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Methodological foundations

The FSO’s methodological foundations describe the methods and procedures on which the surveys, results and analyses of public statistics are based.

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General, institutions (00.00)

Comprehensive overviews and Yearbook (00.01)

Statistical and geographical information systems (00.02)

Geo data (00.03)

Register of Buildings and Dwellings (00.04)

Swiss Business Register (00.05)

Database of occupations (00.06)

Swiss Geographical levels (00.07.01.01)

General (00.08.01)

Methodological reports (00.08.02)

Census 2000 (00.08.03.01)

Census 2010 (00.08.03.02)

Registry harmonisation (00.09)

Data protection (00.10)

GUS (00.11)

SHAPE (00.12)

Statistics and research (00.14)

FSO 150 Years (00.15)

Multi-Annual Programme (00.16.01)

Monitoring of the legislature plan (00.17)

Overview (01.01)

Population (01.02.01)

Households (01.02.02)

Age, marital status, nationality (01.02.03)

Components of population change (01.02.04)

Regional distribution (01.02.05)

Swiss abroad (01.02.06)

National projections (01.03.01)

Cantonal projections (01.03.02)

Household projections (01.03.03)

Births, fertility (01.04.01)

Deaths, mortality, life expectancy (01.04.02)

Paternity acknowledgements (01.04.03)

Adoptions (01.04.04)

Foreign population (01.05.01)

Population by place of birth (01.05.02)

Population by migration status (01.05.03)

International migration (01.05.04)

Internal migration (01.05.05)

Acquisition of Swiss citizenship, dual citizenship (01.05.06)

Integration (01.05.07)

Diversity and coexistence in Switzerland (01.05.08)

Swiss people abroad (01.05.09)

Marriages, nuptialiy (01.06.01)

Divorces, divortiality (01.06.02)

Registered partnerships, dissolved partnerships (01.06.03)

Family types (01.07.01)

Couples (01.07.02)

Desire to have children, parenthood (01.07.03)

Extra-family childcare (01.07.04)

Employment, domestic and family workload (01.07.05)

Economic situation of the households (01.07.06)

Well-being, health (01.07.07)

Values and attitudes (01.07.08)

Social support networks, exchanges between households (01.07.09)

International comparisons (01.07.10)

Languages (01.08.01)

Religions (01.08.02)

Ageing of the population (01.09)

Overview (02.01)

Lakes, mountains, glaciers, rivers (02.02.01)

Settlement and urban areas (02.02.02.01)

Agricultural areas (02.02.02.02)

Wooded areas (02.02.02.03)

Unproductive areas (02.02.02.04)

Sealed areas (02.02.02.05)

Landscape (02.02.03)

Use of natural resources (02.03.01)

Emissions and waste (02.03.02)

Environmental situation (02.03.03)

Effects on society (02.03.04)

Reactions from society (02.03.05)

Environmental protection expenditures (02.04.01)

Environmentally related levies (02.04.02)

Environmental goods and services (02.04.03)

Environmental subsidies and other transfers (02.04.04)

Material flows (02.04.10)

Emissions to air (02.04.11)

Energy (02.04.12)

Perception of the environment by the population (02.05)

Overview (03.01)

Labour market status, persons in employment (03.02.01.01)

Labour market participation rate (03.02.01.02)

Occupational mobility (03.02.01.03)

Labour market dynamics: entries and departures, migrations (03.02.01.04)

Foreign labour force (03.02.01.05)

Cross-border commuters (03.02.01.06)

Future trends in the economically active population (scenarios) (03.02.01.07)

Economically active persons by canton, district, town (03.02.01.08)

Full-time and part-time (03.02.02.01)

Multiple employment (several jobs) (03.02.02.02)

Occupation, occupational position (03.02.02.03)

Economic sector (03.02.02.04)

Educational level (03.02.02.05)

Actual hours worked (03.02.03.01)

Contractual working hours of employees (03.02.03.02)

Usual working hours (03.02.03.03)

Overtime (03.02.03.04)

Absences (03.02.03.05)

Holidays (03.02.03.06)

Employment contracts (length, agency, internship), years of service (03.02.04.01)

Work schedule (night, weekend, on call) (03.02.04.02)

Place of work, teleworking (03.02.04.03)

Quality of employment (03.02.04.04)

Internet-mediated platform services (03.02.04.05)

Average age of economically active population (03.02.05.01)

Young people in the labour market (03.02.05.02)

Employment and retirement (03.02.05.03)

Generations in the labour market (03.02.05.04)

Health and work (03.02.05.05)

Balancing work and family (03.02.06.01)

Domestic and family workload (03.02.06.02)

Voluntary work (03.02.06.03)

Household production satellite account (03.02.06.04)

Unemployed based on ILO definition (03.03.01)

Registered unemployed persons based on SECO definition, end of entitlement (03.03.02)

Underemployment, potential labour force, NEET (03.03.03)

By categories of persons (03.04.01.01)

By groups of occupations (03.04.01.02)

Private and public sectors (03.04.01.03)

Distribution of net wages (03.04.01.04)

Wage components (03.04.01.05)

Salarium (03.04.01.06)

Wage gap (03.04.01.07)

Managerial wages / low wages (03.04.01.08)

Lake Geneva region (03.04.01.09.01)

Espace Mittelland (03.04.01.09.02)

Northwestern Switzerland (03.04.01.09.03)

Zurich (03.04.01.09.04)

Eastern Switzerland (03.04.01.09.05)

Central Switzerland (03.04.01.09.06)

Ticino (03.04.01.09.07)

