Publication Responsiveness of official statistics in times of crisis

Global crises such as the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia’s attack on Ukraine and the reactions to them have a major impact on the economy and society. In view of the challenges involved in managing such crises, the question arising here is how, and how quickly, official statistics can react to such developments and provide the data required. This article gives an overview of the possible reactions within the scope of programme planning. It also focuses on measures aimed at enhancing flexibility in statistics production and describes how the statistical institutes in Germany and Europe cooperate in these times of crisis.

Authors: Daniel Vorgrimler, Jörg Decker

Article published in "WISTA – Scientific Journal", 3-2022