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The Tonga Statistics Department is
the central statistical authority for the Government of
Tonga. The Statistics Department is responsible for developing an
integrated and comprehensive statistical information system to serve the needs
of economic and social development, planning and management of the
Kingdom. The role of the Statistics Department i) collection, compilation, analysis and dissemination of statistics and related
information. ii) Co-ordination of statistical operations of other
government departments in order to avoid duplication of efforts, maintain
compatibility and maximise statistical efforts. iii) Providing
statistical advise and assistance to government and the public.
The
Statistics Department vision is "to develop an integrated and
comprehensive statistical information system to facilitate better
decision-making and discussions and to encourage education and learning
for the people". It is hoped that this website will assist
the Department in bringing statistics to people within Tonga as well as to those in the
international community.
This website contains aggregate
economic statistics,
social statistics and demographic statistics. For more detailed information
please refer to our publications or
contact us.
The
Department would like to thank the Secretariat of the
Pacific Community for their assistance in developing this website via the
Pacific Regional Information System (PRISM) project, and funded by the UK
Department For International Development (DFID).
Any suggestions as to the future improvement
of this website will be welcomed by the Department at this office address. It is hoped that you
will enjoy looking through the information that our website has allowed us to
bring to the online community.
Tonga Statistics Department
P.O. Box 149
Nuku'alofa, TONGA IS.
Tel. (676) 23-300 or 23-913 Fax (676) 24-303
e-mail: dept@stats.gov.to
Website: http://www.spc.int/prism/country/to/stats
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Latest Releases |
 Foreign
Trade Statistics, Year 2004
(27KB)
Foreign Trade Report, June Quarter 2005
(25KB)
Consumer Price Index, February 2006
(20KB)
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Releases by Title
- English and Tongan Version in pdf format.
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POPULATION
(1996 Census) |
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Tongan |
94,288 |
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Part-Tongan |
1,732 |
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Europeans |
676 |
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Others |
1,088 |
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TOTAL |
97,784 |
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
Annual Inflation Rate |
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2005 |
6.8 |
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December |
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2006 |
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January |
5.7 |
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Febuary |
5.3 |
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VISITOR STATISTICS |
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2001 |
32,386 |
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2002 |
36,585 |
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2003 |
40,110 |
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2004 |
41,208 |
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FOREIGN TRADE
(T$'000) |
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2005 |
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Sept
Qtr |
Jun
Qtr |
Mar Qtr |
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Total Imports |
54,139 |
56,180 |
54,455 |
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Total Exports |
2,478 |
2,830 |
2,833 |
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Total Re-exports |
299 |
43 |
32 |
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Trade Balance |
-51362 |
-53307 |
-51590 |
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E LELEI !
Key
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