By economic sections (03.04.01.10)

Quarterly estimate (03.04.03.01)

Series 1939=100 (03.04.03.02)

Income from employment (03.04.04)

Labour costs (03.04.05)

Collective labour agreements (03.05.01)

Wage negotiations (03.05.02)

Collective labour disputes (03.05.03)

Trade unions (03.05.04)

Overview (04.01)

Gross Domestic Product (04.02.01)

Sequence of accounts (04.02.02)

Production account (04.02.03)

General government (04.02.04)

Investment, consumption expenditure (04.02.05)

Gross domestic product by canton (04.02.06)

Households’ pension entitlements (04.02.07)

Input-Output Tables (04.03)

Capital stock (04.04)

Financial Accounts (04.05)

Satellite accounts (04.06)

Productivity (04.07)

Research and development (04.08)

Balance of payments (04.09)

Overview (05.01)

Swiss Consumer Price Index (05.02)

Health insurance premiums (05.03)

Producer and foreign trade prices (05.04)

Construction prices (05.05)

Rent index (05.06.01)

Rents (05.06.02)

Residential real estate prices (05.06.03.01)

Purchasing Power Parities (05.07)

Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (05.08)

Overview (06.01)

Jobs (06.02.00.01)

Vacancies (06.02.00.02)

Recruitment challenges (06.02.00.03)

Employment prospects (06.02.00.04)

Size, Legal status, Sectors, Regional distribution (06.02.01.01)

New entreprises, Survival rates (06.02.02.01)

Bankruptcies (06.02.03)

Secondary sector development (06.03.01.01)

Development in industry (06.03.01.02)

Development in construction (06.03.01.03)

Development in distributive trade (06.03.02.01)

Development in distributive trade (06.03.02.02)

Businesses’ balance sheet structure (06.04.01)

Balance of trade, import, export (06.05.01)

Groups of companies (06.06)

Commodity traders (06.07.01)

Holdings and jobs in the primary sector (07.01.01)

International comparison (07.01.09)

Context (07.02.01)

Farms/establishments and persones employed (07.02.02.01)

Area (07.02.02.02)

Livestock (07.02.02.03)

Production (07.02.03.01)

Financial factors (07.02.03.02)

Social factors (07.02.04)

Agriculture and environment (07.02.05)

International comparison (07.02.09)

Structures (07.03.01)

Forest areas and timber volume (07.03.02)

Wood harvest (07.03.03)

Economic performance of the holdings (07.03.04)

Wood processing (07.03.05)

International comparison (07.03.09)

Branch accounts of the primary sector (07.04.01)

Economic accounts for agriculture (07.04.02)

Regional accounts for agriculture (07.04.03)

Economic accounts for forestry (07.04.04)

Regional branch accounts for the primary sector (07.04.05)

International comparison (07.04.09)

Hunting (07.05.01)

Fishing and fish farming (07.05.02)

International comparison (07.05.09)

Context (07.06.01)

Primary production (07.06.02)

Food industry, trade, catering (07.06.03)

Consumption and health (07.06.04)

Food and environment (07.06.05)

International comparison (07.06.09)

Overview (08.01)

Imports and exports (08.02.01)

Domestic production (08.02.02)

Gross consumption (08.03.01)

Final consumption (08.03.02)

Final consumer expenditure (08.04.01)

Energy prices (08.04.02)

Overview (09.01)

Building category (09.02.01)

Size of the building (09.02.02)

Period of construction (09.02.03)

Type of ownership (09.02.05)

Energy sector (09.02.07)

Size of the dwelling (09.03.01)

Tenants / owners (09.03.02.01)

Density of occupation (09.03.02.02)

Number of persons per dwelling (09.03.02.03)

Floor area per person (09.03.02.04)

Rented dwellings (09.03.03)

Empty dwellings (09.03.04)

Type of ownership (09.03.05)

Removals (09.03.06)

Energy sector (09.03.07)

Construction expenditure (09.04.01)

House-building activity (annual) (09.04.02)

House-building activity (quarterly) (09.04.03)

Overview (10.01)

Tourism Satellite Accounts (10.02.01)

Annual Indicators of the Tourism Satellite Accounts (10.02.02)

Tourism balance of payments (10.02.03)

Tourism investments (10.02.04)

Supply (10.03.01.01.01)

Demand (10.03.01.01.02)

Supply (10.03.01.02.01)

Demand (10.03.01.02.02)

Supply (10.03.01.03.01)

Demand (10.03.01.03.02)

Supply (10.03.01.04.01)

Demand (10.03.01.04.02)

Supply (10.03.01.05.01)

Demand (10.03.01.05.02)

Holiday homes (10.03.02.01.01)

Collective accommodation (10.03.02.01.02)

Campsites (10.03.02.01.03)

Holiday homes (10.03.02.02.01)

Collective accommodation (10.03.02.02.02)

Campsites (10.03.02.02.03)

Holiday homes (10.03.02.03.01)

Collective accommodation (10.03.02.03.02)

Campsites (10.03.02.03.03)

Trips with overnight stays (10.04.01)

Day trips (10.04.02)

Overview (11.01)

All transport modes (overview) (11.02.01)

Road infrastructure account (11.02.02.01)

Rail transport (11.02.03)

Aviation (11.02.04)

Inland waterways (11.02.05)

Length of networks (11.03.01)

Road vehicles - Stock (11.03.02.01)

New registrations of road vehicles (11.03.02.02)

Other vehicles (11.03.02.03)

Swiss automatic road traffic counts (11.03.03)

Passenger transport performance (11.04.01)

