Who is who in national statistics?

Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia is the main producer and co-ordinator of carrying out programmes of statistical surveys. For the implementation of programmes of statistical surveys authorised producers determined with medium-term programmes are also important. In the current medium-term programme (2008-2012) the activity of national statistics is implemented in certain fields of statistics by the following institutions:

• Bank of Slovenia (balance of payments, financial and monetary statistics)
• Ministry of Finance (general government debt and deficit, public finance statistics)
• Agency of the Republic of Slovenia for Public and Legal Records and Services (partly business statistics)
• Institute of Public Health (health statistics)
• Pension and Disability Insurance Institute (pension statistics)
• Employment Service of Slovenia (partly employment and unemployment statistics)

Relation SORS – authorised producers

National Statistics Act defines the role and co-operation of SORS and authorised producers concerning the organisation, preparation, execution of statistical programmes and reporting about them as well as respect of the fundamental principles, data dissemination and international co-operation.

Recent amendments to the National Statistics Act require from authorised producers of national statistics that they organise their statistical activities separately from other activities and full respect of statistical principles of official statistics, especially statistical confidentiality.