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| QUICKSTAT - June 2000
A Monthly Update of NSO's Most Requested Statistics | |||
| INDICATOR | REFERENCE PERIOD and DATA | ||
| PRICE INDICES | |||
| Consumer Price Index (1994=100) | May 2000 | Apr. 2000 | May 1999 |
| Philippines | 150.3 | 149.7r | 144.4r |
| Metro Manila (MM) | 150.3 | 148.9 | 143.8 |
| Areas Outside MM | 150.3 | 150.1r | 144.6r |
| Inflation rate | 4.1 | 3.7 | 6.6r |
| Purchasing power of the peso | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.69 |
| Jan. 2000 | Dec. 1999 | Jan. 1999 | |
| Retail
Price Index for Construction Materials in Metro Manila (1978=100) |
777.5 | 771.2 | 770.4 |
| Mar. 2000 | Feb. 2000 | Mar. 1999 | |
|
Producer's Price Index for Manufacturing in Metro Manila (1992=100) |
145.2 | 144.7 | 134.3 |
| Feb. 2000 | Jan. 2000 | Feb. 1999 | |
|
General Wholesale Price Index in Metro Manila (1985=100) |
258.1 | 259.9 | 256.3 |
| Apr. 2000 | Mar. 2000 | Apr. 1999 | |
|
Wholesale Price Index for Construction Materials in Metro Manila (1985=100) |
232.6 | 232.4 | 227.9 |
| FOREIGN TRADE (FOB value in million US$) | Apr. 2000 | Mar. 2000 | Apr. 1999 |
| Total trade | 5,196 | 5,730 | 4,945 |
| Exports | 2,668 | 2,989 | 2,346 |
| Imports | 2,528 | 2,742 | 2,599 |
| Balance of trade | 140 | 247 | (253) |
| Top traders: 1/ | |||
| 1. USA | 1,270.63 | 1,362.24 | 1,265.58 |
| 2. Japan | 900.73 | 899.53 | 883.08 |
| 3. Singapore | 366.24 | 421.25 | 325.83 |
| Top exports: 1/ | |||
| 1. Electronics and components | 1,264.98 | 1,524.91 | 1,319.94 |
| 2. Input/output peripheral units | 243.91 | 275.58 | 139.93 |
| 3. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories | 170.32 | 190.86 | 133.03 |
| Top imports: 1/ | |||
| 1. Electronics and components | 571.71 | 612.05 | 628.56 |
| 2. Mineral fuels, lubricants, and related materials | 304.03 | 352.03 | 166.89 |
| 3. Telecommunications equipment and
electrical machinery |
200.61 | 243.80 | 192.44 |
| DOMESTIC TRADE (Quantity in thousand tons; value in million pesos) |
4th Qtr 1999p | 3rd Qtr 1999r | 4th Qtr 1998 |
| Coastwise trade | |||
| Quantity | 4,028.69 | 6,587.38 | 5,982.30 |
| Value | 60,939.31 | 74,534.92 | 80,509.56 |
| Rail trade | |||
| Quantity | 0.70 | 0.72 | 3.20 |
| Value | 17.94 | 17.93 | 78.87 |
| Air trade | |||
| Quantity | 15.03 | 13.26 | 13.56 |
| Value | 642.75 | 713.09 | 1,033.96 |
| LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT (Source: LFS) | Apr. 2000p | Jan. 1999 | Apr. 1999 |
| Total labor force (million) | 31.6 | 30.6 | 33.4 |
| Labor force participation rate | 66.7% | 65.1% | 69.6% |
| Employment rate | 86.1% | 90.7% | 88.2% |
| Unemployment rate | 13.9% | 9.3% | 11.8% |
| Underemployment rate | 25.1% | 21.2% | 22.7% |
| BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY (Sources: ASE/CE) | |||
| Number of establishments (with 10 or more workers) | 1997p | 1996p | 1995p |
| Financing, real estate, and business services | 10,830 | 10,455 | 6,555 |
| Transportation, communication, and storage | 3,105 | 3,064 | 1,855 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 20,462 | 20,165 | 9,448 |
| 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | |
| Agriculture and forestry | 1,111 | 1,099 | 1,157 |
| Community, social, and personal services | 11,589 | 10,902 | 10,476 |
| Construction | 1,743 | 1,464 | 1,698 |
| Electricity, gas, and water | 889 | 790 | 834 |
| Fishery | 286 | 421 | 511 |
| Manufacturing | 10,219 | 10,726 | 11,005 |
| Mining and quarrying | 157 | 290 | 308 |
| PRIVATE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION (Floor area in square meters; value in P1,000) |
4th Qtr 1999 | 3rd Qtr 1999 | 4th Qtr 1998 |
| Total | 16,903 | 18,356 | 16,371 |
| Floor area | 2,984,009 | 2,701,223 | 2,467,309 |
| Value | 21,145,331 | 15,899,859 | 14,246,587 |
| Residential | 10,857 | 11,704 | 11,118 |
| Floor area | 1,206,581 | 1,387,306 | 1,166,088 |
| Value | 5,769,424 | 6,279,652 | 5,022,578 |
| Nonresidential | 2,043 | 2,197 | 1,807 |
| Floor area | 1,581,997 | 1,139,366 | 1,178,037 |
| Value | 13,983,528 | 7,431,524 | 7,526,862 |
| Additions | 1,031 | 1,077 | 1,040 |
| Floor area | 105,431 | 174,551 | 123,184 |
| Value | 448,254 | 953,111 | 436,652 |
| Alterations, repairs, and others | 2,972 | 3,108 | 2,406 |
| Value | 944,125 | 1,190,099 | 1,260,495 |
| (MISSI) MONTHLY INTEGRATED SURVEY
ON SELECTED INDUSTRIES (1985=100) |
Mar. 2000 | Feb. 2000 | Mar. 1999 |
| Value of production index | 555.0 | 521.4r | 499.9 |
