecorebudgetsandoftheextrabudgetsusingcameralistic/double-entryaccountingoftheFederation(incl.EUshares),theLänderandsocialinsurance


71517 Quarterlycashresultsofthecorebudgetsandoftheextrabudgetsusingcameralistic/double-entryaccountingofthemunicipalities/associationsofmunicipalities

calculation decentralised quarterly –

71711 Accountingresultsofthecoreandextrabudgetsoftheoverallpublicbudget


71712 Accountingresultsofthecorebudgets,oftheextrabudgetsusingcameralistic/double-entryaccountingandofotherpublicfunds,institutionsandenter-prisesusingcameralistic/double-entryaccountingoftheFederation(incl.EUshares),theLänderandsocialinsur-ance







71717 Accountingresultsofthecorebudgets,oftheextrabudgetsusingcameralistic/double-entryaccountingandoftheotherpublicfunds,institutionsandenterprisesusingcameralistic/double-entryaccountingofthemunicipalities/associationsofmunicipalities


75111 Managementofthegroupof respondentsforstatisticsofpublicfinanceandpersonnel

register decentralised irregular –

79961 Administrativestatisticsofpublicandprivatedevelopmentassistancefunding


Other activities

KLR no. Product

44101620 Centraldatamanagement/useinfinanceandpersonnelstatistics(ZDHN)


Title Periodicity

Subject-matterseries14,series2to3and5,5.1 quarterly,yearly

Papersintheperiodical“WirtschaftundStatistik”(EconomyandStatistics) half-yearly



Additional actions



QualityassuranceforEUnotificationproce-dures:reviewofthefinancesoftheFederationandtheLänderasbasicdataforreportinginthecontextoftheEUStabilityPact

Q3;P3;S2


2/2016 2/2018 yes

Harmonisationoffinancestatisticsinviewoftheshiftfromcameralistictodouble-entryaccounting(qualityassuranceindouble-entryaccounting)

Q1–3;I1;E2;P3;S2–3

design,collect,process,analyse,support

1/2004 12/2016 yes

Newconceptforthequarterlydebtstatistics Q2–3;P2–3


3/2013 6/2016 yes

Settingupaquarterlystatisticsoffinancialtransactionstoimprovethecoherenceandintegrityoftheresultsoffinancestatistics

Q2–3;P2–3

design, collect, process

3/2013 12/2017 yes

Qualityassuranceinfinanceandpersonnelstatisticsbyintegratingcorebudgetsandhived-offunits

Q3;E2;S2


1/2009 8/2016 yes

Feasibilitystudyonaprovisionalstatisticsoftheannualrevenueandexpenditureofpublicbudgets

Q1; I1;E1; P1;S3

design, collect, process, analyse,evaluate

11/2014 3/2017 no





Public funds, institutions and enterprises

Brief descriptionSincethemid-1980s,theoverallpictureofpublicfinancestatisticshasbeenimpairedbythefactthat,atthefederalandLandlevelsandespeciallyatthemunici-pallevel,moreandmorefunctionshavebeenexcludedfromthepubliccorebudgetsinordertobecontinuedinadifferentformunderprivateorpubliclaw.Toper-mitpublicfinancestatisticstofulfiltheirfundamen-taltaskofrepresentingtheentirepublicfinance,suchunitswhichhaveanaccountingsystemoftheirownarecoveredbythestatisticsofannualaccountsofpublicfunds,institutions,andenterprises.Thelatterincludenotonlythemunicipalundertakings,federalandLandundertakingsbutalsoallinstitutionsandenterprisesunderprivatelawinwhichpublicauthoritieshaveadirectorindirectshareofmorethan50percentofthenominalcapitalorofthevotingrights.Publicfunds,institutionsandenterpriseswhich,inaccordancewiththeEuropeanSystemofAccounts,belongtothegen-eralgovernmentsectorareadditionallycoveredatquar-terlyintervals.

Main uses— basisforeconomicandfinancepolicy

decisions

— overallpictureofpublicfinance

— basicdatafornationalaccounting

Main users— federalandLandministriesoffinanceand

economics


— Eurostat,OECD,UN,IMF


2015: EUR325,000


2015: EUR474,000






71329 Annualdebtofotherpublicfunds,institutionsandenterprises


71611 Quarterlydataofextrabudgetsusingcommercialaccounting


71811 Annualaccountsofextrabudgetsusingcommercialaccountingandofotherpublicfunds,institutionsandenterpris-esusingcommercialaccounting



Title Periodicity

Subject-matterseries14,series2and5,5.1 quarterly,yearly




Taxes

Brief descriptionIntaxstatistics,adistinctionismadebetweentheshorttermpresentationsofcashtaxrevenue,theannualsur-veysoftaxassessmentbasesandthecontinuousdataonexciseduties.

ThestatisticsofcashtaxrevenueshowthetaxandcustomspaymentsreceivedbytheFederation,Länder,municipalitiesandassociationsofmunicipalities.

Thesurveysoftaxassessmentbasesrefertotaxesonincome,propertyandturnover.

Thestatisticsofexcisedutiesshow,amongotherthings,thetaxburdenon,andsoldquantitiesofcertainsemi-luxuryfoodandtobaccoandofmineraloilprod-uctsandelectricity.Theairtransportationtaxstatisticsprovidesanoverviewofthenumberofairpassengerstransported.

Main uses— basisfortaxpolicydecisions

− basisforanimpactassessmentsoflegislationandrelatedbudgetplanningaswellastaxrevenuefore-castsbytheFederationandtheLänder

— keydataforfixedproceduresofdeterminingfinan-cialpayments(e.g.wagetaxdistribution,allocationbasisregardingthemunicipalityshareinincomeandturnovertaxrevenue)

— informationongeneraleconomictrendsandtheenterpriselandscape

Main users— federalandLandministriesoffinanceand

economics

— federalandLandministriesofsocialaffairs(reportsonpovertyandwealth)

— federalandLandlegislativebodies

— businessassociations



2015: EUR2,183,000


2014: EUR3,205,000






71211 Taxrevenuestatistics secondarysurvey centralised quarterly 17

71231 Comparisonoftaxesonlandand buildings,tradetaxandpayrolltax


73111 Wageandincometaxstatistics secondarysurvey decentralised yearly 20

73121 Statisticsofbusinesspartnershipsandcommunities


73131 Samplesurveybasedonwageandincometaxstatistics

calculation centralised 3-yearly –

73211 Corporationtaxstatistics secondarysurvey decentralised 3-yearly1) 20

73311 Turnovertaxstatistics(noticeinad-vance)


73321 Turnovertaxstatistics(assessment) secondarysurvey decentralised yearly 16

73511 Trade tax statistics secondarysurvey decentralised yearly 20

73611 Statisticsofinheritanceandgifttaxes secondarysurvey decentralised yearly 20

73711 Wagetaxdistribution secondarysurvey decentralised yearly 600

73721 Municipalities’shareinwageandincometax:determinationofkey-basedfactors

calculation decentralised 3-yearly –

73722 Municipalities’shareinwageandincometax:modelcomputations

calculation decentralised 3-yearly –

73732 Municipalities’shareinturnovertax:modelcomputations

calculation centralised 3-yearly –

73911 Electronicbalancesheet secondarysurvey decentralised yearly inprepa-ration

79911 Statisticsoftobaccotax secondarysurvey centralised quarterly 1

79921 Beer tax statistics secondarysurvey centralised monthly1) 1

79922 Surveyofthebrewingindustry secondarysurvey centralised yearly 1

79923 Sparklingwinetaxstatistics secondarysurvey centralised yearly 1

79931 Energytaxstatistics secondarysurvey centralised yearly 1

79932 Electricitytaxstatistics secondarysurvey centralised yearly 1

79941 Statisticsofspiritsmonopolyandspiritstax


79951 Administrativestatisticsofwageandincometax


79971 Administrativestatisticsofcorporationtax


79991 Administrativestatisticsofairtrans-portationtax


1)From2017,thesurveywillbeconductedannually.




Title Periodicity

Subject-matterseries14,series4and7to10 monthlytoyearly

Inheritanceandgifttaxes yearly

Excise duties yearly

Papersintheperiodical“WirtschaftundStatistik”(EconomyandStatistics)onothertax statistics

irregular

Jointpublication“Taxes–regionaldata“(2014edition) non-recurrent

Additional actions



Newconceptforthetaxstatisticssystem: settingupannualfederalstatisticsoncorpo-rationtax,wageandincometaxsupplementedbynetincomestatements,electronicbalancesheetformodelcomputationsregardingmunici-palities’incometaxshare

Q1–4,6;E2

design, build, process,analyse

12/2014 9/2019 yes





Public service personnel

Brief descriptionThepersonnelstatisticsofpublicbudgetsshowstaffandpensioners.

Publicservicepersonnelcomprisespublicofficials,judges,soldiersandemployees.

Thestatisticsofpublicservicepensionerscovertheper-sonsentitledtobenefitswithinthepublicold-agesecu-ritysystemforpublicofficialsandprofessional soldiers.Pensionsandrelatedbenefitsarepaidtorecipientsofretirementpensions,widowsand widowersaswellasorphans.

Main uses— basisforpoliticaldecisionsintermsofpublic

servicelawandpublicservicepensionlaw

— collectivebargaininginthepublicservice

— benchmarkingatmunicipalityandLandlevels

— basicdataforlabourmarketstatistics,nationalaccountingandpartsofthelabourcostsurvey

— forecastingoffutureexpenditureonpensions,e.g.forthepensionreportoftheFederal Governmentandforfinancialplanningofthe FederationandtheLänder

Main users— federalministries:BMI,BMF,BMAS

— Landministries

— courtsofauditoftheFederationandtheLänder


— tradeunions


2015: EUR682,000


2015: EUR995,000






74111 Personnelstatisticsofthepublicservice


74113 Personnelstatisticsofthepubliclycontrolledinstitutionsandenterpriseswithprivatelegalstatus


74211 Statisticsofpublicservicepensioners secondarysurvey decentralised yearly 1,000

79992 AdministrativestatisticsofeducationandtrainingprovidedbytheFederation

primarysurvey centralised half-yearly 33

79993 Genderequalitystatisticsofthe Federation


Other activities

KLR No. Product

44100570 SpecialactivitiesfortheBMIaspartofthepersonnelstatisticsandthestatisticsonpublicservice pensioners


Title Periodicity

Subject-matterseries14,series6and6.1 yearly




Contact: Dr. Norbert Räth

Domestic product, input-output accounts

Brief descriptionThedomesticproductcomputationprovidesdataontheproduction,useanddistributionofthegrossdomesticproduct,i.e.itcoverstheproductionofgoodsandservicesandtheiruseaswellastheincomegener-atedintheproductionprocess.Tocalculatetheresults,allsuitablecontinuoussurveysofeconomicstatisticsare used.

