Preliminary Report On Economic Census 2013

PRELIMINARY REPORT ON
EC O N O M I C C EN SU S 2 0 1 3
NOVEMBER 2013
BANGLADESH BUREAU OF STATISTICS (BBS)

STATISTICS AND INFORMATICS DIVISION (SID) MINISTRY OF PLANNING GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH www.bb .!"#.b$
Air Vice Marshal (Retd.) A K Khandker, BU

Minister Ministry of Planning Government of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh
MESSAGE
I am glad to know that Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics BBS! successfully conducted the nationwide "conomic #ensus during $% March&$% May '(%$ in two phases) It is a great occasion today that we are releasing the preliminary report of "conomic #ensus '(%$) *he preliminary report is published as an interim measure to meet the growing need of the users) *his report has been prepared on the basis of compilation of *ally Sheet) It may be mentioned that the present government has given emphasis on the collection and compilation of +uality statistical data and its timely release for national planning and policy making) In view of this, we have not only re&established the Statistics -ivision but also strengthened as Statistics and Informatics -ivision SI-!) .e have already started to re&organi/e and re&engineer the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics as an efficient 0ational Statistical 1rgani/ation 0S1!) *he Statistics 2ct '(%$ has been enacted in the 0ational Parliament to eliminate the duplication of data generation by the several government agencies by mandating BBS as the standalone national agency to produce official statistics in coordination with all stakeholders) Reali/ing the importance of Statistics, the 3ather of the 0ation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mu4ibur Rahman had established BBS in %567 bringing together the then e8isting five statistical organi/ations) Statistics -ivision was established in %569 to provide policy guidance to BBS) Since then BBS has been conducting periodic censuses and surveys under the administrative guidance of the Statistics -ivision) :nfortunately, Statistics -ivision was abolished in '((' which was detrimental to the statistical system of the country) "ver since its establishment BBS has been regularly conducting different censuses including the "conomic #ensus) *he first non&agricultural economic census was conducted in %5;<) *he second economic census was conducted in two phases& in '((% urban! = in '(($ rural! and the third one was held in '(%$) *he report contains key information on number of establishments, their types, activities classified as ma4or industry, ISI#>BSI# category, division and group level) I hope that the report will help policy makers, planners and other development partners in formulating policies, fi8ing strategies and undertaking programmes for the overall development of the country) I thank all the officials and staff members of BBS and SI- for bringing out this preliminary report with efficiency and speed) I would like to thank persons both within and outside the government who contributed in the smooth implementation of the census programme and made it a success)
2grahayon, %7%5 0ovember, '(%$
Air Vice Marshal (Retd.) A K Khandker, BU
Md. Nojib r Rah!an

Secretary Statistics and Informatics -ivision SI-! Ministry of Planning Government of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh
"#RE$#R%
I am happy to learn that the preliminary report of the "conomic #ensus '(%$ held during $% March&$% May '(%$ is going to be published by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics) *his is the first full count census covering all sectors of the economy throughout the country at a time) *he ob4ective of the report is to provide up&to&date information on the number of establishments, types and activities classified by ma4or industries) I hope that the final report would be published soon and included detailed information available from the census) "conomic #ensus '(%$ was different from earlier censuses in different dimensions) ?isting operation of all @ouseholds and "stablishments was conducted before the main census) *he collected information was captured through :nion Information Service #enter :IS#! and transmitted to BBS @ead+uarters through internet) Meetings with business communities and other stakeholders such as 3ederation of Bangladesh #hambers of #ommerce and Industries 3B##I!, -haka #hambers of #ommerce and Industries -##I!, Shop 1wners 2ssociation, Business 2ssociations, ?ocal 2dministrations etc) were arranged) Some important Statistical #lassifications& Bangladesh Standard Industrial #lassification BSI#! '((5, Bangladesh #entral Product #lassification B#P#! etc) were used) 3ield ?evel Budget 2llocations were displayed in the 1ffices of -eputy #ommissioners, Regional Statistical 1fficers, :pa/illa Statistical 1fficers and other important notice boards so that financial transparency can be ensured) Initiatives for conducting Post "numeration #heck P"#! survey by an Independent 1rgani/ation has been undertaken for evaluating the +uality and coverage of the main census) .ide media campaign was launched to make the people aware regarding the census) I e8tend my deep appreciation to -irector General of BBS, the Pro4ect Management *eam PM*! and other officials of BBS for their sincere efforts for conducting the census = the publication of this report) I will be failing in my duty if I do not acknowledge the valuable contribution and analytical inputs from the distinguished #hairperson and Members of the *echnical #ommittee in finali/ing this preliminary report within the shortest possible time) *he Members of the Steering #ommittee also deserve a special acknowledgement for providing necessary guidance and ensuring the oversight which immensely helped the PM* to achieve results) 3inally, I offer our deepest gratitude to our esteemed citi/ens who e8tended all&out cooperation for the smooth conduct of the census) Suggestions and comments on the report are most welcome as BBS has been striving for e8cellence) 2grahayon, %7%5 0ovember, '(%$ Md. Nojib r Rah!an
Gola! Mosta&a Ka!al

-irector General Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics BBS! Statistics and Informatics -ivision SI-! Ministry of Planning Government of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh
'RE"A(E
*he third "conomic #ensus throughout the country was successfully conducted by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics BBS! during $% March & $% May '(%$ in two phases) It is the second ma4or statistical operation of the BBS and involves massive operation both at the field = national level) *he main ob4ectives of the census are to provide an updated frame for undertaking future socio&economic surveys for revising and updating the national income accounts) 2 ma4or breakthrough has been made in the system of classification of all enterprises = establishments following International Standard Industrial #lassifications ISI#! Rev&IA) 2nother improvement has been brought through collecting the information on employment which will facilitate classification of the economic units into si/e groups) *his census will also be used to prepare a business register of all economic activities for conducting future establishment = institution based surveys) In order to meet the needs of government administration, policy makers, planners and other users this preliminary report has been prepared based on the tally sheets summary results! containing key information on number of total units, permanent establishments, temporary establishments, households with economic activities and the sectoral categories of establishments by administrative divisions) *he results of the preliminary report may slightly differ from those of the final report as it will be prepared after processing all census +uestionnaires) I gratefully acknowledge the contribution of the Secretary, Statistics and Informatics -ivision SI-! for his overall guidance and encouragement in conducting the census and bringing out this preliminary report) *hanks to the officials and employees of BBS who worked hard with utmost sincerity from the very beginning of planning of the census to its implementation and bringing out this report in time) Special thanks are also due to distinguished members of the #ensus *echnical #ommittee for their contribution in the analytical improvement of the report) *he report preparation committee also deserves appreciation for preparing and finali/ing the report with utmost sincerity and dedication) Suggestions and comments for further improvement of the report will be highly appreciated) 2grahayon, %7%5 0ovember, '(%$
Golam Mostafa Bamal
Md. Dilder Hossain Project Director

