The National Statistics Month (NSM) was first observed in 1990 pursuant to Presidential Proclamation No. 647 signed by then President Corazon C. Aquino on September 20, 1990, Declaring the Month of October of Every Year as the National Statistics Month.
The NSM celebration aims to:
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promote, enhance and instill awareness and appreciation of the importance and value of statistics to the different sectors of society; and,
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to elicit the cooperation and support of the general public in upgrading the quality and standards of statistics in the country.
19th National Statistics Month - October 2008 
Theme:
“Demand–Driven Statistics:
Key to
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Development”
Host of the Opening Ceremony:
Department of Trade and Industry
October 3, 2008, 10:00 am
Function Rooms A & B
Megatrade Conference Center
5th Level, Building B,
SM Megamall
Mandaluyong City
Host of the Closing Ceremony:
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
October 28, 2008
BSP Assembly Hall, BSP
Three-Storey Building
Malate, Manila
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