Theinput-outputaccountsaimatadetailedpresenta-tionofthegoods-relatedandproduction-relatedinter-actionsbetweenthesectorsofthenationaleconomyandtherestoftheworld.Input-outputanalysesallowespeciallytostudythemultipliereffectsofeconomictransactions.Importantistheinput-outputaccount-ingforstructuralanalysisanddescriptionofstructuralchangeaswellasthebasisformodelandsimulationcalculations.

Nationalwealthaccountsrefertothestockofnonfinan-cialmaterialandimmaterialassetsproduced.TheFed-eralStatisticalOfficepublishesselecteddataonthetangibleassetsoftheeconomy,especiallyonthestockoffixedassetsandthestockofconsumerdurablesofhouseholds.Thesedataarethebasisfordeterminingtheconsumptionoffixedcapitalintheeconomy,whichmeasuresthedepreciationoffixedassetscausedbyuseandobsolescence.

Satellitesystemsareasupplementtothecoresystemofnationalaccounts;theyaresetupforspecificareas(e.g.tourism,sport,health).

Main uses— descriptionandanalysisoftheeconomicsituation

— basisforeconomicpolicydecisions

— basisforstudyingtheeconomicstructureandinter-actions,multiplieranalyses

— basisforeconomicforecasts

— databasisforthecalculationofEUownresourcesandVATownresources

— assessmentoftheeconomicsituation,basisforeconomicpolicydecisions

— databasisforotheraccountingandsatellitesys-tems(e.g.nationalaccountsoftheLänder,environ-mental-economicaccounting,tourism,sport)




— UN,IMF,OECD

— CouncilofEconomicExperts,economicresearchinstitutes

— socialandeconomicresearchinstitutes,economicassociations


2015: EUR3,972,000


2015: EUR5,705,000






81111 Productionandusesofdomesticproduct calculation centralised quarterly –

81511 Input-outputaccounts calculation centralised yearly –

81611 Nationalwealthaccounts calculation centralised quarterly –

81711 Satellitesystems calculation centralised irregular –

Other activities

KLR no. Product

38200000 NationalaccountsoftheLänder

45410101 Tabularapproachfortheproductionapproach

45410801 Determiningandassessingwaystointegrateland/realestateintothebalancesheet(EUproject)

45410901 DevelopmentofsupplyandusetablesinpricesofthepreviousyearforGermany(EUproject)


Title Periodicity

Subject-matterseries18,series1.1to1.5aswellasseriesS(specialcontributions) quarterly,yearly,irregular


Additional actions



FurtherdevelopmentofGDPflashestimations Q1;E2;P2;S3

design,process

1/2007 12/2015 no

NationalAccountsQualityReporting Q2;I3;E2;P2;S3

analyse,evaluate

9/2015 7/2018 no

NationalaccountsmethodologicaldescriptionsinaccordancewithESA2010

Q2–4;I3;P1;S3

design,evaluate

1/2015 6/2017 no

Completingofbalancesheets(inventories) Q1,3;P2;S2–3

design, analyse

6/2014 12/2016 no




Contact: Albert Braakmann

National income, sector accounts

Brief descriptionThedistributionapproachshowsthetransitionfromthegrossdomesticproductgeneratedinthedomesticterri-torytothegrossnationalincome(GNI)availabletoresi-dentsanditscomponents.TheGNIconsistsofthecom-pensationofemployeesontheonehandandpropertyandentrepreneurialincomeontheother–bothtakentogetherarecallednetnationalincomeatfactorcost–,taxesonproductionandimportslesssubsidies,andconsumptionoffixedcapital.Disposableincome,sav-ingandnetlending/netborrowingareotherkeydatawhichhavetobedetermined.

Alldistributivetransactionsarepresentedindetailatthevariousstagesofdistributioninthesystemofnationalaccounts.Transactionsamongindividualdomesticsectorsareshown,andtransactionswiththerestoftheworld.Thedomesticsectorsincludenon-financialandfinancialcorporations,generalgovern-mentandhouseholdsincludingnon-profitinstitutionsservinghouseholds.Thegeneralgovernmentaccountyieldsgovernmentfinalconsumptionexpenditure,andnetlending/netborrowingprovidesthefigureessentialforthegovernmentdeficit.

Thispictureissupplementedbyareaswhichconcernhouseholdsinthefirstplace.Theseincludesocio-eco-nomicanalysesofincomedistribution,determiningtheunpaidworkofhouseholdsandthemeasurementofwell-being.

Main uses— descriptionandanalysisoftheeconomicsituation

— basisofeconomicandtaxrevenueforecasts, economicandfiscalpolicydecisions

— GNIasadatabasisforcalculatingEUbudgetfunds

— grosswagesandsalariesasabasisofpensionadjustment

— establishmentofthegovernmentdeficitforEU fiscalsurveillance

— provisionofdataforananalysisofsocio-economicdevelopmentsandthemeasurementofwell-being




— UN,IWF,OECD

— CouncilofEconomicExperts,socialand economicresearchinstitutes,universities, businessassociations



2015: EUR2,938,000


2015: EUR4,236,000






81211 Distributionandredistributionofnationalincome


81311 Governmentrevenueandexpenditure calculation centralised quarterly –

81411 Externaleconomictransactions calculation centralised quarterly –

87111 Socio-economicreportingsystem calculation centralised irregular –

Other activities

KLR no. Product

44101600 ImplementingtheprovisionsofESA2010tocoverreinsurance(EUproject)

45420201 Separateaccountsforprivatehouseholdsandnon-profitinstitutionsservinghouseholds

45420301 Review,presentationandtreatmentoftransfersmadebyEUinstitutionsinnationalaccounts(EUproject)

45420501 Preparatoryworkfortable29:“Accrued-to-datepensionentitlementsinsocialinsurance”–three-yearly


Title Periodicity

Subject-matterseries18,series1 quarterly,yearly

Publicationseries“Socio-economicreportingsystemforasustainablesociety” irregular


Additional actions



Checksofindividualcases,sectordelimitation,difficultcasesinthegeneralgovernmentsector

Q1–3 design,analyse

1/2006 12/2018 no

Extensionofmodelcomputationsonpension liabilitiesoftheFederationtoincludeLänderandmunicipalities

Q1;P2


9/2007 8/2017 no

Measuringwelfareinnationalaccounts:actingontheproposalsoftheStiglitzCommission,implementingEUandotherinitiatives

Q1;P1 design 1/2010 12/2016 no

ManagingtheConferenceoftheInternationalAssociationforResearchinIncomeandWealth(IARIW)in2016

P6 design, disseminate,support

8/2014 8/2016 no

SettingupandoperatinganautomaticIT-basedsystemforderivingEUexcessivedeficitproce-dure data

Q2,5;E2;S2

design,build,analyse

7/2015 10/2019 no




Contact: Stefan Gruber

Environmental-economic accounting

Brief descriptionEnvironmental-economicaccounting(UGR)isdesignedasasatellitesystemtonationalaccounts;itspurposeistoshowconnectionsbetweentheeconomyandtheenvironment.

UGRresultsarestructuredbytheareasofmaterialandenergyflows,useoflandandspace,stateoftheenvi-ronmentandenvironmentalprotectionmeasures.Also,therearemodulesdealingwiththeabovetopicsinacross-cuttingmannerforspecificsectorssuchastrans-portoragriculture.

Main uses— calculatingindicatorsoftheoveralleconomyorof

specificsectors

— datainputforenvironmental-economic modellingapproaches

— statisticalcontributiontothesustainabilitystrategyoftheFederalGovernment

— flowandstockaccountsregardingthe interactionsbetweentheeconomyandthe environment

Main users— BMUB

— FederalEnvironmentAgency(UBA)and FederalNatureConservationAgency(BfN)

— Eurostatandothersupranationaland internationalinstitutions

— scientificcommunity


2015: EUR 860,000


2015: EUR1,210,000






85111 Emissionstructure(airpollutants, disposal,waste-waterdisposal,etc.)


85121 Physicalinput-outputtables calculation centralised irregular –

85131 Individualmaterials calculation centralised yearly –

85211 Landuse1) calculation centralised 4-yearly –

85311 Indicatorsofthestateoftheenvironment calculation centralised irregular –

85411 Expenditureandfixedassetsfor environmentalprotection


85421 Environmentaltaxesandcharges calculation centralised yearly –

1)Contact:HermannSeewald.

Other activities

KLR no. Product

38561100 Reportingonsustainabledevelopment

45720701 Overallenvironmentalprotectionexpenditureaccounting


Title Periodicity

Subject-matterseries3,series5.11) yearly


Environmentaluseandtheeconomy–reportonenvironmental-economicaccounting yearly

Environmentaluseandtheeconomy–tablesonenvironmantal-economicaccounting yearly

Contributionstoenvironmental-economicaccounting irregular

SustainabledevelopmentinGermany–indicatorreport 2-yearly

Environmental-economicaccounting–newsletter half-yearly


1)Contact:HermannSeewald.



Additional actions



Nationalandinternationalsustainability reporting,amongothers,compilationofindicatorreportsontheGermansustainabilitystrategy,furtherdevelopmentofindicators(indicatorsystems)

Q1;P1


1/2007 12/2018 no




Contact: Bernd Schmidt

Administrative cost measurement

Brief descriptionBothatthenationalandtheinternationallevel,itisadefinitepoliticalgoaltosimplifylegalprovisionsandtoreduceexcessivebureaucracy.Inthiscontext,knowl-edgeabouttheamountofthecostscausedbyadmin-istrativeburdensisanimportantrequirementforcontrolledandwide-rangingreductionofsuchadminis-trativeburdens.

Asthe“ActtoInstituteaNationalRegulatoryControlCouncil“wasamendedin2011,extendedassessmentsofadministrativecostsimposedbylegislationhavetobemadetopreventlegislationfromcausingunneces-sarybureaucracyinthefirstplace.ThereviewbytheNationalRegulatoryControlCouncilrelatestothedirectconsequencesofaproposedregulation,i.e.itscom-pliancecosts.Theburdenofmeetinglegalrequire-mentsandtheadministrativecostsinvolvedaccordingtotheStandardCostModelhavetobedeterminedandshown.

TheFederalStatisticalOfficeisresponsibleforthecon-sistentapplicationofthemethodologyandforcon-ductingmeasurements.ItsupportstheFederalGov-ernmentinreportingandsuccessmonitoringandgivesadvicetoallpartiesinvolved.OnbehalfoftheFederalGovernment,citizensandenterpriseswillregularlybesurveyedfrom2015abouttheirperceptionofcontactswithpublicauthoritiesinspecificsituationsinlife.

