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Enterprise Survey 2008

Egypt, Arab Rep., 2008
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Data file: Egypt, Arab Rep

The file contains the cleaned, raw data from Manufacturing Sector businesses.
Questions' wording for all variables can be found in "Egypt 2008 Productivity and the Investment Climate Private Enterprise Survey" in "Questionnaires" folder.

Cases: 1156
Variables: 407

Variables

idstd
WEB STD FIRMID
unitid
UnitId
respjob
RespJob
city1
City1
gov
Gov
totemp
totemp
indcity
IndCity
citycode
CityCode
timesart
TimeSart
timeend
TimeEnd
hday1
hday1
hmonth1
hmonth1
hyear1
hyear1
q1
What is the main activity of your establishment?
q2a
What percentage of your total revenues comes from manufacturing?
q2b
What percentage of your total revenues comes from services?
q2c
What percentage of your total revenues comes from commerce?
q2d
What percentage of your total revenues comes from other?
q3a
Does your firm have other factories or branches?
q4a
How many?
q4b1
Police Station
q4b2
Governorate
q5
Is this establishment part of a larger firm?
q6
What type of your business establishment?
q7
Is there a unified balance sheet for the firm and all its establishments?
q8
What is the current legal status of your firm?
q9
What is the law according to which your firm was established?
q10
In what year did this establishment begin operations in this country?
q11a1
What percentage of your firm is owned by private( domestic)
q11a2
What percentage of your firm is owned by private(Arab)
q11a3
What percentage of your firm is owned by private(foreign)
q11b
What percentage of your firm is owned by government
q11c
What percentage of your firm is owned by other
q12
What percentage of your firm is owned by the single largest shareholder or owner
q13
Which of the following best describes the largest shareholder or owner in your f
q14
If the largest shareholder (or one of them) is an individual (alternatives 1, 2
q15
How many establishments (stores or service outlets) does your firm have in Egypt
q16
In what year did your establishment begin operating in Egypt?
q17a
What are your establishment's three main products?
q17a1
Q17A1
q17b
Q17B
q17b1
Q17B1
q17c
Q17C
q17c1
Q17C1
q18
How many competitors do you face in the domestic market concerning the major pro
q19a1
What percent of your establishment's sales in 2007 were sold domestically at the
q19a2
What percent of your establishment's sales in 2007 were sold domestically at Egy
q19b1
What percent of your establishment's sales in 2007 were exported directly
q19b2
What percent of your establishment's sales in 2007 were exported directly the la
q19c
through a distributer)
q20a
Approximately what percentage of your establishment's domestic sales in 2007 wer
q20b
Approximately what percentage of your establishment's domestic sales in 2007 wer
q20c
Approximately what percentage of your establishment's domestic sales in 2007 wer
q20d
Approximately what percentage of your establishment's domestic sales in 2007 wer
q20e
Approximately what percentage of your establishment's domestic sales in 2007 wer
q20f
Approximately what percentage of your establishment's domestic sales in 2007 wer
q20g
Approximately what percentage of your establishment's domestic sales in 2007 wer
q22
What was the year your establishment first exported?
q23a1
Q23A1
q23a2
Q23B1
q23b1
Q23C1
q23b2
Q23A2
q23c1
Q23B2
q23c2
Q23C2
q24_1
What was the average number of days in 2007 that it took from the time your good
q24_2
main point of exit
q24_3
what was the longest number of days?
q25
Did you have to make an extra informal payment o expedite the clearance process
q26a
Q26A
q26b_1
Q26B_1
q26b_2
Q26B_2
q26c
Q26C
q27_1
What was the average number of days in 2007 that it took from the time your good
q27_2
point of entry
q27_3
And what was the longest number of days?
q28
Did you have to make an extra informal payment to expedite the clearance process
q29a
What is the value of waste materials imported( in transit) as a result of theft?
