Palestine - The Establishment Census 2007

Reference ID

IHSN 999 001

Year

2007

Country

Palestine

Producer(s)

Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics - PNA

Sponsor(s)

United Nations Population Fund - UNFPA -
the core funding group - CFG -

Created on

Oct 06, 2011

Last modified

Oct 06, 2011

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Overview

Identification

Country

Palestine

Title

The Establishment Census 2007

Translated Title

English

Study Type

Enterprise/Establishment Census

Series Information

Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics conducted at the end of 1994 the first census of the economic establishments in the Remaining West Bank and Gaza Strip to be a sampling frame for economic establishments. Due to the rapid changes in the number of economic establishments in terms of the emergence of new establishments or the closure of others, in addition to the changes that appear in the data of existing establishments, such as changing economic activity or the names of the owners and managers of establishments or addresses and other identification data, it was necessary to implement the second census of establishments during conducting the Population Housing and Establishment Census 1997, in line with international recommendations, and the law of statistics, which defines the implementation of a census of establishments every 5 years.

PCBS sought for the implementation of the third establishment census in 2002, but Israeli measures that accompanied Al-Aqsa Intifada prevented its implementation until late of 2004. The Population Housing and Establishment Census 2007 formed a good opportunity to collect and update establishments through numbering and counting buildings, houses and establishment.

ID Number

IHSN999001

Version

Version Description

Version 1.0 (edited/final), based on data files and other material downloaded from PCBS website.

Production Date

2007-02-05

Notes

Final Version, 2007

Overview

Abstract

The census results reveal that the total number of establishments in the Remaining West Bank

and Gaza Strip is 132,874 with 94,205 of them in the Remaining West Bank (70.9%) and

38,669 in Gaza Strip (29.1%).

The total number of operating establishments in the Remaining West Bank and Gaza Strip is

116,804, distributed as 82,871 in the Remaining West Bank and 33,933 in Gaza Strip; 3,657

are completely closed establishments; 2,796 of them in the Remaining West Bank and 861 in

Gaza Strip. The total number of establishments under preparation is 638; 498 of them in the

Remaining West Bank and 140 in Gaza Strip. The total number of auxiliary units is 6,645;

4,818 of them in the Remaining West Bank and 1,827 in Gaza Strip, and temporarily closed is

5,130 ; 3,222 of them in the Remaining West Bank and 1,908 in Gaza Strip.

Hebron governorate has the highest number of establishments with 17,661, followed by

Nablus governorate with 14,582 establishments and Gaza governorate with 14,053. Jericho

and Al-Aghwar governorate has the lowest number of establishments with 1,388

establishments.

90.6% of the enumerated establishments belong to the private sector while 5.0% are

governmental sector, 3.3% are non governmental organizations. The establishments belonging

to local authorities, UNRWA and international organization constitute 1.1%.

The census results indicated that the main economic activity of 54.0% of the establishments is

wholesale, retail trade and repairs, while 14.0% of the establishments is manufacturing .

The total number of persons engaged in establishments that are operating in the private sector,

non governmental organization sector and government companies is 296,965 in the

Remaining West Bank and Gaza Strip, 81.4% of them are males and 18.6% are females,

70.6% of the workers in establishments are in the Remaining West Bank while 29.4% are in

Gaza Strip.

The results of the census indicated that the total number of establishments in 2007 increased

by 13.4% compared to the 2004 census, and by 34.1% compared to the 1997 census.

The total number of establishments increased in all economic activities except construction

activities and electricity and water supply activities, which decreased with 10.9%, 6.5%

respectively compared to the 2004 census, while the largest rise was in mining and quarrying

activities, which rose by 41.7%.

Kind of Data

Census/enumeration data [cen]

Units of Analysis

Institutional Unit (Enterprise):

An economic entity that is capable in its own right of owning assets, incurring liabilities and engaging in economic activities and transactions with other entities.

Establishment: An enterprise or part of an enterprise in which one group of goods and services is produced (with the possibility of having secondary activities).

Scope

Notes

The aim of the Establishment Census is listing of all establishments in the Remaining West Bank and Gaza Strip, and building a new updated establishment register classified according to the main economic activity. The main objectives of the census are:

1. To collect data on the distribution of establishments by economic activity and governorates.

2. To provide data on employment size in the establishments by economic activity and sex.

3. To provide data on the characteristics of the establishments in the Remaining West Bank and Gaza Strip such as: economic organization, legal status and ownership.

Keywords

Key1, Key2

Coverage

Geographic Coverage

The Establishment 2007 Census covers all the establishments in the Remaining West Bank and Gaza Strip according to the International Standard Industrial Classification of all economic activities.

The West Bank excluding those parts of Jerusalem which were annexed by Israel in 1967.

The Palestinian Territory have been divided into 16 governorates, namely: Jenin, Tubas,Tulkarm, Nablus, Qalqilya, Salfit, Ramallah and Al-Bireh, Jericho and Al-Aghwar,Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Hebron, North Gaza, Gaza, Deir Al-Balah, Khan Yunis, and Rafah.

The number of localities in all governorates was 558 localities, including 525 localities in theWest Bank, and 33 localities in Gaza Strip. These localities were divided into 4,916 enumeration areas including 3,286 enumeration areas in the Remaining West Bank, and 1,630

enumeration areas in Gaza Strip.

Geographic Unit

Enumeration Area: The smallest geographical unit in which fieldwork is carried out. Cell boundaries must be clear and easy to recognize in the field. Geographic markers such as roads and streets are usually used as cell boundaries.

Universe

The Establishment 2007 Census covers all the establishments in the Remaining West Bank and Gaza Strip according to the International Standard Industrial Classification of all economic activities.

Producers and Sponsors

Primary Investigator(s)

Name	Affiliation
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics	PNA

Funding

Name	Abbreviation	Role
United Nations Population Fund	UNFPA
the core funding group	CFG

Metadata Production

Metadata Produced By

Name	Abbreviation	Affiliation	Role
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics	PCBS	Palestinian National Authority	Production of reference material

Date of Metadata Production

2007-09-01

DDI Document Version

Version 1.5 (IHSN), 2009

DDI Document ID

DDI-IHSN-999-001-1.0