Theproduct“administrativecostmeasurement”mainlyconsistsoftimedatacaptureamongrespondents,ofcostestimates,theprovisionandmaintenanceofcen-traldatabasesoncompliancecosts,andthecollec-tionandprovisionofdataonhowsatisfiedcitizensandenterprisesarewiththeadministration.

Main use— reducingadministrativeburdensonbusiness,

citizensandadministration

Main users— FederalGovernment,GermanBundestag,Bundesrat

(FederalCouncil),NationalRegulatoryControl Council


2015: EUR7,033,000


2015: EUR9,646,000



Products


11301000 Questionsofprincipleandmethodologyofadministrativecostmeasurement

BasicandmethodologicalissuesofapplyingtheStandardCostModeltomeasureadministrativecosts,amongotherthings,settingupandmaintainingthedatabaseforthecoverageofcomplianceandadministrativecosts,dataqualityassurance,co-operationwithfederalministries

11302000 Timeandcostdatacapture,costestimate Measurementsamongtheaddresseesofthelegalrequire-mentsandinformationobligations,especiallyregardingthetimerequiredforcomplyingwithanobligationtoprovideinformation;determinationoftheaccruingcompliancecostsandtheadministrativecosts

11304000 Ex-anteestimations,dataevaluation,controlling

Determinationofthecostsofnewregulatoryproposals;datamanagement;dataevaluation(administrativecosts,compli-ancecosts,satisfactionsurveys,specialprojects);controlling(administrativecostindex,compliancecosts,bureaucracybrake);calculationsforthebarometerofburdensforofficialstatistics;supportingtheministriesincarryingoutlegislationimpactassessment

Additional actions



Providingnewuser-orientedfeaturesintothedatabaseofbureaucraticinformationandreportingobligations(WebSKM)

Q1;E2

design,analyse,disseminate

7/2012 8/2016 no



Statistics dissemination and communication

3.3

� �Press and public relations 154

� �Capital City Service, customer communications 156

� �International statistics 158

� �Internet 160

� �Publications 162

� �Library 164

� �Research Data Centre 166

� �Co-operation with other countries 168



Brief descriptionPressworkconcernsthepresentationoftheFederalStatisticalOfficeandofthestatisticalproductsinthemedia.Thisincludesdefiningthepresspolicy,plan-ning,compilinganddisseminatingpressreleasesasthefirstformofpublishingstatisticalresults,organisingpressconferences,conductinginterviews,andorganis-ingthejournalistinformationservice.

Asarisingnumberofprovidersofferstatisticaldataontheinternet,“official”isnolongerautomaticallyper-ceivedastheuniqueattributeofthebrand.Publicrela-tionsworkincludestargetedmarketingmeasuresandmethodstomaketheFederalStatisticalOfficeanditsproductsbetterknownandwinmorecustomers.

Main uses— informingthesocietyaboutstatisticalresults

— conveyingacustomer-friendlyand user-friendlyimage

— enhancingthepublic’sawarenessand acceptanceofofficialstatistics

− strengthenthebrandof“officialstatistics“

Main users— financialmarkets

— themedia,thegeneralpublic

Contact: Doris Stärk

Press and public relations


2015: EUR897,000


2015: EUR1,151,000



Products


12301001 PressOffice Evaluationofthemediaresponse,consultationofthespecialiseddepart-ments;compilationofpressreleasesandtheirhandlingincontentandtechnicalterms,disseminationofpressreleases;journalistinformationservice;scheduling(calendarofpressreleases);preparation,conductandfollow-upofpressconferencesandpressseminarsintermsoforganisationandcontent,alsopreparationofaccompanyingmaterial

Organising,preparingandconductinginterviewswiththeheadsofthe FederalStatisticalOfficeandthespecialisedunits

Communicationwithonlinecommunitiesandinsocialnetworks

12302002 Marketing Designandimplementationofactionsimprovingthecommunicationwithusergroupstostrengthenthebrandof„officialstatistics“


Title Periodicity

Pressbrochuresonpressconferences about10peryear

Pressreleases about550peryear



Contact: Claudia Brunner

Capital City Service, customer communications

Brief descriptionThisproductclassbasicallycomprisesallcustomer-relatedactivitiesoftheFederalStatisticalOffice.Itscor-nerstonesareinformationprovision,events,tradefairpresenceand,lastbutnotleast,politicalconsultancyinthecapital,Berlin.

TheCentralInformationServiceistheportalforallcus-tomerenquiries.EveryonemaycontacttheServicebymeansofaspecialform(www.destatis.de/contact)butalsobytelephone.TheCentralInformationServiceman-agesandco-ordinatestherepliesincloseco-operationwiththespecialiseddepartments.Inaccordancewiththe“onlinefirst”strategy,web-basedadviceispro-videdandthecustomerisenabledtosearchonhisownforinformationonthewebsiteoftheFederalStatisticalOffice(www.destatis.de).Thecustomermanagementsystemlinkstheserviceunitsinvolvedandensurestimelycommunicationwithasinglesource.

Informationstandsatfairsandeventsrelevantto statisticsenablethedirectdialoguewithusers.

TheBerlin-basedCapitalCityService“BerlinInforma-tionPoint”providesadvicetopoliticalandrelatedinsti-tutionsandensurestherapidanddirectsupplyofsta-tisticalinformation.ThereisaserviceofficeintheGermanBundestagwhichmeetstheinformationneedsofbodiesandMembersofParliament.Targetgroupsarealsoproactivelyprovidedwithstatisticaldata.Forexample,theBerlinInformationPointForumoffersbackgroundbriefingsonstatisticalresults.STATISTIK-BRIEF,thequarterlynewsletterforthecapital,providesstatisticalinformationonatopicalpoliticalissue.UsersfromthescientificcommunitymayusetheresearchdatacentreattheBerlinInformationPoint.

Main uses— statisticaladviceandsupportofparliamentary

activities

— disseminationofofficialstatistics

— raisingtheawarenessofstatistics

— technicaldiscussionswiththetargetgroups

— accesstomicrodataforthescientific community

Main users— academia,thescientificandresearchcommunity

— thebusinessworld

— socialandeconomicassociations


— our partners in the capital: officesofMembersofParliament,parliamentarygroupsandscientificservicesintheGerman BundestagaswellasGermanmembersofthe EuropeanParliament

− FederalChancellery,federalministries

− foreignembassies,Germanmissionsabroad

− representationsofLänder

− associations

− researchinstitutes



Asthescopeofthisproductclasshaschanged,thecostsarenotcomparablewiththoseofearlieryears.

http://www.destatis.de/contact




Products


12401000 CapitalCityService, customercommunications,BundestagServiceOffice,inquirymanagement,publicaffairs

Capital City Service:− Co-ordinationandansweringofinquiriesfromthepoliticalsphereand

publicauthorities(ministries,embassies,associations)− BundestagServiceOffice:statisticalcounsellingofBundestagmembers

andadministrativestaff,co-operationwiththeReferenceandResearchServicesoftheGermanBundestag,dossiers

− Co-operationwithbodiesoftheGermanBundestag− BerlinInformationPointForum:backgroundbriefingsandotherinhouse

events

Central Information Service:− Freeoralandwrittenadvice− Co-ordinationandcommunicationwithspecialisedunits− Specialsearchesagainstreimbursementofthecosts

Fairs and visitor service:− Planningandmanagingtheattendanceatfairsandevents− Serviceforvisitorgroups

Customer communications:− Operationofthecustomermanagementsystem(usersupportandsys-

temsmaintenance,technicalenhancementofthecustomermanagementsystem)

− Analysisofuserneeds(e.g.bymeansoftextmining)− PreparationofFAQsforthewebsiteoftheFederalStatisticalOffice

Additional actions

Designation Contri-bution to goal 1)


Communicatinginitsfunctionasaserviceandknowledgeproviderforthe18thGermanBundestag

Q4–5;P1;S3

analyse,disseminate,support

3/2014 12/2016 no

Handlingofincominginquiriestoagreaterex-tentbytheCentralInformationService(secondimplementationstage)

Q4,6;I3;E1–2;P1;S3

specifyneeds,disseminate

1/2016 12/2016 no

Developingaprocedureforanearlyidentifi-cationofinformationrequirements(demandplanning)

Q4,6 specifyneeds,design, analyse,evaluate

2/2016 12/2016 no

Preparingaconceptforafuturecustomerman-agementsystem

Q6;E2

disseminate,evaluate, support

1/2016 4/2018 no

Professionalisationofcustomermanagementsystemevaluations

Q4,6;E1–2

collect, process, analyse,evaluate, support

1/2016 8/2016 no




Contact: Claudia Brunner

International statistics

Brief descriptionThespecialisedunitofInternationalStatisticsoffersstatisticaldataonallUNMemberStatesintheworld.WebportalsprovidedirectaccesstoEuropean (www.destatis.de/europa)andinternationalstatistics(www.destatis.de/international).Bothportalsare completelyinGermanandEnglish.Theportalsfacili-tatetheaccesstothenumerousdatabasesandshowhowGermanyfareswhendataarecompared.Inaddi-tion,thespecialisedunitsuppliesinternationaldataforstatisticalpublications,pressreleasesandforinterna-tionaltimeseriesstoredintheGenesisdatabase.ThedataaremainlyfromEurostat,theInternationalMone-taryFund(IMF),theWorldBankandotherUNorganisa-tions.Thespecialisedunitmaybecontactedbyusersforquestionsaboutthedataofferedandmethodologi-calaspects.

