BIS Review 126/2006  5  But common people do still doubt the accuracy of price statistics. That perception has nothing to do with the euro, of course. We have full confidence that the price statistics that are produced at the national level and processed at the European level are correct. The methodology which is used is state of the art.
The ECB is still a young institution. In which areas do you see room for improvement? The success of the euro is a success of this institution and of the Eurosystem - the team of central banks. On the first of January 2007 we will be fourteen in the team, the ECB and the thirteen national central banks.