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ECONOMIC STATISTICS PUBLICATIONS

21              NATIONAL ACCOUNTS

2101.00            National Income, Expenditure and Product 
   
                    
(formerly Gross Domestic Product and Expenditure) 

Annual; latest issue: 1993 – 1998; 18pp; PNG K3.50; Overseas PGK7.00; ISSN: 1017-639X

Provides main aggregate estimates of National Income, Expenditure and Product figures in PNG. It includes a table showing a six-year time series of expenditure; cost structure of the gross domestic product, sources and disposal of income, capital transactions and external transactions. Contains also breakdown of gross domestic product by kind of economic activity and estimates of expenditure of gross domestic product at constant prices. 

22              TRADE

2201.00            International Trade-Exports 

Annual; latest issue: December Quarter 1993; 15pp; PNG K3.00; Overseas PGK6.00; ISSN: 1017-6519 

Provides information on the value and quantity of exports with PNG’s trading partners and country group classified by commodity. Also includes data classified by port of shipment and value of exports of domestic produce and re-exports. 

Note: Preliminary information in the form of computer printouts for either exports of domestic produce or for the years 1996-1998 total exports may be obtained   on request in any of the following formats: Statistical item by country;                Statistical item by port; Country by statistical item and Port by statistical item. 

A minimum standard fee of K5.00 is charged for the printouts, however, the total cost depends on the final printout determined by quantity and size. 

2201.0            International Trade-Imports 

Quarterly; latest issue: December Quarter 1990; 13pp; PNG K8.00; Overseas K20.00; ISSN: 1017-6535 

Contains a range of information on PNG’s trade on imports. Available information includes the value of imports by statistical section, value of imports by port of entry, value of imports by country of origin, value of imports by statistical group and value of imports by broad economic category. 

Note: Preliminary information for the years 1996-1998 on imports in the form of computer printouts may be obtained on request in any of the following formats: Statistical item by country; Statistical item by port; Country by statistical item; Port by statistical item. 

A minimum standard fee of K5.00 is charged for the printouts, however, the total cost depends on the final printout determined by the quality and size. 
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23        FINANCE

2301.00            Government Finance Statistics 

Annual; latest issue: 1994 – 1999; 27pp; PNG K3.50; Overseas K7.00; ISSN: 1017-6411

Contains detailed economic and functional classification of revenue and expenditure and financing for both national and provincial government operations in PNG.

31        PRICE INDEX

3101.00           Consumer Price Index 

Quarterly; first issue: 1964; latest issue: September Quarter 2000; 13pp; PNG K14.00; Overseas PGK22.00; ISSN: 1017-6500

Contains movement in average retail prices of goods and services commonly purchased by wage and salary earner household. The goods and services are divided into the following groups: food; drink, tobacco and betelnut; clothing and footwear; rents, council charges, fuel and power; household equipment and operation; transport and communication and miscellaneous. Details for subgroups and selected items at represented outlets are also included. Indexes for each of these groups and for ‘All Groups’ are published for each of the five urban towns namely: Port Moresby, Goroka, Lae, Madang and Rabaul.

3102.00           Export Price Index 

Annual; latest issue: 1993; 10pp; PNG K3.00; Overseas PGK8.00; ISSN: 1017-6527

Covers index of all major domestic exports and also shows average rate of change in the prices of a group of commodities. 


41        BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION

4101.00           Annual Business Census 

Annual; first and latest issue: 1990; 8pp; PNG K3.00; Overseas PGK6.00; ISSN: 1023-481

Contains employment and financial information from all business units listed on the business register maintained by the NSO. The following information is included: summary of business operations by industry; number of employees by industry group, citizenship and sex; value of salaries and wages by industry group, citizenship and sex and value of capital expenditure by industry group and type of asset.

Note: It incorporates and replaces the Census of Employment; Capital Expenditure; Retail Sales; Manufacturing and Agriculture publications. 

4102.00           Building Statistics 

Quarterly; first issue: 1963; latest issue: June Quarter 1999; 17pp; PNG K12.00; Overseas PGK20.00; ISSN: 047-4826

Covers information on building construction activities in urban areas. Includes number and value of dwellings, value of other types of buildings by ownership, building type by region and province. Also contains tables on the value of repairs, additions and replacements, and employment in the building industry.

For any inquiries contact the PNG NSO Publications Officer

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