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| QUICKSTAT - May 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) | Apr. 2003 | Mar. 2003 | Apr. 2002 |
| Philippines | 170.2 | 170.0 | 165.5 |
| National Capital Region (NCR) | 173.5 | 173.4 | 168.6 |
| Areas Outside NCR | 168.9 | 168.7 | 164.3 |
| Inflation rate | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| Purchasing power of the peso | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.60 |
| Feb. 2003 | Jan. 2003 | Feb. 2002 | |
| Wholesale Price Index for Construction Materials in Metro Manila (1985=100) |
262.6 | 258.0 | 248.4 |
| Retail Price Index for Construction Materials in Metro Manila (1978=100) |
858.2 | 841.5 | 825.5 |
| General Retail Price Index in Metro Manila (1978=100) |
1,015.0 | 1,014.2 | 996.5 |
| Jan. 2003 | Dec. 2002 | Jan. 2002 | |
| General Wholesale Price Index in Metro Manila (1985=100) |
282.9 | 278.0 | 267.8 |
| Feb. 2003 | Jan. 2003 | Feb. 2002 | |
| Producer's Price Index for Manufacturing in Metro Manila (1994=100) |
180.6 | 180.0 | 165.0 |
| FOREIGN TRADE (FOB value in million US$) | Feb. 2003p | Jan. 2003 | Feb. 2002 |
| Total trade | 5,540 | 5,608 | 4,948 |
| Exports | 2,723 | 2,691 | 2,628 |
| Imports | 2,817 | 2,917 | 2,320 |
| Balance of trade | (93) | (226) | 308 |
| Top traders: | |||
| 1. USA | 1,162 | 1,129 | 1,137 |
| 2. Japan | 1,004 | 936 | 890 |
| 3. Singapore | 356 | 367 | 344 |
| Top exports: | |||
| 1. Electronics and components | 1,464 | 1,519 | 1,400 |
| 2. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories | 198 | 178 | 158 |
| 3. Petroleum products | 57 | 40 | 36 |
| Top imports: | |||
| 1. Electronics and components | 780 | 755 | 612 |
| 2. Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials | 365 | 329 | 185 |
| 3. Office and EDP machines | 259 | 234 | 204 |
| DOMESTIC TRADE (Quantity in thousand tons; value in million pesos) |
3rd Qtr 2002p | 2nd Qtr 2002 | 3rd Qtr 2001 |
| Coastwise trade | |||
| Quantity | 9,157 | 5,192 | 4,980 |
| Value | 82,277 | 94,334 | 88,052 |
| Rail trade | |||
| Quantity | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.41 |
| Value | 17.64 | 18.01 | 10.63 |
| Air trade | |||
| Quantity | 13 | 11 | 14 |
| Value | 465 | 1,047 | 515 |
| LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT (Source: LFS) | Jan. 2003 | Oct. 2002 | Jan. 2002 |
| Total labor force (million) | 33.7 | 33.7 | 33.1 |
| Labor force participation rate | 65.7% | 66.2% | 66.4% |
| Employment rate | 89.4% | 89.8% | 89.7% |
| Unemployment rate | 10.6% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| Underemployment rate | 16.1% | 15.3% | 15.9% |
| 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, storage and communication | 3,011 | 2,734 | 2,581 |
| Financial intermediation establishments | 5,744 | 5,452 | 5,229 |
| Real estate, renting 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) |
4th Qtr 2002 | 3rd Qtr 2002 | 4th Qtr 2001 |
| Philippines(number) | 22,497 | 19,178 | 16,804 |
| Floor area | 3,207,131 | 2,563,700 | 2,726,104 |
| Value | 17,449,831 | 15,099,796 | 16,078,843 |
| Residential (number) | 15,545 | 12,916 | 11,547 |
| Floor area | 1,938,954 | 1,440,074 | 1,383,102 |
| Value | 9,479,324 | 7,427,154 | 6,631,945 |
| Nonresidential (number) | 2,634 | 2,322 | 2,022 |
| Floor area | 1,148,121 | 986,662 | 1,224,912 |
| Value | 6,335,618 | 5,871,250 | 7,834,110 |
| Additions (number) | 1,088 | 1,061 | 966 |
| Floor area | 120,056 | 136,964 | 118,090 |
| Value | 610,856 | 700,047 | 650,127 |
| Alterations/repairs (number) | 3,230 | 2,879 | 2,269 |
| Value | 1,024,033 | 1,101,345 | 962,661 |
| (MISSI) MONTHLY INTEGRATED SURVEY ON SELECTED INDUSTRIES (1994=100) |
Feb. 2003 | Jan. 2003r | |
| Value of production index | 194.5 | 191.1r | |
| Gainers over last year | |||
| Basic metals | 99.0% | 127.0% | |
| Petroleum products | 43.9% | 30.0% | |
| Food manufacturing | 23.3% | 27.8% | |
| Losers over last year | |||
| Tobacco | (39.9%) | (49.6%) | |
| Chemical products | (9.1%) | (6.1%) | |
| Electrical machinery | (2.9%) | 2.1% | |
| Volume of production index | 107.7 | 106.2 | |
| Gainers over last year | |||
| Food manufacturing | 3.9% | 2.6% | |
| Textile | 13.9% | 2.1% | |
| Beverage | 5.4% | (15.1%) | |
| Losers over last year | |||
| Petroleum products | (6.1%) | 6.4% | |
| Transport equipment | (5.5%) | 4.6% | |
| Chemical products | (2.1%) | (6.0%) | |
| Value of net sales | |||
| Gainers over last year | |||
| Petroleum products | 47.4% | 54.3% | |
| Food manufacturing | 24.3% | 29.1% | |
| Footwear and wearing apparel | 35.5% | 21.8% | |
| Losers over last year | |||
| Tobacco | (33.8%) | (28.2%) | |
| Basic metals | (7.9%) | 19.0% | |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | (1.7%) | 4.2% | |
| Volume of net sales | |||
| Gainers over last year | |||
| Food manufacturing | 13.7% | 18.8% | |
| Petroleum products | 14.6% | 25.7% | |
| Textile | 42.0% | 17.3% | |
| Losers over last year | |||
| Basic metals | (18.1%) | 5.5% | |
| Tobacco | (33.8%) | (29.7%) | |
| Electrical machinery | (5.8%) | (9.3%) | |
| Capacity utilization | |||
| Below 70% | 36.5% | 36.9% | |
| 90% - 100% | 22.5% | 21.7% | |
| 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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