Transalpine and cross-border passenger transport (11.04.02)

Mobility patterns (11.04.03)

Commuting (11.04.04)

Goods transport by all transport modes (overview) (11.05.01)

Domestic heavy goods road vehicles (11.05.02.01.01)

Foreign heavy goods road vehicles (11.05.02.01.02)

Goods transport by road with light vehicles (11.05.02.02)

Goods transport by rail (11.05.03)

Goods transport by air, water, pipeline (11.05.04)

Combined goods transport (11.05.05)

Transalpine goods transport (11.05.06)

Road accidents (11.06.01.01)

Railway accidents (11.06.01.02)

Other accidents (11.06.01.03)

Effects on environment (11.06.02)

Public transport (rail freight included) (11.07.01)

Swiss Civil Aviation (11.07.02.01)

Scheduled and Charter traffic (11.07.02.02)

Overview (12.01)

Monetary policy (12.02)

Financial markets (12.03)

Savings (12.04.02)

Private insurances (12.05)

Financing (12.06)

Overview (13.01)

Social benefit ratio (13.02.01.01)

Functions of social security (13.02.01.02)

Social benefit ratio (13.02.02.01)

Functions of social security (13.02.02.02)

Pension funds & active members (13.03.01)

Balance sheet & operation account (13.03.02)

Beneficiaries and benefits (13.03.03)

Contributions (13.03.04)

Old age insurance and supplementary pensions (13.04.01)

Disabiliy insurance and supplementary pensions (13.04.02)

Health insurance (13.04.03)

Mandatory accident insurance (13.04.04)

Unemployement insurance (13.04.05)

Family allowances (13.04.06)

Income compensation (13.04.07)

Alimony advances (13.05.01.01.01)

Supplementary Benefits (13.05.01.01.02)

Monetary social assistance (13.05.01.02)

Asylum seekers (13.05.01.03)

Refugees (13.05.01.04)

Expenditure for means-tested social benefits (13.05.02)

Inventory of means-tested social benefits (13.05.03)

Swiss social report (13.06.01)

Analyses about the social security system (13.06.02)

Trajectory patterns in the social security system (13.06.03)

Indicators of old age provisions (13.07.01)

Old-age benefits (13.07.02.01)

Recipients of old-age benefits (13.07.02.02)

Combination of old-age benefits (13.07.02.03)

Recipients of special benefits (13.07.02.04)

Contributions to pillars 2 and 3a (13.07.02.05)

Overview (14.01)

Social situation (14.02.01)

Working conditions (14.02.02)

Physical activity (14.02.03)

Nutrition (14.02.04)

Overweight (14.02.05)

Tobacco (14.02.06)

Alcohol (14.02.07)

Illegal drugs (14.02.08)

Gender (14.02.09)

General state of health (14.03.01)

Mental health (14.03.02)

Cardiovascular diseases (14.03.03.01)

Diabetes (14.03.03.02)

Cancer indicators and sites (14.03.03.03.01)

Childhood cancers (14.03.03.03.02)

Cancer data (14.03.03.03.03)

Cancer Statistics – methods (14.03.03.03.04)

Infectious diseases (14.03.03.04)

Specific causes of death (14.03.04.01)

Infant mortality, stillbirths (14.03.04.02)

Disability (14.03.05)

Accidents (14.03.06)

Assisted reproductive technology (14.03.07.01)

Abortions (14.03.07.02)

Deliveries (14.03.07.03)

Maternal health (14.03.07.04)

Newborn health (14.03.08)

Older people’s health (14.03.09)

Migrant health (14.03.10)

Infrastructure, employment, finances (14.04.01.01)

Patients, hospital admissions (14.04.01.02)

Nursing homes (14.04.02)

Specialised institutions (14.04.03)

Home care (14.04.04)

Doctors' practices (14.04.05)

Other care providers (14.04.06)

Informal help (14.04.07)

Employment and occupations in the health sector (14.04.08)

Cost (14.05.01)

Financing (14.05.02)

Swiss Health Observatory Obsan (14.09)

Overview (15.01.00)

Regional and international reports on education (15.01.01)

Education indicators (15.01.02)

Overview (15.02.00)

Compulsory education (15.02.01)

Vocational education and training (VET) (15.02.02.01)

General education (15.02.02.02)

Tertiary level - Professional education (15.02.03)

Universities (15.02.04.01)

Universities of applied sciences (15.02.04.02)

Universities of teacher education (15.02.04.03)

Universities of applied sciences and teacher education (15.02.04.04)

Social and Economic Conditions of Student Life (15.02.05)

Overview (15.03.00)

Compulsory education (15.03.01)

Vocational education and training (VET) (15.03.02.01)

Baccalaureates (15.03.02.02)

Colleges of higher education diploma (15.03.03.01)

Federal diploma of higher education (15.03.03.02)

Advanced federal diploma of higher education (15.03.03.03)

Unregulated professional education and training (15.03.03.04)

Universities (15.03.04.01)

Universities of applied sciences (15.03.04.02)

Universities of teacher education (15.03.04.03)

Universities of applied sciences and teacher education (15.03.04.04)

Overview (15.04.00)

Compulsory education (15.04.01)

Upper secondary level (15.04.02)

Tertiary level - Professional education (15.04.03)

Universities (15.04.04.01)

Universities of applied sciences (15.04.04.02)

Universities of teacher education (15.04.04.03)

Universities of applied sciences and teacher education (15.04.04.04)

Overview (15.05.00)

Schools (15.05.01)

Higher education institutions (15.05.02)

Overview (15.06.00)

