The Household Income and Expenditure Survey, HIES, 2024-2025 has captured 2,592 households mid-way over a 12-month period, interviewing more than 11,700 people so far throughout the country.

The number of respondents include about 5,900 males and 5,800 females who are members of selected households interviewed, a statement by the national statistics office (NSO) yesterday said.

This was the information received during a recent meeting with all the HIES provincial coordinators, the HIES Data Monitoring Team and HIES Management on Wednesday this week at the National Statistics Office.

The total number of sampled households targeted is 4,704 since its commencement in October last year. The total number of Enumerated Areas expected to be covered is 392.

The HIES Data Monitoring Team gave reports on the progress of each Provincial teams from week-18 to week-26 which included the number of EAS completed, rejected questionnaires, the response rates and the challenges teams face.

Assistance HIES Deputy Director Anterlyn Tuzakana commended the provincial coordinators for the achievement of their teams while reminding them that the quality of data received must be maintained throughout the survey until it concludes in October, the statement said.

She encouraged the coordinators to uphold the same working relationship with their teams and the HIES Management.

The HIES is a 12-month survey under Component 1 of the Building Capacity in Statistics and Audit, CAPSA Project, a joint project between the Solomon Islands Government and the World Bank. It will conclude in early October this year.