Economy

A method for cleaning international food trade data for regional analysis: The Pacific Food Trade Database.

March 30, 2023
International trade in food is an essential component of the global food system, with consequences ranging from environmental sustainability to public health. Evidence-based food policy requires analysis and interpretation of trade flows among countries.

PACHS22 in now available

March 15, 2023
The PACHS22 is a multipurpose goods nomenclature that forms the basis for Customs Tariffs and International Merchandise Trade Statistics and has been derived from the World Customs Organisation’s (WCO's) HS22.

Tonga 2021 HIES report

January 30, 2023
Tonga's fourth Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) undertaken by Tonga Statistics Department (TSD). The previous HIES took place in 2001, 2009 and 2015.

Pacific Statistical/Economic Briefing Dashboard, Covid-19 Economic Impacts Updates - Q2, 2022

December 6, 2022
The newly Pacific Statistical/Economic Briefing established dashboard summarises the latest available information on the leading economic indicators for the Covid-19 Economic impacts in the second quarter of 2022.

Levels and trends in imports of alcoholic drinks and interventions to control use in selected PICTs

December 1, 2022
The paper outlines the increasing efforts being made by the governments of PICTs to reduce alcohol consumption.

Pacific Statistical/Economic Briefing Dashboard, Covid-19 Economic Impacts Updates - Q1, 2022

October 20, 2022
The newly Pacific Statistical/Economic Briefing established dashboard summarises the latest available information on the leading economic indicators for the Covid-19 Economic impacts in the first quarter of 2022.

The relevance of statistical classifications for PICTs

October 6, 2022
For the compilation of statistics data needs to be organised into homogenous groups with common characteristics. Statistical classifications facilitate this; they form the basis for the production of reliable and methodologically sound statistics to inform policymaking.

Labour in Kiribati based on analysis of the 2019/20 HIES

September 9, 2022
Following the Labour report, this is the second most recent analytical product resulting from Kiribati’s 2019/20 HIES.

Kiribati Census Atlas

July 25, 2022
Kiribati Census Atlas provides insights into people and housing across the islands.

Marshall Islands compendium of analysis of the 2019/20 HIES

July 17, 2022
The compendium presents information on poverty, food consumption, labour, and household income and expenditure.