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STS339 Takashi IOKA
Chart: Maintenance Cycle of the Business Register

1.2 Outline of the Economic Census as the Main Data Source for the
Business Register
The main data source for the BR is based on the results of the Economic
Census. Objectives of the Economic Census are to identify the actual
situation of business activities of establishments and enterprises as well as
identifying the comprehensive industrial structure in Japan, and to organize
information on the population for conducting various statistical surveys for
establishments and enterprises.
In Japan, the Economic Census consists of two surveys as follows:
a) The Economic Census for Business Frame, to identify the basic
structure of establishments and enterprises.
b) The Economic Census for Business Activity, to identify the situation
of economic activities of establishments and enterprises.
These two surveys have been conducted approximately once every five
years, beginning in 2009. Thus, the Economic Census for Business Frame
was conducted in 2009 and 2014, and the Economic Census for Business
Activity was conducted in 2012 and 2016. Then, in 2019, the Economic
Census for Business Frame will be conducted. As a result, BR has been
accurately updated twice in five years by the main data source (Economic
Census data).

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