| QUICKSTAT - April 2005 A Monthly Update of NSO's Most Requested Statistics | |||||
| INDICATOR | REFERENCE PERIOD and DATA | ||||
| PRICE INDICES (Source: NSO) | (2000=100) | ||||
| Consumer Price Index (1994=100) | Mar 2005 | Feb 2005 | Mar 2004 | ||
| Philippines | 127.0 | 126.6 | 117.1r | ||
| National Capital Region (NCR) | 128.1 | 128.0 | 117.8r | ||
| Areas Outside NCR | 126.5 | 126.0 | 116.8 | ||
| Inflation rate | |||||
| Headline | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.2 | ||
| Core | 8.0 | 8.1 | 4.3r | ||
| Purchasing power of the peso | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.85 | ||
| Jan 2005 | Dec 2004 | Jan 2004 | |||
| Retail Price Index for Construction Materials in NCR (1978=100) |
1,027.3 | 1,000.1 | 895.5 | ||
| Dec 2004 | Nov 2004 | Dec 2003 | |||
| General Wholesale Price Index in the Philippines (1998=100) |
150.2 | 148.6 | 136.5r | ||
| General Retail Price Index in NCR (1978=100) | 1,133.4 | 1,106.8 | 1,047.0 | ||
| Oct 2004 | Sept 2004 | Oct 2003 | |||
| Wholesale Price Index for Construction Materials in NCR (1985=100) |
311.9 | 310.9 | 268.4 | ||
| Jan 2005 | Dec 2004 | Jan 2004 | |||
| Producer's Price Index for Manufacturing in NCR (1994=100) |
209.7 | 209.2r | 191.3 | ||
| FOREIGN TRADE (FOB value in million US$)* Source: NSO | Total 2004p | Jan 2005p | Dec 2004 | Jan 2004 | |
| Total trade | 79,898 | 6,394 | 6,313 | 6,023 | |
| Exports | 39,598 | 3,282 | 3,268 | 2,844 | |
| Imports | 40,300 | 3,112 | 3,045 | 3,179 | |
| Balance of trade | (702) | 170 | 223 | (335) | |
| Top traders: | |||||
| 1. Japan | 1,201 | 1,235 | 1,077 | ||
| 2. USA | 1,113 | 927 | 1,043 | ||
| 3. China, People's Republic of | 491 | 514 | 326 | ||
| Top exports: | |||||
| 1. Electronic products | 2,176 | 2,232 | 1,930 | ||
| 2. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories | 213 | 160 | 159 | ||
| 3. Ignition wiring set and other wiring
sets used in vehicles aircrafts and ships |
66 | 72 | 33 | ||
| Top imports: | |||||
| 1. Electronic products | 1,325 | 1,240 | 1,421 | ||
| 2. Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials | 410 | 369 | 376 | ||
| 3. Industrial machinery and equipment | 135 | 125 | 145 | ||
| NSO MONTHLY INTEGRATED SURVEY ON SELECTED INDUSTRIES (1994=100) |
Jan 2005p | Dec 2004r | Jan 2004 | ||
| Value of production index | 230.6 | 237.5 | 199.3 | ||
| Gainers over last year | |||||
| Petroleum products | 29.9% | 37.5% | 3.2% | ||
| Chemical products | 26.6% | 14.4% | 0.9% | ||
| Electrical machinery | 19.0% | 19.0% | 8.5% | ||
| Losers over last year | |||||
| Machinery excluding electrical | (27.8%) | 7.5% | 39.8% | ||
| Tobacco | (10.4%) | 8.1% | (18.4%) | ||
| Transport equipment | (3.3%) | 23.0% | (7.3%) | ||
| Volume of production index | 110.0% | 113.5% | 104.2% | ||
| Gainers over last year | |||||
| Beverage | 21.3% | 17.4% | 15.5% | ||
| Electrical machinery | 9.4% | 9.6% | (0.7%) | ||
| Chemical products | 7.4% | (8.4%) | (3.8%) | ||
| Losers over last year | |||||
| Tobacco | (28.7%) | (12.3%) | (22.4%) | ||
| Basic metals | (10.2%) | (19.8%) | 4.3% | ||
| Transport equipment | (9.1%) | 16.6% | (12.3%) | ||
| Value of net sales | |||||
| Gainers over last year | |||||
| Petroleum products | 34.2% | 19.0% | (10.2%) | ||
| Basic metals | 27.1% | 25.8% | 50.5% | ||
| Food manufacturing | 8.1% | (6.6%) | 6.0% | ||
| Losers over last year | |||||
| Electrical machinery | (35.7%) | 12.0% | 11.7% | ||
| Tobacco | (66.1%) | 31.6% | (14.7%) | ||
| Machinery excluding electrical | (28.8%) | (14.2%) | 39.9% | ||
| Volume of net sales | |||||
| Gainers over last year | |||||
| Beverage | 14.9% | 8.1% | 8.5% | ||
| Basic metals | 7.1% | (6.0%) | (22.1%) | ||
| Petroleum products | 3.3% | (13.8%) | (21.3%) | ||
| Losers over last year | |||||
| Electrical machinery | (40.9%) | 2.7% | 2.3% | ||
| Tobacco | (73.0%) | (7.4%) | (18.9%) | ||
