Advisory committees

Several advisory committees and user groups operate on behalf of Statistics Iceland, either according to law, agreements or at Statistics Iceland’s request. The operating committees and user groups are:

Advisory committees

Advisory Committee on the Consumer Price Index. The committee operates according to the Act on the consumer price index no. 12/1995. Its purpose is to advise Statistics Iceland regarding the CPI and monitor its monthly calculations. The committee is composed of one member appointed by the Supreme Court, one appointed by the Icelandic Federation of Labour and one Appointed by the SA-Confederation of Icelandic Employers.

The Advisory committee is subject to the Statistics Iceland Director-General.


Advisory Committee on Labour Market Statistics. The committee operates according to an agreement between Statistics Iceland and Institute of Labour Market Research on wage surveys and other labour market research since 9 September 2004. The purpose of the committee is to advise on and monitor the process of this agreement and advise Statistics Iceland on labour market research, particularly wage surveys. The committee is composed of two specialists from the Icelandic Federation of Labour and two specialists from the SA-Confederation of Icelandic Employers.

The Advisory committee is subject to the Statistics Iceland Director of Business Statistics.

 

User groups

User groups operate at Statistics Iceland request. The purpose of user groups is to be a forum where the providers of official statistics meet the primary users on a regular basis to discuss and comment on official statistics and thus strengthen Statistics Iceland’s operations. The user groups are all subject to Statistics Iceland Director-General.

The following user groups are currently operating:

User Group on Price Indices. The group is composed of representatives from the following institutions, enterprises and organisations:
  • Ministry of Economic Affairs
  • Central Bank of Iceland
  • University of Iceland – Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Reykjavik University – School of Business and Bifröst School of Businness
  • Commercial banks Arion bank, Íslandsbanki og Landsbankinn
  • Advisory Committee on the Consumer Price Index

User Group on Labour Market Statistics. The group is composed of representatives from the following institutions, enterprises and organisations:

  • Ministry of Economic Affairs
  • Central Bank of Iceland
  • University of Iceland – Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Reykjavik University – School of Business, and Bifröst School of Businness
  • Commercial banks Arion bank, Íslandsbanki and Landsbankinn
  • Icelandic Federation of Labour, Association of Academics, Federation of State and Municipal Employees, Local Government Finance Division, SA-Confederation of Icelandic Employers and Personnel Policy Department

User Group on National Accounts. The group is composed of representatives from the following institutions, enterprises and organisations:

  • Ministry of Economic Affairs
  • Central Bank of Iceland
  • University of Iceland – Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Reykjavik University – School of Business, and Bifröst School of Businness
  • Commercial banks Arion bank, Íslandsbanki og Landsbankinn
  • SA-Confederation of Icelandic Employers and Icelandic Federation of Labour

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