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TECHNICAL NOTES ON THE
1993 ANNUAL SURVEY OF ESTABLISHMENTS (ASE)

A. OBJECTIVE

The results of the 1993 Annual Survey of Establishments (1993 ASE) aims to provide information for:

  1. construction of national, regional and provincial accounts and input-output accounts of the economy;
  2. formulation and monitoring of plans and policies in the attanment of national and regional economic goals;
  3. determination and comparison of regional economic structures and performances; and
  4. market research and feasibility studies.
B. SCOPE AND COVERAGE

The reporting and statistical unit in this inquiry is the establishment. for the purpose of this survey, an establishment is an economic unit which engages, under a single ownership or control, i.e., under a single legal entity, in one or predominantly one kind of economic activity at a fixed physical location.

The 1993 ASE covered all establishments in the country, regardless of type of ownership and economic organization including government-owned establishments. However, ancillary units except main offices, which function only in support of the parent establishment were excluded.

The following economic activities as defined in the 1977 Philippine Standard Industrial Classification (PSIC) were covered:

  1. Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery;
  2. Mining and Quarrying;
  3. Manufacturing;
  4. Electricity, Gas and Water;
  5. Construction;
  6. Wholesale and Retail Trade;
  7. Transportation, Storage and Communication;
  8. Financing, Insurance, Real Estate and Business Services; and
  9. Community, Social and Personal Services

Only the main offices were considered as the establishment in the folowing sectors:

  1. Electricity, Gas and Water;
  2. Construction;
  3. Transportation, Storage and Communication; and
  4. Insurance

Excluded from the survey were the following:

  1. Agriculture, forestry and fishery establishments not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC);
  2. Mining and quarrying establishments with less than five (5) persons engaged and those not registered with the SEC;
  3. Sari-sari stores with no regularly paid employees;
  4. Individual transportation units (i.e., motor launches, boats and bancas) operated by transport establishments; tricycle and jeepney operators;
  5. Government postal and telegraph system;
  6. Establishments engaged in letting and operating real estate such as residential and non-residential buildings including rental of land;
  7. Religious services and civic organizations; business, professioal and labor organizations; domestic services; foreign diplomatic missions; international organizations and extra-territorial bodies;
  8. Public administration and defense; public pre-elementary, elementary and secondary schools; public medical, dental and other health services which render only free services;
  9. Pseudo-establishments found in stalls, booths or stands that could easily transfer or disappear, e.g., open market stalls, movable magazine and book stands,barbecue and pizza pie booths, duplicating and copying service stands which are movable, photo-taking booths, bingo stands, and shooting galleries in ferias; and
  10. Individual professionals and technical workers or craftsmen who do not maintain fixed offices or shops.
C. FREQUENCY

The annual survey of establishments is a continuing inquiry conducted during intercensal years. The 1993 ASE was preceded by the 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1992 ASEs.

D. SURVEY DESIGN

The frame used for the 1993 ASE was the 1993 List of Establishments (LE). All manufacturing establishments with an average total employment (ATE) of 100 or more were taken on a complete enumeration bases. However, for the following sectors, all establishments were completely enumerated regardless of their employmet size:

    1. Agriculture & forestry (except PSIC 116, 121, 122 &130);
    2. Mining & Quarrying (except PSIC 223);
    3. Electricity, gas & water (except PSIC 430); and
    4. Transportation, Storage & Communication (excpet PSIC 712, 713 & 719)

Stratified simple random sampling was used in the selection of sample establishments with the region as the domain. For each 3-digit PSIC or selected 4-digit PSIC level, sample establishments were drawn using the following sampling fractions:

MAJOR DIVISION ATE
1-9
ATE
10-19
ATE
20-49
ATE
50-99
Agriculture & Forestry
      (PSIC 116, 121, 122 & 130)
10% 50% 50% 100%
Fishery 10% 50% 50% 100%
Mining & Quarrying  20% 20% 20% 100%
Manufacturing
     3-digit PSIC level for ATE 1-9
     4-digit PSIC level for ATE 10 & over
2% 10% 25% 50%
Electricity, Gas & Water
     PSIC 430
 10% 50% 50% 100%
Construction 20% 50% 50% 100%
Wholesale 2% 10% 25% 50%
Retail 1% 10% 25% 50%
Transportation
     (PSIC 712, 713 & 719)
10% 50% 100% 100%
Financing, Insurance, Real Estate & Business Services
     (4-digit PSIC level for PSIC 821)
5% 10% 25% 50%
Community, Social & Personal Svcs. 2% 10% 25% 50%

A minimum of two (2) and a maximun of ten (10) establishments for each cell were drawn as samples.
For a given cell with one or two establishments, all establishments were taken as samples.

E. CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS

Economic activity or business is the activity of the establishment as classified under the 1977 Philippine Standard Industrial Classification (PSIC). The main activity of the establishment is the establishment's principal source of income. If the establishment is engaged in several activities, its main activity is that which earns the biggest income or revenue.

Paid employees are all persos working in the establishment receiving pay as well as those working away from the establishment when paid by and under the control of the establishment. Included are all employees on sick leave, paid vacation or holiday. Excluded are consultants, home workers and workers receiving pure commissions only.

Working owners are owners who are activiely engaged in the management but do not receive regular pay, i.e., not included in the payrolls. Managers and directors of corporations working for pay are reported as managers.

Unpaid workers are persons working without regular pay for at least one third of the working time normal to the establishment.

Salaries and wages are payments in cash or in kind, prior to deductions for employees constributions to SSS/GSIS, withholding tax, etc., to all employees. Included are total basic pay, overtime pay and other benefits.

Overtime pay are payments given for extra hours worked.

Other benefits include bouses, cost of living allowances, commutable transportation and representation allowances, food, housing, commissions paid to salaries employees, separation, retirement, terminal pay, gratuities, etc. Excluded are cost of uniform/working clothes and reimbursable transporation and represetation allowances.

Employer's Contribution to SSS/GSIS and the like refers to payments made by the establishment on behalf of the employees. Examples are SSS, GSIS, Employees Compensation Commission (ECC), MEDICARE and PAGIBIG.

Number of hours actually worked by production workers refers to the number of hours actually spent by production workers at work, including waiting time and overtime. It excludes time paid for but not spent in work for the establishment such as sick leave and paid vacation leave.

Revenue includes cash received and receivables for goods sold and services rendered. Valuation is at producer's prices (ex-establishment), net of discounts and allowances, including duties and taxes but excluding subsidies.

Value of output represents the total value of products sold, receipts from contract work and industrial services done for others, receipts from goods sold in the same condition when bought, fixed assets produced on own account and change in inventories (ending less beginning of finished goods, work-in-process and goods for resale).

Cost refers to all expenses incurred during the year whether paid or payable. Valuation should be at market prices including taxes and other charges, net of rebates, returns and allowances. Goods and services received by the establishment from another establishment of the same enterprise are valued as though purchased.

Indirect taxes refers to all taxes, other than income tax, incidental to the production or sale of goods and services which are chargeable as expenses including business license, BIR stamps, real estate tax and other lcoal taxes.

Subsidies are all special grants in the form of financial assistance or tax exemption or tax privilege given by the government to aid and develop an industry or production and to protect it against competition.

Fixed assets are physical assets expected to have productive lives of more than one year and intended for use and/or being used by the establishment. Included are land, buildings, furnitures, fixtures, tools, office devices, vehicles and others.

Book value of fixed assets is the initial value or acquisition cost of fixed assets less the accumulated depreciation.

Depreciation is the total amount set aside for the year to cover the decrease in value of fixed assets owned by the establishment because of foreseen obsolescence, wear and tear as a result of operation and normal amount of accidental damage.

New fixed assets refersto brand new fixed assets acquired during the year, including directly/newly imported fixed assets.

Used fixed assets refers to those that have been used previously within the country.

Capital expenditures for fixed assets includes cost of acquisition of new and used fixed assets; fixed assets produced by the establishment for its own use; major alterations, additions and improvements to fixed assets, whether done by others or on own account.

Gross additions to fixed assets is equal to capital expenditures less sale of fixed assets, including land.

Inventories refers to the stock of goods owwned by or under the control of the establishment as of a fixed date, regardless of where the stocks are located. Valuation should be at current replacement cost based on market prices at the indicated date. Replacement cost is the cost of an item in terms of its present price rather than its original cost.

Change in inventories is computed as the value of ending inventory less the beginning inventory.

Census value added represents the difference between the value of output and total costs of materials and supplies consumed, fuels purchased, industrial services done by others and goods purchased and resold.

Value added represents the sum of census value added and value of non-industrial services done for others less the cost of non-industrial services done by others.

F. ITEMS/VARIABLES GATHERED

The following general classification of items of data were gathered from the respondent establishments:

  • Identification and classification information which includes:
    1. name and address of establishment

    2. economic activity or business

    3. period of operation

    4. legal organization

    5. ownership and control of establishment by citizenship

    6. economic organization

    • Employment

    • Compensation

    • Man-hours (for industrial sector)

    • Revenue

    • Subsidies

    • Cost

    • Fixed assets (book value and capital expenditures)

    • Inventories (beginning and ending)

    • Capacity utilization (for industrial sectors)

    • Indicators (for agriculture, forestry and fishery)

    • Scientific and technological activity (for industrial sectors; public education services; community, social and personal services; and agriculture, forestry & fishery)

    • List of branches


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