Industrial Statistics in Bangladesh: Current Practice

Md. Shamsul Alam,Director,BBS

Md. Azadul Islam,Deputy Director,BBS

Presentation Outline

Key Indicators of Bangladesh

Industrial statistics: Current Practice

Economic Census

Survey of Manufacturing Industries (SMI)

Objectives of SMI

Sampling Frame for SMI

Statistical Units

Coverage of SMI 2005-2006

Cottage Industries Survey,2011

Limitation and Challenges

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Map of Banladesh

Key Indicators of Bangladesh

• Population (million) Population (million) : 152.25 : 152.25• Area (sq.km)Area (sq.km) : 147750 : 147750

• Population Growth Rate (percent) : 1.37Population Growth Rate (percent) : 1.37• Infant Mortality Rate (per thousand) Infant Mortality Rate (per thousand) : 36.0 : 36.0

• Life Expectancy at Birth (yearLife Expectancy at Birth (year)) • Both sex Both sex :69.0 :69.0• Male Male :67.9 :67.9• Female Female :70.3 :70.3• Adult Literacy Rate (percent)Adult Literacy Rate (percent) • MaleMale :62.5 :62.5

Female Female :55.1 :55.1

Per capita GDP(US$)Per capita GDP(US$) : 838 : 838 Per capita National Income(US$)Per capita National Income(US$) : 923 : 923 Sectoral Share of GDP(%)Sectoral Share of GDP(%)

Agriculture Agriculture : 18.70 : 18.70

IndustryIndustry : 31.99 : 31.99

ServiceService : : 49.3049.30

GDP Growth Rate (constant price) :6.03GDP Growth Rate (constant price) :6.03

Key Indicators of Bangladesh Key Indicators of Bangladesh (Contd.)(Contd.)

Key Indicators of Bangladesh (Contd.)Key Indicators of Bangladesh (Contd.)

Labour Force 15+ (Million) Total :56.7 Male :39.5 Female :17.2

Labour Force Participation Rate Total :59.3 Male :82.5 Female :36.0

Percentage of Labour Force Agriculture : 47.5 Industry : 17.1 Others : 35.4

Industrial Statistics: Current Practice

As per International Recommendation of Industrial Statistics -2008, the Industrial Statistics are active primarily in the following areas:

(i) Mining and quarrying; (ii) Manufacturing; (iii) Electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply; (iv) Water supply, sewerage, waste management and

remediation activities

Industrial Statistics: Current Practice (contd.)

In the context of Bangladesh information on mining and quarrying, electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply; water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities are collected from secondary sources, mainly from government departments.

Industrial Statistics: Current Practice

For the manufacturing sector the sources of data are as follows:

Economic census; Survey of Manufacturing Industries (SMI); Other ad-hoc surveys in the

manufacturing sectors.

Industrial Statistics: Current Practice (contd.)

Economic Census: The first Economic Census of the country was held in

December,1986 which covered selected information on industries, particularly on manufacturing industries. The items that were covered were number of establishments, total person engaged, working proprietors, unpaid family workers, full-time workers and part time workers.

The second economic census of the country was held in 2001& 2003. The census in urban areas were held in 2001 while census in rural areas were held 2003. Similar information on manufacturing sector were collected in the Economic Census 2001&2003.

The 3rd Economic Census of Bangladesh Was conducted during March-May,2013

Industrial Statistics: Current Practice (contd.)

The main source of information of manufacturing sector in Bangladesh is the Survey of Manufacturing Industries (SMI).

Bangladesh Bureau Of Statistics has been conducting the SMI since 1972-73 with irregular interval, the last one was conducted in 2012,the result of which is yet to finalize. The 2012 survey was conducted following Industrial Policy 2010.

Industrial Statistics: Current Practice (contd.)

The main objective of SMI were to determine:

Ownership status;Fixed assets by category ;Value and quantity of raw materials

consumed ;Employment cost ; Operating expenses ;

Industrial Statistics: Current Practice (contd.)

Inventories of physical assets ;Cost and quantity of fuel consumed ;Value of gross output ;Value added and indirect taxes ;Value of gross output etc.

Industrial Statistics: Current Practice (contd.)

Sampling Frame for SMI:Following the Economic Census

2001&2003 Business Registers were prepared in light of ISIC revision-3 for all establishment with person employed 10 and above.

The register for manufacturing industries were used sampling frame for SMI.

Industrial Statistics: Current Practice (contd.)

Statistical Units: Large scale manufacturing

establishments (other than handloom establishments) with 50+ persons;

Medium scale manufacturing establishments (other than handloom establishments) with 10-49 persons;

Handloom establishments with 10+ persons.

Industrial Statistics: Current Practice (contd.)

Coverage of SMI 2005-2006:Classification Stratum No. of

establishment in the sampling frame

No. of establishment in the sample

Large scale manufacturing establishment (other than handloom establishments)

(Establishment with 50+ persons)

7382 7382

Medium scale manufacturing establishments (other than handloom establishments)

(Establishment with 10-49 persons)

18696 3172

Handloom establishments

(Establishment with 10+ persons)

8632 748

Total : All stratum 34710 11302

Cottage Industries Survey

Following the new industrial policy 2010 a Survey on Cottage Industry was conducted in 2011.

Cottage Industry is defined by those industries having fixed asset less than 0.5 million and employment size up to 09 persons including household members.

Around 30,000 industries were covered. The preliminary result shows that there are more than

800,000 cottage industries in Bangladesh employing around 2.9 million people with GDP contribution of around 350,000 million BDT

Limitation and Challenges

Lack of updated frame; Delay in providing data by the industries ; Non-cooperation in data collection ; Provide incomplete data ; Provide misleading data ; Provide no data at all ; Lack of regular budget from government exchequer

to conduct the survey ; Inadequate manpower with proper skill.

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