Statistics Authority
Economic Statistic Department
Economic Census Project
2008
1. General Remarks
1. Each district has a separate record or more. The
establishments’ data in each block is registered
starting by the first block in each district or the
lowest number.
2. The data of each establishment is recorded on a
questionnaire starting by the first establishment in
each block according to the serial number of the
establishment census.
3. If a block does not include any establishments, the
symbol is mentioned in the statement of block
symbols at the end of the record.
4. The record questionnaires have serial numbers.
Questionnaires start by number (1) and Zone
numbers start by (001). The number of collected
questionnaires is mentioned on the record envelop.
5. Administration and identification data must be
mentioned on the internal and external envelop, the
top of questionnaires before registering any data.
6. Numbers including administration and identification
data are mentioned in squares in English.
7. If any of the coded answers is chosen, the right
code shall be circled.
8.The researcher must include all the establishments
operating in residential buildings or hotels. If any
establishment is not included, it should be
mentioned as the last establishment in the block.
The inspector should be notified to take action.
9. Establishments which are closed temporarily during
the census, must be visited by the researcher until
the last day of the census to collect required data.
10. A closed warehouse with no employees, used for
work purposes shall not be registered in the
questionnaire or given a serial number. Only
operating warehouses with employees shall be
included.
2. Definition of the Establishment
1. A project or sub-project, with a specific location a
block borders performing one economic activity or
more under one management. The holder of the
project may be an individual or a company or a
government body.
The components of the establishment are:
1- A specific location in one block
2- An economic Activity
3- Holder (individual or company)
If the establishment:
1. Operates in more than one location, whether the
activity is one, or integrated or…, all locations
within the same block are treated as one
establishment since the holder is one.
2. Has one activity or more within the same block,
with separate financial statements, each activity is
treated as a separate establishment.
3. If the data of each activity cannot be separated,
all activities are considered as one establishment.
The main economic activity of the company has
the priority.
4. If many holders are operating in the same location.
The establishment of each holder is independent
even if the activity is the same.
5. The following are not considered establishment:
- Ambulant merchants
- Water tankers
- Taxis
- Construction sites Ambulant booths
- Closed warehouses affiliated to establishments with
no employees
3. Instructions to collect the
establishment census records
Municipality Name and zone Number
Register the municipality name and number
And the zone number assigned by the head
Of group.
Zone Record Number
The record number is collected by the head of
groups once researchers accomplish their work in
a specific zone. Zone numbers start by (001).the
remaining records have serial numbers after
Record classification starting by the first block.
Number of questionnaires in one record:
Write the number of questionnaires
collected in one record in the specified
squares.
Block codes in one record:
Mention the number of blocks in the specified
Areas including blocks that do not include
establishments.
Employees Data:
Collect the employees data as mentioned in the
record.
4. Instructions to collect the economic
census questionnaires
Register the municipality name and number
And the zone number assigned by the head
Of group.
1. Block Number: Mention in this field the block
number from 3 digits
2. Questionnaire Number: Mention the questionnaire
number starting by (01) in the specified squares.
The last questionnaire carries the last number in
the record.
3. Establishment Number : Mention the establishment
no. from 4 digits on a sticker
4. Building Number: Mention the building no. occupied
partly or completely by an establishment and which
was mentioned on the main entrance. The building
no is 3 digits and the entrance number is one digit.
5. Electricity Number: Mention the electricity number
written on the establishment entrance and the
electric meter
6. Name and Number of street: Mention the
street number written on the municipality blue sign
and name of street where the entrance is located.
7. Building Number/Owner’s name:
mention the building number given by municipality in the
specified square. If there is no number, only mention the
owner name.
8. Location (Complex/Market):
Mention the name (Ghanim al Qadim, WAdi al Sil, Bin
Omran, bin Mahmood, al Najada)
9.Establishment location in the building:
Whole building, store at the ground floor, Apartment in
second floor….)
10. Establishment Status:
Circle the establishment status during the census
(operating, temporarily closed, permanently closed,
under operation, empty)
10.1 Operating
An establishment where employees perform one
economic activity or more.
10.2 Temporarily closed
An establishment where employees perform one
economic activity but temporarily closed during the
census period (maintenance, decoration..)
10.3 Permanently closed:
An establishment that closed permanently for
reasons like bankruptcy etc..
10.4 Under operation:
A new establishment preparing to open (decoration,
transportation of commodities..) but has not
operated yet.
10.5 empty:
A location that has a purpose of economic activity
but is not performing any during the census.
