THE Bureau of Statistics has announced that it will commence the National Economic Survey on November 10, 2025, targeting businesses across Regions Two, Three, Four, and Six.

The exercise aims to gather vital data from a wide range of industries to strengthen Guyana’s economic planning and development strategies.

According to the Bureau, “some businesses in key sectors and broad geographic areas have been randomly selected for the survey sample.”

The initiative forms part of the agency’s legal responsibility under the Statistics Act, Chapter 19:09, to collect national economic data.

The Bureau emphasised that “it is the legal responsibility of all business owners selected as part of the sample to participate in this exercise,” noting that areas of focus include “business performance, outputs and intermediate costs.”

To ensure smooth operations, trained enumerators from the Bureau will visit the selected businesses during regular operating hours.

These enumerators “will be equipped with an official agency badge, a Tablet computer, and an introduction letter confirming their authorisation to conduct the survey.”

Businesses will have two options to participate — either through “tablet-based interviews, which the enumerator will conduct,” or via “self-enumeration through a secure web link or QR code that the enumerator will share.”

The Bureau explained that data collected will help “analyse growth patterns across industries such as retail trade, construction, manufacturing, transport, finance, hospitality, health and education,” and will play a key role in improving the computation of Guyana’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

“Accurate, timely data helps businesses identify new market opportunities, assess industry performance, and align with national trends,” the Bureau noted, adding that the findings will also inform government policies in areas such as “job creation, wage levels, infrastructure investment, and public services.”

The release further assured the public that all responses will be treated with the highest level of confidentiality.

“Staff of the Bureau of Statistics are bound by the Statistics Act to ensure the confidentiality of all information collected,” it stated. “No information about businesses’ finances will be made public or provided to any other agency for taxation or any other purpose.”

The Bureau reaffirmed its commitment to producing reliable and comprehensive socio-economic data, which will be “provided to the public in an aggregated format, at the regional and industry levels.”