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As of 06.12.2018 (1:00), official statistics on 1089 subject matters ( 92 designated statistics and 997 general statistics) are officially approved under the Article 18 (or Article 20) of the Statistics Act. These statistics can be distinguished by the method of collection/production. 481 statistics are collected via surveys while 473 statistics are administrative statistics. Remaining 135 statistics are derived statistics. 899 Statistics — of these 60 are produced by KOSTAT — are produced by government agencies while 190 statistics are produced by designated organizations that are non-governmental.
| Agency | Number of statistical agencies | Total | By kind | By compiling method | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Designated statistics | General statistics | Survey | Administrative | Analytic | |||
| Total | 417 | 1089 | 92 | 997 | 481 | 473 | 135 |
| ○ Government | 306 | 899 | 75 | 824 | 375 | 414 | 110 |
| - Central | 46 | 381 | 58 | 323 | 187 | 151 | 43 |
| Statistics Korea | 1 | 60 | 37 | 23 | 36 | 2 | 22 |
| Except Statistics Korea | 45 | 321 | 21 | 300 | 151 | 149 | 21 |
| - Local | 260 | 518 | 17 | 501 | 188 | 263 | 67 |
| ○ Designated Agency | 111 | 190 | 17 | 173 | 106 | 59 | 25 |
| Financial Agency | 8 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 8 |
| Public Enterprise | 32 | 56 | 0 | 56 | 22 | 32 | 2 |
| Research Agency | 25 | 44 | 2 | 42 | 32 | 4 | 8 |
| Association | 25 | 31 | 3 | 28 | 24 | 5 | 2 |
| Others | 21 | 36 | 2 | 34 | 18 | 13 | 5 |
| Section | Total | By kind | By compiling method | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Ratio | Designated | General | Survey | Administrative | Analytic | |
| Total | 1089 | 100 | 92 | 997 | 481 | 473 | 135 |
| Population | 50 | 4.6 | 4 | 46 | 2 | 25 | 23 |
| EmploymentㆍWages | 53 | 4.9 | 9 | 44 | 40 | 9 | 4 |
| PricesㆍHousehold Consumption | 19 | 1.7 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 3 |
| HealthㆍSocietyㆍWelfare | 272 | 25 | 6 | 266 | 180 | 66 | 26 |
| Environment | 35 | 3.2 | 4 | 31 | 12 | 20 | 3 |
| Agriculture and ForestryㆍMarine Products | 62 | 5.7 | 9 | 53 | 41 | 17 | 4 |
| Mining and ManufacturingㆍEnergy | 32 | 2.9 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 8 | 2 |
| ConstructionㆍHousingㆍLand | 45 | 4.1 | 4 | 41 | 19 | 21 | 5 |
| TransportationㆍCommunications | 46 | 4.2 | 5 | 41 | 23 | 21 | 2 |
| Wholesale & RetailㆍServices | 18 | 1.7 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
| Business CycleㆍBusiness Enterprise | 93 | 8.5 | 22 | 71 | 64 | 3 | 26 |
| National AccountsㆍRegional Accounts | 22 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 22 | ||
| FinancesㆍGovernment Finances | 21 | 1.9 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 16 | |
| TradeㆍForeign Exchange | 17 | 1.6 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| EducationㆍCultureㆍScience | 60 | 5.5 | 3 | 57 | 42 | 14 | 4 |
| Others | 244 | 22.4 | 244 | 1 | 243 | ||