(i) Number and average circulation of newspapers and magazines iscued~
classified by urban and rural areas (annual),
(ii) Number of books in atock at public libraries classified by type of bcok (annual).
(iii) Number of book", loaned each month by public libraries classified by type of book, distinguiahinr between ulban and rural areas
(annual).
(Lv ) Aver-age number -of weel~ly admissions to c i.nemac , theatres, concert balla; sport stadia and other recreational facilitics
clas~ifiedby type of 'facility and distinguishinG between urban and rural areas (annual)0
(v) Number- of seats at specified date in cinemas and other. recreational facilities classified by type of
facility and distingui",hing between urtan and rural are~s (annual)"
(vi) Area of open public spaces such as parks, squares, beaches at a specified date distinguishinc between major administrative districts (annual)~
Uses
Lan
being a cocial annual, leisure eM culture are directly related to his well~eing. .Thus, statistics. of culture, sport and other forms of re~reationserve to provide some meaur-e of the development of the human personality.
Particulars of data
(vii) Nunber of radios, television sets, video sets and record players in use, classified by type and distinguishing betueen urban and rural areas (annual).
(viii) Value of annual public and private non-profit expenditure on goods and services for leisure (annual).
(b) Culture>
-(i)
Average nUQber of weekly awnissions to museums and similar cultural faciliti~1 distinguishi~between urban and rural areas (annual)"(ii) Value of annual public and private non-cprof'Lt expenditure on goods and ser-vdoe s for cultural activities (annual).
VIII. TRANSPORT AND CQlillllUNICATIONS (a) Hater transport
(i)
Number, horsepower, gross registered tonnage and carrying capacity of vessels engaged in sea and inland traffic by ma!<e and type of ownership (annual).(ii)
Gross tonnage and goods loaded and unloaded in sea and inlandtraffic, distinguishing principal ports (quarterly or monthly).
(iii)
Gross capital formation during the year (annual).(b) Rail transport
(i) Length of traclrnge (annual).
(ii)
Number , pouer, carrying capacity and type of vehicles at a given date (annual).(iii) j,et freight-ton ldlometers and passenger Idlometers performed
(quarterly or monthly).
(iv) Gross tonnage of goods loaded
and unloaded in each major administrative area (quarterly or monthly).
(v) Gr-ose capital formation dur-Lng the year by type (annual).
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Uses
The data help to evaluate the adequacy and use of transport and conununications facilities in J"C1a.ti&n to the demand for such services as development proceeds.
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ParTiculars of data (c) Air transport
(i)
number of aircraft of recistered carriers accor-df.ng to type, makeand
type of otmer-shi.p (annual),
(ii)
Paccengerc-ld Iornct er-c and car-go and raad L ton-ldlometers performed by registered carriers in domestic and international traffic (quarterly or monthly) ,(iii)
Gross t onnage of car-govIoaded and unloaded and number of passeneers embarld.nr; and dj.scmbar ki.ng , clascified as to whether in international or domestic trancport (annual).(iv)
Gross capital formation during the year {annua.L},(d) Road transport
(i) Lengt:, of road accor-d.Ing to type in each major adminintrative area
(annual) ,
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(ii,)
Number and. carrYing capacity of~,el~icle~,according to type, classified by administrative area where licenced, make and owner-shLp (annual).
(iii)
Gross capital formation during the year (annual).(e) Cornnunications
(i)
Number- of teleerar.ls cent distiT18uishing between domestic and foreign deGtinations(annual) •
(ii)
ilumber of telephones in use classified by location (annual),(iii) Volume of mail traffic classified by domestic mail received from and sent abread (annual),
Particulars of data
IX. IlITEIlNiii'IONAL TIlADE AIJLl FTIlAilCE (a) Financial institutions
(i) Consolidated balance sbeets as of end period separately for central bank, deposit money banks, these tUQ
sub-ceotor-s together - the monetary syotem - insurance companies and other financial institutionD sholling holdings of financial asaete accordinG to type and main debtor sectors and liabilities accordinG to type and main creditor sector", (annual and monthly).