| Chemical products | (8.0%) | (12.5%) | (3.9%) | ||
| Capacity utilization | 79.8% | 80.0% | 78.1% | ||
| DOMESTIC TRADE (Quantity in tons; value in thousand pesos) | 3rd Qtr 2004 | 2nd Qtr 2004 | 3rd Qtr 2003 | ||
| Coastwise trade | Total 2003 | ||||
| Quantity | 27,028,525 | 7,154,685 | 6,144,878 | 5,486,911 | |
| Value | 352,047,609 | 77,102,941 | 88,860,408 | 76,457,846 | |
| Rail trade | |||||
| Quantity | 2,071 | 303 | 556 | 330 | |
| Value | 61,438 | 10,620 | 17,573 | 10,594 | |
| Air trade | |||||
| Quantity | 39,310 | 10,583 | 10,825 | 11,772 | |
| Value | 1,568,799 | 458,603 | 372,530 | 490,471 | |
| OFW REMITTANCES in thousand US dollars (Source:Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas) | Dec 2004 | Nov 2004 | Dec 2003 | ||
| Total | 867,010 | 740,009 | 724,675 | ||
| Land Based | 729,872 | 619,300 | 606,660 | ||
| Sea Based | 137,138 | 120,709 | 118,015 | ||
| OFW DEPLOYMENT (Source:Philippine Overseas Employment Administration) | Dec 2004 | Nov 2004 | Dec 2003 | ||
| Total | 66,463 | 72,319 | 66,618 | ||
| Land Based | 49,430 | 50,317 | 51,450 | ||
| Sea Based | 17,033 | 22,002 | 15,168 | ||
| ACTUAL
STRIKES/LOCKOUTS (Source:National Conciliation and Mediation Board) | Feb 2005 | Jan 2005 | Feb 2004 | ||
| Notice of strikes/lockouts files | 37 | 37 | 48 | ||
| Actual strikes/lockouts declared | 2 | - | 3 | ||
| GOVERNMENT CASH OPERATIONS in billion pesos (Source:Bureau of Treasury) | Dec 2004 | Nov 2004 | Dec 2003 | ||
| Revenues | 60.8 | 60.5 | 56.9 | ||
| Expenditures | 86.7 | 73.1 | 85.6 | ||
| Cash surplus (deficit) | (25.9) | (12.5) | (28.7) | ||
| MONEY AND BANKING (Source: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas) | Dec 2004 | Nov 2004 | Dec 2003 | ||
| Money supply (in billion pesos) | 556.4 | 520.0 | 518.7 | ||
| Oct 2004 | Sep 2004 | Oct 2003 | |||
| Peso savings deposit interest rate(% per annum) | 4.486 | 4.120 | 3.895 | ||
| Dec 2004 | Nov 2004 | Dec 2003 | |||
| Peso time deposit interest (all maturities) | 6.244 | 6.474 | 6,598 | ||
| Feb 2005 | Jan 2005 | Feb 2004 | |||
| Dollar savings deposit interest rate | 0.898 | 0.890 | 0.868 | ||
| Dollar time deposit interest rate (180 days) | 2.461 | 2.327 | 1.983 | ||
| Exchange rates Dollar to Peso | 54.813 | 55.766 | 56.070 | ||
| INVESTMENTS (Source:Securities and Exchange Commission) | Jan 2005 | Dec 2004 | Jan 2004 | ||
| Composite index (close) | 2,019.6 | 1,822.8 | 1,508.3 | ||
| Volume traded (in million share) | 71,880 | 35,290 | 7,355.7 | ||
| Value of shares traded (in million pesos) | 40,503.4 | 18,288.6 | 21,050.0 | ||
| REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES (Source:Securities and Exchange Commission) | Dec 2004 | Nov 2004 | Dec 2003 | ||
| Total | 106,107 | 140,594 | 105,436 | ||
| Cars | 11,975 | 13,149 | 11,810 | ||
| Utility vehicle | 23,712 | 33,223 | 29,785 | ||
| Sports utility vehicle | 2,551 | 3,333 | 2,764 | ||
| Trucks | 3,631 | 5,740 | 4,512 | ||
| Buses | 375 | 541 | 655 | ||
| Motorcycle/Tricycle | 63,710 | 84,198 | 55,500 | ||
| Trailers | 153 | 410 | 410 | ||
| Light Rail Transit(LRT) Statistics (Source:LRTA) | Dec 2004 | Nov 2004 | Dec 2003 | ||
| Passenger Traffic (in Million Passengers) | 8.57 | 8.25 | 9.33 | ||
| Gross Revenue Collection (in Million Pesos) | 122.76 | 118.30 | 119.93 | ||
| Metrorail Transit (MRT) Statistics ; (Source: Metrostar Express) | Dec 2004 | Nov 2004 | Dec 2003 | ||
| Passenger Traffic (in Million Passengers) | 10.47 | 10.29 | 10.30 | ||
| Gross Revenue Collection (in Million Pesos) | 127.68 | 127.09 | 125.72 | ||
| LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT (Source: LFS) | Jan 2005p | Oct 2004 | Jan 2004 | ||
| Total labor force (million) | 35.7 | 35.6 | 35.1 | ||
| Labor force participation rate | 66.1% | 66.5% | 67.3% | ||
| Employment rate | 88.7% | 89.1% | 89.0% | ||
| Unemployment rate | 11.3% | 10.9% | 11.0% | ||
| Underemployment rate | 16.1% | 16.9% | 17.5% | ||
