NJ MAN Plmly RepDUD2

Work related learning report for JOAB MANYIKA
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.Abstract
This report was compiled and completed to fulfil the requirements of the Bachelor of
Commerce Honours Degree in Economics with the Midlands State Universit
.Covered in this report is m wor! e"perience which # gained during the m industrial
attachment at $#MB%B&E '%T#('%) ST%T#ST#C%) %*E'C+,$#MST%T-.This report
will also highlight its operations. the resulting products. organi/ational 0ac!ground
and structure .the services it offers. giving an overview of how the theor l acquired
at the universit helped me perform m duties in the 1rices Section.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
# would li!e to e"press m gratitude to Midlands State Universit and the economics
department for giving me the privilege to 0e e"posed to a wor!ing environment
during m academic learning. # am also grateful to $#MST%T mem0ers for their
participation in continuing process to provide current information a0out the
organisation. # felt part of the organisation since the mem0ers of this organisation
could me time to implement m views and contri0ute the least l !new. Though the list
of than!s can never 0e e"hausted. l would li!e to nota0l appreciate all the prices
section staff.
Special regards goes to m famil mem0ers for financial assistance. m other
college mates whom # have with at $#MST%TS during the industrial learning period.
m father '2 M%'+#3% as m inspiration and the %lmight *od for giving me the
support and will to produce this report.
MIDLAND !A!" #NI$"RI!Y
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
%c!nowledgements44444444444444444..............................5
Ta0le of contents444444444444444444..............................6
CHAPTER ONE (1)
5.5 Histor of the organi/ation44444444444.............................7
5.6 Transferring of CS( to $#MST%T.....................44..............................8
5.6.6 Statutor #nformation4444444444444..............................9
5.6.: M%#' ;()ES (< $#MST%T 444444444444.....................9
5.: Statistics and Surves within the $lMST%T..........................................5=
CHAPTER TWO (2)
6.5 (;*%'#$%T#('%) CU)TU;E.............................................................56
6.5.5 >#S#(' %'D M#SS#(' ST%TEME'TS.................................................5:
6.5.? >%)UES.................................................................................................5:
6.6 (;*%'#$%T#('%) ST;UCTU;E........................................................5?
6.6.5 SUMM%;+ (< M%2(; DE1%;TME'TS...............................................5@
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CHAPTER THREE (3)
:.= 1rices Section..............................................................................................58
:.5 Consumer 1rice #nde" ,C1#-........................................................................58
:.6 1roducer 1rice #nde" ,11#-.............................................................................58
:.: Civil Engineering 1rice #nde" ,CE1#-..............................................................59
:.? Building Materials 1rice #nde" ,BM1#-.............................................................59
:.7 1overt Datum )ines ,1D)-.............................................................................59
CHAPTER FOUR (4)
?.= ;ES1('S#B#)#T#ES.........................................................................................5A
?.5 Calculation of C1#..............................................................................................5A
?.5.:The )asperes 1rice #nde" <ormula................................................................6=
?.6 1roducer 1rice #nde" ,11#-................................................................................:=
?.: ;E'T %'D D(MEST#C &(;3E;BS SU;>E+................................................:=
?.? S%M1)#'*.........................................................................................................:5
?.7 CUEST#(''%#;E DES#*'...............................................................................:5
?.@ 1(>E;T+ %'%)+S#S........................................................................................:5
CHAPTER FIVE (5)
7.5 &E%3'ESSES ..................................................................................................:@
7.6 ST;E'*THS......................................................................................................:@
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CHAPTER SIX (6)
@.5 ;E)E>E'CE (< THE(;+ T( 1;%CT#C%).....................................................:A
@.6 D#<<E;E'CE BET&EE' THE(;+ %'D 1;%CT#C%).....................................?=
@.: ;EDE'T;+ ........................................................................................................?=
CHAPTER SEVEN (7)
8.= $#MST%T %'D #TS E'>#;('ME'T...................................................................?5
CHAPTER EIGHT (8)
9.= ;EC(MME'D%T#('S.......................................................................................?6
9.5 ;ecommendations the organi/ation...................................................................?6
9.6 ;ecommendations to the Department of Economics.........................................?7
CHAPTER NINE (9)
C('C)USS#('S........................................................................................................?@
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CHAPTER ONE (1)
1.1 HISTORY OF THE ORGANIZATION
The British South %frica Compan ,BS%C- esta0lished a Statistical Department in
59A? under the control of the first statistician Hu0ert Herve. Hu0ert Herve was
!illed in the Matopo and the Civil Commissioner at Harare ,the then Salis0ur- too!
over his duties. The first Census was ta!en in Bulawao ,59A7- for which the mining
commissioner gave estimated figures of those in the mining industr and on the
other hand the civil commissioner supplied the ur0an figures. #n addition. two ears
down the line another census was conducted in Salis0ur for which data was
collected through the %cting Magistrate.
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CS( was esta0lished in 5A68 and is governed 0 the Census and Statistics %ct.
Chapter 5=E=7 ,formerl chapter 8A-. The DepartmentFs maGor functions include
conducting censuses as well as the collection. compilation. analsis and
dissemination of statistical information relating to the social and economic life in
$im0a0we.
(perationall. the Department is divided into two su0Gects matter areas namel the
Economic Statistics and 1opulation and Social Statistics divisions and these are
further su0divided into 0ranches and sections. The su0stantive divisions. 0ranches
and sections are supported 0 those sections providing common statistical services
such as Des!top 1u0lishing and 1rinting. Computing and #nDservice Statistical
Training and the nonDstatistical common services of %dministration and <inance.
#t was opinionated that efficienc and relia0ilit would 0e improved if these
o0ligations were centrali/ed in one department under a trained qualified statistician.
This recommendation was well supported and monetar provision or financial input
was put in place for a statistical Bureau for the ear ended :5 March 5A69. #n 5A6A
the Statistical Bureau. which operated under the Ministr of Home %ffairs. consisted
of a *overnment Statistician. #nvestigators. and statistical cler!s.5A:7 saw the
Statistical Bureau shifted from the Ministr of Home %ffairs to the Ministr
Commerce. Transport and 1u0lic &or!s. B then it had two divisions namel.
%dministrative and Trade Statistics. #n 5A:@ the Bureau 0ecame part of the Ministr
of <inance and Commerce.
B 5A77. when the census and statistics 0ill was passed into an act. the BureauFs
responsi0ilities
were toE
Carr out an censuses required.
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Collect. compile. anal/e and a0stract statistical information relating to the
commercial. industrial. agricultural. mining. social. economic and general
activities as well as to pu0lishing such information
Colla0orate with the government and all sta!eholders of that time in the
collection. compilation. coDordination. and analsis of statistical records of
administration.
*enerall to organi/e a coDcoordinated scheme of social and economic
statistics.
#n 5A@= the office was placed under the of Ministr of Economic %ffairs and a ear
after it was given a new name. the Central Statistical (ffice ,CS(-. #n 5A95 the office
was transferred to 0eing a department within the Ministr of Economic 1lanning and
Development. .
