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.

The survey results are specifically used in the following: (a) establishing benchmark levels for measuring and comparing national, regional and provincial economic growth, construction of national and regional accounts of the Philippine economy; (b) formulating and monitoring plans/policies in the attainment of national and regional economic goals; (c) determining and comparing regional economic structures and performances; and (d) in market research and feasibility studies.

The end-users of the CPBI results include the National Statistical Coordination Board, primarily for National Accounts estimation. Moreover, 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 “ and “Other, Community, Social and Personal Services”.

The 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; leasing 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.

2006 INPUT-OUTPUT SURVEY OF PHILIPPINE BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY (IOSPBI)

The conduct of the 2006 CPBI will also see the conduct of the 2006 Input-Output Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (IOSPBI). The IOSPBI is also a nationwide survey of establishments; however, it was 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.

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.