Statistics Sweden drafts nomenclatures and classification standards for official statistics, decides on methodologies and is responsible for the publication of such statistics. There is no government access to the data before their release. There are no ministerial commentaries on the occasion of release. The press release indicates when data for the present year are revised. Quarterly financial data are preliminary.
Annual data are preliminary at the time of release.
Major changes in methodology are announced to the public in advance. Quality Dissemination of documentation on methodology and sources used in preparing statistics Documentation on methodology is available on request from the contact person. In addition quarterly data on the general government sector are also disseminated.