Economic Census 2013 Project Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) Statistics and Informatics Di ision (SID) !inistr" of Planning #o ernment of the Peo$le%s &e$u'lic of Bangladesh
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I (ould li)e to e*$ress m" $rofound regards and dee$ gratitude to !r+ !d+ ,oji'ur &ahman- Secretar"- Statistics and Informatics Di ision and !r+ #olam !ostafa .amal- Director #eneral- Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (ho suggested numerous im$ro ements for $u'lishing the Preliminar" &e$ort of Economic Census 2013+ /heir e*$eriences of ar"ing 'ac)grounds- interest in and )no(ledge of the su'ject- hel$ed to sha$e the re$ort into its final form+ I am also grateful to the !em'ers of the Preliminar" &e$ort Pre$aration Committee and also to Preliminar" &e$ort 0inali1ation Committee for $ro iding their alua'le suggestions and guidelines in $re$aring this re$ort+ S$ecial than)s are due to !r+ !d+ Shamsul 2lam- Director3in3charge- Industr" and 4a'our 5ing- Dr+ Di$an)ar &o"De$ut" Director- !r+ .a'ir 6ddin 2hmed- De$ut" Director- !r+ !ashud 2lam- 7oint Director- BBS- !r+ 2 . ! 2shraful 8a9ue- !r+ !d+ #olam !ostofa- De$ut" Project Director- Economic Census 2013- !r+ !d+ 2lamgir 8ossen- Statistical :fficer and !r+ !ohiuddin 2hmed- Statistical :fficer for their relentless efforts in $re$aring this re$ort and ma)ing it a success+ 5e also ac)no(ledge the contri'ution of !r+ !d+ ;ahidul 8o9ue Sardar- Director- Census 5ing- BBS < !s+ 21i1a Par in- DirectorCom$uter 5ing- BBS+ /he mem'ers of the core training team (C//) also deser e s$ecial than)s for their contri'ution in the (hole $rocess+ Comments and Suggestions for further im$ro ement of the re$ort in future (ill 'e highl" a$$reciated+
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2.1.1 Listing of Establishments and Households...................................................................... 9 2.1.2 Zonal Operation .............................................................................................................. 9 2.1.3 Pilot Census .................................................................................................................. 10 2.1. !apping " #eo$Coding ............................................................................................... 10 2.1.% !anuals and Control &orms ......................................................................................... 10 2.1.' Campaign ...................................................................................................................... 11 2.1.( )raining and *ata Colle+tion ....................................................................................... 12
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3.(.1 ,on$farm a+ti-ities +onstitute the dominant +omponent of the e+onom. ........................ 30 3.(.2 )here has been rapid gro/th in total e+onomi+ units during the past de+ade................ 30 3.(.3 0nformal se+tor has been an important +omponent of this gro/th d.nami+s.................. 31 3.(. 1angpur and 1a2shahi di-isions ha-e re+orded highest in+rease in total e+onomi+ units ................................................................................................................................................. 31
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List of Tables:
)able 3.1 4 *istribution of E+onomi+ 5nits b. ).pe in the Last )hree E+onomi+ Censuses .............. 1( )able 3.2 4 *istribution of E+onomi+ 5nits in 2013 b. ).pe and *i-ision ......................................... 20 )able 3.3 4 *istribution " 0nter$+ensal #ro/th of E+onomi+ 5nits o-er the last three E+onomi+ Censuses b. *i-ision ........................................................................................................ 21 )able 3. 4 *istribution " 0nter$+ensal #ro/th of E+onomi+ 5nits o-er the last three E+onomi+ Censuses b. *i-ision and b. ).pe .................................................................................... 22 )able 3.% 4 Per+entage *istribution of E+onomi+ 5nits b. *i-ision and Lo+alit. ............................. 23 )able 3.' 4 *istribution " 0nter$+ensal #ro/th of )otal E+onomi+ 5nits b. *i-ision and Lo+alit. ............................................................................................................................. 2 )able 3.( 4 0nter$+ensal #ro/th of Permanent E+onomi+ Establishments during 2001 " 03 and 2013 b. *i-ision and Lo+alit. .......................................................................................... 2% )able 3.6 4 0nter$+ensal #ro/th of )emporar. E+onomi+ Establishments during 2001 " 03 and 2013 b. *i-ision and Lo+alit. .......................................................................................... 2' )able 3.9 4 0nter$+ensal #ro/th of E+onomi+ Households during 2001 " 03 and 2013 b. *i-ision and Lo+alit. ........................................................................................................ 2' )able 3.10 4 *istribution of E+onomi+ 5nits b. 3road 0ndustrial Classifi+ation " *i-ision ............... 2(
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!ap &igure 1 &igure 2 &igure 3 &igure &igure % &igure ' &igure ( 4 *istribution of E+onomi+ 5nits b. *i-ision .................................................................... 7-ii 4 *istribution of E+onomi+ 5nits in 2013 b. ).pe .............................................................. 16 4 Per+entage *istribution of E+onomi+ 5nits b. ).pe in the Last )hree Censuses ............ 19 4 )otal ,umber of E+onomi+ 5nits in 2013 b. *i-ision and ).pe ...................................... 20 4 *istribution of E+onomi+ 5nits b. Lo+alit. in 2013 ......................................................... 2 4 *istribution of 8holesale and 1etail )rade9 1epair of !otor :ehi+les and !otor+.+les 5nits b. *i-ision in 2013 ............................................................................. 29 4 *istribution of )ransportation and ;torage 5nits b. *i-ision in 2013 ............................ 29 4 *istribution of !anufa+turing 5nits b. *i-ision in 2013 ................................................ 30
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<E+onomi+ Census 2013 in+ludes premise based e+onomi+ a+ti-ities as /ell as floating e+onomi+ a+ti-ities ta=ing pla+e outside the households /ithout ha-ing an. stru+ture but operated b. households9 /hile EC 2001" 03 +o-ered onl. premise based e+onomi+ a+ti-ities.
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Ma7= %istrib tion o& Econo!ic Units b6 %i9ision
E>E(U+,VE SUMMAR.
"conomic #ensus 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) *he whole process of collecting, compiling, processing, analy/ing and publishing economic data pertaining to all economic units in a country is termed as "conomic #ensus) Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics BBS! of the Statistics and Informatics -ivision SI-! has been conducting "conomic #ensus since %5;< and, meanwhile, three rounds have been completed) *he first "conomic #ensus entitled >Census on ,on$
farm E+onomi+ ?+ti-ities and *isabled Persons@ was conducted in -ecember '6&'5,
%5;< throughout the country) It covered both establishments and households with economic activities and kept agricultural households outside the purview of the economic census) *he second "conomic #ensus of the country was held in two phasesG the first phase in '6&$%May '((% in the urban areas and the second in '(&'< 2pril '(($ in rural areas) It covered all non&farm economic activities both in urban and rural areas including three types of economic units such as permanent and temporary establishments and premises based household economic activities were covered) *he third "conomic #ensus was conducted during $% March to $% May '(%$ across the country to measure 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, policy making) -ata collection was carried out in two phasesG first phase during %9&'7 2pril '(%$ in $6 districts and second phase during %9&'7 May '(%$ in '6 districts) *he census has covered both economic households and all sorts of temporary and permanent establishments)
Ne? )ori@on in the (ens s 'rocess Listing Operation 2 complete list of all establishments and households of the country was prepared for the first time before the main enumeration) Both households and establishments irrespective of their nature, that is, temporary or permanent were enlisted) 3rom this list, only economic units were classified and included in the
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main census for data collection and the rest was kept outside the purview of the census) Use of Digital Maps
-igital !auAa Maps developed by BBS were used as the base map in the preparation of enumeration area "2! maps and supervisors map in all censuses) Geo&codes were updated and maps were prepared during /onal operations prior to main census to demarcate enumeration areas properly and to prepare #ensus Dones for effective implementation of the census activities) *his process also helped in establishing a strong control on coverage error of the census)
Vigorous Campaign
2 number of steps were taken during census for creating awareness of the people to provide accurate data) *hese areG a! arranging @orse #arts Rally, b! publishing regular advertisement in a number of daily newspapers and special newspaper supplements, c! airing the events of countdown, celebrity calls, talk show, puthi path
Bmanus+ript of -erse re+ited in a spe+ial melod.C phone&in&programmes, theme songs,

local songs, tribal songs, 4ingles, folk songs, *A&scrolling etc) by the 3angladesh
3etar Radio!, Bangladesh *elevision and some of the private *A #hannels d!

displaying bill boards, posters, stickers, banners etc) e! organi/ing interpersonal communication campaign such as special discussions, press conferences at national and local levels, e8change of views with various trade and industrial associations, meeting with government and non&government officials, civil society, media personnel from national level to grassroots level and f! distributing leaflet, brochure, souvenirs like Mug, *&shirt and #rest etc)
Ne? A77roach in +raininA and B alit6 (ontrol Training

0ew approach of training and +uality control measures were adopted in "conomic #ensus '(%$) 2 pool of trainers with #ore *raining *eam #**! was developed who was responsible for preparing training Manuals, "diting and #oding Guidelines and addressing the +uarries raised from the field during census operation) *he core training team provided training to master trainers, the -istrict #ensus #oordinators -##s!, who in turn provided training to the Donal 1fficers and subse+uently, Donal 1fficers trained the locally recruited enumerators and supervisors)
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Quality Control
*o ensure +uality control of data collection, four&tier supervisions were applied) Donal 1fficers supervised the field work of enumerators and supervisors, -## supervised the activities of the Donal 1fficers while the activities of -## were monitored by the head+uarters core team and other senior officers of SI- and BBS) 2 high level supervision was also made by the officials of the Ministry of Public 2dministration attached to SI- for this purpose)
'reli!inar6 "indinAs Accelerated ro!t" of #conomic Units During last Decade

*he provisional results of the "conomic #ensus '(%$ reveal that the total number of economic units stands at ;(696(7 during the census period, which was $6(;%77 in '((% = ($ and '%<57%5 in %5;<) *he growth of economic units was 6%percent during %5;< through '((% = ($ and %%; percent during '((% = ($ to '(%$)
$egional Variations %till &ersistent in #conomic Acti'ities

*he findings show that at the division level, large variation still e8ists in economic activities) *he highest number of economic units '955$6'! was observed in -haka followed by #hittagong %$;7696!, Ra4shahi %'%6<$$!, Rangpur %(;;'99!, Bhulna %($79;%!, Barisal $;9'$$!, and Sylhet $<9;6$!)
$egions #(perienced a Consistent Ad'ancement in Trading and )ndustriali*ation

-haka has been persistently the house of the highest number of economic units with strong upward trend during %5;< to '(%$) *he number increased from <<9655 in %5;< to %%57<$; in '((% = ($ and further to '955$6' in '(%$) It is interesting to note that in the face of significant growth its share in total number of economic units remains almost unchanged& varying between $%I in %5;< to about $'I in both '((% = ($ and '(%$) It is remarkable that all divisions follow almost even and an upward trend during almost three decades)
+ase of +anglades" #conomy is Formali*ation
etting %tronger and Mo'ing to!ards
It is noted that permanent establishments in Bangladesh have been increasing over the period) *he number of permanent establishment was %9<%575 in %5;< which has risen to '55%'$; in '((% = ($ and to 79$7<%< in '(%$) It shows that the growth in number %97$$6;! over the last ten years is higher than that %7'5';5! occurred even of the
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seventeen years %5;< to '((% = ($!) It implies that the Bangladesh economy is getting sustainable and moving towards formali/ation)
,ouse"old +ased #conomic Acti'ities are in $apid #(pansion

*he findings of the "conomic #ensus '(%$ reveal that household based economic activities have e8panded tremendously over the last decade) *he number of economic households is $($5$5; in '(%$ which was $;%(99 in '((% = ($ and 9797'5 in %5;<) *he e8tended definition of economic households may have partly contributed to this e8pansion)
$ural #conomy "as +oosted up !it" ,ig"er ro!t" in -ort"ern +anglades"

"conomic #ensus '(%$ depicts that the growth in '(%$ over '((% = ($ in rural areas is significantly higher %9()<I! compared to urban areas <')5I!)It is encouraging to mention that once poverty prone Rangpur -ivision has e8perienced substantial growth at micro level economic activities) *he total number of economic units in this division was '(;%$9 in %5;< which has increased to 7(99;$ in '((% = ($ and further increased to %(;;'99 in '(%$)
%er'ice %ector &lays Dominating $ole in ro!t" of #conomic Units

