BOTSWANA COUNTRY REPORT Manufacturing Statistics Workshop May 4 – 7, 2009 Lusaka, Zambia Ruth K. Mothibi

Presentation Outline Overview of Botswana Organizational Structure of the CSO Sources & Estimation Methods of Manufacturing Statistics Dissemination of Manufacturing Statistics Challenges

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Botswana - Facts Land locked – surrounded by 4 countries Total Area: km 2 Population: 1,680,863 (2001) Diamonds remain the main export (48% - Feb 2009) Per Capita GDP: P14,246.6 (2008) Economic Growth Rate: 2.9%(2008) Inflation Rate: 11.7%(March 2009)

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 responsible to the PS through SEFP  The CSO consists of a head office in Gaborone and 1 regional office in Francistown.

Organizational Structure of the CSO cont. CSO Economic Statistics Social Statistics Corporate Services

Organizational Structure of the CSO cont. Economic Statistics Transport & Industrial Stats. National Acc. & Labour Stats. Prices, Trade & ICT Stats.

Data Sources Census & Surveys Administrative Data

Data Sources Cont.  Census Economic Census (Census of Enterprises & Establishments)

Data Sources Cont.  Surveys Survey of Industrial Production Survey of Recent Trends Survey of Employment & Employees Annual Economic Survey

Data sources ● Survey of Industrial Production ♦ Quarterly ♦ Monthly data on quantities & value of commodities produced ♦ Mail out (end of the reference period) ♦ Establishments with 50 or more employees all included ♦ Establishments with less than 50 employees sampled

Data Sources Cont. ● Survey of Employment & Employees ♦ Quarterly ♦ Number of employees (gender, citizenship) ♦ Wages & salaries ♦ Mail out (end of the reference period) ♦ Establishments with 50 or more employees all included ♦ Establishments with less than 50 employees sampled

Data Sources Cont. ● Survey of Recent Trends ♦ Quarterly ♦ Revenue/Sales, Inventories ♦ Mail out (end of the reference period) ♦ Establishments with 50 or more employees all included ♦ Establishments with less than 50 employees sampled

Data Sources Cont. ● Annual Economic Survey ♦ Annual ♦ Income, expenditure, inventories, fixed assets, financial assets and liabilities ♦ Mail out (end of the reference period) ♦ Establishments with 50 or more employees all included ♦ Establishments with less than 50 employees sampled

Data Sources Cont. ● Census of Enterprises & Establishments ♦ Once every five year ♦ Income, expenditure, inventories, fixed assets, financial assets and liabilities, quantity & value of commodities produced, number of employees etc

Compilation Methods Compilation based on internationally recognized methodologies  UN International Recom. for Ind. Stats. Manual  1968 & 1993 SNA Classifications  ISIC Rev 3  HS Plans are underway to implement ISIC Rev 4 and CPC

Statistics Produced General Industrial Statistics –Number of establishments (geographical area, employment, industry) –Employment, wages and salaries –Output, value added, gross fixed capital formation Commodity Production Statistics

Dissemination Dissemination Seminars Website: Stats Briefs Publications s Soft copies

Challenges Inadequate expertise in specialized areas/IT Low/non response lack of central depository stations for administrative data  Lack of coordinative machinery for administrative data

WayForward Centralized economic statistics data collection to reduce respondent burden Centralized CSO database linked to other govt. databases Harmonized codes, concepts and definitions in databases linked to the CSO one Capacity building

Thank You Questions and/or Answers ‘The Road to a Capable State’