Though the CS( tried to provide relia0le statistical information. it was limited 0 a
num0er of constrains which includeH
limited resources
lac! of comprehensive and sustaina0le training
)ac! of modern technological resources for data collection and processing
slow decision ma!ing due to Bureau 0ureaucrac
low response rate.
1. TRANSFORMETION FROM CSO TO ZIMSTAT
CS( was su0Gected to various challenges in the e"ecution of its duties as well as in
the provision of relia0le and relevant statistics that adhered to the needs of the
recipients of their services. The Department found itself caught in a vicious ccle
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where national statistics was underDappreciated. underDvalued and underDinvested.
high staffDturnover. outdated statistical legislation and low response rates
constrained and hindered statistics developmental activities and operations which
led to production of outdated statistical information unfit for use in polic processes.
#t is against this 0ac!ground that CS( was transformation to a semiDautonomous
agenc and the creation of a 'ational Statistical Sstem ,'SS-. careful decisions
were made in order to 0est develop statistics most efficientl and effectivelH and
reform was made across the whole 'ational Statistical Sstem. So that the statistical
0od can 0e managed strategicall. ma!ing efficient use of the scarce resources to
meet the needs of its users. This transformation e"ercise ena0le the organi/ation to
operate under the name $#MB%B&E '%T#('%) ST%T#ST#C%) %*E'C+ ,$#MST%T-
Up to date everthing has 0een set up including the chairing and passing of the 0ill
into an act 0 parliament.
1..1!"#"$%ts &$ tra#s$&r'%#( t)" CSO %#t& a S"'%* A+t&#&'&+s A("#c,
To enhance the credi0ilit and impartialit of official statistics
To remove the 0ureaucratic encum0rances and hence improve efficienc in
the provision of official statistics. and
To stem the tide of high staff turnover which has eroded capacit for the office
to perform its function to the e"pectation of usersI
1..STAT-TORY INFORMATION
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$#MST%T came into 0eing through the Census and Statistics %ct JChapter 5=E6AK of
6==8 which came into effect on 5 2ul 6==A. The %ct stipulates the functions of the
%genc as toE
Conduct the national census or an other censuses and surves.
CoDordinate and supervise the 'ational Statistical Sstem ,'SS-.
To advise the *overnment on all matters related to statistics.
Develop and promote the use of statistical standards and appropriate
methodologies in the 'SS.
Collect. compile. anal/e. interpret. pu0lish and disseminate statistical
information alone or in coDoperation with other *overnment Ministries or
institutions
Develop and maintain a central 0usiness register in relation to esta0lishments.
containing such particulars as ma 0e prescri0ed
Develop and maintain a comprehensive and statistics data0ase
1rovide a focal point of contact with international agencies on statistical
matters
$#MST%T is the maGor source of official. #mplementation of the %ct was given impetus
when the Board of Directors was appointed 0 Minister of <inance in <e0ruar 6=5=.
1... MAIN ROLES OF THE ZIMSTAT
To provide statistics to the government, business community and general
public as well as international organizations for use in planning and
decision making
To co-ordinate statistical activities so as to produce statistics that are
consistent
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$#MST%TS is aware that all parties of the $im0a0wean econom are gearing up for
an economic recover path. hence this inevita0l generate increasing demand for
0etter statistical information. MaGor decisions are 0eing made concerning economic
and organi/ational change. Decision ma!ers require accurate. timel and relevant
statistics. The demand from pu0lic and private users of data on economic status.
demographic information and others. is increasing. The increasing importance of
private sector activities has made it imperative to strengthen the collection of
statistics in this sector of the econom.
1../ P+r0&s" &$ Stat%st%cs a#1 Stat%st%ca2 Pr%#c%02"s
The purpose of statistics is to assist organs of state. 0usinesses. other organi/ations
and the pu0lic inE
1olic formulationH
DecisionDma!ing
Monitoring progress
evaluating performance.
Decision ma!ing should 0e evidenceD0ased and upDtoDdate statistics are required to
monitor progress in the implementation of various policies and programmes in the
countr. High qualit statistics are of 0enefit to the *overnment. ;esearch
#nstitutions. Civil Societ. the 1rivate Sector or Development %gencies.
1..3 T)" 'a%# +s"rs &$ stat%st%cs a#1 %#$&r'at%&# %#c2+1"
Government, agencies and parastatal organizations; The *overnment and its
ministries and agencies are the maGor users of statistics and information in an given
countr. The use the statistics for polic formulation. planning. administration.
monitoring. evaluation. transparenc governance and accounta0ilit.
Parliament; 'ational and local *overnment elected mem0ers need statistics for
evidence 0ased discussions. de0ates and planning
.
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Private sector; Economic agencies are ,0usiness enterprises. associations. trade
unions - use statistic to assess 0usiness and investment opportunities. ris!s and
prospects. The also use statistics to plan. ma!e decisions. monitor. evaluate and
report on 0usiness activities
The media; The media act as intermediaries in using and 0ringing statistics to the
attention of !e sta!eholders and the general pu0lic
.
Civil ociety !rganisation; These include national and international nonD
governmental organi/ations and nonD profit ma!ing 0odies which wor! with
disadvantaged communities ,e.g. rural poor. women. the disa0led. children and the
displaced-. The need and use demographic and other statistics to plan. implement.
monitor and evaluate their activities.
The general public; Mem0ers of the general pu0lic use statistics for a variet of
purposes including pu0lic de0ate. ma!ing individual decisions and assessing the
performances of government
.
"evelopment partners and international; There are man development partners
,0ilateral and multilateral- supporting development programmes in the countr. The
use statistics to assess requirements for assistance. for participation in development
initiatives and to evaluate the effectiveness of their assistance programmes.

1.. Stat%st%cs a#1 S+r4",s 5%t)%# t)" Z%'bab5" Nat%&#a2 Stat%st%ca2 A("#c,
1...1 Stat%st%cs 5%t)%# ZIMSTAT %#c2+1"6
*%griculture Statistics
DEmploment Statistics
DEducation Statistics
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D #mmigration and Tourism Statistics
DEnvironment Statistics
DPr%c"s Stat%st%cs
D<inance Statistics
DTrade Statistics
D1roduction Statistics
D'ational %ccounts
DSocial Statistics
D*ender Statistics
DHealth and >ital Statistics
DCartograph
D2udiciar and Social
1... Ma%# S+r4",s 5%t)%# ZIMSTAT %#c2+1"6
DConsumer 1rice Surve
D#nternational Comparison of 1rices
D%griculture and )ivestoc! surve
DBusiness Tendenc Surve
D1overt. income consumption and e"penditure surve
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CHAPTER TWO ()
ORGANIZATIONAL C-LT-RE AND STR-CT-RE
.1 ORGANIZATIONAL C-LT-RE
(rgani/ational culture is a !e component in the achievement of an organi/ationLs
mission and strategies. the improvement of organi/ational effectiveness. and the
management of change Culture is rooted in deeplDheld 0eliefs. #t is a pattern of
shared 0eliefs. attitudes. assumptions and values. which ma not have 0een
e"plicitl articulated. Corporate culture shapes the wa people act and interact and
strongl influences how things are done. #t encompasses the organi/ationLs goals.