*he results of "conomic #ensus '(%$ reveal that the service sector activities like
/holesale and retail trade in+luding repair of motor -ehi+les and motor+.+les
occupies the highest share of 79)5%I and *ransportation and storage%$)<9I) 1n the other
hand manufa+turing %%)6<I! and other ser-i+e a+ti-ities ;)7;I!) *he share of most of
the activities has been less than 9IJ some activities even have less than %I share)
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1.1 BackAro nd
"conomic #ensus is the complete enumeration of the full set of economic units belonging to a given population or universe at a particular time with respect to well defined economic characteristics) It is literally the whole process of collecting, compiling, processing, analy/ing and publishing economic data pertaining to all economic units in a country) It is a well&structured undertaking which provides timely, reliable, accurate and detailed data on the si/e and distribution of economic units of different categories) *he economic census is the primary source of basic benchmark statistics, covering the whole gamut of non&farm economic activities of the country) *he history of "conomic #ensus is not as old as that of Population #ensus) In many countries, Population #ensus is the oldest census undertaking followed by 2griculture #ensusJ and, at a later period "conomic #ensus has been undertaken) *he necessity of "conomic #ensus or Business #ensus was felt with the increase of non&farm economic activities of the countries) -ata collected from establishments at different tierKs of administration generally help policy makers to pursue programmes for employment generation, assess private sector re+uirement and boost up business and industries) *he Bangladesh economy has been growing fast over the last two decades) 0ew economic activities like shipbuilding, software development, event management, security services, mobile banking services and so on are widely taking place) 2gro based economy has been rapidly transforming to a mi8ed one with considerable income and employment opportunities) #urrently, the service sector dominates the economy with lions share in G-P) 1ut of total G-P, service sector constitutes 75)$( percent, industry $%)55 percent and agriculture only %;)6( percent) *o measure the changing pattern of Bangladesh economy, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics BBS! of the Statistics and Informatics -ivision SI-! has been conducting "conomic #ensus since %5;< and, meanwhile, three rounds have been completed) *he first "conomic #ensus titled >Census on ,on$farm E+onomi+ ?+ti-ities and
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*isabled Persons@ was conducted during -ecember '6&'5, %5;< throughout the
country) It covered both establishments and households with economic activities and kept agricultural households outside the purview of the economic census)
*he second "conomic #ensus of the country was held in two phasesG the first phase during '6&$% May '((% in the urban areas and the second during '(&'< 2pril '(($ in rural areas) It covered all non&farm economic activities both in urban and rural areas) *hree types of economic units such as permanent and temporary establishments and premise based household economic activities were covered)
*he third "conomic #ensus was conducted during $% March to $% May '(%$ across the country) -ata collection was carried out in two phasesG first phase during %9&'7 2pril '(%$ in $6 districts and second phase during %9&'7 May '(%$ in '6 districts) 1ne 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) 1nly economic units, e8cept 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) *he census has covered both economic households and all temporary and permanent establishments)
1./ #bjecti9es
*he main ob4ective of the #ensus 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) *he other ob4ectives areG *o generate statistics on types of activities, persons engaged working proprietors and partners, full&time and part&time employees, family workers, classified by se8!, year of establishment of the non&agricultural economic unit by type of ownership and so on)
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*o make available sampling frame for planning and designing surveys of non& agricultural economic activities in between two economic censuses)
*o facilitate determination of the relative contribution of non&agricultural sector to the economy)
*o provide benchmark data for rebasing and updating the national accounts aggregates and other economic activities of the country)
*o prepare an up to date directory of industries and business enterprises for urban and rural areas according to the Bangladesh Standard Industrial #lassification BSI#&'((5! which was prepared following the International Standard Industrial #lassification ISI#!&Rev)7J
*o observe economic activities performed by the households in the informal sector)
*o provide disaggregated statistics on various economic activities down to Mau/a level)
1.2 Sco7e and (o9eraAe

"conomic #ensus '(%$ has covered all non&farm economic units& permanent = temporary establishments and household based economic activities) @owever, agricultural establishments such as farm based livestock, poultry and fishery were also included in this census, which were not covered in the earlier economic censuses) In addition to economic activities carried out in the household, activities operated outside the household such as hawking, operating own rickshaw>push cart>van>easy bike>other transports, street vending etc) were included within the purview of the household based economic activities while these activities were included as temporary establishments in '((% = ($) Geographically, the #ensus has covered the entire area of the country e8cept territorial enclaves) It may be noted that the scope, coverage, concepts = definitions and +uestionnaire of the census have been vetted by the *echnical #ommittee)
*hus, the scope and coverage of the "conomic #ensus '(%$ are different from that of %5;< and '((% = ($) *herefore, the findings of the "conomic #ensus '(%$ would not be fully comparable with that of earlier censuses particularly for the temporary economic units and household based economic units)
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/.1 (ens s 'rocess
2 systematic and comprehensive implementation plan was prepared and furnished in the -evelopment Pro4ect Proforma -PP! to ensure a smooth census operation) *he plan contains a brief of all census work programmes including the pilot census) 2ll operational procedures relating to the design of +uestionnaire, methodologies, enumeration plan, training programme and procedures, field control, manpower re+uirements, delineation of duties and responsibilities of supervisory census personnel, census publicity, and distribution of census materials, data processing and publication plans are also illustrated in the work plan) 2 calendar of census activities with detailed time frame was also prepared) #ensus operation was completed following the census calendar)
./0/0 Listing of #stablis"ments and ,ouse"olds 2 complete list of all establishments and households of the country was prepared before the main enumeration) Both economic and non&economic establishments and households irrespective of their nature, that is, temporary or permanent were enlisted) 1nly basic information such as name, address, nature of household and establishment, total persons engaged *P"! by se8 etc) of the units were collected in order to identify whether the unit is engaged in any non&agricultural economic activity) 3rom this list, only economic units were separated and included in the main census for data collection and the rest were kept outside the purview of the census) *he whole process was termed as &irst Zonal Operation. ./0/. 1onal Operation
*wo /onal operations were conducted) *hese operations were done as the preparatory work of the main census) :nder the &irst Zonal Operation, listing of all units, mapping and geo&code updating were accomplished) Recruitment of interviewers and
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supervisors, further checking of geo&code, formation of various census committees were carried out under the ;e+ond Zonal Operation)
./0/2 &ilot Census

Pilot census is the dress&rehearsal of the main census) It is the method of testing the efficiency of census preparation) It helps in understanding whether there has been any deficiency in any stage of census preparation) *o e8amine the preparatory work of main census, a Pilot #ensus had been carried out during ;&%7 3ebruary '(%$ in two areas at 8ard ,o. 1% of ;.lhet #ity #orporation and :a.na :nion of ;u2anagar :pa/ila under Pabna -istrict) *he Pilot #ensus covered the issues of the appropriateness of the +uestionnaire including respondents burden, field operation with supervision, data processing, tabulation and data analysis) 2fter the pilot census, necessary changes were made in order to ensure smooth and effective operation of the census)
./0/3 Mapping 4 eo5Coding

2 hierarchical geographical coding system in respect of administrative units was developed by BBS in order to identify the units uni+uely from the highest to the lowest tier) BBS has also developed the digital maps of all !auAas, the smallest administrative unit of the country) *hese maps are used as the base map in preparation of enumeration area "2! maps and supervisors map in all censuses) Geo&codes were updated and maps were prepared during /onal operations prior to main census to demarcate enumeration areas properly) *his process also helped in establishing a strong control on coverage error of the census)
./0/6 Manuals and Control Forms Manual is the tool to conceptuali/e the +uestionnaire and operationali/e the field work) *wo manualsL the &ield !anual and the )raining !anual for the 0nter-ie/ers$ were prepared before the main enumeration) ?egal aspect of the census, composition and duties and responsibilities of various census committees, interviewers, supervisors, census co&ordinators, method of training, mode of publicity, distribution and recollection process of census materials etc) were e8plained in the 3ield Manual) -efinitions and concepts of various terms, the method of data collection, meaning of each +uestion in the census schedule, process of filling up the tally sheets were narrated in the *raining Manual for the
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Interviewers) In addition to that, some control forms were prepared and supplied to the field to check the census activities and to have a summary of census data) ./0/7 Campaign
#ampaign is considered as a significant part of any census) :sually, people or respondents remain reluctant to provide any data to the interviewers as they are not aware of the usefulness of the statistical information) Media campaign can contribute immensely to motivate the respondents to respond to the census +uestionnaire) It facilitates easier access of the interviewers to the respondents) 1verall campaign, including use of print and electronic media, added a new dimension to "conomic #ensus '(%$) *he following steps were taken in connection with the campaign of "conomic #ensus '(%$G %) @orse #arts Rally was arranged during the main census) It is notable that this idea was very effective in creating awareness of people and was highly appreciated by general mass) ') Regular advertisement for participation in census was published in a number of daily newspapers) $) Special supplement on census was published in a number of newspapers) 7) *he events of countdown, celebrity calls, puthi path Bmanus+ript of -erse
re+ited in a spe+ial melod.C phone&in&programmes, theme songs, local songs,

4ingles, folk songs were fre+uently aired by the 3angladesh 3etar Radio!. 9) Bangladesh *elevision and some of the private *A #hannels were engaged to telecast talk show, 4ingle, theme songs, tribal songs, *A&scrolling and phone& in&programmes etc) <) Bill boards were sighted in different parts of the city corporations) 6) Interpersonal communication campaign such as special discussions, press conferences at national and local levels, e8change of views with various trade and industrial associations, meeting with government and non&government officials, civil society, media personnel from national level to grassroots level were carried out)
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;) Posters, stickers, banners etc) were displayed) 5) ?eaflet, brochure, souvenirs like Mug, *&shirt and #rest were distributed)
./0/8 Training and Data Collection

*raining and data collection are the fundamental components of a census) #omprehensive training was imparted to the census personnel to make them efficient in their respective tasks) *he whole country, <7 districts including city corporations, were divided into ;< areas and named as #ensus -istricts during first /onal operation) *he #ensus -istricts were segmented into smaller areas to ensure intensive supervision and monitoring, so that +uality data collection could be ensured) *he ;< #ensus -istricts were divided into ',(6$ /ones on the basis of the listing operation to make sure that the census would be managed properly and enumeration would be done accurately) *he /ones were divided into <6,;76 "numeration 2reas "2!, & each consisting of around %9( economic units, irrespective of household or establishment) 2n interviewer was appointed for each "2 and a supervisor was designated for supervision of the work of a group of < to 6 interviewers) *o carry out the final data collection, a total of <6,($< interviewers, %',%69 supervisors, ',(6$ /onal officers and ;< -istrict #ensus #oordinators -##s! were appointed) Interviewers and supervisors were hired from the local educated unemployed youthsJ /onal officersJ and -##s were assigned from BBS officials) *o ensure +uality control of data collection, four tiers supervisions were applied) Supervisors were assigned for overseeing the activities of Interviewers, Donal officer for Supervisors and -##s for Donal 1fficers) Several independent teams comprising of the senior officials of BBS and SI- were assigned the responsibility for supervision and monitoring the overall +uality of the census) In addition to that, e8tra measures were taken to ensure the +uality of census by engaging temporarily some of the high officials& -eputy Secretaries and Coint Secretaries& from the Ministry of Public 2dministration) In order to have +uality data and to provide complete guidelines on census operations to the census personnel, a two days training programme were conducted) -##s Master *rainers! were trained on census +uestionnaire and other census techni+ues by the core team of economic census in -haka) Donal 1fficers were imparted training
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at district head+uarters by -##s and Supervisors = Interviewers by Donal 1fficers at :pa/ila>:nion level) 2 verbatim training manual with detailed instructions for filling in +uestionnaires and other field operations was provided to all trainees to ensure uniform training) @ands&on&e8ercise on the techni+ue of data collection was demonstrated at the field at all levels of training) 2fter the training, enumeration was done in two phases& first phase during %9&'7 2pril '(%$ in $6 districts and se+ond phase during %9&'7 May '(%$ in '6 districts) *o ensure a smooth operation, a central census control room was set up at head+uarters of BBS that kept functioning round the clock) Besides, control rooms were also established at different levels at regional, district, upa/ila offices and union parishad to meet any emergency instantly) 2fter the completion of enumeration, census books were preserved at :pa/ila Statistical 1ffices with a view to making editing and coding at local level) 1nly )all. ;heets& summary sheet of a census book of few important +uestions& were brought to head+uarters for preparing the preliminary report)
/./ *i!itations o& the 'reli!inar6 Re7ort

