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| QUICKSTAT - May 2004 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 2004 | Mar 2004 | Apr 2003 |
| Philippines | 176.9 | 176.1r | 170.0r |
| National Capital Region (NCR) | 180.2 | 179.2r | 172.6r |
| Areas Outside NCR | 175.6 | 175.0 | 169.0r |
| Inflation rate | |||
| Headline | 4.1 | 3.8 | 2.8 |
| Core | - | - | - |
| Purchasing power of the peso | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.59 |
| Mar 2004 | Feb 2004 | Mar 2003 | |
| Wholesale Price Index for Construction Materials in Metro Manila (1985=100) |
300.1 | 294.9 | 263.5r |
| Feb 2004 | Jan 2004 | Feb 2003 | |
| Retail Price Index for Construction Materials in Metro Manila (1978=100) |
908.3 | 895.5 | 858.2 |
| Producer's Price Index for Manufacturing in Metro Manila (1994=100) |
192.4 | 190.9r | 183.6 |
| Jan 2004 | Dec 2003 | Jan 2003 | |
| General Retail Price Index in Metro Manila (1978=100) |
1,054.1 | 1,047.0 | 1,014.2r |
| General Wholesale Price Index for Construction Materials in Metro Manila (1998=100) |
137.0 | 136.2 | 131.2 |
| FOREIGN TRADE (FOB value in million US$) | Feb 2004p | Jan 2004 | Feb 2003 |
| Total trade | 5,993 | 6,023 | 5,604 |
| Exports | 2,999 | 2,844 | 2,788 |
| Imports | 2,994 | 3,179 | 2,816 |
| Balance of trade | 5 | (335) | (28) |
| Top traders: | |||
| 1. Japan | 1,137 | 1,077 | 1,005 |
| 2. USA | 1,070 | 1,042 | 1,162 |
| 3. Singapore | 451 | 443 | 356 |
| Top exports: | |||
| 1. Electronics products | 1,977 | 1,929 | 1,854 |
| 2. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories | 185 | 159 | 198 |
| 3. Ignition wiring set and other wiring sets used in vehicles, aircrafts and ships |
56 | 33 | 42 |
| Top imports: | |||
| 1. Electronics products | 1,495 | 1,421 | 1,278 |
| 2. Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials | 257 | 376 | 365 |
| 3. Industrial machinery and equipment | 125 | 145 | 111 |
| DOMESTIC TRADE (Quantity in thousand tons; value in million pesos) |
3rd Qtr 2003 | 2nd Qtr 2003 | 3rd Qtr 2002 |
| Coastwise trade | |||
| Quantity | 7,213 | 4,645 | 10,352 |
| Value | 77,911 | 84,982 | 114,229 |
| Rail trade | |||
| Quantity | 0.30 | 0.45 | 0.54 |
| Value | 11 | 14 | 16 |
| Air trade | |||
| Quantity | 11 | 10 | 17 |
| Value | 460 | 358 | 548 |
| LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT (Source: LFS) | Jan 2004p | Oct 2003 | Jan 2003 |
| Total labor force (million) | 35.4 | 35.1 | 33.7 |
| Labor force participation rate | 67.2% | 67.1% | 65.7% |
| Employment rate | 89.0% | 89.9% | 89.4% |
| Unemployment rate | 11.0% | 10.1% | 10.6% |
| Underemployment rate | 17.5% | 15.7% | 16.1% |
| 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 |
| Fishery | 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 | 5,744 | 5,452 | 5,229 |
| Real estate, renting and other business activities | 4,165 | 3,804 | 3,613 |
| Education | 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 2003 | 3rd Qtr 2003 | 4th Qtr 2002 |
| Philippines(number) | 27,314 | 22,536 | 22,497 |
| Floor area | 3,272,106 | 3,188,594 | 3,207,131 |
| Value | 20,059,274 | 19,077,850 | 17,449,831 |
| Residential (number) | 18,757 | 15,050 | 15,545 |
| Floor area | 1,986,153 | 1,871,194 | 1,938,954 |