0ehavioral norms. and dominant ideologies. Culture can 0e e"pressed through the
organi/ationLs mths. heroes. legends. stories. Gargon. rites. and ritual.
Culture helps to account for variations among organi/ations and managers. #t helps
to e"plain wh different groups of people perceive things in their own wa and
perform things differentl from other groups. However. all mem0ers of staff help to
shape the dominant culture of an organi/ation. irrespective of what senior
management feels it should 0e. Culture is also determined 0 the nature of staff
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emploed and the e"tent to which the accept management philosoph and policies.
#t is 0asis for diagnosing. solving pro0lems and developing new policies or
procedures.
;egarding $#MST%T. the Census and Statistics %ct chapter 5= .=7 mandates the
(ffice power to collect information from 0usiness companies. organi/ations and as
well as mem0ers of the general pu0lic. The $im0a0we Statistical %genc upholds
the integral element of confidentialit in data collection and dissemination for pu0lic
consumption. That is. information so collected should not 0e pu0lici/ed to third
parties without the prior !nowledge of the respondent. $#MST%T is a nonD profit
ma!ing organi/ation. it sells its pu0lications ver low prices. #t interacts well with its
sta!eholders at ever level of its activities. That is the reason wh it has e"celled
over the ears managing to overcome man challenges. #t is reall a cut a0ove the
rest and a force to rec!on with. The organi/ation has developed a capa0le and
technicall a0le human resource 0ase in its offices nationwide which gives it the
comparative advantage in collecting. anal/ing. and disseminating statistical
information.
#t has also decentrali/ed some of its programs to provincial as well as district levels
to allow data collection on a wide range of socioD economic aspects on a
continuous 0asis.
.1.1 7ISION AND MISSION STATEMENTS
Below is the vision and mission of the organi/ation.
.1. THE 7ISION
MTo 0ecome a worldDclass provider of official statistical information and servicesN
.1..THE MISSION
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Provision of timely, accurate, reliable and relevant statistics, for evidence-based
policy and decision making , using #ualified , competent , motivated and professional
staff and state of the art technology in response to the demands of our clients$
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.1./ 7AL-ES
#n caring out their responsi0ilities. $#MST%T staff will 0e guided 0 the following
shared valuesH
%ser focus; %ll actives of $imstat shall aim at understanding and meeting
data needs and e"pectations of users.
&ntegrity and credibilityH To create and maintain pu0lic trust in official
statistics 0 full e"ercising professional independence and 0 proactivel
promoting 0est practises .including transparenc in data production and
transparenc . in data production and dissemination
'uality consciousnessH To develop and maintain a sstem wide qualit
culture .through innovation .research and creativit to produce value
added products services .and 0 developing framewor!s for assessing and
enhancing the qualit of such products and services
. ORGANIZATIONAL STR-CT-RE
(rgani/ational structure is the wa in which the interDrelated groups are constructed.
;esponsi0ilities. authorities and relations organised in such a wa as to ena0le the
organisation to perform its functions .The culture of the organi/ation if it is positive
and helpful can motivate the stuff. $#MST%T has a 0ureaucratic structure where0
most its activities are standardised. also due to the fact that it is 0eing in 0ig si/e as
shown in the ne"t page.
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(;*%'#S%T#('%) CH%T
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Minister of Finance
Board of Directors
Director General
Pulic !"airs# $ualit%
!ssurance# &egal# 'nternal
!udit ( )is* +,,
-oordination
Po.ulation
-ensus (
,ur/e%
Di/ision
,ocial
,tatistics
Di/ision
0cono1ic
,tatistics
Di/ison
Field
2.erations
-artogra.3%
Data
.rocessing
,ur/e%s
4ital ,tatistics
,tatistical
Planning
,ocial
,tatistics
0ducation
,tats
Gender ,tats
'nternal
1igration (
5ouris1 ,tats
+ational
accounts
Finance
accounts
Prices ,tatistics
Mining ,tatistics
,er/ices
,tatistics
5rade ,tatistics
!gric ,tatistics
Minister of Finance
Board of Directors
Director General
!udit ( )is* +,,
-oordination
Po.ulation
-ensus (
,ur/e%
Di/ision
,ocial
,tatistics
Di/ision
0cono1ic
,tatistics
Di/ison
Field
2.erations
-artogra.3%
Data
.rocessing
,ur/e%s
4ital ,tatistics
,tatistical
Planning
,ocial
,tatistics
0ducation
,tats
Gender ,tats
'nternal
1igration (
5ouris1 ,tats
+ational
accounts
Finance
accounts
Prices ,tatistics
Mining ,tatistics
,er/ices
,tatistics
5rade ,tatistics
!gric ,tatistics
Minister of Finance
Board of Directors
Director General
!udit ( )is* +,,
-oordination
Po.ulation
-ensus (
,ur/e%
Di/ision
,ocial
,tatistics
Di/ision
0cono1ic
,tatistics
Di/ison
Field
2.erations
-artogra.3%
Data
.rocessing
,ur/e%s
4ital ,tatistics
,tatistical
Planning
,ocial
,tatistics
0ducation
,tats
Gender ,tats
'nternal
1igration (
5ouris1 ,tats
+ational
accounts
Finance
accounts
Prices ,tatistics
Mining ,tatistics
,er/ices
,tatistics
5rade ,tatistics
!gric ,tatistics
-or.orate
,er/ices
!d1inistration
Finance
(Budgeting
5rans.ort
,alaries
Dri/ers
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..1 S-MMARY OF MA9OR DEPARTMENTS
There are four main divisions supported 0 several sections. The four main divisions
areE
a) Ec&#&'%c Stat%st%cs !ra#c)
This 0ranch is responsi0le for the compilation of statistical information that relates to
economic activities ,activities of the secondar. primar and tertiar industries- going
around the countr and is under the control of a Deput Director who reports to the
Director.
b) P&0+2at%&# C"#s+s : S+r4",
The main tas! of this division is compiling and analsis of statistical information with
regards to the social welfare of the population and carring out an field surves and
mapping for the whole Department. The division is further split into Household
Surves and Cartograph and Demograph and Social Statistics. The Division
compiles statistics used 0 various organisations to determine the social welfare of
the different communities around the countr.
c) S&c%a2 Stat%st%cs !ra#c)
The main tas! of this division is compiling education statistics. gender statistics.
migration statistics and tourism statistics.
1) C&r0&rat" S"r4%c"s
This division is responsi0le for the administration. finance and 0udgeting and
transport arrangements. as well as emploee salaries.
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CHAPTER THREE (.)
..; PRICES SECTION
The section generates statistics on prices. The main indicators produced include
Consumer 1rice #nde" ,C1#-. 1overt Datum )ine ,,1D)-. 0uilding materials price
inde" and 1roducer 1rice #nde" ,11#-. This section is headed 0 two statisticians
who report to the assistant director who then reports to the director .from the two
statistician there is a statistical officer and statistical cler!s.
