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    Do we, as a society, benefit enough from our data?

    For 40 years, Statistics Denmark has made data available to society in a secure way. The return is high and diverse when data is used for research, analysis and as the backdrop to important decisions in society. But should we – as a society – be satisfied with the present opportunities when the benefits could be even greater?, 9 June 2023 8:00 ,  , Today, it is registered when you see a doctor and buy medicine at the pharmacy. It is reported when you get paid, who pays it and which car you drive. You are part of the statistics when you go to the cinema and when you play badminton in your spare time. Data is also collected when you rent a holiday home, when you shop online, and when you use electricity, water and heating., Data is playing an ever greater role in all respects, and data is generated and collected in constantly new fields. The digitisation from end to end of all sorts of things generate data about all Danes every day – as citizens, as users (of public service), as businesses and as customers., The chief question in a data-driven world is then what is going to happen with all the data that is generated?  Who should be able to access it, for what, and how should the access to data be granted now and in the future?, A key element of democracy, Perhaps you worry what the vast amount of data can be used for.  That’s understandable. Therefore, it is important that your data and society’s data is treated with the necessary confidentiality in a secure environment that does not allow the individual citizen or business to be identified. Safeguarding this is one of our core competences., Statistics Denmark is a child of democracy and was established as an independent statistical agency in 1850 – the year after Denmark’s democratic constitution was passed. Then as now, reliable official statistics are a key element of a democratic Denmark. Statistics Denmark complies with the common European rules on, e.g., professional independence, impartiality, confidentiality, reliability and accessibility. As a citizen, you can rest assured that data about you will not fall into the wrong hands, once it is behind our safety barriers., Over the past 40 years, we have made public data available to Danish society – especially for research and analysis, so that the immense knowledge that lies in data can benefit society. We have access to all public registers thus ensuring that there is public and democratic access through us to the information that public authorities collect as part of our welfare society., Denmark’s Data Portal, Statistics Denmark has a dual responsibility, which we take very seriously. On the one hand, we are obliged to take good care of data – on the other hand, we have a duty to share it, so that it may create value. We have come up with good solutions to this dilemma., In 2022, we took the first step towards what we call Denmark’s Data Portal. The portal will make it even easier for researchers and analysts to use our data, and in the future, it will be possible to provide access to more data than that which is part of our current statistical production. Obviously, in a way that maintains data confidentiality., The benefit to society is manifold: Stronger research, better policy development, evidence-based practices, greater knowledge and better decision-making at all levels of society. The more data we include, the greater the potential benefit to society., More data on society should benefit the community, There is also an increasing amount of privately held data. Data created by private businesses as part of their efforts to service and understand their users and customers even better. The businesses register when products are scanned at the supermarket, and the banks know where and when we use our credit cards. It is also registered when we use our travel cards or drive through the tollbooth at the Great Belt Bridge or the Oresund Bridge. And much, much more. All of it data that can also be used – if handled securely – for statistics and analysis to the benefit of all of us, and not just to the advantage of the businesses and organisations collecting it., Shortly before the pandemic, Statistics Denmark was granted access to electricity meter data from Energinet, which is an independent public company running Denmark’s energy infrastructure. Access to this data enabled us to conclude, for instance, that there were no signs of any significant decline in the level of activity in Danish industry in spite of the pandemic. An important and reassuring piece of information that we would not have been able to provide that quickly without the electricity meter data. And a very good example of how Statistics Denmark’s access to data from private suppliers benefits society and our common knowledge., We believe that all kinds of data created in Danish society about Danish society and citizens of Danish society should benefit society – and we are happy to be of service in that context., Common access, In international statistical circles, there is currently talk of the need to establish national data stewards. It is necessary to ensure common access to using society’s data – both public and private – for the common good. This is a role that Statistics Denmark has held and developed over many years when it comes to data from the public sector. At the moment, we are developing this role further with Denmark’s Data Portal., However, there is huge potential for creating further value for society, a value that will grow as the Data Portal gradually includes more data. Not just data from the public sector, but also data created in the private sector that can safely be made available to society based on the virtues and obligations that rest with us as the official national statistical authority., Our imagination is the only limit to the potential gain to society.

    https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/nyheder-analyser-publ/rigsstat-klumme/2023/2023-06-09-faar-vi-som-samfund-nok-ud-af-vores-data

