Preparation for 2012 Census - Tourism Satellite Account

At this time, the Institute is faced with an expanding workload resulting from a number of factors:

The changing structure of the economy from one dominated by agriculture and production to one where the focus is more on the provision of services; this has increased the demand for information on the new areas;

the impact and size of the informal sector is uncertain and needs to be quantified;

the goods and services that are being imported have increased as well as there is the need to have the data disaggregated for better analysis; and

information is needed on a more timely basis.

The Institute is also faced with having to collect data in an environment that is becoming more challenging. Crime and violence have become major issues and the security of the staff is sometimes threatened. In addition, more individuals and businesses are not responding to the requests for data as they "do not trust the government".

Notwithstanding the challenges, there have been many gains. New statistical products continue to be developed and launched and the older products are being upgraded to be inline with the current international methodologies. The information released by the Institute is now more credible in the eyes of the public. The staff has remained motivated and is committed to the process of providing statistics for the nation.

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