| QUICKSTAT - September 2004 A Monthly Update of NSO's Most Requested Statistics |
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| INDICATOR | REFERENCE PERIOD and DATA | ||||
| PRICE INDICES | (2000=100) | (1994=100) | |||
| Consumer Price Index (1994=100) | Aug 2004 | Jul 2004 | Aug 2004 | Jul 2004 | Aug 2003 |
| Philippines | 122.3 | 121.8 | 183.3 | 182.4 | 172.4r |
| National Capital Region (NCR) | 122.1 | 121.9 | 185.2 | 184.8 | 174.6r |
| Areas Outside NCR | 122.4 | 121.8 | 182.5 | 181.4 | 171.5 |
| Inflation rate | |||||
| Headline | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 3.0r |
| Core | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 3.3 |
| Purchasing power of the peso | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.58 |
| Jul 2004 | Jun 2004 | Jul 2003 | |||
| Wholesale Price Index for Construction Materials in NCR (1985=100) |
307.0 | 306.6 | 267.0r | ||
| Jun 2004 | May 2004 | Jun 2003 | |||
| Retail Price Index for Construction Materials in NCR (1978=100) |
831.0 | 925.7 | 869.5 | ||
| May 2004 | Apr 2004 | May 2003 | |||
| General Retail Price Index in NCR (1978=100) | 1,067.3 | 1,058.9 | 1,024.6 | ||
| General Wholesale Price Index in the Philippines (1998=100) |
142.9 | 141.6 | 132.0r | ||
| Jun 2004 | May 2004 | Jun 2003 | Producer's Price Index for Manufacturing in NCR (1994=100) |
192.5 | 192.0 | 182.2 |
| FOREIGN TRADE (FOB value in million US$)* | Total 2003 | Jun 2004p | May 2004 | Jun 2003 | |
| Total trade | 73,199 | 6,768 | 6,537 | 5,989 | |
| Exports | 35,751 | 3,313 | 3,259 | 3,060 | |
| Imports | 37,448 | 3,455 | 3,277 | 2,929 | |
| Balance of trade | (1,697) | (142) | (18) | 132 | |
| Top traders: | |||||
| 1. Japan | 1,286 | 1,180 | 1,096 | ||
| 2. USA | 1,053 | 1,149 | 1,249 | ||
| 3. Singapore | 447 | 502 | 394 | ||
| Top exports: | |||||
| 1. Electronic products | 2,275 | 2,165 | 1,932 | ||
| 2. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories | 200 | 180 | 238 | ||
| 3. Ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets used in vehicles aircrafts and ships |
46 | 54 | 42 | ||
| Top imports: | |||||
| 1. Electronic products | 1,432 | 1,413 | 1,342 | ||
| 2. Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials | 518 | 364 | 236 | ||
| 3. Industrial machinery and equipment | 146 | 151 | 122 | ||
| (MISSI) MONTHLY INTEGRATED SURVEY ON SELECTED INDUSTRIES (1994=100) |
Jun 2004 | May 2004r | Jun 2003 | ||
| Value of production index | 224.6 | 215.7 | 206.9 | ||
| Gainers over last year | |||||
| Electrical machinery | 29.0% | 18.0% | (10.6%) | ||
| Chemical products | 9.3% | (16.1%) | 22.8% | ||
| Transport equipments | 15.9% | 15.8% | (10.4%) | ||
| Losers over last year | |||||
| Footwear and wearing apparel | (13.5%) | (7.6%) | 16.1% | ||
| Basic metals | (6.2%) | (8.5%) | 31.2% | ||
| Tobacco | (9.2%) | (17.0%) | (67.7%) | ||
| Volume of production index | 116.7 | 112.3 | 113.6 | ||
| Gainers over last year | |||||
| Electrical machinery | 37.5% | 25.0% | (20.0%) | ||
| Beverages | 21.2% | 12.1% | (13.3%) | ||
| Transport equipments | 9.7% | 11.8% | (12.5%) | ||
| Losers over last year | |||||
| Petroleum products | (22.8%) | (32.4%) | (6.6%) | ||
| Food manufacturing | (15.1%) | (6.6%) | (30.4%) | ||
| Basic metals | (28.9%) | (30.4%) | (32.6%) | ||
| Value of net sales | |||||
| Gainers over last year | |||||
| Electrical machinery | 28.7% | 22.2% | (26.4%) | ||
| Basic metals | 45.0% | 56.1% | 33.4% | ||
| Food manufacturing | 9.0% | 15.6%% | 12.7% | ||
| Losers over last year | |||||