    Documentation of statistics: Road Traffic Accidents

    Contact info, Population and Education, Social Statistics , Jørn Korsbø Petersen , +45 20 11 68 64 , JKP@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Road Traffic Accidents 2021 , Previous versions, Road Traffic Accidents 2020, Road Traffic Accidents 2019, Road Traffic Accidents 2018, Road Traffic Accidents 2017, Road Traffic Accidents 2015, Road Traffic Accidents 2014, Road Traffic Accidents 2013, The purpose of the statistics is to collect and publish information on road traffic accidents in order to create a basis of knowledge for making decisions that can reduce the number of road traffic accidents and the consequences thereof. The statistics on road traffic accidents originate from 1 January 1930. The source of the statistics has until 1 January 2003 been the temporary and final reports from the police. From this date Statistics Denmark only receives an annual extract from the Road Directory with the police's final reports. Apart from this, the most fundamental alterations that have been introduced concern the classification of accidents, the scope of the statistics and the actual reporting procedures., Until 1938, the classification of accidents was not unambiguous. From 1938 to 1966, accidents were categorized according to the main cause of the accident, which was determined by a legal judgement. From 1967 onwards, this judgement has been replaced by a classification of the accident, which is not based on the concept of blame, but on the actual description of the circumstances surrounding the accident., From 1930 to 1958, the statistics included accidents resulting in personal injury as well as damage to property. Since 1958, accidents involving only damage to property are no longer covered by the statistics, and from 1967 accidents involving only pedestrians are no longer covered either, whether the accident resulted in a casualty or not., Up until and including 1975, the police reports were sent straight to Statistics Denmark. In 1976, the reporting system was expanded, so that the highway authorities in counties and municipalities take part in the reporting by locating the accidents. As from November 1997 and up to and including April 2000, a new system of computerized reporting was gradually introduced in the police., Since 1 January 2003 the police reports have been sent to the Road Directorate from whom Statistics Denmark receives an annual extract., Statistical presentation, The statistics on road traffic accidents illustrate the extent and the nature of all accidents involving casualties, who are known by the police. The information on road traffic accidents is classified into three main groups: information about the accident, information about the element (vehicles, pedestrians and obstacles) and information about the person., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, Annual extract from the Road Directorate, Road Accident Information System with information for all accidents with injured., The data is checked for errors. Only few corrections is made. No seasonally adjustment is made., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, National users: Ministries (primarily the Ministry of Traffic), the police districts, the highway authorities in counties and municipalities, organizations, research centers, the education system and private persons., Eurostat: The register is made anonymous and sent to Eurostat, as input for the Community Database on Accidents on the Roads in Europe (CARE)., Area of application: Local and central planning aimed at reducing road traffic accidents, education, research and public debate., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, A general problem concerning the road traffic accident statistics is that they do not include accidents involving casualties, which are not reported to the police. The severity of the accident and the mode of transport are factors, which influence whether the police are involved. Examinations - pooling with the Register of Causes of Death and with registries of casualty award visits and hospital admissions caused by road traffic accidents - have proven that almost all accidents involving deaths are reported. Accidents involving serious personal injury are more frequently reported than accidents involving only slight injuries. Furthermore, accidents involving cars are more frequently reported than accidents involving bicycles and mopeds. In average only 20 per cent of the casualties come to the knowledge of the police. Results of the pooling with registries of casualty award visits can be found in the table MOERKE in , Statbank, ., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The statistics are usually published without delay in relation to the scheduled date - ult. June after the year after., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, These include changes in the registration of road traffic accidents resulting in inconsistencies of data as well as the introduction of new variables. Since 1958, accidents involving only damage to property have been omitted from the statistics. In January 1967, the definition of road traffic accident involving casualties was changed to include only accidents involving at least one vehicle. This leaves out accidents involving only pedestrians. From January 1967, the classification of accidents according to main and secondary causes was changed to a classification according to the accident situation, based on an objective evaluation of the course of events leading up to the accident. In January 1981, the definition of slightly injured was changed. Minor bruises, scrapes and the like are no longer considered as slight injuries. In January 1983, the structure and contents of the statistical system were changed. New parameters - e.g., cycle paths, collision point, maneuver concerning the element record, and on driving license and moped license - were introduced. From January 1997, individuals who are admitted to hospital for observation due to concussion should be registered as slightly injured in cases where the diagnosis does not turn out to be concussion of the brain., Legal changes, such as the introduction of and changes to speed limits and limits for level of alcohol in the blood, and requirements concerning the use of seat belts, helmets, child seats, lights, etc., can influence the overall development in the road traffic accident statistics., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, Statistics appear in:, News from Statistics Denmark., Annual publications: , Statistical Yearbook, Statistical 10-Year Review, and , Færdselsuheld, (Road Traffic Accidents)., Statbank, .Transport, Traffic accidents: UHELD1, UHELDK1, UHELD2, UHELDK2, UHELD3, UHELD4, UHELD5, UHELD6, UHELD7, UHELDK7, UHELD8, UHELD9, UHELD10, UHELD11, UHELD12, UHELD13, MOERKE., Read more about accessibility and clarity

    https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/road-traffic-accidents

    Documentation of statistics

    Documentation of statistics: Labour Force Survey (LFS)

    Contact info, Labour Market, Social Statistics , Daniel F. Gustafsson , +45 20 51 64 72 , DFG@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2025 Quarter 2 , Previous versions, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2025 Quarter 1, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2024 Quarter 4, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2024 Quarter 3, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2024 Quarter 2, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2024 Quarter 1, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2023 Quarter 4, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2023 Quarter 3, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2023 Quarter 2, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2023 Quarter 1, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2022 Quarter 4, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2022 Quarter 3, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2022 Quarter 2, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2022 Quarter 1, Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2021 Quarter 4, Labour Force Survey 2021 Quarter 3, Labour Force Survey 2021 Quarter 2, Labour Force Survey 2021 Quarter 1, Labour Force Survey 2020 Quarter 4, Labour Force Survey 2020 Quarter 3, Labour Force Survey 2020 Quarter 2, Labour Force Survey 2020 Quarter 1, Labour Force Survey 2019 Quarter 4, Labour Force Survey 2019 Quarter 3, Labour Force Survey 2019 Quarter 2, Labour Force Survey 2019 Quarter 1, Labour Force Survey 2018 Quarter 4, Labour Force Survey 2018 Quarter 3, Labour Force Survey 2018 Quarter 2, Labour Force Survey 2018 Quarter 1, Labour Force Survey 2017 Quarter 4, Labour Force Survey 2017 Quarter 3, Labour Force Survey 2017 Quarter 2, Labour Force Survey 2017 Quarter 1, Labour Force Survey 2016 Quarter 4, Labour Force Survey 2016 Quarter 3, Labour Force Survey 2016 Quarter 2, Labour Force Survey 2016 Quarter 1, Labour Force Survey 2015 Quarter 4, Labour Force Survey 2015 Quarter 3, Labour Force Survey 2015 Quarter 2, Labour Force Survey 2015 Quarter 1, Labour Force Survey 2014 Quarter 4, Labour Force Survey 2014 Quarter 3, The purpose of the Labour Force Survey (LFS) is giving a description of the labour market status of the population. The LFS gives insight into how many people are employed, unemployed or outside the labour force (economically inactive). The LFS also manages to measure information like how many people are working part time; how many hours men in their 30s or 40s usually work; or how many elderly people outside the labour market would like to have a job. The LFS has been conducted yearly since 1984, and from 1994 the survey has been conducted continuously throughout the year., Statistical presentation, The Labor Force Survey is a quarterly sample-based interview survey on the Danish population between 15 and 89 years. The survey sheds light on how many are employed, unemployed (LFS unemployed) or outside the labor force. The survey provides detailed data on e.g. hours worked, conditions of employment, job search, education by regions, age and sex. Consequently the survey can, among other things, estimate the number of employed people who work at home regularly; how many self-employed people who work during weekends; or how many people have have a part-time job. , Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, The Labour Force Survey is the most comprehensive continuous survey in Denmark based on approx. 72,000 participants on an annual basis. The interviews are conducted by online interview or telephone. The survey is based on a stratified sample of the population. In drawing the sample administrative resources are used to obtain various background information on the people interviewed. The sample is weighted to measure the entire population in Denmark., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, The Danish Labour Force Survey (LFS) is the contribution to the European LFS and data are delivered quarterly to the European Statistical office., Labour Force Surveys are carried out in every European country as well as in many other countries around the world following common concepts and guidelines. This makes the Labour Force Survey the best Danish survey for international comparisons on labour market statistics., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, The Labor Force Survey (LFS) has a relatively large sample and there are continuous improvements in enumeration methods. This provides reliable statistics for the population's connection to the labor market, although there is uncertainty linked to the selection of the sample and the structure of the non-response., In Q1 2016, the response rate was exceptionally low, creating greater uncertainty about the figures. Furthermore, web interview (CAWI) has been introduced as a new data collection method. The two factors created breaks in the time series. The breaks are corrected on the main series., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The Labour Force Survey is published 1.5 months after the end of a reference period and usually without delay in relation to the scheduled date., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, The Labor Force Survey (LFS) has been conducted since 1994 and tables can be found at StatBank Denmark from 1996 onwards. A new enumeration method has been introduced, where the sources only go back to 2008. The new series therefore only go back to 2008 in comparable form. LFS is made according to the same guidelines in all EU countries and several other countries and is therefore well suited for international comparisons., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, These statistics are published quarterly and yearly in a Danish press release. In StatBank Denmark these statistics are published under the topic , Labour Force Survey (LFS), . For further information, see the , subject page, ., More detailed statistical data can be purchased via DST Consulting, see , customised statistics, ., It is also possible to access micro-data through , Statistics Denmark's Research Service, ., Read more about accessibility and clarity

