Overview
Identification
Country
PhilippinesTitle
Quarterly Survey of Philippine Business and Industry 2018
Study Type
Establishment Survey Series Information
The QSPBI was formerly known as the Quarterly Survey of Establishments (QSE). Over the years, the design of the survey has undergone several revisions and modifications.
In the 70s, the survey was called the Integrated Quarterly Survey of Establishments, or IQSE, with the sample taken as sub-sample from the Annual Survey of Establishments (ASE).
The QSE that succeeded the IQSE reduced the coverage to exclude the agriculture, forestry, fishing and logging sectors. From being a sub-sample of the ASE, samples for the QSE were directly selected from the List of Establishments (LE). Stratification was by region and by 3 or 4-digit levels of Philippine Standard Industrial Classification (PSIC). Samples were selected using specified sampling rates for each stratum in each region and 3 or 4-digit PSIC.
In 2000, the establishment surveys conducted by NSO were renamed, beginning with the 2000 Census of Philippine Business and Industry (CPBI). This move was made necessary for the general public's better understanding of what the surveys covered. Thus, The QSE was renamed to Quarterly Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (QSPBI).
The change, however, was not limited to the name. The plan to generate quarterly indices instead of just targeting for estimates of levels of transactions has led to the decision to revise the survey design. The sample selection procedure was changed to include only industry leaders of selected key industries. A set of criteria was formulated to provide basis in the selection of key industries and industry leaders as well.
It was in 2004 when the QSPBI started using only one questionnaire, the QSPBI Form 1, an enhanced version of the Common Report used for all sectors covered by the survey. This form, however, had undergone minor revisions in the succeeding years, the latest of which was in 2008 where instructions on the QSPBI Online Questionnaire were added.
Moreover, the Total Employment (TE) was used instead of Average Total Employment in determining the size of establishment starting year 2007.
For 2018 QSPBI, additional data item was included, Construction-in-progress/Project-in-progress, to consider all major inventories of construction establishments.
ID Number PHL-PSA-QSPBI-2018-v1.0 |
Version
Version Description
Version 2.0 : Final dataset for official estimates
Production Date
2019-04-05
Overview
Abstract
The Quarterly Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (QSPBI) is one of the designated statistical activities of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). It provides quarterly data on employment, compensation, revenue/sales and inventory for national accounts estimation. Relatedly, it aims to capture, collect and generate the data for all the sectors under the 2009 Philippine Standard Industrial Classification (PSIC).
Moreover, value of production, inventories and capacity utilization are also collected for Mining and Quarrying, Manufacturing, Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply, Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management and Remediation Activities sector.
The survey is one of the main sources of data in the compilation of the Quarterly National Accounts (QNA) and in the construction of the Quarterly Economic Indicators (QEI). The Macroeconomics Accounts Service (MAS), of the PSA, is the main user of the QSPBI data. Also, the quarterly total retail trade (G47) revenue data from the QSPBI will be utilized by the Department of Economic Statistics of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas for monetary policy review.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Units of Analysis
Establishment - defined as an economic unit under a single ownership or control, i.e., under a single legal entity, engaged in one or predominantly one kind of economic activity at a single fixed location.
Scope
Notes
The 2018 QSPBI gathers information on the following major data items:
1. Employment
2. Compensation
3. Production (Total Value) (for Mining and Quarrying, Manufacturing, Electricity and Water Supply Establishments only)
4. Gross Revenue / Sales
5. Inventory
6. Capacity Utilization (in %) (for Mining and Quarrying, Manufacturing, Electricity and Water Supply Establishments only)
QSPBI Reference Period:
All information collected in the QSPBI pertains to the operation of the establishments within each of the four quarters of year covering the following months:
First Quarter - January, February, March
Second Quarter - April, May, June
Third Quarter - July, August, September
Fourth Quarter - October, November, December
Topics
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
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Business statistics
| Philippine Statistics Authority | |
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Business and agricultural surveys
| Philippine Statistics Authority | |
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Labour cost
| Philippine Statistics Authority | |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
National and Regional
Universe
All establishments with total employment (TE) of 20 and over in the formal sector of the economy except agriculture, forestry and fishing.
Producers and Sponsors
Primary Investigator(s)
| Name | Affiliation |
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Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)
| National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) |
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Funding
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
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Government of the Philippines
| GOP | Full funding |
Metadata Production
Metadata Produced By
| Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
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| Services Statistics Division | SSD | Philippine Statistics Authority | Documenter |
Date of Metadata Production
2019-04-10
DDI Document Version
Version 1.0 - First metadata documentation of QSPBI 2018
DDI Document ID
DDI-PHL-PSA-QSPBI-2018-v1.0
Metadata in PDF