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Quarterly Survey of Retail Prices of Construction Materials and Construction Labours 2010-2011

Nepal, 2010 - 2011
Price Indices
Central Bureau of Statistics
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Identification

Survey ID Number
NPL-CBS-QSRPCMCL-2010-v0
Title
Quarterly Survey of Retail Prices of Construction Materials and Construction Labours 2010-2011
Translated Title
Nirman Samagriharuko Khudra Mulya Tatha Nirman kamdarharuko Traimasik Jyala Sarwekshana
Country
Name Country code
Nepal NPL
Study type
Price Survey [hh/prc]
Series Information
Input Price Index of Construction Sector (IPICS) as composite index of both construction materials and labours' wages by year was compiled and published by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) since 1984/85. Input price index of construction sector by quarter was compiled and published regularly since FY 1999/2000. These indices were compiled on point to point basis (the current quarter's index is compiled taking the corresponding quarter of the last fiscal year as base). Instead of composite IPICS, it is being compiled separately for construction materials and labours' wages in time series separately since 2009/10.
Abstract
Input Price Index of Construction Sector (IPICS) as composite index of both construction materials and labours' wages by year was compiled and published by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) for about a couple of decade back. It aims to measure the periodical change in purchaser's price of the construction materials and existing wage rate of labours working in construction sector. These indices were compiled on point to point basis (the current quarter's index is compiled taking the corresponding quarter of the last fiscal year as base). Instead of composite IPICS, it is being compiled separately for construction materials and labours' wages in time series separately since 2009/10.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Construction material retail shop, Expert/Builder in construction labour

Version

Version Description
Version 0: Microdata not available

Scope

Notes
The scope of the survey includes description and prices of construction materials.

Coverage

Geographic Coverage
National Coverage
Universe
All retail shops for constrution materials where the BSOs are located All experts & builders for Construction Labours in the country

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators
Name Affiliation
Central Bureau of Statistics National Planning Commission Secretariat, Government of Nepal
Funding Agency/Sponsor
Name Abbreviation
Government of Nepal GoN

Sampling

Sampling Procedure
The necessary data for these indices have been collected from the 3 locations based on Judgment Sampling of district head quarter of the 33 districts where Branch Statistics are located. These districts cover the three ecological belts i.e. mountain, hill and terai and five development regions as well. The data on construction materials e.g. cement, bricks, iron rods, wood sawn etc. and wage rate of the construction labours are collecting through the quarterly price survey of selected inputs of construction sector. Branch Statistics Offices, collect quarterly data under the direct supervision of the CBS.
Deviations from the Sample Design
There were minimal unavoidable deviations from the sample design.
Response Rate
Approximately 90 percent
Weighting
The Price Index of Some Construction Materials (PICM) consists of 22 types of construction materials i.e. Wood sawn, Cement, Bricks, Iron rods & billets, paints, electric wire, fittings etc. Similarly, the wage index of the construction sector comprises the daily wage or wage rate of the eight types of construction workers i.e. Engineer, Overseer, Carpenter, Mason, Labors etc. The weights of these commodities as well as wages have been derived from the study on Input Cost of Construction Sector 2005. In addition to this information, detail discussions were held with the experts, engineers and professionals associated with the construction sector.

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End Cycle
2010-07-08 2010-07-15 Quarter 1
2010-10-08 2010-10-15 Quarter 2
2011-01-15 2011-04-08 Quarter 3
2011-04-15 Quarter 4
Data Collection Mode
Both self-administered and face to face
Data Collection Notes
The data collection is done on the particular month of each quarter according to Nepalese Calender, so the above translated dates of data collection may differ slightly.
Data Collectors
Name Abbreviation Affiliation
Branch Statistics Offices BSO Central Bureau of Statistics
Central Bureau of Statistics CBS National Planning Commission

Questionnaires

Questionnaires
Two forms were used to gather retail prices of construction materials and a separate form for wage rates of workers involved in the construction sector.

Data Processing

Data Editing
Data editing was done in two locations, first at the Branch Statistics Offices then at the Central Bureau of Statistics.

Data Appraisal

Data Appraisal
Manual editing at BSO level and then editing, coding and cross-checking of the data with previous one is done regularly.

Access policy

Access authority
Name Affiliation Email URL
Director General Central Bureau of Statistics, Nepal dg@cbs.gov.np http://cbs.gov.np/
Contacts
Name Affiliation Email URL
Director of Publication, Distribution and Library Section Central Bureau of Statistics archive@cbs.gov.np http://cbs.gov.np/?page_id=17
Confidentiality
Confidentiality of the respondents is guaranteed by article 8 of Statistics Act 1958. Restriction on publication of information and details: Any information or details relating to any person, family, firm or company, which have been supplied, obtained or prepared pursuant to Section 3 or Section 4 or Section 5 or Section 6 or Section 7 or any part of such information or details, shall not be disclosed or published directly except to the Director General or to any other officer of the Bureau without the written permission of the person or of his or her authorized representative supplying such information or details.
Access conditions
Microdata not available for public access.
Citation requirements
"Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Nepal. Quarterly Survey of Retail Prices of Construction Materials and Construction Labours 2010/11, Version 0, information provided by the National Data Archive: www.cbs.gov.np/nada."

Metadata production

DDI Document ID
DDI-NPL-CBS-QSRPCMCL-2010-v02
Producers
Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
Central Bureau of Statistics CBS National Planning Commission Secretariat, Government of Nepal Documentation of the Study
Date of Metadata Production
2012-03-14
DDI Document version
Version 01: Central Bureau of Statistics - Original documentation of the study.
Version 02: Revised version of metadata as per the recommendation of ADP assessement report, 25 October 2015.