*his preliminary report has been prepared only on the basis of tall. sheets, and not on the basis of individual +uestionnaire) 2 tall. sheet contains the number of economic units by type and category, according to BSI# '((5 at ' digit level, for each census book) *wo tall. sheets were attached at the top of each census book of which one is processed in the head+uarters for the preparation of the preliminary report) 2s the figures in tally sheets were summari/ed manually by the respective interviewers, therefore, figures to be published in the main census report processing all the +uestionnaires may vary with the findings of this preliminary report) Besides, the final results will also be ad4usted based on the findings of the Post "numeration #heck P"#! operation)
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2.1 +otal Econo!ic Units
*he provisional results of the "conomic #ensus '(%$ show that the total number of economic units stood at ;(696(7 at the time of the census) *hese units include all
permanent establishments, temporar. establishments and households engaged in non&

farm economic activities)
2./ %istrib tion o& Econo!ic Units b6 +67e in the *ast +hree (ens ses (1345F/012)
*able $)% shows that total economic units followed an increasing trend during the three censuses %5;<, '((% = ($ and '(%$) *he total number of economic units in %5;< was '%<57%5 which rose to $6(;%77 in '((% = ($ and then to ;(696(7 in '(%$)
+able 2.1= %istrib tion o& Econo!ic Units b6 +67e in the *ast +hree Econo!ic (ens ses (ens s .ears UnitG 'er!anent 'ercentaAe Establish!ent
5nit 79$7<%< %'.2 '55%'$; 60.( %9<%575 (2.0
+e!7orar6 Establish!ent
9(%<5( '.2 $$9;9% 9.1 <'(7% 2.9
Econo!ic )o sehold8
$($5$5; 3(.' $;%(99 10.3 9797'5 2%.1
+otal Econo!ic Units

40EDE0C 100.0 2E041CC 100.0 /153C13 100.0
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Per+entage 5nit
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Per+entage 5nit
1345
Per+entage
M E+onomi+ Census BECC 2013 in+ludes premise based e+onomi+ a+ti-ities as /ell as floating e+onomi+ a+ti-ities
ta=ing pla+e outside the households /ithout ha-ing an. stru+ture but operated b. households9 /hile EC 2001 " 03 +o-ered onl. premises based e+onomi+ a+ti-ities b. households.
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.hile the number of total economic units show shows a steady and significant e8pansion in the overall sector during %5;< to '(%$, the increase in the number of economic units by types show somewhat varying varying patterns) Permanent establishment is the dominant category accounting for bulk of the economic units) It registered steady increase in the number of economic units but its share in total economic units declined from 6' percent in %5;< to 9<)' percent in '(%$) *he number of economic units under temporary establishment category also e8perienced steady increase during %5;< %5;<&'(%$ but the share of this type of economic units increased from ')5 percent in %5;< to <)' percent in '(%$) In the case of economic h households, ouseholds, the number of economic units declined between %5;< and '((% = ($ only to register a sharp increase in '(%$ raising its share in total economic units from '9)% percent in %5;< to $6)< percent in '(%$) *his might have happened because of the fact that floating economic activities that take place outside the household without any structure but are operated by households, have been included under economic household category in '(%$, while they were recoded as temporary establishments in '((% = ($ census) census) Since temporary establishments and household economic units often involve informal activities, the increase in the share of these types of economic units in total economic units suggests that the informal sector has e8panded +uite rapidly during the p period eriod %5;< to '(%$)
"iA re 1= %istrib tion o& Econo!ic Units in /012 b6 +67e
"iA re /= 'ercentaAe %istrib tion o& Econo!ic Units b6 +67e in the *ast +hree (ens ses
2.2 %istrib tion o& Econo!ic Units b6 %i9ision

2s can be seen from *able $)', -haka tops the list of all divisions with '955$6' economic units followed by #hittagong %$;7696!, Ra4shahi %'%6<$$!, Rangpur %(;;'99! and Bhulna %($79;%!) Sylhet has the lowest number of economic units $<9;6$! while Barisal $;9'$$! has the second lo lowest west position) In the case of permanent and temporary establishments also, -haka ranks top followed by #hittagong while Barisal and Sylhet occupy the lowest two positions) *he picture is more or less same in the case of economic households e8cept that Ra4s Ra4shahi hahi replaces #hittagong in the second position) Interestingly, the share of different divisions in total economic units e8perienced little changes during the period and the ranking of the top two and bottom two divisions in terms of total economic units r remained unchanged over the three censuses)
+able 2./= %istrib tion o& Econo!ic Units in /012 b6 +67e and %i9ision
.ear %i9ision 'er!anent Establish!ents
Unit $o! :
+e!7orar6 Establish!ents
Unit $o! :
Econo!ic )o seholds8
Unit $o! :
+otal Econo!ic Unit

Unit Column :
Barisal #hittagong -haka Bhulna Ra4shahi Rangpur Sylhet BanAladesh Barisal #hittagong -haka Bhulna Ra4shahi Rangpur Sylhet BanAladesh Barisal #hittagong -haka Bhulna Ra4shahi Rangpur Sylhet BanAladesh
'<77(' ;6;757 %9556%% 9'''97 976;$5 7665$9 '7$5;% CD2C515 %;;'7' <(('9( 5<;<%< $56(6< $<7''; $'($6' %9'797 /331/24 %'(5'( $6;555 7<('<7 %;5$5< %6'<%% %9%5$; ;6;'% ;'% 1D513C3
<;)< <$)7 <%)9 9()9 79)( 7$)5 <<)6 D5./ 5%)6 ;5)9 ;%)% 6')6 6')5 65)( ;%); 40.E ;$); ;$)$ <5)% <$)' <()( 6$)( ;%)( E/.0
%75$( 5%6$' %;56(< 9<6%6 999$5 9;%5% $7;69 D01530 %(<'( 7$5<$ %$%9$' 7<;9' $5'59 7%;<< '%6'$ 22D4D1 ;;( ;966 $'$6% 9;'7 959$ 7;$$ $<($ 5/0C1
$)5 <)< 6)$ 9)9 7)< 9)$ 5)9 5./ 9)' <)< %%)( ;)< 6)5 %()$ %%)6 3.1 ()< %)5 7)5 %)5 ')% ')$ $)$ /.3
%(95(% 7%79$% ;(5599 799<%( <%7'99 99'%'5 ;6(%6 2023234 <7(% '<$$% 5775( %(%55( 5<$9( 7$$79 %'%7; 2410DD ''755 <69<9 %6$%<7 %(7<;$ %(5%$9 9%$<7 %6(%5 DCDC/3
'6)9 '5)5 $%)' 77)( 9()7 9()6 '$); 2E.5 $)% $)5 6)5 %;)6 %5)$ %()6 <)9 10.2 %9)< %7); '<)( $7)5 $6)5 '7)6 %9)6 /D.1
$;9'$$ %$;7696 '955$6' %($79;% %'%6<$$ %(;;'99 $<9;6$ 40EDE0C '(9'<$ <6(977 %%57<$; 9795%; 755;6$ 7(99;$ %;<$'9 2E041CC %77'55 799%7% <<9655 '555($ ';6<55 '(;%$9 %(;77$ /153C13
7); %6)% $')' %'); %9)% %$)9 7)9 100.0 9)9 %;)% $')' %7)6 %$)9 %()5 9)( 100.0 <)6 '%)( $()6 %$); %$)$ 5)< 9)( 100.0
9 E+onomi+ Census BECC 2013 in+ludes premise based e+onomi+ a+ti-ities as /ell as floating floating e+onomi+ a+ti-ities ta=ing pla+e outside the households /ithou /ithout t ha-ing an. stru+ture but operated b. households9 /hile EC 2001 " 03 +o-ered onl. premise based e+onomi+ a+ti-ities.
"iA re 2= +otal N !ber o& Econo!ic cono!ic Units in /012 b6 %i9ision and +67e
1345
/001 - 02
/012
2.C ,nterFcensal Gro?th o& Econo!ic Units b6 %i9ision, 1345F/012

2s mentioned earlier, total economic units increased steadily during the period %5;<& '(%$) @owever, growth in the number of economic units seems to have been more pronounced during the last inter&census period) *hus, between %5;< and '((% = ($, there has been 6% percent increase in the number of economic units while between '((% = ($ and '(%$, total economic units increased by about %%; percent *able $)$!) *he annual compound growth rate has been estimated to be $)' percent and ;)% percent in the two sub periods respectively)
+able 2.2= %istrib tion - ,nterFcensal Gro?th o& Econo!ic Units o9er the last three Econo!ic (ens ses b6 %i9ision
/012 %i9ision
E+onomi+ 5nit Column D
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1345
H (hanAe in /001 02 o9er 1345
H (hanAe in /012 o9er /001 - 02
Barisal #hittagong -haka Bhulna Ra4shahi Rangpur Sylhet

BanAladesh
$;9'$$ %$;7696 '955$6' %($79;% %'%6<$$ %(;;'99 $<9;6$ 40EDE0C
7); %6)% $')' %'); %9)% %$)9 7)9 100.0
'(9'<$ <6(977 %%57<$; 9795%; 755;6$ 7(99;$ %;<$'9 2E041CC
9)9 %;)% $')' %7)6 %$)9 %()5 9)( 100.0
%77'55 799%7% <<9655 '555($ ';6<55 '(;%$9 %(;77$ /153C13
<)6 '%)( $()6 %$); %$)$ 5)< 9)( 100.0
7')' 76)$ 65)7 ;')( 6$)6 57)5 6%); E0.3
;6)6 %(<)9 %%6)< ;5)9 %7$)< %<;)$ 5<)7 11E.4
2t the division level, the highest growth in total economic units during '((% = ($ to '(%$ has been observed in the case of Rangpur followed by Ra4shahi and -haka) *he rapid growth of non&farm activities in Rangpur division is particularly significant given the fact that during the early years of the last decade, Rangpur suffered from acute seasonal unemployment in the form of !onga. *his happened during the agricultural lean month of Earti= due to lack of alternative non&farm employment opportunities) @owever, targeted public investment and special credit programme facilitated growth of non&farm activities in these areas, which has eased the problem of !onga +uite significantly in recent years)
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/012 %i9ision
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PE )E EH PE
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H (hanAe in /012 o9er 1345

