Let me add that we observe Statistical Standards and Codes and follow best practice on coverage, periodicity and timeliness on data dissemination as prescribed in IMF’s Special Data Dissemination Standards (SDDS). As regards importance of statistics in national development, Professor Mahalanobis said: "Statisticians, in fact, have a four-fold task in national development.
For instance, the capacity of the German economy to catch up rapidly with the average of the euro area in terms of cost competitiveness after the loss of competitiveness associated with German reunification is very impressive. From that viewpoint the euro area is more flexible and adaptable than had been anticipated by many observers. Second, the previous process is symmetric.