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| March 2009 External Trade Performance Report
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TOTAL TRADE POSTED AT $6.176 BILLION IN MARCH 2009
| Other facts and figures... |
March 2009 |
| Total
trade |
US$ 3.269 Billion |
| Balance of
trade |
Surplus posted US$ (363 million) |
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March 2009 |
February 2009 |
| Total
imports |
US$ 3,269
B |
US$ 3,059
B |
| Top five imports for
the month |
Electronic products
Mineral fuels, lubricants, and related materials
Cereals and cereal preparations
Transport equipment
Industrial machinery and equipments |
| Top sources of
imports for the month |
USA, Japan, People's Republic of China, Singapore, Taiwan
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| April 2009 Report on the Country's Merchandise Exports
Performance ... |
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APRIL 2009 MERCHANDISE EXPORTS DROPPED BY 35.2 PERCENT
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April 2009 |
March 2009 |
April 2008 |
| Total
Exports |
US$ 2.803
B |
US$ 2.907
B |
US$ 4.327
B |
Top five export
winners
for the month |
Electronic products
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories
Cathodes and sections of cathodes of refined copper
Petroleum products
Woodcrafts and furniture |
Top five trading
partners
for the month |
USA, Japan, People's Republic of China, Hongkong, Netherlands |
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| May 2009 Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index
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SEASONALLY ADJUSTED CPI OF FBT AND NON-FBT ITEMS, MAY 2009
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May
2009 |
April
2009 |
May
2008 |
Seasonally Adjsuted CPI of FBT
Items
NCR
AONCR |
151.3
163.2 |
150.9
163.0 |
145.9
153.4 |
Seasonally Adjusted CPI of Non-FBT
Items
NCR
AONCR |
158.9
156.3 |
159.9
156.3 |
160.4
153.8 |
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| May 2009 CPI levels ... |
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7.5 PERCENT INFLATION RATE IN MAY 2009
National Estimates
(2000-based) |
May
2009 |
April
2009 |
May
2008 |
2007
Average |
Consumer
Price Index
Philippines
National
Capital Region
Areas outside
NCR |
158.8
154.6
153.5r |
158.9
152.9
151.1 |
147.3
155.8
160.0 |
155.0
154.4
155.2 |
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| April 2009 Labor Force figures now out... |
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7.5 PERCENT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN APRIL 2009
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April 2009 |
April 2008 |
| Total population 15
years old and over (In thousand) |
59,074 |
57,700 |
| Labor force
(Percent) |
64.0 |
63.2 |
| Employment (Percent) |
92.5 |
92.0 |
| Unemployment(Percent) |
7.5 |
8.0 |
| Underemployment
(Percent) |
18.9 |
19.8 |
Estimates are preliminary and are subject to change.
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| March 2009 Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected
Industries... |
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YEAR-ON-YEAR
GROWTH RATES OF VALUE OF PRODUCTION INDEX (VAPI)
TOTAL
MANUFACTURING (1994/2000=100)
| Total Manufacturing |
March
2009 |
March
2008 |
| Year-on-Year
Growth |
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| Production
Index |
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| Value
(VaPI) |
-12.0 |
-18.8r |
| Volume
(VoPI) |
-12.7 |
-20.1r |
| Producer's Price
Index |
0.8r |
1.6r |
| Average Capacity
Utilization |
79.0 |
77.8r | r -revised
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| Fourth Quarter 2006 Merchandise Exports and Imports
Indexes Prices and Volumes ... |
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PERCENT
CHANGE IN MERCHANDISE TRADE INDICES:
4th QUARTER, 2006
| Index |
Year-on-Year |
Quarter-on-Quarter |
4th
Quarter
2006 |
3rd
Quarter
2006 |
4th
Quarter
2006 |
3rd
Quarter
2006 |
| Value index |
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| Exports |
7.5 |
16.6 |
-4.3 |
5.3 |
| Imports |
8.4 |
10.0 |
-2.0 |
1.9 |
| Price index |
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| Exports |
-16.9 |
-8.7 |
-1.7 |
-7.3 |
| Imports |
5.0 |
4.0 |
-4.6 |
5.6 |
| Quantity index |
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| Exports |
29.4 |
27.7 |
-2.8 |
13.7 |
| Imports |
3.2 |
6.1 |
2.5 |
-3.7 |
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| Commodity Flow in the Philippines - First Quarter 2009
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The total quantity of domestic trade transactions in the first quarter of 2009 decreased by 18.9 percent, resulting to 3.36 million tons from 4.14 million tons reported during the same period of last year.
