Ministry of Planning, Economic Affairs and Development

Lvl 14 Eric Williams Financial Complex Independence Square,<br>Port of Spain

868-612-3000

The Ministry of Planning and Development is a key collaborative Government Ministry, providing the necessary policy guidance and development, technical support, advice and feasibility assessment for national advancement. Our principal mandate is national development concentrated on four main pillars which are economic development, social development, spatial development and environmental development. The MPD also serves as the focal point for international and regional agencies such as the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the United Nations system of agencies, the European Union and the Caribbean Development Bank. The Ministry of Planning and Development also facilitates national development

Plaza 47, Frederick Street,<br>Port-of-Spain

868-624-7001

The CSO is a Division of the Ministry of Planning and Development charged with the responsibility of taking censuses in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and collecting, compiling, analyzing and publishing statistical information relating to all social and economic activities of the people of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The website is our latest venture in a host of proposed activities as we seek to meet the challenges of effectively performing our mission. As we move towards our strategic vision, it is our hope that through this website the CSO will significantly re-engineer and re-package our traditional reports and bulletins and will generate a mix of products superior and easily accessible to our clients. The website will assist to strengthen the cohesiveness and effectiveness of Trinidad and Tobago official statistics and maintain the cooperation of our data providers.