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| QUICKSTAT - October 2000 A Monthly Update of NSO's Most Requested Statistics | |||
| INDICATOR | REFERENCE PERIOD and DATA | ||
| PRICE INDICES | |||
| Consumer Price Index (1994=100) | Sept. 2000 | Aug. 2000 | Sept. 1999 |
| Philippines | 153.8 | 153.1 | 147.1r |
| Metro Manila (MM) | 153.6 | 152.2 | 145.9r |
| Areas Outside MM | 153.8 | 153.5 | 147.6 |
| Inflation rate | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.7 |
| Purchasing power of the peso | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.68 |
| Aug. 2000 | July 2000 | Aug. 1999 | |
| Retail
Price Index for Construction Materials in Metro Manila (1978=100) |
788.7 | 785.9 | 772.4 |
| July 2000 | June 2000 | July 1999 | |
|
Producer's Price Index for Manufacturing in Metro Manila (1992=100) |
151.1 | 146.6r | 137.8 |
| General Wholesale Price Index
in Metro Manila (1985=100) |
257.7 | 253.5 | 248.5 |
| Aug. 2000 | July 2000 | Aug. 1999 | |
|
Wholesale Price Index for Construction Materials in Metro Manila (1985=100) |
233.5 | 233.4 | 229.3 |
| FOREIGN TRADE (FOB value in million US$) | Aug. 2000 | July 2000 | Aug. 1999 |
| Total trade | 6,172 | 5,896r | 5,873 |
| Exports | 3,529 | 3,219 | 3,212 |
| Imports | 2,643 | 2,676r | 2,661 |
| Balance of trade | 887 | 543r | 550 |
| Top traders: | |||
| 1. USA | 1,516 | 1,443 | 1,639 |
| 2. Japan | 1,000 | 960 | 878 |
| 3. Taiwan | 491 | 444 | 464 |
| Top exports: | |||
| 1. Electronics and components | 2,192 | 1,864r | 1,994 |
| 2. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories | 245 | 277 | 252 |
| 3. Ignition wiring set and other wiring sets used in vehicles, aircrafts and ships |
53 | 55r | 51 |
| Top imports: | |||
| 1. Electronics and components | 506 | 465 | 688 |
| 2. Telecommunications equipment and electrical machinery | 280 | 281r | 185 |
| 3. Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials | 276 | 402r | 219 |
| DOMESTIC TRADE (Quantity in thousand tons; value in million pesos) |
2nd Qtr 2000p | 1st Qtr 2000p | 2nd Qtr 1999 |
| Coastwise trade | |||
| Quantity | 2,580.01 | 4,524.08 | 5,092.58 |
| Value | 37,590.94 | 61,767.28 | 72,905.24 |
| Rail trade | |||
| Quantity | 0.25 | 0.49 | 0.78 |
| Value | 8.47 | 14.62 | 19.67 |
| Air trade | |||
| Quantity | 5.93 | 11.19 | 11.58 |
| Value | 258.52 | 869.92 | 909.44 |
| LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT (Source: LFS) | July 2000p | Apr. 2000 | July 1999 |
| Total labor force (million) | 30.5 | 31.6 | 31.7 |
| Labor force participation rate | 63.9% | 66.7% | 65.6% |
| Employment rate | 88.9% | 86.1% | 91.6% |
| Unemployment rate | 11.1% | 13.9% | 8.4% |
| Underemployment rate | 21.4% | 25.1% | 22.3% |
| 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) |
2nd Qtr 2000 | 1st Qtr 1999 | 2nd Qtr 1999 |
| Total (number) | 21,558* | 19,146* | 24,554* |
| Floor area | 2,762,046 | 2,869,890 | 3,213,460 |
| Value | 15,844,960 | 14,943,319 | 17,397,078 |
| Residential (number) | 15,876 | 12,948 | 17,731 |
| Floor area | 1,458,381 | 1,374,657 | 1,805,029 |
| Value | 7,296,558 | 7,062,962 | 8,136,909 |
| Nonresidential (number) | 1,764 | 2,166 | 2,292 |
| Floor area | 1,167,171 | 1,349,879 | 1,268,123 |
| Value | 6,244,594 | 6,065,813 | 7,417,036 |
| Additions (number) | 934 | 956 | 1,288 |
| Floor area | 136,494 | 145,354 | 140,308 |
