ISSN 1014-7780 LIMITED LC/CAR/L.304 18 August, 2011 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH MAJOR STATISTICAL PUBLICATIONS - ABSTRACTS VOL. XI 2011
FOREWORD The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean/secretariat for the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC) takes pleasure in presenting the tenth volume of the Major Statistical Publications Abstracts. This publication is a one stop for information on all statistical publications currently produced and/or in circulation by all ECLAC/CDCC member countries. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this publication is as comprehensive, clear and up to date as limitations of time and space allow. In order to maximize use to the researcher, each publication is documented using five key fields which include the title of the publication, the publisher, the ISSN number, the frequency of the publication and a brief abstract of the publication s contents. To safeguard against the exclusion of publications from non-english speaking countries, a field called language has been included in this year s publication. The language field specifies the available languages in which those publications are produced. The websites for the national statistical offices, central banks and other official sources within each country are supplied to facilitate electronic access to the publications documented in this Abstract. This year s issue also features two new countries: Cayman Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands. The ECLAC/CDCC secretariat acknowledges the goodwill and cooperation of the statistical offices in our member countries, as well as the various central banks and ministries, in providing the updates and other basic information for this publication. An electronic version of this publication can be downloaded from the ECLAC/CDCC Homepage www.eclacpos.org, under the section Publications. ii
TABLE OF CONTENTS Pages FOREWORD ii THE ABSTRACTS: Anguilla 1 Antigua and Barbuda 6 Aruba 9 Bahamas 14 Barbados 20 Belize 25 Bonaire 30 British Virgin Islands 32 Cayman Islands 34 Cuba 37 Curacao 40 Dominica 42 Dominican Republic 45 Grenada 50 Guyana 52 Haiti 56 Jamaica 58 Montserrat 66 Puerto Rico 67 Saint Kitts and Nevis 69 Saint Lucia 72 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 76 Sint Maarten 78 Suriname 80 Trinidad and Tobago 85 Turks and Caicos Islands 93 United States Virgin Islands 98
ANGUILLA Statistics Unit: www.gov.ai/statistics The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank: http://www.eccb-centralbank.org/ PUBLISHER: Statistical Unit, Ministry of Finance DOCUMENT: Balance of Payments Tables ABSTRACT: Standard Presentation of tables recording the transactions of the country's balance of payments account. PUBLISHER: Statistical Unit, Ministry of Finance DOCUMENT: Annual and Quarterly Historical Table (Consumer Price Index Components) (Base Year: Dec. 2000=100) (2001 Weights) ABSTRACT: Provides a review of the Consumer Price Index and its components, including annual per cent changes. PUBLISHER: Statistical Unit, Ministry of Finance DOCUMENT: Consumer Price Index Quarterly Releases (Base Year: Dec. 2000=100) (Weights revised - 1998) ABSTRACT: Gives information relating to monthly and quarterly indices of consumer prices, including per cent changes in the indices between specified times. PUBLISHER: Statistical Unit, Ministry of Finance DOCUMENT: Trade Statistics Digest ABSTRACT: Provides an account of trade between Anguilla and the rest of the world for the period under review. Tables presented indicate total trade, balance of trade, direction and main items of trade. Also presented are trade commodities analyzed by quantity, value and country of origin or destination. PUBLISHER: Statistical Unit, Ministry of Finance DOCUMENT: International Merchandise Trade Statistics Summary FREQUENCY: Monthly ABSTRACT: Gives a summary review of the country's annual international imports and exports, including per cent changes between periods. Also provides imports by SITC sector for categories consumption goods, primary goods and capital goods. 1
PUBLISHER: Statistical Unit, Ministry of Finance DOCUMENT: Trade Statistics Summary Release ABSTRACT: Provides a summary analysis of quarter and annual external trade statistics, including annual per cent changes. PUBLISHER: Statistical Unit, Ministry of Finance DOCUMENT: Abstract of Statistics ABSTRACT: A compilation of time series data for economic and social variables. The analysis considers population statistics, social conditions and welfare, employment statistics, national accounts statistics, trade and balance of payments, tourism statistics, commercial bank activity and Central Government operations. PUBLISHER: Statistical Unit, Ministry of Finance DOCUMENT: Combined Abstract and Bulletin ABSTRACT: Monthly and annual statistics about all sectors of the economy: agriculture; banking and companies; construction, transport and utilities; education; environment and climate; external economy and tourism; government finances; labour market and social security; politics; population, demography and health; prices and national accounts; social and crime. PUBLISHER: Statistical Unit, Ministry of Finance and Economic Development DOCUMENT: National Accounts Statistics ABSTRACT: Analyzes the gross domestic production in Anguilla according to various economic sectors and by various economic activities. Data provided consider the value added from the various sectors, estimates of capital formation, and Central Government consumption expenditure, income and capital accounts. PUBLISHER: Statistical Unit, Ministry of Finance DOCUMENT: Review of Economic Activity in Anguilla ABSTRACT: Provides a summary sectoral analysis of gross domestic production for the specified period. PUBLISHER: Statistical Unit, Ministry of Finance DOCUMENT: Labour Force Survey Report (Sep. 1999) FREQUENCY: Periodic ABSTRACT: Includes information for the survey period (Sep. 1999) on the labour force and non-institutional population aged 15 years and over. Population and labour force 2
