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| QUICKSTAT - February 2001 A Monthly Update of NSO's Most Requested Statistics | |||
| INDICATOR | REFERENCE PERIOD and DATA | ||
| PRICE INDICES | |||
| Consumer Price Index (1994=100) | Jan. 2001 | Dec. 2000 | Jan. 2000 |
| Philippines | 159.0 | 157.8 | 148.7 |
| Metro Manila (MM) | 159.1 | 157.7r | 147.6 |
| Areas Outside MM | 158.9 | 157.9 | 149.2 |
| Inflation rate | 6.9 | 6.6 | 2.6 |
| Purchasing power of the peso | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.67 |
| Dec. 2000 | Nov. 2000 | Dec. 1999 | |
| Retail
Price Index for Construction Materials in Metro Manila (1978=100) |
809.2 | 805.6 | 771.2 |
|
Producer's Price Index for Manufacturing in Metro Manila (1992=100) |
155.5 | 154.2 | 142.4 |
| General Wholesale Price Index
in Metro Manila (1985=100) |
264.7 | 270.1 | 256.9 |
|
Wholesale Price Index for Construction Materials in Metro Manila (1985=100) |
237.7 | 237.2 | 231.4 |
| FOREIGN TRADE (FOB value in million US$) | Dec. 2000 | Nov. 2000 | Dec. 1999 |
| Total trade | 5,733 | 5,985 | 5,597 |
| Exports | 3,496 | 3,317 | 2,944 |
| Imports | 2,237 | 2,669 | 2,653 |
| Balance of trade | 1,259 | 648 | 290 |
| Top traders: | |||
| 1. USA | 1,506 | 1,319 | 1,349 |
| 2. Japan | 1,029 | 1,085 | 915 |
| 3. Singapore | 455 | 490 | 403 |
| Top exports: | |||
| 1. Electronics and components | 2,070 | 1,929 | 1,790 |
| 2. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories | 263 | 187 | 220 |
| 3. Woodcrafts and furniture | 75 | 71 | 48 |
| Top imports: | |||
| 1. Electronics and components | 417 | 582 | 721 |
| 2. Telecommunications equipment and electrical machinery | 253 | 208 | 196 |
| 3. Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials | 241 | 418 | 332 |
| DOMESTIC TRADE (Quantity in thousand tons; value in million pesos) |
3rd Qtr 2000p | 2nd Qtr 2000p | 3rd Qtr 1999 |
| Coastwise trade | |||
| Quantity | 2,060.11 | 2,580.01 | 6,724.25 |
| Value | 33,445.50 | 37,590.94 | 75,850.14 |
| Rail trade | |||
| Quantity | 0.33 | 0.25 | 0.72 |
| Value | 8.39 | 8.47 | 17.93 |
| Air trade | |||
| Quantity | 6.65 | 5.93 | 13.26 |
| Value | 202.99 | 258.52 | 713.09 |
| LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT (Source: LFS) | Oct. 2000 | July 2000 | Oct. 1999 |
| Total labor force (million) | 30.9 | 30.5 | 30.7 |
| Labor force participation rate | 64.3% | 63.9% | 65.7% |
| Employment rate | 89.9% | 88.9% | 90.4% |
| Unemployment rate | 10.1% | 11.1% | 9.6% |
| Underemployment rate | 19.9% | 21.4% | 21.9% |
| BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY (Sources: ASE/CE) | |||
| Number of establishments (with 10 or more workers) | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 |
| Agriculture and forestry | 1,196 | 1,095 | 1,111 |
| Fishing | 501 | 439 | 286 |
| Mining and quarrying | 193 | 188 | 157 |
| Manufacturing | 14,734 | 13,526 | 10,219 |
| Electricity, gas, and water | 588 | 582 | 889 |
| Construction | 1,457 | 1,501 | 1,743 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 15,237 | 13,336 | 9,448 |
| Hotels and restaurants | 6,686 | 6,275 | a |
| Transportation, communication, and storage | 2,734 | 2,581 | 1,855 |
| Financing, intermediation establishments | 5,452 | 5,229 | 6,555 |
| Real estate, renting and other business activities | 3,804 | 3,613 | b |
| Private education services | 3,718 | 3,490 | a |
| Health and social work | 1,135 | 1,087 | a |
