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MEMS Survey 2019 Update

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

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 Main questionnaire Sample 2,496 firms Sample 2,504 firms (Verification ongoing) Economic Accounts 2,496 Not ready Employee questionnaire

6,722 employees

Not ready Exit questionnaire Not applicable 227 (Verification ongoing)

Sample by state

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

Sample by industry

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

Firm type by state

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

Firm size

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

Industries in 2017 and 2019

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

Firm size in 2017 and 2019

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