| NATIONAL ACCOUNTS in million pesos (Source: NSCB) |
4th Qtr 2004p | 3rd Qtr 2004 | 4th Qtr 2003 | ||
| At Current Prices | |||||
| Gross National Product | 1,484,809 | 1,288,664 | 1,315,048 | ||
| Gross Domestic Product | 1,389,817 | 1,198,335 | 1,232,128 | ||
| At Constant Prices | |||||
| Gross National Product | 342,537 | 302,733 | 324,727 | ||
| Gross Domestic Product | 318,560 | 279,590 | 302,308 | ||
| PRIVATE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION (Floor area in square meters; value in P1,000) |
3rd Qtr 2004 | 2nd Qtr 2004 | 3rd Qtr 2003 | ||
| Philippines(number) | 23,540 | 27,748 | 22,536 | ||
| Total floor area | 3,434,353 | 4,250,465 | 3,188,594 | ||
| Value | 22,718,524 | 28,623,228 | 19,077,850 | ||
| Residential (number) | 16,086 | 19,786 | 15,050 | ||
| Total floor area | 1,915,159 | 2,335,587 | 1,871,194 | ||
| Value | 11,283,512 | 13,293,847 | 9,968,824 | ||
| Nonresidential (number) | 2,721 | 2,978 | 2,972 | ||
| Total floor area | 1,370,791 | 1,757,486 | 1,144,333 | ||
| Value | 8,910,533 | 13,301,393 | 6,947,214 | ||
| Additions (number) | 965 | 1,179 | 1,141 | ||
| Total floor area | 148,403 | 157,392 | 173,067 | ||
| Value | 1,157,112 | 787,585 | 912,160 | ||
| Alterations/repairs (number) | 3,768 | 3,805 | 3,373 | ||
| Value | 1,367,367 | 1,240,403 | 1,249,652 | ||
| 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 |
| FAMILY INCOME AND EXPENDITURE (at current prices) Source: FIES | 2003 | 2000 | 1997 | ||
| Annual average family income | P148,616 | P145,121 | P123,168 | ||
| Annual average family expenditure | 124,377 | 118,839 | 99,537 | ||
| Annual average family saving | P24,239 | P26,282 | P23,631 | ||
| POPULATION (Source: NSO) | 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 | ||
| 2015 | 2010 | 2005 | |||
| Population projection (medium assumption)3/ | 102,822,358 | 93,938,917 | 85,236,913 | ||
| HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS (Source: NSO) | 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/ | 559,162 | 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 | ||
| 2015 | 2010 | 2005 | |||
| Total fertility rate (number of children per woman) 3/ | 2.96 | 3.18 | 3.41 | ||
| Life expectancy at birth (in years; medium
assumption) 3/ |
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| Male | 67.60 | 66.10 | 64.10 | ||
| Female | 73.10 | 71.60 | 70.10 | ||
| FAMILY PLANNING (Source: FPS) | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | ||
| Contraceptive prevalence rate 4/ | 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/ | ||
| TOURISM (Source: Department of Tourism) | Feb 2005 | Jan 2005 | Feb 2004 | ||
| Visitors arrivals by country of residence | 200,128 | 220,248 | 177,104 | ||
| ASEAN | 11,331 | 11,813 | 11,424 | ||
| East Asia | 101,863 | 103,464 | 85,710 | ||
| South Asia | 1,844 | 2,180 | 1,873 | ||
| Middle East | 1,273 | 1,893 | 1,451 | ||
| North America | 45,099 | 56,933 | 40,407 | ||
| South America | 227 | 221 | 193 | ||
| Western Europe | 9,875 | 10,599 | 8,943 | ||
| Northern Europe | 8,233 | 9,852 | 7,585 | ||
| Southern Europe | 1,657 | 1,872 | 1,386 | ||
| Eastern Europe | 643 | 569 | 338 | ||
| Australiasia/Pacific | 10,060 | 11,851 | 9,359 | ||
| Africa | 177 | 187 | 107 | ||
| Others not specified residences | 1,884 | 1,829 | 2,015 | ||
| Overseas Filipinos | 5,962 | 6,985 | 6,313 | ||
2/ - Based on civil registration. Not adjusted for underregistration. 3/ - Source: 2000 Census-Based Population Projection 4/ - Based on currently married women aged 15-49 years) a/ - Exclude data on Tertiary level. years. * - Figures are adjusted based on the information generated from the Survey of Imported Rawn Materials and the new coverage of exports of electronic products. r - Revised p - Preliminary LE - List of Establishments | |||||
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