The Statistical Institute of Jamaica was established under the Statistics (Amendment) Act 1984 on April 9, 1984. The Institute has been invested with all the powers formerly vested in the Department of Statistics and previously the Bureau of Statistics (which came into existence in 1946) along with other powers. The Statistical Institute of Jamaica is an agency of the Ministry of Finance and Planning.
**National Accounts** The System of National Accounts is a comprehensive, accounting framework within which economic data can be presented on the operation of the nation’s economy in much the same way as business accounts describe the operation...
The [International Merchandise Trade Statistics](http://statinja.gov.jm/Trade-Econ%20Statistics/InternationalMerchandiseTrade/Internalmerchandisetrade.aspx) are compiled from administrative records of the Customs Department and are commonly...