data and statistics are categorized by employed, unemployed and not in the labour force according to age group, gender, level of educational attainment, industrial and occupational classification, and marital status, relationship to head of household and electoral district. Unemployment data categorized by, inter alia, length of unemployment, occupation, level of education, means of financial support and reason for leaving last job. The report also includes information on persons with jobs showing monthly income by industrial and occupational classification, multiple job holders by age and sex, and distribution of employees by actual weekly hours worked. A descriptive analysis of the survey, its methodology and definitions used are also included. PUBLISHER: Statistical Unit, Ministry of Finance DOCUMENT: Statistical Review of Tourism ABSTRACT: Provides information relating to visitor arrivals by category (tourists or excursionists), purpose of visit, length of stay and country of origin. Estimates of visitor expenditure and other tourism-related indicators are also provided. PUBLISHER: Statistical Unit, Ministry of Finance DOCUMENT: Hotel Occupancy Report FREQUENCY: Monthly, Annual ABSTRACT: Provides a summary of average monthly hotel occupancy rates and of percentage of tourist arrivals for the period under review. PUBLISHER: Statistical Unit, Ministry of Finance DOCUMENT: Tourism Statistics Summary FREQUENCY: Monthly ABSTRACT: Records tourism data for the period under review, and compiled for the calendar year. Report looks at tourist arrivals, excursionists, visitor arrivals and passenger arrivals, grouped by country of residence, length of stay and mode of transport. PUBLISHER: Statistical Unit, Ministry of Finance DOCUMENT: Tourism Summary Data FREQUENCY: Monthly, Quarterly ABSTRACT: Presents a comprehensive summary of visitor activity and performance of the tourism sector for the period under review. Report looks at tourist arrivals, excursionists, cruise ship activity, ports of entry, length of stay and countries of origin. PUBLISHER: Statistical Unit, Ministry of Finance DOCUMENT: Tourism Analysis ABSTRACT: Brief overview of tourism summary data for the year under review. 3
PUBLISHER: Statistical Unit, Ministry of Finance DOCUMENT: Visitor Expenditure Survey (Feb. 2002) FREQUENCY: Occasional ABSTRACT: Presents the information resulting from the survey, including a categorized, detailed profile of visitors; marketing implications of their visit to the country; and visitor expenditure by category. Report also gives an explanation of the methodology and sample design used in the conduct of the survey. PUBLISHER: Statistical Unit, Ministry of Finance DOCUMENT: Visitor Survey Report FREQUENCY: Monthly ABSTRACT: Provides statistics on monthly tourism activity, outlined in several categories: place of residence; age; travel companions; airlines used to travel to Anguilla and satisfaction; travel route to Anguilla; length of stay and places stayed at; sources of information about Anguilla; main purpose of visit; potential attractions; tourist expenditure; activities (participated in); satisfaction with services. The report also gives the methodology used and the questionnaire administered. PUBLISHER: Primary Health Care Department and Statistics Department, Ministry of Finance DOCUMENT: National Adolescent Health Survey 2002 FREQUENCY: Occasional ABSTRACT: Reports the findings of the survey in the following areas: general health, healthcare utilization, nutrition, sexual behaviour, abuse, mental health, risk behaviours, academics, demographics of respondents. PUBLISHER: Primary Health Care Department and Statistics Department, Ministry of Finance DOCUMENT: Summary Report on Seat Belt Survey 2002 FREQUENCY: Occasional ABSTRACT: Outlines methods, findings, conclusions and demographics of the survey. PUBLISHER: Statistical Unit, Ministry of Finance DOCUMENT: Minimum Wage Survey FREQUENCY: Occasional ABSTRACT: Outlines methodology and findings of the survey, including a sectoral analysis. PUBLISHER: Statistical Unit, Ministry of Finance DOCUMENT: Poverty Assessment Study (Tables) FREQUENCY: Occasional ABSTRACT: Presents statistical findings presented in tabular format under the general headings: population; household; economic activity and employment; health and pregnancy; education; housing and asset; Anguillian/ Non-Anguillian households. PUBLISHER: Ministry of Finance and the Economy 4
DOCUMENT: Millennium Development Goals Summary Report 2009 FREQUENCY: Ad hoc ABSTRACT: The publication provides a snapshot of the MDG goals showing the status, trends and challenges. The contents of this summary are extracted from the full report Millennium Development Goals Report 2009: Our Goals, Our Development, Our Country. LANGUAGE: English PUBLISHER: Ministry of Finance and the Economy DOCUMENT: Millennium Development Goals Report 2009: Our Goals, Our Development, Our Country FREQUENCY: Ad hoc ABSTRACT: The publication provides and account of the country s status at the halfway mark and progress made towards achieving the MDG goals and targets by 2015. LANGUAGE: English PUBLISHER: Ministry of Finance and the Economy DOCUMENT: Consumer Price Index FREQUENCY: Monthly ABSTRACT: Presents a quick summary of changes in price indices. It features a short summary of key highlights for the reporting period. LANGUAGE: English 5
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank: http://www.eccb-centralbank.org/ Government of Antigua and Barbuda: http://www.ab.gov.ag PUBLISHER: Ministry of Finance, Statistics Division DOCUMENT: Consumer Price Index ABSTRACT: Measures changes in price of commodities purchased by the population for household consumption. Indices provided include: all-item index, main group index, sub-group index, and section index. Also considered are the prices of selected items and their price movements. PUBLISHER: Ministry of Finance, Statistics Division DOCUMENT: Statistical Digest ABSTRACT: A comparative presentation of mainly selected social and economic statistical indicators. Tourism and production, population and vital statistics and general information on Antigua and Barbuda are the areas concerned. PUBLISHER: Ministry of Finance, Statistics Division DOCUMENT: Vital Statistics Report ABSTRACT: Selected vital statistics predominantly referencing the most recent five-year period. The sections concerned are births, deaths, diseases, marriages, divorces and selected health-related information. PUBLISHER: Ministry of Finance, Statistics Division DOCUMENT: A Glance at Statistics ABSTRACT: A leaflet that comprises social and economic indicators as well as demographic statistics and general information on Antigua and Barbuda. PUBLISHER: Ministry of Finance, Statistics Division DOCUMENT: Estimates ABSTRACT: Outlines the approved estimates of items on the Government revenue and expenditure accounts. Estimates are analyzed in summary and in detail under the various "heads" of revenue and expenditure. 6
