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| QUICKSTAT - October 2002 A Monthly Update of NSO's Most Requested Statistics |
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| INDICATOR | REFERENCE PERIOD and DATA | ||
| Consumer Price Index (1994=100) | Sept. 2002 | Aug. 2002 | Sept. 2001 |
| Philippines | 167.9 | 167.6 | 163.2 |
| National Capital Region (NCR) | 168.8 | 168.8 | 164.0r |
| Areas Outside NCR | 167.5 | 167.2 | 162.9 |
| Inflation rate | 2.9 | 2.9 | 6.1 |
| Purchasing power of the peso | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.61 |
| Aug. 2002 | Jul. 2002 | Aug. 2001 | |
| Retail Price Index for Construction Materials in Metro Manila (1978=100) |
833.4 | 836.1 | 829.1 |
| Jul. 2002 | Jun. 2002 | Jul. 2001 | |
| Wholesale Price Index for Construction Materials in Metro Manila (1985=100) |
251.4 | 250.9 | 244.1 |
| Jun. 2002 | May 2002 | Jun. 2001 | |
| General Wholesale Price Index in Metro Manila (1985=100) |
273.9 | 271.7 | 265.6r |
| Aug. 2002 | Jul. 2002 | Aug. 2001 | |
| Producer's Price Index for Manufacturing in Metro Manila (1994=100) |
171.9 | 170.6r | 165.3r |
| FOREIGN TRADE (FOB value in million US$) | Aug. 2002p | Jul. 2002 | Aug. 2001 |
| Total trade | 6,153 | 6,213 | 5,205 |
| Exports | 2,990 | 3,191 | 2,621 |
| Imports | 3,164 | 3,023 | 2,584 |
| Balance of trade | (174) | 168 | 37 |
| Top traders: | |||
| 1. USA | 1,404 | 1,403 | 1,153 |
| 2. Japan | 1,081 | 1,063 | 889 |
| 3. Singapore | 389 | 418 | 321 |
| Top exports: | |||
| 1. Electronics and components | 1,544 | 1,631 | 1,312 |
| 2. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories | 217 | 263 | 212 |
| 3. Woodcrafts and furniture | 38 | 40 | 36 |
| Top imports: | |||
| 1. Electronics and components | 968 | 778 | 516 |
| 2. Office and EDP machines | 313 | 309 | 180 |
| 3. Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials | 231 | 361 | 319 |
| DOMESTIC TRADE (Quantity in thousand tons; value in million pesos) |
1st Qtr 2002p | 4th Qtr 2001 | 1st Qtr 2001 |
| Coastwise trade | |||
| Quantity | 3,727 | 3,260 | 3,445 |
| Value | 52,563 | 73,528 | 64,506 |
| Rail trade | |||
| Quantity | 0.34 | 0.43 | 0.43 |
| Value | 11.01 | 13.01 | 11.45 |
| Air trade | |||
| Quantity | 9 | 13 | 12 |
| Value | 730 | 857 | 755 |
| LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT (Source: LFS) | Jul. 2002 | Apr. 2002 | Jul. 2001 |
| Total labor force (million) | 33.9 | 35.1 | 32.6 |
| Labor force participation rate | 67.1% | 69.9% | 66.3% |
| Employment rate | 88.8% | 86.1% | 89.9% |
| Unemployment rate | 11.2% | 13.9% | 10.1% |
| Underemployment rate | 17.1% | 19.6% | 17.7% |
| BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY (Sources: ASE/LE) | |||
| Number of establishments (with 10 or more workers) | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 |
| Agriculture and forestry | 1,257 | 1,196 | 1,095 |
| Fishing | 502 | 501 | 439 |
| Mining and quarrying | 180 | 193 | 188 |
| Manufacturing | 15,674 | 14,734 | 13,526 |
| Electricity, gas, and water | 603 | 588 | 582 |
| Construction | 1,475 | 1,457 | 1,501 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 17,903 | 15,237 | 13,336 |
| Hotels and restaurants | 7,092 | 6,686 | 6,275 |
| Transportation, communication, and storage | 3,011 | 2,734 | 2,581 |
| Financial intermediation establishments | 5,744 | 5,452 | 5,229 |
| Real estate and other business activities | 4,165 | 3,804 | 3,613 |
| Private education services | 3,929 | 3,718 | 3,490 |
| Health and social work | 1,181 | 1,135 | 1,087 |
| Other community, social, and personal services | 2,065 | 1,935 | 1,812 |
| PRIVATE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION (Floor area in square meters; value in P1,000) |
2nd Qtr 2002 | 1st Qtr 2002 | 2nd Qtr 2001 |
| Philippines(number) | 25,459 | 24,337 | 20,219 |
| Floor area | 3,354,587 | 3,656,039 | 2,735,927 |
| Value | 19,653,715 | 33,713,486 | 16,058,627 |
