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Statistics - Lithuania

Updated 10/2010

Legal requirements

The following are the main legal acts in the area of statistics:

  • Law on Statistics lietuvių
  • European Statistics Code of Practice with comments pdf [1 MB] lietuvių
  • Description of the Procedure of Provision of Confidential Statistical Data for Scientific Purposes msw8 [72 KB] lietuvių

Statistical bodies

The Department of Statistics is a government institution that coordinates official statistics and implements state policy in the area of statistics organisation and methodology.

  • Department of Statistics lietuvių

Types of statistics

Mandatory statistics means statistics collected for EU and national needs as provided in the EC Statistical Work Programme and the Official Statistics Work Programme.

The Official Statistics Work Programme sets the following:

  • the extent and method of statistical research;
  • the frequency;
  • the terms and methods of the publication of information;
  • the legal basis, etc.

Every business selected for research that year is informed in a letter about participation, frequency of reporting, and terms.

Statistics supplied on voluntary basis means research of companies which is not included in the Official Statistics Work Programme.

  • Community Statistical Programme 2008 to 2012 lietuvių
  • Official Statistics Work Programme 2009 lietuvių
  • Official Statistics Work Programme 2010 lietuvių
 

Administrative procedures

Submitting statistics

Providers of statistics may submit statistical reports to the Department of Statistics electronically.

The electronic collection system allows users to consult a calendar of their submissions and templates of reports, and to check submitted reports and transfer new ones.

  • Electronic Collection of Statistical Reports lietuvių Online government service

The following needs to be done in order to be able to provide statistical data online:

  • submit a written consent of the head of the business to the Department of Statistics;
  • register your business/institution and receive system login details.

Also, reports may be filled out electronically after installing electronic report form templates and the program ABBYY eFormFiller on a computer.

Filled out reports may be printed out and submitted in the usual way.

Please inform about all changes (the status of the business, type of activities, postal and email addresses, etc.) by sending an email to

  • Consent form for heads of businesses to provide statistical data via the internet msw8 [31 KB] lietuvių  Online government service
  • Registration of a business in the e-system lietuvių
  • Statistical report forms lietuvių

Resources

The Department of Statistics provides the following information free of charge:

  • Press releases lietuvių
  • Statistics (pre-defined tables) lietuvių
  • Statistics (databases) lietuvių
  • Database of indicators
  • Censuses lietuvių
  • Electronic publications for download lietuvių
  • Catalogue of electronic library lietuvių
  • Questions lietuvių

Check also the legislation on this topic in:

  • References

    Legal texts

    • Law on Statistics lietuvių
    • Official Statistics Work Programme 2010 lietuvių
    • Description of the Procedure of Provision of Confidential Statistical Data for Scientific Purposes msw8 [72 KB] lietuvių

    Key documents

    • List of legal acts relating to statistics lietuvių

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Further help

The Department of Statistics provides consultations, and answers user inquiries regarding statistical information, classifications, statistical reporting, etc.

  • Department of Statistics lietuvių