Central Statistical Organization (CSO)
Central Statistical Organization (CSO) under the Ministry of National Planning and Economic Development, is a sole national statistics organization which mainly emphasized on economic and social statistics of Myanmar. The CSO compiles various data from both public and private sectors. CSO obtains those data as administrative records of the concerned departments.
Moreover, some of the data and information compiled in the CSO were obtained from the sample surveys. CSO collaborates with the SLRD for the agricultural production and land use statistics and also makes bilateral relationships between other agencies, such as Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Departments, Fisheries Departments, Forest Department.
In addition, CSO has been conducting various kind of surveys such as Population survey, Household expenditure survey, Agriculture survey, Health and Social survey, Vital statistics survey, Livestock survey, Labour force survey, Transport survey and Private Sector Industrial Survey. Primary function of CSO is to collect, process, organize and supply data for the use of planners, policy makers and other users in the country as well as international bodies.