DEVELOPMENT OF STATISTICS IN TURKMENISTAN

This article states that for the development of the state statistics in Turkmenistan was prepared a number of methodological documents; the work was done to reduce respondent burden by revising the content of state statistical reporting forms, to find an optimum combination of continuous and sampling methods of statistical observation and to improve current statistical classifications. At this stage of national statistics development, wide use of information technologies to collect statistical data is considered as a priority task. The Interagency Statistical Council under TurkmenStat was created in order to implement the Law of Turkmenistan «On Statistics» (2012) (which is based on generalized national and international experience fundamental principles of official statistics are reflected) as an advisory body for coordinating, regulating interagency methodology and statistical organization issues, discussing and coordinating plans for conducting departmental statistics. The author emphasizes that drafted in TurkmenStat work entitled «System of Socio-Economic Indicators and Metadata According to International Standards» was carried out due to the necessity to improve the quality of state statistics, depending on the complexity of the statistical tools for assessment of socio-economic processes in the country and sophistication of system of statistical metadata. In particular, in this system of socio-economic indicators are harmoniously incorporated indicators that reflect regional specificities.

система государственной статистики, система социально-экономических показателей, система метаданных, ведомственная статистика, региональная статистика, информационные технологии в статистике, system of state statistics, system of social-and-economic indicators, system of metadata, departmental statistics, regional statistics, information technology in statistics

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