Why is the word count function inaccurate in tables?

Why, when using tables in pages the word count function gives a total that is double the amount of words in the table? This has been a problem with Pages for sometime now. Additionally, is there a quick way of highlighting all the words in the table to give a word count total, similar to highlighting a paragraph, sentence or just a few words?

Pages v5.2.2 (and probably 5.5) will total all the words in the body of a document (including those in a table) accurately in my experience. Since the Pages v5 family does not permit non-contiguous text selection, your only other way to count just words within the table is from the Statistics component of the free WordService Services package. Just select the table, and then from the Services menu, choose Statistics. The word count matches the table contents.
Unfortunately, the AppleScript dictionary for the Pages v5 family excludes any means to address words or characters within cells. The fact that Pages is counting words in the table, is due to native programming, and not AppleScript.

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