You can find out more about the various aspects of the statistical products, subdivided by subject, in order to obtain the answers to your questions quickly and efficiently. Here you will find further details about the purpose, the methodology, the references, the contacts and the results in figures.

The ESCB’s statistical function is based on a legal mandate to collect all necessary and relevant data in order to produce and disseminate impartial, reliable, appropriate, timely, consistent and accessible statistics in the areas under the ESCB’s responsibility. 


Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP)
Annual public accounts (non-financial accounts and financial accounts of general government) form the basis for compiling the deficit and debt data which are sent twice a year to the European Commission (Eurostat).
Foreign Trade
The National Bank has been responsible for compiling all the statistical data relating to external trade, for drawing up overall anonymous statistics from individual observations and for the diffusion or publication of data in periodicals or on electronic media. In this context, the National Bank acts on behalf of the Institute for national accounts.
Economic Survey
The findings of the monthly economic survey of businesses provide an important and quick indicator of economic trends. As well as the results, you can also look at the questionnaire, find out about the methodology behind the National Bank’s economic barometer.
Money and banking statistics
Bank and monetary statistics group together statistics relating to financial and monetary institutions, as well as to the financial markets. These statistics constitute essential information for the European Central Bank's monetary policy.
Non-financial accounts
The National Bank compiles the national quarterly and annual accounts, as well as the regional annual accounts, on behalf of the National Accounts Institute. The annual accounts offer a detailed overview of the components of GDP and revenue, expenditure and savings per institutional sector. The quarterly accounts present a summary of the major aggregates of the national economy and are preceded by a flash estimate of GDP. The regional accounts provide information on the regional dimension of major macro-economic aggregates.
Financial Accounts
The financial accounts describe the financial holdings and the financial transactions of the major sectors of the national economy (households, non-financial corporate enterprises, financial institutions, public authorities), by category of financial instrument (fiat money, deposits, securities, credits, shares, etc.).
Consumer Survey
The National Bank conducts a monthly survey of consumers to assess their confidence in the economic situation. As well as finding out the results, you can also look at the questionnaire and find out about the methodology behind the consumer confidence indicator.