PUBLISHER: Ministry of Finance, Statistics Division DOCUMENT: Population Summary Report, Vol. 2 (Part 1) FREQUENCY: (Every census) (Every 10 years) ABSTRACT: Summary tables of population data. PUBLISHER: Ministry of Finance, Statistics Division DOCUMENT: Population Census, Administrative Report, Vol. 1 Part 1 FREQUENCY: (Every census - Every 10 years) ABSTRACT: Procedural history of population census. PUBLISHER: Ministry of Finance, Statistics Division DOCUMENT: Population Census, Administration Report, Vol. 1 Part 2 FREQUENCY: (Every census - Every 10 years) ABSTRACT: Enumeration districts boundary description. PUBLISHER: DOCUMENT: ISSN NUMBER: FREQUENCY: ABSTRACT: Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and Telecommunications E-Readiness Business Survey Report Ad hoc Presents the findings of an E-Readiness Business Survey conducted in Antigua and Barbuda between November and December 2007. The survey provided information on the use of Information and Telecommunications Technologies (ICT) by the business community in the country. PUBLISHER: Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and Telecommunications DOCUMENT: Antigua and Barbuda National ICT Survey 2008 FREQUENCY: Ad Hoc ABSTRACT: This report presents the findings of the ICT survey. The purpose of that survey was to gather statistics on the use of ICTs in the national community. PUBLISHER: Ministry of Information, Broadcasting and Telecommunications DOCUMENT: Country Poverty Assessment 2005/6 FREQUENCY: - ABSTRACT: This report presents the results of a comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions and Household Budgets Survey (SLC/HBS) conducted in the country between 2005 and 2006. The survey generated data on households and individuals in the country. The findings were used primarily for updating the CPI basket and for producing national estimates on the severity of poverty. 7
PUBLISHER: Central Bureau of Statistics DOCUMENT: Measuring Inbound Tourism in the Aruban Economy FREQUENCY: Ad hoc ABSTRACT: The publication provides a comprehensive and systematic description of inbound tourism in Aruba. The quantitative description comprises the supply of goods and services consumed by visitors from abroad for 1999, supplemented with an institutional sector account for inbound tourism. LANGUAGE: English 8
ARUBA Central Bureau of Statistics: http://www.cbs.aw Central Bank of Aruba: http://www.cbaruba.org/ PUBLISHER: Central Bank DOCUMENT: Monthly Bulletin FREQUENCY: Monthly ABSTRACT: Provides a brief overview of the main economic indicators. In this report basic data on monetary, tourism and price statistics as well as government revenues are included. LANGUAGE: English PUBLISHER: Central Bank DOCUMENT: Quarterly Bulletin ISSN NUMBER: 0920-9905 ABSTRACT: Reports on developments in the quarter under review, presenting a general overview, and the impact on the monetary, the real sector, government finance and balance of payments situations. Data on tourism, consumer price indices, monetary developments, interest rates, government finance and international transactions are included in this report. LANGUAGE: English PUBLISHER: Central Bank DOCUMENT: Annual Report ISSN NUMBER: 0920-9905 ABSTRACT: Presents a general overview of developments in the year under review. Furthermore, the operations of the Central Bank, the economic and financial developments, the supervision of financial institutions are discussed in this report. LANGUAGE: English PUBLISHER: Central Bank DOCUMENT: Annual Statistical Digest ISSN NUMBER: 0920-9905 ABSTRACT: Provides a single convenient compendium of annual economic series currently produced in Aruba. It features extensive detail on inter alia, finance, government, trade, prices and employment. It is a companion volume to the Quarterly Bulletin published by the Central Bank van Aruba. The tables in this digest are accompanied by detailed notes which deserve close attention of the user. The notes provide definitions, reconciliations between tables and explanations of unusual features of the data. LANGUAGE: English 9
PUBLISHER: Central Bureau of Statistics DOCUMENT: Statistical Yearbook ABSTRACT: A wide compilation of statistical tables provides time series data for a number of economic and social variables. Data include climate; population; public health; construction and utilities; politics; education; labour; tourism; traffic, transport and communication; foreign trade; money and banking; macroeconomic aspects; public finance; prices and social affairs. LANGUAGE: English PUBLISHER: Central Bureau of Statistics DOCUMENT: Tourism Profile Year Report ABSTRACT: Reports on the preliminary results of tourist surveys conducted for the year under review to measure tourist expenditures and satisfaction levels of tourists. Areas looked at include general tourism information (types of visitor arrivals, number of visitors, length of stay); visitor profiles (characteristics, behaviour, satisfaction of visitors); money aspects of the visitors (various classifications of visitor expenditure, occupancy and other hotel related statistics, taxes, receipts). Data are detailed, with supporting graphical presentations. LANGUAGE: English PUBLISHER: Central Bureau of Statistics DOCUMENT: STEPS Aruba 2006 databook FREQUENCY: Incidental ABSTRACT: This is the first publication of the step-wise approach to chronic disease risk factor surveillance (STEPS) Aruba 2006. Basic tables are presented. LANGUAGE: English PUBLISHER: Central Bureau of Statistics DOCUMENT: Foreign Trade Statistics ABSTRACT: Contains global information on imports and exports of Aruba. The publication consists of quarterly imports and exports by ASYCUDA sections and quarterly imports and exports by country and ASYCUDA sections. LANGUAGE: English PUBLISHER: Central Bureau of Statistics DOCUMENT: Consumer Price Index FREQUENCY: Monthly ABSTRACT: Consumer Price Index, June 2005 provides an overview of the monthly percentage change per sector and percentage change in CPI (inflation) for June 2005. The tables provide an overview in percentage change per sector and per category together with the inflation figure for the total population, high income group and low income group. LANGUAGE: English 10
