2026 Spring Data Splash

LIS is happy to announce the following data updates:

• Italy (1 new LIS dataset and 1 revised; 1 new LWS dataset and 2 revised ) – one new dataset (IT22) added to the LIS Database and (IT22) added to the LWS Database.
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  Update of the LIS series
  One new dataset from Italy, IT22 has been added to the LIS Database. The dataset is created from the 2022 wave of the Survey of Household Income and Wealth (SHIW) carried out by the Bank of Italy. In addition, for dataset IT20 the weighting variables have been updated, reflecting the latest variable provided by the Bank of Italy. Also the variable for taxes and social contributions (hxitsc) has been slightly adjusted; this change impacts also disposable household income (dhi) with a minor change in the LIS Key Figures.
  
  
  Update of the LWS series
  One new dataset from Italy, IT22 has been added to the LWS Database. The dataset is created from the 2022 wave of the Survey of Household Income and Wealth (SHIW) carried out by the Bank of Italy. In addition, for dataset IT20 the weighting variables have been updated, reflecting the latest variable provided by the Bank of Italy. Also the variable for taxes and social contributions (hxitsc) has been slightly adjusted; this change impacts also disposable household income (dhi) with a minor change in the LIS Key Figures.
  Furthermore, the datasets IT16 and IT20 provide now additional information on expectations about the economy (boee1_c in IT16 / boee1_c and boee2_c in IT20).
• Mali (3 new LIS datasets and 7 revised) – three new datasets (ML22-ML24) added to the LIS Database.
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  Three new data points for Mali (ML22, ML23, and ML24) have been added to the LIS Database. The datasets are based on the Modular and Permanent Household Survey (EMOP) that is carried out by the Malian National Statistical Institute (INSTAT). All datasets from the Malian data series have been readjusted to include the final annual consolidated sample for consumption expenditure, accompanied by the corresponding weight as provided by the data provider. The sample consists of all households who responded to at least three out of the four interviews held during the reference period. This change has a minor overall impact on the LIS Key Figures, but slightly increased the percentage of missing values in disposable household income, as more households were not participating in the only interview, when income information was collected.
  In addition, LIS reviewed the consistency of ML11 and ML13 with the later years in the series, and disregarded these datasets for comparability concerns. Note these data points were the only two which had no information provided in the LIS Key Figures.
• Paraguay (4 new LIS datasets and 22 revised) – four new datasets (PY21-PY24) added to the LIS Database.
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  Four new datasets from Paraguay, PY21–PY24, have been added to the LWS Database. The dataset PY21 is created from the Permanent Household Survey (EPH) and the datasets PY22,PY23, and PY24 are created from the Permanent Household Continuous Survey (EPHC) both conducted by the National Institute of Statistics of Paraguay (Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE)).
• Spain (3 LWS datasets revised) – correction of variable hc7 (expenses for transport) in ES17, ES21, and ES22.
• Important update: Please note that the LWS sample files have recently been updated and replaced. We encourage users to consult the updated materials available here.

March 12, 2026 | News