Main uses— disseminatingstatisticalproductsonofficial

Europeanandinternationalstatistics

— presentingstatisticalcross-countrycomparisonsintheentireproductportfoliooftheFederalStatisticalOffice

— supportingthegovernment,societyandthebusi-nessworldintheirsearchforstatisticsontheEUandworldwide


— businessesandeconomicassociations

— politicsandadministration

— themediaandinformationproviders




Asthescopeofthisproductclasshaschanged,thecostsarenotcomparablewiththoseofearlieryears.

http://www.destatis.de/europa

http://www.destatis.de/international



Products


12402000 Internationalstatistics International statistics: − OnlineservicesandpublicationsconcerningEuropeanandinternational

statistics(e.g.webportal“Europeinfigures”,webportal“Internationalstatistics”;chapter“International“intheStatisticalYearbook,interna-tionalcomparativedatainotherpublicationssuchas“STATmagazin”and“AtaGlance“)

− SupportprovidedtoalldepartmentsusingEuropeanandinternationalstatistics

− Co-operationwithinternationalorganisationsinthefurtherdevelopmentofdissemination

− AnsweringinquiriesfromEuropeanandinternationalbodiesofstatisticsaboutmethodologicalissues

Additional actions



CountryprofilesforallUNcountriesatthetouchofabutton:automationofallprocesses

Q1–2,4;E2;P2;S3

process, analyse, disseminate

7/2014 10/2016 no

State-of-the-artdisseminationofinternationaldataformeasuringtheinternationalSustain-ableDevelopmentGoalsoftheUN

Q4,6;I3;P1–2;S3

analyse, disseminate

7/2016 6/2018 no




Brief descriptionTheproduct“internet”comprisesthedisseminationofresults,servicesandoffersofofficialstatisticsaswellasusercare.Theinternetisthemediumthroughwhichboththebasicinformationservicesforthepopula-tionandtheregularsupplyofprofessionalcustomerswithspecialisedinformationisensured.Also,thetoolsofferedthefurthermethodologicaldevelopmentofsta-tisticsareintegrated.Thecentralinterneteditorialteamco-ordinatesandmaintainstherelationswithotherdataprovidersoftheFSOandofficialstatisticsingen-eral(forinstancetheFederalReturningOfficer,statisticsportaloftheFSOandLSOs).Standardelectronicprod-uctsarealsoofferedasdownloadsonthewebsite.

Oneofthewebsite’spillarsistheGENESISdatabase.GENESIS-Onlinecontainsthemostcomprehensiverangeofdailyupdatedstatisticaldata.

Main use— providingallusergroupswithcurrentinformation

andresultsofofficialstatisticsoftheday

− provisionofstatisticalresultsinauniformandcoherentinformationsystemovertime,includingfulldocumentationofthemetadata

Main users— politicsandadministrationatnationaland

internationallevel

— academia,thescientificandresearchcommunity

− businesses

− informationproviders



Internet


2015: EUR1,836,000


2015: EUR2,585,000



Products


12303001 Onlineeditorialwork Centralinterneteditorialwork

12304001 GSBadministrationandwebservices,intranet

− Administration,trainingandfurtherdevelopmentregardingthecontentmanagementsystem(GSB)

− functionalenhancementofthewebsite− databasesupportedstandardproductsforthe“indicators”section− interactivegraphicwebapplications− centralintraneteditorialwork− user statistics

12305001 Electronicpublications,STATmagazin,jointfederalandLänderpublications

− Finaleditingandenhancementofelectronicpublications(classifications,qualityreports,specialisedreports,STATmagazin,jointfederalandLänderpublications,subject-matterseriesandspecialpublications)

− useradvice

GENESISdatabase:provisionofdataforGENESISandGENESIS-Online,usersupport

Additional actions


Process Start End Partici- pation of LSOs

User-orientedrevisionofthewebpagesofthe“FactsandFigures”sectiontoreducethework-loadoftheinformationservice

Q1,3–5;E1–2

disseminate,evaluate

1/2015 7/2016 no

Analysisofuserbehaviourasregardsthecon-tentofourwebsitebymeansofusabilitytests,trackingsoftwareandanevaluationofthenewinformationserviceconcept

Q1,4,6 specifyneeds,disseminate,evaluate

4/2016 1/2018 no





Publications

Brief descriptionThepublicationsproductclasscomprisesvariousedi-torialanddesignactivitiesregardingthepublicationsoftheFederalStatisticalOffice.Inadditiontonumer-ouspublicationsonspecialisedtopics,cross-sectionpublicationsliketheStatisticalYearbookandtheDataReportareissued.Withawiderangeofleafletsandbrochures,publicrelationsmeasuresaresupported.Thejointpublicationsissuedtogetherwiththestatisti-calofficesoftheLänderalsoareofgreatsignificance.Animportantproductisthepublicationofthescien-tificperiodical“WirtschaftundStatistik”(EconomyandStatistics),whichreceivedanewdesignin2015.

Thepublicationsproductclassalsoincludesmanagingthecontractualrelationswithdistributionandco-opera-tionpartners,thepricingandeditionpolicyandsettinguptherelevantmarketingprinciples,aswellasarrang-ingthirdparties’disseminationrightsfordataoftheFederal Statistical Office.

Main use— disseminationofstatisticalresults

Main users— externalusersofallusergroups

— statisticaloffices


2015: EUR1,744,000


2015: EUR2,413,000



Products


12302002 Distribution Distributionmanagement,co-operationwiththedistributionpartners,maintainingthefreeandexchangedistributionlists,licencing,promotionalactivitiesforpublications,online-marketing,imagepromotion

12306001 Graphicsanddesign, printediting

Statisticalgraphs,visuallanguage;developmentofnewproductsandad-aptationofthecorporatedesigntocurrentrequirements,Concept,editing,layoutandgraphicalrepresentationsforpublicationsoftheFederalStatisti-calOffice,e.g.StatisticalYearbook,brochures,publicationseries“StatisticsandScience“

12307001 EconomyandStatistics,DataReport

Editingoftheperiodical“WirtschaftundStatistik“(EconomyandStatistics),editingofthemulti-annualcross-sectionpublication“Datenreport”(DataReport–thesocialreportforGermany)),editingof“StatistikCampus“ontheinternet


Title Periodicity

Statisticalyearbook yearly

“WirtschaftundStatistik“(EconomyandStatistics) 2-monthly

Datareport 2-yearly

Brochuresandleaflets asrequired




Library

Brief descriptionThelibraryoftheFederalStatisticalOfficeattheWies-badenheadquartersisthelargestspecialisedlibraryforstatisticsinGermany.ItsmaintaskistosupplytheFed-eralStatisticalOfficewithliteratureandinformation.Thestockcomprisessome500,000mediaunits(suchasbooks,CD-ROMs,periodicalissues)andabout1,200periodicals.Externalusers,too,canaccessthelibrarycatalogueonlinethroughthewebsitewww.destatis.de (“Press&Services”>“Library”)andusetheworksta-tionsinthereadingroom.

Main uses— provisionofup-to-dateinformation,scientificliter-

atureforresearchpurposes,backgroundmaterialandreferenceworks

Main users— staffoftheFederalStatisticalOffice

— scientists,students



2015: EUR 869,000


2015: EUR1,190,000




Products


12302002 Library ProvisionofliteratureandinformationfortheFederalStatisticalOfficeandthegeneralpublic;activeinterlending,co-operationwithlibraryinstitutions;increasinglyIT-supportedorientationofthelibrary,e.g.throughpublicationsserver

Additional actions


Process Start End Partici- pation of LSOs

Digitizingownpublications Q4 disseminate,support

2/2013 7/2019 no




Contact: Prof. Dr. Manfred Ehling

Research Data Centre

Brief descriptionSince1August2013ithasbeenlaiddowninArticle3oftheFederalStatisticsLawthatprovidingindividualdata(statisticalmicrodata)forscientificpurposesisatasktobeperformedbytheFederalStatisticalOffice.

TheresearchdatacentreoftheFederalStatisticalOfficegrantsthescientificcommunitycontrolledaccesstoofficialmicrodata,asdoestheresearchdatacentreofthestatisticalofficesoftheLänder.Gearedtowardsuserneeds,theresearchdatacentreswillfurtherextendacademia’saccesstoofficialmicrodatawhileobservingconfidentialityprovisions.

Itispossibletouseofficialmicrodataatworkstationsinsafecentresinthestatisticaloffices,andbyremotedataexecution.Inaddition,therangeofscientificusefilesisgoingtobeextendedconsiderablytocomplywithrequestsfromthescientificcommunity.

Main use— improvingtheinformationalinfrastructure




2014: EUR 618,000

Theprimarycostshavebeenallocatedtothetaskareassupported(research/development/questionsofprin-ciple,statisticsproductionanddissemination)andarecontainedintherelevanttotalcosts.



Products

KLR no. 1) Product Product description

14032031 ResearchDataCentre National user service for the scientific community in terms of infrastructure and methodology:− questionsofprincipleregardingnationaldataaccess− providingmicrodata(preparing,refiningandmaintainingscientificuse

files,publicusefilesundCAMPUSfiles;organisingandsupportingremotedataexecutionandtheoperationofsafecentresintheFederalStatisticalOffice)

− maintainingcontactswitheconomicinstitutionsandassociations(i.a.GermanDataForum)

− organisingscientificevents,maintainingthemetadatasystemoftheresearchdatacentresatthestatisticalofficesoftheFederationandtheLänder

− methodologyofaccesstocensusmicrodata− “CombinedCompanyDataforGermany“administrativeoffice

Research projects and international issues of data access:− questionsofprincipleregardinginternationaldataaccess− microdataaccesstoEuropeandata



Title Periodicity

Papersintheperiodical“WirtschaftundStatistik“(EconomyandStatistics) irregular

Papersintheseries”StatistikundWissenschaft”(StatisticsandScience) irregular

WorkingdocumentsoftheResearchDataCentre irregular

CAMPUSFILE–PublicUseFilesforscientificinstruction irregular



Contact: Bernd Störtzbach

Co-operation with other countries

Brief descriptionSincethebeginningofthenineties,theFederalStatis-ticalOfficehasbeenactivelyinvolvedinthesettingupanddevelopmentofstatisticalsystemsinothercoun-tries.Thebasisofthismandateareagreementsonpart-nershipandco-operationinEurope,treatieswiththepartnercountries,andbilateralagreementswithsta-tisticaloffices.Suchco-operationistohelpcountrieswishingtoaccedetotheEUwiththeadoptionoftheCommunitypatrimony(acquiscommunautaire).ItalsosupportstheestablishmentandrestructuringofofficialstatisticsintheNewIndependentStates,China,Mon-goliaandotherdevelopingcountries.

EmployeesoftheFederalStatisticalOfficetraintheirexpertcolleaguesonthespotincourses,giveadviceinexpertmissionswheninternationalstandardshavetobetranslatedtothesituationinthecountry,andpro-videsupporttodelegationsofforeignvisitors.Adviceisgivenonarangeofspecialisedstatistical,organisa-tionalandinstitutionalaspects.

Asarule,suchprojectsarecommissionedbyinter-nationalorganisationsliketheEuropeanUnionortheWorldBank.

Co-operationprojectsmayrunforseveralyearsorcon-sistofad-hocmeasures.“Twinningprojects“areofspe-cialimportance:thisisaclosepartnershipbetweensimilarpublicinstitutionsbeyondthemereimplemen-tationphaseofaproject.