This is the section in which l was attached for the whole period of m wor! related
learning. The section calculates and pu0lishes a num0er of indices which includeE
..1 C&#s+'"r Pr%c" I#1"< (CPI)
The Consumer 1rice #nde" ,C1#- shows the change the price of a M0as!etN or a set of
goods and services selected to 0e represented of the consumption pattern of an
average famil in $im0a0we. The inde" for an ear indicates the cost in dollars of a
0as!et of goods and services valued at O 5== for an given ear as 0ase ear of
which the current 0ase ear which is 0eing used is 6==9 P5==. The Household
Surve Section conducts the Consumer 1rice Surve ,C1S- on each month. 0
canvas method from shops and services esta0lished in the provincial capitalsQur0an
areas in $im0a0we. The weights which represent the relative importance of each
item in the 0as!et are derived from household 1overt. income Consumption
E"penditure Surves ,1#CES-.
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.. Pr&1+c"r Pr%c" I#1"< (PPI)
The 11# measures the changes in the cost of production from one period to the
other. #n general the 11# measures the inflation e"perienced in the production of
goods.
. .. C%4%2 E#(%#""r%#( Pr%c" I#1"< (CEPI)
The CE1# measures the changes in the prices of civil engineering materials.
../ !+%21%#( Mat"r%a2s Pr%c" I#1"< (!MPI)
The BM1# measures the cost in the production of 0uilding materials from one time
period to another. #t also measures the inflation e"perienced in the production of
0uilding
..3 P&4"rt, Dat+' L%#"s (PDL)
The 1D) represents the cost of a given standard of living that must 0e attained if a
person is deemed not to 0e poor. #t is calculated from the minimum needs 0as!et.
which is consistent with the preferences of the poor individuals and households in
$im0a0we
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CHAPTER FO-R (/)
/.; RESPONSI!ILITIES
# wor!ed in one section. the 1rices Section. which is involved in the calculation of a
num0er of indices as stated earlier on 0ut with the Consumer 1rice #nde" ,C1#- as
the most urgent and demanding one.
/.1 Ca2c+2at%&# &$ '&#t) &# '&#t) ('*&*')= ,"ar &# ,"ar (,*&*,) a#1
a##+a2%>"1 %#$2at%&# rat" $r&' t)" CPI.
/.1.1 T)" ?+%c@ ARat%& M"t)&1
The CU#C3Q ;%T#( METH(D given 0 the 0elow formulae is used in the
calculations of the month on month and ear on ear inflation rates from the C1#
R)*" 6 (
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ue CurrentVal
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To calculate ear on ear annual inflation rate given that the value for all items for
Decem0er 6==A was A6.: and for Decem0er 6=5= was A7.: thenE
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9 #4)+,/6 (
8 . 96
3 . 96
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/.1.A22 %t"'s %#1"< F"br+ar, ;1; BF"br+ar, ;11
To get the M%ll #tems #nde"N the products of Sitem weight inde" are summed and
then divided 0 the total weights for all eight items.
i.e. weight inde"
weight
e.g. The M%ll #tems #nde"N for Decem0er isE
,5.= A:.A- + ,5.5 A7.=- + ,=.5 A7.5- + . . . + ,=.7 A@.:- 5==PA@.9
/.1..T)" Las0",r"s Pr%c" I#1"< F&r'+2a
The purpose of this note is to illustrate the three methods of calculating the
)asperes #nde" .The third method is the ;-"%"/- L)05/$&/0 I+-/< .
%ssume the inde" 0as!et consists of four items ,Bread. Sugar. <lour. 2am-. The
price ,p- and quantit ,q- data are given in Ta0le 5H the su0scripts =. 5. 6 and : refer
to different periods D months in the case of the C1#. 1eriod = is referred to as the
0ase period. Cuantit data is onl availa0le in the 0ase period. #f consumers
continue to 0u the same quantit in su0sequent periods. then the )asperes 1rice
inde" will give us a measure of the overall price change of this 0udget.
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Table () Price and #uantity data
qo po p5 p6 p:
Bread 5== =.8
=.86 =.86
=.8:
Sugar 8= 6.5: 6.5@ 6.=? 6.=:
7= 6.=8 6.=@ 6.=8 6.=@
2am 67 5.A? 6.=6 6.=@ 6.55
M"t)&1 1E Use of the standard )asperes 1rice #nde" formula
(1) 100
4
1
4
1
=
=
=
i
io io
i
io it
t
q p
q p
I
#n formula ,5-. the first su0script indicates the item ,i P 5. 6. :. ?- while the second
su0script is for the period ,t P =. 5. 6. :-.
Ta0le 6 shows the indices in the last column o0tained as a ratio ,scaled 0 a factor of
5==- of the sum of cross products of the values in the last rowH the sum of the 0ase
cross products 0eing the denominator.
Table * &nde+ Computation using the standard ,aspeyres
qo po p5 p6 p: #t T ,pi qo-U,po
qo-R5==
Bread 5== =.8 =.86 =.86 =.8: #o
5==.=====
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Sugar 8= 6.5: 6.5@ 6.=? 6.=: #5
5=5.7=A=:
<lour 7= 6.=8 6.=@ 6.=8 6.=@ #6
AA.@?A@A=
2am 67 5.A? 6.=6 6.=@ 6.55 #:
AA.A?@5=@
pi t
qi t
:85.5 :8@.8 :@A.9 :8=.A
i.e. #= P :85Q:85R5== P 5==
#5 P :8@.8Q:85.5R5== P 5=5.7=A=:
#6 P :@A.9Q:85.5R5== PAA.@?A@A=
#: P :8=.AQ:85.5R5== P AA.A?@5=@
The source for such data is a household 0udget surve li!e the 1overt. income
Consumption and E"penditure Surve ,#CES-. %nd as quantit data is seldom
availa0le from the surve. we have to ma!e do with the e"penditure instead i.e.
recorded amount e5 spent on Bread. recorded amount e6 spent on Sugar and so on.
&e also need to recast the )asperes formula accordingl as shown in Method 6.
M"t)&1 E Use of E"penditure &eights and 1rice ;elatives in the )asperes 1rice
#nde" formula
() 100
1
0

=

p
p
w
W
I
t
o
o
P
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The two formulas are identical since the second one is derived from the standard
formula as followsE
(.)
= =
o
o
i
o
o
o
o
i
o
i
w
p
p
w
q p
q p
p
p
q p
q p
0
0
0
0
. where pq P w ,e"penditure-
%lso in practice. instead of using the 0ase period e"penditures. the normal procedure
is to calculate 0ase period e"penditures on each item as a percentage of total 0ase
period e"penditure and then to use these percentages as weights throughout the
calculation. This procedure for calculating the ,percentage- weights is illustrated in
Ta0le :.
Table - .eights Calculation from /+penditure "ata
Base Month
qo po poqo wo
Bread 5== =.8 8= 59.9@
Sugar 8= 6.5: 5?A.5 ?=.59
<lour 7= 6.=8 5=:.7 68.9A
2am 67 5.A? ?9.7 5:.=8
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Total :85.5 5==.==
The wo for Bread is o0tained as ,8=Q :85.5- R 5== P 59.9@. for Sugar as
,5?A.5Q:85.5- R 5== P?=.59 and so on. #n some countries. it is found more
convenient for weights to sum to 5 === or even 5= === ena0ling the assignment of
ver small weights to some items. #f this is done. an adGustment ,dividing 0 5= or
5==- will need to 0e included in the inde" formula.
