He pointed out that there are not many "home-grown publications" in the region and the report fills many "gaps." He also said many hemispheric reports are not every sympathetic to small Caribbean economies and that the data in the region is not readily available to decision makers. "It is hoped this publication fills an important void for analysing the regional integration process. It also should be noted that the national statistical departments they need to undergo serious re-tooling exercises," he said. He called the process of compiling the document a "difficult" one. "This is a difficult exercise producing a resource with limited resources. The limited human intellect, financial resources and so on. We should be producing this report every year instead of every five years. It does take some work," he said.