PUBLISHER: Central Bureau of Statistics DOCUMENT: Economic Profile ABSTRACT: Economic Profile reflects short-term statistics. The main purpose of this publication is to illustrate the cycles and changes of economic activities in short periods of time. LANGUAGE: English PUBLISHER: Central Bureau of Statistics DOCUMENT: National Accounts of Aruba FREQUENCY: - ABSTRACT: The National Accounts of Aruba provides a comprehensive and systematic description of the national economy, based on a large set of economic statistics. The quantitative description comprises the supply and use tables for each of the years covered, supplemented with detailed descriptions of the various components of the gross domestic product (GDP), the institutional sector accounts and the sector data. LANGUAGE: English PUBLISHER: Central Bureau of Statistics DOCUMENT: Monthly Review FREQUENCY: Monthly ABSTRACT: Provides a snapshot of the key highlights for the month. Highlights featured include prices, utilities, foreign trade in merchandise, tourism and government. LANGUAGE: English PUBLISHER: Central Bureau of Statistics DOCUMENT: Enterprises in Aruba ABSTRACT: Provides a description of the population of enterprises on Aruba. The units of description are enterprises, and some characteristics of enterprises are elaborated upon. LANGUAGE: English PUBLISHER: Central Bureau of Statistics DOCUMENT: Labour Force Survey 1997 FREQUENCY: Incidental ABSTRACT: Presents statistics about the labour market which include details about full and part-time employment, unemployment, hours worked earnings and the composition of Aruba's labour force. LANGUAGE: English 11
PUBLISHER: Central Bureau of Statistics DOCUMENT: Foreign Trade Statistics ABSTRACT: Publication contains trade data in terms of imports and exports for Aruba and Free Zone Aruba. It also provides a comparison between the two previous quarters. LANGUAGE: English PUBLISHER: Central Bureau of Statistics DOCUMENT: Demographic Profile Aruba ABSTRACT: Contains a compilation and analysis of the demographic changes. LANGUAGE: English PUBLISHER: Central Bureau of Statistics DOCUMENT: Double or Quits: A study on recent migration to Aruba 1993-2003 FREQUENCY: Incidental ABSTRACT: A study on recent migration to Aruba 1993-2003, providing data on the various aspects of immigration to Aruba, such as the characteristics and way of life of migrants on Aruba, economic characteristics of the migrants remittances sent, chain migration, integration and social aspects of migration. LANGUAGE: English PUBLISHER: Central Bureau of Statistics DOCUMENT: Population Projections Aruba 2003-2023 ABSTRACT: Features future scenarios for the size and structure of the population. LANGUAGE: English PUBLISHER: Central Bureau of Statistics DOCUMENT: General Government Sector of Aruba 1997-2007 FREQUENCY: Incidental ABSTRACT: This publication describes the general government sector of Aruba. The government sector is divided in 10 divisions. These are: general public services, defence, public order and safety, economic affairs, environmental protection, housing and community amenities, health, recreation, culture and religion, education and social protection. These figures are based on the annual accounts of the government. One can also see the breakdown of the total expenditure and total revenues per transaction. Examples of transactions involving expenditures are: compensation of employees, property income, social benefits (in cash), other current transfers, intermediate consumption, consumption of fixed capital and gross fixed capital formation. LANGUAGE: English 12
PUBLISHER: Central Bureau of Statistics DOCUMENT: Community Analysis Survey 2005 FREQUENCY: Incidental ABSTRACT: Provides an overview of bottlenecks and the need for change by the Aruban community as perceived by the average citizen. Cooperation among the Aruba Chamber of Commerce, University of Aruba, the IPA and the Central Bureau of Statistics. LANGUAGE: English 13
BAHAMAS Central Bank of The Bahamas: http://www.centralbankbahamas.com Government of Bahamas: http://www.bahamas.gov.bs Department of Statistics: http://www.statistics.bahamas.gov.bs PUBLISHER: Department of Statistics DOCUMENT: Annual Review of Prices Report ABSTRACT: Analyzes the all-items price indices of New Providence and Grand Bahama as well as indices of the detailed breakdown of the major groups. Consumers' expenditure on the average market basket of goods and services and the purchasing power of the Bahamian dollar are also analyzed. PUBLISHER: Department of Statistics DOCUMENT: External Trade Statistics Report ABSTRACT: Presents total trade and the balance of trade in the country analyzed according to various categories. The analysis includes imports and exports analyzed by sections of commodity; analysis by country of origin and destination; and analysis by region, by principal countries and by trading areas. Explanatory notes to the tables are included. PUBLISHER: Department of Statistics DOCUMENT: Quarterly Bulletin of Construction Statistics ABSTRACT: Provides data on the number and value of building permits, starts and completions for New Providence, Grand Bahama and the rest of the islands analyzed according to the areas - private sector, commercial/industrial; and public sector. PUBLISHER: Department of Statistics DOCUMENT: Quarterly Statistical Summary ABSTRACT: Supplements the Annual Statistical Abstract by providing monthly and quarterly data for a number of economic and social variables. Data relate to estimates of population and vital statistics; imports and exports; analysis of building permits, starts and completions; demand for public utilities; analysis of visitor arrivals, traffic, health, crime and legal cases; banking and other financial activity and employment. 14
