Publication Digital process data from truck toll collection as new building block of official short-term statistics

Economic activity generates and requires transport services – hence there is a close connection between the economic development and the freight traffic by trucks. As part of toll collection, digital process data are generated, among other things, on the mileage of trucks subject to toll. The Federal Office for Goods Transport has used these data to develop a truck-toll-mileage index, which indicates the change in mileage for comparable basic variables and excludes structural changes as far as possible. Dueto its early availability and economic meaningfulness, the Federal Statistical Office has included this index in its publication programme. This article describes the new element of official short-term economic statistics and explains its relation to existing short-term statistics.

Authors: Michael Cox, Martin Berghausen, Dr. Stefan Linz, Dr. Claudia Fries, Julia Völker

Article published in "WISTA – Scientific Journal", 6-2018