    https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/labour-force-survey--lfs-

    Documentation of statistics

    Short term trends

    The short term economic development in Denmark is illustrated by a number of indicators. This development is shown in percentage in relation to, the previous period (t-1), three months before (t-3), the same quarter of the previous year (t-4) or the same month of the previous year (t-12) , The numbers of the short term economic development are updated on a daily basis at 8.05 am.,  , Period, Value, Dev.,  , National accounts,  ,  , t/(t-1),  , Gross domestic product, real growth , (DKK billion, 2020-price level chain figures),   Q2/25,   657,   1.0, Household consumption expenditure, real growth , (DKK billion, 2020-price level chain figures),   Q2/25,   273,   0.2, NPISH consumption expenditure, real growth , (DKK billion, 2020-price level chain figures),   Q2/25,   9,   0.0, Government consumption, real growth , (DKK billion, 2020-price level chain figures),   Q2/25,   148,   0.4, Gross capital formation, real growth , (DKK million, 2020-price level chain figures),   Q2/25,   149,399,   -2.1, Imports of goods and services, real growth, (DKK billion, 2020-price level chain figures),   Q2/25,   357,   3.4, Exports of goods and services, real growth , (DKK billion, 2020-price level chain figures),   Q2/25,   428,   3.7, Employment. National accounts , (persons),   Q2/25,   3,252,560,   0.2, Labour market,  ,  , t/(t-4),  , Jobs. WTA (number),   Q2/25,   3,477,261,   0.9, Jobs. Hours worked, WTA (1000 hours),   Q2/25,   1,069,309,   0.8, Indices of average earnings in Corporations and Organizations (1. qtr. 2005=100),   Q2/25,   162.9,   2.5, Indices og average earnings in the public sector, central government (1. qtr 2005=100),   Q2/25,   164.5,   2.1, Indices of average earnings in the public sector, local government (1. qtr. 2005=100),   Q2/25,   169.4,   5.2, Job vacancies,   Q2/25,   56,680,   2.1, Registered unemployment,  ,  , t/(t-12),  , Gross unemployment (converted into full-time) per cent of the labour force , 2),   Sep/25,   2.9,   0.0, Gross unemployment (converted into full-time),   Sep/25,   88,464.0,   0.9, Net unemployment (converted into full-time) per cent of the labour force , 2),   Sep/25,   2.6,   0.0, Net unemployment (converted into full-time),   Sep/25,   78,090.3,   0.6, ILO unemployment,  ,  , t/(t-3),  , ILO-unemployment rate , 2),   Sep/25,   6.1,   -0.6, Consumption,  ,  , t/(t-1),  , Retail trade index total (2021=100),   Sep/25,   98.1,   0.1, New registration of passenger cars (number),   Sep/25,   16,014,   6.2, Consumer confidence indicator,   Oct/25,   -19.5,   .., Industries,  ,  , t/(t-1),  , Number of persons employed in the construction industry total,   Q1/25,   198,314,   0.4, Domestic sales by VAT registered firms (DKK million),   Aug/25,   291,183,   -0.1, Industrial production index (2021=100),   Sep/25,   139.7,   8.0,  ,  , t/(t-12),  , New registration of van and lorries (number) , 1),   Sep/25,   2,685,   0.9, Bankruptcies (number),   Oct/25,   531,   6.6, Tendency Surveys,  ,  ,  , Sentiment indicators for construction , 1),   Oct/25,   100.2,   .., Sentiment indicators for industry , 1),   Oct/25,   92.3,   .., Sentiment indicators for service sector , 1),   Oct/25,   105.4,   .., Sentiment indicators for retail trade , 1),   Oct/25,   104.3,   .., Property Market,  ,  , t/(t-1),  , Construction Cost Index for residential buildings (2021=100) , 1),   Q2/25,   119.5,   1.3, Price index for one-family houses (2022=100),   Q2/25,   105.3,   0.6, Forced sales of real property (number),   Oct/25,   90.0,   1.1, External Trade and Balance of Payments,  ,  , t/(t-1),  , Import of goods (DKK milllion) , 1),   Aug/25,   71,471.1,   0.4, Export of goods (DKK million) , 1),   Aug/25,   75,468.7,   -10.7, Import of services (DKK milllion),   Q2/25,   208,331.4,   0.9, Export of services (DKK milllion),   Q2/25,   208,331.9,   -0.8, Balance of payments, surplus (DKK million) , 3),   Aug/25,   25,729.4,   -13,602.6, Prices,  ,  , t/(t-12),  , Consumer price index (2015=100),   Sep/25,   121.6,   2.3, Price index for Domestic Supply (2021=100),   Sep/25,   115.8,   -0.9, Price index for domestic supply (2021=100) - Mineral fuels, mineraloil and distilery products thereof,   Sep/25,   110.6,   -8.4, Producer price index for commodity (2021=100),   Sep/25,   139.1,   0.9, Import price index for commodity (2021=100),   Sep/25,   115.9,   -1.2, Government net lending,  ,  , t/(t-1),  , Government net lending (DKK million),   Q2/25,   28,852,   7.4, Interest and share rates,  ,  , t/(t-1),  , Share index OMXC20 (july 3rd 1989=100),   Sep/25,   1,523,   -3.1, Exchange rate, nominal effective Krone rate, monthly average (1980=100),   Oct/25,   107.0,   -0.2, Short interest rate, 3 month CIBOR (pct. p.a.) , 2),   Sep/25,   ..,   .., Long interest rate, 10-years central government bond (pct. p.a.) , 2),   Sep/25,   ..,   .., Footnotes, :, 1) Not seasonally adjusted, 2) Development in percentage point, 3) Development in DKK million

    https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/temaer/overblik-dansk-oekonomi/Konjunkturindikatorer

