TABLE 3. Total and Average Remittance of Overseas Filipino Workers
by Selected Characteristics, Philippines: 2006 and 2007
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| Total Remittance | Average Remittance
| (in million pesos) | (in pesos)
Selected Characteristics |------------------------------------------
| 2007 | 2006 | 2007 | 2006
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Total Remittance 109,806 101,964 75 78
Cash sent 81,902 75,861 59 61
Cash brought home 22,752 21,373 87 80
In kind 5,152 4,731 18 17
Total Cash Remittance 81,902 75,861 59 61
Mode of Remittance
Banks 62,930 60,149 63 66
Agency/Local office 2,701 1,786 71 67
Friends/Co-workers 403 614 17 21
Door-to-door 11,473 10,051 50 47
Others 4,396 3,261 43 50
Place of Work
Africa 1,747 2,708 98 130
Asia 57,676 52,531 53 54
East Asia 16,833 16,850 56 57
Southeast and South Central Asia 5,256 4,464 39 39
Western Asia 35,588 31,217 53 56
Australia 2,132 840 101 60
Europe 10,058 9,588 78 83
North and South America 9,709 10,075 77 85
Other countries 445 - 103 -
Country not reported 135 118 54 50
Major Occupation
Officials of government and special-interest
organizations, corporate executives, managers,
managing proprietors and supervisors 4,291 4,117 107 120
Professionals 9,422 9,119 83 91
Technicians and associate professionals 7,880 7,668 91 91
Clerks 3,718 3,393 50 65
Service workers and shop and market sales
workers 10,258 8,666 52 50
Farmers, forestry workers and fishermen 187 221 47 57
Trades and related workers 13,220 13,666 64 70
Plant and machine operators and assemblers 15,352 12,951 77 73
Laborers and unskilled workers 17,574 15,995 37 38
Special occupations - 64 - 66
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Notes: Details may not add up to totals due to rounding.
The estimates cover overseas Filipinos whose departure occurred within the last five years
and who are working or had worked abroad during the past six months (April to September)
of the survey year.
Source: 2006 and 2007 Survey on Overseas Filipinos
Income and Employment Statistics Division
Household Statistics Department
Philippines National Statistics Office
Manila, Philippines
Page last updated: May 24, 2008
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