Timeliness and punctuality

Timeliness and time lag - final results

Aggregated statistics for selected countries and country groups and for aggregated commodity groups are published monthly 40 days after the end of the reference period. Detailed statistics are published 70 days after the end of the reference period.

All months in the reference year are revised with each publication up to and including March of the following year. After that, the figures are revised in June, after which revisions of the figures are closed for one year. The figures are then revised again in June in the two subsequent years. This means that final figures for foreign trade in goods are published approximately 2½ years after the end of the statistical year. This revision practice is coordinated with the Balance of Payments and the National Accounts.

Punctuality

The statistics are usually published without delay in relation to the scheduled date, which is announced at least 3 months in advance on Statistics Denmark's website.

Trade data are without delay submitted to Eurostat on the same day as statistics are published.