The Monthly Census of Rubber Processors is conducted monthly via mail. Questionnaires are mailed to respondents at the beginning of the year and the time given to return the completed questionnaire is one week after the reference month, that is on/before the 7th of the following month (example: for reference month January 2010, the due date for submission is 7th February 2010). Among the data collected are stocks, purchases and receipts of natural rubber from rubber processors. The data are published in Monthly Rubber Statistics, Malaysia which is available at the User Services Unit of Department of Statistics, Malaysia. The statistics will be used as inputs for Government development planning.

The Annual Agricultural Establishment Census-Crops was conducted for reference year 2008. This census was conducted biennial. The total number of establishments covered was about 9,175 establishments. The census was primarily conducted via mail. Respondents were given one month to complete and return the questionnaire to the Department. This Census covered all establishments registered with the Companies Commission of Malaysia (CCM). The main objective of this census was to collect data and information of the establishments involved in crops sector. Among the data collected were income, production, stocks, number of persons engaged, salaries & wages paid as well as value of fixed assets. The data collected would be used for planning and formulating policies, including analyses of the agricultural sector.

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Livestock

The Annual Agricultural Establishment Census-Livestock was conducted for reference year 2008. This census was conducted biennial. The total number of establishments covered was about 1,141 establishments. The census was primarily conducted via mail. Respondents were given one month to complete and return the questionnaire to the Department. This Census covered all establishments registered with the Companies Commission of Malaysia (CCM). The main objective of this census was to collect data and information of the establishments involved in livestock sector. Among the data collected were income, production, stocks, number of persons engaged, salaries & wages paid as well as value of fixed assets. The data collected would be used for planning and formulating policies, including analyses of the agricultural sector.

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Fisheries

The Annual Agricultural Establishment Census-Fisheries was conducted for reference year 2008. This census was conducted biennial. The total number of establishments covered was about 1,788 establishments. The census was primarily conducted via mail. Respondents were given one month to complete and return the questionnaire to the Department. This Census covered all establishments registered with the Companies Commission of Malaysia (CCM). The main objective of this census was to collect data and information of the establishments involved in fisheries sector. Among the data collected were income, production, stocks, number of persons engaged, salaries & wages paid as well as value of fixed assets. The data collected would be used for planning and formulating policies, including analyses of the agricultural sector.

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The Logging Economic Census was first conducted in 2006 for reference year 2005. The total number of establishments covered was about 1,300 establishments. Logging includes ”felling of timber and producing of wood in rough such as ‘pit props’ or fuel wood, hauling and transportation of timber within the forest”. It includes rubber wood logging. The concepts and definitions used in the census adhered to the Malaysia Standard Industrial Classification (MSIC) 2000.

The Department of Statistic, Malaysia carries out annual/biennial census/survey for selected services sector for the whole country. For reference year 2008, this census/survey covers four (4) subsectors as listed below:
1) Accommodation
2) Transport and communications services
3) Information and communications technology (ICT)
4) Business and management consultancy services

The main objective of the Survey is to collect information pertaining to growth, composition and distribution of output, value added, employment and other variables of the sector to assist the government in development planning and for formulating policies. The data are also used for the compilation of national accounts, input-output tables and specific studies. In addition the results are used by economists, academicians, the private sector and individuals for economic analyses and projections.

The main objective of the survey is to collect the latest information on the structure and performance of distributive trades sector required by the government for current economic analysis, formulation and implementation of policies and also in monitoring the performance of the Distributive Trades Sector. The information collected is published in four quarterly publications namely “Quarterly Survey of Distributive Trades”.

Wages and salary statistics are crucial labour market information that can be used to evaluate the standard of living and conditions of work. There has been an increasing need for statistics related to wages and salary; and any form of payment made for a specific task completed. These statistics are especially important for economic planning and social development; and formulating fiscal and income policy, wages structure and labour usage. Through household approach, basic wage rate by occupations can be obtained from this survey. Two Stage Stratified Sampling design was adopted with a sample size of 24,000 living quarters. Wages and salary information is only collected from respondents aged 15 and over with the status in employment of either “Government Employee” or “Private Employee”. The survey is conducted in January, February and Mac and the reference period is a month prior to the survey month.

House rent is one of the main services where prices is being collected and is taken into the calculation of Consumer Price Index. The Rent Survey is conducted quarterly i.e. in the month of January, April, July and October. The survey period is one month i.e. the related reference month in which the State Department of Statistics decide their own appropriate date to conduct the survey. There are two types of form used during the price collection of house rent, namely Form 48A and 48B.

Rent collected is the actual rent paid by the tenant to the house owner in the reference month. Price collection is done on eight categories of living quarters (LQ) namely; Single storey detached; Double storey detached; Single storey semi-detached; Double storey semi-detached; Single storey terrace; Double storey terrace; Apartment/Condominium and Low Cost Flat/Shop houses. Price of rent is being collected from a LQ panel decided by the State Department of Statistics. The price collected is captured by the state offices in the SIHP system developed by the IT Division. While the calculation of rent index is done in the Subject Matter Division using the program developed by the Division.

The Population and Housing Census is conducted once in every 10 years. The last Census was conducted in 2000. The Census was conducted using face to face interview. Information collected includes the number of persons and households together with a wide range of demographic, social and economic characteristics. Information on housing stock, structural characteristics of houses as well as amenities in living quarters is collected. The Census data is published in various reports according to special topics which is made available at the Users Service Unit of DOSM. The statistics on housing and population will be used as inputs in the development planning, formulation of policies by the government as well as other users. The next Census is expected to be carried out in 2010.