PE )E EH
'<77(' ;6;757 %9556%% 9'''97 976;$5 7665$9 '7$5;% CD2C515
%75$( 5%6$' %;56(< 9<6%6 999$5 9;%5% $7;69
%(95(% 7%79$% ;(5599 799<%( <%7'99 99'%'5 ;6(%6
%;;'7' <(('9( 5<;<%< $56(6< $<7''; $'($6' %9'797
%(<'( 7$5<$ %$%9$' 7<;9' $5'59 7%;<< '%6'$ 22D4D1
<7(% '<$$% 5775( %(%55( 5<$9( 7$$79 %'%7;
%'(5'( $6;555 7<('<7 %;5$5< %6'<%% %9%5$; ;6;'%
;;( ;966 $'$6% 9;'7 959$ 7;$$ $<($ 5/0C1
''755 <69<9 %6$%<7 %(7<;$ %(5%$9 9%$<7 %6(%5 DCDC/3
%%;)6 %95<)< $6()6 %$%); '76)< %69)6 '%6)7 5<5)9 9%$)9 7;<)( $<6)6 ;6$); $$9)' ;$$)( 7<');
'%7)< %%(7)( 567)5 %66); 130.2 ;<6)5 7%%)$ E04.5 CDE./
BanAladesh
D01530 2023234 /331/24
2410DD 1D513C3
< PEFPermanent Establishment9 )EF)emporar. Establishment and EHF E+onomi+ Household.
*able $)7 depicts the changes in the number of economic units by type over the period %5;<&'(%$) It shows that inter&censal growth of all categories of economic units in '(%$ over %5;< was +uite high) *he growth was %5()$ percent for permanent establishments, 6(;)< percent for temporary establishments and 796)' percent for economic households in '(%$ over %5;<) *he annual compound rates of growth of these three types of establishments during the period from %5;< to '(%$ have been estimated to be 7)($ percent, ;)(9 percent and <)96 percent respectively) 2t the division level, -haka registered the highest increase of '76)< percent in permanent establishments while Barisal recorded the lowest increase of %%;)6 percent in permanent establishments) In the case of temporary establishments, Barisal e8perienced the highest growth of %95<)< percent while -haka has the lowest growth of 7;<)( percent) In the case of economic households, Rangpur has the highest growth of 567)5 percent while Bhulna has the lowest growth of $$9)' percent)
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2.D %istrib tion o& Econo!ic Units b6 %i9ision and *ocalit6

*able $)9 shows that about %' percent of total economic units are located in +it.
+orporation areas, %7 percent in paurasha-a, %)7 percent in upaAila headGuarters and

the rest 6' percent in rural areas)
+able 2.D= 'ercentaAe %istrib tion o& Econo!ic Units b6 %i9ision and *ocalit6
R ral %i9ision
E+onomi+ 5nit 1o/ D
(it6 (or7oration
E+onomi+ 5nit 1o/ D
'a rasha9a
E+onomi+ 5nit 1o/ D
U7a@ila )B
E+onomi + 5nit 1o/ D
+otal

BanAladesh
';;(<6 5999'5 %<97'6' ;($'%; 59'((7 ;5%65< '6';$;

D41EE/C
67); <5)( <$)< 66)< 6;)' ;%)5 67)<

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'<'9< %;'6$6 96'<;6 9;99< '<;9; 7$'95 $$66$

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<); %$)' '')( 9)6 ')' 7)( 5)'

11.E
959(< %9)7 '%'<'$ %9)7 $76656 %$)7 %<(($( %9)9 '$($<7 %;)5 %$<;'7 %')< 9($'5 %$);
113ECE2 1C.4
%%7(7 $$;<; '7<%< %'666 ;7(6 %<$6< ;5$$

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$)( ')7 ()5 %)' ()6 %)9 ')7

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$;9'$$ %$;7696 '955$6' %($79;% %'%6<$$ %(;;'99 $<9;6$

40EDE0C
2t the division level, -haka has the highest proportion '' percent! of economic units located in +it. +orporations and the lowest proportion <7 percent! of economic units located in the rural areas) *he proportion of economic units located in paurasha-a is the highest in Ra4shahi %;)5 percent! and lowest %')< percent! in Rangpur) Ra4shahi and -haka have the lowest proportions ()6 percent and ()5 percent respectively! of economic units located in upaAila headGuarters) Rangpur ;%)5 percent! followed by Ra4shahi 6;)' percent! has the highest proportion of economic units located in the rural areas) 2s noted earlier, total economic units increased by %%; percent in '(%$ over '((% = ($) *able $)< shows that growth has been more pronounced in rural areas %9()< percent! compared to urban areas <')5 percent!) Rangpur division e8perienced the
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"iA re C= %istrib tion o& Econo!ic Units b6 highest growth in total economic *ocalit6 in /012 units in both rural and urban areas
%57)5 percent in rural and 5()9 percent in urban areas!) Ra4shahi recorded the second highest growth in urban areas ;6); percent! and third highest growth in rural areas %<9)< percent!) Barisal and Sylhet recorded the lowest growth of economic units in rural 59)5 percent! and urban areas 7<)9 percent! respectively)
+able 2.5= %istrib tion - ,nterFcensal Gro?th o& +otal Econo!ic Units b6 %i9ision and *ocalit6 R ral %i9ision
2013 2001 " 03 D Change 2013
Urban
2001 " 03 D Change 2013
+otal
2001 " 03 D Change

+otal
';;(<6 5999'5 %<97'6' ;($'%; 59'((7 ;5%65< '6';$; D41EE/C
%76(;9 7';$<; 9;$<;$ $6;5%7 $9;7(9 $('79( %'';'% /2/1E/5
59)5 %'$)% %;$)7 %%')( %<9)< %57)5 %'')% 1D0.5
56%<< 7'5''; 579%(( '$%$<$ '<9<'5 %5<795 5$($9 //DE340
9;%6; '7'%6< <%(599 %<6((7 %7%7<; %($%$$ <$9(7 1245C14
<6)( 66)' 97)6 $;)9 ;6); 5()9 7<)9 5/.3
$;9'$$ %$;7696 '955$6' %($79;% %'%6<$$ %(;;'99 $<9;6$ 40EDE0C
'(9'<$ <6(977 %%57<$; 9795%; 755;6$ 7(99;$ %;<$'9 2E041CC
;6)6 %(<)9 %%6)< ;5)9 %7$)< %<;)$ 5<)7 11E.4
,ote4 5rban in+ludes Cit. Corporation9 Paurasha-a and 5paAila HeadGuarters. 5paAila HeadGuarters e7+ludes the 5paAilas ha-ing Paurasha-as at its headGuarters.
*able $)6 provides information on the growth of permanent economic establishments in '(%$ over '((% = ($ by division and locality) 1ne interesting finding of the census is that permanent establishments increased more rapidly in rural areas than in urban areas 9;)7 percent increase in rural areas compared to 7()$ percent in urban areas!) In rural areas, the highest increase ;5); percent! was recorded in -haka followed by Sylhet <5)( percent! and the lowest growth was observed in Bhulna $5)' percent!) In
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urban areas, #hittagong registered the highest increase 97); percent! followed by Ra4shahi 75)< percent! while Bhulna recorded the lowest increase %9)( percent!)
+able 2.E= ,nterFcensal Gro?th o& 'er!anent Econo!ic Establish!ents d rinA /001 02 and /012 b6 %i9ision and *ocalit6 R ral %i9ision
2013 2001 " 03 D Change 2013
Urban
2001 " 03 D Change 2013
+otal
2001 " 03 D Change

+otal
%5<%;$ 995$97 ;55$'6 $6<69; $;;(%6 $6%(7( %69';5 /35D354
%$<;5< $57(;6 76$66( '6(<($ '96$;; '$<$97 %($6(< 14E/40C
7$)$ 7%)5 ;5); $5)' 9(); 96)( <5)( D4.C
<;'%5 $%5%7( 6(($;7 %7975< %95;'' %(<;59 <;<5' 1D545C4
9%$7< '(<%<$ 757;7< %'<76$ %(<;7( ;7(%; 7;67; 1114C2C
$')5 97); 7%)9 %9)( 75)< '6)' 7()5 C0.2
'<77(' ;6;757 %9556%% 9'''97 976;$5 7665$9 '7$5;% CD2C515
%;;'7' <(('9( 5<;<%< $56(6< $<7''; $'($6' %9'797 /331/24
7()9 7<)7 <9)' $%)9 9()7 75)' <()( D1.5
*able $); shows the inter&censal growth of temporary economic establishments in '(%$ over '((% = ($ by division and locality) Between '((% = ($ and '(%$, the number of temporary economic establishments increased by 75)7 percent) *he e8pansion of temporary economic establishment occurred only in the rural areas
%$7)6 percent! while urban areas e8perienced decline &7)< percent! in the number of
temporary economic establishment) *his may have happened because of the change in the coverage of urban areas during the inter&census period and also because of the fact that many units recorded as economic household in '(%$ were recorded as temporary economic establishments in '((% = ($) In rural areas, -haka e8perienced the highest increase '(5); percent! in the number of temporary economic establishments followed by Sylhet %59)% percent! and #hittagong %<$)6 percent!) *he lowest increase is recorded in Rangpur 66)9 percent!) In the case of urban areas, #hittagong is the only division showing significant increase establishments) <6 percent! in the number of temporary economic
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+able 2.4= ,nterFcensal Gro?th o& +e!7orar6 Econo!ic Establish!ents d rinA /001 02 and /012 b6 %i9ision and *ocalit6 R ral %i9ision
2013 2001 " 03 D Change 2013
Urban
2001 " 03 D Change 2013
+otal
2001 " 03 D Change

+otal
;;(7 9(%9; %((56% $;$(7 $<;$' 79$'7 '9%'5 20DD//
79'6 %5('$ $'9;; '((%( %55;% '99$7 ;9%7 1201EE
57)9 %<$)6 '(5); 5%)7 ;7)$ 66)9 %59)% 12C.E
<%'< 7%967 ;;6$9 %;7%$ %;6(6 %';<6 567< 135154
<(5$ '757( 5;577 '<;7' %5$%7 %<$$' %$'(5 /0D5EC
()9 <<)6 &%()$ &$%)7 &$)% &'%)' &'<)' FC.5
%75$( 5%6$' %;56(< 9<6%6 999$5 9;%5% $7;69 D01530
%(<'( 7$5<$ %$%9$' 7<;9' $5'59 7%;<< '%6'$ 22D4D1
7()< %(;)6 77)' '%)% 7%)$ $5)( <()9 C3.C
*able $)5 shows the inter&censal growth of economic households in '(%$ over '((% = ($ by division and locality) 2s can be seen from the *able, the number of economic households has increased by a large e8tent <56)< percent!, part of which is due to the e8tended definition of economic households that has been used in the '(%$ census)
+able 2.3= ,nterFcensal Gro?th o& Econo!ic )o seholds d rinA /001 - 02 and /012 b6 %i9ision and *ocalit6 R ral %i9ision
2013 2001 " 03 D Change 2013
Urban
2001 " 03 D Change 2013
+otal
2001 " 03 D Change

