Highest mortality this millennium noted in Sweden
In week 15 (ending 12 April), the highest number of deaths in this millennium was recorded in Sweden, according to Statistics Sweden’s preliminary statistics on deaths in Sweden.
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Major economic differences between activities in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak
The coronavirus pandemic is leading to huge concern about the Swedish economy. Individual industries decreased significantly in March – but total business sales increased by 1 percent compared with the same month a year ago, according to preliminary statistics based on the VAT Register.
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Calculating inflation harder during the coronavirus pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic is affecting society in every way. Many services are no longer being purchased on the Swedish market, such as package holidays, cinema visits, and sports events. This will influence the way Statistics Sweden caltulate CPI
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Statistics Sweden to publish preliminary statistics on deaths in Sweden
Statistics Sweden is handling a lot questions on the number of deaths in Sweden related to the effects of the novel coronavirus. The agency will therefore publish preliminary statistics on deaths to provide a snapshot picture of developments and to facilitate comparison with previous years.
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Andreas Georgiou: Extract statistical offices from policy-making bodies to buttress official statistical production
‘“Preparing for the worst, while hoping for the best” should be the general principle behind all choices regarding the appropriate institutional setting for official statistics production.’ This is the message presented by Dr Andreas Georgiou, former President of the Hellenic Statistical Authority, in a letter to the editor in the latest issue of the Journal of Official Statistics.
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