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Government agencies responsible for official statistics

The official statistics are divided into 22 subject areas and 102 statistics areas, according to a decision by the government. The government has appointed 29 government agencies to be responsible for official statistics within their respective areas.


Family Law and Parental Support Authority
Responsible for official statistics in

Social services
Family counselling
Family law


National Board of Health and Welfare
Responsible for official statistics in

Health and medical care
Causes of death
Health and disease
Health care and medical services

Social services
Care of individuals and families
Interventions for elderly and disabled people


National Council for Crime Prevention
Responsible for official statistics in

Judicial system
Correctional care system
Insecurity and exposure to crime in the population
Investigation and prosecution of offences
Legal consequences of offences
Recidivism
Registration of offences


National Courts Administration
Responsible for official statistics in

Judicial system
Courts of law


National Institute of Economic Research
Responsible for official statistics in

Prices and economic trends
Economic trends in businesses and households


National Library of Sweden
Responsible for official statistics in

Culture, libraries and leisure
Libraries


National Mediation Office
Responsible for official statistics in

Labour market
Wages, salaries and labour costs


Public Health Agency of Sweden
Responsible for official statistics in

Public Health
Communicable disease control
Public health development


Statistics Sweden
Responsible for official statistics in

Business activities and foreign trade
Business production, sales and finances
Foreign trade

Democracy
General elections
Political party preferences

Education and research in the higher education sector
Folk education
Higher education
Population education and study participation

Environment
Environmental accounts and sustainable development
Plant nutrition and cultivation measures
Water use

Household finances
Household expenditures
Household income, assets and debts

Housing, buildings and land
Built-up areas
Construction and conversion
Housing and accommodation
Land use
Real estate

Labour market
Labour force demand
Labour force supply

National Accounts
National Accounts

Population and living conditions
Gender statistics
Integration
Living conditions
Population composition and development

Prices and economic trends
Price statistics

Public finances
Local Government finances

Research and the digital society
Innovation
Research and development
The digital society


Swedish Agency for Cultural Policy Analysis
Responsible for official statistics in

Culture, libraries and leisure
Cultural activities
Cultural heritage
Public expenditure for culture


Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth
Responsible for official statistics in

Business activities and foreign trade
Tourism


Swedish Agency for Growth Policy Analysis
Responsible for official statistics in

Business activities and foreign trade
Business demographics
International enterprises


Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management
Responsible for official statistics in

Agriculture, forestry and fishery
Fishery

Environment
Marine and water environment


Swedish Board of Agriculture
Responsible for official statistics in

Agriculture, forestry and fishery
Agricultural economy
Agricultural production
Agricultural structure
Animal health
Aquaculture
Employment in agriculture
Price trends in agriculture


Swedish Chemicals Agency
Responsible for official statistics in

Environment
Sale and use of chemicals


Swedish Energy Agency
Responsible for official statistics in

Energy
Energy balances
Energy supply, use and efficiency
Infrastructure in the energy sector
Price trends in the energy sector


Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Responsible for official statistics in

Environment
Application of the Environmental Code
Emissions
State of the environment
Waste


Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority
Responsible for official statistics in

Financial markets
Financial enterprises except insurance companies
Insurance
Shareholding statistics

National Accounts
Financial accounts


Swedish Forest Agency
Responsible for official statistics in

Agriculture, forestry and fishery
Employment in forestry
Forest management and utilisation for economic, social and environmental purposes
Forestry economy
Forestry production
Forestry structure
Price trends in forestry


Swedish National Agency for Education
Responsible for official statistics in

Education and research in the higher education sector
School system and child daycare


Swedish Higher Education Authority
Responsible for official statistics in

Education and research in the higher education sector
Higher education


The Swedish Board of Student Finance
Responsible for official statistics in

Education and research in the higher education sector
Financial aid


Swedish National Debt Office
Responsible for official statistics in

Public finances
Central government borrowing and debt


Swedish National Financial Management Authority
Responsible for official statistics in

Public finances
National budget outcome


Swedish Pensions Agency
Responsible for official statistics in

Household finances
Pensions

Social insurance
National pension and pension-related benefits


Swedish Social Insurance Agency
Responsible for official statistics in

Social insurance
Support for those with illness or disability
Support to families and children


Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Responsible for official statistics in

Agriculture, forestry and fishery
Forest state and change


Swedish Work Environment Authority
Responsible for official statistics in

Labour market
Occupational injuries
Work environment


Transport Analysis
Responsible for official statistics in

Transport and communications
Air traffic
Electronic communications
Letter and parcel distribution
Maritime traffic
Rail traffic
Road traffic
Special transport services and national special transport services
Transport patterns


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