More Than One Million Establishments And Premises Have Been Registered To Date

The National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI), announced that to date more than one million establishments and premises have been registered throughout the country, within the framework of the first phase of the V National Economic Census (CENEC), which It started in April of this year. For this work, 1,918 census officials have traveled, who collect the information through digital forms using a Tablet.

 

It should be noted that the V CENEC is executed in two stages that include the National Census of Establishments that culminates in the month of August; and the National Survey of Large, Medium and Small Companies that will be carried out between the months of June and November 2022

 

According to the information collected, more than 818 thousand establishments visited are in operation, and approximately 200 thousand are closed temporarily, permanently, unoccupied and others are premises for rent.

 

According to the data obtained to date in the V CENEC, 13% of the establishments visited did not operate in 2020 and 61.2% did so partially.

 

Meanwhile, 72.1% of commercial companies reported that they did not operate normally during the first year of the pandemic (2020). In manufacturing companies, this percentage reached 80.1% and in services, 78.2%.

 

According to the size of the company, 96.5% of the establishments visited are part of the micro companies, 2.8% to small companies, 0.2% to medium-sized companies and 0.5% to large companies.

 

It should be noted that, of the total registered establishments belonging to microenterprises, 67.2% are dedicated to commercial activities, 28.4% to services and 4.4% to manufacturing. Meanwhile, of the large company establishments, 51.2% correspond to commercial establishments, 40.1% to services and 8.7% to manufacturing.

 

On the other hand, it has also been detected, to date, that 67% of the registered establishments carry out commercial activities, 28.6% service activities and 4.4% manufacturing activities.

 

31% of registered commercial establishments correspond to warehouses, 24% of service establishments are restaurants, and 21% of establishments dedicated to manufacturing activities carry out garment-making activities.

 

The INEI calls on the representatives of companies and establishments to participate in the V National Economic Census (V CENEC). It specifies that the information requested by the duly identified enumerators is confidential, and will be used for strictly statistical purposes and will not be revealed individually.

 

It is important to highlight that the results of the V CENEC will serve to formulate public policies aimed at improving employment, increasing productivity and promoting sectors that have growth potential.