| Residential (number) | 18,030 | 17,025 | 13,577 |
| Floor area | 1,932,910 | 1,768,186 | 1,590,058 |
| Value | 10,398,367 | 9,071,720 | 7,819,279 |
| Nonresidential (number) | 2,440 | 3,045 | 2,069 |
| Floor area | 1,227,584 | 1,728,004 | 950,048 |
| Value | 6,967,555 | 22,103,520 | 5,952,889 |
| Additions (number) | 1,495 | 1,233 | 1,239 |
| Floor area | 194,093 | 159,849 | 195,821 |
| Value | 952,362 | 781,392 | 917,930 |
| Alterations/repairs (number) | 3,494 | 3,034 | 3,334 |
| Value | 1,335,431 | 1,756,854 | 1,368,529 |
| (MISSI) MONTHLY INTEGRATED SURVEY ON SELECTED INDUSTRIES (1994=100) |
Aug. 2002 | Jul. 2002 | |
| Value of production index | 185.6 | 184.8r | |
| Gainers over last year | |||
| Textile | 26.2% | 19.6% | |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 22.6% | 22.6% | |
| Beverage | 17.2% | 20.7% | |
| Losers over last year | |||
| Petroleum products | (33.8%) | (13.2%) | |
| Machinery excluding electrical | (28.1%) | (25.4%) | |
| Basic metals | (18.8%) | (26.0%) | |
| Volume of production index | 107.9 | 108.3r | |
| Gainers over last year | |||
| Leather products | 30.5% | 8.7% | |
| Textile | 27.3% | 18.5% | |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 25.4% | 21.3% | |
| Losers over last year | |||
| Petroleum products | (35.9%) | (9.4%) | |
| Machinery excluding electrical | (28.1%) | (25.4%) | |
| Basic metals | (20.0%) | (27.6%) | |
| Value of net sales | |||
| Gainers over last year | |||
| Leather products | 41.3% | (33.1%) | |
| Textile | 29.4% | 27.5% | |
| Machinery excluding electrical | 27.4% | (34.2%) | |
| Losers over last year | |||
| Tobacco | (21.1%) | 2.2% | |
| Publishing and printing | (15.9%) | (17.3)% | |
| Electrical machinery | (14.8%) | 28.0% | |
| Volume of net sales | |||
| Gainers over last year | |||
| Leather products | 64.7% | (26.7%) | |
| Rubber products | 33.6% | 21.2% | |
| Textile | 30.5% | 26.3% | |
| Losers over last year | |||
| Publishing and printing | (33.6%) | (36.8%) | |
| Tobacco | (27.1%) | (5.6%) | |
| Electrical machinery | (19.8%) | 23.0% | |
| Capacity utilization | |||
| Below 70% | 37.5% | 41.1% | |
| 90% - 100% | 20.4% | 19.6% | |
| INCOME AND EXPENDITURE (Source: FIES) (At current prices) |
2000 | 1997 | 1994 |
| Annual average family income | P144,039 | P123,168 | P83,161 |
| Annual average family expenditure | P118,002 | P99,537 | P67,661 |
| Annual average family saving | P26,037 | P23,631 | P15,500 |
| POPULATION | 2000 | 1995 | 1990 |
| Total | 76,498,735 | 68,616,536 | 60,703,206 |
| Male | n.a. | 34,584,170 | 30,538,285 |
| Female | n.a. | 34,032,366 | 30,164,921 |
| 0-14 years | n.a. | 38.4% | 39.6% |
| 15-64 years | n.a. | 58.1% | 57.0% |
| 65 years and over | n.a. | 3.5% | 3.4% |
| Density(persons per square kilometer) | 255 | 229 | 202 |
| Growth rate | 2.36% | 2.32% | 2.35% |
| Average household size | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | |
| Population projection (medium assumption)1/ | 79,503,675 | 77,925,894 | 76,348,114 |
| HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS | |||
| 1999p | 1998 | 1997r | |
| Births 2/ | 1,613,248 | 1,632,859 | 1,653,236 |
| Male | 853,304 | 859,814 | |
| Female | 779,555 | 793,422 | |
| Marriages2/ | 551,444 | 549,265 | 562,808 |
| Deaths 2/ | 347,643 | 352,992 | 339,400 |
| Male | 210,592 | 201,700 | |
| Female | 142,400 | 137,700 | |
| 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/ | |||
| Male | 66.93 | 66.63 | 66.33 |
| Female | 72.18 | 71.88 | 71.58 |
| FAMILY PLANNING (Source: FPS) | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate 3/ | 49.5% | 47.0% | 49.3% |
| Modern method | 33.1% | 32.3% | 32.4% |
| Traditional method | 16.4% | 14.7% | 16.9% |
| 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. * - New sectors in the 1994-based series. r - Revised p - Preliminary n.a. - not yet available LE - List of Establishments |
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