| Value | 640,048 | 714,629 | 617,604 |
| Alterations/repairs (number) | 2,984 | 3,076 | 3,243 |
| Value | 1,663,760 | 1,099,915 | 1,076,582 |
| (MISSI) MONTHLY INTEGRATED SURVEY ON SELECTED INDUSTRIES (1985=100) |
July 2000 | June 2000 | July 1999 |
| Value of production index | 671.6 | 629.7r | 494.4 |
| Gainers over last year | |||
| Electrical machinery | 84.5% | 38.1%r | 6.0% |
| Petroleum refineries | 38.3% | 44.5% | 7.5% |
| Paper and paper products | 37.4% | 55.3% | (6.2%) |
| Losers over last year | |||
| Basic metals | (41.6%) | (3.6%)r | (43.1%) |
| Rubber products | (21.5%) | (18.0%) | 47.0% |
| Beverages | (6.0%) | 9.0%r | 3.5% |
| Volume of production index | 173.0 | 167.2r | 139.7 |
| Gainers over last year | |||
| Electrical machinery | 55.8% | 37.1% | 9.2% |
| Other manufacturing | 40.1% | 33.1%r | 7.8% |
| Paper and paper products | 38.7% | 52.5% | (16.9%) |
| Losers over last year | |||
| Basic metals | (41.5%) | (4.4%) | (36.6%) |
| Rubber products | (20.9%) | (16.7%) | 25.0% |
| Textile | (17.4%) | (29.1%) | (1.9%) |
| Value of net sales | |||
| Gainers over last year | |||
| Electrical machinery | 92.0% | (4.6%) | 15.9% |
| Paper and paper products | 41.2% | 58.9% | (35.0%) |
| Petroleum products | 35.3% | 76.6% | 20.9% |
| Losers over last year | |||
| Basic metals | (31.2%) | 17.2% | (31.2%) |
| Wood and wood products | (24.4%) | (35.4%) | 1.4% |
| Rubber products | (21.2%) | (6.1%) | 25.4% |
| Volume of net sales | |||
| Gainers over last year | |||
| Electrical machinery | 61.2% | (5.3%) | 16.7% |
| Paper and paper products | 42.6% | 56.0% | (35.7%) |
| Furniture and fixtures | 29.5% | 38.5% | (10.8%) |
| Losers over last year | |||
| Basic metals | (32.0%) | 14.9% | (22.7%) |
| Wood and wood products | (24.4%) | (35.4%) | 3.1% |
| Rubber products | (20.6%) | (4.6%) | 6.6% |
| Capacity utilization | |||
| Below 70% | 37.7% | 39.8% | 44.8% |
| 90% - 100% | 28.4% | 32.9% | 14.5%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 2000p/ | 1995 | 1990 | 1980 |
| Total 75.3M | 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) 1/ | 79,503,675 | 77,925,894 | 76,348,114 |
| HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS | |||
| 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | |
| Registered births 2/ | 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 2/ | 562,724 | 525,555 | 503,671 |
| Registered deaths 2/ | 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) 1/ | 25.70 | 26.24 | 26.78 |
| Crude death rate (per thousand population) 1/ | 5.77 | 5.83 | 5.89 |
| Crude rate of natural increase(per thousand population) 1/ | 19.93 | 20.41 | 20.89 |
| Total fertility rate (number of children per woman)1/ | 3.23 | 3.30 | 3.38 |
| Life
expectancy at birth (in years; medium assumption)1/ |
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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 3/ | 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) 4/ | 93.9% | 89.8% | |
| Functional literacy rate (10 to 64 years old) 5/ | 83.8% | 75.4% | |
2/ - Based on civil registration. Not adjusted for underregistration. 3/ - Based on currently married women aged 15-49 years. 4/ - Basic reading and writing skills. 5/ - Basic reading, writing, and computational skills. * - Excludes demolitions and street furnitures. r - Revised P - Preliminary | |||
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