| Footwear and wearing apparel | (24.6%) | (34.1%) | 39.3% | ||
| Wood and wood products | (13.5%) | (1.8%) | (0.9%) | ||
| Paper and paper products | (6.4%) | (10.2%) | 2.0% | ||
| Volume of net sales | |||||
| Gainers over last year | |||||
| Electrical machinery | 37.2% | 29.5% | (34.1%) | ||
| Beverages | 11.5% | 4.1% | (9.5%) | ||
| Basic metals | 9.8% | 18.7% | 24.4% | ||
| Losers over last year | |||||
| Petroleum products | (20.4%) | (22.3%) | 5.4% | ||
| Footwear and wearing apparel | (45.6%) | (52.0%) | (19.0%) | ||
| Food manufacturing | (8.8%) | (3.1%) | (4.9%) | ||
| Capacity utilization | 79.6% | 79.5% | 78.6% | ||
| 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) |
1st Qtr 2004 | 4th Qtr 2003 | 1st Qtr 2003 | ||
| Philippines(number) | 25,447 | 27,314 | 22,483 | ||
| Total floor area | 3,642,395 | 3,272,106 | 3,452,395 | ||
| Value | 24,832,635 | 20,059,274 | 20,217,471 | ||
| Residential (number) | 17,820 | 18,757 | 15,545 | ||
| Total floor area | 2,261,797 | 1,986,153 | 1,980,677 | ||
| Value | 13,440,983 | 10,619,929 | 10,943,133 | ||
| Nonresidential (number) | 2,633 | 2,770 | 2,396 | ||
| Total floor area | 1,238,617 | 1,140,277 | 1,314,750 | ||
| Value | 8,644,922 | 7,039,299 | 7,305,250 | ||
| Additions (number) | 1,163 | 1,020 | 1,296 | ||
| Total floor area | 141,981 | 145,676 | 156,968 | ||
| Value | 894,476 | 814,546 | 772,862 | ||
| Alterations/repairs (number) | 3,831 | 4,767 | 3,246 | ||
| Value | 1,852,254 | 1,585,500 | 1,196,226 | ||
| BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY (Sources: ASE/LE) | Based on LE | Based on ASE (with ATE ten or more) |
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| Number of establishments | 2003 | 2002 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 |
| Agriculture and forestry | 2,920 | 3,120 | 1,257 | 1,196 | 1,095 |
| Fishery | 1,130 | 1,145 | 502 | 501 | 439 |
| Mining and quarrying | 300 | 327 | 180 | 193 | 188 |
| Manufacturing | 121,476 | 122,977 | 15,674 | 14,734 | 13,526 |
| Electricity, gas, and water | 1,027 | 1,216 | 603 | 588 | 582 |
| Construction | 2,567 | 2,649 | 1,475 | 1,457 | 1,501 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 365,161 | 434,475 | 17,903 | 15,237 | 13,336 |
| Hotels and restaurants | 87,770 | 88,608 | 7,092 | 6,686 | 6,275 |
| Transportation, storage and communication | 9,328 | 14,263 | 3,011 | 2,734 | 2,581 |
| Financial intermediation | 16,439 | 24,060 | 5,744 | 5,452 | 5,229 |
| Real estate, renting and business activities | 35,270 | 38,862 | 4,165 | 3,804 | 3,613 |
| Education | 8,911 | 9,282 | 3,929 | 3,718 | 3,490 |
| Health and social work | 27,660 | 28,183 | 1,181 | 1,135 | 1,087 |
| Other community, social, and personal services | 39,461 | 40,293 | 2,065 | 1,935 | 1,812 |
| INCOME AND EXPENDITURE (at current prices; Source: FIES) |
2003 | 2000 | 1997 | ||
| Annual average family income | P148,757 | P145,121 | P123,168 | ||
| Annual average family expenditure | 125,277 | 118,839 | 99,537 | ||
| Annual average family saving | P23,481 | P26,282 | P23,631 | ||
| 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/ |
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| 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. basic reading and writing skills) |
92.3% | 93.9% | 89.8% | ||
| Functional literacy rate (10 to 64 years old, basic reading, writing, and computational skills)/TD> | - | 83.8% | 75.4% | ||
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. r - Revised p - Preliminary LE - List of Establishments |
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