Questionnaires
The questionnaire for the CME is a structured questionnaire based on the recommendation of industrial Statistics Division of UNIDO. It was designed to fulfill the National Accounts requirements. It contains 17 sections as stated below:
1. Introduction: Name of Establishment, Address, Date of operation
2. Economic Organization (only for incorporated establishments): Name of the enterprise (company, corporate)
3. Legal Status: Personal, Partnership, Private LTD, Public LTD
4. Ownership: Government of Nepal, Private, Joint Venture with Government of Nepal, Domestic (Private) and International (Private)
5. Major Activity: Name of Prime product of goods
6. Employment: Working proprietors and active business Partners, Family Member and Other Person, Production workers, Administrative Employee, Technical Employee
7. Production, Purchase and Sale of Fuels: Fire wood, Diesel, Petrol, Kerosene, L.P.G. Gas, Electricity
8. Expenditure for industrial services: For works done by others in contract, Annual repair and maintenance, Cost of goods purchased for resale
9. Cost of Raw Materials Purchased: From Domestic, India, Third country
10. Production and Product Sold: In Domestic, India, Third country
11. Income for industrial services: Work done for others in contract, Repair and maintenance for others, Receipts for goods sold in the same condition as purchased
12. Stock: Raw material, Fuel, Semi-finished Goods, Finished Goods, Goods bought to be sold in the same condition as purchased
13. Expenses for Non-industrial Services: rent paid for Buildings, Store and Equipment, Transportation Cost of produced goods, Insurance Premium, Cost of Advertisement and other expenses for sales promotion,
14. Indirect Taxes: Value Added Tax (VAT), Excise Duty, Export/Import Duty
15. Income received from Non-industrial Services: Rent receipts from building and equipment, Rent receipts from transport equipment, Grants received during the reference period, Amount of exemption on export during the reference period
16. Fixed Assets: Value of fixed assets on the beginning of the reference year, Value of addition of new fixed assets, Receipts from sale of fixed assets, Loss of fixed assets due to catastrophe, Annual amount of depreciation
17. Production Capacity Utilization: Less than 20 Percent, 20 - 39 Percent, 40 - 59 Percent, 60 - 79 Percent, 80 Percent and above
18. Problems: Lack of Raw Materials, Lack of Market, Lack of Capital, Industrial Policy, Lack of Trained Manpower, Monopoly