Plan of the 2009 Economic Census in Japan

1. Plan of the 2009 Economic Census in Japan (Symbol of Economic Census) Seiji TAKATA Statistics Bureau of Japan

2. 0. Background • Major censuses and surveys for industry were conducted in different years and cycles in Japan. Establishment and Enterprise Census (6 million establishments; latest 2006) Survey on Service Industry (Sample) (0.4 million; latest 2004) Census of Commerce (1.6 million; latest 2007) Census of Manufacture (0.5 million; latest 2008) ・・・・・・

3. 0. Background • Establishment and Enterprise Census (EEC) does not cover accounting. • Statistics on services sector is not adequate and their development has been unsystematic. • Need for statistics to grasp economic activities comprehensively • Economic Census will start in 2009.

4. 0. Background To clarify the accounting condition for each industry, • Different types of questionnaire for each industry are needed. • Complete survey frameshould be set up before investigating accounting condition. • Firstly, Economic Census for Business Frame is • conducted in 2009. • Then, Economic Census for Business Activity will • survey accounting items in 2011. • (continue in 5-year interval)

5. 0. Background 2011 Census uses different type of questionnaires, corresponding to the industrial classification of establishments. - >Need prior information about the industrial classification of each establishment. - >2009 Census is necessary.

6. 1. Changes from the Establishment and Enterprise Census (EEC) • Reporting Unit Establishment => Enterprise • Census Method Enumerator Canvassing Method =>Combination of - Mail Survey (for large companies) - Enumerator Canvassing (small/new companies) • Utilization of Commercial/Corporate Register

7. 1.1 Changes from EEC: Reporting Unit • Reporting Unit of EEC was “Establishment”. (survey items : name, address, number of workers,..) • The aim of (2011)Economic Census – accounting items ! - usually, accounting items are at enterprise level - however, we also need establishment-level data (especially for regional statistics) => Reporting Unit : Enterprise statistical unit is “Establishment” as before. Head office has to fill in questionnaires for branch offices.

8. 1.2 Changes from EEC: Census Method • EEC : Enumerators Canvassing Method • Economic Census: Reporting Unit is “Enterprise” =>difficult for enumerators to survey large enterprises - hundreds/thousands of branch offices - difficult to check accuracy of answers for branches Large enterprises : Mail survey by Stat. Bureau (or local gov’t) Send back paper or CD-ROM(Excel sheet) or on-line answer (internet) Small enterprises : Enumerators Canvassing Method

9. ・Close cooperation among Statistical Bureau/Local Governments/Enumerators. ･Enumerators are necessary to maintain high response-rate for small enterprises!

10. 1.3 Changes from EEC: Commercial/Corporate Register • In Japan, legal commercial/corporate registration (CCR) is required when establishing corporations. 2.8 million corporations in CCR • However, only 1.7 million corporations in 2006 EEC. • CCR may include inactive corporations. • EEC may miss corporations, especially with no signboards. Use CCR for Establishment List （in addition to the results of 2006EEC）

11. 2. Preparation of the Establishment List • Need to identify - which establishments are located in the corresponding enumeration district. - who (central/local governments, enumerators) is responsible for distribution/collection of questionnaires. Establishment List (for each enumeration district) is necessary.

12. Source for Establishment List - Results of 2006 EEC - CCR • Firstly, we match EEC and CCR data. • Secondly, send mail to unmatched data. Companies for which mails are returned as “not found”, are dropped from the Establishment List (as inactive companies)

13. 3. Planning of the Economic Census • Meeting for the Planning of the Economic Census (academia, ministries and local governments) (May 2006 – March 2008) • Consultation with Statistics Commission (May 2008 – August 2008) • Approval by the Minister for Internal Affairs and • Communications (August 2008) • Public Comment (Sept.-Oct. 2008)

14. 4. Pilot Survey • 1st Pilot Survey - as of September 1, 2007 - 4,000 samples - to get information for planning the Census • 2nd Pilot Survey - as of July 1, 2008 (1-year before the Census) - 8,000 samples - as a rehearsal of the Census

15. 5. Staff Recruitment and Training • About 90,000 Enumerators. • Municipal Governments are responsible for the recruitment and supervising of enumerators. Training ◆ one-day classroom study study at home ◆supervisors for enumerators

16. 6. Publicity of 2009 Census • Press Release • Radio, Newspapers, Magazines • Posters at stations/government offices • Visit economic organizations and industrial associations • Mail to large companies • Bus wraps (advertisements covering the frame of commuter buses) • Web-site of Economic Census

17. Bus wraps

18. Web-Sitehttp://www.stat.go.jp/data/e-census/2009/kouhou/index.htmWeb-Sitehttp://www.stat.go.jp/data/e-census/2009/kouhou/index.htm

19. 7. Uses of 2009 Census Results • Establishment List for 2011 Economic Census ◆Sampling Frame for business surveys (source for Business-Frame) ◆Basic data for the economy (nation-wide / regional level)

20. Thank you! Bill & Kei(Mascot of Economic Census )