11. Establishment Name (Arabic):
Establishment name that identifies the activity
(industrial, commercial, services). Some
establishments carry the owner’s name. Government
establishments and non-profit, diplomatic and
international organisations do not have a
commercial name. Write the Arabic name as
mentioned inside or outside the establishment.
12. Establishment Name (English)
Write the English name as mentioned on the
establishment façade without translation from Arabic
The following data are collected only from the
operating establishment
13. Establishment sector:
Circle the exact sector code
13.1 Government establishment performing
administration, service or government activity like
ministries or departments (defence, interior, finance,
public schools, public hospitals…)
13.2 Government Institutions
They include institutions performing an economic
activity which capital is totally owned by the
government (Qatar Petroleum, Qatar Central Bank)
13.3 Private institutions
An establishment owned by an individual or a group
Qatari or non-Qatari
(do not include government shareholder companies)
13.4 Mixed institutions
This sector includes shareholder companies which
are owned by the government and another national
or foreign body.
13.5 Diplomatic or international
Establishments performing a diplomatic or consul
activity for another countries (embassy, Consulate..)
and establishments affiliated to regional or
international organisations.
Main Economic Activity
The actual activity performed by the
Establishment regardless of the sector, (government
body, government institution, private, mixed,
diplomatic, international) capital ownership,
establishment status (sole, headquarter,
administration offices, help desk, local branches,
foreign branches, holding company).
one of the economic activities shall be mentioned in
details. The establishment name doe not necessarily
reflect the economic activity
The owner or the general manager of the
establishment are the reliable reference concerning
names and definitions.
The activity should be mentioned in details including
the identification and classification as per the
economic activity guide (retail fabric trade,
wholesale construction material trade, cement
industry, menswear, videotape rental, construction,
plumbing, engineering consultant bureau)
Examples of problems and solutions for researchers in
the field.
A- Trade and construction Establishment
An establishment can be trading construction
materials and conducting construction services. Data
cannot be separated. In this case, the researcher
should ask about the main economic activity of the
establishment.
1.If the answer is construction materials trade, the
researcher shall ask whether the trade is wholesale or
retail.
2. If the answer is construction service, he shall ask
about if it is building, plumbing, or electricity.
B- Tailoring or Fabric trade establishment:
the researcher shall ask if the activity includes
menswear or women wear or retail fabric trade.
C- Sale or rental of videotape:
The main activity shall be mentioned, whether it is
wholesale or retail.
Important Remarks
the following expressions should be detailed in the
economic activity statement
Trade and Construction
Tailoring and Fabric trade
Grocery and Supermarket (retail trade of food
supplies)
Construction (Building, electricity..)
Factory (Plastic, bricks, soap..)
Trade (Wholesale, retail..kind of products:
Food, oil, fabrics, read-to-wear clothes..)
15. Date of economic activity
Economic Sample Survey 2008
The survey covers the following activities:
Banking
Insurance
Construction
Industry
Personal services
Hotels and restaurants
Wholesale & Retail Trade
Business Services
Transport and Communications
In October 2008 Qatar Statistics Authority (QSA)
Conducted an Establishment Census.
The census showed that there was about (23,000)
operating establishment in Qatar.
Objectives of the survey:
Provide Statistics for the aforementioned activities
to facilitate estimation of GDP in
current & constant prices by activity.
Sample size:
Full count (about 5500 establishments) for the
large establishments (employing 10+
employees) was carried out, while sample of
establishments (employing less than 10
employees) was selected. The sample size by
activity was as follows:
Questionnaire
Small Enterprise
Small Enterprise
Banking
21
21
Insurance
11
11
Construction
1,253
247
Industry
1,647
191
Personal services
2,979
735
Hotels and Restaurants
1,085
234
Wholesale and Retail Trade
8,036
2,686
Business Trade
1,244
301
Transport and Communication
599
72
Total
16,875
4,498
The total sample size was about (10,000)
establishments.
Questionnaires:
For each activity a special questionnaire was designed,
which was compatible with SNA93.
Data Collection:
About (200) enumerators, (40) group heads and (8)
supervisors participated in the field work of data
collection.
The enumerators were distributed by geographic
locations. Each enumerator was assigned to visit about
(50) establishments and fill the competent
questionnaire with cooperation of the establishment’s
accountant.
Data collection started at the beginning of June and it
Is expected to last for one month.
Data Processing:
Special computer programs were designed to enter
process and tabulate the data. The process will start
during July overlapping with data collection.
This process is expected to last for about two months.
Dissemination of results:
The final results will immediately be posted on QSA
Website (www.qsa.gov.qa) after finalizing an approval
By QSA management.