New/Experimental statistics in the area of Micro Data Linking (MDL)

2026-07-22

European business statistics are confronted with new and emerging (ad-hoc) user needs for data to support policies, which need to be answered swiftly and simultaneously. At the same time a persistent call to reduce the administrative burden on businesses exists which impedes additional reporting requirements on businesses. The current regular statistical data compilation practices often involve data delivery with a substantial delay, which reduces the relevance of the data for new policy areas that require swift political action. An alternative to regular data collection can be the so-called Micro Data Linking (MDL) approach, a statistical method for combining existing and available data about individual statistical units (enterprises, establishments or persons). MDL projects commonly use survey, register or administrative data to produce new statistical insights.

Latvia

2025-10-15