Public expenditure on education (15.06.01)

Study grants and loans (15.06.02)

Universities (15.06.03.01)

Universities of applied sciences (15.06.03.02)

Universities of teacher education (15.06.03.03)

Universities of applied sciences and teacher education (15.06.03.04)

Federal subsidies to persons in professional education (15.06.04)

Overview (15.07.00)

Continuing education of the population (15.07.01)

Continuing vocational training in companies (15.07.02)

Overview (15.08.00)

Adult skills (15.08.01.01)

Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) (15.08.01.02)

Educational attainment of the population (15.08.02)

Overview (15.09.00)

Compulsory education - pupils (15.09.01)

Compulsory education - teachers (15.09.02)

Upper secondary level - students (15.09.03)

Upper secondary level - teachers (15.09.04)

Tertiary level - Professional education - students (15.09.05)

Tertiary level - Professional education - teachers (15.09.06)

Tertiary level - Higher education institutions - students (15.09.07)

Tertiary level - Higher education institutions - teachers (15.09.08)

Scenarios concerning the population's educational level (15.09.09)

Overview (15.10.00)

In/within compulsory school (15.10.01)

At the end of lower secondary level (15.10.02)

In upper secondary level (15.10.03)

After upper secondary level (15.10.04)

In tertiary level (15.10.05)

Teachers (15.10.06)

The staff of higher education institutions (15.10.07)

Overview (15.11.00)

Upper secondary level (15.11.01)

Tertiary education - Professional Education (15.11.02)

Tertiary education - Higher education institutions (15.11.03)

Overview (15.15.00)

System of indicators Science and Technology (15.15.01)

R&D summary Switzerland (15.15.02.01)

R&D in business enterprises (15.15.02.02)

R&D in the Confederation (15.15.02.03)

R&D in higher education institutions (15.15.02.04)

Public funding of R&D (15.15.03.01)

Globalisation of R&D (15.15.03.02)

R&D and technologies (15.15.03.03)

R&D personnel (15.15.03.04)

Women and science (15.15.03.05)

Overview (16.01)

Cinema infrastructure (16.02.01.01)

Choice of films available (16.02.01.02)

Cinema admissions and consumption of films (16.02.01.03)

Swiss cinema (16.02.01.04)

Libraries (16.02.02)

Museums (16.02.03)

Visits to cultural institutions (16.02.04.01)

Media use (16.02.04.02)

Amateur practice of cultural activities (16.02.04.03)

Leisure activities (16.02.04.04)

Cultural activities - time comparisons (16.02.04.05)

Public funding of culture (16.02.05.01)

Household expenditure on culture (16.02.05.02)

Monuments (16.02.06)

Cultural economy (16.02.07)

Printed media (16.03.01.01)

Radio (16.03.01.02)

Television (16.03.01.03)

Jobs and enterprises in the media field (16.03.02.01)

Employed persons in the media field (16.03.02.02)

Household expenditure on media (16.03.02.03)

Public funding of media at federal level (16.03.02.04)

Legal aspects of media (16.03.03)

Infrastructure (16.04.01)

Households and population (16.04.02)

Enterprises (16.04.03)

Public Administration (16.04.04)

Education (16.04.05)

Health system (16.04.06)

Science and technology (16.04.07)

ITC Sector (16.04.08)

National economy (16.04.09)

«Digital Switzerland» Strategy (16.04.10)

Sport (16.05)

Overview (17.01)

Federal Council (17.02.01.01)

Council of States elections (17.02.01.02)

Basic conditions (17.02.01.03.01)

Seats (17.02.01.03.02.01)

Elected candidates (17.02.01.03.02.02)

Detailed results (17.02.01.03.03.01)

Voter participation (17.02.01.03.04)

Electoral lists (17.02.01.03.05.01)

Candidates (17.02.01.03.05.02)

Vote-splitting statistics by electoral list (17.02.01.03.06.01)

Vote-splitting statistics by parties (17.02.01.03.06.02)

Vote-splitting statistics of candidates (17.02.01.03.06.03)

Distribution of seats (17.02.02.01.01)

Strength of political parties (17.02.02.01.02)

Voter participation (17.02.02.01.03)

Cantonal government elections (17.02.02.02)

Legislative authorities in Swiss cities (17.02.07.01)

Executive authorities in Swiss cities (17.02.07.02)

Women and elections (17.02.09)

Miscellaneous (17.03.01)

Preview: next popular vote (17.03.02)

Detailed results (17.03.03)

Voter participation (17.03.04)

Overview (18.01)

Settlements of accounts (18.02.01.01)

Statement of financial performance (18.02.01.02)

Position (18.02.01.03)

General government (18.02.02.01)

Confederation (18.02.02.02)

Cantons (18.02.02.03)

Municipalities (18.02.02.04)

Social security funds (18.02.02.05)

General government (18.03.01.01)

Confederation (18.03.01.02)

Cantons (18.03.01.03)

Municipalities (18.03.01.04)

Social security funds (18.03.01.05)

Direct federal tax (18.03.02.01)

VAT (18.03.02.02)

Tax burden (18.03.02.03)

General government (18.04.01.01)

Confederation (18.04.01.02)

Cantons (18.04.01.03)

Municipalities (18.04.01.04)

Social security funds (18.04.01.05)

General government (18.04.02.01)

Confederation (18.04.02.02)

Cantons (18.04.02.03)

Municipalities (18.04.02.04)

Social security funds (18.04.02.05)

General Government (18.05)

Overview (19.01)

Offences (19.02.01)

Accused persons (19.02.02)

Injured persons (19.02.03)

