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Statistics department (Anguilla)
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The Anguilla Statistics Department, subject to the Statistics Act of 2000,[1] reports to the Minister charged with responsibility for the subject of Statistics;[2] the Head of the Department is referred to as the Statistician also designated as the Chief Statistician. It was created mainly to facilitate the development of a statistical system for Anguilla which is also a component of both the regional statistical systems of CARICOM and OECS, together with other member countries of these two regional institutions.
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Mission
As stated by the Statistics Law, the mission of the Anguilla Statistics Department is:
- to collect, compile, analyses abstract and publish statistical information relative to the commercial, industrial, social, economic and general activities and conditions of the people who are the inhabitants of Anguilla:
- to collaborate with all other departments of Government and with local authorities in the collection, computation and publication of statistical records of administration;
- to take any census in Anguilla; and
- generally to organize a coordinated scheme of social and economic statistics and intelligence pertaining to Anguilla;
The Law lists matters the Statistics department shall collect statistics on, with prior approval of the Governor in Council.
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Organisation
Under the Chief Statistician authority, the Department activities are distributed according to the following areas:
- Economic Statistics
- Social Statistics
- Tourism and International Trade Statistics
- Administration
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