Quickstat Index
QUICKSTAT - December 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) Dec 2004 Oct 2004 Dec 2004 Oct 2004 Dec 2003
       Philippines 124.5 123.5 186.2 185.0 173.1r
       National Capital Region (NCR) 125.1 123.2 189.1 186.7 175.4
       Areas Outside NCR 124.2 123.7 185.0 184.4 171.8
    Inflation rate          
       Headline 8.2 7.7 7.6 7.1 3.2r
       Core 7.6 6.7 7.3 6.9 3.6
    Purchasing power of the peso 0.80 0.81 0.54 0.54 0.58
      Aug 2004 Jul 2004 Aug 2003
  Wholesale Price Index for Construction
    Materials in NCR
(1985=100)
    310.0 306.9 266.9r
      Jun 2004 May 2004 Jun 2003
 Retail Price Index for Construction Materials
    in NCR
(1978=100)
    931.0 925.7 869.5
 General Wholesale Price Index
    in the Philippines
(1998=100)
    144.6 142.9 132.3r
      May 2004 Apr 2004 May 2003
 General Retail Price Index in NCR (1978=100)     1,067.3 1,058.9 1,024.6
      Sep 2004 Aug 2004 Sep 2003
  Producer's Price Index for Manufacturing
    in NCR
(1994=100)
    197.6 196.2 185.9
FOREIGN TRADE(FOB value in million US$)*   Total 2003 Sep 2004p Aug 2004 Sep 2003
  Total trade   73,199 7,134 6,794 6,399
  Exports   35,751 3,637 3,415 3,354
  Imports   37,448 3,497 3,379 3,045
  Balance of trade   (1,697) 140 36 309
    Top traders:          
    1. Japan     1,448 1,289 1,091
    2. USA     1,154 1,408 1,414
    3. China, People's Republic of     575 441 321
    Top exports:          
    1. Electronic products     2,471 2,253 2,258
    2. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories     192 255 211
    3. Ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets
        used in vehicles aircrafts and ships
    80 87 43
    Top imports:          
    1. Electronic products     1,553 1,439 1,435
    2. Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials     407 429 297
    3. Industrial machinery and equipment     145 131 136
NSO MONTHLY INTEGRATED SURVEY
ON SELECTED INDUSTRIES (1994=100)
    Sep 2004 Aug 2004r Sep 2003
  Value of production index     235.9 213.8 207.0
     Gainers over last year          
      Electrical machinery     45.6% 0.8% (13.0%)
      Food manufacturing     27.3% 9.6% (12.1%)
      Chemical products     16.9% 15.4% 11.4%
     Losers over last year          
      Petroleum products     (4.1%) (7.7%) 15.8%
      Machinery including electrical     (20.5%) (6.1%) 26.8%
      Basic metals     (2.9%) (1.8%) 199.1%
  Volume of production index     119.4 109.0 111.4
     Gainers over last year          
      Electrical machinery     57.5% 2.6% (22.0%)
      Food manufacturing     7.5% (7.8%) (16.4%)
      Beverage     18.1% 17.6% (16.4%)
     Losers over last year          
      Petroleum products     (28.6%) (28.8%) 3.2%
      Basic metals     (27.1%) (24.4%) (178.5%)
      Footwear and wearing apparel     (20.2%) (39.0%) (29.9%)
  Value of net sales          
     Gainers over last year          
      Food manufacturing     21.8% 7.5% (12.7%)
      Basic metals     33.3% 28.8% (10.0%)
      Petroleum products     14.7% 6.6% 18.8%
     Losers over last year          
      Electrical machinery     (12.6%) (22.7%) 27.4%
      Machinery excluding electrical     (19.9%) (15.8%) (32.4%)
      Footwear and wearing apparel     (5.8%) (11.3%) (20.9%)
  Volume of net sales          
     Gainers over last year          
      Transport equipment     14.2% 9.9% (11.2%)
      Beverages     (14.6%) 9.9% (11.2%)
      Food manufacturing     2.9% (9.5%) (17.0%)
     Losers over last year          
      Petroleum products     (14.5%) (17.7%) 5.9%
      Footwear and wearing apparel     35.3% (38.5%) (33.8%)
      Electrical machinery     (5.5%) (21.3%) 14.2%
 Capacity utilization     80.0% 79.4% 78.7%
DOMESTIC TRADE
(Quantity in thousand tons; value in million pesos)
    1st Qtr  2004 4th Qtr  2003 1st Qtr  2003
  Coastwise trade Total 2002        
    Quantity 27,582   5,302 6,922 4,252
    Value 391,441   78,754 69,749 74,270
  Rail trade          
    Quantity 2   0.50 0.76 0.32
    Value 63   14 49 37
  Air trade          
    Quantity 49   8 9 8
    Value 2,945   309 389 307
OFW REMITTANCES in thousand US dollars
(Source:Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas)
    Aug 2004 Jul 2004 Aug 2003
  Total     706,098 695,599 591,312
    Land Based     588,655 574,831 489,444
    Sea Based     117,433 120,768 101,868
OFW DEPLOYMENT
(Source:Philippine Overseas Employment Administration)
    Sep 2004p Aug 2004 Sep 2003
  Total     53,994 59,739 74,655
    Land Based     35,824 41,721 58,027
    Sea Based     18,170 18,018 16,628
ACTUAL STRIKES/LOCKOUTS