q29b
What is the value of waste materials imported( in transit) as a result of breaka
q30a
At the time you receive a delivery of your most important input or supply, how m
q30b
At the time you receive a delivery of your most important input or supply, how m
q31a
Please tell us if Telecommunications are a problem for the operation and growth
q31b
Please tell us if Electricity is a problem for the operation and growth and jud
q31c
Please tell us if Transportation is a problem for the operation and growth and j
q31d
Please tell us if Water is a problem for the operation and growth and judge its
q31e
Plese tell us if Access to Land is a problem for the operation and growth and ju
q31f
Please tell us if Price of land is a problem for the operation and growth and ju
q31g
Please tell us if Regulatory Policy Uncertainty is a problem for the operation a
q31h
Please tell us if Tax Rates are a problem for the operation and growth and judge
q31i
Plese tell us if Tax Administration is a problem for the operation and growth an
q31j
Please tell us if Customs and Trade Regulations are a problem for the operation
q31k
Please tell us if Labor Regulations (Like Social Insurance) are a problem for th
q31l
please tell us if Skills and Education of Available Workers are a problem for th
q31m
Please tell us if Business Licensing and Operating Permits are a problem for the
q32a
Please tell us if access to financing is a problem for the operation and growth
q32b
Please tell us if cost of financingis a problem for the operation and growth and
q32c
Please tell us if Macroeconomic uncertainty is a problem for the operation and g
q32d
Please tell us if corruption is a problem for the operation and growth and judge
q32e
Please tell us if Illegal competition from the informal sector is a problem for
q32f
Please tell us if Illegal competition from the formal sector is a problem for th
q32g
Please tell us if legal system/conflict resolution is a problem for the operatio
q32h
Please tell us if theftk, disorder and crimes is a problem for the operation and
q32oth
Please tell us if Other like government subsidies is a problem for the operation
q33a
the biggest obstacle for your establishment
q33b
The second biggest obstacle for your establishment
q33c
The third biggest obstacle for your establishment
q34a
What was this establishment's average capacity utilization over 2006?
q34b
What was this establishment's average capacity utilization over 2007?
q35
Over 2007, how many hours per week did your establishment normally operate?
q36a
What are your establishment's intentions over the next two years?
q36b
the percentage
q37a
Has your establishment Developed an important new product line in 2006 and 2007?
q37b
Has your establishment Upgraded an existing product line in 2006 and 2007?
q37c
Has your establishment Discontinued at least one product (not production) line i
q37d
Has your establishment Agreed to a new joint venture with foreign partner in 200
q37e
Has your establishment Obtained a new licensing agreement in2006 and 2007?
q37f
Has your establishment Outsourced a major production activity that was previousl
q38
Has your establishment received an internationally recognized quality certificat
q39
Does the establishment have a department specialized in research and development
q40
Does your establishment use technology licensed from a foreign-owned company?
q41
Did your establishment lower its prices as a reaction to the lowering prices of
q42
Did your establishment lower its prices as a reaction to the lowering prices of
q43
Does you establishment face competition from the informal sector?
q44_1
Does your establishment use (electricity) in production?
q44a1
How many times during 2007 did your establishment experience the following servi
q44b1
How many hours did they loose on average?
q44c1
What were the total losses over 2007 resulting from these interruptions, as a pe
q44_2
Does your establishment use( water) in production?
q44a2
How many times during 2007 did your establishment experience the following servi
q44b2
How many hours did they loose on average?
q44c2
What were the total losses over 2007 resulting from these interruptions, as a pe
q45
Does your establishment own or share a generator?
q46
What percentage of your electricity comes from your own or shared generator?
q47a
What percentage of your establishment's water supply, used in the production pro
q47b
What percentage of your establishment's water supply, used in the production pro
q47c
What percentage of your establishment's water supply, used in the production pro
q47d
Water from purchased from private vendors, %
q48
Does your establishment use its own transport for its shipments?
q49
What is your main transport mode used when shipping products and/or inputs and s
q50
Main transport mode used when shipping products and/or inputs and supplies
q51a1
Percentage of the value of domestic shipments lost while in transit due to break
q51b1
Percentage of the value of international shipments lost while in transit due to
q51a2
Percentage of the value of domestic shipments lost while in transit due to steal
q51b2
Percentage of the value of international shipments lost while in transit due to
q52a
Does your establishment regularly use e-mail in its interactions with clients a
q52b
Does your establishment regularly use website in its interactions with clients
q53
Does your establishment own or lease the majority of its land?
q54
From whom you have got the land?
q55
Does the establishment have a legal right to occupy this land?
q56
From whom you have rent the land?
q57
Does your establishment own or lease the majority of its buildings?
