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SDD updates
Welcome to the May updates!
Below you can find information about updates and new releases in the Pacific Community Statistics for Development Division's (SDD) online platforms including:
- Indicator datasets
- Documented censuses / surveys & microdata
- Reports
- SDD - related news
- Events
- and more!
And lastly, at the bottom of this newsletter you can find key links and contact details. Please don't be shy - we appreciate your feedback!
Stat Of The Week
Sustainable fisheries contribute 10% of GDP in the Republic of the Marshall Islands and support food security of many local communities. More data here.
In the Cook Islands 1.97 million km2 of Exclusive Economic Zone are covered by marine protected areas. More data here.
It is estimated that 70% of Palau's marine key biodiversity areas are covered by protected areas. More data here.
Recent Updates
News
New
Updated datasets
- Trade statistics updated for Fiji, Kiribati, Tuvalu, Guam, Niue, Tonga
- Overseas visitor arrivals
- Trade in ICT products and services
- E-commerce legislation
- Digital development
- Indicators from the Universal Postal Union (UPU)
- Indicators from the International Monetary Fund Financial Access Survey (IMF FAS)
- Currency exchange rates
- Commodity prices
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Selection of World Bank World Development Indicators (WB WDI)
- Selection of World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators (WB WGI)
- Selection of World Bank Digital Adoption Index indicators (WB DAI)
- Balance of Payments
- Persons held in prisons
- Pocket summary
- Crops and livestock products
- E-government
Reports and Documents
New
- 9th Pacific Statistics Methods Board Meeting (PSMB): summary report and outcomes
- Pacific Statistical/Economic Briefing: COVID-19 Economic Impacts - Quarter 4, 2021
Updated
International trade as a share of gross domestic product in selected Pacific economies
Pacific Statistical / Economic Briefing: COVID-19 Economic Impacts – Half Yearly, Dec 2020
Fiji International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) tables
- Kiribati International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) tables
- Samoa International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) tables
- Guam International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) tables
- Tonga International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) tables
- Niue International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) Tables
- Inflation Rates since 2005 (regional)
- Nominal GDP since 2005 (regional)
- Visitor arrivals since 2005 (regional)
Events
May
- ESCAP Asia-Pacific Stats Café Series - Emerging Trend: The Use of Administrative Data in Asia-Pacific Censuses
- STI Forum 2022 - Side Event: Innovation for Emergency Connectivity
- STI Forum - Side Event: Digitalization to Achieve the SDGs
- Asia-Pacific Stats Café on Unlocking the Value of Data for All
- Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) training
- Data Analysis & Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- ESCAP 78th session of the Commission
- How can policy monitoring support better decision making in agrifood systems?
June
- Advancing research for the SDGs and societal challenges
- ESCAP Mainstreaming Gender in Official Statistics: Practical Insights
- The Social Protection Indicator for the Pacific – tracking developments in social protection
- Global Sustainable Development Report 2023: Exploring regional priorities
- ESCAP Asia-Pacific Stats Café Series: SEEA for Climate Change: Why and How?
- Open Virtual Meeting of the IAEG-SDGs June 2022
- Pacific Data Hub Talanoa: The role of data in today’s digital economy
- UN Ocean Conference
Note: Event pages include links to associated event documents
Statistics for Development Division
Pacific Statistics
• Learn all about SDGs in the Pacific
• Browse statistics by topic or by country and download recently published reports
• Find out more about Statistics Governance in the Pacific region
Events & Calendars
• Read about past and upcoming events
• Check census and survey calendar for each member country
Technical Assistance & Resources
• Learn all about the technical assistance SDD provides in the Pacific region
• Have a look at our statistical guides and training materials
• Follow latest updates in the Innovation section of our website
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