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Documentation of statistics: Book sales

Contact info, Science, Technology and Culture, Business Statistics , Christian Max Gustaf Törnfelt , +45 21 63 60 20 , CHT@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Book sales 2025 , Previous versions , Book sales 2024, Book sales 2023, Documents associated with the documentation , Genreopdeling ved hjælp af Themakoder (pdf) (in Danish only), The purpose of the statistics Book Sales is to shed light on the development of book sales by Danish retailers. The statistics illustrate trends in the number of copies sold through physical retail outlets and online sales channels. The statistics are new as of 2024 and include data from the third quarter of 2022 onwards., Statistical presentation, Book Sales is an annual compilation of the number of physical books, e-books and audiobooks sold by Danish retailers. The statistics cover sales through physical retail outlets, including bookstores and the largest supermarket chains, as well as online sales channels. Sales of used books (e.g. from second-hand bookstores, thrift stores, and flea markets) are not included. The statistics are categorized by genre, format/media, publication language, original language and binding type. The data is published in the newsletter Nyt fra Danmarks Statistik (in Danish only) and in Statbank Denmark. Data sources and coverage are still under development, and the figures are therefore preliminary. Future revisions may occur., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, Data for this statistics is collected through monthly transfers of transaction data on book sales units from SAXO.com A/S, Indeks Retail (Bog & Idé), Gucca and the major supermarket chains (COOP, Salling and Dagrofa)., The transaction data is enriched with information from DBK, which manages the Bogportalen and Publizon, allowing the books to be classified by genre, format/media, publication language, original language and binding type. If this information is missing for certain editions, efforts are made to manually complete it using various assumptions., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, The key users are stakeholders in the book industry, the Ministry of Culture and other interested parties. The statistics are used for analyses in the literature sector., Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, The statistics cover the majority of sales of new books by Danish retailers. The metadata coverage is considered satisfactory for Danish publications, although coverage is lower for foreign publications. Coverage is also lower for books/book products where the primary purpose is not reading, such as coloring books, board books, activity books, calligraphy books, books with music notation, songbooks, and puzzle books like Sudoku. ISBN errors may occur, but they are not deemed to be a widespread issue., The figures are preliminary, and future revisions may occur as book sales data expands and metadata quality improves., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, The figures are provisional, and future revisions may occur. The publication of the statistics takes place at the end of November. Since the statistics are new, the punctuality of the statistics cannot yet be described., Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, The statistics are not directly comparable to other published book sales statistics. There are no international guidelines for the production of book sales statistics., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, These statistics are published yearly in the newsletter Nyt fra Danmarks Statistik (in Danish only) at the same time as the tables are updated in the StatBank. In the StatBank, these statistics can be found under the subject , Literature, ., Read more about accessibility and clarity

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/book-sales

Documentation of statistics

Documentation of statistics: Retail Trade Index

Contact info, Short Term Statistics, Business Statistics , Nina Thøgersen , +45 21 20 32 67 , NIT@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Retail Trade Index 2026 , Previous versions , Retail Trade Index 2025, Retail Trade Index 2024, Retail Trade Index 2021, Retail Trade Index 2020, Retail Trade Index 2019, Retail Trade Index 2018, Retail Trade Index 2017, Retail Trade Index 2016, Retail Trade Index 2015, Retail Trade Index 2014, The Retail Trade Index shows the development in turnover within the retail trade sector. The statistics is published monthly and is primarily used as short term indicator for private consumption as well as the general business cycle movement. The statistics have been compiled since 1940, but are comparable from 2015 onwards in their current form., Statistical presentation, Retail trade indices are published for 33 industries. Value and volume indices are produced. The statistics are based on survey data from all large retail trade enterprises and a sample of the remaining retail trade enterprises, which are requested to submit information about their turnover each month. Seasonal adjustment is performed of the industries and the total., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, The survey is based on a sample of Danish retail trade enterprises. The sample includes approximately 2,200 enterprises, and at the time of the first publication, the figures for a month are based on responses from approximately 1.800 of these enterprises for the initial publication. , The sample consist of 33 subgroups and enterprises are sampled based on their share of the yearly turnover for the given subgroup. The companies are ranked from largest to smallest and the companies, whose rank constitutes the bottom 10 pct. of turnover for their subgroup when summed, are never selected to participate. The companies whose rank lies between 11 and 49 pct. of the subgroup’s yearly summed turnover, are randomly selected. Lastly, the larger firms whose turnover altogether lies in the top 50 pct. of the yearly turnover for their subgroup are always included in the sample. The companies are selected based on VAT-declarations to the Danish tax administration. , Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, Many users who monitor the current business trends take an interest in the published statistics of retail trade. The demand for the statistics is broadly based in trade associations, the bank and finance sector, politicians, public and private institutions, researchers, enterprises, news media and Eurostat. The statistics provide input to the quarterly national accounts statistics and to Eurostat's pan-European statistics. The users view the retail trade index as an important short term indicator, and it often gets a lot of attention in the media and amongst other professional users. , Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, The overall uncertainty of the total retail trade index is estimated to be less than 1 per cent. The accuracy of the monthly growth rate is generally very high. For the total index, the uncertainty is estimated to be maximum 0.2 percentage points, while it can be a little higher on commodity group level., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, Indices on the main industry groups are published already 22-28 days after the end of the month. This is rather quick for statistics based on a survey such as this. One month later the indices on the most detailed industry level are published. The punctuality is very high with delays happening very rarely. , Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, These statistics have been compiled since 1940, but they are not suited for long term time series analysis because of structural changes in the retail trade sector. The sample design and the calculation methods have been adjusted several times, last time in January 2026, where the time series back to 2015 where recalculated using new methods. , Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, These statistics are published in a Danish press release and in the StatBank under , Retail Trade Index, . The Retail Trade Index also has a , subject page, ., Read more about accessibility and clarity