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| Construction Materials Wholesale Price Index in the NCR - May 2009
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The monthly growth rate of the Construction Materials Wholesale Price Index (CMWPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) moved up to 0.1 percent in May from -0.2 percent in April.
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| Lucena City Posted 2.61 Percent Population Growth (Results from the 2007 PopCen)
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The total population of Lucena City as of August 1, 2007 was 236,390 persons, an increase of 40,315 persons over its total population of 196,075 persons in 2000.
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| Total population of Agusan del Sur reached more than 600,000 persons
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As of August 1, 2007, the total population of Agusan del Sur was 609,447 persons, indicating an increase of nine percent from its total population of 559,294 persons in 2000.
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| 6th National Convention of Solemnizing Officers set
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The National Statistics Office - Office of the Civil Registrar General announces the conduct of the 6th National Convention of Solemnizing Officers (6NCSO) at the SMX Convention, SM Mall of Asia, Pasay City on August 4-6, 2009.
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| Batanes' total population stood at 15,974 persons (Results from the 2007 PopCen)
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The total population of Batanes as of August 1, 2007 was 15,974 persons, a decrease of 493 persons over its total population of 16,467 persons in 2000.
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| Labor Force Survey - April 2009
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The employment rate registered for April 2009 was 92.5 percent. This estimate is not significantly different from last year's figure of 92.0 percent.
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| RPI of Selected Construction Materials in the NCR - May 2009
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On a monthly basis, the Retail Price Index of Selected Construction Materials in NCR continued to register a negative rate of -0.7 percent in May from -0.3 percent in April.
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| Merchandise Export Performance - April 2009
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Export earnings in April 2009 fell by 35.2 percent to $2.803 billion from $4.328 billion registered in April 2008.
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| Producer Price Survey - April 2009
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The Producer Price Index (PPI, 2000=100) for the manufacturing industry slightly increased by 0.7 percent in April 2009, compared with the year ago level,
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| Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index - May 2009
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The seasonally adjusted CPI of FBT items in NCR went up to 151.4 in May from 151.3 in April while that for AONCR, its level decreased to 163.2 from 163.8.
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| Inflation Rate and Consumer Price Index - May 2009
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The national year-on-year headline inflation rate continued to decelerate at 3.3 percent in May from 4.8 percent in April as lower rates were observed in all the commodity groups.
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General Retail Price Index in the NCR - March 2009 |
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The month-on-month growth rate of the General Retail Price Index (GRPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) picked up to 0.1 percent in March from -0.1 percent in February.
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| Final Results of 2006 CPBI for Hotels and Restaurants; Transportation, Storage and... |
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The Construction Materials Wholesale Price Index (CMWPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) continued to post a negative rate of 0.4 percent in December from -0.7 percent in November.
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| Half of the Women in the Philippines are Practicing Family Planning (2008 NDHS)
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The contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) or the proportion of married women in the Philippines who are using any method of family planning is 51 percent, according to the preliminary results of the 2008 National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS).
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| Informal sector operators counted 10.5 million (2008 Informal Sector Survey) |
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There were about 10.5 million informal sector operators identified in the 2008 Informal Sector Survey (2008 ISS) of the Philippines.
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| General Wholesale Price Index - February 2009 |
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The year-on-year growth rate of the General Wholesale Price Index (GWPI) in the Philippines further dropped to -1.6 in February from -0.7 percent in January.
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| Costumer Satisfaction Survey - March 2009 |
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In March 2009, three out of five NSO clients or 59.6 percent are satisfied with the service provided to them.
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