Statistical Institute of Jamaica

Users who want to consult STATIN'S reports may do so at our library located at 7 Cecelio Ave., Kingston 10. A photocopy service is available at a nominal charge for persons who require selected pages from publications. Copies of reports from the United Nations and its specialized agencies as well as reports from other Caricom Countries are also available in the Library.

The Institute provides research services for unpublished data. The information provided is subject to the confidentiality provisions of the Statistics Act. All requests for such information outlined below can be made to the Communications and Marketing Unit at 7 Cecelio Ave., Kingston 10 .

TRADE DATA
Unpublished external trade information is available at the Institute. This data can be obtained on a monthly or annual basis.

CONSUMER PRICES
Retail prices collected for a selection or basket of goods and services are available in unpublished format on a monthly and annual basis of the regions: 'Greater Kingston Metropolitan Area', 'Other Urban Centres' as well as the 'Rural Areas'.

POPULATION AND HOUSING DATA
Unpublished information from the 2001 and 1991 Censuses is available. This includes information on Population Characteristics and Housing and Household Characteristics at the enumeration district, special areas, constituency, parish and country levels.

ANNUAL NATIONAL ACCOUNTS DATA
National Accounts data can be made available at a lower level of disagregation than is published.

The Surveys Division is organized to provide survey services not only to Central Government but also to the wider society, at a reasonable cost. There is in place a cadre of interviewers that cover the entire island. In addition STATIN is equipped with the expertise in sampling methodology, questionnaire design and data analysis.

The Geographic Services Unit provides digital and hard copy maps of enumeration and special areas of the island. The Unit also provides general mapping information on special request, for example, alignment of roads, population pyramids and graphs.

The Institute's Information and Technology Division offers data processing services to the public. These include: data entry, word processing and systems design and development of application programmes for the purposes of producing reports.

The Institute's printery offers services to the general public at competitive prices. All enquires should be made to the Communications and Marketing Unit at 7 Cecelio Ave., Kingston 10.

For more information on our services contact us - info@statinja.com