What is National Institute of Statistics and Census of Argentina?
{{Complex|date=November 2023}} The '''National Institute of Statistics and Censuses''' ({{lang-es|link=no|'''Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos'''}}; '''INDEC''') is a decentralized public body of a technical nature that operates within the orbit of the [[Ministry of Economy (Argentina)|Ministry of Economy]] of the Nation, which exercises the superior direction of all official statistical activities carried out in the [[Argentina|Argentine Republic]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cronista.com/economiapolitica/Aprobaron-la-nueva-estructura-del-Indec-Como-quedo-organizado-20170915-0063.html|title= Aprobaron la nueva estructura del Indec|language=Spanish}}</ref> {{Infobox Government agency |agency_name = National Institute of <br> Statistics and Census |logo = Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos.png |logo_caption = |seal = |seal_width = |seal_caption = |formed = {{Start date and age|1968}} |preceding1 = National Council of Statistics and Censuses (Argentina) |jurisdiction = |headquarters = [[Buenos Aires]], Argentina |employees = |budget = |minister1_name = |minister1_pfo = |chief1_name = [[Marco Lavagna]] |chief1_position = Director |chief2_name = |chief2_position = |parent_agency = |website = {{url|https://www.indec.gob.ar/}} |footnotes = }} The '''INDEC''' produces statistical information on [[Argentina]] that can be used by governments for planning public policies. It can also be used for other research and projections that are carried out in academic and private spheres. The individual data provided by citizens are confidential and are protected by statistical secrecy as established by Argentine Law No. 17,622. == References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{in lang|es|en}} [https://www.indec.gob.ar/ Official website] [[Category:Government agencies]] [[Category:Organizations based in Argentina]] [[Category:Statistics organizations]]