Economic Census 2017/2018, ECOCENS 2017/2018 - Egypt, Arab Rep.

Abstract --------------------------- THE CLEANED AND HARMONIZED VERSION OF THE SURVEY DATA PRODUCED AND PUBLISHED BY THE ECONOMIC RESEARCH FORUM REPRESENTS 50% OF THE ORIGINAL SURVEY DATA COLLECTED BY THE CENTRAL AGENCY FOR PUBLIC MOBILIZATION AND STATISTICS Economic Census is considered the main source for information about the economic activities in Egypt. The Economic Census provides a huge amount of data which sheds light on the components and elements of economic activity by providing a complete, comprehensive and detailed image of economic establishments in various sectors according to the most recent international standards and concepts. The main goals of the Economic Census 1- Providing a comprehensive image and detailed information of the structure and characteristics of the various economic activities and their geographical distributions that enable measuring the economic performance. 2- Providing a complete and detailed information about the value of inputs and outputs, separately for each economic activity, at the governorate level and for Egypt. 3- Measuring the contribution of each economic activity in the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and assess its relative importance for each economic activity compared to other economic activities within national economy, at the governorate level and for Egypt. 4- Providing data about the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (number of establishments and employees, wages, …. etc.), for economic activities at the governorate level and for Egypt. Geographic coverage --------------------------- National Analysis unit --------------------------- Establishment Universe --------------------------- The Census covered a national sample of Establishments. Kind of data --------------------------- Census/enumeration data [cen] Sampling procedure --------------------------- The Establishment Census, carried out within the context of the Population, Housing and Establishment census of 2017 was taken as the framework for the EC census, which includes only operating and temporarily closed establishments (government establishments were excluded). This framework consists of 4,119,716 establishments, out of which 15,496 establishments are covered in the regular statistics. The frame was divided into two parts, the first represents the active establishments and the second is those temporary closed. The frame of the operating establishment, was divided into: A) Regular statistics Establishments, B) Rare Activities' establishments (activities with 30 establishments or less all over the governorate). C) The rest of establishments was divided as follows: - Big establishments with 10 employees or more, - Establishments with (5 - 9) employees, - Establishments with (1-4) employees. The selected sample size for each group was define as follows: - All establishments (complete coverage) for the following groups: (A) Regular statistics establishments, (B) Rare activities' Establishments, (C) Big establishments, - 50% of establishments with (5 - 9) employees. - 5% of establishments with (1- 4) employees. - 10% of all establishments which were temporarily closed during the Population, Housing and Establishment Census, 2017. Mode of data collection --------------------------- Computer Assisted Personal Interview [capi] & Face-to- Face [f2f] Research instrument --------------------------- A total of 36 questionnaires were developed to cover both Regular statistics and the EC sample, as follows: Part one: Regular statistics, which includes all establishments in both Public and Public Business Sectors, and some private sector establishments, which are regularly conducted annually. Part two: Including private sector establishments covered in the EC using sampling method, for those which aren't covered by regular statistics. The Economic Census Questionnaires: Twelve questionnaires were designed for the 2018/2017 Economic Census to collect data from all economic activities in the private sector, which are not covered in the regular statistics. These activities include: - Mining and quarrying activities, establishments (9 employees and less), - Manufacturing Activities (9 employees and less), - Activities of Repair and maintenance of motor vehicles, personal and household goods, - Wholesale and Retail-sale Activities, - Restaurants, food & beverage, and bar services activities, - Transportation and Storage Activities, - Business, social and personal services Activities. - Education activities, institutes and colleges, - Other educational activities, - Agricultural activities, - Communication activities, - Construction activities. Regular statistics' Questionnaires: All 24 questionnaires of the regular statistics were developed, reviewed, and unified to be in line with EC questionnaires and the national accounts' requirements. Note: The questionnaires can be seen in the documentation tab. Response rate --------------------------- The total respone rate is 96.68%. Response rates by stratum are presented in the methodology document attached to the documentation materials published in Arabic.