    Documentation of statistics: Net Price Index

    Contact info, Prices and Consumption, Economic Statistics , Martin Sædholm Nielsen , +45 24 49 72 81 , MNE@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Net Price Index 2025 , Previous versions, Net Price Index 2024, Net Price Index 2023, Net Price Index 2022, Net Price Index 2021, Net Price Index 2020, Net Price Index 2019, Net Price Index 2018, Net Price Index 2017, Net Price Index 2016, Net Price Index 2015, Net Price Index 2014, Documents associated with the documentation, Notat-om-forbruger-og-nettoprisindekset-i-forbindelse-med-corona-krisen (pdf) (in Danish only), Vægtgrundlag 1991 til i dag (xlsx) (in Danish only), Weightings 2025 (xlsx), FPI-dokumentation - opdateret maj 2020 (pdf) (in Danish only), Vejledning til regulering med prisindeks (pdf) (in Danish only), Klassifikationskoder og beskrivelser (pdf), The purpose of the net price index is to measure the development of the prices, less indirect taxes and duties and including price subsidies, charged to consumers for goods and services bought by private households in Denmark. The index of net retail prices has been calculated since 1980, but there are estimated figures for the development in net prices back to February 1975. The weights were last adjusted in connection with calculating the index for January 2014 and are based on private consumption expenditure in 2012., Statistical presentation, The index of net retail prices shows the development of prices, minus indirect taxes plus subsidies, for goods and services bought by private households in Denmark. Thus, the index also covers foreign households' consumption expenditure in Denmark, but not Danish households' consumption expenditure abroad. The index shows the monthly changes in the costs (minus indirect taxes plus general subsidies) of buying a fixed basket of goods, the composition of which is made up in accordance with the households' consumption of goods and services., The index of net retail prices can best be characterized as a fixed weight index of a Laspeyres-type. The prices that are included in the index of net retail prices are not the prices paid by the consumers, but the purchase prices after deduction of indirect taxes and addition of subsidies (to the extent possible). The only exception to this is rent payments where the total rent, i.e. the share of rent payments, is included. The weights are calculated on the basis of data from the national accounts on final consumption expenditure of households in Denmark, distributed among 70 commodity groups. For each of these, a further division is made by using the detailed information on consumption expenditure from the Household Budget Survey., The price indices for April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December 2020 and January, February, March, April, May and June 2021 are more uncertain than usual, as the non-response rate has been significantly larger than normal and some businesses have been shut down due to COVID-19. , Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, The index of net retail prices is calculated on the basis of 23,000 prices collected from approx. 1,600 shops, companies and institutions throughout Denmark. Most prices are by far collected monthly. The data material received is examined for errors, both by computer (using the so called HB-method) and manually. The different goods and services, which are included in the index of net retail prices, are first grouped according to approx. 500 elementary aggregates for which elementary aggregate indices are calculated. The elementary aggregate indices are weighted together into sub-indices that are in turn aggregated into the total index of net retail prices. In calculating a price index it is assumed that the baskets of goods that are compared are identical, also with respect to the quality of the goods. Mainly indirect quality adjustment methods are being applied in the index of net retail prices in connection with changes in the sample. The index of net retail prices is not seasonally adjusted., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, The index of net retail prices is generally viewed as a reliable statistic based on the views of users., Important users are among others the Ministry of Finance, The Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Interior, The Danish Central Bank and private banks and other financial organizations., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, No calculation has been made of the uncertainty connected with sampling in the index of net retail prices as the sample is not randomly drawn, but the quality of the index of net retail prices is accessed to be high. In connection with COVID-19, uncertainty is greater than usual as it has been difficult to collect prices and many industries have been closed down., In addition to the "general" uncertainty connected with sampling, there are a number of sources of potential bias in the net price index. One source is the consumers substitution between goods and shops and another source is changes in the sample., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The index of net retail prices is published on the 10th or the first working day thereafter, following the month in which the data was collected. , The statistics are published without delay in relation to the scheduled date., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, The index of net retail prices is related to the European Union harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP)., The European Union harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) is based on actual consumer prices, whereas the index of net retail prices is based on the purchase prices after deduction of indirect taxes and VAT and addition of subsidies (to the extent possible)., From January 2001, the only difference between the national index of net retail prices and the HICP is apart from the price concept the coverage of goods and services, as owner-occupied dwellings is only recorded in the index of net retail prices and not in the HICP. , The index of net retail prices is also related to the consumer price index. The two indices comprise the same groups of goods and services and are calculated according to the same methodology. Consequently, the only difference between the two indices is the price concept used, as indirect taxes and VAT are subtracted in the index of net retail prices, and the weighting., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, These statistics are published monthly in a Danish press release and in the StatBank under , Net Price Index, ., Read more about accessibility and clarity

    https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/net-price-index

    Documentation of statistics

    Documentation of statistics: The Monthly Labour Force Survey (LFS)

    Contact info, Labour Market, Social Statistics , Daniel F. Gustafsson , +45 20 51 64 72 , dfg@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, The Monthly Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2025 Month 09 , Previous versions, The Monthly Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2025 Month 08, The Monthly Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2025 Month 07, The Monthly Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2025 Month 06, The Monthly Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2025 Month 05, The Monthly Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2025 Month 04, The Monthly Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2025 Month 03, The Monthly Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2025 Month 02, The Monthly Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2025 Month 01, The Monthly Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2024 Month 12, The Monthly Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2024 Month 11, The Monthly Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2024 Month 10, The Monthly Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2024 Month 09, The Monthly Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2024 Month 08, The Monthly Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2024 Month 07, The Monthly Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2024 Month 06, The Monthly Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2024 Month 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Here, the population is divided into two main groups, namely people in the labor force and people outside the labor force. Persons in the labor force are further divided into two groups: employed and unemployed (LFS unemployed)., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, The monthly Labour Force Survey is based on sample with interviews and the figures are weighted with administrative resources. Due to the smaller sample size, the calibration of the weights is carried out using slightly more aggregated data than the quarterly LFS. The sample is weighted to represent the population as it was at the end of the previous quarter. Following the calibration, the series are benchmarked to their quarterly counterpart and seasonally adjusted. , The figures for the labour market status in December 2024 are partly based on information from administrative registers., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, The monthly LFS supplements the quarterly LFS. 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    Analyses: Extensive Danish Trade and Investment Relations with the United States

