Quickstat Index
QUICKSTAT - May 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)     Apr  2005 Mar  2005 Apr  2004
       Philippines     127.7 127.0 117.7r
       National Capital Region (NCR)     129.1 128.1 118.6r
       Areas Outside NCR     127.1 126.5 117.3
    Inflation rate          
       Headline     8.5 8.5 4.3r
       Core     7.8 8.0 4.3r
    Purchasing power of the peso     0.78 0.79 0.85
      Mar 2005 Feb 2004 Mar 2004
  Wholesale Price Index for Construction
    Materials in NCR
(1978=100)
    334.0 332.4 300.1
      Feb 2005 Jan 2005 Feb 2004
 Retail Price Index for Construction Materials in     NCR (1998=100)     1,036.2 1,027.3 908.3
 General Retail Price Index in NCR (1978=100)     1,131.1 1,129.9 1,059.4
      Jan 2005 Dec 2004 Jan 2004
 General Wholesale Price Index in the
    Philippines
(1998=100)
    151.7 149.8r 137.7r
      Feb 2005 Jan 2005 Feb 2004
  Producer's Price Index for Manufacturing
    in NCR
(1994=100)
    209.4 211.7 193.2
FOREIGN TRADE  (FOB value in million US$)*  Source: NSO   Total 2004p Feb 2005p Jan 2005 Feb 2004
  Total trade   79,898 5,832 6,394 5,993
 Exports   39,598 2,982 3,282 2,999
 Imports   40,300 2,850 3,112 2,994
  Balance of trade   (702) 132 170 5
    Top traders:          
    1. Japan     1,134 1,201 1,139
    2. USA     996 1,113 1,071
    3. China, People's Republic of     403 491 305
    Top exports:          
    1. Electronic products     1,962 2,176 1,980
    2. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories     168 213 185
    3. Ignition wiring set and other wiring
        sets used in vehicles aircrafts and ships
    64 66 56
    Top imports:          
    1. Electronic products     1,265 1,325 1,495
    2. Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials     424 410 256
    3. Industrial machinery and equipment     121 135 125
NSO MONTHLY INTEGRATED SURVEY
ON SELECTED INDUSTRIES (1994=100)
    Feb 2005p Jan 2005r Feb 2004
  Value of production index     223.9 226.5 201.8
     Gainers over last year          
      Petroleum products     24.7% 21.6% (4.5%)
      Transport equipment     47.9% (2.4%) (19.2%)
      Chemical products     19.9% 25.6% 12.3%
     Losers over last year          
      Tobacco     (23.0%) (10.3%) (13.1%)
      Machinery excluding electrical     (43.6%) (27.8%) 30.4%
      Fabricated metal products     (7.7%) 0.9% 6.6%
  Volume of production index     106.9% 107.0% 104.4%
     Gainers over last year          
      Transport equipment     46.1% (4.5%) (23.4%)
      Beverage     12.4% 13.5% 14.0%
      Textile     16.9% 12.4% (7.8%)
     Losers over last year          
      Tobacco     (38.7%) (28.6%) (17.3%)
      Machinery excluding electrical     (50.3%) (36.4%) 26.3%
      Basic metals     (9.5%) (11.2%) 2.8%
  Value of net sales          
     Gainers over last year          
      Petroleum products     19.5% 15.2% (0.5%)
      Chemical products     15.1% 8.4% 7.5%
      Basic metals     25.4% 31.8% 83.7%
     Losers over last year          
      Electrical machinery     (18.2%) 36.1% 26.2%
      Tobacco     (56.6%) 66.3% (0.1%)
      Machinery excluding electrical     (50.3%) (28.8%) 23.0%
  Volume of net sales          
     Gainers over last year          
      Transport equipment     22.0% 3.6% (6.5%)
      Beverage     10.8% 11.1% 15.2%
      Textile     15.2% 8.1% (4.0%)
     Losers over last year          
      Electrical machinery     (21.1%) (40.1%) 23.2%
      Tobacco     (65.5%) (73.2%) (4.9%)
      Petroleum products     (7.8%) (11.4%) (9.5%)
 Capacity utilization     79.8% 79.8% 78.5%
