First visit

The CSB homepage is structured into four areas:

Navigation bar
Menu on the left-hand margin
Central column
Blocks on the right hand margin
Footer
 

Navigation bar

On the left is CSB logo, which is static on all pages. It will always takes you back to the homepage when clicked on.

Navigation bar has five main sections, which serve as "entrance doors" to the contents of CSB homepage.

 - contains all statistical information organised by themes, subthemes and it also provides information on how to obtain statistical data in various formats and for various user groups like scientists and students.

 - Information on how to submit surveys.

 - National and European legislation, documents on quality of statistics, classification catalogue (available in Latvian only).

 - Information on the CSB as an institution: contacts, organization structure, annual reports, and history.

 - Frequantly Asked Questions, First visit to homepage etc.

On the right side of the Navigation bar:

 To search for contents on the homepage (press releases, main indicators a.o.). Results do not contain database tables.
  To search for statistical tables in the database.

To switch between Latvian and English.

To change the font size on the page .

E-mail to contact CSB.

Shows the sitemap, which contains all sections and subsections of the homepage and can be used as table of contents.

Menu on the left-hand margin

First block contains e-tools.

  Database to create your own tables by selecting timeseries and indicators. Useful options like sort tale, pivot table. Tables can be viewed or downloaded in various formats.

Electronic form to contact CSB.

Online reporting facility enables survey respondents to complete questionaries fast and easy. Available for registered users and in Latvian only.

Second block features the most commonly used "Quick links".

Main indicators - contains all ready made tables with most important statistics.

Third block contains "Statistics by theme" - all statistical information structured by themes and subthemes. A theme always contains main indicators tables and database section. Almost all themes also include selection of lates press releases under tab "News".
 

Central column

First block of the central column features CSB latest news:

• press releases by theme,
• information on:
  • publications released,
  • latest information published in the databases,
  • meeting and events at the CSB.

By clicking "More", you can select press releases by year and theme ir go through Event calendar by day, week, month or year. Archive of events since 1996. 

Second block of the central column features CSB planned events.

By clicking "More", you can go through Event calendar 2010 by day, week or month.

Block on the right hand menu

 Latest data on top three indicators of public interest:

• inflation (Consumer Price Index);
• real GDP changes (GDP increase/decrease at constant prices);
• unemployment rate (share of unemployed in the economically active population).

 Calendar of events walks you through latest news and planned events by day, week, month or year. Archive of events since 1996. Planned events for the current year.

 Quiz is a game for fun, where you can test your knowledge of facts about Latvia.

Buttom of the left hand side block contains various banners that advertise currently important features.

Footer

Footer is common to all pages and it shows three important menus:

• On Map (how to find us on map);
• Organisational structure including telegphone directory;
• Links about statistics in Latvia and all over the world;
• Easy to read information on who we are and what we do;
• First visit to CSB homepage (the navigability guide you are reading now);
• Frequeantly Asked Questions about statistics.