    Photo: Colourbox, Denmark has significant trade and investment relations with foreign countries, including the USA. However, trade and investment relations with the USA cannot be reduced to a single figure. Various sources are needed to understand how the economies are integrated, including statistics on external trade, investment income, investments, and affiliates. At the same time, it is important to be aware of the blind spots that arise in a bilateral analysis when the supply of goods and services between countries occurs through affiliates in third countries., This analysis compiles statistics on Danish trade and investment relations with the USA and delves into the interpretation of these statistics. The analysis has been produced by Statistics Denmark and Danmarks Nationalbank., [note 1], 10 March 2025, By Stefan Gottschalck Anbro, Alina Grecu, Mathias Busk Tjørnum and Robert Wederkinck, [note 2], Main conclusions:, The USA is Denmark's largest export market and the country from which Denmark has the highest investment income., In 2024, 18 per cent of Danish export revenue and 21 per cent of Danish investment income came from the USA. Goods exports accounted for 68 per cent of Denmark's total exports to the USA., Danish exports to the USA are characterized by international organization of the production., Traditionally, goods exports are seen as products manufactured in the export country and then transported and sold in the import country. However, this is not the typical case for Danish goods exports to the USA. In 2024, 75 per cent of Danish goods exports to the USA did not cross the Danish border. The majority of this type of Danish export consists of goods sold abroad in connection with processing abroad., Imports from the USA are dominated by services., In 2024, Danish service imports from the USA amounted to DKK 135.2 billion, equivalent to 71 per cent of total imports from the USA. Imports of services from the USA accounted for 17 per cent of Denmark's total service imports., The USA is the country in which Denmark invests the most and at the same time the country that invests the most in Denmark., Danish investments in the USA were equivalent to 94 per cent of Danish GDP in Q3 2024, while USA's investments in Denmark were equivalent to 74 per cent of Danish BNP., Many Danish affiliates in the USA., In 2023, there were more than 950 Danish-controlled affiliates in the USA, employing 91,000 people. The USA is therefore among the countries where Danish companies have established the most foreign affiliates., The USA owns a significant number of subsidiaries in Denmark., In 2022, there were 1,100 American subsidiaries in Denmark, employing just over 40,700 people., American employees in Denmark., In Denmark, there were 2,600 full-time international employees with American citizenship in 2023., Get as pdf, Extensive Danish Trade and Investment Relations with the United States (pdf), The significance of the USA for Danish exports and investment income has increased, The Danish trade and investment relations with the USA are primarily reflected in the balance of payments and the international investment position. Denmark's economic transactions with the USA are part of the current account of the balance of payments, which is divided into imports, exports, primary income, and secondary income. Primary income mainly consists of investment income from investments in securities and foreign affiliates. Investments are reflected in the capital account. This analysis sheds light on these different aspects., The significance of the USA for Danish exports and investment income has been substantial and has been increasing for several years. In 2024, the export of goods and services to the USA accounted for 18 per cent of Denmark's total exports, whereas in 2015, it constituted 11 per cent, cf. Figure 1. By comparison, exports to the second-largest export market, Germany, accounted for 12 per cent in 2024., In 2024, investment income from the USA accounted for 21 per cent of Denmark's total investment income revenues. The share of investment income from the USA out of the total investment income has shown an increasing trend over the past ten years, despite declines in 2020 and 2021. Thus, investment income from the USA accounted for 17 per cent of total investment income in 2015., Figure 1. USA's share of total exports and investment income, 2015-2024, Source. , www.statbank.dk/bbq, and customized data extraction from Statistics Denmark., The Danish export to the USA in 2024 was dominated by goods, cf. Figure 2. Denmark exported a total of DKK 366.4 billion to the USA, of which DKK 248.6 billion was export of goods, equivalent to 68 per cent. Service export amounted to DKK 117.8 billion. Conversely, services accounted for the majority of imports from the USA. In 2024, Denmark imported for DKK 189.1 billion from the USA, of which service imports accounted for 72 per cent with DKK 135.2 billion., Figure 2. Denmark's external trade with the USA, 2024, Source. , www.statbank.dk/bbq, ., The balance of payments figures for trade in goods and services above only include direct trade between Danish and foreign residents., [note 3], However, trade in goods and services can also take place via affiliates abroad. This is not included in the figures for trade in goods and services, cf. Box 1., Box 1. Trade and income - two aspects of Denmark's economic relations with foreign countries , Economic relations between countries take various forms., Firstly, countries can trade goods and services directly. This occurs, for example, when a Danish company sells a good or a service directly to a foreign company. This trade is included in the balance of payments as trade in goods and services., Secondly, a country can sell goods and services to another country through affiliates abroad. This is the case, for example, when a Danish company establishes an affiliate in another country and allows this affiliate to produce goods that it owns and subsequently sells. If these activities generate a profit in the foreign affiliate, this profit will be recorded in the balance of payments as part of Denmark's investment income., To obtain a comprehensive picture of the economic relations between two countries, it is therefore not sufficient to look solely at statistics on trade in goods and services. Investment income should also be included in the overall analysis., However, a blind spot arises if an affiliate in another country sells goods or services to a third country. For example, this could be a Danish affiliate in Canada selling goods to the USA. A profit in the Canadian affiliate will result in Danish investment income from Canada, thereby leading to an underestimation of the economic relationship with the USA. The same blind spot applies on the import side when Denmark purchases goods or services from other countries' affiliates abroad, including those of the USA. For example, several American tech companies have their headquarters in Ireland, and their sales to Danish residents are therefore recorded as imports from Ireland, not the USA., Export of goods that do not cross the border has increased significantly, Diving into merchandise trade, a distinction can be made between goods that cross the Danish border and goods that do not. Trade in goods that do not cross the Danish border is primarily related to Danish companies' production abroad, cf. Box 2. The share of goods exports to the USA that do not cross the Danish border has increased significantly over the years, driven by globalization and a growing trend towards international organization of the production., In 2024, exports to the USA of goods that do not cross the Danish border amounted to DKK 185.2 billion, corresponding to 75 per cent of the total value of goods exports to the USA. This represents an increase from 47 per cent in 2015. A comparison with exports of goods to other foreign countries shows that goods that do not cross the Danish border play a particularly prominent role in exports to the USA. In 