PUBLISHER: Department of Statistics DOCUMENT: Retail Price Index FREQUENCY: Monthly ABSTRACT: Records retail price indices for the period under review. Data are provided for the two islands, New Providence and Grand Bahama, and the analysis considers average retail price movements of selected items; retail price index by main components and mean index figures. PUBLISHER: Department of Statistics DOCUMENT: Statistical Abstract ABSTRACT: A wide compilation of statistical tables provides time series data for a number of economic and social variables. Data include population and vital statistics; visitor arrivals; imports and exports, the building industry; supply of public transport and utilities; social welfare; employment; price levels; banking and financial activity; and the production in agriculture, forestry and fishing. PUBLISHER: Department of Statistics DOCUMENT: Summary Report of External Trade Statistics ABSTRACT: Analyzes total trade and the balance of trade for the country according to the BSITC. Value data are presented and analyzed according to section of commodity; commodity grouping; selected commodities; principal trading area and country of origin or consignment. PUBLISHER: Department of Statistics DOCUMENT: Vital Statistics Report ABSTRACT: Records data for the number of live births, deaths, stillbirths, marriages and divorces occurring within the review period. Data are analyzed under various categories that include island of occurrence, status of residency, age group, sex and cause. PUBLISHER: Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Local Government DOCUMENT: Annual Report and Review of Activities ABSTRACT: Provides a general account of activities in the fishing industry in the text. Data are also presented in statistical tables in the appendices and account for size of manpower and fishing fleet; volume of landings; quantity, value and average price of landings; export of marine products; and import of fish and fish products. PUBLISHER: DOCUMENT: Ministry of Finance Approved Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure 15
ABSTRACT: Accounts for Central Government recurrent revenue and expenditure estimates as well as capital development estimates. Analysis of the data is by "heads" of revenue and expenditure. Other data include Central Government statement of consolidated fund and balance sheet; public debt; salary scales; and selected public finance information. PUBLISHER: Ministry of Tourism DOCUMENT: Annual Report on Tourism ABSTRACT: Reports on performance in tourism sector for year under review. Areas looked at include the budget; organization and improvements in tourism; marketing activities and amounts of industry cooperation. Data are detailed for areas including stopover visitors, hotel visitors, cruise visitors, visitor nights, hotel room occupancy and visitor expenditure. PUBLISHER: Ministry of Tourism DOCUMENT: Tourism Statistics FREQUENCY: Monthly ABSTRACT: Records tourism data for period under review. Analysis looks at total foreign arrivals and summarizes main tourist variables including stopover visitors; visitor nights; average length of stay; and cruise ships. Detailed data provided for selected variables. PUBLISHER: Department of Statistics DOCUMENT: National Accounts of the Bahamas ABSTRACT: Analyzes the national account estimates calculated with the expenditure and production approaches. PUBLISHER: Department of Statistics DOCUMENT: Labour Force and Household Income Report ABSTRACT: Presents the results of the Labour Force Survey, which is designed to provide statistics on the size, composition and characteristics of the labour force. It also provides information on households and the distribution of household income. PUBLISHER: Department of Statistics DOCUMENT: Labour Market Information Newsletter FREQUENCY: Semi-annual ABSTRACT: Presents an overview of key labour market indicators. 16
PUBLISHER: Department of Statistics DOCUMENT: Population and Housing Census Report FREQUENCY: (Every census) (Every 10 years) ABSTRACT: Presents the results of the decennial Population and Housing Census. PUBLISHER: Department of Statistics DOCUMENT: Population Projections FREQUENCY: (Every census) (Every 10 years) ABSTRACT: Presents the mid-year projections of the population based on census results. PUBLISHER: Department of Statistics DOCUMENT: The Bahamas in Figures ABSTRACT: Provides a snapshot of socio-economic data. A particularly handy book for officers traveling to conferences, workshops, etc. PUBLISHER: Department of Statistics DOCUMENT: The Bahamas Living Conditions Survey 2001 ISSN NUMBER: 976-95136-0-1 FREQUENCY: Every five years ABSTRACT: Provides a compendium of social and economic data pertaining to the living conditions of the Bahamian population. The topics covered in detail are health, education, economic activity, access to social services, housing, etc. A very comprehensive analysis of poverty is the anchor chapter. PUBLISHER: Department of Statistics DOCUMENT: Occupations and Wages in the Hotel Industry ABSTRACT: Provides data on the composition of the hotel employees, sex, number of hours worked, wages and salaries. PUBLISHER: Department of Statistics DOCUMENT: Occupations and Wages Report FREQUENCY: Biannual ABSTRACT: Provides information on the sex, nationality, occupation, hours worked, wages and salaries of workers throughout the country. PUBLISHER: Department of Statistics DOCUMENT: Life Table Report FREQUENCY: Every 10 years ABSTRACT: Presents information on the life expectancy of the population by sex. 17
PUBLISHER: Central Bank of Bahamas DOCUMENT: Annual Report and Statement of Accounts ABSTRACT: Highlights local and international economic developments during the course of the year. It also analyses the operations of the Central Bank including undertakings in each department. The report also presents the Bank s annual Statement of Accounts. PUBLISHER: Central Bank of Bahamas DOCUMENT: Quarterly Economic Review ABSTRACT: Provides an analysis of the Bahamian economy and is one of the key reports utilized to assess domestic economic conditions. The report examines fiscal, real, money and credit, capital market, balance of payments and international economic developments. As a feature article, a number of economic surveys are routinely rotated in the report including the Gross Economic Contribution of the Financial Sector in the Bahamas and The Survey of Private Pension Plans in The Bahamas. PUBLISHER: Central Bank of the Bahamas DOCUMENT: Quarterly Statistical Digest ABSTRACT: Consists of fiscal, financial, balance of payments and real sector statistical tables. For the most part, the tables outline quarterly trends in the mentioned sectors; however, monthly and yearly statistics are included in some instances. The report also contains explanatory notes to the tables. PUBLISHER: Central Bank of the Bahamas DOCUMENT: Monthly Economic and Financial Developments FREQUENCY: Monthly ABSTRACT: This online review presents a monthly assessment of key domestic and international economic indicators. The report serves as a vital resource to steer the Central Bank s monetary policy decisions, as it relates to money and credit as well as external reserve developments. It also disseminates valuable economic information to the wider public on a more routine basis than the other bank publications. PUBLISHER: Central Bank of the Bahamas DOCUMENT: Gross Economic Contribution of the Financial Sector in the Bahamas ABSTRACT: Summarizes the results of the Central Bank s annual survey on the gross economic contribution of the financial sector to the Bahamas. 18
