2006 CENSUS OF PHILIPPINE BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY and

INPUT-OUTPUT SURVEY OF PHILIPPINE BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY

BASIC INFORMATION ON THE CENSUS OF PHILIPPINE

BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY

The Census of Philippine Business and Industry (CPBI), formerly the

Census of Establishments (CE) is a nationwide undertaking which aims
to provide data on the structure and level of economic activity in the
country, that serve as reliable bases upon which the government and
private sectors can formulate policies and evolve economic
development plans. Specifically, the survey results are used in:

establishing benchmark levels for measuring and comparing national, regional and
provincial economic growth, construction of national and regional accounts of the
Philippine economy;
formulating and monitoring plans/policies in the attainment of national and regional
economic goals;
determining and comparing regional economic structures and performances; and
in market research and feasibility studies.

USERS OF THE CPBI DATA

The National Statistical Coordination Board uses the CPBI primarily for National Accounts
estimation. Research institutions, international organizations such as United Nations
Industrial Development Organization, World Bank, International Labor Organization, and
Asian Development Bank, business entities, and students use CPBI data for market
research, industry studies, and other economic analysis requirements.

SCOPE AND COVERAGE OF THE 2006 CPBI

The 2006 CPBI covers establishments engaged in the following economic activities as
defined in the 1994 Philippine Standard Industrial Classification (PSIC):

Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry

Fishing
Mining and Quarrying
Manufacturing
Electricity, Gas and Water Supply
Construction
Wholesale and Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles, Motorcycles and Personal and
Household Goods
Hotels and Restaurants
 Transport, Storage and Communications
Financial Intermediation
Real Estate, Renting and Business Activities
Private Education
Health and Social Work
Other, Community, Social and Personal Services

Activities which are out of scope in the 2006 CPBI are: (Sari-sari stores with no regularly
paid employee) selling in open stalls in public markets; operators of tricycles, jeepneys,
calesas and pedicabs; government postal and telegraphic offices; letting and operating of
real estate; public education; public medical, dental and health services; and activities of
membership organizations. Excluded also are the enterprises of informal employers in the
informal sectors. These are household unincorporated enterprises owned and operated by
own-account workers, either alone or in partnership with members of the same or other
households, which employ one or more employees on a continuous basis.

DEFINITION OF ESTABLISHMENT

An establishment is an economic unit under a single ownership or control, i.e., under a

single legal entity, engaged in one or predominantly one kind of economic activity at a
single fixed location. For some sectors, the establishment is defined as the unit that is
engaged in the production of the most homogenous group of goods and services, usually at
one location, but sometimes over a wider area, for which separate records are available that
can provide data concerning the production of these goods and services and the materials,
labor and physical resources used in this production.

For some sectors, the establishment is defined as the unit that is engaged in the production
of the most homogenous group of goods and services, usually at one location, but
sometimes over a wider area, for which separate records are available that can provide data
concerning the production of these goods and services and the materials, labor and physical
resources used in this production.

Table 1 and Table 2 present the results of the 2003 Annual Survey of Philippine Business
and Industry (ASPBI).

SPECIFIC INFORMATION GATHERED IN THE 2006 CPBI

Establishments are asked to provide information on the following major items:

1. economic activity
2. employment
3. hours worked
4. compensation
5. revenue
6. subsidies received
7. costs
8. capital expenditure
9. fixed assets
10. inventories

The individual responses are aggregated into statistical tables that serve as a quantitative
portrait of sectoral structures and trends on national and regional levels.

REFERENCE PERIOD OF THE 2006 CPBI

Except for employment whose reference period is as of November 15, 2006, all
information collected for the 2006 CPBI refers to calendar year 2006.

SOURCE OF THE SAMPLE ESTABLISHMENTS FOR THE 2006 CPBI

The samples for the 2006 CPBI come from the list of establishments being maintained by
the NSO.

UPDATING THE LIST OF ESTABLISHMENTS

The survey population for the census consists of all establishments listed in the 2006 List of
Establishments. The 2006 LE is the result of the 2004 Updating of the List of
Establishments conducted in the National Capital Region and in selected urban barangays
in cities/provincial capital/ first class municipalities (2004 ULE areas) during the period
from September 2004 to May 2005; the 2005 ULE in rural barangays in provincial capitals/
cities/ municipalities of selected provinces (2005 ULE areas) conducted from September to
December 2005 and the Supplemental list. The selected provinces are the provinces in
Regions 3 and 4, provinces where the NSO regional Office is located, and provinces with
the highest count of establishments in rural barangays of provincial
capitals/cities/municipalities. Survey feedbacks from establishment surveys were also used
to update the list.

SELECTION OF SAMPLES FOR THE 2006 CPBI

The sample establishments were selected using the stratified systematic sampling. Domains
are province and industry for establishments with total employment of 20 and over and
establishments with total employment of less than 20. Employment size was used as the
stratification variable.

WHEN AND HOW THE INFORMATION FOR 2006 CPBI WILL BE

COLLECTED

The information will be collected using four types of 2006 CPBI questionnaires. (Form 1 -
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; Form 2 - Mining and Quarrying, Manufacturing and;
Electricity, Gas and Water Supply; Form 3 - Construction; and Form 4 - Business and
Services). The questionnaires will be delivered personally to sample establishments by the
NSO field men during the period May 7-June 2, 2007. Collection of the questionnaires
will start one month after the distribution

WHEN AND HOW ARE THE RESULTS OF THE 2006 CPBI WILL BE MADE
AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC

The 2006 CPBI final results are in individual volumes for 14 major economic sectors. The
preliminary results will be available starting November 8, 2008. Final tables will be out
starting March 1, 2009. The publication will be in electronic and hard copies.

2006 INPUT-OUTPUT SURVEY OF PHILIPPINE BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY

(IOSPBI)

The 2006 Input-Output Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (IOSPBI) is a

nationwide survey of establishments designed to collect detailed information on production
and inventories of products and services; and revenues or sales of products and services
rendered. It is a rider survey to the 2006 CPBI.

USES OF IOSPBI RESULTS

The IOSPBI results will provide a comprehensive set of statistical information with which
government can build an input structure and can construct output distribution of each
industry necessary for compiling the 2006 Input-Output benchmark table.

USES OF I-O TABLE The I-O table gives a detailed accounting of the amount of goods
and services that economic sectors buy from and sell to each other. The table presents
technological functions of various sectors, which in turn, affect inter-industry flow and the
structure of the economy. The table can also find wide use in forecasting, price-cost
analysis, sensitivity testing and impact analysis.

SELECTION OF SAMPLES FOR THE 2006 IOSPBI

The 2006 IOSPBI samples are sub-sample of the 2006 CPBI. The industry domains used
were the same as that of the CPBI. It will cover a sample of about 10,000 establishments.
Sample selection was done using stratified random sampling covering 240 industry sectors.

DATABANK AND INFORMATION SERVICES DIVISION

Solicarel Building
Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard
Sta. Mesa, Manila
Tel. Nos.: 713-7081 Telefax: 714-1715
info@census.gov.ph / sales@census.gov.ph
 For further inquiries, please write or call:

NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE

Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard
Sta. Mesa, Manila
http://www.census.gov.ph

Or any NSO Regional/Provincial Office nearest you

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National Statistics Office
Manila

Page last updated:

February 15, 2007