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About the Bureau of Statistics

The Bureau was established as a department in 1957, but prior to this, the collection and publication of statistics was decentralised and assigned to a few key government departments. In the early 1940s the then Sugar Producer's Association was responsible for the compilation of sugar statistics, the Agriculture Department for statistics on rice and the remainder of the agricultural sector, the then Public Works Department was responsible for statistics on wages and the Customs Department was in charge of trade Statistics.

An Act of Parliament in October 1990 incorporated the Bureau of Statistics (BoS) as a semi-autonomous body, outside the purview of the traditional Public Service. The functions of the Bureau, which has since 1965 become systemized, are set out in section 4 (1) of the Bureau of Statistics Act No 25 of 1991 and the Statistical Bureau Act Cap 19.09 and can be summed up as follows:

	Conduct censuses
	Collect, compile, analyse, and publish socio-economic and other statistical data
	Collaborate with other Government departments in collecting, compiling, analysing and publishing statistics derived from administrative records
	Organise a co-ordinated scheme of social and economic statistics for Guyana

The Bureau is the main co-ordinator and producer of economic statistics, including national accounts. The main data on population, economic and social conditions of households stem from censuses and surveys. The Bureau is recognised as the central authority on statistics in this country, and is often requested to advise and assist ministries and private/public sector organisations on statistical matters, and is the obvious member of the Guyana team for reviews of the IMF structural adjustment programmes and similar activities.

The Board of the Bureau consists of the following:

	The Hon. Minister of Finance (Chairman)
	The Chief Statistician, who serves as ex-officio Vice Chairman
	No less than 3 and no more than 7 other persons appointed by the Minister

The Bureau is headed by the Chief Statistician, and assisted by a Deputy Chief Statistician. The business of the Bureau is conducted through a network of functional departments, which are managed by Heads of Departments. The departments are as follows:

	National Accounts
	External Trade and Prices
	Demography, Social & Vital Statistics
	Surveys
	Human Resources, Finance and Administration
	Information Systems

The Bureau functions with an headquarter staff strength of about 80, although there are 120 approved positions.

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Guyana at a Glance

Population	751,223 (Census 2002)
Size	214,970 square km
Location	Between 1^o & 9^o North Latitude and 57^o & 61^o West Longitude
Time Zone	GMT - 04:00
Currency	Guyana Dollar (G$)
Per capita GDP 2012	US$3,148.00
Nominal GDP 2012	G$511,337 million
Real GDP 2012	G$341,905 million
Inflation Rate	Dec '11 - Dec '12: 3.5
Average Exchange Rate (Mid Rate)	Nov '12: G$203.90 to US $1 Dec '12: G$204.07 to US $1 Jan '13: G$204.01 to US $1

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