PUBLISHER: Central Bureau of Statistics DOCUMENT: Annual Foreign Trade Statistics Report 2009 FREQUENCY: - ABSTRACT: This publication presents data on the value and volume of trade between the Bahamas and the rest of the world. It contains a five year series of summary data to provide an historical view of trade for The Bahamas during that period. Detailed tables (both annual and quarterly) of the year 2009 are presented in order to provide an in depth view of trade for that year. LANGUAGE: English PUBLISHER: Central Bank Aruba DOCUMENT: Economic Forecast Monitor FREQUENCY: - ABSTRACT: Presents a brief summary of global and national forecasts for Aruba. The publication includes monthly and quarterly international forecasts, international annual forecasts for selected countries and regions, annual and quarterly forecasts for Aruba. LANGUAGE: English 19
BARBADOS Barbados Statistical Service: http://www.barstats.gov.bb/ Central Bank of Barbados: http://www.centralbank.org.bb/ PUBLISHER: Central Bank of Barbados DOCUMENT: Annual Statistical Digest ISSN NUMBER: 0255-8440 ABSTRACT: This document provides statistical time series information. It is a companion to the Economic and Financial Statistics publication which is produced on a monthly basis. The tables contain annual and quarterly data on such indicators as Central Bank and commercial bank assets and liabilities, consumer installment credit, money supply, interest rates, government operations, foreign exchange rates, general statistics on GDP, sugar production, energy consumption, employment; CARICOM data on the national debt, BOP, GDP production and consumer prices. The tables are accompanied by comprehensive notes. PUBLISHER: Central Bank of Barbados DOCUMENT: Balance of Payments of Barbados ISSN NUMBER: 0255-8432 ABSTRACT: Records the transactions of the country's balance of payments account. A summary description of items on the current and capital accounts is given, and also included are detailed descriptions of these accounts in later tables. Notes and definitions of methodology used are attached. PUBLISHER: Central Bank of Barbados DOCUMENT: Economic and Financial Statistics ISSN NUMBER: 0378-178X FREQUENCY: Monthly ABSTRACT: A monthly statistical report of the financial activities of the monetary authority, commercial banks and other financial institutions. The banking system is reviewed to include data on the total money supply, interest rates and the bank rate. Other data include Government's revenue and expenditure operations, foreign trade and international payments, prices and production. PUBLISHER: Central Bank of Barbados DOCUMENT: Annual Report ISSN NUMBER: 0304-6796 ABSTRACT: This is a report on the economic activity during the year - with tables and charts on selected economic indicators; the Bank's operations and administration, along with its financial statement. 20
PUBLISHER: Central Bank of Barbados DOCUMENT: Economic Review ISSN NUMBER: 0255-7460 FREQUENCY: Three times per year (June, September, December) ABSTRACT: A quarterly report on economic activity. The analysis is accompanied by tables and charts on selected economic indicators. Articles by the Bank's staff and external contributors, book reviews, summary of government budgetary proposals (June issue) are included. The December issue carries a cumulative index of all articles, book reviews, public speeches etc., published from the first issue. It replaced the Quarterly Report which appeared in eight volumes between June 1974 and December 1981. PUBLISHER: Barbados Statistical Service DOCUMENT: Industrial Census 1994 FREQUENCY: Periodic ABSTRACT: Provides detailed information on the activities of all establishments engaged in mining and quarrying; manufacturing; electricity, gas and water; construction and information services. PUBLISHER: Central Bank of Barbados DOCUMENT: Quarterly Report ABSTRACT: Reviews economic conditions existing in the private and public sectors. Some areas reviewed are money and banking; public finance operations; production in agriculture and industry; and price indices. The review is supported throughout the text with selected time series data. PUBLISHER: Barbados Statistical Service DOCUMENT: Digest of Tourism Statistics (formerly Digest of Tourist Statistics) ABSTRACT: A comprehensive statistical survey of structure and operations in the tourism industry. The data relate to various tourism statistics such as expenditure levels; number of arrivals, accommodation establishments, number of beds, and length of stay. PUBLISHER: Barbados Statistical Service DOCUMENT: Report on the Household Budget Survey FREQUENCY: Periodic ABSTRACT: Reports on the Household Budget Survey which was conducted in conjunction with the Continuous Household Sample Survey from October 1988 to September 1989. (Published June 1994.) PUBLISHER: Barbados Statistical Service DOCUMENT: Revised Index of Retail Prices FREQUENCY: Periodic 21