Main uses— supportandconsultingforpartnercountriesinsta-

tisticalmatters

— preparationofcandidatecountriesforaccessiontotheEUbytheiradoptingtheacquiscommunautaire

— adviceontheadoptionofEUstandardsinselectedfieldstocountriesoftheEuropeanneighbourhoodpolicy(ENP)

— supporttosuccessionstatesoftheformerSovietUnioninapproachinginternationalstandards

— supporttoAsianstates,inparticularChina

Main users— statisticalinstitutionsinthepartnercountries

— UN,OECD,WorldBank,IMF,ILO


2015: EUR2,549,000


2015: EUR2,829,000



Products


12104000and12105000

Bilateralandinternationalco-operation,reportingsystems

− Principlesofdevelopingandco-ordinatingbilateralandmultinationalprojectsofstatisticalco-operation–focus:candidate,neighbouringanddevelopingcountries,Asia,Russia,CommonwealthofIndependentStates(CIS)

− Conceptsforplanningthemeasures(acquisition):expertmissions,studyvisits,seminarsandinformationvisits

− Matterspertainingtocontractsinstatisticalco-operation− Projectcontrollingandreporting− Bilateralco-operationwithpartnerofficesabroad− Project-relatedco-operation,especiallyTwinningprojects− Co-operationwithinternationalbodies− Publicationsandpresentationsofprogrammesandprojectsofthestatis-

ticsco-operationunit− Liaisontotheorganisationsresponsiblefordevelopmentaid:UNDP

(UnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramme),Paris21,DevelopmentAssis-tanceCommittee(DAC)oftheOECD

− Officialtripsabroad(planning,reporting)− Maintenanceofprojectdatabases,portfoliodatabases


Title Periodicity

Statisticsacrossborders half-yearly/yearly

Additional actions



WorldBank-fundedTwinningprojecttoenhancestatisticsinKazakhstan

P2; S3

disseminate, support,manage

9/2012 12/2017 yes

Gearingthestatisticalco-operationactivitiesoftheFederalStatisticalOfficetotheBMWi’shigh-prioritypolicyareasofforeigntradeandtheBMZ’s/GIZ’sregionalprioritiesofdevelop-mentpolicy

P2 support, manage

9/2011 6/2016 no

SupportingthestatisticalinstituteofAzerbaijaninadoptingtheacquiscommunautaireoftheEUinselectedstatisticaldomainsunderanEUTwinningproject

P2;S3

disseminate,support, manage

9/2015 9/2017 yes



Internal Services

3.4

� �Administration

172

175

177

180

183

185

� �Information technology

187

190

193



Brief descriptionTheorganisationaldevelopmentattheFederalStatisti-calOfficeincludesthetraditionaltasksofstructuralandoperationalorganisationusingthetoolsoforganisationchart,organisationandfunctionsmanual,rulesofpro-cedure,jobdescriptionandassessment,calculationofmanpowerrequirements,processmanagement,staffsuggestionmanagement(staffsuggestionscheme)andtheco-ordinationofeconomicfeasibilitystudies.

Therealsoisanorganisationaldevelopment-orientedtotalqualitymanagementinplaceattheFederalStatis-ticalOfficewhichisbasedontheEFQMconceptoftheEuropeanFoundationforQualityManagement.Anotherimportanttoolusedfororganisationaldevelopmentisacontrollingsystemthatincludessupervisingandsup-portingtheannualplanningcycle,especiallytheclosedconferencesoftheseniormanagementandannualpro-grammeplanning,andmonitoringactivitiesandmile-stonesagreedupon.

Everyyear,aworkplanandatimeschedulearepre-paredfordecentralisedfederalstatisticsinthecontextoftheFSO/LSOssystem.Itsimplementationismoni-toredonthebasisofdeadlinecontrolling.Thelong-termarchivingofdigitalmicrodataintheFSO/LSOssystemissupported,insubject-matterterms,byannualarchiv-inganddeletionplansbasedonanarchivingmanage-mentdatabase.

Main uses— optimisingtheuseofresources

— organisationaldevelopment

— processimprovement

— co-operationbetweentheFSOandtheLSOs

Main users— HeadoftheFederalStatisticalOffice,

specialisedunitsoftheFederalStatisticalOffice

— statisticalofficesoftheLänder

— BMI(assupervisoryauthority)


2015: EUR1,624,000

Theprimarycostshavebeenallocatedtothetaskareassupported(research/development/questionsofprinciple,statisticsproductionanddisseminationandcom-munication)andarecontainedintherelevanttotalcosts.

Contact: Hans-Peter Lüüs

Organisation, quality management, controlling



Products


11101000 Organisation,qualityman-agement,assessmentofpersonnelrequirements

Structural, operational and process organisation: – organisationaldevelopment– papersandstatementsonthestructuralandoperationalorganisationof

the FSO– organisationchart;organisationandfunctionsmanual– developmentandmaintenanceoftheorganisationalpartofEPOS

Assessment of personnel requirements:– efficiencycalculations– calculationofmanpowerrequirements

Quality management:– administrationoftheTQMorganisationaltool(StatisticalQualityOffen-

sive)– organisationofEFQMself-assessmentsandassessmentsbyexternalpar-

ties– staffsuggestionscheme(internalstaffsuggestionmanagement)– linktothestaffsuggestionmanagementoftheFederalMinistryofthe

Interior(“Idea21”)

11102000 Controlling,processman-agement

Controlling:– supportingtheannualclosedconferenceoftheseniormanagementand

annualprogrammeplanning– controllingofactivities– workplanningandscheduling,controllingofdeadlinesforfederalstatis-

tics– maintainingtheuniformlistoffederalstatisticsandco-ordinatedLänder

statistics(EVAS)

Process management:– furtherdevelopingandimplementingaprocessmanagementsystemin

theentireFSO– operatingthearchivingmanagementsystemfordigitalmicrodataofthe

FSO/LSOssystem– rulesofprocedure


Title Periodicity

Organisationchart monthly



Additional actions

Designation Contri bution to goal 1)


Introducingasetofstrategicindicators S2–3 design, support, manage

12/2013 10/2016 no

TakingstockofallrisksattheFederalStatisticalOfficeanddevelopingaconceptfordealingwiththem

Q5 design, analyse, support, manage

4/2016 12/2016 no

Implementingthereorganizationofthe informationservice

Q4;E1–2

disseminate,support

11/2014 10/2016 no

Developingacalculationmodeltodeterminethemanpowerrequiredforspecialisedprocess-esofstatisticsproduction

E1–2 design, analyse, support, manage

1/2015 10/2016 no

IntroductionofanewportfoliomanagementsystemattheFederalStatisticalOffice

E1 support 10/2015 4/2018 no

Introductionofcoachingservicesprovidingprojectsupport

S3 design, disseminate,support

5/2016 10/2017 no





Budget, cost and performance accounts

Brief descriptionThisproductclasscomprisesallprocessesrelatingtothebudgetsoftheFederalStatisticalOfficeandtheagenciesincludedunderthecommonadministration(FederalInstituteforPopulationResearch,FederalInsti-tuteofSportsScience),fromplanning,settingup,man-agingandexecutingthebudgettotherenderingofaccounts.

Thegoalofaccountingistoobtainreliabledataontherevenueandexpenditureofaspecificperiod.Costandperformanceaccountingprovidesinformationonwhereandforwhichproductstheresourceswereused.

Main use— financialcontroloftheagency

Main users— HeadoftheFederalStatisticalOffice,specialised

unitsoftheFederalStatisticalOffice

— BMI(subject-relatedandadministrative supervisoryauthority)

— GermanBundestag


2015: EUR1,741,000




Products


11103000 Budget,costandperfor-manceaccounts

Budgetary administration, cash management and accounting:– preparingthebudgetaryandfinancialplanning documents(includingcontributions)– participatingintheprocessofsettingupthebudget– distributingandmanagingbudgetfunds– performingpayments– involvementinissuesofbudgetarylaw– budgetaryreporting,budgetbalance

Third party funded projects: – costingofnationalstatisticsandstatisticsoftheEU,settlementwiththe

statisticalofficesoftheLänder– costing,financialcontrolandexecutionoforderscommissionedbythe

EU,thirdpartiesandfederalauthorities

Financial accounting:recordingthematerialexpenditureandreceiptsaccordingtotheprincipleofdouble-entryaccountinginthesoftwareMachc/s;onlinetransmissiontothebudget/cash/accountingsystemoftheFederation(HKRinterface)

Cost and performance accounting, product-based budget:– supportingthemanagementlevelsthroughKLRinformation– collectingandprocessingKLRdata– KLRreporting– maintainingandfurtherdevelopingthesubject-relatedKLRsystem

Additional actions

Designation Contri bution to goal 1)


Process-basedreorientationofcostand performanceaccounting

E1–2 design, analyse, support, manage

11/2014 12/2016 no





Internal services

Brief descriptionInternalservicesinadministrationdealwithrealestate,personnelandproducts.TogetherwiththeITinfrastruc-turetheyprovidetheindispensablebasisofbusinessoperation.

Overseeingconstructionactivities,cleaning,receptionandsecurityservices–allthisistoensurethesmoothfunctioningofbusinessatallFederalStatisticalOfficelocations.

Incontrast,internalservicesfocusingonthestaffben-efitthepersonneldirectly,forinstancetravelmanage-ment,theworkingtimerecordingsystem,andhealthandsocialservices.

InternalservicesfocusingontheproductsoftheFederalStatisticalOfficeare,forexample,thein-houseprintingshopandthelanguageservice.

Procurementcomprisestheprovisionandmanagementofallphysicalresourcesusedforofficialpurposes,withtheexceptionofinformationtechnology.

Main uses— supportingthecoreareaofstatistics

production

— restorationoftheofficebuildinginWiesbaden

Main user— staffmembersoftheFederalStatisticalOffice


2015: EUR11,739,000

Inaddition,costsincurredforthemanagementoftheFSO’srealestate(incl.imputedrents):aboutEUR10,417,000for2014and9,954,000for2015.Thosecostsandtheprimarycostsoftheinternalservicehavebeenallocatedtothetaskareassupported(research/development/questionsofprinciple,statisticsproduc-tionanddisseminationandcommunication)andare containedintherelevanttotalcosts.



