Automated data collection from web sources for official statistics: First experiences

Corresponding author: Rutger Hoekstra (r.hoekstra@cbs.nl) The authors would like to thank Jelke Bethlehem, Piet Daas, Lisette Eggenkamp, Jan de Haan, Heleen Hanssen, Nico Heerschap, Els Hoogteijling, Mark Kroon, Douwe Kuurstra and Huib van de Stadt, Eric Wassink en Bert van Zanten for their comments. The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the policies of Statistics Netherlands.