National Consumer Price Index – Windhoek Observer

Stefanus Nashama The Namibian Statistics Agency (NSA) clarified that N$250 million is required to conduct at least one large survey every year, in addition to the normal operations and statistics currently produced by the agency. The normal operations include the National Accounts, the National Consumer Price Index, sectoral reports, and trade statistics. The NSA statistician-general, Alex Shimuafeni, clarified a media report that said the NSA is having difficulty releasing national statistics promptly due to insufficient funding. “NSA has been producing timely statistics since its inception in 2012. The figure of N$ 250 million is rather an ideal amount required to…