Products


11104000 Internalservice,health andsocialservicesman-agement

Travel management: – provisionoffundsrequired,bookingsandreservations

Time recording and attendance management:– generalworkingtimearrangements– timerecording– handlingtimesofabsence

Car pool:– operationofowncarsandrentingofcars

Provision and management of material (excl. IT):– supplyofmaterial,equipmentandfurnituretothestaff

accordingtodemand

Postal services:– Receiptanddispatchofpostalitems,sortinganddistributionofpostal

items

Administration of records:– filedigitalisation

Production of print products:– digitalprintingandfinalprocessing

Placing of orders for printed and electronic publications to be produced

Health and social matters management:– housingassistance– healthprevention,adviceandcare– socialprevention,adviceandcare– occupationalhealth– ergonomicsatworkandjobsafety– serviceatthehealthcentre– firstaid

12105000 Languageservice,officialtripsabroad 1)

Language Service

Official trips abroad:– planning,reporting

11105000 Procurement,facilitiesmanagement

Procurement unit:centralcontrolandimplementationofprocurementactivities,co-ordinationoftheprocurementnetwork,standardisationoftheprocurementprocess

Facilities management:– planningandcontroloftherestorationofpartsofbuildingsandremedyof

defects– planningandcontrolofconstructionworkattheBonnBranchOfficeand

fortheBISp– catering(operationofcanteenandkitchen)– securityservice:ensuringtheaccessibilityandprotectionoftheFSO– managementandmaintenanceofbuildings

Environmental management

1)Contact:BerndStörtzbach.



Additional actions

Designation Contribution to goal 1)


Introductionofanelectronicprocurementworkflow

E2 design,support

1/2014 6/2018 no

Renovationofthecanteenlocatedatthe Wiesbadenheadquaters

S1 support 1/2015 6/2017 no

ImprovementandfurtherdevelopmentofthehealthmanagementservicesattheFederalStatisticalOffice

S1–3 support, manage

2/2016 2/2018 no

Introductionof“long-termworkingtimeac-counts”forthestaffmembersoftheFederalStatisticalOfficeonthebasisofaninhouseserviceagreement

S1 support, manage

12/2015 8/2016 no

Introductionofasharedserviceofferingtoprepareandconductofmeetings/conferencesattheFederalStatisticalOffice

E2; S2

design, support, manage

1/2016 11/2017 no




Contact: Heinz-Christoph Herbertz

Human resources, advanced training

Brief descriptionThefocusoftheproductclass“Humanresources,advancedtraining”isontargetedfurtherdevelopmentofthestaffqualificationssothatcurrentandfuturetasksofofficialstatisticscanbefulfilled.Usingthetoolsofhumanresourcesplanning,managementanddevelopmentaswellasadvancedtraining,thisareasupportsthespecialiseddepartmentsandtheirstaffinprovidinghigh-qualitystatisticalinformation.

Main use— supportingthestaff

Main users— HeadoftheFederalStatisticalOffice

— staffmembersoftheFederalStatisticalOffice

— BMI


2015: EUR5,032,000

Theprimarycostshavebeenallocatedtothetaskareassupported(research/development/questionsofprinci-ple,statisticsproductionanddisseminationandcom-munication)andarecontainedintherelevanttotalcosts.



Products


11201000 Humanresourcesdevelop-ment

Systematicallyidentifying,activatingandincreasingtheachievementandlearningpotentialsofthestaffmembers

Staff inflow and outflow:Recruitmentofinternalandexternalstaff(alsobymeansofassessmentcen-tres)andexchangeofpersonnel

Personnelplanning,managementofposts,humanresourcesdevelopmentconcept

OrganisationalandtechnicalsupportfortheElectronicStaff,OrganisationandJobManagementSystem(EPOSinformationsystem)

Fundamentalissuesofpublicservicelaw

Staff assessment:Regularperformanceappraisalsforpublicofficials,Grantingofperformancebonusesandassignmentofperformancebracketstopublicofficialsandpersonsemployedundercollectiveagreements

Conductofstaffopinionsurveysandupwardfeedbacksurveysatinterbalsofseveralyears

Dealingwithgenderequalityissues

11202000 Personnelsupport Serviceswithinthescopeofindividualandfundamentalmattersofthestaffwithregardtootherstaffmembers,theHeadoftheFSOandHeadsofDepartment,staffrepresentations,thesuperiorauthorityandotherexternalinstitutions,includingstaffregistrationFundamentalquestionsofcollectivebargaininglegislation

11203100 EducationandTraining Organisation, conduct and participation in general and IT-specific advanced training measures of the following areas:− statistics− leadershipandco-operation− womenandgenderspecificissues− communication,foreignlanguages− organisationandindividualworkingarrangements− informationtechnology

CorporatetrainingofthestatisticalofficesoftheFederationandtheLänder(GemFo)

Developmentandimplementationofe-learningactivities

DecentralisedadvancedtrainingcoursesoftheFederalAcademyofPublicAdministration(BAköV)

12105000 ESTP 1) Co-ordinationoftheGermancontributiontotheEuropeanStatisticalTrainingProgramme(ESTP)

11203200 Apprentices Training as: − officecommunicationsspecialists− informationtechnologyspecialists− marketandsocialresearchspecialists− officemanagementclerks

1)Contact:BerndStörtzbach.




Title Periodicity

WeareDestatis(VocationaltrainingattheFederalStatisticalOffice) yearly

Advancedtrainingprogramme(internalpublicationoftheFederalStatisticalOffice) yearly

Genderequalityplan(internalpublicationoftheFederalStatisticalOffice) four-yearly

Advancedtrainingguidelines(internalpublicationoftheFederalStatisticalOffice) irregular

Personnelstatistics(internalpublicationoftheFederalStatisticalOffice) yearly

Appraisalinterview(internalpublicationoftheFederalStatisticalOffice) irregular

Humanresourcesdevelopmentscheme(internalpublicationoftheFederalStatisticalOffice) irregular

Additional actions



Conductingacomprehensiveanalysisofcompe-tenceandmanpowerrequirementsattheFSO(analysisofmanpowerrequirements)

S2 support 2/2016 12/2016 no

Introductionof“mobileworking”onthebasisofaninhouseserviceagreementforabetterworkandfamilybalance

S1 support 11/2015 8/2016 no

Supportingthesharingoffamilychoresbymenandwomenaspartnersundertheequaloppor-tunitiesplan2016-2019

S1 design, support, manage

12/2015 12/2016 no

Listofactivitiesforrecruitingpotentialcandi-datesatanearlytimeandforretainingthem

S1 design, support

01/2016 9/2016 no




Contact: Heinz-Christoph Herbertz

Administrative legal matters

Brief descriptionTheproductclass“Administrativelegalmatters“com-prisesalllegalmattersoftheFederalStatisticalOfficewhichpertaintoadministrationandpersonnel.

Main use— settlinglegalissues

Main users— HeadoftheFederalStatisticalOffice

— departmentsoftheFederalStatisticalOffice

— statisticalofficesoftheLänder

— federalministries


2015: EUR756,000




Products


11204000 In-housecounsel,proceed-ingsfordisciplinaryandregulatoryoffences,GeneralEqualTreatmentActcomplaintsbureau

Supportinmattersofadministrative,personnelandcivillaw

RepresentationoftheFederalStatisticalOfficeinlegalmatters

Concludingcontracts(incl.contractswiththeEUandotherinternationalandsupranationalinstitutions)fromthetenderingprocedure,contractualarrangements,thesigningofcontracts,thecheckingofbillsuptotheordersforpayment

Handlingofadministrativeappealproceedings,administrativeproceedingsandregulatoryoffenceprocedures

TaskspertainingtotheGeneralEqualTreatmentAct



Contact: Uwe Halfpaap

Internal audit

Brief descriptionInternalauditingisaninstrumentusedbytheHeadsoftheFederalStatisticalOfficeinmanagingandcontrol-lingtheOffice.Itservesthepurposesofqualityassur-anceandsupportstheHeadsoftheOfficeinexercisingadministrativesupervisionandspecialistsupervisioninrespectofasubject.Theinternalauditsectionchecksandassessesrisksandthushelpstoimprovebusinessprocesses.

Furthermore,mattersaredealtwiththatpertaintotheFreedomofInformationActandtheActontheFurtherUseofInformationHeldbyPublicBodies.

Theinternalauditsectionisalsoresponsibleforhan-dlingapplicationsofstaffmemberswhowishtoacceptgiftsorrewards,forconsideringpossiblesponsoringactivitiesandpreventingcorruptionattheOffice.

TheHeadoftheInternalAuditSectionhasalsobeenappointedDataProtectionCommissioner.Inthiscapac-ityheworkstowardscompliancewiththeFederalDataProtectionActandotherdataprotectionprovisions,inwhichheissupportedbytheinternalauditteam.Employeesandcitizensmaytalktohimdirectlyinthatfunctionalso.

Main uses— reportsoftheauditors

− qualityassurance

− minimisationofrisk

− decisionsonapplicationsinaccordancewiththeFreedomofInformationAct

− consideringissuesofdataprotectionlegislation

− protectionagainstcorruption

− counsellinginsponsoringmatters

Main users— HeadsoftheFederalStatisticalOffice

− staffmembersoftheFederalStatisticalOffice

− privateusers,thegeneralpublic


2015: EUR448,000




Products


11100100 Internalaudit Internal audit:– Ensuringthelawful,appropriateandefficientfulfilmentoftheOffice’s

tasks– HandlingofapplicationsinaccordancewiththeFreedomofInformation

ActandtheActontheFurtherUseofInformationHeldbyPublicBodies– Implementationofcorruptionpreventionactivities– Counsellinginsponsoringmatters

Data Protection Commissioner:– HoldingthelistofproceduresinkeepingwithSection4g(2)oftheFederal

DataProtectionAct– Workingtowardscompliancewithdataprotectionprovisions– Counsellingindataprotectionmatters– Providingsupportinexercisingthedataprotectionrightsofemployees,

customers,suppliersandcitizens



Contact: Frank Genßheimer

IT management and standards

Brief descriptionServicesaresuppliedherewhichareessentialforpro-vidinganITinfrastructureandforplanningandimple-mentingITprojects.Thisincludes,amongothers,draw-inguptheITbudget,preparingtheITprojectportfolio,supportingthespecialisedunitsinITrequisition(man-agingrequestsforIT)andindescribingandimplement-ingprojectsinco-operationwiththestatisticalofficesoftheLänder(ITorganisation),andtheFederalInforma-tionTechnologyCentre(ITZBund).

Byplanningandimplementingrequirementanalyses,processmodellingandsoftwaretesting,importantser-vicesarerenderedattheinterfacebetweenITandthespecialisedunits.Supportisprovidedalsoinco-ordi-natingITstrategyandITarchitectureandissuesaredealtwithwhichconcernITsecurity.

StandardmethodsandITtoolsformetadataandqualitymanagementprovideabasisforcontinuousdocumen-tationofthestatisticalprocess.Theexchangeofdataandmetadata,whichhasbeenstandardisedinterna-tionally,issupportedbymeansofstandardtools.

InformationtechnologysupportisprovidedtotheFederal ReturningOfficeratBundestagandEuropeanelections.

