The Solomon Islands National Statistics Office, SINSO, has commenced the National Economic Establishment Census, NEEC, 2024 starting on the first week of November.
The month-long Census is going to selected areas in all provinces within Solomon Islands to collect information on businesses that will make up a thorough and complete update of registered businesses in the country.
Currently Guadalcanal, Central, Ren-bel, Western, Choiseul and Honiara are carrying out the Census after completing their trainings.
SINSO will carry out training for Malaita Province this week to be followed by Temotu, Makira-Ulawa and Isabel Province.
The information collected in the Establishment Census will be used to update the Statistical Business Register and will serve as the foundation for all business statistics and Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates.
SINSO is collaborating with the World Bank in the Census that is conducted under the Statistical Law (Amendment Act 2007), which means all businesses and institutions/organizations are legally obliged to cooperate and provide the requested information as complete and accurate as possible to the SINSO field officers conducting the census.
The Census falls under component 2 of the Building Capacity in Statistics and Audit, CAPSA project, a partnership between the Solomon Islands Government and World Bank.
It will conclude on the final week of December 2024.
- SINSO
