1968
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Department of Statistics Established
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1969
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J. E. Tertullien appointed First Director of Statistics
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First Statistical Abstract Published
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1970
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Census of Population and Housing
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Household Budgetary Survey
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1971
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Monthly Newsletter Introduced
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1972
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Retail Price Index (RPI) Revised –New Base Year
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1973
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Statistics Act Passed
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Freeport Office Established
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National Accounts Estimates Produced
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1974
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Relocated to Clarence A. Bain Building
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Population Projections Produced
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1978
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Bahamas in Figures Introduced
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1980
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Census of Population and Housing
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1986
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First Personal Computer Introduced
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1990
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Census of Population and Housing
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1991
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Hosted 16th Annual SCCS Meeting
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Institutional Strengthening/Technical Cooperation
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1993
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Charles Stuart Appointed Second Director
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1994
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Consumer Price Index (CPI) Revised –New Base Year
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1995
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Local Area Network Introduced
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1996
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World Customs Organization
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Harmonized System for the Classification of Foreign Trade Introduced
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2000
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Census of Population and Housing
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2001
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Bahamas Living Conditions Survey
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Hosted 26th Annual SCCS meeting
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2003
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Occupations and Wages Survey Introduced
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2006
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Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) Produced
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Household Expenditure Survey/Poverty Survey
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Customized Application Systems Introduced
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2008
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Kelsie Dorsett Appointed first woman Director of Statistics
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First Economic Census
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DOS Website Launched
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2010
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Census of Population and Housing
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2013
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Household Expenditure Survey/Poverty Survey
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2015
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Leona Wilson Appointed Acting Director (October)
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