(ii) Consolidated transaction (capital finance) .acoount s 'dur-Ing period
separately for central banks, deposit mor,eybankn, the"e tHo sub-sectors together the monetary system
-insurance companies and ot!ler financial institut,ionc shotJinc transactions in f:inanc:i,.al asset c according to type and major debtor sectors, liabilities according to type .and na jor- creditor sectors (annual and montbly).
(iii) Value of money supply and of monetary base as of the end of the period (monthly).
(iv) Loans and advances made and outstanding classified according to pur-pose and kind of economic activity of recipient separately for central bankc , deposit money banks, innurance companies and other financial institutionc
(annual and quarterly),
(v) Barrk deb Lt o to deposit accounts duriIl[; the period (monthly).
(vi) Discounts and rediscoilllt rate of central banks, average interest rates, prllue bank loans, on mortgages and on forms of govcrnnlent indebtedness
(monthly). "
(vii) 'Value, in terms of a foreign currency, of international reserves and offset" as of tbe end of period (monthly) •
(viii) Araount of outstanding net foreign indebtedness, in terms of a foreign currency, as of end of period (annual).
(ix) ExchanGe rateD in une, expresced as unite of national currency per Wlit of foreign currency (daily).
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Uses
The data referred to at (i), f'Lnane La L institutions, are needed for the
formulation of monetary policy. They serve as indicators of the importance of financial institutions as regards financing" economic and other activities and they measure the impact of these institutions on the money supply (i.ei the impact on the creation of money and financial stability).
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Particulars of data
(b) Disposable income and saving
(i)
Gross d Lspooab Le Lncone durin&: the year of e;e nation as a I'lhole ,ofgeneral gover-nraerrt , of incorporated and quasi-eorporate enterprises and of households (annual)
(ii) Saving durinG the year of the nation as a whole of <;eneral gover-nnent , of
incorporated andquasi-eorporate enterprises and of households (annual).
(c) Prices
(i) 'Averages or relatives of sales prices received by exporters and purchase prices paid by importers during the period for each important kind of commodity (monthly).
(ii) Averages or relatives of sales prices received by domestic producers in each industry for each important kind of commodity produced (monthly).
(iii)
Aver-ages or relatives of prices paid by domestic producers for important baGic inputc in selected industries(monthly) •
(Lv ) Index numbers of sa Lea prices received by domestic producers in selected industries (monthly).
(v) Index numbers,.of prices paid for basic inputs in celected industries
(monthly) •
(vi) Averagez or relatives of prices paid by households for goods and
services consumed domestically (monthly).
(vii) LJdex numbers of consumer prices (monthly).
(d) External trade
(i) 'falue and quantity of export" . and imports during the period show ing countries of destination (preferably of last consignment) of exports and countrie"
of oriGin (preferably of first consiGnment) of imports for each commodity (annual and quarterly) •
A Imoliiooce of, the -annuaI disposable income and saving is very uDeful for development planning.
Price is the mechanism which' influences the demand for arid the supp Iy of goods and services. It is Lnf'Luenoed by the .Locafri.on ,
distribution and organization of industry and it affects not only the costs of but the levels of 'living.
The control of inflation is most important for a stable society, and statistics of pr'ices provide the basi f'or- formulating measures for such control,
Exports constitute an important source of domestic income and emplo'yment and of foreign currency 'earnincs needed for the imports of
essential goods at favourable terms' of trade. Expor-t; statlatics are thus vaIucb Le for deciding on the
",:
Particulars of data
(ii)
Index number-s of quarrtum and unit value of imports and exports during the Period classified byecono~rlcallysignificant catecories of commodities (annua L and quarterly)
(iii) Index numbers of terma of trade (annual).
(e) . Balance of payments
(i) The baLance of payments dur Lng the period classified accordinc to type of transaction (annual)
(ii.)
The balance of trade during the period, i.e. exports of .,oods and services Leus imports of goods and services (annual).(iii) Net receipts of foreign current and capital transfers - mt er-governmentaI and total - during the period (annual).
(iv) Net receipts of long-term. foreien loans and investments - intergoverIlf.lental and total - during the period (annual).
(v) The balance of trade plus net foreign transfers and other net long-term capital receipts during the period (annual).