The 2012/13 HIES is the third nation-wide survey conducted by the Solomon Islands National Statistics Office (SINSO) of the Ministry of Finance and Treasury. The first survey was conducted in 1992 and was limited in scope, followed by the second HIES undertaken in 2005-2006.
The National Analysis Report (Volume I) is presented at the country level by urban and rural areas, and is complemented by the Provincial Analysis Report (Volume II) that is presented separately.
The 2012/13 HIES is a key data source for updating core official statistical indicators, such as the Consumer Price Index (CPI), Gross Domestic Product (GDP), United Nations millennium development and sustainable development goals-indicators and poverty measures for evidenced based-decision making, policy formulation and planning purposes.