The pandemic has exposed the shortcomings in how we measure everything, from inflation to GDP to jobs, says Helen Thomas Statistics haven’t quite kept pace with the world they’re meant to measure.

A cyclist rides her bike along a designated bicycle lane on a street in London, England. (Photo by Robert Alexander/Getty Images) “We aim to double cycling activity,” boasted the Westminister ...

Feeling the Squeeze? It Might Be the High Price of Ignoring the Deficit Audio By Carbonatix Without independence from political control, official statistics lack credibility and value. We must repair ...

Mr. Georgiou was the president of the Greek national statistical office from 2010 to 2015. You can’t run a country, or any organization, without reliable data, and firing the head of a statistics ...

17 October 2025 - Every five years, World Statistics Day (WSD) is observed on 20 October. Since it was first celebrated in 2010, the Day provides an opportunity to recognize the importance of official ...

In the mid-2000s, Argentina’s once-reliable inflation statistics became a flashpoint for controversy. Official figures started to diverge from independent estimates. At first, the discrepancies were ...