Cook Island 2005-06 Household Expenditure Survey

The Cook Islands Household Expenditure Survey (HES) was conducted in 2005-06. This Household Expenditure Survey (HIES) is a critical component of the work of the Cook Islands Statistics Office. The survey provides major indicators of the economic health of the nation and the well being of its people. For example Cook Islands residents (as opposed to businesses, government or tourists) consume a significant proportion of goods and services available in the Cook Islands. Changes in consumer and household spending patterns reflect changes in the economy and in individual and social behaviour. It provides the data which is necessary for the periodic revision of weights for the Office's Consumer Prices Index and other indices,

The 2005 HES is the third comprehensive survey of household expenditure in the Cook Islands, following on from the 1986 and 1998 surveys. Previously HES were carried out in Rarotonga only.

Version 1.0 (SPC Documentation in collaboration with ESCAP (Jan Smit) Mission, June 2008)

• Collection start: 2005
• Collection end: 2005