In Article 38 of the Law, on Statistical and Geograpical Information, the principles of confidentiality and discretion are preserved, and communication of the data by name or individually is forbidden. No government employee has access to the data prior to their publication. On the date of their publication, a memorandum is delivered to the Office of the President of the Republic and to the Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit. No statement of any sort is included. The data are preliminary when first released and are revised about 15 days later.
Annual data become final five months following the close of the year.
These publications can be obtained at the Information and Sales Centers or, in the case of the database, on line. See dissemination formats page for contac information. Announcements of major methodological changes are made when the changes are introduced, and they appear in the above-mentioned publications. These publications are available in Spanish only. It also includes monthly series for the reference year and the preceding six years.