Economic Census 2013
Bangladesh, 2013
BANGLADESH BUREAU OF STATISTICS
Identification
idno
BGD-BBS-ECC-2013-v01
Title
Economic Census 2013
Country
| Name | Country code |
|---|---|
| Bangladesh | BGD |
Abstract
Economic Census is the complete enumeration of the full set of economic units belonging to a given population or universe at a particular time with respect to well defined economic characteristics. It is literally the whole process of collecting, compiling, processing, analyzing and publishing economic data pertaining to all economic units in a country. It is a well-structured undertaking which provides timely, reliable, accurate and detailed data on the size and distribution of economic units of different categories. The economic census is the primary source of basic benchmark statistics, covering the whole gamut of non-farm economic activities of the country. The history of Economic Census is not as old as that of Population Census. In many countries, Population Census is the oldest census undertaking followed by Agriculture Census; and, at a later period Economic Census has been undertaken. The necessity of Economic Census or Business Census was felt with the increase of non-farm economic activities of the countries. Data collected from establishments at different tier's of administration generally help policy makers to pursue programmes for employment generation, assess private sector requirement and boost up business and industries.
The Bangladesh economy has been growing fast over the last two decades. New economic activities like shipbuilding, software development, event management, security services, mobile banking services and so on are widely taking place. Agro based economy has been rapidly transforming to a mixed one with considerable income and employment opportunities. Currently, the service sector dominates the economy with lion’s share in GDP. Out of total GDP, service sector constitutes 49.30 percent, industry 31.99 percent and agriculture only 18.70 percent. To measure the changing pattern of Bangladesh economy, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) of the Statistics and Informatics Division (SID) has been conducting Economic Census since 1986 and, meanwhile, three rounds have been completed.
The first Economic Census titled ‘Census on Non-farm Economic Activities and Disabled Persons’ was conducted during December 27-29, 1986 throughout the country. It covered both establishments and households with economic activities and kept agricultural households outside the purview of the economic census.
The second Economic Census of the country was held in two phases: the first phase during 27-31 May 2001 in the urban areas and the second during 20-26 April 2003 in rural areas. It covered all non-farm economic activities both in urban and rural areas. Three types of economic units such as permanent and temporary establishments and premise based household economic activities were covered.
The third Economic Census was conducted during 31 March to 31 May 2013 across the country. Data collection was carried out in two phases: first phase during 15-24 April 2013 in 37 districts and second phase during 15-24 May 2013 in 27 districts.
One of the fundamental features of the census was listing operation i.e. all units irrespective of establishment or household, either permanent or temporary, were enlisted prior to the main census. Only economic units, except crop agriculture, were separated from the lists and enumerated in the main census. It may be mentioned that this step has contributed to reducing the census cost considerably and helped ensure optimum use of public resources. The census has covered both economic households and all temporary and permanent establishments.
1.2 Objectives
The main objective of the Census was to investigate the nature of structural change occurring in the economy over the last decade, and to provide comprehensive statistical information for economic and social development planning and policy making.
The other objectives are:
• To generate statistics on types of activities, persons engaged (working proprietors and partners, full-time and part-time employees, family workers, classified by sex), year of establishment of the non-agricultural economic unit by type of ownership and so on.
• To make available sampling frame for planning and designing surveys of nonagricultural economic activities in between two economic censuses.
• To facilitate determination of the relative contribution of non-agricultural sector to the economy.
• To provide benchmark data for rebasing and updating the national accounts aggregates and other economic activities of the country.
• To prepare an up to date directory of industries and business enterprises for urban and rural areas according to the Bangladesh Standard Industrial Classification (BSIC-2009) which was prepared following the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC)-Rev.4;
• To observe economic activities performed by the households in the informal sector.
• To provide disaggregated statistics on various economic activities down to Mauza level.
