ASUSE, PLFS to help estimate District Domestic Product; working with states: MoSPI Secy, Pg21.

Key Highlights:

• MoSPI is collaborating with state governments to improve district-level economic estimates.
• ASUSE and PLFS data will be combined to calculate the District Domestic Product (DDP).
• ASUSE covers both manufacturing and service sectors, including households and MSMEs.
• Surveys from January 2025 can produce district-level estimates.
• ASSSE will be launched in January 2026 to capture the incorporated services sector.

Detailed Insights:

• The combination of ASUSE and PLFS datasets will provide a bottom-up approach to calculating DDP, replacing the current top-down method.
• ASUSE data is released quarterly, providing greater detail for annual reports.
• The government plans to launch the Annual Survey of Service Sector Enterprises (ASSSE) in January 2026 to capture the dynamics of the incorporated services sector.
• A forward-looking capital expenditure survey and a household income survey are also planned.
• While GST data will be used in GDP compilation, it will not be available at a disaggregated level to protect enterprise identity.
• MoSPI aims to make 257 datasets more easily discoverable to enhance data availability.

Key Concepts Involved:

• District Domestic Product (DDP): Measures the economic output of a district.
• Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE): Survey covering manufacturing and service sectors, including households and MSMEs.
• Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS): Monthly survey capturing labor market statistics.
• Annual Survey of Service Sector Enterprises (ASSSE): Planned survey to capture the dynamics of the incorporated services sector.