The consolidated 2012 Agency Release Calendar (ARC) for CAR can now be accessed online. The ARC is the schedule of releases of statistical outputs by a government agency. In particular, it is a matrix of what statistical output/data to be released; period covered by the data; geographic disaggregation; schedule of dissemination or when the data is available; form of output (whether available in hard or electronic copy or accessible thru the web/internet); and the contact persons and contact numbers.

The 2012 ARC of the region can be accessed at the ARC section on the NSCB-CAR website http://www.nscb.gov.phhttp://psacordillera.esy.es/arc.htm . For easy reference and navigation, drop-down menus are provided for each agency release calendar and for each month of the year.

The complete 2012 ARC document can be downloaded in two (2) PDF files: release calendar sorted by agency (http://www.nscb.gov.ph/rucar/pdf/arc/2012ARCbyagency.pdf) and release calendar sorted by month of release (http://www.nscb.gov.ph/rucar/pdf/arc/2012 ARCbymonth.pdf ).

The ARC is prepared annually by the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) to promote transparency, timeliness, and accessibility of government statistics.

ALDRIN FEDERICO R. BAHIT, JR.
OIC, NSCB-CAR