2024, goods that do not cross the Danish border accounted for 12 per cent of the total value of goods exports to the rest of the world., Box 2. Goods that do not cross the Danish border , Trade in goods can be divided into goods that cross the Danish border and goods that do not cross the Danish border. Goods that do not cross the Danish border consist of goods traded in connection with processing abroad, merchanting goods, and Danish purchases of provisions and fuel abroad., Trade in connection with processing abroad covers cases where Danish companies have goods processed abroad while retaining ownership of the goods. In this context, purchases of raw materials and semi-finished products abroad and sales of processed products without bringing them back to Denmark are included in the statistics as goods that do not cross the Danish border. For example, a Danish company may purchase raw materials in the United States and have them processed by an American company , e.g. an American affiliate, after which the Danish company sells the finished product to an American end customer., Merchanting consists partly of pure trading activities, e.g. goods which are bought and resold without the Danish intermediary being involved in the production of the goods. In addition, merchanting includes goods traded by so-called factoryless goods producers. A factoryless goods producer is characterised by having a partner produce goods without owning the raw materials during the production process. However, the factoryless goods producer still controls the production, for example by providing intellectual property rights for production. In practice, this could involve a Danish company having goods produced by a partner in Canada. Once production is complete, the Danish company buys the finished goods from its partner, which are then resold to an end customer, for example, in the United States. Whether it concerns pure trading activities or goods traded by factoryless goods producers, special conditions apply to the statistical treatment of merchanting goods. In the intermediary's country, merchanting is recorded as net exports (sales value - purchase value), while imports in the purchasing country are recorded at their full value (equivalent to the sales value). Furthermore, imports in the purchasing country are typically recorded as imports from the country of dispatch rather than as imports from the intermediary's country., The part of merchandise trade that crosses the Danish border can be classified into detailed product groups. The largest product group in exports to the USA of goods that cross the Danish border in 2024 was , chemicals and related products (including pharmaceutical products), with a value of DKK 21.5 billion, cf. Figure 3. This corresponds to 34 per cent of the total exports to the USA of goods that cross the Danish border. The second-largest product group was , machinery (excl. transport equipment), , with a value of DKK 19.6 billion. In imports from the USA of goods that cross the Danish border, the largest product group in 2024 , was mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials, , with a value of DKK 14.9 billion., Figure 3. Trade in goods crossing the Danish border, USA as partner country. 2024, Source. , www.statbank.dk/uhq, ., The part of merchandise trade that does not cross the Danish border is recorded without details about the type of goods. Figure 4 shows the distribution of exports and imports to/from the USA by broad categories., In the export of , goods, to the USA that do not cross the Danish border, , goods sold abroad in connection with processing, accounted for the largest share, with a value of DKK 175.2 billion, corresponding to 95 per cent of this type of trade. As part of the production of Danish , goods sold abroad in connection with processing, , , manufacturing services, are purchased. Measured by the purchase of , manufacturing services, , a significant portion of the total volume of , goods sold abroad in connection with processing, is produced in the USA. In 2024, the total Danish import of , manufacturing services, amounted to DKK 24.5 billion, of which imports of , manufacturing services, from the USA accounted for DKK 10.1 billion., In imports from the USA of goods that do not cross the Danish border, , goods procured in ports by carriers (i.e. bunkering and provisions), represented the largest group. , Goods procured in ports by carriers (i.e. bunkering and provisions), covers Danish ships' purchases of fuel and provisions abroad. In 2024, imports of goods procured in ports by carriers (i.e. bunkering and provisions) from the USA amounted to DKK 10.3 billion, corresponding to 74 per cent of the total import of goods that do not cross the Danish border., Figure 4. Trade in goods that do not cross the Danish border, USA as partner country, 2024., Source. , www.statbank.dk/uhq, ., Danish service exports to the USA are dominated by sea transport, Denmark's export of services to the USA in 2024 was dominated by , sea transport, , cf. Figure 5. Denmark exported sea transport services worth DKK 49.9 billion to the USA, accounting for 42 per cent of the total export of services to the USA in 2024. The second-largest service category in exports to the USA was , charges for the use of intellectual property, , making up 24 per cent of total service exports., The import of services from the USA in 2024 was dominated by , other business services, , valued at DKK 64.1 billion, corresponding to 47 per cent of the total service import from the USA. Other business services include, among other things, , professional and management consulting services, , , advertising, , , market research and public opinion polling, , as well as , research and development services, ., Figure 5. Trade in services, USA as partner country, 2024, Source. , www.statbank.dk/uhq, ., Growing investment relations with the USA, Denmark has a high degree of financial integration with foreign countries, with large and growing investments across borders. A persistent current account surplus has contributed to Denmark's investments abroad exceeding foreign investments in Denmark, thereby accumulating a significant net international investment position for Denmark. Total Danish investments abroad correspond to 384 per cent of Danish GDP in the third quarter of 2024, while foreign investments in Denmark correspond to 325 per cent., A significant portion of Danish investments abroad is placed in the USA. Danish investments in the USA have nearly doubled from constituting 53 per cent of Danish GDP in the fourth quarter of 2015 to constituting 94 per cent in the third quarter of 2024, cf. Figure 6. Similarly, American investments in Denmark have increased from constituting 43 to 74 per cent of Danish GDP during the same period., Figure 6. Investments between Denmark and the USA as share of Danish GDP. Q4 2015 - Q3 2024, Note: The figures cover the Danish international investment position with the USA and include all forms of investments in companies, listed shares, bonds, etc. American portfolio investments in Denmark, such as stocks and bonds, are calculated using the IMF's data (CPIS) on portfolio asset holdings between countries. The figures for 2015-2023 represent the holdings in the fourth quarter, while the holdings for 2024 are in the third quarter., Source. Danmarks Nationalbank, IMF, Statistics Denmark and own calculations., The USA is the country in which Denmark invests the most, and at the same time, it is the country that invests the most in Denmark. In the third quarter of 2024, a quarter of all Danish investments abroad were placed in the USA, cf. Figure 7. Investments in the USA are more than twice as large as investments in Great Britain and Germany respectively, which are the countries with the second-largest volume of Danish investments abroad after the USA., As regards foreign investments in Denmark, the USA is also the country with the most investments in Denmark. In the third quarter of 2024, one in five Danish Kroner that foreign