ABSTRACT: Provides information on the method of computation of the Revised index of Retail Prices, May 1994=100. (Published December 1994.) PUBLISHER: Barbados Statistical Service DOCUMENT: Monthly Digest of Statistics FREQUENCY: Monthly ABSTRACT: Provides data on a number of social and economic subject areas of the country. The data include estimates of population; movements in seaport and airport traffic; analysis of tourist population; production of agricultural and industrial goods; movements in trade; price indices and the financial environment. PUBLISHER: Barbados Statistical Service DOCUMENT: Overseas Trade Bulletin (formerly Statistics of Monthly Overseas Trade) FREQUENCY: Monthly ABSTRACT: Reports on the volume and value of trade activities for the period under review. Analysis considers place of origin or destination of imports and exports, respectively, and categories used are those of the Minimum List Headings of the S.I.T.C. (Revised). PUBLISHER: Barbados Statistical Service DOCUMENT: Overseas Trade ABSTRACT: Provides a detailed account of trade activities for the period under review. The main section covers the analysis of import and export commodities (quantity and value) by sections of the S.I.T.C. Other sections carry time series analysis of selected commodities and the direction of trade with selected trading areas. PUBLISHER: Barbados Statistical Service DOCUMENT: Public Sector Statistics FREQUENCY: Periodic ABSTRACT: Provides financial data on public expenditure and revenue. The information relates to central government, public non-financial, corporate and quasi-corporate enterprises and non-profit institutions. PUBLISHER: Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs DOCUMENT: Barbados Economic Report ABSTRACT: Outlines the economic conditions and developments of the period under review. The analysis is supported in the text by a number of statistical tables and considers the following broad areas - domestic production; population growth and employment levels; economic contributions of the agriculture and industry sectors; growth in tourism, housing and the utilities; wages and prices; public financing; money and banking; and the balance of payments. 22
PUBLISHER: Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs DOCUMENT: Barbados Estimates ABSTRACT: Outlines approved Government estimates of revenue and expenditure analyzed under various "heads". Estimates are further outlined in accordance with functional programmes and major projects within such programmes. PUBLISHER: Barbados Statistical Service DOCUMENT: Labour Force Report FREQUENCY: Occasional ABSTRACT: Reports on the civilian non-institutional population of Barbados and analyzes data collected through a series of household surveys. Summary information is given on areas such as industry, occupation and educational attainment and is embellished by charts. Background information discusses scope, coverage and sample design as well as concepts and definitions used. PUBLISHER: Barbados Statistical Service DOCUMENT: Index of Industrial Production FREQUENCY: Monthly ABSTRACT: Presents summary tables and brief accounts of trends and changes in the output of in the following sectors: mining and quarrying, manufacturing and electricity, gas and water. The indices for this report are generated from a monthly Survey of Establishments. PUBLISHER: Barbados Statistical Service DOCUMENT: Statistical Bulletin: Continuous Household Labour Force Survey ABSTRACT: Presents the results of the quarterly Continuous Labour Force Sample Survey (CLFSS). The CLFSS seeks to obtain current socio-economic data from persons in randomly selected households across Barbados. The report contains estimates of the island s adult population, 15 years and over, who may be in the Labour Force (i.e. employed and unemployed) or classified as inactive (i.e. not in the Labour Force). PUBLISHER: Barbados Statistical Service DOCUMENT: 2000 Population and Housing Census: Volume 1 FREQUENCY: Every ten years ABSTRACT: Presents the main findings of the decennial population and housing census conducted in 2000. The report contains summary tables and figures of population data. 23
PUBLISHER: Barbados Statistical Service DOCUMENT: Comparison of Tourist Arrivals by country of residence FREQUENCY: Monthly ABSTRACT: Presents key statistics for tourist arrivals by country of residence for a given review period/ month, along with the comparative figures for that period/ month in the previous year. Main statistics include stay-over visitor arrivals and cruise passenger arrivals. PUBLISHER: Barbados Statistical Service DOCUMENT: Statistical Bulletin: Index of Retail Prices FREQUENCY: Monthly ABSTRACT: Provides a summary of monthly Index for Retail Prices. Key tables include group indices for the review period, monthly group movements and percentage changes (point-to-point and average) in the ALL items index. 24
BELIZE Statistical Institute of Belize: http://www.statisticsbelize.org.bz/ Central Bank of Belize: http://www.centralbank.org.bz/ PUBLISHER: Statistical Institute of Belize DOCUMENT: Abstract of Statistics ABSTRACT: A general collection of social and economic data covering population and vital statistics; import and export levels; Central Government revenue and expenditure accounts; gross domestic product; banking and financial activities; agricultural production; education; health and weather conditions. Miscellaneous data on transport; communication; production and consumption of electricity and water also considered. PUBLISHER: Statistical Institute of Belize DOCUMENT: External Trade Bulletin ABSTRACT: Reports on import and export trade for the country. Time series data are classified by sections of the S.I.T.C. and presented by principal trading areas; analyzes trade with CARICOM countries. Data in respect of the year under review are additionally classified by item and country of origin and destination. PUBLISHER: Statistical Institute of Belize DOCUMENT: Consumer Price Index ABSTRACT: Provides a summary analysis of movements in consumer prices during the reference quarter for the seven geographic districts of Belize. Discussion focuses on eight major commodity groups. They include food, beverages and tobacco, clothing and footwear, rent, fuel and water, household goods, medical care, transport and communication, recreation and education and personal care. PUBLISHER: Central Bank of Belize DOCUMENT: Quarterly Review ISSN NUMBER: 1025-1634 ABSTRACT: The quarterly report is a comprehensive review on the state of the national economy with special reference to developments in the financial, external, real and public sectors as well as policies followed by the Bank over the course of the calendar year. Section II of the report is a presentation of the Bank s audited financial statements as at the end of the calendar year. Data support the text throughout. 25