Violence (19.02.04)

Domestic violence (19.02.05)

Assets (19.02.06)

Narcotic drugs and substances (19.02.07)

Road traffic offences (19.02.08)

Digital crime (19.02.09)

Sexual violence (19.02.10)

Intercantonal and cities comparisons (19.02.99)

Convictions of minors and adults (19.03.01)

Convicted persons (19.03.02)

Sanctions and pre-trial detention (19.03.03)

Juveniles in placement (19.04.01)

Detained adults (19.04.02)

Employment of labour, electronic home detention and supervision (19.04.03)

Penal institutions (19.04.04)

Consultations and services (19.05.01)

Indemnities and reparations (19.05.02)

Recidivism analysis (19.06.01)

Prevalence of Gender-Based Violence (19.07)

Overview (20.01)

Household income (20.02.01.01)

Household expenditure (20.02.01.02)

Quantities consumed (20.02.01.11)

Macro-economic perspective (20.02.02)

Wealth and savings (20.02.03)

Debt (20.02.04)

Income distribution (20.03.01.01)

Redistribution of income (20.03.01.02)

Poverty (20.03.02.01)

Risk of poverty (20.03.02.02)

Material and social deprivation (20.03.02.03)

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› ESPOP - Annual Population Statistics (1981-2010)

› PETRA - Statistics on foreign population (1991-2009)

› VGR - National accounts

› ETS - Employment Statistics

› AVOL - Work Volume Statistics

› LGR - Economic accounts for agriculture

› MVS - Mobility and transport

› AMG - Labour Market Accounts

› STER - Mortality table

› SSS - Swiss social insurance statistics

› ELS_ILO - Unemployment Statistics (ILO-based)

› ZALBI - Balance of payments

› VEK - National income of the cantons (1965–2005)

› LEIENT - Switzerland benefits to developing countries

› MIL_STAT - Milk statistics

› ERNBIL - Nutritional balance

› FLEIBIL - Meat balance

› CH_GES_STAT - Switzerland overall energy statistics

› CH_ELEK - Switzerland electricity statistics

› COU - Healthcare Costs and Financing

› AVIA_LC - Air transport, line and charter traffic

› FE_CH - Research and Development (R&D) synthesis Switzerland

› WT - Science and Technology

› MONET2030 - Sustainable development indicators

› GTS - Freight transport statistics

› PV_L - Passenger transport performance

› STDE - Tax data survey

› GRSS - Total Social Security Accounts

› FIBS - Financial statistics of means-tested social benefits for poverty reduction

› UGR - Environmental balance

› FGR - Forestry accounting

› GGS - Cross-border Commuters Statistics

› R-LGR - Regional agricultural accounts

› BRK1 - Sector accounts of the primary sector

› SPITEX - Statistics of help and care at home

› ISI - Indicators on the information society

› PRODK - Production account

› KFV - Costs and funding of transport

› UW_CH - Environmental indicators

› UGR_MON - Environmental balance - Monetary costs

› UGR_MFA - Environmental balance - Material flows

› UGR_LUFT - Environmental balance - Air emissions

› ICP - International price comparisons, purchasing power parities

› UGR_GUWSA - Environmental balance - Total expenditure on environmental protection

› UGR_TAX - Environmental balance - Environmental taxes

› UGR_IND - Environmental balance - Environmental goods and services

› SESAM - Social protection and labour market

› NKS - National cancer statistic

› ALTER - Statistics on Old-Age Pension Provision

› LEGIND - Legislature Indicators

› MEDI_STAT - Media statistics

› BIP_KAN - Cantonal GDP

› UGR_ENE - Environmental balance - Energy

› R_BRK1 - Regional sector accounts of the primary sector

› SHHP - Household production satellite account

› LABB - Longitudinal section analyzes in the field of education

› STAGRE - Statistik der Unternehmensgruppen

› CITYSTAT - City Statistics

› SPOP - Dienstleistungen für die Bevölkerung

› STIT - Tourism investments statistics

› KVS - Statistics on combined goods transport

› GVS - Health services statistics

› WPS - Growth and Productivity Statistics

› KUWI - Statistics on cultural economy

› STL - Road lengths

› SHIVALV - Trajectories in the social security system

› UGR_SUBV - Environmental accounting - Environmental subsidies and other transfers

› NMP - Statistik der Rohstoffhändler

› DVS - Longitudinal demographic statistics

› BILDI - Bildungsindikatoren

› CER_IND

› RITSA - Regional indicators on the Tourism Satellite Account

› NITSA - Sustainability Indicators of the Tourism Satellite Account

› STAT_PA - Poverty statistics

› SFM - Statistics on the financial situation of households

› UGR_THGFA

› STEPH - Statistics on Equality of People with Disabilities

› MOMO

› RDISP

› GRSV - Swiss Social Insurance Statistics

› LIK - Consumer Price Index

› SAKE - Swiss Labour Force Survey

› BESTA - Job Statistics

› LSE - Swiss Earnings Structure Survey

› PPI - Producer and Import Price Index

› MZF - Fertility and Family Survey

› EVE - Income and consumption recovery (new: Household Budget Survey)

