The National Statistical Office operates under the Statistics Act of 2013 as the main government department responsible for the collection and dissemination of official statistics.
The NSO is headquartered in Zomba and has regional offices in the major urban centres of Lilongwe, Mzuzu and Blantyre
The National Statistical Office headquarters are located off Chimbiya Road in Zomba. The NSO headquarters contains the offices of the Commissioner of Statistics and Deputy Commissioner of Statistics, together with the general administration, accounts and human resources departments
NSO's Economics Division produces statistics on foreign trade, national accounts, balance of payments, business activity, employment, consumer prices (including inflation), industrial production, poverty and tourism. Major surveys include the Annual Economic Survey, the 5-yearly Integrated Household Survey, and Small and Medium Scale business surveys. The computer section, responsible for maintaining the office computers and wide area network, is also situated in this campus.
The Demography Division is responsible for the population census, which takes place every ten years, and a number of other demographic and social surveys, such as the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS).
The Agriculture Division conducts agricultural surveys, like the National Census of Agriculture and Livestock. Another survey conducted by the division is the Welfare Monitoring Surveys (WMS).
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