Statistics to include new living standards indices

The National Statistics Institute (INS) will introduce additional statistical indices by the end of the year, which will be used to measure the living standards of the people, the new chairman of the institution, Clementina-Ivan Ungureanu on Tuesday said. “We’re trying to improve the investigation we conduct to determine the poverty level of the population by devising new questions and by identifying a broader range of statistical indices,” Ungureanu added. She explained she did not want to say any more on the matter for the time being, though. National Statistics Institute’s goals for 2003-2006 also include reducing the amount of time it takes to process statistical data, putting together a farming register based on the results of the agricultural census, preparing the county and regional monthly publications containing territorial statistical data and proceeding with the integration of the Romanian statistics system in the European one. Clementina Ivan-Ungureanu was appointed chairman of the National Statistics Institute by an order signed by PM Adrian Nastase on Monday. She replaces former chairman Aurel Camara, who quit. ZF