investors have invested in Denmark came from the USA., Figure 7. Danish investments abroad and foreign investments in Denmark. Q3 2024, Note: Denmark's international investment position in the third quarter of 2024. The international investment position consists of assets and liabilities from direct investments, portfolio investments, as well as other investments such as loans and deposits. The highlighted countries represent the three countries with the largest assets and liabilities towards Denmark. The counterparty country is recorded according to the first counterparty country. American portfolio investments in Denmark, such as stocks and bonds, are calculated using IMF data (CPIS) on portfolio asset holdings between countries., Source. Danmarks Nationalbank, IMF and own calculations., Significant income from investments in the USA, In 2024, Denmark received a total investment income from its investments in the USA amounting to DKK 69 billion, cf. Figure 8. Nearly half of the investment income came from American companies owned by Danish non-financial companies. A quarter of the investment income came from interest and dividend payments to Danish wealth managers in the insurance and pension sector as well as investment funds. The USA also receives investment income from investments in Denmark. This primarily concerns profits and dividends from Danish non-financial companies., When the investment income from American investments in Denmark is excluded from the Danish investment income derived from investments in the USA, Denmark achieves a net wealth income of DKK 39 billion in 2024. The positive net income from the USA can be attributed to the substantially greater volume of Danish investments in the USA compared to the American investments in Denmark., Figure 8. Danish investment income from the USA and investment income (expenditures) to the USA's investments in Denmark. 2024, Note.: The column on the left shows Danish sectors' income from investments in the USA, while the column on the right shows the USA's income from investments in Danish sectors. The graph covers the entirety of 2024. The income includes dividends, interest payments, and earnings from a foreign subsidiary that have not yet been distributed (reinvested earnings). The income does not include capital gains or losses. Data for the insurance and pension sector has not been looked through, so some investments in investment funds are ultimately owned by the insurance and pension sector. The income from American portfolio investments in Denmark, such as stocks and bonds, is calculated using IMF data (CPIS) on holdings of portfolio assets between countries., Source. Danmarks Nationalbank, IMF and own calculations., Doubling of portfolio investments over ten years, Investments can be divided into portfolio investments, direct investments, and other investments, which primarily cover loans and deposits. Portfolio investments are investments across national borders in bonds and stocks of companies, where the investor does not have controlling influence in the company., Portfolio investments are concentrated in stocks. Danish investors have investments in foreign stocks totaling DKK 3,850 billion, equivalent to 130 per cent of Danish GDP in the fourth quarter of 2024. Denmark has investments of DKK 1,900 billion in American stocks, which accounts for half of the total investments in foreign stocks, cf. Figure 9., Portfolio investments between Denmark and the USA have doubled over the past ten years, measured as a share of Danish GDP. In 2015, Denmark had investments equivalent to 38 per cent of Danish GDP in American stocks and bonds. In 2024, this figure has risen to 74 per cent of Danish GDP. American investments in Denmark have also nearly doubled from 36 per cent of Danish GDP in 2015 to 59 per cent in 2024., Figure 9. Danish investments in the USA and American investments in Denmark by investment type. Q3 2024, Note: Denmark's international investment position with the USA is accounted for in the third quarter of 2024, broken down by types of investments. Stocks and bonds constitute portfolio investments. American portfolio investments in Denmark, such as stocks and bonds, are calculated using IMF data (CPIS) on holdings of portfolio assets between countries. Stocks include both shares (listed and unlisted) and mutual fund certificates. Other investments cover financial derivatives, reserve assets, and other investments, etc., Source. Danmarks Nationalbank, IMF and own calculations., It is primarily Danish pension companies and investment funds that invest in American stocks, cf. Figure 10. During 2024, Danish investors purchased foreign stocks totaling DKK 222 billion, of which approximately 38 per cent were American. The large investments in American stocks expose Danish investors to currency risk in dollars, which is largely hedged. By the end of 2024, the Danish insurance and pension sector had hedged 65 per cent of their currency risk from dollar exposures. Investment funds do not hedge their stock investments to the same extent., Foreigners also have significant investments in Danish stocks - a total of DKK 3,422 billion, equivalent to 116 per cent of GDP. Most of the investments are in Danish listed C25 stocks, of which about 62 per cent are owned by foreigners. The foreign stock holdings are particularly concentrated in large pharmaceutical companies such as Novo Nordisk and in other major international companies like DSV, Pandora, and Carlsberg. Nearly half of the foreign holdings of Danish stocks are owned directly from the USA., Figure 10. Danish ownership of American stocks and American ownership of Danish stocks. Q4 2024, Note: Denmark's holdings of American stocks distributed across the Danish holding sector, as well as the USA's holdings of Danish stocks divided by the Danish sector in which the USA has invested. The holdings are reported for the fourth quarter of 2024 and include listed and unlisted stocks as well as investment fund shares. American stock investments in Denmark are calculated using the IMF's data (CPIS) on holdings of portfolio assets between countries., Source. Danmarks Nationalbank, IMF and own calculations., Growing direct investments in American subsidiaries, Direct investments are companies' investments in foreign subsidiaries, cf. Box 3. Danish direct investments abroad are distributed across relatively few countries and are particularly concentrated in the countries with which Denmark trade the most. This primarily concerns the USA and our immediate European neighboring countries. Over the past ten years, Danish direct investments in the USA have increased by 267 per cent, while American investments in Denmark have risen by 185 per cent., The USA is the country in which Denmark makes the most direct investments, and at the same time, it is the country that makes the most direct investments in Denmark. Overall, the Danish industry accounts for about 59 per cent of Danish direct investments in the USA, where a significant portion of the investments comes from the pharmaceutical and machinery industries. The five Danish companies with the most direct investments account for 45 per cent of the total direct investments., Direct investments in the USA can, among other things, stimulate local real economic activity in the form of production and employment. Danish subsidiaries in the USA thus employ a significant number of employees in the USA, just as American subsidiaries do in Denmark., Figure 11. Denmark's direct investments in the USA and the USA's direct investments in Denmark. Q3 2024, Note: The column on the left shows Danish direct investments in the USA broken down by the Danish sector making the investments. The column on the right shows which Danish sectors the USA makes direct investments in. The figures are reported based on the first counterparty country for the third quarter of 2024., Source. Danmarks Nationalbank., Box 3. Direct investments between Denmark and abroad , Direct investments are investments across national borders, characterized