Main use— customer-orientedandsecureITmanagementto

supporttheprocessesofstatisticsproductionundmanagement

Main users— departmentsoftheFederalStatisticalOffice

— Eurostat,statisticalofficesoftheLänder

— institutionsunderjointadministrationwiththe FederalStatisticalOfficeandotheragenciesforwhichtheBMIcarriesadministrativeresponsibility


2015: EUR3,512,000




Products

No.1) Product Product description

14000002 Centralservicesfor statisticsproduction

Centralcross-procedureprovisionofinfrastructureandrelevantcentralservicesforstatisticsproductionatthecomputercentreorcentralmonitor-ingbythecomputercentre.Bothstatisticalandmanagementproceduresaresupported.Thestatisticalproceduresarepartlydevelopedandoperatedinco-operationwiththeLSOs.Fortheiroperation,astandardisedandcentrallyavailableinfrastructureisprovidedtosupplymetainformationtotheproce-dures.

14000007 ITsecurity ContinuouslyupdatedITsecurityconceptwithadditionalriskanalysisandITemergencyplan.ThepurposeofbothelementsistoprotecttheapplicationsagainstpossiblethreatsandensurestheavailabilityoftheITsystemsandtheintegrityandconfidentialityofdata.Thetechnologicalbasisconsistsofacomplexsecurityinfrastructureincl.,amongothercomponents,virusscan-ners,internetfilters,andfirewallsystems,andanautomateddatabackupprocedure.TherelevantrequirementsarestipulatedbythebindingImple-mentationPlanfortheFederalAdministrationwithintheframeworkoftheNationalPlanforInformationInfrastructureProtection.

14000019 Provisionofspecialisedinformationsystems

Specialisedinformationsystemsallowvarioususergroupstoefficientlyandflexiblyevaluateadatabase.Thisprovidesmajorsupportforinternaltasksofstatisticsprocessingandanalysisandenquiriesfromthescientificcommuni-ty,businessesandauthoritiescanrapidlybeanswered.TheFederalStatisti-calOfficeusesspecialisedinformationsystemsinthelibrary(SISIS),inthehealthmonitoringsystem(GBE),thestaffinformationsystem(EPOS)andthefinanceandadministrationmanagementsoftwareMACHc/s.

14000021 ITmanagementservices ManagementofrequestsforITandofITsystems,ITuseandprovisionofITaccordingtodemand.ThisincludesdefiningthestrategicITgoalsandincludingthemintoITimplementationplanningfortheuseofmethodsandstandards,theprovisionoftheinfrastructurerequiredtoachievethegoalsandofinnovativeITservicesaspartoftheinvestmentandresour-cesmanagementaswellasensuringITsecurity.Sub-productsandinterimproductsareITframeworkplanningincludingplanningthebudgetfortitlegroup55(ITframeworkconcept),ITprojectportfolio,ITprojectcontrollingoflarge-scaleprojects,ITannualplanningincludingimplementationcontrolling,theallocationandmonetaryvaluationofITservicesrenderedtospecialiseddepartments(ITcostcentre,internalinvoicing)andtheITsecurityconceptwithadditionalriskanalysisandITemergencyplanning.




Additional actions



Combiningtechnicalmeasuresforthetreatmentofmetadatainthestatisticsproductionprocess

Q2–4;E2

design, support

1/2012 12/2016 yes

IntroductionofITarchitecturemanagementforITapplicationsofstatistics

Q2,5;E1–2;S2

design, support

1/2014 12/2016 no

AssistancewithrequirementsanalysesandqualityassuranceofITprojects

Q2,4–5;E2

collect,process,disseminate,support

2/2013 6/2017 no

IT-basedprocedureforrecordlinkagebymeansofaddresses

Q2–3;E2;P4

collect, process

4/2013 6/2017 no

ITproject:implementingametadatamanage-mentsystemfortheITsupportofqualitydatasheetswithintheFSO/LSOssystem

Q2,4–5;E2;P3

design,build,process,analyse,disseminate,evaluate, support

8/2014 6/2017 yes

Implementingthosetasksoftheimplementa-tionplanoftheITPlanningCouncilconcerningITsecuritywhicharerelevantfortheFSO/LSOssystem

Q5 design,build,collect, process,analyse,disseminate,evaluate, support, manage

9/2014 3/2018 yes

Settingupamonitoringsystemfortheco-oper-ationwiththeFederalInformationTechnologyCentre

P7 support, manage

3/2016 1/2018 no

IntroductionofITchangemanagementandtoolsupport

E2;P7

support 3/2015 1/2018 no




Contact: Lucas Quensel-von Kalben

IT support for the business process

Brief descriptionITsupportisprovidedinallphasesofstatisticspro-ductionattheFederalStatisticalOfficeandwithintheFSO/LSOssystem.Itincludesthedesign,development,maintenanceandprocessintegrationofstandardandindividualsoftwareandtheintegrationofcommercialstandardtoolsfordatacollectionandprocessing,eval-uationandanalysisandforthesupplyandreleaseofinformation.Inaddition,ITcross-sectionandadminis-trativeproceduresaredevelopedandmaintained,andadvisoryservices,supportandtrainingareprovidedfortheusersofsuchproducts.Allproductsandtoolsdevelopedaregearedtowardsauniformconceptwiththeaimofprocessingalldatafromcollectiontopubli-cationwithoutswitchingbetweenmediainthecourseofastandardisedstatisticalprocess.Inthiscontext,majorproductsareIDEV/.CORE,.BASE,SAS,GENESISandGISsystems.TheareaofGeoinformationenclosesmethodical-technicalworkstotheuseofthespacerela-tioninthestatisticsandproductionofnewstatisticsproducts.

Main use— management;statisticsproductionand

dissemination

Main users— departmentsoftheFederalStatisticalOffice

– statisticalofficesoftheLänder

– BMI


2015: EUR7,546,000




Products

No.1) Product Product description

14000001 Documentprocessinganddatacapture

Mostofthepaperdocumentsreceivedduringdatacollectionforcentralisedstatisticsarescannedinanautomatedmanner;charactersnotidentifiedarecorrectedmanually.Thedataofasmallernumberofdocumentsarecapturedmanually.Forfurtherprocessing,thecaptureddataaretransferredtothetargetsystemsthroughalocalareanetwork(LAN).SpecificcomponentstobeadministeredarescannersandOCRsoftware(OCR–opticalcharacterrecognition).

14000009 ProvisionofSASand otherstatisticssoftwarein-cludingsupportregardingissuesofITandmathemat-ics/methodology

– ProvisionoftheSASsysteminaclient/serverenvironment– ExtendingthesystembyintegratingdevelopedFSO-specifictools– Useradministration,settingupandmaintainingtheSASdatapool– ProvisionofintranetinformationonSASuse– TrainingandadviceforusersregardingissuesofITandmathematics/

methodology– DevelopmentofspecialapplicationsbasedonSAS– ProvisionofSPSSandSTATAincludingbasicadvice– SupportingtheresearchdatacentrewithregardtoissuesofITandmeth-

odology,inparticularforteleprocessing

14000010 eStatistics:processstand-ardisation

Anyservicesaimedatstandardisingstatisticalproduction.Thisincludesboththedefinitionofinterfacesandstandardsandtheprovisionandadaptationoftoolsandstandardsoftwareforusewithinproduction.

14000011 eStatistics:datacollectionusingtheinternet(IDEV,eSTATISTIK.Core)

Anyactivitiesaimedatincreasinginternetuseforthetransmissionofsta-tisticaldatafromrespondentstothestatisticaloffices.Thisincludesdatadescriptions(DatML,XBRL),serversforincomingdata(eSTATISTIK.Core),therelevantsoftware(IDEV)andalsocomponentstoderiveinformationfrombusinessaccountingsystems.

14000012 Automatedprocessinginforeigntradestatistics(ASA,ASI,IDES)

Anyservicesaimedatimprovingandsupportingtheprocessinginforeigntradestatistics.Thisincludestheautomatedprocessingofintra-Communityandextra-Communitytradedatabymeansoftherelevantsubsystems.

14000013 Centraldirectoriesandregisters

Development,upkeepandmaintenanceofthesoftwareaswellasoperationofthecentraldirectoriesrequired(i.a.GV-ISys,URS,surveydatabase)

14000014 Applicationsoftware development

Development,upkeepandmaintenanceofindividualsoftwarecomponentswithintheITsystemoftheFSOandtheLSOs

14000015 Applicationmanagement AnyITconsultingandsupportservicesforthespecialiseddepartmentsandthestatisticalofficesthatarerequiredforcontinuousoperation,furtherdeve-lopmentandimprovementoftheITapplicationswithinthescopeofstatisticsprocessing.

14000017 GENESIS(CommonNewStatisticalInfor¬mationSystemoftheFederationandtheLänder)

TheGENESISsystemdevelopedjointlybythestatisticalofficesisacentraldatawarehousetoprovidestatisticalinformationforevaluationandpubli-cationpurposes.Itensuresacomparableformofpresentationandexchan-geabilityofdatawithinthescopeofco-operationwiththeLSOs.Withinitsexistinguserinterfaces(e.g.GENESIS-Online,GENESIS-Client,GENESISWebservices),GENESISsupportstheaccessofalargegroupofinternalandexternaluserstocurrentstatisticaldataandlong-timeseries.

1)InthisproductclasstheproductnumberingdiffersfromtheKLRsystemoftheFederalStatisticalOffice.



Products

Nr. 1) Product Product description

14000018 Useofgeo-informationinofficialstatisticsandappli-cationofgeo-informationsystems

– Researchanddevelopmentintheareaofproductionanduseofgeo-refer-encedstatisticaldata

– Participationinnationalandinternationalbodiestosupporttheuseofgeo-referencedstatisticaldata,increasinglylinkedtoactivitiesaimedatsettingupgeodatainfrastructures

– Provisionofthetechnicalinfrastructurefortheweb-basedcartographicpresentationofstatisticaldata

– Accesstotoolsfortheproductionofmapsandthegeo-referencedanalysisofstatisticaldatafortheFSOstaff

– ProvisionofthetechnicalinfrastructuretoincludetheFSOinnationalandinternationalactivitiesaimedatsettingupgeodatainfrastructures


Other activities

KLR no. Product

45330102 ESSnetSERV

Additional actions



ReprogrammingtheListofMunicipalities (GV-ISys)

Q1–5;E2;S2–3

process 11/2010 12/2015 yes

GENESISinformationsystem:automationandmodernisationoftheinterfacestothestandardbusinessprocess(seep.14),inparticulartothetransferofdataandmetadatafromprocessingandtoqualitymanagement;extensionofmeth-odologyregardingconfidentiality

Q1–5;E2;P1;S2

process,analyse, disseminate

1/2015 12/2017 yes

Continuationof“eSTATISTIK.integration“ (developmentofstandardtoolsfordatapro-cessinginstatistics)inviewofe-governmentandtheStePinitiative

Q1,4–5E2;S2–3

design,build,collect, process, support

10/2014 12/2020 yes

Supportingtheanalysispotentialwithregardtogeo-referenceddata(spatialdata)inspecialisedstatistics

Q1–2,4;I1;E1,3

design,analyse,disseminate,evaluate

4/2015 12/2017 yes




Contact: Frank Genßheimer

Information and knowledge management

Brief descriptionInformationandknowledgemanagementdealswithquestionsofprincipleandtheconceptualfurtherdevel-opmentofastrategyforknowledgeproduction,repro-duction,distribution,exploitationandlogistics.

