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  "title": "Saint Lucia: Technical Assistance Report-Report on External Sector Statistics Mission",
  "publication": "Technical Assistance Reports, May 6, 2024",
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  "summary": "A technical assistance (TA) mission on external sector statistics (ESS) was conducted to the Central Statistics Office (CSO) of Saint Lucia as part of the Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Centre (CARTAC) work program on ESS.",
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      "content": "- A technical assistance (TA) mission on external sector statistics (ESS) was conducted to the Central Statistics Office (CSO) of Saint Lucia as part of the Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Centre (CARTAC) work program on ESS.\n- The mission focused on:\n  - Addressing data compilation issues on trade in goods—especially on the import and re-export of fuel.\n  - Addressing data compilation issues on travel credits.\n  - Assessing the revised 2022 balance of payments that was disseminated in December 2023."
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      "content": "- Data compilation issues identified in trade in goods, with particular emphasis on:\n  - Import and re-export of fuel.\n- Data compilation issues identified in travel credits.\n- Review and assessment of the revised 2022 balance of payments (disseminated in December 2023)."
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    "Published: May 6, 2024",
    "Series: Technical Assistance Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400273889.019",
    "A technical assistance (TA) mission on external sector statistics (ESS) was conducted to the Central Statistics Office (CSO) of Saint Lucia as part of the Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Centre (CARTAC) work program on ESS.",
    "The mission focused on:",
    "Data compilation issues identified in trade in goods, with particular emphasis on:",
    "Data compilation issues identified in travel credits.",
    "Review and assessment of the revised 2022 balance of payments (disseminated in December 2023).",
    "Subjects:",
    "Keywords:",
    "**A CARTAC technical assistance**"
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