| Other community, social, and personal services | 1,935 | 1,812 | 10,476 |
| PRIVATE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION (Floor area in square meters; value in P1,000) |
3rd Qtr 2000 | 2nd Qtr 2000 | 3rd Qtr 1999 |
| Total (number) | 13,741* | 21,558* | 18,086* |
| Floor area | 2,683,315 | 2,762,046 | 2,701,223 |
| Value | 25,436,625 | 15,844,960 | 15,854,386 |
| Residential (number) | 8,516 | 15,876 | 11,704 |
| Floor area | 994,726 | 1,458,381 | 1,387,306 |
| Value | 4,650,390 | 7,296,558 | 6,279,652 |
| Nonresidential (number) | 1,878 | 1,764 | 2,197 |
| Floor area | 1,576,668 | 1,167,171 | 1,139,366 |
| Value | 18,401,964 | 6,244,594 | 7,431,524 |
| Additions (number) | 619 | 934 | 1,077 |
| Floor area | 111,921 | 136,494 | 174,551 |
| Value | 714,255 | 640,048 | 953,111 |
| Alterations/repairs (number) | 2,728 | 2,984 | 3,108 |
| Value | 1,670,016 | 1,663,760 | 1,190,099 |
| (MISSI) MONTHLY INTEGRATED SURVEY ON SELECTED INDUSTRIES (1985=100) |
Dec. 2000 | Nov. 2000 | Dec. 1999 |
| Value of production index | 660.3 | 699.7r | 557.0 |
| Gainers over last year | |||
| Petroleum refineries | 66.1% | 83.7% | 32.3% |
| Electrical machinery | 49.5% | 163.6% | 45.8% |
| Paper and paper products | 47.3% | 17.4% | 25.9% |
| Losers over last year | |||
| Transport equipment | (37.5%) | (16.4%) | 68.6% |
| Rubber products | (22.7%) | (26.3%) | 30.6% |
| Chemicals | (15.8%) | (7.2%) | 10.7% |
| Volume of production index | 165.4 | 176.7r | 152.3 |
| Gainers over last year | |||
| Paper and paper products | 47.6% | 18.9% | 7.1% |
| Electrical machinery | 30.4% | 125.7% | 40.5% |
| Basic metals | 29.6% | 17.9% | (43.3%) |
| Losers over last year | |||
| Transport equipment | (39.0%) | (18.5%) | 62.9% |
| Rubber products | (22.6%) | (26.2%) | 12.7% |
| Textile | (20.8%) | (30.9%) | 0.1% |
| Value of net sales | |||
| Gainers over last year | |||
| Wearing apparel | 67.0% | 35.3% | (9.3%) |
| Basic metals | 37.7% | 104.7% | (21.7%) |
| Petroleum products | 35.3% | 54.9% | 67.1% |
| Losers over last year | |||
| Rubber products | (28.9%) | (4.8%) | 7.5% |
| Transport equipment | (27.1%) | (6.6%) | 27.0% |
| Miscellaneous manufactures | (25.4%) | 17.1% | 73.1% |
| Volume of net sales | |||
| Gainers over last year | |||
| Wearing apparel | 57.0% | 49.5% | (15.3%) |
| Basic metals | 44.3% | 117.3% | (20.9%) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 21.9% | 10.6% | 3.6% |
| Losers over last year | |||
| Transport equipment | (28.9%) | (9.0%) | 22.7% |
| Rubber products | (28.9%) | (4.7%) | (7.2%) |
| Miscellaneous manufactures | (20.0%) | 23.8% | 88.2% |
| Capacity utilization | |||
| Below 70% | 37.5% | 37.3% | 41.3% |
| 90% - 100% | 25.4% | 21.8%r | 17.5% |
| 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 | |||
| 1997r | 1996 | 1995 | |
| Registered births 2/ | 1,653,236 | 1,608,468 | 1,645,041 |
| Male | 859,814 | 835,970 | 864,425 |
| Female | 793,422 | 772,498 | 780,616 |
| Registered marriages 2/ | 562,808 | 525,555 | 503,671 |
| Registered deaths 2/ | 339,400 | 344,363 | 324,737 |
| Male | 201,700 | 204,363 | 193,048 |
| Female | 137,700 | 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% | |
b/ - Data for 1995 were included in Financing, intermediation establishments. 1/ - Source: 1995 Census-Based National, Regional, and Provincial Population Projections. 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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