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                  understanding of the user perspective as well as the statistical information and
                  its limitations.
                      This paper is structured as follows: following a brief overview of the overall
                  tasks of Directorate General (DG) Statistics and how the user perspective can
                  be taken into account, various types and levels of internal communication are
                  illustrated by several examples. This starts with direct daily communication in
                  everyday  processes,  especially  at  the  working  level,  which  facilitates  direct
                  feedback.  Examples  include  microdata  exchange  and  the  work  of  the
                  Bundesbank’s data specialists. Particular emphasis is placed on the production
                  process  of  the  Bundesbank’s  Monthly  Report.  Another  method  of
                  communication, for example, is the establishment of interdisciplinary working
                  groups. This is mainly done in order to work on more conceptual issues. Finally,
                  “institutionalised”  forms  of  communication  are  explained.  These  mainly
                  concern  standardised  processes  for  dealing  with  frequently  recurring
                  procedures. The final conclusion underlines that all forms of communication
                  strengthen economic analysis and macroprudential policy on the one hand
                  and  provide  valuable  information  enabling  statisticians  to  improve  their
                  products on the other.

                  2.  The objectives and producers of the Bundesbank’s statistics
                      Statistics  has  been  one  of  the  fastest  growing  areas  of  activity  at  the
                  Bundesbank  for  several  years.  The  sharp  increase  in  demand  for  statistical
                  products due to macroprudential and microprudential requirements and the
                  development of the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) is causing a massive
                  surge in subjects and users. In addition to monetary policy and the analysis of
                  macrodata, the Bundesbank’s DG Statistics also supports the areas of financial
                  stability, markets, payments, banking supervision, and microdata research.
                      Specifically, the Deutsche Bundesbank is responsible for banking, capital
                  market,  and  balance  of  payments  statistics.  For  this  reason,  DG  Statistics
                  collects data from banks, non-financial corporations, and private persons. In
                  addition, a large volume of statistical data comes from other institutions and
                  is edited for analytical purposes. Statistics for the German economy are of
                  particular interest. However, economic statistics for other countries are also
                  becoming  more  important.  A  large  number  of  indicators  are  seasonally
                  adjusted.
                      The statistical results provided by the Bundesbank are used not only for
                  internal  purposes,  but  also  serve  as  an  indispensable  basis  for  economic
                  analyses in politics, business, science, and administration. The Bundesbank’s
                  statistics also represent the German contribution to the European statistical
                  indicators provided by the European Central Bank (ECB) in order to fulfil the
                  tasks of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB). In addition, the German
                  results  are  also  made  available  to  other  international  organisations  (e.g.

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