+otal
;$(;( $7<(%6 <9$567 $;;%9< 9'6%99 7697$' 6'7'( /DC5/2C
9<<' %9'9; 66$'9 ;;$(% ;%($< 7(9<' %(<(% 214ECD
%$<6)$ '%<6); 679)6 $$5)< 99()9 %(6')% 9;$)% 534.4
'';'% <;9%7 %995;% <6797 ;6%(( 6<<56 %7956 C3215C
6$5 %%(6$ %6%<9 %$<;5 %9$%7 '6;$ %976 5/210
'5;;)% 9%;)6 ;(;)6 $5'); 7<;); '<99)5 ;7$)< 531.D
%(95(% 7%79$% ;(5599 799<%( <%7'99 99'%'5 ;6(%6 2023234
<7(% '<$$% 5775( %(%55( 5<$9( 7$$79 %'%7; 2410DD
%997)7 %767)$ 696)' $7<)6 9$6)9 %%6$); <%<)$ 53E.5
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2.5 %istrib tion o& Econo!ic Units b6 Broad ,nd strial (lassi&ication
+able 2.10= %istrib tion o& Econo!ic Units b6 Broad ,nd strial (lassi&ication - %i9ision
Broad ,nd strial (lassi&ications Barisal
E+onomi+ 5nit 1o/ D
(hittaAonA
E+onomi+ 5nit 1o/ D
%haka
E+onomi+ 5nit 1o/ D
Kh lna
E+onomi+ 5nit 1o/ D
Rajshahi
E+onomi+ 5nit 1o/ D
RanA7 r
E+onomi+ 5nit 1o/ D
S6lhet
E+onomi+ 5nit 1o/ D
National
(%) 2griculture, forestry and fishing (') Mining and +uarrying ($) Manufacturing (7) "lectricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (9) .ater supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities (<) #onstruction (6) .holesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (;) *ransportation and storage (5) 2ccommodation and food service activities @otel and restaurants! %() Information and communication %%) 3inancial and insurance activities %') Real estate activities %$) Professional, scientific and technical activities %7) 2dministrative and support service activities
%$99; 7;< 796$9 <;5 769 9%$6 %69'9 6 %<$5< $'$$5 '759 $(%( 95; '$96 '(<(
9); ')6 7); 9)6 (); ')6 7)6 %)9 ;)7 9)< 6)5 7); 7)9 <)9
$%%%6 %%$( '%79%7 '79; 95%$ %<'$6 <7;9<7 %(<'%' 5$'(< ;<$$ 65;% '('5 %7%5% <$77
%$)$ <)7 '')< '()7 5); ;)7 %6)9 5)< '7)' %5)9 '%)( %<)7 '6)' '()(
;;975 ''%7 '<%6(9 7'7' %5;'( 9$<(( %$6'69 $ ';<$7( %'79$9 %<9(% %$95( 95<< %<(<< %%679
$6);7 %')9( '6)9< $9)'' $');7 '6)6$ $6)($ '9)56 $')$( $6)%; $9);7 7;)'% $()69 $6)('
$9$57 <95 %$76%% %7<7 79<$ ';67% 7795(% %<'(%% 7;%%' 75(6 7'($ %76' <6$( '5(;
%9)% $)6 %7)' %')' 6)< %7)5 %')( %7)6 %')9 %%)% %%)% %%)5 %')5 5)'
$;(9% ;;9 %<76<; %'%% %99;$ $%%7' 79<9(5 '96$$; $79<; 77<% $667 ;5% 9<%< $7%5
%<)$ 9)( %6)7 %()% '9); %<)% %')$ '$)$ 5)( %()% %()( 6)' %()6 %();
'(%$< ';(5 ;96'$ %($< %$'9; $%69' 79'959 '$;'6< $799$ 7959 $<5$ 5$7 7997 '9;7
;)< %9)5 5)( ;)< '')( %<)7 %')' '%)< 5)( %()7 5)6 6)9 ;)6 ;)%
6%;6 59$' 7'7$7 577 675 '<<96 %99;6( $965; %;%55 '6;6 %<<9 7;7 '6$$ '<6(
$)% 9$); 7)9 6); %)' %$); 7)' $)' 7)6 <)$ 7)7 $)5 9)' ;)7
'$$55' %66%9 57595( %'(77 <($<% %5$'<< $6(6775 %%('$6% $;99%' 77$65 $65%< %'$67 9''76 $%6$(
')5( ()'' %%)6< ()%9 ()69 ')$5 79)5% %$)<9 7)66 ()99 ()76 ()%9 ()<9 ()$5
Broad ,nd strial (lassi&ications
Barisal
E+onomi+ 5nit 1o/ D
(hittaAonA
E+onomi+ 5nit 1o/ D
%haka
E+onomi+ 5nit 1o/ D
Kh lna
E+onomi+ 5nit 1o/ D
Rajshahi
E+onomi+ 5nit 1o/ D
RanA7 r
E+onomi+ 5nit 1o/ D
S6lhet
E+onomi+ 5nit 1o/ D
National
%9) Public administration and defense, compulsory social security %<) "ducation %6) @uman health and social work activities %;) 2rts, entertainment and recreation %5) 1ther service activities '() 2ctivities of households as employers, undifferentiated goods and services producing activities of households for own use services&producing activities of households for own use '%) 2ctivities of e8traterritorial organi/ations and bodies Grand +otal
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$)5 5)9 7)6 9)6 9)9
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2s can be seen from the *able, the dominant activities are .holesale and retail trade including repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 79)5% percent! followed by *ransportation and storage %$)<9 percent!, Manufacturing %%)6< percent! and 1ther service activities ;)7; percent!) *able $)%( presents distribution of economic units in '(%$ by division and economic sector following '&digit Bangladesh Standard Industrial #lassification BSI#! '((5)
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"iA re D= %istrib tion o& $holesale and Retail +rade, Re7air e7air o& Motor otor Vehicles and Motorc6cles Units b6 %i9ision i9ision in /012
3igure 9 shows that -haka division accounts for the largest proportion $6 percent! of
the economic units involved in .holesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles
and motorcycles) #hittagong ranks s second econd with %; percent share while Sylhet
accounts for the lowest 7 percent! proportion of the economic units in this category)
"iA re 5= %istrib tion o& +rans7ortation and StoraAe Units nits b6 %i9ision i9ision in /012
3% 1% 22% 10%
Barisal Chittagong Dhaka Khulna Rajshahi
23% 15%
26%
Rangpur Sylhet
3igure < shows that the largest portion of ec economic onomic establishments engaged in *ransportation ransportation and storage services are located in -haka '< percent! and the smallest proportion % percent! are located in Barisal)
"iA re E= %istrib tion o& Man &act rinA Units b6 %i9ision in /012
It is evident from 3igure ( that the highest proportion of manufacturing units ';I! are located in -haka and the lowest 7 percent! in Sylhet) It is also noteworthy that #hittagong accounts for a significant proportion of manufacturing industries '$ percent!)
2.E S !!ar6 6 and 'olic6 ,!7lications

