Han Hoon, New Commissioner of Statistics Korea, Visits Honam Regional Statistics Office

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] Han Hoon, the newly appointed Commissioner of the Korea National Statistical Office, visited the Honam Regional Statistical Office for the first time since his inauguration on the 15th.

The visit was arranged to receive a business report on the Honam Regional Statistical Office's key projects for 2022, to encourage the activation of the Statistical Data Center (SDC) in Gwangju, and to visit the traditional market (Yangdong Market) to understand the price trends in the Honam region.

After receiving the business report, Commissioner Han encouraged the field survey staff who are quietly doing their best despite the increasingly difficult survey environment.

He said, “In a rapidly changing environment, I hope the Honam office will actively participate in quickly understanding the demands of the times to develop statistics that lead policies and to advance statistical service methods that match the trends of users.”

Furthermore, he added, “Given the difficult economic situation due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, it is more important than ever to produce accurate economic statistics for proper policy formulation. Therefore, I ask you to make every effort to successfully complete the integrated economic statistics survey starting today (June 15).”

In response, Kim Dae-ho, head of the Honam Regional Statistical Office, said, “The Honam office will continuously identify demands from local governments to expand the development of regional statistics necessary for policy decisions, and will strive to activate the Statistical Data Center (SDC) in order to fulfill its role as a data hub institution for the Honam and Jeju regions.”

He also stated, “Based on the experience of successfully completing last year's large-scale Economic Census, we will do our best to ensure that this integrated economic statistics survey proceeds without any setbacks.”

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