How to find official statistics with AI
Siftica helps you find official statistics with a question in your own words. This guide shows how to make the question specific and check the source.
From a question to a checked figure
Ask a clear question State what you need to know, which place the question covers and which period you mean. You can write in your own words.
Read the sourced answer Read the figure with its period and source citation. If the answer lacks the information you need, make the question more specific.
Check the selection and dates Open the source table. Check the measure, unit, area and group. Read the notes. Keep the source update date separate from the date when the data was retrieved.
The difference from an AI answer without a source
An AI answer without a source does not show where the number comes from.
In Siftica, you can follow the citation to the source table and see the period. The source update date is shown when the source supplies one. The retrieval date is a different date. If the evidence is insufficient, you may need to make the question more specific.
Still, check the figure in the source before you use it.
What an answer looks like
The figures below are examples from 15 Oct 2026. The tables may have newer figures.
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How many people live in Sweden according to the latest population statistics?
- Whole country
- 10,621,103 inhabitants
- Period
- August 2026 (2026M08)
Source: SCB, Befolkningsstatistik efter region och kön, månad (TAB6473)
SCB updated the table on 7 Oct 2026. Retrieved on 15 Oct 2026.
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How high was inflation in Sweden in the latest month, measured as the annual change in the CPI?
- CPI, annual change
- 1.1 percent
- Period
- September 2026 (2026M09)
Source: SCB, Konsumentprisindex (KPI), totalt, 2020=100, månad (TAB6596)
SCB updated the table on 14 Oct 2026. Retrieved on 15 Oct 2026.
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How many inhabitants do the municipalities of Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö have according to the latest population statistics?
- Stockholm
- 999,239 inhabitants
- Gothenburg
- 613,278 inhabitants
- Malmö
- 367,924 inhabitants
- Period
- 31 December 2025
Source: SCB, Folkmängden per region efter medborgarskap och kön, år (TAB6569)
SCB updated the table on 24 Mar 2026. Retrieved on 15 Oct 2026.
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Sources
You can ask about these sources today.
- Arbetsförmedlingen
- Eurostat
- JobTech
- Kolada
- Migrationsverket
- SCB
- Skolverket
- Socialstyrelsen
- Riksbanken
More examples
Read more examples of questions and answers. See also how to ask a question that gets a good answer.
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