The ne"t ta0le sets out the inde" computation using formula ,6-
Table 0 &nde+ Calculation using formula 1*2
Base Month Month 5 Month 6 Month :
1= &= p5 p5Qp= &=p5Qp= p6 p6Qpo wop6Qpo p: p:Qpo wop:Qpo
Bread =.8 59.9@ =.86 5.=: 5A.?679 =.86 5.=: 5A.?679 =.8: 5.=? 5A.@5??
Sugar 6.5: ?=.59 6.5@ 5.=5 ?=.7959 6.=? =.A@ :9.7869 6.=: =.A7 :9.585=
<lour 6.=8 68.9A 6.=@ 5.== 68.9A== 6.=8 5.== 68.9A== 6.=@ 5.== 68.9A==
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2am 5.A? 5:.=8 6.=6 5.=? 5:.7A69 6.=@ 5.=@ 5:.97?6 6.55 5.=A 5?.6?@:
Total 5==.== 5=5.?A=? AA.8?69 AA.A658
#n Ta0le ? a0ove. the last column of each month shows the point contri0ution to the
inde" from each of the ? commodities. That is. for each commodit. its point
contri0ution is the product of the 0ase weight ,w=- and the price relative with the
denominator 0eing the 0ase price. This means that when the specification of a
commodit changes. a 0ase price for the su0stitute has to 0e foundH usuall 0
assumptions and imputation. This situation can 0e avoided 0 using the modified
)asperes 1rice inde" formula.
The modification requires two changes to the formula in ,6-. These areE
5. #n the current month. ta!e as weights the point contri0utions of the previous
month. and
6. The price relative for the current month uses the previous monthLs price as the
denominator.
M"t)&1 .6 Modified )asperes #nde"
(/)
=
1
1
t
t
t t
p
p
w I
&e should get the same result since formula ,?- is the same as formula ,6- as
illustrated in the ne"t e"pression. which for simplicit uses contri0ution of an item in
period :E
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(3)
0
3
0
2
3
1
2
0
1
2
3
1
2
1
2
3
2
p
p
w
p
p
p
p
p
p
w
p
p
p
p
w
p
p
w
o
=
=
Table 3 4odified ,aspeyres Price &nde+ calculation using formula 102
Base Month Month 5 Month 6 Month :
wo po p5 p5Qpo w5Pw
op5Qp
o
p6 p6Qp5 w6Pw5p6Q
p5
p: p:Qp6 w:Pw6p:Qp6
Bread 59.9@ =.8 =.8
6
5.=6A 5A.?=
@A
=.86 5.=====
=
5A.?=@A =.8: 5.=5:9
9999A
5A.@8@??=69
Sugar ?=.59 6.5: 6.5
@
5.=5? ?=.8?
67
6.=? =.A???? :9.?899?@
8
6.=: =.AA7=
A9=:A
:9.6A=66?A
<lour 68.9A 6.=8 6.= =.AA7 68.87 6.=8 5.==?97 68.9A=9:9 6.=@ =.AA75 68.87@=AAA7
2am 5:.=8 5.A? 6.= 5.=?5 5:.@= 6.=@ 5.=5A9= 5:.987:6: 6.55 5.=6?6 5?.6565=:?
Total 5==.== 5=5.7 AA.@75A=9 AA.A:?9@97:
The monthl inflation is thus found 0 calculating the percentage change in the inde"
of the current month compared with that of the previous month. That is. month on
month inflation rate for month : is given 0 ,AA.A:?9@97:QAA.@75A=98D5-R5== P
=.69:A V.
The ear on ear inflation rate is thus given 0 the percentage change in the inde" of
the relevant month of the current ear compared with that of the same month in the
previous ear. <or e"ample if the previousF ear inde" for month : was A=.8 then the
ear on ear inflation would 0e ,AA.A:?9@97:QA=.8D5-R5== P 5=.5959 V.
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wo w:
C5 59.9@ 5A.@9
C6 ?=.59 :9.6A
C: 68.9A 68.8@
C? 5:.=8 5?.65
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Using the sample data in Ta0le 5. all three methods produce the same results. Since
Method 5 is not operationall feasi0le due to the a0sence of 0ase quantit data. the
choice is 0etween the remaining two. Method : ,Modified )asperes- is then chosen
for the following reasonsE
5. #t is conceptuall and operationall more satisfactor than )asperes formula
,method two-.
6. (perationall. 0oth methods ,6 and :- require the statistician to collect prices of a
su0stitute not onl in the current month ,when a su0stitute is made- 0ut its price
in the previous month.
Method two then requires the statistician to impute an artificial 0ase price for the
su0stitute whereas with the modified method. this is not necessar. This means that
incorporating new specifications into the inde" 0as!et is much easier.
:. %lso there is no need to update the 0ase price file. &ith method two. items that
will have LlostL their 0ase prices are not included in the inde" computation
although price quotations are 0eing collected continuousl. &here there has 0een
an inversion of price movements i.e. where the price of a su0stitute is higher than
that 0eing replaced. its imputed 0ase price is less than the old one. This would
result in an over estimation of the inde".
46 The weighting structure of the modified )asperes inde" is dnamic. rather than
static. &ith the )asperes formula ,method two-. price relatives o t
p p
are
multiplied 0 a fi"ed 0ase weight w
o
to produce the current inde".
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&ith the modified )asperes formula. the 0ase weights are automaticall updated
from one period to the ne"t and the inde" for time t is the product of the price
relative
1 t t
p p
and the weight w
t-(
$ The insert opposite compares the original
0ase weights with the new weights in 1eriod : in percentage terms.
7. %s noted a0ove. in this e"ample 0oth the traditional and the modified formulas
produce the same results 0ecause there has 0een no su0stitution of
specifications made.
@. The principal draw 0ac! of the modified formula is that it will propagate input price
errors 0ut this can 0e avoided with a wellDdesigned editing and validation sstem.
%lso rounding errors will not pose a pro0lem since the inde" is computer
generated.
Calculation of other indices
%ll the other indices are done quarterl unli!e the monthl C1# and use a slightl
modified )asperes formula which com0ines concepts of method two and three
a0ove.
The Civil Engineering 1rice #nde". the Building Materials 1rice #nde" and the
1roducer 1rice #nde" all use the formula 0elow.
(C)
=
1
0
t
t
t
p
p
w I
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Table 5 4odified ,aspeyres Price &nde+ calculation using formula 152
Base
Month
Month 5 Month 6 Month :
wo po p5 p5Qpo wop5Q
po
p6 p6Qp5 &=p6
Qp5
p: p:Qp6 &=p:Qp6
%5 59.9@ =.8 =.86 5.=69
785?
5A.:A
9978
=.86 5.===
====
59.9@ =.8: 5.=5:999
99A
5A.565A????
%6 ?=.59 6.5: 6.5@ 5.=5?
=9?7
?=.8?
7A57
6.=? =.A??
????
:8.A?