The Bangladesh economy has been growing fast over the last two decades. New economic activities like shipbuilding, software development, event management, security services, mobile banking services and so on are widely taking place. Agro based economy has been rapidly transforming to a mixed one with considerable income and employment opportunities. Currently, the service sector dominates the economy with lion’s share in GDP. Out of total GDP, service sector constitutes 49.30 percent, industry 31.99 percent and agriculture only 18.70 percent. To measure the changing pattern of Bangladesh economy, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) of the Statistics and Informatics Division (SID) has been conducting Economic Census since 1986 and, meanwhile, three rounds have been completed.
The first Economic Census titled ‘Census on Non-farm Economic Activities and Disabled Persons’ was conducted during December 27-29, 1986 throughout the country. It covered both establishments and households with economic activities and kept agricultural households outside the purview of the economic census.
The second Economic Census of the country was held in two phases: the first phase during 27-31 May 2001 in the urban areas and the second during 20-26 April 2003 in rural areas. It covered all non-farm economic activities both in urban and rural areas. Three types of economic units such as permanent and temporary establishments and premise based household economic activities were covered.
The third Economic Census was conducted during 31 March to 31 May 2013 across the country. Data collection was carried out in two phases: first phase during 15-24 April 2013 in 37 districts and second phase during 15-24 May 2013 in 27 districts.
One of the fundamental features of the census was listing operation i.e. all units irrespective of establishment or household, either permanent or temporary, were enlisted prior to the main census. Only economic units, except crop agriculture, were separated from the lists and enumerated in the main census. It may be mentioned that this step has contributed to reducing the census cost considerably and helped ensure optimum use of public resources. The census has covered both economic households and all temporary and permanent establishments.
1.2 Objectives
The main objective of the Census was to investigate the nature of structural change occurring in the economy over the last decade, and to provide comprehensive statistical information for economic and social development planning and policy making.
The other objectives are:
• To generate statistics on types of activities, persons engaged (working proprietors and partners, full-time and part-time employees, family workers, classified by sex), year of establishment of the non-agricultural economic unit by type of ownership and so on.
• To make available sampling frame for planning and designing surveys of nonagricultural economic activities in between two economic censuses.
• To facilitate determination of the relative contribution of non-agricultural sector to the economy.
• To provide benchmark data for rebasing and updating the national accounts aggregates and other economic activities of the country.
• To prepare an up to date directory of industries and business enterprises for urban and rural areas according to the Bangladesh Standard Industrial Classification (BSIC-2009) which was prepared following the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC)-Rev.4;
• To observe economic activities performed by the households in the informal sector.
• To provide disaggregated statistics on various economic activities down to Mauza level.
Kind of Data
Census/enumeration data [cen]
Version
Version Date
2013-11
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
Thus, the scope and coverage of the Economic Census 2013 are different from that of 1986 and 2001 & 03. Therefore, the findings of the Economic Census 2013 would not be fully comparable with that of earlier censuses particularly for the temporary economic units and household based economic units.
Producers and sponsors
Authoring entity/Primary investigators
| Agency Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| BANGLADESH BUREAU OF STATISTICS | STATISTICS AND INFORMATICS DIVISION, MINISTRY OF PLANNING |
Funding Agency/Sponsor
| Name | Abbreviation |
|---|---|
| STATISTICS AND INFORMATICS DIVISION | SID |
Data Collection
Dates of Data Collection (YYYY/MM/DD)
| Start date | End date |
|---|---|
| 2013-03-31 | 2013-05-31 |
Mode of data collection
Other [oth]
Supervision
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Data Collectors
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| BANGLADESH BUREAU OF STATISTICS | BBS | STATISTICS AND INFORMATICS DIVISION, MINISTRY OF PLANNING |
Metadata production
Document ID
DDI-BGD-BBS-ECC-2013-v01
Producers
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| BANGLADESH BUREAU OF STATISTICS | BBS | STATISTICS AND INFORMATICS DIVISION, MINISTRY OF PLANNING | Documentation of the study |
Date of Production
2019-09-01