Census of manufacturing industries 2005-06

LSM’s contribution stands at Rs 844 billion

Staff Report 

ISLAMABAD: The contribution of Large-Scale

Manufacturing at basic prices stand at Rs 844
billion as compared with Rs 264 billion in 2000-
01, figures from the Census of Large-Scale
Manufacturing Industries (CMI) 2005-06 show.

The basic price is the amount receivable by the producer from the purchaser for
a unit of a good or service produced as output minus any tax payable, and plus
any subsidy receivable.

Census of manufacturing industries 2005-06 shows value of production at Rs

2929 billion depicting an increase of 165 percent over Rs 1104 billion in CMI
2000-01. LSM contribution to GDP also called as Gross Value Added (GVA) at
producers’ prices has been estimated at Rs 912 billion as compared with the
previous Census 2000-01 amount of Rs 280 billion. Capital stock or value of
fixed assets amounted to Rs 1147 billion at the end of fiscal year 2005-06 as
compared with Rs 428 billion at the end of fiscal year 2000-01. 

The CMI is conducted after every five years using the frame of Provincial Labour
Departments .It is conducted by Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS) in
collaboration with Provincial Directorates of Industries and Bureaus of Statistics
(BoS) under the Industrial Statistics Act 1942. This enquiry has been conducted
through mail questionnaires followed by field visits coordinated by provincial
directorates of industries. Compilation of data for Punjab and Sindh has been
carried out by their respective Provincial Bureaus of Statistics (BOS). Federal
Bureau of Statistics played the role of planner and coordinator of different CMI
activities including data processing and consolidation of this report. 

CMI 2005-06 frame was enhanced using industrial directories provided by

provincial directorates of industries as well as results of Economic Census 2001
conducted by FBS. The total number of industries surveyed in CMI 2005-06 was
13,146 establishments. Out of these 6417 establishments supplied requisite
data (compared to 4528 units in CMI 2000-01). 2364 establishments were
found closed and 3213 establishments gave no response. 

CMI report emphasises on scope, coverage, concepts and methods of this

census and explains its variables. The report contains detailed census results for
Pakistan, its four provinces and Federal Capital Territory of Islamabad on value
of input and output, gross value added capital stock (fixed assets), employment
and employment cost, etc. The results of CMI would be cornerstone for the
forthcoming revision of Pakistan’s National Accounts.