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News Releases
National Accounts (GDP estimates)
This new set of release contains both nominal and constant price GDP estimates for 2003 to 2006. The 2003 and 20004 revised
figures are final. The 2005 and 2006 estimates are however, still provisional
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Consumer Price Index - August 2008
The Honiara Consumer Price Index increased 1.7% from July to August 2008. This increase was due to increases
in the cost of certain items in the Food, Housing Utilities, Household Operations and Transport and Communications.
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Merchandise Trade - March Quarter 2008
The merchandise trade balance recorded in the March quarter 2008 showed a deficit of $158.7 million.
This was a decrease of $63.8 million from the preceding quarter and $93.1 million from the previous corresponding quarter.
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Visitor Arrival - June Quarter 2007
International travelers to the Solomon Islands in the June quarter of 2007 confirmed a total of 7,589 persons.
This records an increase of 22.5 per cent compared to 6,197 in the March quarter of 2007.
The change has effected from an improvement on the travelers of two categories which includes visitor (36.8%)
and returning resident (16.8%) though a reverse stream is recorded for the intending resident category that is a
decline of 5.8 per cent that was out-weighed in absolute numbers by the other categories
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Office News and Developments
Village Resources Survey 2007/8
The Solomon Islands National Statistics Office
is conducting a nation-wide Village Resources Survey VRS in preparation for the
2009 national census of population. A total of 50 field officers who
worked in pairs formed a total of 25 teams to visit all the villages in the
country. A malaria survey will also be completed along with the VRS. The four months survey kick started in October 2007.
For more information, contact the Statistics Office
Solomon islands Demographic and Health Survey (SDHS) 2006/7
The Solomon Islands Demographic Health Survey
2006/7 SDHS have been completed. Field operation was completed in April 2007 and Data processing
was
completed in May 2007 as scheduled.
ADB Consultant Han Raggers who designed
the SDHS data processing system has returned to the Solomon Islands in
June 2007 to run preliminary tables. Tabulation process
of DHS for both Solomon Islands and the Marshall Islands will be finalized
thereafter; both countries completed the survey in 2007.
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Research on Gender Based Violence and Child Abuse 2007(GBV)
Gender Based Violence (GBV) Solomon Islands in-country office has been established. The
office has recruited personnel for the first phase of the (qualitative) survey.
SOLOMON ISLANDS POVERTY ANALYSIS
The Pacific Regional Macro Economic and Poverty Reduction Advisor
-David Abbott is in the Solomon Islands from 22nd of May to 8th of June 2007 to
calculate the Solomon Islands national Basic Needs Poverty Line and estimate the
incidence of basic needs poverty in the country.
A draft report of the Solomon Islands National Basic Needs
Poverty Line and the incidence of basic needs poverty in the country is
presented to the supervising Permanent Secretary - Shadrack Fanega.
For further inquiries, contact the Statistics Office
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Date this website was last updated:
October 28, 2008
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Key Statistics
Population |
2003 Mal |
231,267 |
Fem |
217,019 |
2004 Mal |
237,626 |
Fem |
222,484 |
2005 Mal |
242,927 |
Fem |
228,339 |
2006 Mal |
248,944 |
Fem |
234,139 |
2007 mal |
255,063 |
Fem |
239,963 |
2008 mal |
261,214 |
Fem |
245,778 |
CPI -
Annual Ave. Inflation (%) |
2001 |
7.8 |
2002 |
9.3 |
2003 |
10.2 |
2004 |
6.9 |
2005 |
7.3 |
2006 |
11.3 |
2007 |
7.7 |
Merchandise Trades |
Exports
(fob SBD '000) |
2005 Mar |
166,375 |
Jun |
188,770 |
Sep |
207,870 |
Dec |
225,795 |
2006 Mar |
229,487 |
Jun |
228,461 |
Sep |
228,639 |
Dec |
238,745 |
2007 Mar |
264,653 |
Imports
(cif SBD '000) |
2005 Mar |
257,578 |
Jun |
384,302 |
Sept |
360,459 |
Dec |
391,361 |
2006 Mar |
369,267 |
Jun |
382,634 |
Sep |
449,647 |
Dec |
459,955 |
2007 Mar |
483,753 |
Visitor Arrivals |
2004Qtr3 |
2,799 |
Qtr4 |
2,759 |
2005Qtr2 |
2,906 |
Qtr3 |
2,841 |
Qtr4 |
3,653 |
2006Qtr1 |
2,762 |
Qtr2 |
3,141 |
Qtr3 |
2,438 |
Qtr4 |
3,141 |
2007Qtr1 |
2,817 |
Qtr2 |
3,854 |
Qtr3 |
3,420 |
Qtr4 |
3,657 |
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