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History of Data Collection Chronology

History of Data Collection:
In the initial years of its establishment, the collection, processing
and compilation of data was confined to statistics that were of 1891 The first population census covering the
Straits Settlement and the Federated Malay
interest to the British government. Agriculture and external trade States was undertaken. The following
data have been compiled since the early 1930s. At that point census was undertaken for the year 1901,
1911, 1921, 1931 and 1947.
of time, agriculture data covered only the estates which were
mainly owned by the British while economic data was confined In 1911, Population Census was undertaken
to external trade which was monopolised by the British. for the Unfederated Malay States while the
first census for Sarawak was conducted in
1947.
1930’s External Trade Statistics was collected by
the Customs Department for three regions
namely the Federated Malay States,
Unfederated Malay States and Straits
Settlements.
Data collection in Peninsular Malaya and
Borneo focused on commodity such as
rubber, spice, tin, coal and others.
Data on rubber estates were collected
for Peninsular Malaya in 1931. The data
collection stopped during Second World
War (1941-1945) and was continued in
1946.
1944 The report of Evacuees Census Table 1944
was published.

Post External Trade Statistics was collected for
World the British by the Customs Department
War II under the Customs Ordinance.
Data on crops production in estates were
collected by a section of the Agriculture
Department.
1949 Centralised data collection by the Bureau
of Statistics under the Statistics Ordinance
1949.
1955 The beginning of the compilation of
National Accounts Statistics.

Kad kuasa dan pengenalan diri terkini anggota Jabatan
The latest authorisation and identification card of the
Department’s staff
Kad kuasa dan pengenalan diri anggota Jabatan, 1979
Authorisation and identification card for the Department’s staff, 1979
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