8888
6.=: =.AA7=A9
=:A
:A.A9:=:A66
%: 68.9A 6.=8 6.=@ =.AA7 68.87 6.=8 5.==?
69.=6
6.=@ =.AA75@A
68.8776@78
%? 5:.=8 5.A? 6.=6 5.=?5 5:.@= 6.=@ 5.=5A
5:.:6
6.55 5.=6?685
5:.:986::=5
To 5==.= 5=5.7
A9.5@ 5==.6?8?96?
%ses of the CP& and inflation rates
#t is a measure of inflation as it affects households and thus provides a
0enchmar! on what investors should e"pect on their portfolios. The aim is to
allocate funds to those assets that 0eat inflation so as preserve oneFs wealth.
Unfortunatel for $im0a0weans. most of the legal investments are giving
returns 0elow inflation resulting in the wealth of man 0eing reduced. This
also e"plains wh most people have turned to real estate investments as such
investments are a0le to preserve wealth. %ssets have to 0eat inflation in order
to 0e considered profita0le.
The C1# is used as an adGustment factor for inde"ation of prices. wages and
salaries and valuation of assets. #n most cases assets have to 0e adGusted in
line with the inflation trends so as to at least maintain the purchasing power. #n
accounting. financial statements have to 0e adGusted in accordance with
inflation. which prevailed in the period under review in hperinflationar
environments as the one currentl o0taining in $im0a0we. #n accordance with
the provisions of the #%S 6A. accounts in hperinflationar environments have
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to 0e adGusted for inflation. #t is therefore important that $#MST%TS pu0lishes
relia0le figures. which would allow for accounting statements to 0e true.
The C1# is also used as a deflator of series in nominal terms to derive values
in real terms. #n this regard. it is mainl used for deflating *D1 figures to
come with constant prices compared to one 0ase ear.
#t is also an important instrument for formulation of monetar and fiscal
policies. Monetar authorities set interest rates and e"change rates 0 use of
inflation figures derived from the C1#. #n principle. the e"change rate 0etween
two currencies should 0e equal to the inflation differential over the period.
<iscal authorities use it to determine ta" 0rac!ets. The purpose of an polic
is to create a sta0le macro environment so that inflation remains low.
C1# is also used in forecasting i.e. in predicting future events. &e can 0e a0le
to estimate the ne"t month inflation rate
#t is also used to measure the povert datum line as the prices used .the
quantit and the outlets used are the same as those from C1#
/. Pr&1+c"r Pr%c" I#1"< (PPI)

The 1roducer 1rice #nde" ,11#- is a weighted inde" of prices measured at the
wholesale. or producer level. % quarterl release from the prices Statistics . the 11#
shows trends within the wholesale mar!ets ,the 11# was once called the &holesale
1rice #nde"-. manufacturing industries and commodities mar!ets. %ll of the phsical
goodsDproducing industries that ma!e up the $im0a0we econom are included. 0ut
imports are not.
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The 11# does not represent prices at the consumer level D this is left to the
Consumer 1rice #nde" ,C1#-. which is released monthl. )i!e the C1#. the 11# uses a
0enchmar! ear in which a 0as!et of goods was measured. and ever ear after is
compared to the 0ase ear. which has a value of 5==. <or the 11#. that ear is 6==A.
Changes in the 11# should alwas 0e presented on a percentage 0asis. 0ecause the
nominal changes can 0e misleading as the 0ase num0er is no longer an even 5==.
W4)* "* ;/)+0 %& I+3/0*&0
The 0iggest attri0ute of the 11# in the ees of investors is its a0ilit to predict the
C1#. The theor is that most cost increases that are e"perienced 0 retailers will 0e
passed on to customers. which the C1# could later validate. Because the C1# is the
inflation indicator out there. investors will loo! to get a snea! preview 0 loo!ing at
the 11# figures. The government also !nows this. so it studies the report intentl to
get clarit on future polic moves that might have to 0e made to fight inflation.
/.. RENT AND DOMESTIC WORKERDS S-R7EY
The rent and domestic wor!er surve is a surve aimed at collecting information from
households on amounts paid for rent and domestic services in the three levels of
residential areas in $im0a0we.
The scope of the surve feeds into the consumer 0as!et whose product prices are
covered 0 the monthl consumer price surves.
/./ SAMPLING
The surve was under ta!en in all provinces in $im0a0we 0ut ma going onl to
highlight the sampling technique which was used in Harare since its where #
participated during the surve. The whole town was su0divided into three residential
categories namel Hhigh densit. medium densit and low densit.@=V of the
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households were selected from the low densit and the remaining ?=V was divided
equall 0etween the high and medium densit areas. % list of residential areas was
made according to their categor and areas were randoml selected from the list.
The enumerator started from an point in the selected enumeration area ,E%- giving
an interval of three stands in a sstematic wa until 6= households are with domestic
wor!ers were interviewed.
/.3 ?-ESTIONNAIRE DESIGN
Cuestionnaire design is an art which requires s!ill 0ecause ou have to structure a
questionnaire which will allow ou to e"tract all or most of the data ou need from the
interviewee. # was involved in the design of the <#'C(1 questionnaires which were
used 0 an %frican Development Ban! to assess if people were ma!ing use of
financial institutions and the reasons for not using them
Cuestionnaires were written in Shona .'de0ele .and English to carter for all
even the illiterate since vernacular ma!es it eas to understand
%ll the questionnaires were closedDended and have the following advantagesE
5. %llow eas data coding
6. The enumerator and the respondent !now the possi0le set of answers.
:. Useful for testing specific hpotheses
?. 'o e"tended writing is needed
7. ;equires less enumerator training
@. Eas to process
However there are also disadvantagesE
5. )oss of spontaneous responses
6. Bias in answer categories 0ecause the are guided
:. Sometimes too crude
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?. Ma irritate respondents
/.C PO7ERTY ANALYSIS
The povert datum line ,1D)- represents the cost of a given standard of living that
must 0e attained if a person is deemed not to 0e poor.
The food povert datum line ,<1)- represents the minimum consumption
e"penditure necessar to ensure that each household mem0er can ,if all
e"penditures were devoted to food- consume a minimum food 0as!et representing 6
5== !ilo calories.%n individual whose total consumption e"penditure does not e"ceed
the food povert line is deemed to 0e ver poor.
The total consumption povert line ,TC1)- which is naturall higher than the <1)
Bwas derived 0 computing the nonDfood consumption e"penditures of poor
households whose consumption e"penditures were Gust equal to the <1). The
amount was added to the <1). if an individual does not consume more than the
TC1). he or she is deemed poor. The analsis uses the per capita consumption
e"penditure. and an average of five persons is used 0ased on the average si/e of
households as esta0lished 0 the 6==6 1opulation Census.
/.C.1 Ca2c+2at%&# &$ 0&4"rt, 1at+' 2%#"
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The data used for 1D) come from C1S. %fter C1# food items which fall in the povert
0as!et are grouped in their respective provinces for e"ample for Mashonaland
Central. the province which # was responsi0le for.
# shall illustrate how we o0tained the povert line for ,province 8- Midlands
<rom the 0elow wor!sheet it can 0e seen that for each item the there is a standard
quantit consumed 0 each person per annum per ear for e"ample a person is
required to consume :@== !g of flour.