| Gainers over last year 1/ | |||
| Petroleum refineries | 41.9% | 50.4%r | (10.6%) |
| Electrical machinery | 32.1% | 36.9%r | 12.3% |
| Tobacco | 16.1% | 18.6%r | 7.0% |
| Losers over last year1/ | |||
| Basic metals | (26.0%) | (30.0%)r | (26.7%) |
| Textile | (24.2%) | 0.6%r | 11.1% |
| Food manufacturing | (20.3%) | (15.9%)r | 1.5% |
| Volume of production index | 148.8 | 140.3r | 145.0 |
| Gainers over last year 1/ | |||
| Electrical machinery | 31.3% | 35.9%r | 8.1% |
| Other manufacturing industries | 25.7% | 37.5%r | 1.6% |
| Tobacco | 16.3% | 18.7%r | 8.4% |
| Losers over last year 1/ | |||
| Textile | (34.0%) | (13.1%) | (11.1%) |
| Basic metals | (30.9%) | (36.0%) | (9.8%) |
| Food manufacturing | (17.5%) | (12.9%) | (3.1%) |
| Value of net sales | |||
| Gainers over last year 1/ | |||
| Petroleum products | 82.3% | 79.2% | (17.8%) |
| Wearing apparel | 26.1% | (7.6%) | (5.2%) |
| Furniture and fixtures | 22.1% | 22.3% | (12.1%) |
| Losers over last year1/ | |||
| Wood and wood products | (12.0%) | (0.1%) | 27.2% |
| Textile | (7.2%) | (18.2%) | (4.1%) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | (4.0%) | 31.0% | (21.4%) |
| Volume of net sales | |||
| Gainers over last year 1/ | |||
| Miscellaneous manufacturer | 32.5% | (7.6%) | 77.7% |
| Wearing apparel | 26.5% | (7.4%) | (5.0%) |
| Furniture and fixtures | 22.1% | 22.3% | (24.6%) |
| Losers over last year 1/ | |||
| Textile | (19.3%) | (26.9%) | (7.3%) |
| Wood and wood products | (12.0%) | (0.1%) | 29.3% |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | (3.4%) | 31.4% | (31.8%) |
| Capacity utilization | |||
| Below 70% | 38.5% | 43.5%r | 39.2%r |
| 90% - 100% | 21.9% | 19.1%r | 16.0%r |
| INCOME AND EXPENDITURE (Source:
FIES) (At current prices) |
1997 | 1994 | 1991 |
| Annual average family income | P123,168 | P83,161 | P65,186 |
| Annual average family expenditure | P99,537 | P67,661 | P51,991 |
| Annual average family saving | P23,631 | P15,500 | P13,195 |
| POPULATION | 1995 | 1990 | 1980 |
| Total | 68,616,536 | 60,703,206 | 48,098,460 |
| Male | 34,584,170 | 30,538,285 | 24,128,755 |
| Female | 34,032,366 | 30,164,921 | 23,969,705 |
| 0-14 years | 38.4% | 39.6% | 42.0% |
| 15-64 years | 58.1% | 57.0% | 54.6% |
| 65 years and over | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.4% |
| Density (persons per square kilometer) | 229 | 202 | 160 |
| Growth rate | 2.32% | 2.35% | 2.71% |
| Average household size | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.6 |
| 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | |
| Population projection (medium assumption) 2/ | 79,503,675 | 77,925,894 | 76,348,114 |
| HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS | |||
| 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | |
| Registered births 3/ | 1,651,851 | 1,608,468 | 1,645,041 |
| Male | 859,104 | 835,970 | 864,425 |
| Female | 792,747 | 772,498 | 780,616 |
| Registered marriages 3/ | 562,724 | 525,555 | 503,671 |
| Registered deaths 3/ | 339,177 | 344,363 | 324,737 |
| Male | 201,536 | 204,363 | 193,048 |
| Female | 137,641 | 140,000 | 131,689 |
| 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | |
| Crude birth rate (per thousand population) 2/ | 25.70 | 26.24 | 26.78 |
| Crude death rate (per thousand population) 2/ | 5.77 | 5.83 | 5.89 |
| Crude
rate of natural increase (per thousand population) 2/ |
19.93 | 20.41 | 20.89 |
| Total fertility rate (number of children per woman) 2/ | 3.23 | 3.30 | 3.38 |
| Life
expectancy at birth (in years; medium assumption) 2/ |
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| Male | 66.93 | 66.63 | 66.33 |
| Female | 72.18 | 71.88 | 71.58 |
| FAMILY PLANNING (Source: FPS) | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate 4/ | 49.3% | 46.5% | 47.0% |
| Modern method | 32.4% | 28.2% | 30.9% |
| Traditional method | 16.9% | 18.3% | 16.1% |
| LITERACY RATE (Source: FLEMMS ) | 1994 | 1989 | |
| Simple literacy rate (10 years old and over) 5/ | 93.9% | 89.8% | |
| Functional literacy rate (10 to 64 years old) 6/ | 83.8% | 75.4% | |
2/ - Source: 1995 Census-Based National, Regional, and Provincial Population Projections. 3/ - Based on civil registration. Not adjusted for underregistration. 4/ - Based on currently married women aged 15-49 years. 5/ - Basic reading and writing skills. 6/ - Basic reading, writing, and computational skills. r - Revised P - Preliminary | |||
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