Micro data exchange in international trade, migration and banking statistics Jens Olin, Economic Statistics Department Statistics Sweden

Increased importance of micro data in general  Improved ability to meet user needs regarding consistent statistics and to analyze complex phenomena  More efficient production of business statistics  Reduced response burden

Relationship between exchange of micro data and official business statistics  Development within the area of Business Statistics regarding improved utilization of micro data raise issues on confidentiality, integrity and data security  Dependencies and complexity from increased utilization of micro data will increase sensitivity to different form of disturbances.  Trust, in official statistics and how it is produced, from providers of micro data and respondents are imperative  Knowledge about the micro data is a key for success – Meta data and quality information – common standards

Relationship between exchange of micro data and official business statistics  SIMSTAT/REDESIGN of INTRASTAT  Assessment  Impact on national as well as European level  how we preserve trust from providers of information through confidentiality and secure data systems  impact on costs for production of statistics.  the possibility to provide researchers with data for scientific purposes,  Overarching principles