#llustration of how the food povert lines for each item were o0tained.
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E<a'02"
<or each item e.g. 0read we divide annual quantit 0 standard quantit and then
multipl 0 average price to o0tain annual price required for consumption of 0read.
%nnual consumption amount for 0readP
72 . 0
3 . 18
R.=A:PUSO6:.86
Monthl consumption amount P
12
72 . 23
PUSO5.A8
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%fter the process of o0taining monthl average prices for each item we then
calculate the overall povert line for the5@ items in each province.
This is o0tained 0 finding the geometric mean which is simpl the 'th root of the
product of ' items
Geometric mean=
n
N
n
* ... *
1
=30.82=Poverty Line
The same was done for the A provinces to get the overall povert line for one person
at a 'ational level
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CHAPTER FI7E (3)
3.; PERSONAL DE7ELOPMENT
3.1 WEAKNESSES
&hen # started wor! related learning at $#MST%T # had m wea!ness .these includeH
,ess communication skillsDfrom m own Gudgment. i was not that good in
communication when # first arrived at $#MST%T. lac! confidence to a greater e"tent
affected m communication s!ills. However though interaction with other mem0ers of
stuff and with the e"posure l was given 0 m supervisor l was a0le to improve m
communication s!ills.
Time management Dthough i rate m mself as 0etter in time management when
doing assigned wor!. # still had a challenge in tring to 0alance industrial wor! and
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college wor!. %t times # reali/ed that # was 0ehind especiall when # was supposed to
compile m industrial attachment report. &ith the assistance of m supervisor. #
however successfull compiled the report. # also learnt to do everthing in time at
wor!.
3. STRENGTHS
PatienceD# have come to a reali/ation that it is ver important to understand the
character of people around ou. their in0orn characteristics or traits. This principle
helped me a lot to maintaining a good and favoura0le relationship with other
wor!mates.
6umility-Beond an dou0t. wea!ness ver often considered 0 man to 0e of
primitive value et one of the elements that 0uilds sound character upon an
individual. <ran!l. # capitali/ed on that aspect. and # reall admit that have learnt a
lot even 0eond m e"pectations. # listened to everone irrespective of level of
position. # !new ver well that each and ever person has something positive to add
towards the development of m education in particular and m life in general.
7ationalityDl did not ta!e advice from anone anhow 0efore considering the effect of
the ideas. 0ecause was told 0 m supervisor that not everone sas helpful ideas.
though not discrediting the fact that to other people the could effectivel have a
positive 0earing upon their lives.
7esponsivenessDwor!ing under the Environment section meant that # represented
the organi/ation constantl as # interacted with clients. suppliers and 0usiness
partners. l was alwas up to the tas! and read to provide an answers .these
helped me to 0e a fast thin!er so as to that clients with would have confidence in me.
"isplaceDwhen # Goined the $#MST%T # aimed at 0eing at m 0est 0ehaviour and was
a0le to achieved that. # was never involved in an misconducts. # attended wor! on
almost all required das and was onl a0sent for clear reasons.
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8bility to use advanced statistical packagesD # acquired effective computer s!ills in
using advanced statistical pac!ages li!e the Statistical %nalsis Sstem ,S%S- and
the Census and Surve 1rocessing Sstem ,CS1ro-. # can now use a statistical
sstem 0 defining the data fields ,assigning codes- and data tpe .
4inimum supervisionD i was a0le to wor! with minimal supervision. Most wor! had
target dates 0 which it had to 0e finished. as data users will 0e an"iousl waiting for
the data requiring one to do hisQher part in time without much dela and follow up.
/ntertain people9s advise and criticismD this reasoning led me to develop and !eep a
tight grip on learning new things. 0oth from m advisers and critics. )i!e an other
individual # made mista!es 0ut # was read to ta!e advice from an of m colleagues.
# also accepted criticisms without personali/ing an issue.
8uthority -%ddressing situations call for certain managerial qualities to 0e
implemented as and when required. This has 0een a realit for me at $#MST%T. at
times the office was left in m custod for a num0er of occasions whenever m
supervisor was awa. %lthough # faced same challenges. it was 0usiness as usual.
/ffective communicationDm communication in the organi/ation was effective. # was
alwas 0ound 0 the organi/ationFs formal lines of communication. # communicated
well with m supervisor. all mem0ers of stuff and clients. # also 0enefited from m
supervisor who taught me how to follow the lines of communication from 0ottom up
to the directorFs office.
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CHAPTER SIE (C)
C.1 RELE7ENCE OF THEORY TO PRACTICAL
%s a student who was full equipped with the economics theor that # got from the
universit # was a0le to carr out various tas!s. # was a0le to carr out all tas!s
0ecause # could appl m theor which # learnt from the modules # did in the first two
ears of m degree program. from these modules # acquired some statistical s!ills
for e"ample # learnt how to carr out a surve .presentation of data and to design a
good question. # also attained !nowledge of the statistical pac!ages which we
normall use in the analsis and compilation of prices statistics reports.
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<urthermore econometrics. economics statistics B and other statistical modules. are
the modules which were more essential in m wor! related period. $im0a0we
'ational Statistical %genc mainl deals with data collection. compilation and
dissemination. so it was not difficult for me to carr out some statistical tas!s. # could
appl !nowledge acquired from statistical modules to analse statistical ta0les.
charts. graphs and to compile statistical reports. The tas!s were so eas since # was
full armed with the theoretical !nowledge.
#n addition. # was e"posed to inflation. *D1 figures and the enumeration so these
tas!s were not challenging since # had acquired !nowledge from the first ear
second semester module EC('(M#CS ST%T#ST#CS BBB .
%0ove all. we normall use the economics terms such as inflation. deflation. constant
and percentage change in compiling prices reports. %lso as a student wor!er at
times # attend wor!shops and meetings so # was a0le to contri0ute and ma!e
suggestions since # was equipped with the economics !nowledge.
#n a nutshell. at $#MST%T # managed to articulate an pro0lems within the prices
statistics realms since # had all the !nowledge that was necessar.
C. DIFFERENCE !ETWEEN THEORY AND PRACTICAL
During m entire wor! related # e"perienced a lot of challenges in the real wor!ing
environment and these challenges are mainl on that man things happen on the
same time and the need our attention while in case of theor ou can hold some of
the things constant and attend to others. However. to a greater e"tend there was no
maGor difference 0etween what # learn in theor and what # e"actl e"perience in the
real wor!ing environment. especiall on all statistical modules that # studied in the
first two ears. % ver good e"ample has 0een shown on the calculation of C1# that
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is the formulas we use in the theor are the e"actl one we use in the real wor!ing
environment.
