Publications

Date of release: 2022-03-31 Economic accounts
Survey documentation for Quarterly National Accounts
The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) produces and disseminates on a quarterly basis the estimates of gross domestic product (GDP) at current market prices by industrial activity and expenditure categories and GDP at constant prices (base 2005/06) by industrial activity and expenditure categories.
Date of release: 2022-03-31 International Trade
Survey documentation for Foreign Trade Statistics
Exports and imports by 2-digit, 4-digit and 6-digit commodity chapter of the Harmonized System (HS)
Date of release: 2022-03-31 Manufacturing/industry
Survey documentation for Survey of Manufacturing Industries (SMI)
The Survey of Manufacturing Industries (SMI) is the principal source of industrial statistics in Bangladesh. It provides statistical information to assess and evaluate objectively and realistically the change in the growth,
Date of release: 2022-03-31 Income and consumption
Survey documentation for the Household Income and Expenditure Survey
Household income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) is one of the core activities of the BBS; it contains a wide range of socioeconomic information at the household level that has strong influence in the decision-making process for the government. It is used for assessing poverty level and the living standard of the people at large.
Date of release: 2022-03-31 Labor
Survey documentation for Labour Force Survey
The Labour Force Survey provides estimates of employment and unemployment.
Date of release: 2022-03-31 Labor cost
Survey documentation for Wage Rate Index
Present WRI has base period 2010 based on Labor Force Survey (LFS) 2010. The existing WRI produced by the BBS is based on wage data for 44 occupational groups, comprising of 11 occupations from the agriculture sector, 22 occupations from industry sector and 11 occupations from service sector. The data with information by gender are gathered by 64 District Statistical Offices (DSO).
Date of release: 2022-03-31 Housing and construction
Survey documentation for Population and Housing Census
For 2021 Census the questionnaire for the 2011 census has been used. It includes a comprehensive list of socio-economic variables, including health and vital statistics alongside with housing characteristics. Like in the previous census, two versions of the questionnaire will be considered – a short and long one. The short questionnaire consisting of approx. 22 indicators will be considered for all households. In turn, the long questionnaire consisting of approx. 74 indicators will aim at collecting information on housing, population and its demographic and social characteristics through a sample survey of around 1% of all households.
Date of release: 2021-12-06 Health
Homestead food production in Bangladesh: Its determinants and effect on household food security and nutrition among adult women
Bangladesh is on track towards achieving nutritional status target of sustainable development goal (SDG) 2.2. While child nutritional advancement has been well-documented, women‟s nutritional advancement leave much more to be desired. Various studies indicate that nearly one-half of women either do not are either underweight or obese and do not consume adequately diversified diet. Thus, as yet there is more need to achieve in case of women, particularly adult women‟s nutrition. Homestead food production (HFP), based on prior evidence may play an important role on supplying foods rich in micronutrients which can contribute to improving household food security and nutrition of children, women and other individuals in the household. And indeed, HFP has been an important element in many of the relevant policies in Bangladesh and practices in Bangladesh. Particularly noteworthy is the HFP interventions through decades by Helen Keller International.
Date of release: 2021-06-14 International Trade
Bangladesh GIS Platform (BGISP) Guideline 2021
Geographic Information System (GIS) The development of the project will be carried out in a timely manner. Komkramv ujayach ron kaday aaudcha.
Date of release: 2021-06-01 International Trade Report
Distributive Trade Survey 2019
The Survey on Distributive Trade was conducted to provide a reliable database of leading economic indicators.