21.  The income sources and expenditure patterns of the government sector are reported in official statistics but are not widely appreciated.

22.  The official statistics in Finland have some major advantages for performing a nationwide epidemiological study.

23.  Independent observers report that the number of boats capable of supporting driftnets in Taiwan is several hundred times greater than shown by official statistics.

24.  Although there are no reliable official statistics, fires alone account for thousands of deaths every year.

25.  And it undermines the credibility of official statistics.

26.  April was the third straight month in which the figures from Danmarks Statistik, the official statistics bureau, were lower than forecast.

27.  As a result, he said, many unions dissolve without appearing in the official statistics.

28.  At the same time, demographers say that an unknown number of births go uncounted, leaving official statistics slightly unreliable.

29.  A strong economy has undoubtedly lifted many families, but not nearly as many as the official statistics suggest.