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)
    Jan 2005 Dec 2004 Jan 2004
  Total     723,160 867,010 624,023
    Land Based     597,822 729,872 520,127
    Sea Based     125,338 137,138 103,896
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)
    Mar 2005 Feb 2005 Mar 2004
Notice of strikes/lockouts files     3744 37 66
Actual strikes/lockouts declared     2- - 5
GOVERNMENT CASH OPERATIONS in billion    pesos  (Source:Bureau of Treasury)     Mar 2005 Feb 2005 Mar 2004
Revenues     59.5 48.8 54.9
Expenditures     82.9 72.4 77.1
Cash surplus (deficit)     23.4 (23.6) (22.3)
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
      Mar 2005 Feb 2005 Mar 2004
Exchange rates Dollar to Peso     56,303 56,070 54,440
INVESTMENTS
  (Source:Securities and Exchange Commission)
    Feb 2005 Jan 2004 Feb 2004
Composite index (close)     2,080.0 2,019.6 1,483.2
Volume traded (in million share)     82,100 71,880 3,541.0
Value of shares traded (in million pesos)     40,544.6 40,503.4 13,901.7
REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES
  (Source:Securities and Exchange Commission)
    Jan 2005 Dec 2004 Jan 2004
Total     452,906 106,107 406,737
    Cars     74,960 11,975 406,737
    Utility vehicle     74,960 23,712 146,267
    Sports utility vehicle     14,729 2,551 10,916
    Trucks     25,125 3,631 24,726
    Buses     2,446 375 2,898
    Motorcycle/Tricycle     179,289 63,710 147,338
    Trailers     2,557 153 2,268
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)
    Mar 2005 Feb 2005 Mar 2004
    Passenger Traffic (in Million Passengers)     10.10 9.94 10.68
    Gross Revenue Collection (in Million Pesos)     124.25 120.59 129.56
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)
    4th Qtr 2004 3rd Qtr 2004 4th Qtr 2003
 Philippines(number)     25,906 23,540 27,314
    Total floor area     3,550,580 3,434,353 3,272,106
    Value     23,319,086 22,718,524 20,059,274
  Residential (number)     18,226 16,086 18,757
    Total floor area     2,030,208 1,915,159 1,986,153
    Value     11,929,797 11,283,512 10,619,929
  Nonresidential (number)     2,855 2,721 2,770
    Total floor area     1,379,925 1,370,791 1,140,277
    Value     9,175,230 8,910,533 7,039,299
  Additions (number)     1,141 965 1,020
    Total floor area     140,447 148,403 145,676
    Value     748,200 1,157,112 814,546
 Alterations/repairs (number)     3,684 3,768 4,767
    Value     1,465,859 1,367,367 1,585,500
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
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/
         
     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)     Mar 2005 Feb 2005 Mar 2004
Visitors arrivals by country of residence     222,826 200,128 194,507
  ASEAN     13,743 11,331 14,069
  East Asia     94,375 101,863 82,691
  South Asia     2,343 1,844 2,641
  Middle East     1,891 1,273 1,576
  North America     57,642 45,099 48,548
  South America     196 227 167
  Western Europe     11,166 9,875 8,660
  Northern Europe     10,197 8,233 8,548
  Southern Europe     1,986 1,657 1,560
  Eastern Europe     837 643 306
  Australiasia/Pacific     13,164 10,060 11,900
  Africa     173 177 134
  Others not specified residences     2,291 1,884 1,858
  Overseas Filipinos     12,822 5,962 11,849
    1/      - Source: 1995 Census-Based National, Regional, and Provincial Population Projections.
    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.
          - Revised
          - Preliminary
    LE   - List of Establishments

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