1. Systems of Economic Surveys in Malawi
Jameson Ndawala
Head, Economic Statistics Division
National Statistical Office, Malawi
(17th October 2007, ECA, Addis Ababa)

2. Organisation Chart of NSO
Technical Services
Administration and Financial Services

3. Other Divisions of NSO Technical Services Division
Network and computer services
Printing and Publications
Dissemination
Administration and Financial Services
Management and Administration
Personnel Section
Accounts
Transport services

4. Economic Statistics Division

5. Economic Surveys Index of Industrial Production: Consumer Price Index:
A sample of 50 manufacturing entities providing monthly volume production
Questionnaires are sent by mail
Currently being rebased to 2005
Consumer Price Index:
Monthly price collection in major urban areas and some selected rural markets throughout the country

6. Economic Surveys Consumer Price Index: (cont.) Annual Economic Survey
Obtain price quotations from outlets
Buy some commodities from markets
CPI released on the 15th of following month
Currently series being rebased to 2005
Annual Economic Survey
Gives a quantitative description of economic activity of large and medium scale enterprises
Sample selected from BIR

7. Economic Surveys Balance of Payments and Investor Perception Survey
Used mail questionnaire since 2000 from 2001 due to low response personal deliveries and interviews started
Currently conducting 2006 AES
Balance of Payments and Investor Perception Survey
Used to update private capital flows and stocks database
Used also to strengthen the public-private sector dialogue

8. Economic Surveys Producer Price Index Integrated Household Survey
Compilation of BOP and international investment position (IIP) statistics
Producer Price Index
Being planned to start this year
Integrated Household Survey
Designed to provide information on the various aspects of household welfare
Provide data for the poverty profile
Latest survey

9. Other on-going activities
Business Information Register (BIR): Last census update in 2001, currently developing a new register using tax records and administrative registers from other organisations
National Accounts: Has adopted SNA93 with a complete Supply and Use Table approach

10. Other on-going activities
Foreign Trade Statistics: Compile trade statistics using records from the Malawi Revenue Authority
Tourism Statistics: Compile tourism statistics from Immigration Exit Cards

11. Technical Assistance
Statistics Norway under a Norwegian Grant supporting National Accounts and Basic Economic Statistics
European Union providing technical assistance to rebasing prices and adoption of a PRIMA software
African Development Bank supporting ICP activities
IMF and DFID Technical assistance under the GDDS

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