› SLI - Swiss Wage Index

› SBSU - Statistics of the accounting results of Swiss companies

› PAUL - Statistics of production, order, turnover and stock indices

› DHU - Retail Trade Turnover statistics

› EGL - Wage agreements survey

› MPI - Rent Index

› KVPI - Health insurance premium index

› BAP - Swiss Index of Construction Prices

› KKP - Purchasing power parity

› PASTA - Supplementary accommodation statistics

› SGB - Swiss Health Survey

› PISA - PISA - Competence measurement for young people

› CH_BIB - Swiss libraries statistics

› PLP - Producer price index of agricultural products

› SASVZ - Swiss automatic road traffic counts

› FE_PRIV - Research and Development (R&D) in the Business Enterprise Sector

› ER_FH_FI - Survey of university students and financial data

› ALL - Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey 2003

› WB_MOD_SAKE - Further education (the module in the Swiss Labour Force Survey SLFS)

› MZMV - Microcensus Mobility and transport

› GQGV - Cross-border freight transport on the road

› GTE - Road freight transport survey

› FKS - Statistics of case-related costs

› MSE - Structural Survey rent Index

› KULFI_UNT - Cultural financing by the companies

› SSEE - Social and Economic Conditions of Student Life

› SAKE_MOD_UA - Unpaid Work (the module in the Swiss Labour Force Survey SLFS)

› HABE_LEB - Living conditions (the module in the Income and consumption recovery)

› SHP - Swiss Household Panel

› RV - Travel behaviour (module of the Household Budget Survey - HBS)

› SILC - Statistics on Income and Living Conditions

› EASYL - Social assistance to persons subject to the asylum law

› AGQPV - Transalpine and cross-border passenger transport

› HABE_IKT - About access and use of the Internet: a household survey

› SAKE_MOD_MIG - Migration (module of the Swiss Labour Force Survey SLFS)

› SOSI_MODUL - Social security (module of the Swiss Labour Force Survey SLFS)

› PPI_GUVE - Producer price index freight transport

› BEMO - Survey of motor vehicle drivers

› HABE - Household Budget Survey

› HVPI - Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices

› UGR_UWSA - Survey on environmental protection expenditure of enterprises

› JUSAS - Criminal judgements of minors and execution of sanctions statistics

› INDPAU - Industry Production, Orders and Turnover Statistics

› BAPAU - Construction Industry Production, Orders and Turnover Statistics

› DLU - Turnover Statistics in the Services Sector

› SBW - Survey on Vocational Education and Training in Enterprises

› EGBI - State of health of elderly persons in institutions

› MZB - Swiss Adult Education Survey

› PratCult - Statistics on Cultural and Leisure Practices

› SAKE_MOD_VBF - Reconciliation between work and family life (module in the Swiss Labour Force Survey SLFS)

› SE - Structural Survey

› OMN2011 - Omnibus 2011: survey on life in Switzerland

› OMN2010 - Omnibus 2010: Survey on the Internet access of households and private Internet use

› EFG - Families and Generations Survey

› PEND - Commuter mobility

› EBM_CULT - Statistics of cultural expenditures of households in Switzerland

› ESRK - Language, religion and culture survey

› OMN2014 - Omnibus 2014: Survey on nutrition and Internet use

› OMN2015 - Omnibus 2015: Environmental quality and behaviour

› ZIDS - Survey on diversity and coexistence in Switzerland

› EEW - Statistics on energy agents in residential buildings

› OMN2017 - Omnibus 2017: Survey on Internet use

› OMN2019 - Omnibus 2019: Survey on Internet use

› OMN2019U - Omnibus 2019: Environmental quality and behavior

› IMPI - Swiss residential property price index

› OMN2021N - Omnibus 2021: Erhebung zur Internetnutzung

› PIAAC

› OMN2023N - Omnibus 2023: Erhebung zur Internetnutzung

› OMN2023U

› KEU - Economic survey on turnover

› OMN2025N - Omnibus 2025: Erhebung zur Internetnutzung

› GBV - Survey on the Prevalence of Gender-Based Violence

› LES - Survey on life experiences and safety

› VZ - Federal Population Census (1850-2000)

› AREA - Swiss Land Use Statistics

› BEVNAT - Vital statistics

› BZ - Business Census (untill 2008)

› PENSKA_STAT - Pension funds statistics

› AHV_STAT - OASI statistics

› SA - Statistics of votes

› BWBS - Housing construction statistics

› STRU - Farm Structure Survey

› OZ - Swiss fruit tree survey

› LBZ - Factory census primary sector or agriculture

› FS - Swiss Forestry Statistics

› SHK - Statistics of hotel and health spa business

› ECOD - Cause of death and stillbirth statistics

› AS_STAT - Statistics on the Swiss Abroad

› PKM - Police crime statistics (minimum - until 2008)

› BMS - Swiss narcotics statistics

› SSV

› JUSUS - Juvenile convictions statistics

› SUS - Conviction statistics

› SVS - Statistics on the execution of sanctions

› SGA - Community service statistics

› SES - Statistics on custodial sentences under electronic monitoring

› BHS - Probation statistics

› OHS - Victim support statistics

› ALO_OSTE - Unemployment Statistics (seco-based)

› BUA - Statistics on Normal Workweek in Companies

› KASE - Survey on collective labor conflicts

› UDEMO - Statistics of company demographics

› AHS - Statistics on foreign trade

› EGS - Survey on collective labour agreements in Switzerland

› SHS - Statistics on social assistance recipients

› IV_STAT - IV statistics

› AHV_IV_STAT - Statistics on AHV and IV supplementary benefits

› STAT_KRANK - Health insurance statistics

› SUVA_STAT - SUVA statistics / Accident statistics of UVG insurers

› ARBLOSVER_STAT - Unemployment insurance statistics

› IVS - New registrations of road vehicles

› MFZ - Distribution of road vehicles

› SVU - Road accidents

› SAMBAD - Statistics of the out-patient treatment and care in the alcohol and drug sector

