National Statistics Bureau

The prices of food and beverages increased by 3.73 percent and the prices of mineral products, cement, and electricity increased by 11.65 percent.
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1 Quarterly National Accounts (GDP) Statistics Quarterly EESD, NSB 45 days after quarter end PDF, Excel, Web 4 quarterly reports published per APA commitments.
2 Annual National Accounts (GDP) Statistics Annually EESD, NSB 30-Jul-26 PDF, Excel, Web 1 annual report for reference year FY2026-27.
3 Monthly Consumer Price Index (National/Regional/Capital) Monthly EESD, DSO, NSB Monthly (30 days after reference month) PDF, Excel, Web 12 monthly CPI reports released within 30 days.
4 Quarterly Producers Price Index (PPI) Quarterly EESD, DSO, NSB 60 days after quarter end PDF, Excel, Web 4 quarterly PPI reports published.
5 Quarterly Export Import Price Index (XMPI) Quarterly EESD, NSB 45 days after quarter end PDF, Excel, Web 4 quarterly XMPI reports published.
6 Environmental Accounts Statistics Report Annually EESD, NSB 20-Oct-2026 PDF, Excel, Web 1 annual environmental accounts report published.
7 Pilot Natural Capital Accounting System Report One-time EESD, NSB 31-Mar-2027 PDF, Excel, Web Pilot report to assess ecosystem services contribution.
8 Quarterly Socio-Economic Indicators (SEI) Quarterly CIARD, NSB 45 days after quarter end PDF, Excel, Web 4 quarterly SEI reports compiled & published.
9 Statistical Year Book of Bhutan (SYB) Annually CIARD, NSB 30-Jun-2027 PDF, Excel, Web Annual comprehensive statistical yearbook.
10 Bhutan at a Glance (BAG) Annually CIARD, NSB 30-Jun-2027 PDF, Excel, Web Annual pocket statistical reference.
11 Administrative Data Maturity Assessment (Vehicle Statistics) One-time CIARD, NSB 31-Dec-2026 PDF, Report Methodology review (Q1), Data analysis & compliance (Q2).
12 National Data Archiving System (NADA Deployment on GDC) Operational CIARD, NSB 31-Mar-2027 Web Portal Data pipeline deployed (Q1), datasets cataloged (Q2), archived (Q3).
13 Quarterly Labour Force Survey (LFS) StatBrief (Q1 & Q3) Quarterly SSD, DSO, NSB 45 days after enumeration PDF, Web 2 Quarterly reports (FY Q1 & Q3). Q2 & Q4 covered via PHCB.
14 Annual Labour Force Survey Report Annually SSD, DSO, NSB 31-Mar-2027 PDF, Web 1 Annual comprehensive LFS report published by 31 March 2027.
15 Annual Vital Statistics Report Annually SSD, NSB 15-Apr-2027 PDF, Web Official birth, death, and vital events statistical report.
16 2027 Population and Housing Census of Bhutan (PHCB) Preparation Decadal / Operations SSD, SDPD, NSB 05-Jun-2027 Dataset / Progress Listing/Mapping (31-Mar-27), ToT/ToE (25-May-27), Field Enumeration (05-Jun-27).
17 Annual Integrated Agriculture and Livestock Census Report Annually ASD, DSO, NSB 30-Jun-2027 PDF, Excel, Web Pre-census (Q1), Pre-test (Q2), Field enumeration (Q3), Publication (Q4).
18 Food Balance Sheet (FBS) Report Annually ASD, NSB 31-Jan-2027 PDF, Excel, Web Provides 2025 national food supply and utilization overview.
19 Tourism Survey Report One-time / Special SDPD, EESD, NSB 30-Jun-2027 PDF, Excel, Web Estimates tourism sector's contribution to economy.
20 SDG Indicator Reporting Framework Governance PPS, NSB 31-Dec-2026 PDF, Document Establishes reporting protocols for national & local level SDG monitoring.
21 Notes & Division Acronyms:
22 EESD: Economic and Environment Statistics Division | SSD: Social Statistics Division | SDPD: Survey and Data Processing Division
23 ASD: Agricultural Statistics Division | CIARD: Coordination, Information and Research Division | PPS: Policy and Planning Services | DSO: Dzongkhag Statistical Officers
24 * Timelines align strictly with approved NSB Main APA and Division APAs for FY 2026-2027.