In its role as part of the European System of Central Banks, the Oesterreichische Nationalbank publishes these data as a public service. Identification of internal government access to data before release Data can not be accessed by government officials prior to the release. The statistical balance sheet data of the MFIs is communicated to the ECB prior to its dissemination to the public. Identification of ministerial commentary on the occasion of statistical releases Data are not subject to commentary by government officials. The monthly data are preliminary and subject to revisions in the succeeding months.
Data are subject to revision for up to two years.
The public is informed of major methodological changes on the day of release of the data, at the latest.