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| QUICKSTAT - March 2003 A Monthly Update of NSO's Most Requested Statistics |
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| INDICATOR | REFERENCE PERIOD and DATA | ||
| PRICE INDICES | |||
| Consumer Price Index (1994=100) | Feb. 2003 | Jan. 2003 | Feb. 2002 |
| Philippines | 169.9 | 169.5 | 164.8r |
| National Capital Region (NCR) | 173.1 | 173.0 | 167.2 |
| Areas Outside NCR | 168.6 | 168.1 | 163.9r |
| Inflation rate | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.5 |
| Purchasing power of the peso | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.61 |
| Jan. 2003 | Dec. 2002 | Jan. 2002 | |
| Wholesale Price Index for Construction Materials in Metro Manila (1985=100) |
254.4 | 252.1 | 243.2 |
| Dec. 2002 | Nov. 2002 | Dec. 2001 | |
| Retail Price Index for Construction Materials in Metro Manila (1978=100) |
835.7 | 826.4 | 826.9 |
| General Wholesale Price Index in Metro Manila (1985=100) |
278.0 | 276.4r | 265.2 |
| Producer's Price Index for Manufacturing in Metro Manila (1994=100) |
174.3 | 174.3 | 164.6 |
| FOREIGN TRADE (FOB value in million US$) | Dec. 2002p | Nov. 2002 | Dec. 2001 |
| Total trade | 5,480 | 6,092 | 4,788 |
| Exports | 2,914 | 3,103 | 2,645 |
| Imports | 2,567 | 2,989 | 2,143 |
| Balance of trade | 347 | 114 | 503 |
| Top traders: | |||
| 1. USA | 1,170 | 1,201 | 1,095 |
| 2. Japan | 1,013 | 1,099 | 849 |
| 3. Singapore | 371 | 387 | 319 |
| Top exports: | |||
| 1. Electronics and components | 1,524 | 1,734 | 1,367 |
| 2. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories | 251 | 175 | 220 |
| 3. Coconut oil | 42 | 18 | 30 |
| Top imports: | |||
| 1. Electronics and components | 626 | 793 | 396 |
| 2. Office and EDP machines | 264 | 312 | 197 |
| 3. Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials | 231 | 338 | 211 |
| DOMESTIC TRADE (Quantity in thousand tons; value in million pesos) |
3rd Qtr 2002p | 2nd Qtr 2002 | 3rd Qtr 2001 |
| Coastwise trade | |||
| Quantity | 8,437 | 2,117 | 3,415 |
| Value | 73,495 | 47,035 | 72,504 |
| Rail trade | |||
| Quantity | 0.61 | 0.53 | 0.41 |
| Value | 17.48 | 16.21 | 10.63 |
| Air trade | |||
| Quantity | 11 | 8 | 14 |
| Value | 428 | 821 | 515 |
| LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT (Source: LFS) | Oct. 2002 | Jul. 2002 | Oct. 2001 |
| Total labor force (million) | 33.7 | 33.9 | 33.4 |
| Labor force participation rate | 66.2% | 67.1% | 67.5% |
| Employment rate | 89.8% | 88.8% | 90.2% |
| Unemployment rate | 10.2% | 11.2% | 9.8% |
| Underemployment rate | 15.3% | 17.1% | 16.6% |
| 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) |
3rd Qtr 2002 | 2nd Qtr 2002 | 3rd Qtr 2001 |
| Philippines(number) | 19,178 | 25,459 | 16,129 |
| Floor area | 2,563,700 | 3,354,587 | 2,324,437 |
| Value | 15,099,796 | 19,653,715 | 13,103,396 |
| Residential (number) | 12,916 | 18,030 | 10,628 |
| Floor area | 1,440,074 | 1,932,910 | 1,292,471 |
| Value | 7,427,154 | 10,398,367 | 6,169,543 |
| Nonresidential (number) | 2,322 | 2,440 | 1,994 |
| Floor area | 986,662 | 1,227,584 | 908,658 |
| Value | 5,871,250 | 6,967,555 | 5,357,122 |
| Additions (number) | 1,061 | 1,495 | 1,054 |
| Floor area | 136,964 | 194,093 | 123,308 |
| Value | 700,047 | 952,362 | 625,735 |
| Alterations/repairs (number) | 2,879 | 3,494 | 2,453 |
| Value | 1,101,345 | 1,335,431 | 950,996 |
| (MISSI) MONTHLY INTEGRATED SURVEY ON SELECTED INDUSTRIES (1994=100) |
Dec. 2002 | Nov. 2002r | |
| Value of production index | 192.4 | 201.5r | |
| Gainers over last year | |||
| Food Manufacturing | 13.0% | 12.7% | |
| Transport equipment | 33.8% | 16.9% | |
| Textile | 42.8% | 30.8% | |
| Losers over last year | |||
| Basic metals | (43.4%) | (4.9%) | |
| Chemical products | (16.1%) | (6.8%) | |
| Petroleum products | (10.2%) | 6.5% | |
| Volume of production index | 110.4 | 115.6r | |
| Gainers over last year | |||
| Transport equipment | 24.3% | 9.1% | |
| Food manufacturing | 7.0% | 7.2% | |
| Textile | 43.7% | 21.4% | |
| Losers over last year | |||
| Petroleum products | (22.8%) | (5.6%) | |
| Basic metals | (45.6%) | (8.2%) | |
| Chemical products | (21.3%) | (12.0%) | |
| Value of net sales | |||
| Gainers over last year | |||
| Food manufacturing | 19.2% | 4.1% | |
| Electrical machinery | 22.8% | 9.3% | |
| Petroleum products | 14.5% | 19.2% | |
| Losers over last year | |||
| Basic metals | (10.4%) | (4.5%) | |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | (11.7%) | (12.3%) | |
| Paper and paper products | (4.1%) | (3.6%) | |
| Volume of net sales | |||
| Gainers over last year | |||
| Food manufacturing | 12.9% | (1.0%) | |
| Electrical machinery | 11.6% | (1.0%) | |
| Transport equipment | 21.7% | 4.0% | |
| Losers over last year | |||
| Basic metals | (13.8%) | (7.8%) | |
| Chemical products | (6.7%) | (3.8%) | |
| Beverage | (12.3%) | (4.5%) | |
| Capacity utilization | |||
| Below 70% | 41.5% | 41.6% | |
| 90% - 100% | 21.8% | 19.5% | |
| 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 | 76,504,077 | 68,616,536 | 60,703,206 |
| Male | 38,524,266 | 34,584,170 | 30,538,285 |
| Female | 37,979,811 | 34,032,366 | 30,164,921 |
| 0-14 years | 37.0% | 38.4% | 39.6% |
| 15-64 years | 59.2% | 58.1% | 57.0% |
| 65 years and over | 3.8% | 3.5% | 3.4% |
| Sex ratio | 101.4 | 101.6 | 101.2 |
| 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 |
| 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | |
| Population projection (medium assumption)1/ | 84,241,341 | 82,663,561 | 81,081,457 |
| HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS | |||
| 2000p | 1999p | 1998 | |
| Births 2/ | 1,699,380 | 1,613,248 | 1,632,859 |
| Male | 853,304 | ||
| Female | 779,555 | ||
| Marriages2/ | 572,955 | 551,444 | 549,265 |
| Deaths 2/ | 364,751 | 347,643 | 352,992 |
| Male | 210,592 | ||
| Female | 142,400 | ||
| 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) | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate 3/ | 48.8% | 49.5% | 47.0% |
| Modern method | 35.0% | 31.1% | 32.3% |
| Traditional method | 13.8% | 16.4% | 14.7% |
| 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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