› MS - Medical statistics of hospitals

› EI - Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases

› SG - Statistics of births

› KS - Hospital statistics

› SOMED - Statistics of the socio-medical institutions

› OBA - Public Education Expenditure Statistics

› LWZ - Empty dwellings census

› VJWBS - Quarterly housing construction statistics

› BEGWO - Buildings and Dwellings Survey (until 2000)

› HPS - Wood price statistics

› OFICH - Public finances in Switzerland

› WSS - Production and value added statistics

› FE_HS - Research and Development (R&D) in the universities

› FE_BUND - Research and Development (R&D) at the Confederation

› SAD - Statistics of qualifications and diplomas

› ERST - Update survey of business and company register

› SHIS_PERS - University staff

› SHIS_STUDEX - Students and degrees of higher education institutions

› SHIS_FIN - Finance of the universities

› SBG - Vocational education and training statistics (qualification procedures included )

› SBA - Statistics on certificates (upper secondary level and professional education)

› OEV - Public transport statistics (Including rail freight transport)

› NRS - New pensions statistics

› STATCIN - Swiss film and cinema statistics

› HESTA - Tourist accommodation statistics

› UGH - Community survey on the state of register harmonization

› MVSA - Members of Swiss Medical Association FMH

› VNP - Wealth statistics of natural persons

› AVIA_ZL - Civil Aviation Statistics

› LSVA - Performance-related heavy vehicle charge

› FHE - Imprisonment statistics

› STOET - Special Survey homicides (2000-2004)

› STAT_LPMA - Statistics of medically assisted reproduction

› STIP - Cantonal scholarships and loans

› LANBEZA - Farm Census - additional survey

› HV - Federal survey of wood processing

› FB - Fringe Benefits

› RA - Analyses of recidivism

› SDL - Statistics on pupils and students (compulsory education, upper secondary level and professional education)

› SSP - School staff

› PKS - Police crime statistics

› FINCULT - Statistics of cultural financing by the public sector in Switzerland

› EPF - Survey on the production of (independent and commissioned) films in Switzerland

› BAH - Educational degrees of higher education institutions

› STATENT - Statistics of economic structure

› PSA - Patient data hospital outpatient

› SBI - Educational institutions

› MAS - Structural data for medical practices and outpatient centers

› EMUSEUM - Swiss Museum Statistics

› EHBB - Survey on professional education

› CH_DENK_STAT - Schweizerische Denkmalstatistik

› TBN - Forstwirtschaftliches Testbetriebsnetz

› AHBB - Subject-based funding in professional education

› STATVOD - Swiss Film and Cinema Statistics - Video on Demand

› gbard - Staatliche F+E-Mittelzuweisung

› L_ALV - Statistics on unemployment insurance benefits

› SSW

› SEW

› SKW

› SPG - Administrative Data on Healthcare Providers

› EO - Income compensation

› PROF

› EHA - Graduate Survey

› REC - Recidivism statistics

› STR - Road calculation

› ER - Railway calculation

› RSA - Swiss travel abroad

› FVB - Tourism balance of payments

› TSA - Tourism Satellite Account

› LAND_DRU - Landscape under pressure

› KONKURS - Debt collection and bankruptcy statistics

› STATIVG - Abortion statistics

› SPV - Statistics of police traffic controls

› STATPOP - Population and Households Statistics

› SJS - Reference day survey, juvenile detentions

› SNC - Swiss National Cohort

› UMZ - Moving Statistics

› GDE

› HPR

› STIMMT - Statistics on real estate transactions

› BEVSZ - Population scenarios

› BILD - Education Prospects

› SZE-EB - Scenarios on the economically active population

› WT_INT - S&T International activities

› INOSYS - Innovation System

› FE - Research and Development (R&D) of Switzerland 2010 (project)

› ECM - Labour cost structural statistics

› IKT - Project survey on the use of information and communication technologies in Swiss companies

› WS - Project design Production and value added statistics

› UGR_UWSA_PROJ - Project statistics environmental protection expenditure of enterprises

› PROJ_BUR_ZOLL - Projekt Betriebs- und Unternehmensregister (BUR) – Zolldaten (Zoll)

› PROJ_BUR_AGR - Projekt Betriebs- und Unternehmensregister (BUR) – Landwirtschaftsdaten / Nahrungsmittelkette (AGR)

› PROJ_BUR_AHV - Projekt Betriebs- und Unternehmensregister (BUR) – Alters- und Hinterlassenenversicherung (AHV)

› PROJ_BUR_MWST - Projekt Betriebs- und Unternehmensregister (BUR) – Mehrwertsteuer (MWST)

› ZENMISI - Central migration information system

› GWR - Federal Register of Buildings and Dwellings

› MWST

› ZOLL

› BUR

› I14Y

› UID

› AD-AHV

› GWS - Buildings and Dwellings statistic (since 2009)

› LWE - Survey of light commercial vehicles

› GEBETYP - Statistics on the types of building owners

› PL

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Publication28.10.2026

Methoden der nationalen Krebsstatistik

only available in German and French

Health

pdf Details

Publication26.10.2026

Explanatory note

Cantonal gross domestic product

2026 methodological revision

Statistical basis and overviews, National economy

pdf Details

Publication28.09.2026

Applications du bootstrap à l'OFS

Estimation de variance à l'aide de méthodes de rééchantillonnage (only available in French)

Statistical basis and overviews

pdf Details

Publication08.05.2026

Statistik zur finanziellen Situation der Haushalte

Analysen zur Einkommensmitte

Theoretische und methodische Grundlagen (only available in German and French)

