The first stage of the National Urban Economic Census began

After several months of effort and in the midst of a fairly tight agenda, as planned, Dane will launch this Tuesday – June 4 – the first phase of the long-awaited National Urban Economic Census (Cenu), with which seeks to update the information available about the productive apparatus in the country, especially from the popular economy, which is a commitment of this Government.

According to what was explained by the statistical authority, the census will have two stages, the first of self-completion, which started as established and through virtuality will focus on the largest companies in the country, previously selected by the entity, so that enter the platforms willing and deliver the required information themselves.

Faced with the scope of this stage, Dane explained that although this will only reach 1% of the target population of the census, the technicians and those in charge of the subject in this entity highlighted that this range includes the signatures that contribute almost 80 % of GDP in the national economy. Likewise, they indicated that not everyone will be able to be part of the process, since the participants in this stage were previously chosen.

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Work of this magnitude has not been carried out for 34 years. and it is expected that during the coming months all the departments of the country will be covered, in an operation that will last until the end of November 2024; covering sectors such as manufacturing industries, commerce, services, construction and transportation.

Piedad Urdinola, director of Dane

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Likewise, it will review companies (large, medium or small) that carry out public administration and defense work, financial and insurance services, and home public services. All this in order to determine its distribution and operating characteristics today.

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The second stage will be a recount and will take place in the month of July. There, Dane staff will approach establishments for the first time, homes with visible economic activities and street vendors to verify the geographical location of these study units.

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For this part, the Municipal Operational Centers (COM) will be fundamental, which according to the entity’s plans, there should be 129, distributed in the different regions. These will be the points of operation of the different groups of the economic census, which will be developed in coordination with Bogotá.

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Within the data to be collected during this work for which they have come preparing for more than a year, Dane highlighted that they will focus on areas such as economic activity, sales and income, employee characteristics, costs and expenses, and levels of business formality and informality, which they hope will serve to have a renewed vision of the national economy.

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The third stage of this statistical operation, which should start on August 4, is what is known as sweeping, which will be when the personnel directly linked to the census finally take to the streets to survey merchants, microentrepreneurs and other businesses throughout the national territory. These officials will be trained in various sessions that are expected to start at the beginning of June.

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Now, when approached by the officials of this entity, the economic units will be asked to answer a questionnaire that corresponds to their sector, with the peace of mind of the anonymized management that Dane provides in its statistical operations. In this sense, they highlighted that the one answered promptly will help in the processing of the information.

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“All this data will facilitate the creation of public policies based on real data by economic sectors, improving decision-making at the national and regional level,” said this entity when asked about the census.

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At Dane they also highlighted that the information obtained with the Cenu, “It will provide crucial data to understand and strengthen our economy, subsequently you will receive a clear vision of the country’s economic potential and with the results of the sector to which your economic unit belongs you will be able to make your own decisions.”

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At this point it is worth highlighting that all the information collected during the execution of the census, as well as in other cases, will be totally confidential with respect to the sources of origin, since the consolidated data will be anonymized, although in general figures it is not necessary to forget that they are a public good and everyone will be able to access it.

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“This June 4 we start with the transportation sector, through web self-diligence. The form for this sector that has 298 questions It will be available for processing until September 30, 2024,” they concluded.

The Dane will carry out censuses in 2024.

The 2024 National Urban Economic Census will provide a comprehensive overview of the economic units in the urban areas of Colombia, which will allow planning the economic roadmap for the next 10 years. All this thanks to the fact that it will allow us to know the main characteristics of businesses or economic units throughout the national territory.

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“This information will serve to complement and update the calculation of the variables macroeconomic of the national and regional accounts, and will provide inputs to update the estimate of a business formality index, thus improving the understanding and management of the country’s economy”; they concluded.

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People who wish to know more about this statistical process, which is one of the flags of this administration, may consult through the website www.dane.gov.co, in which the guide on the operation and functioning will also be established. of this activity.