C.. RE*ENTRY
%fter three months of wor!Drelated learning environment. # could perceive a
difference from within. # went ameliorating from one level of understanding to
another. from a certain stage of !nowledge and maturit to a 0etter one. # am now
mature in mind and in e"perience at wor! and in an given atmosphere. # used
to shun or regard some courses to 0e of primitive importance. thin!ing that the will
not have a 0earing as far as application is ta!en into consideration. # heeded them
as irrelevant such that the onl e"ist in theor. 0ut later after this placement # was
renewed in mind and cancelled that mentalit. noticing that the are all of equal
importance. #Lm now in a position to choose the 0est courses in m final ear
, that is if given optional modules - so as to strengthen , add value to - m
degree. # have developed a carrier choice in m mind and this will surel assist
me to improve m performance in m studies since # will 0e wor!ing with a
carrier in mind . # have also set m standards so as to reali/e m vision.
CHAPTER SE7EN (F)
7.0 ZIMSTAT AND ITS ENI!"NMENT
% 0usiness environment can simpl 0e defined as the surrounding to the 0usiness.
This includes other sta!eholders in the 0usiness that might have an interest in the
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operations of this 0usiness. or that is affected or can have an effect to the operation
of that 0usiness
ocial responsibility ; $#MST%T offers TDShirts to its wor!ers and all its
sta!eholders for each and ever proGect underta!en. This is done to ensure
that all the participants feel honoured for their commitment throughout the
course of the proGect. for e"ample more than 8== TDShirts were issued to
delegates and the general pu0lic on 55 March 6=55 during the loach of the
'ational Strateg <or Development (f Statistics
General 7elations ;Some of the surves conducted 0 $#MST%T require a lot
of staff to verif the questionnaires and capture the data. This led to the
availa0ilit of partDtime Go0s to which the qualified general pu0lic is invited.
reducing though for a short period of time. unemploment
7esearch and training institutions ; These add value to data generated
through in-depth analysis by researchers, academia, policy-analysts and
sub:ect matter specialist who undertake definitive policy-related analyses$
Training institutions use statistics for teach and illustration purposes$
7esearch and training institutions also play the important role of developing
and promoting appropriate statistical methodologies$
CHAPTER EIGHT (G)
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8.0 !E#"MMENDATI"NS
G.1 R"c&''"#1at%&#s t)" &r(a#%>at%&#
&ith the recentl transformation of the organi/ation into a semiDautonomous
organi/ation. much is e"pected from the organi/ation. Man are of the view that the
functioning of the organi/ation is going to improve. # thus ta!e this opportunit to air
m recommendation to the organi/ation.
,i-I'5&3"+, "*0 ')&1/*"+, 0*&)*/,$Dthe organi/ation should generate more of its
own financial resources. This can 0e achieved 0 improving its mar!eting strategies
to help cater for the dnamic changing environment. The sale of the organi/ationFs
pu0lication can 0e used as a cash cow for the organi/ation. However for this to 0e
achievedH the organi/ation needs to improve on its mar!eting mi" of prices. the
product itself. the place and promotionE
PricesDthe pu0lications are currentl 0eing sold at prices which are far 0elow
the cost of producing them. This a disadvantage to the organi/ation since it
ends up with little revenue. Selling a product at lower price does not
necessaril mean that customers will 0u more. #nstead some people ma
shun the products thin!ing that the are of little value. Though much of these
proGects are funded 0 international organi/ation. the organi/ation should
instead ta!e advantage of this into ma!ing profits which will 0e of use in some
sections of the organi/ation.
Product-the organi/ation should wor! e"tra hard in tring to come up with
products of high qualit. This can 0e achieved through motivating the wor!ers
who wor! in different stages of coming up with the pu0lication for e"ample
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these in data collection. Customers should not dou0t these products. % high
qualit product is easier to mar!et thus improving the sales.
PlaceDthis refers to the distri0ution channels the product has to go through
from the organi/ation. the producer until it reaches the customer. The
organi/ation should improve its distri0ution channels as it currentl sells these
products at the head office onl. (ther areas that ma of use in distri0ution
include the organi/ationFs provincial offices and even sells at the countFs
universities and some other 0oo!shops. This will improve the accesi0it to the
products.
PromotionDthe organi/ation should emplo a mar!eting e"pertise who should
wor! on a full time 0asis in drafting and implementing different mar!eting
strategies for the organi/ationFs products.
,ii-S*)%% '*"3)*"+Dthe organi/ation should draft new strategies of motivating its
wor!force. (ne area the need to loo! is the issue of remuneration which is currentl
still ver low. # suggest that the organi/ationFs salar paments should match that of
other statistical organi/ations in the region. This will also help to !eep qualified staff
from leaving the organi/ation see!ing greener pastures outside the organi/ation.
There are other areas that need to 0e loo!ed at 0esides the issue of salaries. The
wor!force can further 0e motivated 0 promoting them into higher positions using
merit at wor!.
,iii-T/#4+!,"#)! )-3)+#/'/+*Dthe organi/ation should invest heavil in the
advancement of its technological use. The technological 0ase at CS( is still ver low
thus the need to improve it. More funds should 0e channelled to the purchasing of
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more computers. fa" machines. scanning machines and much other equipment. The
organi/ation should also find a 0etter service provider to replace $%;'ET. which in
m view is failing to deliver its mandate of providing service . despite having a well
connected and secure )ocal %rea 'etwor! ,)%'- at the head office. the same cannot
0e said of the provincial offices. The lag 0ehind in technolog which at times posses
a threat to maintenance of confidentialit. The rel on time consuming manual
sstems. The resources should 0e made availa0le to procure palmtops for use in
data collection such as is done in South %frica. #t allows data to 0e sent on real time
0asis from the point of collection to the head office and queries can thus 0e resolved
urgentl. # recommend that the organi/ation should create its own local area networ!
to improve communication within the organi/ation
,iv)A=)&/+/00 #)'5)",+0 %& "*0 0*)*"0*"#0Dthe organi/ation should carr out more
awareness campaigns to the pu0lic so that the can have an appreciation of what
statistics is all a0out. Though currentl the organi/ation o0serves the %frican
Statistics Da. # still there is still more to 0e done in educating the pu0lic.
,v-S*(-/+*0 + )**)#4'/+*Dthese should 0e given more room to appl their theor
in the organi/ation. #f possi0le. students should 0e allowed more wor!shops which #
o0served as of great importance in e"posing the student to real 0usiness
environment. The introduction of an induction wor!shop to all new students at an
particular ear should 0e considered.
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G. R"c&''"#1at%&#s t& t)" D"0art'"#t &$ Ec&#&'%cs
The Department of Economics should tr to sensiti/e its undergraduates to 0e
e"posed to the practical feel of the degree not onl through attachments 0ut also
wor!shops and field trips.
Secondl the department should introduce more updated statistical pac!ages which
are more useful in industr for e"ample S1SS and S%S.
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CHAPTER NINE (H)
CONCL-SSIONS
&ith the e"perience am getting at $#MST%T going to 0e a changed person. %rmed
with eloquence. confidence and leadership s!ills that #Fm getting from the wor!ing
environment # can clearl articulate. discuss and provide informed academic de0ates
on the current consumer price inde" and other related issues.
<inal report read and approved 0 ....................................................... ,statistician-
on ........... %pril 6=55 at the $im0a0we 'ational Statistical %genc ,3aguvi Building-.
Supervisor
Mr. % Dam0a Signature.............................................
Student
Mani!a 2oa0 Signature..............................................
ST%M1
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