PUBLISHER: Ministry of Finance DOCUMENT: Estimates of Revenue and Expenditure ABSTRACT: Analyzes estimates of revenue and expenditure on the recurrent and capital accounts. The analysis details the various "heads" of revenue and expenditure against which estimates approved, revised and actual are outlined. PUBLISHER: Central Bank of Belize DOCUMENT: Statistical Digest ISSN NUMBER: 1025-1642 ABSTRACT: Provides a historical series of statistics covering a wide range of data on the financial, real, external and public sectors. The appendix of this statistical publication contains supplemental information on monetary policy developments and brief descriptions of the tables contained within the digest. PUBLISHER: Statistical Institute of Belize DOCUMENT: Family Health Survey FREQUENCY: Irregular ABSTRACT: Provides information on fertility, infant mortality, family planning and the use of maternal and child health services in Belize. PUBLISHER: Statistical Institute of Belize DOCUMENT: Population and Housing Census Major Findings FREQUENCY: Per decade ABSTRACT: Presents a compendium of statistical tables that represents some of the major results from the Census. Some descriptive commentaries and in-depth demographic and socio-economic analysis are included. PUBLISHER: Statistical Institute of Belize DOCUMENT: National Population Report FREQUENCY: Irregular ABSTRACT: Prepared for the International Conference on Population and Development, Cairo 1994. PUBLISHER: Central Bank of Belize DOCUMENT: Economic and Financial Statistics ISSN NUMBER: 1726-0361 ABSTRACT: Tabulates money and banking statistics for the Bank of Belize, commercial banks and other financial institutions. Items covered include assets and liabilities, loans and advances, deposits and accounts, notes and coins in circulation, notes and coins redeemed and securities. Data also relate to Government Revenue and Expenditure. 26
PUBLISHER: Statistical Institute of Belize DOCUMENT: National Census Report FREQUENCY: Irregular ABSTRACT: In-depth demographic and socio-economic analysis from the 1991 Census data. PUBLISHER: Statistical Institute of Belize DOCUMENT: Social Indicators Report ABSTRACT: Analysis of Social Indicators. Includes definitions, formulae and data reliability. PUBLISHER: Statistical Institute of Belize DOCUMENT: External Trade 1980-1994 FREQUENCY: Irregular ABSTRACT: External trade performance between 1980 and 1994. PUBLISHER: Statistical Institute of Belize DOCUMENT: Labour Force Survey ABSTRACT: In-depth analysis of Belize Labour Force. PUBLISHER: Statistical Institute of Belize DOCUMENT: Trade Report ABSTRACT: Records trade activity. PUBLISHER: Central Bank of Belize DOCUMENT: Annual Report ISSN NUMBER: 1025-1618 ly ABSTRACT: The annual report is a comprehensive review on the state of the national economy with special reference to developments in the financial, external, real and public sectors as well as policies followed by the Bank over the course of the calendar year. Section II of the report is a presentation of the Bank s audited financial statements as at the end of the calendar year. PUBLISHER: Statistical Institute of Belize DOCUMENT: Know your Stats 2003-2006 FREQUENCY: - ABSTRACT: Provides a summary of all key statistics and indicators for Belize for the period 2003 2006. 27
PUBLISHER: Central Bank of Belize DOCUMENT: Monthly Economic Review FREQUENCY: Monthly ABSTRACT: Presents monetary and fiscal data for the month under review. PUBLISHER: Statistical Institute of Belize DOCUMENT: Introduction to CPI FREQUENCY: Incidental ABSTRACT: Public education brochure that raises awareness on CPI. This brochure is one of a series of brochures produced by the Institute to help explain to the public some of the important work carried out by the Institute. PUBLISHER: Statistical Institute of Belize DOCUMENT: 1999 Family Health Surveys - Females FREQUENCY: Incidental ABSTRACT: Presents findings of the Belize Family Health Survey of Females which was conducted in 1999 by the Central Statistical Office. PUBLISHER: Statistical Institute of Belize DOCUMENT: 1999 Family Health Surveys - Males FREQUENCY: Ad hoc ABSTRACT: Presents findings of the Belize Family Health Survey of Males which was conducted in 1999 by the Central Statistical Office. PUBLISHER: Statistical Institute of Belize DOCUMENT: National Report on the Results of the Child Activity Survey in Belize FREQUENCY: Ad hoc ABSTRACT: Presents findings of the 2001 Child Activity Survey conducted by the Central Statistical Office. The survey provided information on working children and their activities at the national level and was conducted on persons aged 5 17 years. PUBLISHER: Statistical Institute of Belize DOCUMENT: In Depth Analysis of Child Work and Education in Belize FREQUENCY: Ad hoc ABSTRACT: Presents analysis of two major aspects of the 2001 Child Activity Survey. PUBLISHER: Statistical Institute of Belize DOCUMENT: Quantitative Analysis of Child Work in Belize FREQUENCY: Ad hoc ABSTRACT: Presents quantitative analysis of 2001 Child Activity Survey. 28
PUBLISHER: Statistical Institute of Belize DOCUMENT: 2002 Poverty Assessment Report FREQUENCY: Ad hoc ABSTRACT: Presents findings of the Poverty Assessment conducted in 2002. The poverty assessment had three components: a Living Standards Measurement Survey (LSMS), pre and post-survey focus group discussions and the institutional assessment of relevant government ministries/ departments and nongovernmental organizations. PUBLISHER: Central Bank of Belize DOCUMENT: Understanding Our Economy FREQUENCY: - ABSTRACT: This publication contains the topics presented during a weekly radio programme series Understanding Our Economy which was sponsored by the Bank and aired on Radio Belize Gold in 1995. The programme formed part of the Bank s on-going effort to promote a greater understanding, by the general public, of economic and financial matters. PUBLISHER: Statistical Institute of Belize DOCUMENT: Statistical Institute of Belize Annual Report 2007/ 08 FREQUENCY: - ABSTRACT: This report provides a summary account of the operations of the Statistical Institute of Belize (SIB) during the fiscal year 2007 2008. The report is the first of its kind since the establishment of the SIB as an autonomous national statistical agency. PUBLISHER: Statistical Institute of Belize DOCUMENT: Country Poverty Assessment 2009 FREQUENCY: - ABSTRACT: This report presents the finding of the Country Poverty Assessment (CPA) conducted in Belize in 2009. 29