Quickstat Index
QUICKSTAT - July 2004
A Monthly Update of NSO's Most Requested Statistics
INDICATOR REFERENCE PERIOD and DATA
PRICE INDICES (2000=100) (1994=100)
  Consumer Price Index (1994=100) Jun 2004 May 2004 Jun 2004 May 2004 Jun 2003
       Philippines 120.4 118.4 180.5 177.8 171.7r
       National Capital Region (NCR) 121.5 119.5 184.0 181.0 175.0r
       Areas Outside NCR 119.8 118.0 179.1 176.5 170.4r
    Inflation rate          
       Headline 5.4 4.7 5.1 4.5 3.4
       Core 5.5 4.9r 5.4 4.7 3.0
    Purchasing power of the peso 0.83 0.84 0.55 0.56 0.58
      May 2004 Apr 2004 May 2003
  Wholesale Price Index for Construction
    Materials in NCR
(1985=100)
    305.1 304.4 265.4r
      Apr 2004 Mar 2004 Apr 2003
  General Wholesale Price Index in the
    Philippines
(1998=100)
    141.6 140.6 131.5r
  Retail Price Index for Construction Materials
    in NCR
(1978=100)
    929.2 925.4 869.4
  General Retail Price Index in NCR (1978=100)     1,058.9 1,055.4r 1,019.9
  Producer's Price Index for Manufacturing
    in NCR
(1994=100)
    195.9 194.5r 180.5
FOREIGN TRADE (FOB value in million US$)   Total 2003 May 2004p Apr 2004 May 2003
  Total trade   73,199 6,536 6,419 6,160
  Exports   35,751 3,259 2,969 2,828
  Imports   37,448 3,277 3,450 3,332
  Balance of trade   (1,697) (18) (481) (504)
    Top traders:          
    1. Japan     1,180 1,163 1,059
    2. USA     1,149 1,070 1,157
    3. Singapore     502 504 383
    Top exports:          
    1. Electronic products     2,164 1,964 1,824
    2. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories     180 137 176
    3. Coconut oil     67 60 67
    Top imports:          
    1. Electronic products     1,412 1,557 1,526
    2. Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials     364 334 401
    3. Industrial machinery and equipment     151 164 130
(MISSI) MONTHLY INTEGRATED SURVEY
ON SELECTED INDUSTRIES (1994=100)
    May 2004 Apr 2004r May 2003
  Value of production index     214.2 209.1r 207.7
     Gainers over last year          
      Food manufacturing     11.7% 13.6% 11.5
      Electrical machinery     16.1% 26.2%) (16.8%)
      Chemical products     14.7% 14.8% 6.8%
     Losers over last year          
      Petroleum products     (17.0%) (27.7%) 35.9%
      Footwear and wearing apparel     (15.0%) (16.7%) 12.0%
      Basic metals     (9.3%) 5.6% 97.2%
  Volume of production index     112.1 108.8 114.0
     Gainers over last year          
      Electrical machinery     24.4% 20.1% (26.2%)
      Chemical products     8.7% 11.1% (11.9%)
      Transport equipments     11.7% 0.3% (5.2%)
     Losers over last year          
      Petroleum products     (32.4%) (34.7%) 19.3%
      Basic Metals     (31.0%) (18.8%) 83.7%
      Footwear and wearing apparel     (38.0%) (41.5%) (6.2%)
  Value of net sales          
     Gainers over last year          
      Food manufacturing     17.6% 15.9% 4.8
      Basic metals     54.5% 49.9% (11.5%)
      Electrical machinery     22.4% 68.5% (19.5%)
     Losers over last year          
      Footwear and wearing apparel     (34.1%) (29.2%) 36.5%
      Transport equipments     (11.8%) 1.7% (4.4%)
      Petroleum products     (4.6%) (7.3%) 19.4%
  Volume of net sales          
     Gainers over last year          
      Electrical machinery     31.1% 60.4% (28.6%)
      Basic metals     17.5% 15.3% (17.6%)
      Chemical products     3.2% 11.6% (8.7%)
     Losers over last year          
      Petroleum products     (22.3%) (16.3%) 4.9%
      Footwear and wearing apparel     (52.0%) (50.2%) (14.4%)
      Transport equipments     (14.7%) (2.4%) (7.3%)
 Capacity utilization     79.4% 78.8% 78.5%
DOMESTIC TRADE
(Quantity in thousand tons; value in million pesos)
    4th Qtr 2003 3rd Qtr 2003 4th Qtr 2002
  Coastwise trade Total 2002        
    Quantity 27,582   6,922 7,155 5,039
    Value 391,441   69,749 77,103 97,856
  Rail trade          
    Quantity 2   0.53 0.30 0.55
    Value 63   16 11 17
  Air trade          
    Quantity 49   9 11 11
    Value 2,945   389 459 472
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT  (Source: LFS)     Apr 2004p Jan 2004 Apr 2003
  Total labor force (million)     36.5 35.4 34.6
    Labor force participation rate     68.9% 67.3% 67.1%
     Employment rate     86.3% 89.0% 87.8%
     Unemployment rate     13.7% 11.0% 12.2%
     Underemployment rate     18.5% 17.5% 15.6%
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
    Total 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
    Total 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
    Total 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
    Total 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
BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY (Sources: ASE/LE) Based on LE Based on ASE
(with ATE ten or more)
  Number of establishments 2002 2001 1998 1997 1996
    Agriculture and forestry 3,120 3,095 1,257 1,196 1,095
    Fishery 1,145 1,152 502 501 439
    Mining and quarrying 327 346 180 193 188
    Manufacturing 122,977 123,795 15,674 14,734 13,526
    Electricity, gas, and water 1,216 1,161 603 588 582
    Construction 2,649 2,783 1,475 1,457 1,501
    Wholesale and retail trade 434,475 435,101 17,903 15,237 13,336
    Hotels and restaurants 88,608 88,730 7,092 6,686 6,275
    Transportation, storage and communication 14,263 14,566 3,011 2,734 2,581
    Financial intermediation 24,060 23,461 5,744 5,452 5,229
    Real estate, renting and business activities 38,862 39,115 4,165 3,804 3,613
    Education 9,282 9,342 3,929 3,718 3,490
    Health and social work 28,183 28,231 1,181 1,135 1,087
    Other community, social, and personal services 40,293 40,711 2,065 1,935 1,812
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE  (at current prices;
Source: FIES)
    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     2001 2000 1999
  Births 2/     1,714,093 1,766,440 1,613,335
    Male     891,312 918,243 840,528
    Female     822,781 848,197 772,807
  Marriages 2/       577,387 551,445
  Deaths 2/     381,834 366,931 347,989
   Male     225,879 217,404 207,610
   Female     155,955 149,527 140,379
      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%
EDUCATION (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%
    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.
    *      - New sectors in the 1994-based series.
          - Revised
          - Preliminary
    LE   - List of Establishments

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