Central Bureau of Statistics (North Korea)

Central Bureau of Statistics

Bureau overview
Formed	1952; 72 years ago (1952)
Jurisdiction	Government of North Korea
Headquarters	Inhung-Dong, Moranbong District, Pyongyang, North Korea
Employees	Not known
Bureau executive	Ri Sung-ho, Director General
Parent department	Cabinet of North Korea
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl	조선 중앙 통계국
Hancha	朝鮮 中央 統計局
Revised Romanization	Joseon Jung-ang Tong-gyeguk
McCune–Reischauer	Chosŏn Chung'ang Tonggye Kuk

Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS; Korean: 조선 중앙 통계국; MR: Chosŏn Chung'ang Tonggye Kuk;^[1] also known as the Central Statistic Bureau, or the Central Statistical Bureau) is the national statistical office of North Korea.

Recent censuses of North Korea have been conducted by CBS. It has also published statistics about electricity.

Very little is known about the bureau or its staff, and even its ability to compose accurate statistics is in dispute. Their accuracy has been disputed by various United Nations organizations and foreign observers.^[which?]