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MEMS Survey 2019 Update 6 th Steering Committee Meeting Finn Tarp Nay Pyi Taw, 17 September 2019

Outline • Background • Status • Sample • Comparison 2017-2019 • Next steps

MSME 2019 survey • Tablet survey – The first experience with Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) for the CSO’s Industry Section – KoBo Toolbox • Training and pilots in March and April 2019 • Survey started on 20 May 2019 • Two interns arrived 1 August

Status Section 2017 2019 Sample 2,504 firms Main questionnaire Sample 2,496 firms (Verification ongoing) Economic Accounts 2,496 Not ready 6,722 employees Employee questionnaire Not ready Exit questionnaire Not applicable 227 (Verification ongoing)

Sample by state Yangon Mandalay Sagaing Ayeyarwady Bago Shan Magway Mon Tanintharyi Kachin Rakhine Nay Pyi Taw Kayin Kayah Chin 0 5 10 15 Percent

Sample by industry Food Wood Textiles Other manufacturing Basic metals Apparel Other non-metallic minerals Furniture Machinery and equipment n.e.c Beverages Tobacco Fabricated metal Repair and installation Rubber and plastic Leather Paper Chemicals Pharmaceuticals Printing Other transport equipment Motor vehicles Coke and refined petroleum Electrical equipment 0 10 20 30 40 Percent

Yangon Firm type by state Mandalay Sagaing Ayeyarwady Bago Shan Magway Mon Tanintharyi Kachin Rakhine Nay Pyi Taw Kayin Kayah Chin 0 5 10 15 Percent All Rice Mills Informal

Firm size Micro (1-9) Small (10-49) Medium (50-299) Large (300+) 0 20 40 60 80 Percent

Industries in 2017 and 2019 Food Textiles Wood Machinery and equipment n.e.c Other non-metallic minerals Fabricated metal Furniture Beverages Basic metals Apparel Tobacco Other manufacturing Rubber and plastic Leather Chemicals Printing Paper Other transport equipment Electrical equipment Pharmaceuticals Coke and refined petroleum Motor vehicles Repair and installation 0 200 400 600 800 1,000 Percent 2017 2019

Firm size in 2017 and 2019 Micro (1-9) Small (10-49) Medium (50-299) Large (300+) 0 20 40 60 80 Percent 2017 2019

Key challenges • Survey implementation – Identifying firms that have stopped operating and finding replacements – Identifying firms that provide services instead of manufacturing – GPS coverage – Calculating production value and volume • Verification – Visit randomly selected firms to assess accuracy • Data check-ups

Next steps (1) • Determine the exact number of valid interviews – Enterprise ID was not entered accurately in different questionnaires • Duplicates or missing firm ID numbers • Duplicates or missing employee ID numbers • We cannot merge different parts of the dataset • Determine data validity – Is the information within the expected range? • Deadline for the final dataset – 30 September (very important priority)

Next steps (2) • When data ready, proceed to prepare descriptive report based on the 2019 MSME survey – And 2 in-depth studies – 1: Business practices – 2: Fringe benefits • Conference/launch in 2019/2020: decide on timing

Next steps (3) • 2020 activities: – Design of the qualitative study and interviews – Design and implementation of the phone interview • To follow up mail-out implementation – Training