q58
What percent of your establishment's inputs are bought on credit (i.e. full paym
q59y
Last year have new investments
q59a1
The contribution of "internal funds or retained earnings" in the establishment's
q59a2
The contribution of "domestic commercial banks (loan, overdraft)" in the establi
q59a3
The contribution of "international commercial banks" in the establishment's work
q59a5
The contribution of "special development financing/ or public financing (Governm
q59a6
The contribution of "trade credit (supplier or customer credit)" in the establis
q59a7
The contribution of "credit cards" in the establishment's working capital in 200
q59a8
The contribution of "equity, sale of stock" in the establishment's working capit
q59a9
The contribution of "family, friends" in the establishment's working capital in
q59a10
The contribution of "informal sources (e.g. money lender)" in the establishment'
q59a11
The contribution of "other sources of financing" in the establishment's working
q59b1
The contribution of "internal funds or retained earnings" in the establishment's
q59b2
The contribution of "domestic commercial banks (loan, overdraft)" in the establi
q59b3
The contribution of "international commercial banks" in the establishment's new
q59b4
The contribution of "leasing arrangement" in the establishment's new investment
q59b5
The contribution of "special development financing/ or public financing (Governm
q59b6
The contribution of "trade credit (supplier or customer credit)" in the establis
q59b7
The contribution of "credit cards" in the establishment's new investment in 2007
q59b8
The contribution of "equity, sale of stock" in the establishment's new investmen
q59b9
The contribution of "family, friends" in the establishment's new investment in 2
q59b10
The contribution of "informal sources (e.g. money lender)" in the establishment'
q59b11
The contribution of "other sources of financing" in the establishment's new inve
q60
Does your establishment have an overdraft facility or line of credit (short term
q61
What percent is currently NOT used? (Of total value of overdrafts and credit lin
q62
Does your establishment currently have a loan from a financial institution?
q63
What year was this loan approved?
q64
Was the loan in a foreign currency?
q65
What share of your total borrowing (loans, accounts payable) is denominated in f
q66
What is the value of the last loan obtained by the establishment in Egyptian cur
q67
Did the loan require collateral or a deposit?
q68a
Were Land and buildings used as a collateral?
q68b
Were Immoveable plant, machinery used as a collateral?
q68c
Were Moveable Machinery and equipment (including vehicles) used as a collateral?
q68d
Were Other Tangible assets (e.g. accounts receivable, inventory) used as a colla
q68e
Were Personal assets of the owner/manager (e.g. house)used as a collateral?
q68oth
Were Others used as a collateral?
q69
What was the approximate value of the collateral required as a percentage of the
q70
Over 2007, what was the loan's annual rate of interest?
q71
What is the total duration (term) of the loan (from the moment you received the
q72
What is the reason for not having a loan currently?
q73a
What was the principal reason for not applying for a loan?
q73b
What was the second reason?
q73c
What was the third reason?
q74
What was the principal reason given to you when the application was turned down?
q75a
Does your establishment have a checking account?
q75b
Does your establishment have a saving account?
q76
Does your establishment have property and casualty insurance on the majority of
q77
Does your establishment have its annual financial statement checked and certifie
q78a
On average over 2007, what percent of your establishment's sales was pre-paid(pa
q78b
On average over 2007, what percent of your establishment's sales was paid at del
q78c
On average over 2007, what percent of your establishment's sales was sold on cre
q79a
On average over 2007, what percent of your total sales to customers were not pai
q79b
On average over 2007, what percent of your total sales to customers were not pai
q80
Typically, what percent of these total sales are never repaid?
q81
In general, how many months does it typically take to resolve an overdue payment
q82
To what degree do you agree or disagree with this statement:
q83
Over 2006 and 2007, what percent of your establishment's disputes over overdue p
q84
Were the decisions of the court (whether in your favor or not) generally enforce
q85
In any year was the establishment registered or reregistered (the last time)?
q86a1
The total time (calendar days) taken for commercial registration
q86b1
Did the firm have to present gifts or unofficial payments to finish commercial r
q86a2
The total time (calendar days) taken for industrial registration
q86b2
Did the firm have to present gifts or unofficial payments to finish industrial r
q87
To what degree do you agree or disagree with this statement" Government official
q88
In a typical week, within the last12monthswhat is the percentage of time is spen
q89
Did you hire an outside company to help you complete the registration procedures
q90a
What is the first main reason (of the reasons mentioned in the table) that affec
q90b
What is the second main reason (of the reasons mentioned in the table) that affe
q91
At your current level of production, how many workers would you fire, if there a
q92
At your current level of production, how many workers would you hire, if there a
q93
We've heard that establishments are sometimes required to make gifts or informal
q94a
On average, over a year, what percent of annual sales value would such expenses
q94b
On average, over a year, what percent of annual sales value would such expenses
q951
Based on the most recent experience of your establishment over 2006 and 2007 do
q95a1
What was the actual wait duration (from the day you applied to the day you recei
q95a11
Duration time
q95b1
Was a gift or informal payment asked for or expected to obtain the service?
