March  2002 Press Releases

International Trade

The first quarter figures of 2002 showed an increase of 138 million Vatu in Vanuatu's trade deficit as compared to the first quarter of 2001. The trade deficit amounted to 2,158 million Vatu during the first quarter 2002 compared to 2,020 million Vatu in the same period of 2001. Meanwhile, the annual trade deficit rose to 10,340 million vatu, indicating an increase of 1,647 million vatu.

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Tourism and Migration

Visitor arrivals for the first quarter of 2002 were 9,668, a decrease of 25.6 percent over the fourth quarter of 2001, and also a decrease of 14.9 percent over the same quarter of the previous year.

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Consumer Price Index

The March quarter of 2002 CPI recorded an increase of 0.2 percent over the December quarter of  2001, and a 1.2 percent over March quarter of 2001. These increases were due to increases in commodity prices for both Port Vila  and Luganville.

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 Contact the Vanuatu Statistics Office 

Vanuatu Statistics Office

Private Mail Bag 019

Port Vila, VANUATU

Telephone: 678 22110/22111

Fax: 678 24583

updated 04 February 2003