Transcript Manufacturing statistics in Namibia - United Nations Statistics Division

Manufacturing Statistics in
Namibia
By
Reinhold Kamati
Central Bureau of Statistics
National Planning Comission
Namibia
Manufacturing Statistics in
Namibia
Introduction
 Coverage
 Issues of Concern
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Introduction
Manufacturing includes all establishment
classified in division 15-37 of ISIC.
 All of them are market producers.
 This industry is a potentially dynamic part
of the Namibia economy.
 Average annual contribution to GDP
stands around 14%.
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Introduction
Manufacturing includes all establishment
in division 15-37 of ISIC
 All market producers
 This sector is potential dynamic of the
Namibia economy
 Average annuall contribution to GDP
stands around 14%.
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Coverage
Around 90% of manufacturing
establishments are covered.
(Concentration in urban area).
 Instruments: Questionnaire, financial
statement (In extreme cases)
 Data is collected annually and on
quarterly basis.
 Latest Census was done in 2003/04, and
thereafter annual surveys.
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Issues, Challenges and Problems
Most challenges we experience are the
following subsectors:
 a) Wood and Wood products
- More no standardized products
- High illiteracy
- very mobile, too individualistic no regulating
body.
 b) Bakery products
- no stand alone firms which engage in
production of bakery products
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Issues continue……/
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In most cases this activity appears as
secondary activity for wholesale and retail
industry.
Other problems borders on lack of finance
and absence of dissemination policy.
Thank you.