by the investor having a significant influence on the decisions of the company in which they are invested. Internationally, direct investments are defined as investments in foreign companies and subsidiaries, where the investor holds at least 10 per cent of the equity or voting rights in the company. Most direct investments are made by groups that own 100 per cent of the company in which they invest. Direct investments typically have a longer horizon and are often made with the aim of establishing a lasting economic connection between the investor and the company., The purpose of direct investments can include creating value-added through active ownership, for example, if the investor has expertise in developing the business. Investments can also be made with the aim of acquiring and gaining access to, for instance, distribution networks, customer bases, intellectual competencies, or patents. In this analysis, direct investments are reported as in the capital account based on the first investor country, i.e., the first country that receives the investment from Denmark, or the country that transfers the investment to Denmark. Foreign direct investments in Denmark often pass through one or more transit countries before reaching Denmark. This is partly due to complicated ownership structures, where investments from the country of origin are made through holding companies, often based in countries such as Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Ireland., The complexity of companies' global organization can make it difficult to identify where in the world economic activity is taking place, and which countries ultimately bear the risk and receive the returns from the investment. Therefore, investments are reported not only by the first counterparty country but also by the ultimate investor country, where ownership structures are examined, and the country from which the investments are controlled is identified. This statistical report shows, similar to the report on the first investor country, that the USA clearly is the country that ultimately invests the most in Denmark., Increased activity in subsidiaries in the USA, Many companies in Denmark have already established foreign affiliates, and in 2023, the USA was among the top five countries with the most Danish-controlled affiliates, cf. Box 4. In total, there were 15,000 foreign affiliates, employing 1.7 million people, of which 950 companies and 91,000 employees were located in the USA, cf. Figure 12. From 2022 to 2023, the number of employees in Danish-controlled affiliates in the USA increased by over 4,000 employees, corresponding to a growth of 5 per cent. Over the past decade, the number of employees in affiliates in USA has grown by more than 50 per cent., Figure 12. Number of foreign affiliates and employees in the USA over time. 2013-2023, Source. , www.statbank.dk/ofats4, When looking at the distribution of employees in the Danish controlled affiliates across U.S. states, there was in 2023 employment activity in 42 out of 50 states, cf. Figure 13. The activity in five states: New Jersey, California, New York, North Carolina and Maryland accounted for 48.000 employees, corresponding to more than 50 per cent of all employees in Danish-controlled affiliates in the USA. This may partly be linked to the overall economic activity in these states., Figure 13. Number of employees in Danish-controlled affiliates by U.S. states. 2023, Note: Statistics Denmark collected data on the registration addresses of subsidiaries in the USA in 2023 using various sources and registers. The registration address and the workplace address may not necessarily be the same. There are no employees in states North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Arkansas, West Virginia, Main, Alaska and Hawaii. States Alaska and Hawaii are not shown on the map., Source. , www.statbank.dk/ofats4, and customized data extraction from Statistics Denmark., Box 4. What is a Danish controlled foreign affiliate? , The data on foreign affiliates includes subsidiaries (as well as underlying sub-subsidiaries, etc.) and branches located outside Denmark that are controlled by a Danish parent company for all or part of the period. The parent company is considered to have control if it directly or indirectly owns more than 50 per cent of the voting rights or has controlling influence., The data basis for the statistics on Danish companies' affiliates in the USA includes all Danish-registered companies with one or more subsidiaries under their control in the USA. This means that the statistics also cover Danish-registered companies that are ultimately owned from abroad. By linking information from the register-based statistics on foreign-owned firms in Denmark, it is possible to identify which companies are ultimately owned from Denmark., In 2022, there were 13,000 foreign-owned companies in Denmark, employing just under 350,000 full-time equivalent employees. There were slightly over 1,100 American subsidiaries in Denmark in 2022, cf. Figure 14. These companies employed just over 40,700 people in Denmark, accounting for 12 per cent of all foreign business activity in the country., Figure 14. Number of foreign-owned companies in Denmark and their employees measured in full-time equivalents. 2019-2022, Note: Employees measured in full-time equivalents., Source. , www.statbank.dk/ifatsf20, International employees from the USA in Denmark, In Denmark, there were 2,600 full-time international employees with American citizenship aged 18-64 in 2023., [note 4], This corresponds to 1.3 per cent of the total number of 200,000 full-time international employ-ees in Denmark in 2023 - and 0.1 per cent of all full-time employees in Denmark (2.4 million)., International employees include immigrants who are not Danish citizens and have resided in Denmark for a maximum of ten years, or do not have a residence in Denmark, cf. the Danish , DST Analysis , Flere internationale lønmodtagere på det danske arbejdsmarked, ., [note 5], International employees from the USA were primarily employed in activities such as , higher education, (11 per cent), , information technology service activities, (9 per cent), , pharmaceuticals, (6 per cent), , business consultancy activities, (5 per cent), and , manufacture of toys and other manufacturing, (5 per cent), cf. Figure 15., Figure 15. International employees from the USA according to activities, standard group-127, top-5. 2023, Note: The number of employees has been converted to full-time equivalents. Persons with an unspecified activity code are not included., Source. The employment statistics for employees and the Population Statistics., Notes, The analysis is based on data from statistics as they appeared at the end of February. , [ ↑ ], Mathias Busk Tjørnum and Robert Wederkinck are affiliated with Danmarks Nationalbank. , [ ↑ ], Companies, organizations, and individuals are considered residents of the country which constitutes their center of predominant economic interest. This means that foreign branches and subsidiaries of Danish companies are regarded as foreign residents, while branches or subsidiaries of a foreign company in Denmark are considered Danish residents. Similarly, Danish individuals who are permanently living abroad are treated as foreign residents, while foreign individuals who are permanently living in Denmark are considered Danish residents. , [ ↑ ], Statistics Denmark does not record the number of employees in the USA with Danish citizenship, but , Office of Homeland Security Statistics, records, among other things, work permits by citizenship. , [ ↑ ], If citizenship alone is considered, without limiting by place of birth or length of stay in Denmark, there were 3,800 full-time employees from the USA out of a total of 308,300 employees with foreign citizenship in 2023. , [ ↑ ], Contact:, Stefan Gottschalck Anbro, Telephone: +45 51 60 58 46, Mail: , sfb@dst.dk, Alina Grecu, Telephone: +45 30 55 18 24, Mail: , agc@dst.dk

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