Statistical basis and overviews, Economic and social situation of the population

pdf Details

Publication22.01.2026

Statistik zur finanziellen Situation der Haushalte

Analysen zur Ungleichheit der Einkommensverteilung

Theoretische und methodische Grundlagen (only available in German and French)

Statistical basis and overviews, Economic and social situation of the population

pdf Details

Publication30.12.2025

Die Gesamtrechnungen und Satellitenkonten des Primärsektors: Methoden

Eine Einführung in Theorie und Praxis - 5. Auflage (only available in German and French)

Statistical basis and overviews, Agriculture and forestry

pdf Details

Publication19.12.2025

Statistics on the costs and funding of transport

Methodology report for the CFT statistics

Version 3.0

Statistical basis and overviews, Mobility and transport

pdf Details

Publication16.12.2025

Experimental Statistics

Ajustement de l’intrant en travail pour le calcul de la productivité en période de chômage partiel

Rapport de transfert en production (only available in French)

Statistical basis and overviews, National economy

pdf Details

Publication05.12.2025

Statistique sur les télécommunications

Plan de sondage (only available in French)

Statistical basis and overviews, Culture, media, information society, sports

pdf Details

Publication30.09.2025

Voraussetzungen des BFS für die Stichprobenziehung

only available in German and French

Statistical basis and overviews

pdf Details

Publication17.09.2025

Experimental Statistics

Household typology in STATPOP statistics (HHTyp)

Production process - short description

Statistical basis and overviews, Population

pdf Details

Publication17.09.2025

Experimental Statistics

Typologie des ménages dans la statistique STATPOP (HHTyp)

Description du processus de production et des tests de différentes méthodes d’imputation (only available in French)

Statistical basis and overviews, Population

pdf Details

Publication29.08.2025

Erhebung leichte Nutzfahrzeuge (LWE) 2023

Stichprobenplan, Gewichtung und Schätzverfahren (only available in German)

Statistical basis and overviews, Mobility and transport

pdf Details

Publication14.08.2025

Statistische Daten des BFS zu den Sprachen: Quellen

only available in German and French

Statistical basis and overviews, Population

pdf Details

Publication23.06.2025

Statistische Daten des BFS zu den Religionen: Quellen

only available in German and French

Statistical basis and overviews, Population

pdf Details

Publication02.05.2025

Statistique de la valeur ajoutée 2021

Révision de la pondération (only available in French)

Statistical basis and overviews, Industry and services

pdf Details

Publication28.04.2025

Experimental Statistics

Revenu sur l’hébergement dans le secteur hôtelier

HESTA-Mon - Estimation des évolutions (only available in French)

Statistical basis and overviews, Tourism

pdf Details

Publication28.03.2025

Enquête PIAAC 2022- 2023

Plan de sondage, pondération, estimation de variance et analyse du biais dû à la non-réponse (only available in French)

Statistical basis and overviews, Education and science

pdf Details

Publication24.03.2025

Experimental Statistics

HESTA première tendance 2025-

Pondération et estimation de variance III (only available in French)

Statistical basis and overviews, Tourism

pdf Details

Publication28.11.2024

Enquêtes thématiques 2018-2023

Plans de sondage, tirages, pondération et estimation de variance (only available in French)

Statistical basis and overviews, Population, Mobility and transport, Health, Education and science

pdf Details

Publication28.10.2024

Statistique de la valeur ajoutée 2021

Révision du plan de sondage (only available in French)

Statistical basis and overviews, Industry and services

pdf Details

Publication18.09.2024

Experimental Statistics

Revenu sur l’hébergement dans le secteur hôtelier

HESTA-Mon - Pondération et estimation de variance (only available in French)

Statistical basis and overviews, Tourism

pdf Details

Publication27.08.2024

Experimental Statistics

Ajustement des EPT pour le calcul de la productivité du travail. Développements méthodologiques 2023/2024

only available in French

Statistical basis and overviews, National economy

pdf Details

Publication22.08.2024

Empfehlungen Stichprobenziehungen

only available in German and French

Statistical basis and overviews, Population

pdf Details

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Contact

Federal Statistical Office
Espace de l'Europe 10
2010 Neuchâtel
Switzerland

info@bfs.admin.ch

Methodological foundations

Methoden der nationalen Krebsstatistik

Cantonal gross domestic product

Applications du bootstrap à l'OFS

Analysen zur Einkommensmitte

Analysen zur Ungleichheit der Einkommensverteilung

Die Gesamtrechnungen und Satellitenkonten des Primärsektors: Methoden

Methodology report for the CFT statistics

Ajustement de l’intrant en travail pour le calcul de la productivité en période de chômage partiel

Statistique sur les télécommunications

Voraussetzungen des BFS für die Stichprobenziehung

Household typology in STATPOP statistics (HHTyp)

Typologie des ménages dans la statistique STATPOP (HHTyp)

Erhebung leichte Nutzfahrzeuge (LWE) 2023

Statistische Daten des BFS zu den Sprachen: Quellen

Statistische Daten des BFS zu den Religionen: Quellen

Statistique de la valeur ajoutée 2021

Revenu sur l’hébergement dans le secteur hôtelier

Enquête PIAAC 2022- 2023

HESTA première tendance 2025-

Enquêtes thématiques 2018-2023

Statistique de la valeur ajoutée 2021

Revenu sur l’hébergement dans le secteur hôtelier

Ajustement des EPT pour le calcul de la productivité du travail. Développements méthodologiques 2023/2024

Empfehlungen Stichprobenziehungen

Contact

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