| Value | 10,619,929 | 9,968,824 | 9,479,324 |
| Nonresidential (number) | 2,770 | 2,972 | 2,634 |
| Floor area | 1,140,277 | 1,144,333 | 1,148,121 |
| Value | 7,039,299 | 6,947,214 | 6,335,618 |
| Additions (number) | 1,020 | 1,141 | 1,088 |
| Floor area | 145,676 | 173,067 | 120,056 |
| Value | 814,546 | 912,160 | 610,856 |
| Alterations/repairs (number) | 4,767 | 3,373 | 3,230 |
| Value | 1,585,500 | 1,249,652 | 1,024,033 |
| (MISSI) MONTHLY INTEGRATED SURVEY ON SELECTED INDUSTRIES (1994=100) |
Feb 2004 | Jan 2003r | |
| Value of production index | 201.5 | 200.5 | |
| Gainers over last year | |||
| Basic Metals | 28.0% | 28.6% | |
| Chemical products | 7.5% | 1.3% | |
| Electrical machinery | 6.4% | 8.3% | |
| Losers over last year | |||
| Transport equipment | (19.7%) | (7.3%) | |
| Footwear and wearing apparel | (22.7%) | (12.7%) | |
| Petroleum products | (4.5%) | 3.2% | |
| Volume of production index | 104.7 | 105.0 | |
| Gainers over last year | |||
| Beverage | 13.0% | 14.5% | |
| Chemical products | 6.1% | (1.7%) | |
| Publishing and printing | 36.8% | 16.3% | |
| Losers over last year | |||
| Food manufacturing | (9.8%) | (11.2%) | |
| Footwear and wearing apparel* | (34.4%) | (31.1%) | |
| Petroleum products | (10.8%) | (9.6%) | |
| Value of net sales | |||
| Gainers over last year | |||
| Basic metals | 81.0% | 49.0% | |
| Electrical machinery | 26.1% | 11.7% | |
| Food manufacturing | 12.1% | 5.9% | |
| Losers over last year | |||
| Footwear and wearing apparel* | (19.4%) | (17.4%) | |
| Transport equipment | (3.9%) | 9.5% | |
| Wood and wood products | (21.0%) | (10.2%) | |
| Volume of net sales | |||
| Gainers over last year | |||
| Basic metals | 46.3% | 20.9% | |
| Electrical machinery | 23.0% | 2.2% | |
| Beverage | 16.2% | 9.8% | |
| Losers over last year | |||
| Footwear and wearing apparel* | (31.6%) | (34.8%) | |
| Transport equipment | (8.9%) | 3.6% | |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | (7.1%) | (1.9%) | |
| Capacity utilization | 78.5r | 76.6 | |
| 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 | 76,504,077 | 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/ | 1,766,440 | 1,613,335 | 1,632,859 |
| Male | 918,243 | 840,528 | 853,304 |
| Female | 848,197 | 772,807 | 779,555 |
| Marriages2/ | 577,387 | 551,445 | 549,265 |
| Deaths 2/ | 366,931 | 347,989 | 352,992 |
| Male | 217,404 | 207,610 | 210,592 |
| Female | 149,527 | 140,379 | 142,400 |
| 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | |
| Crude birth rate (per thousand population) 1/ | 24.09 | 24.63 | 25.16 |
| Crude death rate (per thousand population) 1/ | 5.60 | 5.66 | 5.72 |
| Crude rate of natural increase (per thousand population) 1/ | 18.49 | 18.97 | 19.45 |
| Total fertility rate (number of children per woman) 1/ | 3.00 | 3.08 | 3.15 |
| Life expectancy at birth (in years; medium assumption)1/ | |||
| Male | 67.83 | 67.53 | 67.23 |
| Female | 73.08 | 72.78 | 72.48 |
| 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/CPH) | 2000 | 1994 | 1989 |
| Simple literacy rate (10 years old and over) 4/ | 92.3% | 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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