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Our Mission

Our Mission

Our mission is to provide and disseminate statistical information which has to be objective, independent and of high quality. Our federal statistics are available to everybody: politicians, authorities, businesses and citizens.

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Cooperation

International cooperation

In international cooperation, we are actively involved in enhancing statistics at the European and international levels.

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Deutsche Bundesbank: Memorandum of Understanding

The Federal Statistical Office and Deutsche Bundesbank cooperate at national level to discharge their statistical tasks. This long-standing collaboration was first documented in a more formalised agreement in 2014 (Memorandum of Understanding) and thus placed on a solid basis.

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Research and development

Peer review visit in Germany between 13-17 December 2021

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Products, service, communication

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Official statistics comprise many millions of data which, in turn, can be shown in countless contexts, depending on the issue at hand. As we are aware of this and, at the same time, want you to get the desired information quickly and easily in any case, please use our contact form to ask your questions. Your questions will immediately be forwarded to the competent unit.

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Events

Prize for Young Researchers

Science prize 2022 Prize for Young Researchers "Statistical Science for the Society"

This year, the Federal Statistical Office is awarding a science prize in the categories of dissertations and master’s or bachelor’s theses as well as a special prize on the topic of Corona.

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