Main highlights of the 2021 Statistical Work Programme

293 statistical products were scheduled to be produced in 2021 compared to 254 in 2020
285 statistical products were published in 2021, compared to 273 in 2020

	Products by theme 2021
Environment	11
Business Sectors	22
General Statistical Publications	3
Economy	38
Labour Market & Earnings	6
People and Society	20

	Products by theme 2020
Environment	8
Business Sectors	21
Economy	38
General Statistical Publications	2
Labour Market& Earnings	7
People and Society	24

39 new products were introduced in 2021, 19 of which were not listed on the 2021 work programme.
11 existing products were not listed on the work programme
45 products were not published in 2021 and 10 products were delayed
55% of the products produced in 2021 were classified as European and 45% as National
51 EU Regulations mandated the collection of those European outputs

22% of products used administrative data only as their source data in 2021, down from 25% in 2020.
23% used survey data as their source in 2021, up from 22% in 2020
34% used a combination of survey and administrative data as their source data, down from 53% for the previous year
For the first time, 8% of products used ‘other data’ only as their source in 2021
13% of products used a combination of “other data sources”, survey data and administrative data as their source data in 2021.

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