*he summary of the preliminary findings and their policy implications are as follows followsG
2/8/0 -on5farm farm acti'ities constitute t"e dominant component of t"e economy
"conomic census '((% = ($ recorded $6)% million economic units with an a employment of nearly %')7 million) *he preliminary report of economic census '(%$ has estimated the number of economic units to be ;(); million) *he preliminary report did not use the employment data recorded in the census) @owever, if we use the
average employment si/e recorded in the economic census '((% = ($, then the total
employment recorded under economic census '(%$ is likely to be nearly '; million) *his implies that more than half of the labor force in Bangladesh is engaged in
economic activities outside the farm sector) *his underscores the growing importance of the sector in supporting faster growth of the overall economy) 2/8/. T"ere "as been rapid gro!t" in total economic units during t"e past decade -uring the inter&census census period of '((% = ($ and '(%$, total economic units increased
at an annual compound rate of nearly ;)% percent, which is faster than the growth rate
of $)% percent recorded for the previous inter&census period %5;< to '((% = ($) *his evidence appears consistent with the faster growth of the overall economy observed during the decade of '(((s compared to the decade of %55(s) It also implies that rapid growth in non&farm activities played a key role in accelerating the pace of overall growth of the economy) 2/8/2 )nformal sector "as been an important component of t"is gro!t" dynamics ?ike the previous economic censuses, economic census '(%$ reported permanent establishment as the dominant category accounting for 9<)' percent of all economic units) @owever, the share of permanent establishment seems to have declined while that of temporary establishments and economic households has increased during the inter&census period) Since temporary establishments and household economic units often involve informal activities, the increase in the share of these types of economic units in total economic units suggests that the informal sector has e8panded +uite rapidly during this period) *his, points towards the need for formulating supportive policy measures for this component of the non&farm sector) 2/8/3 $angpur and $a;s"a"i di'isions "a'e recorded "ig"est increase in total economic units *his is a significant finding given the fact that during the early years of the last decade, these two divisions suffered from acute seasonal unemployment in the form of !onga. *his happened during the agricultural lean month of Earti= due to lack of alternative non&farm employment opportunities) @owever, targeted public investment and special credit programme facilitated growth of non&farm activities in these areas, which has eased the problem of !onga +uite significantly in recent years) *hus, targeted policy for e8pansion of non&farm activities appears as an effective tool for fighting seasonal unemployment)
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Anne;F, = (once7ts - %e&initions
#conomic Acti'ity: 2ll activities undertaken for profit or own accounts are considered as economic activities) Such activities shall refer to production, distribution, marketing and sales of goods and services) #conomic Unit: "conomic :nit is defined as a single establishment or economic household operating economic activities for profit, household gain or indirect benefit to the community) #stablis"ment: *he basic economic unit operated in a permanent or temporary place is called establishment) It is usually a combination of both activities and resources under a single ownership and location) If the activity is conducted in a separate room or place only for shop>show room>plants is also considered as separate economic establishment) &ermanent %tructure: 2 structure that has a fi8ed location and permanent shed, wall and fence is a permanent structure) It may be a building, tin shed or a hut or parts there off) It usually lasts for more than a year) Temporary %tructure: *emporary structures are those which have temporary shed but with no wall or fence) It may also be a type with wall or fence but no shed) &ermanent #stablis"ment: 2n economic unit outside household having fi8ed location and permanent structure is a permanent establishment) Permanent establishment is organi/ed in a permanent structure) Temporary #stablis"ment: 2n economic unit outside household located in a fi8ed place beside a road or in a market place, whether under a temporary shed for a year or more is a temporary establishment) *he structure may have either shed and no fence or either fence or no shed) *emporary establishment is organi/ed in a temporary structure) #conomic ,ouse"old: Many households have non&agricultural economic activities such as cottage industry, shop or workshop in or within its premise) *hese are classified as "conomic @ousehold) @owever, economic activities operated in the household, economic activities operated outside the household such as hawking, operating own rickshaw>push cart>van>easy bike, street vendor etc) were included within the purview of the household based economic activities) -on5profit #stablis"ments: *he establishments those work for social service and not for profit are non&profit establishments) If there are profitable undertakings and profits actually earned, they are conse+uently diverted into peoples service activities) *he non&profit establishments like mos+ues, temples, churches, free schools, different professional associations, political parties, trade unions, employees associations,
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clubs, orphanages, volunteer organi/ations, sports>cultural organi/ation, 0G1s etc) are covered in the category, $ural Area: *he areas outside those of #ity #orporations, Paurashava and :pa/ila @ead+uarters in the country constitute the rural area) Urban Area: *here are three components of the urban area) *he areas covered under #ity #orporation, Paurashava and :pa/ila @ead+uarters are treated as urban area for the "conomic #ensus '(%$) <ard: .ard is a part of Paurashava or #ity #orporation) 3or administrative convenience each Paurashava and #ity #orporation is divided into different parts) "ach part is called a .ard which has an independent and a distinct map) 2 ward is an urban unit and its e+uivalent unit in the rural area is a :nion) Mau*a: *he smallest revenue collection unit in the country is called Mau/a) It has a distinct map called #adastral Survey #S! map) "ach Mau/a has a Curisdiction ?ist C?! number) 2 Mau/a is a popular unit in the village and is called a revenue village) Ma"alla: *he smallest informal unit in the urban area is a Mahalla and its e+uivalent unit in the rural area is a village) "ach Mahalla is a part of a ward which is a part of a Paurashava or #ity #orporation in the urban area) &auras"a'a: 2ccording to Paurashava 1rdinance %566, Paurashava is an urban area demarcated by a defined area map and location) It is within the 4urisdiction of ?ocal Government -ivision, Ministry of ?GR- = #ooperatives) *he Paurashava is headed by a Mayor = has an autonomous status in the ?ocal Government) *he Paurashava authority builds physical infrastructure, sewerage system, administration and other civil amenities for its people) Upa*ila ,ead=uarters: :pa/ila @ead+uarters is also an urban area formed around :pa/ila comple8 or :pa/ila police Station as a nuclear point) If a part of a Mau/a falls within the :pa/ila @ead+uarters it is brought under its coverage for the convenience of census enumeration) ro!t" Centre: Growth #enters are called provisionally the convenient well& communication marketing places where the producers of agriculture bring products from rural areas for marketing of their commodities to distributors or wholesaler in e8change of reasonable price) *he economic activities of these rural marketing centers developed and constructed by the ?ocal Government and "ngineering -epartment ?G"-! will be counted in the economic census) -on5#conomic Acti'ities: @uman activities which are not performed for money or moneyKs worth are called non&economic activities, for instance, if person>persons of family are engaged in household works like cooking, taking care of own family members, helping in studying the children, will not be considered as economic activities in the census)
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Definitions of different economic units used in t"ree censuses are gi'en belo!:
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2n economic unit outside household having fi8ed location and permanent structure is a permanent establishment) Permanent establishment is organi/ed in a permanent structure)
"conomic unit having fi8ed location and permanent structure lasting for more than a year! is a permanent establishment) Permanent establishment is organi/ed in permanent structure)
:nits primarily engaged in economic activities with permanent structure and fi8ed location)
2n economic unit outside household located in a fi8ed place beside a road or in a market place, whether under a temporary shed for a year or more is a temporary establishment) *he structure may have either shed and no fence or either fence or no shed) *emporary establishment is organi/ed in a temporary structure)
"conomic :nits situated in a fi8ed place beside a road or in a market place whether under a temporary shed for a year or more is temporary establishment) *he structure may have either shed and no fence or either fence or no shed) *he activity undertaken regularly under the open sky is also included in the category) *emporary "stablishment is organi/ed in a temporary structure)
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"conomic units, situated in a fi8ed place beside a road or in a market place, whether under a temporary shed or sky)
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Econo!ic )o seholds
Many households have non&agricultural economic activities such as cottage industry, shop or workshop in or within its premise) *hese are classified as "conomic @ousehold) @owever, economic activities operated in the household, economic activities operated outside the household such as hawking, operating own rickshaw>push cart>van>easy bike, street vendor etc) were included within the purview of the household based economic activities)
Many households have non& agricultural economic activities such as cottage industry, shop or workshop in or within its premise) *hese are classified as premise based economic establishments) Premised based establishment is organi/ed in a premise based structure) *he structure may be either permanent or temporary or even under the open sky)
&remise5based #conomic Acti'ity: Many households have non&agricultural economic activities such as a cottage industry, shop or workshop in or within its premises) *hese are classified as households with premise based economic activity) Floating economic acti'ity in "ouse"olds: If any member of the households is self&employed and engaged in floating occupation like hawking, pulling a rickshaw, shoe& polishing etc), that household is classified as a household with floating economic activity) Members of the households who are engaged in permanent 4obs or are working for others in e8change for wages are not included)
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Anne;F,, = Definitions of +road )ndustrial Classifications

2ccording to International Standard of Industrial #lassification, '((; Industries are classified into '% broad sections :nited 0ations, '((;!) *he report follows the classification and covered the sections by customi/ing those in Bangladesh conte8t) *he definitions of those broad sections are in belowG Agriculture> forestry and fis"ing: 2griculture, forestry and fishing activities comprise the e8ploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats) In "conomic #ensus '(%$ only non&household based such types of activities has been considered as economic activities) Mining and Quarrying: *his section includes the e8traction of minerals occurring naturally as solids coal and ores!, li+uids petroleum! or gases natural gas!) "8traction can be achieved by different methods such as underground or surface mining, well operation, seabed mining etc) *hese activities also include supplementary activities aimed at preparing the crude materials for marketing, for e8ample, crushing, grinding, cleaning, drying, sorting, concentrating ores, li+uefaction of natural gas and agglomeration of solid fuels) *hese operations are often carried out by the units that e8tracted the resource and>or others located nearby) Manufacturing unit: *he processing units engaged in manufacturing are often described as plants, factories or mills and characteristically use power&driven machines and materials&handling e+uipment) @owever, economic units that transform materials or substances into new products by hand or in the workers home and those engaged in selling to the general public of products made on the same premises from which they are sold, such as bakeries and custom tailors, are also included in this section) Manufacturing units may process materials or may contract with other units to process their materials for them) Both types of units are included in manufacturing) #lectricity> gas> steam and air conditioning supply: *his section includes the activity of providing electric power, natural gas, steam, hot water and the like through a permanent infrastructure network! of lines, mains and pipes) *he dimension of the network is not decisiveJ also included are the distribution of electricity, gas, steam,
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hot water and the like in industrial parks or residential buildings) *his section therefore includes the operation of electric and gas utilities, which generate, control and distribute electric power or gas) 2lso included is the provision of steam and air& conditioning supply) <ater supply? se!erage> !aste management and remediation acti'ities: *his section includes activities related to the management including collection, treatment and disposal! of various forms of waste, such as solid or non&solid industrial or household waste, as well as contaminated sites) *he output of the waste or sewage treatment process can either be disposed of or become an input into other production processes) 2ctivities of water supply are also grouped in this section, since they are often carried out in connection with, or by units also engaged in, the treatment of sewage) Construction: *his section includes general construction like construction of entire dwellings, office buildings, stores and other public and utility buildings, farm buildings etc) and speciali/ed construction activities for buildings and civil engineering works likely works such as motorways, streets, bridges, tunnels, railways, airfields, harbors and other water pro4ects, irrigation systems, sewerage systems, industrial facilities, pipelines and electric lines, sports facilities etc) It includes new work, repair, additions and alterations, the erection of prefabricated buildings or structures on the site and also construction of a temporary nature) *his work can be carried out on own account or on a fee or contract basis) Portions of the work and sometimes even the whole practical work can be subcontracted out) 2lso included is the repair of buildings and engineering works) <"olesale and retail trade? repair of motor 'e"icles and motorcycles: *his section includes wholesale and retail sale i)e) sale without transformation! of any type of goods and the rendering of services incidental to the sale of these goods) .holesaling and retailing are the final steps in the distribution of goods) Goods bought and sold are also referred to as merchandise) 2lso included in this section are the repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles) Transportation and %torage: "conomic unit engaged in passenger or freight transport, whether scheduled or not, by rail, road, water or air and associated activities such as terminal and parking facilities, cargo handling, storage etc) included in this
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section is the renting of transport e+uipment with driver or operator) Postal and courier activities are also included here) Accommodation and food ser'ice acti'ities: 2ctivities of economic units includes the provision of short&stay accommodation for visitors and other travelers and the provision of complete meals and drinks fit for immediate consumption) *he amount and type of supplementary services provided within this section can vary widely :nited 0ations, '((;!) It also includes either one or both of hotels and restaurants) )nformation and communication: *hese activities includes the production and distribution of information and cultural products, the provision of the means to transmit or distribute these products, as well as data or communications, information technology activities and the processing of data and other information service activities) *he main components of this section are publishing activities, including software publishing, motion picture and sound recording activities, radio and *A broadcasting and programming activities, telecommunications activities and information technology activities and other information service activities) Financial and insurance acti'ities: *his section includes financial service activities, including insurance, reinsurance and pension funding activities and activities to support financial services) *his section also includes the activities of holding assets, such as activities of holding companies and the activities of trusts, funds and similar financial entities)
$eal estate acti'ities: *his section includes acting as lessors, agents and>or brokers in one or more of the followingG selling or buying real estate, renting real estate, providing other real estate services such as appraising real estate or acting as real estate escrow agents) 2ctivities in this section may be carried out on own or leased property and may be done on a fee or contract basis) 2lso included is the building of structures, combined with maintaining ownership or leasing of such structures)
&rofessional> scientific and tec"nical acti'ities: *his section includes speciali/ed professional, scientific and technical activities) *hese activities re+uire a high degree of training, and make speciali/ed knowledge and skills available to user)
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Administrati'e and support ser'ice acti'ities: *his section includes a variety of activities that support general business operations) *hese activities differ from those in section M, since their primary purpose is not the transfer of speciali/ed knowledge)
&ublic administration and defense? compulsory social security: *his section includes activities of a governmental nature, normally carried out by the public administration) *his includes the enactment and 4udicial interpretation of laws and their pursuant regulation, as well as the administration of programmes based on them, legislative activities, ta8ation, national defense, public order and safety, immigration services, foreign affairs and the administration of government programmes) *his section also includes compulsory social security activities)
#ducation= *his section includes public or private education at any level or for any profession, oral or written as well as by radio and television or other means of communication) It includes education by the different establishments in the regular school system at its different levels as well as adult education, literacy programmes, religious education madrashas!, technical education, computer education,
professional coaching centres, training centres etc) 2lso included are military schools and academies, prison schools etc) at their respective levels)
,uman "ealt" and social !or@ acti'ities: *his section includes the provision of health and social work activities) 2ctivities include a wide range of activities, starting from health care provided by trained medical professionals in hospitals and other facilities, over residential care activities that still involve a degree of health care activities to social work activities without any involvement of health care professionals) Arts> entertainment and recreation: *his section includes a wide range of activities to meet varied cultural, entertainment and recreational interests of the general public, including live performances, operation of museum sites, gambling, sports and recreation activities) Ot"er ser'ice acti'ities: *his section as a residual category! includes the activities of membership organi/ations, the repair of computers and personal and household goods and a variety of personal service activities not covered elsewhere in the classification)
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Acti'ities of "ouse"olds as employers? undifferentiated goods5 and ser'ices5 producing acti'ities of "ouse"olds for o!n use: 2ctivities of households as employers of domestic personnel) *his class includesG activities of households as employers of domestic personnel such as maids, cooks, waiters, valets, butlers, laundresses, gardeners, gatekeepers, stable&lads, chauffeurs, caretakers, governesses, babysitters, tutors, secretaries etc) *his division also includes the undifferentiated subsistence goods&producing and services producing activities of households) @ouseholds should be classified here only if it is impossible to identify a primary activity for the subsistence activities of the household) If the household engages in market activities, it should be classified according to the primary market activity carried out) Acti'ities of e(traterritorial organi*ations and bodies: activities of international organi/ations such as the :nited 0ations and the speciali/ed agencies of the :nited 0ations system, regional bodies etc), the International Monetary 3und, the .orld Bank, the .orld #ustoms 1rgani/ation, the 1rgani/ation for "conomic #o&operation and -evelopment, the 1rgani/ation of Petroleum "8porting #ountries, the "uropean #ommunities, the "uropean 3ree *rade 2ssociation etc) *his class also includesG activities of diplomatic and consular missions when being determined by the country of their location rather than by the country they represent)
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Anne;F,,, = 'ersons in9ol9ed in 're7aration o& this Re7ort

