Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released technical report of a pilot study on Construction Activities in the Unincorporated Sector and Households- the first such comprehensive effort by National Statistics Office (NSO) in decades to estimate key economic indicators of the unincorporated construction sector.
About the Study
- Conducted alongside Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE) 2025
- Survey period: July to December 2025
- Data collected from 19,154 households, 4,470 market establishments and 717 non-market establishments
- Findings served as a key input for National Accounts Division (NAD) in updating new series of national accounts statistics
Key Findings
Scale of Activity:
- 54 lakh households undertook own-account construction for their own use during the reference period
- 27 lakh unincorporated construction agencies (establishments) were engaged in the sector
- Approximately 77% of these establishments engaged at least one hired worker on a regular basis
Employment:
- Average workers per unincorporated construction establishment- around 5
- Average labourers per household undertaking own-account construction- around 4
Financial Indicators:
- Average fixed assets per establishment: Rs 5.21 lakh
- Average outstanding loan per establishment: Rs 1.40 lakh
- GVA per market establishment: Rs 7.98 lakh
- Output per establishment : Rs 16.25 lakh
Household Financing:
- On an average, about 97% of households used own income as a funding source (contributing 77% of total construction expenditure)
- Nearly 21% of households availed institutional loans, higher in rural areas (23%) vs urban (13%)
- Around 75% of household construction expenditure was on materials; labour accounted for approximately 22%
- Bricks, cement, iron and steel together comprised approximately 60% of total material expenditure