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/retail-trade-index

Documentation of statistics

Documentation of statistics: Compulsory Compositions

These statistics are no longer produced. A quality statement an old format is available as a PDF file (only in Danish): , Tvangsakkorder, .

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/compulsory-compositions

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Documentation of statistics: Cinemas and Films

Contact info, Science, Technology and Culture, Business Statistics , Cecilie Bryld Fjællegaard , +45 51 27 86 09 , CBF@dst.dk , Get documentation of statistics as pdf, Cinemas and Films 2025 , Previous versions , Cinemas and Films 2024, Cinemas and Films 2023, Cinemas and Films 2022, Cinemas and Films 2021, Cinemas and Films 2020, Cinemas and Films 2019, Cinemas and Films 2018, Cinemas and Films 2017, Cinemas and Films 2016, Cinemas and Films 2015, Cinemas and Films 2014, Cinemas and Films 2012, The purpose of the statistics is to describe the Danish structure of cinemas, the number of films to shown an audience and the number of tickets sold (paid admissions) to these shows. In their present form the statistics have been compiled since 1980., Statistical presentation, For cinemas the statistics shows the number of cinemas, number of cinema screens, seats, films shown, tickets sold and admission takings. For films the statistics shows the nationality, release year, number of films shown in selected geographical areas, tickets and admission takings (box office) for both the reference period (calendar year) and for the period since 1976. Furthermore the statistics shows the pattern of admission takings over time for films according to their respective release dates., Read more about statistical presentation, Statistical processing, All free free tickets are removed. Data is collected and published annually. Number of sold tickets and number of films is summarized to relevant groupings., Read more about statistical processing, Relevance, Users are The Danish Film Institute, the media and various interest groups. There have been no study of user satisfaction. The statistic is used for analysis on the topic. , Read more about relevance, Accuracy and reliability, From 2016 the cinema and film statistics includes all the cinemas, which is included in data, which is estimated to comprise over 99 per cent. of all admissions in cinemas., Read more about accuracy and reliability, Timeliness and punctuality, This statistics is published around 4 months after the end of the year of reference. Publication time is usually precise. , Read more about timeliness and punctuality, Comparability, The study is in its present form has been prepared since 1984. For many key numbers, it is possible to compare with figures dating from 1976. After a revision of the statistics in 2014 it is not possible to compare the statistics of showing weeks. Number of tickets divided by population was cancelled in 2016., The organisation Media Salles publishes number of moviegoers for a number of european countries., Read more about comparability, Accessibility and clarity, These statistics are published yearly in a Danish press release, at the same time as the tables are updated in the StatBank. In the StatBank, these statistics can be found under the subject , Cinemas and films, . For further information, go to the , subject page, ., Read more about accessibility and clarity

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/cinemas-and-films

Documentation of statistics

Violations of the penal code

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Documentation of statistics: Bag of Game Statistics

These statistics are no longer produced. A quality statement an old format is available as a PDF file: , Bag of Game Statistics, .

https://www.dst.dk/en/Statistik/dokumentation/documentationofstatistics/bag-of-game-statistics

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Violations of the penal code

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Violations of the penal code

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Classification of education (DISCED-15), completed educations

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Classification of education (DISCED-15), completed educations

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