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International trade is important to the Pacific region. In many Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) the value of international trade exceeds the value of national gross domestic product. Imports provide Pacific people with access to food and other products which they cannot produce for themselves, this is especially true for the low-lying coral atolls.
December 5, 2022December 10, 2022Event
- During the onset of COVID-19, the CSTS team of the Pacific Community (SPC) provided remote technical support to the National Statistics Offices of the Pacific region in their round robin of household surveys. Since March 2020, the CSTS team has supported the implementing 10 censuses and 7 HIES.ÂOctober 18, 2022News & Reports
'As the world faces increases in poverty, data that measures accurately the level of poverty, especially for those falling behind and the most vulnerable population groups, is now more important than ever.
November 2, 2022November 4, 2022Event
The UN Committee of Experts on International Statistical Classifications is the central coordination body for the work on international statistical classifications that are the responsibility of the Statistics Division, and for the coordination and review of other international statistical classifications that are the responsibility of other international organizations and that have been propos
October 25, 2022October 28, 2022Event
- HIES 2019-2020 in Wallis and Futuna reports are now availableJune 27, 2022News & Reports
Despite increased interest in alternative data sources, household surveys remain a vital component of national statistical systems and a key source for producing official statistics. In measuring the progress towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), household surveys are the primary source for one-third of indicators, cutting across 13 out of 17 SDGs.
March 14, 2022March 14, 2022Event
- SPC runs Household Income and Expenditure Survey training in Wallis from 14th to 25th October 2019.
October 31, 2019News & Reports
- Between 29 May and 1 June 2017, statisticians from Pacific Island countries and territories came together in Noumea, New Caledonia for a workshop on updating the weight reference period of the consumer price index (CPI). The workshop was organised by the Pacific Community (SPC) and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), and aimed at training price index compilers on the use of data from expenditure surveys and other sources to rebase their CPI.June 2, 2017News & Reports
Mr Ramrakha Detenamo from the Nauru Bureau of Statistics will be attached to the Statistics for Development Division of the Pacific Community from 25th–29th November 2019 to update International Merchandise Trade Statistics from 2016 to 2018 currently being done remotely.
November 25, 2019November 29, 2019Event
Monitoring and Aissist the start of the Wallis et Futuna Household Income and Expenditure Surveys (HIES) 2019 Fieldwork.
November 4, 2019November 14, 2019Event