(Source:National Conciliation and Mediation Board)
    Oct 2004 Sep 2004 Oct 2003
Notice of strikes/lockouts files     50 57 45
Actual strikes/lockouts declared     - 4 1
GOVERNMENT CASH OPERATIONS in billion pesos
(Source:Bureau of Treasury)
    Sep 2004 Aug 2004 Sep 2003
Revenue     54.0 59.8 48.3
Expenditure     84.8 71.4 77.4
Cash surplus (deficit)     (30.8) (11.7) (29.1)
MONEY AND BANKING
(Source:Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas)
    May 2004 Apr 2004 May 2003
Money(in billion pesos)     507.1 511.7 447.5
Peso savings deposit interest rate(% per annum)     4.4 4.2 5.3
      Aug 2004 Jul 2004 Aug 2003
Peso time deposit interest (all maturities)     6,673 8,671 6,584
      Sep 2004 Aug 2004 Sep 2003
Dollar savings deposit interest rate     0.831 0.828 0.898
Dollar time deposit interest rate (>180 days)     2.159 2.070 1.919
      Oct 2004 Sep 2004 Oct 2003
Exchange rates Dollar to Peso     56,341 56,213 54.952
INVESTMENTS
(Source:Securities and Exchange Commission)
    Sep 2004 Aug 2004 Sep 2003
Composite index (close)     1,761.6 1,579.8 1,297.4
Volume traded (in million share)     48,550 34,349 6,469.6
Value of shares traded (in million pesos)     20,113.4 14,114.1 13,297.7
REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES
(Source:Securities and Exchange Commission)
    Sep 2004 Aug 2004 Sep 2003
Total     464,658 477,819 429,262
    Cars     77,278 85,526 74,838
    Utility vehicle     162,906 166,357 160,993
    Sports utility vehicle     14,541 18,762 13,842
    Trucks     27,649 25,510 25,665
    Buses     3,100 3,637 3,054
    Motorcycle/Tricycle     176,864 175,710 148,550
    Trailers     2,320 2,317 2,320
Light Rail Transit(LRT) Statistics (Source:LRTA)     Aug 2004 Jul 2004 Aug 2003
    Passenger Traffic (in Million Passengers)     8.37 8.51 9.30
    Gross Revenue Collection (in Million Pesos)     119.64 121.56 105.10
Metrorail Transit (MRT) Statistics
(Source:Metrostar Express)
    Sep 2004 Aug 2004 Sep 2003
    Passenger Traffic (in Million Passengers)     10.64 10.56 10.04
    Gross Revenue Collection (in Million Pesos)     131.08 130.08 122.81
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT  (Source: LFS)     Jul 2004p Apr 2004 Jul 2003
  Total labor force (million)     35.8 36.5 36.9
    Labor force participation rate     67.1% 69.0% 67.0%
     Employment rate     88.3% 86.3% 87.4%
     Unemployment rate     11.7% 13.7% 12.6%
     Underemployment rate     17.6% 18.5% 20.7%
NATIONAL ACCOUNTS in million pesos
(Source: NSCB)
    3rd Qtr 2004p 2nd Qtr 2004 3rd Qtr 2003
  At Current Prices          
    Gross National Product     1,286,142 1,244,800 1,131,007
    Gross Domestic Product     1,198,120 1,156,062 1,050,674
  At Constant Prices          
    Gross National Product     302,312 303,471 284,954
    Gross Domestic Product     279,734 280,148 263,090
PRIVATE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
(Floor area in square meters; value in P1,000)
    2nd Qtr 2004 1st Qtr 2004 2nd Qtr 2003
  Philippines(number)     27,448 25,447 23,557
    Total floor area     4,250,465 3,642,395 3,694,834
    Value     28,623,228 24,832,635 22,858,530
  Residential (number)     19,786 17,820 16,956
    Total floor area     2,335,587 2,261,797 2,130,013
    Value     13,293,847 13,440,983 10,550,673
  Nonresidential (number)     2,978 2,633 2,577
    Total floor area     1,757,486 1,238,617 1,432,283
    Value     13,301,393 8,644,922 9,838,431
  Additions (number)     1,179 1,163 1,115
    Total floor area     157,392 141,981 132,538
    Value     787,585 894,476 701,124
  Alterations/repairs (number)     3,805 3,831 2,909
    Value     1,240,403 1,852,254 1,768,302
BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY (Sources: ASE/LE) Based on LE Based on ASE
(with ATE ten or more)
  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)
    2003p 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/
         
     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)
    - 83.8% 75.4%
ENROLMENT (Source: Department of Education, Culture and Sports)     SY 2002-2003 SY 2001-2002 SY 2000-2001
  Total     19,057,479 21,106,153 20,775,674
  Government     16,483,961 17,574,217 15,990,500a/
  Private     2,213,518 3,531,996 2,148,135a/
    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.
    *      - Figures are adjusted based on the information generated from the Survey of Imported Raw Materials and the new
               coverage of exports of electronic products.
          - Revised
          - Preliminary
    LE   - List of Establishments

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