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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
An estimated 85% of employed people in Guam are employed in the services sector, including trade, restaurants & hotels, transport, storage, real estate, and social services. More data here: https://bit.ly/3xAm2hS
As of the 11th May 2021, 9,889 people in Palau have received their second COVID19 vaccination dose. This represents 72% of the estimated eligible population 18+ (13,750 people SPC mid-year 2021 estimate) More: https://bit.ly/3twm5bm
The number of households in the Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, as of the 2019 Population and Housing Census. For more sub-national census data, from the most resent censuses of 21 Pacific Island Countries and Territories: https://bit.ly/34mAlcq.
Recent Updates
News
New datasets
Updated datasets
- Commodity prices (data from World Bank and FAO)
- Currency exchange rates (data from IMF)
- Inflation rates
- International merchandise trade statistics for Fiji, Kiribati and French Polynesia
- Overseas visitor arrivals
- COVID-19 cases and deaths
- COVID-19 vaccination
Reports and Documents
New documents
- Knowledge Series 1 - Population registers: Definitions and conceptual framework
- Somebody’s Life, Everybody’s Business! National Research on Women's Health and Life Experiences in Fiji (2010/2011)
- Papua New Guinea High Frequency Phone Survey on COVID-19
- Solomon Islands High Frequency Phone Survey on COVID-19
- Marshall Islands food security profile
Updated documents
- Cook International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) tables
- Fiji International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) tables
- Kiribati International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) tables
- Samoa International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) tables
- Regional International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) tables
- Regional Inflation Rates 2005-2020
- Regional Visitor Arrivals 2005-2020
May Events
- 54th Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- 7th Pacific Statistics Methods Board (PSMB) Meeting - May2021_part2
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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