Goyang-si Conducts '2020 Economic Census'

Survey of Over 53,000 Businesses... Starting from the 14th

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] Goyang City in Gyeonggi Province will conduct the "2020 Economic Census" from the 14th of this month to the 30th of next month targeting about 53,000 businesses within the jurisdiction.

The "2020 Economic Census" is a large-scale census conducted every five years under the supervision of the Statistics Korea to understand the overall structure and distribution of industries.

Information gathered through the survey, such as business names, number of employees, and annual sales, will be used for economic and industrial policy formulation, research and analysis, and as basic data for compiling other statistics.

This economic census introduces online surveys using PCs and smartphones. The online survey will be conducted from the 14th to July 9th, and face-to-face interviews will be conducted from the 16th to July 30th.

Starting this year, considering recent changes in the economic environment, new survey items such as ▲operating location ▲use of digital platforms ▲use of unmanned payment devices ▲delivery sales ▲availability of convenience facilities have been added. Survey items that can be replaced by other data or have low utility have been abolished.

In particular, this economic census utilizes the Statistical Business Register (SBR), which combines administrative data and survey data.

Businesses without separate physical establishments, such as personal internet shopping malls operated from home, are also included in the statistics compilation target to improve accuracy.

The city hired about 200 survey personnel, including those experienced in statistical surveys, for this census. The selected surveyors completed training in four sessions last month and will be deployed as census survey personnel starting from the 14th.

A city official stated, "Response data is strictly protected under the Statistics Act, so respondents can answer with confidence," and urged, "The economic census is an important survey to understand the entire industry and economic structure, so please participate for a better future."

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