Meeting of the National Statistical Council

09.12.2019 11:00:00

Meeting of the National Statistical Council

At the meeting of the National Statistical Council under the chairmanship of Prof. Stoyan Tsvetkov held on December 6, 2019, the Report on the implementation of the National Statistical Programme and the Activity of the NSI in 2019 was discussed and adopted. Over the past year the NSI conducted 271 statistical surveys and activities, respectively the bodies of statistics – 45. A review of the implementation of all statistical surveys and strategic priorities in 2019 was made in the Report. The members of the National Statistical Council expressed their positive opinion on its content and scope.

The Draft National Statistical Programme for 2020 prepared by the NSI was discussed at the meeting. The National Statistical Programme envisages 259 statistical surveys and activities to be carried out by the National Statistical Institute and respectively 47 statistical surveys and activities - by the Bodies of statistics. The Draft National Statistical Programme includes 13 new statistical surveys and projects planned by the NSI, as well as one new survey planned by the National Revenue Agency, as well as one new survey and one new project planned by the Ministry of agriculture, food and forestry. As the good work within the National Statistical System was highlighted, the 2020 Draft project of the National Statistical Program was approved by all participants.