q952
Based on the most recent experience of your establishment over 2006 and 2007 do
q95a2
What was the actual wait duration (from the day you applied to the day you recei
q95a21
Duration time
q95b2
Was a gift or informal payment asked for or expected to obtain the service?
q953
Based on the most recent experience of your establishment over 2006 and 2007 do
q95a3
What was the actual wait duration (from the day you applied to the day you recei
q95a31
Duration time
q95b3
Was a gift or informal payment asked for or expected to obtain the service?
q954
Based on the most recent experience of your establishment over 2006 and 2007 do
q95a4
What was the actual wait duration (from the day you applied to the day you recei
q95a41
Duration time
q95b4
Was a gift or informal payment asked for or expected to obtain the service?
q955
Based on the most recent experience of your establishment over 2006 and 2007 do
q95a5
What was the actual wait duration (from the day you applied to the day you recei
q95a51
Duration time
q95b5
Was a gift or informal payment asked for or expected to obtain the service?
q956
Based on the most recent experience of your establishment over 2006 and 2007 do
q95a6
What was the actual wait duration (from the day you applied to the day you recei
q95a61
Duration time
q95b6
Was a gift or informal payment asked for or expected to obtain the service?
q957
Based on the most recent experience of your establishment over 2006 and 2007 do
q95a7
What was the actual wait duration (from the day you applied to the day you recei
q95a71
Duration time
q95b7
Was a gift or informal payment asked for or expected to obtain the service?
q958
Based on the most recent experience of your establishment over 2006 and 2007 do
q95a8
What was the actual wait duration (from the day you applied to the day you recei
q95a81
Duration time
q95b8
Was a gift or informal payment asked for or expected to obtain the service?
q959
Based on the most recent experience of your establishment over 2006 and 2007 do
q95a9
What was the actual wait duration (from the day you applied to the day you recei
q95a91
Duration time
q95b9
Was a gift or informal payment asked for or expected to obtain the service?
q9510
Based on the most recent experience of your establishment over 2006 and 2007 do
q95a10
What was the actual wait duration (from the day you applied to the day you recei
q95a110
Duration time
q95b10
Was a gift or informal payment asked for or expected to obtain the service?
q96
What percentage of total sales would you estimate the typical establishment in y
q97
What do you think is the percentage of total workforce that is reported for purp
q98a1
Number of times the establishment was inspected by "tax inspectorate" in 2006
q98b1
Was a gift or informal payment asked for or expected at the interactions with "t
q98a11
Number of times the establishment was inspected by "tax inspectorate" in 2007
q98b11
Was a gift or informal payment asked for or expected at the interactions with "t
q98a2
Number of times the establishment was inspected by "labor and social security"
q98b2
Was a gift or informal payment asked for or expected at the interactions with "l
q98a3
Number of times the establishment was inspected by "fire and building security"
q98b3
Was a gift or informal payment asked for or expected at the interactions with "f
q98a4
Number of times the establishment was inspected by "sanitation/ epidemiology"
q98b4
Was a gift or informal payment asked for or expected at the interactions with "s
q98a5
Number of times the establishment was inspected by "police"
q98b5
Was a gift or informal payment asked for or expected at the interactions with "p
q98a6
Number of times the establishment was inspected by "environmental authorities"
q98b6
Was a gift or informal payment asked for or expected at the interactions with "e
q98a7
Number of times the establishment was inspected by "state office dealing with co
q98b7
Was a gift or informal payment asked for or expected at the interactions with "s
q98a8
Number of times the establishment was inspected by "customs clearance"
q98b8
Was a gift or informal payment asked for or expected at the interactions with "c
q98a9
Number of times the establishment was inspected by "other agencies"
q98b9
Was a gift or informal payment asked for or expected at the interactions with "o
q99
Within the last 12 months was the establishment obtained/try to obtain contract
q100
When establishments in your industry do business with the government, is a gift
q101
What is the typical value of the gift or informal payment as a percentage of the
q102
In fiscal year 2007 did this establishment pay for security, for example equipme
q103
At 2007 what was the total amount of money paid to provide security?
q104
At 2007 did any losses happen as a result of theft or sabotage?
q105
What were the total losses during 2007?
q106
When your establishment started its operation, what was the total number of full
q107a
Average number of workers in 2005
q107b
Average number of workers in 2006
q107c
Average number of workers in 2007
q107c1
Professionals
q107c2
Skilled Production Workers
q107c3
Unskilled Production Workers
Total: 407
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