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Census are to provide economic statistics on production input, output, capital
formation, fixed assets, value added, employment and wages, and other
financial information. This Economic Census covers all economic activities and
will be based on a large sample of establishments, given that resources are
not available for 100% enumeration. The first economic census conducted in
its overall concept in 1992/1991 then the second census was carried out in
1996/1997 then 2000/2001, the last census (the fourth census) in 2012/2013,
finally, currently the fifth economic census 2018/2019 is ongoing its field work.
The Economic Census has valuable data that can be used for developing
an effective frame, and also as a source of information for the larger long-term
establishments. The overall strategy for effectively covering the establishments
in all economic activities will be to first identify a list frame of all large and
important establishments that are not covered by the regular statistics. The
smaller establishments and the larger establishments missing from the list
frame and not included in the regular statistics will be covered. Prior to
designing the area sample, it is important to understand the coverage of the
economic activities in each of these frames during the regular statistics
program. CAPMAS obtains financial information for all public sector
institutions, and large establishments for various economic activities including,
manufacturing, mining and quarrying, production and distribution of
electricity and gas, transportation and storage, financial activities and other
services. The economic units covered by the regular statistics are generally the
large and important establishments, although enterprises are considered the
unit of enumeration for some of the economic activities such as financial
services. The important economic units included in regular statistics are
selected based on criteria such as economic sector (public/private), legal
status and size.
The main objective of the Economic Census is to complement the
information of the regular statistics with representative sample data for the
remaining economic activities of establishments of all size groups, in order to
have complete information on the Egyptian economy that are required for
national accounts, and analysis for policy and programs development. During
the regular statistics program, CAPMAS obtains financial information for all
public sector institutions, and large establishments for various economic
activities including, manufacturing, mining and quarrying, production and
distribution of electricity and gas, transportation and storage, financial
activities and other services. The economic units covered by the regular
statistics are generally the large and important establishments, although
enterprises are considered the units of enumeration for some of the economic
activities such as financial services. The important economic units included in
regular statistics are selected based on criteria such as economic sector
(public/private), legal status and size. It is necessary to expand the economic

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