India - Unorganised Manufacturing Enterprises Survey (Area Frame) : NSS 62nd Round, Schedule 2.2_AF, July 2005 - June 2006

Reference period for this block will be a reference month, if the enterprise is providing information orally. It will be the reference year if information is provided from their books of accounts

Items 301 to 306: This sub-block will record the materials consumed in the manufacturing process.
Information in respect of at most five major raw materials (excluding intermediate products) used in the manufacturing process is to be recorded in items 301 - 305 for the reference period. Item 306 will record combined value of the remaining raw materials consumed during the reference period.

Items 311-319 : record commodities purchased or items consumed in respect of trading and other activities A manufacturing enterprise indulges into such an activity due to a variety of reasons. Some enterprises purchase materials required for producing the items manufactured. It simultaneously sells a part of these materials as well. Some enterprises, in addition to manufacturing, purchases and sells some other commodities. To capture these two types of activities separately, two items have been provided in this sub-block, viz. items 311 and 312. Purchase value of all the materials (which the unit can also use for its manufacturing activity) sold in same condition as purchased, termed as 'goods incidental to manufacturing' will be recorded in item 311. The combined value of purchase of the remaining items traded will be reported against item 312. If the enterprise pursues manufacturing activity mixed with some service activity other than trade, (e.g. restaurant), purchase value corresponding to the items consumed for running this service activity will be recorded in item 313.