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• GLOBALink | China balancing COVID-19 control, economic growth

  BEIJING, March 30 (Xinhua) -- China's dynamic zero-COVID approach has proved effective and necessary in curbing the spread of the virus despite the recent flare-ups of the epidemic in multiple places across the country.

  Meanwhile, timely containment of the spread of the epidemic allows business operations and people's daily activities to return to normal as soon as possible, without seriously affecting the society and the economy.

  Produced by Xinhua Global Service

• External Merchandise Trade of Georgia in 2016

  External Merchandise Trade (excluding non-declared trade) of Georgia amounted to USD 11985 million in 2016 (preliminary data), grew by 21 percent from the same period of the previous year. The value of export decreased by 4 percent reaching USD 2114 million, while the import grew by 28 percent and amounted to USD 9871 million with respect to of the previous year. The trade deficit equaled USD 7757 million and its share in trade turnover constituted 65 percent.
  Import without C hepatitis medicaments equaled USD 7252 million 0.4 percent less compared to the same period of the previous year.
  
  

• Training for Geostat staff

  The large-scale training is being held for the field staff of the Agricultural Statistics Division of National Statistics Office of Georgia, with the assistance and financial support of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). 

  The training encompasses the methodology of sample survey of agricultural holdings, filling in the questionnaires, online data entry and issues of improving communication with respondents. In the learning process, field staff members are also provided with information on the updated sampling frame as a result of 2014 Agricultural Census and other novelties regarding the survey. The staff members of Agricultural and Environment Statistics Division of Geostat conduct the trainings. 

  The management of Geostat attended the current training. According to Ms. Meri Daushvili, the Executive Director of Geostat, conducting such kinds of meetings is very important. She pointed out that the main objective of the training is to increase the qualification of staff members and improve the quality of statistical data in the field of agriculture. 

  The training will be held in two stages – for the field staff of Western and Eastern Georgia. In sum, up to 400 staff members of Geostat will participate in the training.
• Gross Domestic Product of Georgia in 2015

  As a result of annual adjustment, the 2015 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Georgia at current prices totaled GEL 31 755.6 mil., up by 8.9 percent y-o-y.
  In the same period the real growth of GDP amounted to 2.9 percent and the deflator increased by 5.9 percent y-o-y.
  The largest shares of GDP by activity are held by Industry (16.8 percent) and Trade services (16.7 percent), followed by Transport and communication services (10.5 percent), Public administration (9.3 percent), Agriculture, forestry and fishing (9.1 percent), Construction (7.9 percent) and Health and social work (6.0 percent).
  Real growth was registered in Mining and Quarrying (22.4 percent), Construction (13.5 percent), Financial intermediation (10.2 percent), Other community, Social and Personal Service Activities (8.5 percent), Hotels and restaurants (7.5 percent), Real estate, renting and business activities (6.0 percent).
  A decrease in the real value-added was recorded Manufacturing (2.4 percent).

• Geostat was awarded for providing public information accessibility

  Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) named National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) as the most open and transparent public institution in 2016 and award for “providing public information accessibility”. 

  Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI) and Open Society Georgia Foundation held a conclusive event on information freedom situation in Georgia during 2010-2016 years. IDFI has been organizing the award ceremony for 7 years. National Statistics Office of Georgia achieved the highest level of public information accessibility and was awarded for the third time. 

  The event was attended by the representatives of Government of Georgia, LEPSs, diplomatic corps accredited in Georgia, NGOs and media.