1. SEMINAR ON ECONOMIC STATISTICS PORT LOUIS, MAURITIUS July 6 – 9, 2010 By Ruth K. Mothibi

2. Presentation Outline Overview of Botswana Organization Structure of The CSO Economic Statistics Currently Compiled In Botswana Sources & Methods of Economic Statistics In Botswana Maintenance of the Business Register Challenges

3. BOTSWANA

4. Facts About Botswana Land locked – surrounded by 4 countries Total Area: 582 000 km 2 Population: 1,680,863 (2001) Diamonds remain the main export (54.8% - April 2010) Per Capita GDP: P13,468.1 (2009) Inflation Rate: 7.8%(May 2010)

5. Organizational Structure of the CSO  A dept. in MFDP  Mandated through the Stats. Act (Cap 17:01) & Census Act (Cap 17:02) of the Laws of Botswana to produce official national Statistics  Headed by a GS, who is assisted by DGS  The CSO consists of a head office in Gaborone and 1 regional office in Francistown.

6. The CSO Structure cont. Economic Statistics Social Statistics Corporate Services

7. The CSO Structure cont. Trade, Transport & Industrial Stats. National Accounts & Labour Stats. Prices & Poverty Stats. Agriculture & Environment Demography, Education & Health Stats. Population & Housing Census Corporate Services

8. Economic Statistics Compiled in Botswana Central Statistics Office National Accounts Central Statistics Office Merchandise Trade Central Bank BOP

9. Economic Statistics Compiled Cont. Central Statistics Office Industrial Central Statistics Office Labour MFDP Govt. Finance

10. Economic Statistics Compiled Cont. Central Statistics Office Prices & Poverty Central Statistics Office Transport & Communication Central Statistics Office Agriculture & Environment

11. Data Sources StatisticsSource of DataSurvey/Census Periodicity Data Items National AccountsSurveysQuarterly, AnnualIncome, expenditure, fixed assets, financial assets & liability, stock IndustrialSurveysQuarterlyQuantity & value of manufactured commodities, no. of employees Merchandise Trade AdministrativeImported & exported goods LabourSurveys,Quarterly, once every five years Employment, occupations, wages & salaries

12. Data Sources StatisticsSource of DataSurvey/Census Periodicity Data Items Prices & PovertySurveys, Price collections monthly, once every five years Prices, household income & expenditure Transport & Communication Administrative, Surveys Motor vehicle registration, accidents, civil aviation, railway, transport permits, ICT data, freight AgricultureCensus, SurveyAnnual surveys, decennial census es agric EnvironmentAdministrativeenvironment

13. Compilation Methods Internationally recognised methodologies SNA 1993 IRIS UN Statistics Division (UNSD) guidelines on compilation of IMTS. Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS Codes). Standard International Trade Classification Rev 4) ISIC Rev 3 CPC

14. Business Register Started in the 1980s Regularly updated Establishment name, location, telephone, date of registration, type of activity, employment size

15. Challenges Response burden on large establishments Non-response Continuous need for detailed data by users Adoption of new methodologies and classifications Inadequate expertise in specialized areas