December  2001 Press Releases

International Trade

The fourth quarter figures showed an increase of 579 million Vatu in Vanuatu's trade deficit as compared to the fourth quarter of 2000. The trade deficit amounted to 2,995 million Vatu during the fourth quarter 2001 compared to the same period of 2000. Meanwhile, the annual trade deficit rose to 10,340 million vatu, indicating an increase of 1,647 million vatu.

Imports for home consumption increased from 3,178 million Vatu in the fourth quarter of 2000 to 3,775 million Vatu in the same quarter of 2001, showing an increase of 18.8 percent. This resulted in an annual increase of 5.4 percent.

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Tourism and Migration

Visitor arrivals for the fourth quarter of 2001 were 12,899, a decrease of 14.8 percent over the third quarter of 2001, and 13.5 percent over the same quarter of the previous year.

 

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Consumer Price Index

The December quarter of 2001 CPI recorded an increase of 0.3 percent over the September quarter of  2001, and a 2.3 percent over December quarter of 2000. The increase over the September quarter of 2001 was due to slight in indices for both Port Vila (0.3 percent) and Luganville (0.4 percent).

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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