Structuredknowledgeretentionisbecomingincreas-inglyimportantgiventhedemographicchangeintheemployeestructure.

Itscomponentsare,amongothers,thetechnicalandconceptualmaintenanceofthecentralcontentman-agementsystemGovernmentSiteBuilder(GSB),theprovisionandintegrationofcollaborationtools(Circa,BSCW),themethodsandelementsofeGovernment,andITforcentralinformationservicesofferedbythelibrarytogetherwiththenecessarysubject-matterrelatedadministrationofthevarioussystems.

AnotherimportantcomponentundertheFederalGov-ernment’sdigitisationstrategyistheintroductionofanelectronicdocumentsmanagementsystem(BasiceFileService)andtheplanningworkrelatedwiththatintro-duction,whichisperformedinco-operationwiththeadministrationoftheFederalStatisticalOffice.

Main uses— staffinformation

— supportofcommunicationandconference management

— optimisingtheco-operationandprocesses

Main users— staffoftheFederalStatisticalOfficeandthe

statisticalofficesoftheLänder

— Internetusers


2015: EUR667,000




Products

No. 1) Product Product description

14000016 Informationandknowledgemanagement Theinformationandknowledgemanagement(IWM)attemptstooptimiseprocessestothebenefitofstaffmembersonacontinuousbasis,toidentifytechnicalinnovationsinordertoexploitthem,toenablesynergiesbetweenexistingapplications andtomeetorganisationalchallenges.Inaccordancewiththissetoftasks,theIWMco-ordinatesandcontrolsvariousprojectssuchasGovernmentSiteBuilder(GSB)migration,groupwareordocumentmanagement.Furthermore,currenttrendsandstate-of-thearttechnologyarestudiedandnewfieldsofactionidentified.

TheFederalStatisticalOfficeoperatesthestatisticalExtranet(StaNet)ofthestatisticalofficesoftheFederationandtheLän-der,providesthechiefeditorialteamandfurthersthesystem’sadvancementinsubject-matterterms.ThisalsoincludesthedevelopmentandmaintenanceofCIRCA,ameetingmanage-mentsoftware.TheFederalStatisticalOfficechairsandmana-gestheaffairsofmanybodiesandworkinggroupswhichneedadirectexchangeofinformationbetweenallthoseengagedinthebodiesconcerned.


Additional actions



e-cooperation:collaborationplatformandintro-ductionofasystemtoreplacetheconferencemanagementsoftwareCIRCA

Q5;E2;S2

design, support, manage

1/2013 6/2018 yes




AnnexList of abbreviations

Abbreviation Designation

AFBG UpgradingTrainingAssistanceAct

AFiD OfficialCompanyDataforGermany

AG Workinggroup

ALGFS BoardofDirectors

ALK ConferenceofDirectors-General

APC Workstation

ASA Automatedprocessinginforeigntradestatistics

ASE Generalagriculturalstructuresurvey

ASI Automatedprocessinginintra-Communitytradestatistics

ATLAS AutomatedTariffandLocalCustomsClearanceSystem(onlineprocedureforcustomsdeclarations)

AVT Supplyandusetables

BAföG FederalLawonEducationandTrainingPromotion

BDSG FederalDataProtectionAct

BIB FederalInstituteforPopulationResearch

BISp FederalInstituteofSportScience

BIT FederalOfficeforInformationTechnology

BLA-Statistik CommitteeoftheFederationandtheLänderonStatistics

BMAS FederalMinistryofLabourandSocialAffairs

BMBF FederalMinistryofEducationandResearch

BMEL FederalMinistryofFoodandAgriculture

BMF FederalMinistryofFinance

BMFSFJ FederalMinistryforFamilyAffairs,SeniorCitizens,WomenandYouth

BMG FederalMinistryofHealth

BMI FederalMinistryoftheInterior

BMJV FederalMinistryofJusticeandConsumerProtection

BMUB FederalMinistryfortheEnvironment,NatureConservation,BuildingandNuclearSafety

BMVI FederalMinistryofTransportandDigitalInfrastructure

BMWi FederalMinistryforEconomicAffairsandEnergy

BMZ FederalMinistryforEconomicCooperationandDevelopment

BSCW BasicSupportforCooperativeWork

BStatG Federal Statistics Law

BZSt FederalCentralTaxOffice

CIRCA CommunicationandInformationResourceCentreAdministrator

CENEX CentresandNetworksofExcellence

CES ConferenceofEuropeanStatisticians

CMS CustomerManagementSystem

COFOG ClassificationoftheFunctionsofGovernment

CReMA ClassificationofResourcedManagementActivities

CVTS ContinuingVocationalTrainingSurvey

Destatis FederalStatisticalOffice

DIHK AssociationofGermanChambersofIndustryandCommerce

DRG DiagnosisRelatedGroups

DV Dataprocessing




EBE Cropproductionreports

ECB EuropeanCentralBank

ECE UnitedNationsEconomicCommissionforEurope

ECOFIN EconomicandFinancialAffairsCouncil

EDA Databaseforworkprocesses/jobdescriptions

EDS EuropeanDataService

EDP ExcessiveDeficitProcedure

EFQM EuropeanFoundationforQualityManagement

EG EuropeanCommunities

EHS EuropeanHouseholdSurvey

EGR EuroGroupsRegister

EPOS ElectronicStaff,OrganisationandJobManagementSystem

EPROS EuropeanPlanofResearchinOfficialStatistics

ESS EuropeanStatisticalSystem

ESSC EuropeanStatisticalSystemCommittee,ESSCommittee

eSTATISTIK.core CommonOnlineRawDataEntry(onlinereportingprocedurebasedonanautomatedgenerationofsta-tisticalrawdatafromdataofbusinessesandauthoritiesandautomaticdatatransmissiontoacentralinternetdataportal)

ESVG EuropeanSystemofAccounts

ETR Employmentaccounts

EU EuropeanUnion

EU-KLEMS EUprojectcomparingtheproductivityofthefactorsofcapital,labour,energy,rawmaterialsandservices

Eurostat StatisticalOfficeoftheEuropeanUnion

EU-SILC EUStatisticsonIncomeandLivingConditions

EVAS IntegratedListofAllStatisticsCompiledbytheFederalStatisticalOfficeandtheStatisticalOfficesoftheLänder

EVS Samplesurveyofincomeandexpenditure

FATS ForeignAffiliatesTradeStatistics

FDZ Researchdatacentre

FEU Publicfunds,institutionsandbusinessenterpriseswithanaccountingsystemoftheirown

FSO FederalStatisticalOffice

GDP GrossDomesticProduct

GENESIS CommonNewStatisticalInformationSystem

GIS GeographicalInformationSystem

GNI GrossNationalIncome

GLU Overallsteeringfile“Environmentalstatistics“

GP ProductClassificationforProductionStatistics

GSB GovernmentSiteBuilder(contentmanagementsystem)

GUS CommonwealthofIndependentStates(CIS)

GV-ISys InformationSystemoftheListofMunicipalities

HICP HarmonisedIndexofConsumerPrices

ICT Informationandcommunicationtechnology

IDEV Internet-baseddatacollectionofthestatisticalofficesoftheFederationandtheLänder(form-basedonlinereportingprocedure)

ILO InternationalLabourOrganization

IMA-Statistik InterministerialCommitteeforCo-ordinationandRationalisationofStatistics

IMF InternationalMonetaryFund

INSPIRE InfrastructureforSpatialInformationinEurope




IOT Input-outputtables

IS-GBE Healthmonitoringinformationsystem

IT Informationtechnology

ITZBund FederalInformationTechnologyCentre

IWM Informationandknowledgemanagement

IWMS Informationandknowledgemanagementsystem

KLR Costandperformanceaccounting

KMS Customermanagementsystem

LAN LocalAreaNetwork

LFS LabourForceSurvey

LSOs StatisticalofficesoftheLänder

LUCAS LandUseandLandCoverAreaFrameStatisticalSurvey

LWR Continuoushouseholdbudgetsurveys

MZ Microcensus

NACE StatisticalClassificationofEconomicActivitiesintheEuropeanCommunity

NAP Nationalactionplans

NGT Food,beverages,tobaccoproducts

NSIs NationalStatisticalInstitutes

OECD OrganisationforEconomicCo-operationandDevelopment

PHARE ProgrammeofCommunityaidtothecountriesofCentralandEasternEurope

PL Plausibility

PRODCOM ListofproductsforEuropeanproductionstatistics

RatSWD GermanDataForum

ReMEA Resourcemanagementexpenditureaccount

R&D ResearchandDevelopment

SAS StatisticalAnalysisSystem(Software)

SBS Structuralbusinessstatistics

SDC Statisticaldisclosurecontrol

SDMX StandardDataandMetadataExchange(dataexchangeformat)

SGB SocialCode(Sozialgesetzbuch)

SKM StandardCostModel

SNA SystemofNationalAccountsoftheUnitedNations

SQL StructuredQueryLanguage

SRW CouncilofEconomicExperts

StaNet ExtranetofthestatisticalofficesinGermany

STATA Statisticalanalysissoftware

STATSPEZ Statisticaltablespecification(toolforthespecification,generationandpresentationofstatisticalanalyses)

SteP Standardisationoftheproductionprocess

TACIS TechnicalAssistancetotheCommonwealthofIndependentStatesandMongolia

TAPAS TechnicalActionPlanforAgricultureStatistics

TEA Telephone,e-mailandpostaladdressdirectory

TVöD Collectiveagreementforthepublicservice

UGR Environmental-economicaccounting

UN UnitedNations

UNDP UnitedNationsDevelopmentProgramme

UNCEEA UNCommitteeofExpertsonEnvironmental-EconomicAccounting

UNECE UnitedNationsEconomicCommissionforEurope

UNESCO UnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization




URS Businessregisterforstatisticalpurposes

USST UpgradingoftheStatisticalSystemofTurkey

VO Regulation

WHO WorldHealthOrganization

WZ ClassificationofEconomicActivities

ZDL CentraldatapointoftheLandfinanceministers

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