List of &ersonnel #ngaged in &reparing t"is $eport
%) ') $) 7) 9) <) 6) ;) 5) %() Md) -ilder @ossain Md) Golam Mostofa Md) 2lamgir @ossen Mohiuddin 2hmed Md) 0a/mul @o+ue Muhammad Rafi+ul Islam Pratik Bhattachar4ee Md) Shah 2lam Mahnuma Rahman S) M) 2nwar @ussain Pro4ect -irector -eputy Pro4ect -irector Statistical 1fficer Statistical 1fficer Statistical 1fficer Statistical 1fficer Statistical 1fficer Statistical 1fficer Statistical 1fficer Statistical Investigator
Committee for Finali*ation of t"e &reliminary $eport

%) Md) Shamsul 2lam ') -r) -ipankar Roy $) Babir :ddin 2hmed 7) Md) -ilder @ossain 9) Md) 2lamgir @ossen -irector, Industry = ?abor .ing -eputy -irector, 0ational 2ccounting .ing -eputy -irector, Industry = ?abor .ing #onvener Member Member
Pro4ect -irector, "conomic #ensus '(%$ Pro4ect Member Statistical 1fficer, #ensus .ing Member Secretary
Committee for &reparation of t"e &reliminary $eport %) Md) Mi/anur Rahman ') Satya Ran4an Mondal -eputy -irector General -irector, 0ational 2ccounting .ing #onvener Member Member Member Member Member Member
$) Md) Dahidul @o+ue Sardar -irector, #ensus .ing 7) Md) Shamsul 2lam 9) Md) Mashud 2lam <) -r) -ipankar Roy 6) Babir :ddin 2hmed ;) 2 B M 2shraful @a+ue 5) Salma @asnayen %() Md) Golam Mostofa %%) Md) Mahbubur Rahman %') Md) 2lamgir @ossen %$) Mohiuddin 2hmed %7) Md) -ilder @ossain -irector ##!, Industry and ?abour .ing Coint -irector, -emography and @ealth .ing -eputy -irector, 0ational 2ccounting .ing -eputy -irector, Industry and ?abour .ing
-eputy Pro4ect -irector, "conomic #ensus '(%$ Pro4ect Member -eputy -irector, 0ational 2ccounting .ing Member
-eputy Pro4ect -irector, "conomic #ensus '(%$ Pro4ect Member -eputy -irector, 0ational 2ccounting .ing Statistical 1fficer, #ensus .ing Statistical 1fficer, #ensus .ing Pro4ect -irector, "conomic #ensus '(%$ Pro4ect Member Member Member Member Secretary
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Anne;F,V = (ens s B estionnaire
Anne;FV = (ens s +all6 Sheet
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Anne;FV,,= Gli!7ses o& di&&erent a acti9ities cti9ities d rinA the Econo!ic (ens s /012
Honourable ble Planning !inister ?ir :i+e !arshal B1etd.C ? E Ehand=er Ehand=er9 3ir 5ttam9 9 !P a++ompanied b. ;e+retar.9 ;tatisti+s and 0nformati+s *i-ision !r. !d. ,o2ibur 1ahman 1ahman9 *ire+tor #eneral9 3angladesh 3ureau of ;tatisti+s !r. #olam !ostafa Eamal +alled on the Honourable ble President !r. !d. ?bdul Hamid on 2'.0%.2013 to brief him about the E+onomi+ Census 2013. ;e+retar. to the Honourable President !r. !d. !on2ur Hossain and other senior offi+ials /ere also present.
Honourable Prime !inister ;hei=h Hasina is tal=ing /ith Honourable &inan+e !inister !r. ?bul !aal ?bdul !uhith9 !P and Honourable Planning !inister ?ir :i+e !arshal B1etd.C ? E Ehand=er9 359 !P in the ,ational E+onomi+ Coun+il B,ECC ,ECC !eeting regarding E+onomi+ Census 2013 on 19 !ar+h 2013.
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Honourable Prime !inister ;hei=h Hasina Hasina9 9 Honourable &inan+e !inister !r. ?bul !aal ?bdul !uhith9 !P9 Honourable rable Planning !inister ?ir :i+e !arshal B1etd.C ? E Ehand=er9 359 !P and ;e+retaries +on+erned /ere gi-en a briefing on the forth +oming E+onomi+ Census 2013 b. ;e+retar.9 ;tatisti+s and 0nformati+s *i-ision !r. !d. ,o2ibur 1ahman at the ,EC meeting on 19 !ar+h 2013.
Honourable &inan+e !inister !r. ?bul !aal ?bdul !uhith9 !P !P9 Honourable Planning !inister ?ir :i+e !arshal B1etd.C ? E Ehand=er9 359 !P9 ;e+retar.9 ;tatisti+s and 0nformati+s *i-ision !r. !d. ,o2ibur 1ahman and President9 the &ederation of 3angladesh angladesh Chamber of Commer+e and 0ndustries B&3CC0C EaAi ?=ram 5ddin ?hmed are seen in the inaugural session of E+onomi+ Census 2013 on 1% !ar+h 2013.
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Honourable &inan+e !inister !r. ?bul !aal ?bdul !uhith9 !P9 Honourable Planning !inister ?ir :i+e !arshal B1etd.C ? E Ehand=er9 359 !P9 ;e+retar.9 ;tatisti+s and 0nformati+s *i-ision !r. !d. ,o2ibur 1ahman and *ire+tor #eneral of 33; !r. #olam !ostafa Eamal are seen in the inaugural session of E+onomi+ Census on 1% !ar+h 2013.
Honourable &inan+e !inister !r. ?bul !aal ?bdul !uhith9 !P9 !r. 3adaruddin ?hmed Eamran9 the then !a.or of ;.lhet Cit. Corporation9 ;e+retar.9 ;tatisti+s and 0nformati+s *i-ision !r. !d. ,o2ibur 1ahman and *ire+tor #eneral9 3angladesh 3ureau of ;tatisti+s !r. #olam !ostafa Eamal are tal=ing /ith the Enumerators during Piloting of E+onomi+ Census 2013 in ;.lhet *istri+t on 06 &ebruar. 2013.
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;e+retar.9 ;tatisti+s and 0nformati+s *i-ision !r. !d. ,o2ibur 1ahman and *ire+tor #eneral of 33; !r. #olam !ostafa Eamal are -isiting at the field le-el to obser-e the preparation of E+onomi+ Census 2013.
;e+retar.9 ;tatisti+s and 0nformati+s *i-ision !r. !d. ,o2ibur 1ahman and EaAi ?=ram 5ddin ?hmed9 President9 the &ederation of 3angladesh Chambers of Commer+e and 0ndustries B&3CC0C are e7+hanging greetings in &3CC0 Conferen+e 1oom regarding the E+onomi+ Census on 11 !a. 2013.
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*eput. Commissioner of &aridpur *istri+t !r. !oin 5ddin ?hmed is deli-ering his spee+h in the *istri+t Census Committee !eeting on E+onomi+ Census 2013. Hoint *ire+tor of 33; !r. Ziauddin ?hmed and 1egional ;tatisti+al Offi+er of &aridpur 1egion !s. !ina=hi 3is/as are present in the meeting.
*eput. Commissioner of Pabna !r. !ostafiAur 1ahman is inaugurating the E+onomi+ Census 2013. Pabna ;adar 5paAila ,irbahi Offi+er !s. ;alma Ehatun and 1egional ;tatisti+al Offi+er of Pabna 1egion !r. H. !. &iroA are present in the inaugural session.
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