About Statistics Sweden

About Statistics Sweden
Statistics Sweden is a central government authority for official statistics and other government statistics and in this capacity also has the responsibility for coordinating and supporting the Swedish system for official statistics.

Statistics Sweden’s mission
In order to supply customers* with good quality statistics to be used as the basis for decision-making, debate and research, Statistics Sweden will:
- develop, produce and communicate statistics,
- actively contribute to statistical cooperation on an international level and
- coordinate and support the Swedish system for official statistics.

Statistics Sweden’s mission statement
Statistics Sweden refines data to statistical information for customers through advanced methodological competence, broad knowledge of subject matter and modern techniques in a cost-effective way. The statistics should be impartial, relevant and of good quality, at the same time as being based on scientific principles. We should facilitate the provision of data and protect the collected microdata. In cooperation with others, Statistics Sweden develops common statistical systems, both nationally and internationally. Statistics Sweden is an attractive workplace where the staff are happy with and enjoy their work.

Statistics Sweden's vision
Statistics Sweden is of world class standard in refining data to statistical information, adapted to the customers' needs.

Statistics Sweden is already among the leaders in many areas, among others quality work, dissemination, international consultancy, register data and sample surveys, such as the Labour Force Survey (LFS), Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the Survey of Living Conditions (SLC). At the same time, there are areas that need to be strengthened, for example in the household and IT areas. The economic statistics also needs to be improved in several respects.

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* "Those we are here for", i.e. those who in various ways directly or indirectly use Statistics Sweden's statistics and services.

Facts about Statistics Sweden
Director General:
	Mr Mats Wadman, Acting Director General
Results from operations in 2007:
	134 publications 367 press releases 10 400 commissions 4,3 million visitors at http://www.scb.se/
Number of employed:
	Approx. 1400 employees (approx. 570 in Stockholm, approx. 690 in Örebro and approx. 140 field interviewers around the country)
Turnover:
	953 million SEK, of which 490 million SEK in appropriation

 

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