Quickstat Index
QUICKSTAT - September 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)     Aug  2005 Jul  2005 Aug  2004
       Philippines     131.1 130.5 122.3
       National Capital Region (NCR)     133.1 132.8 122.1
       Areas Outside NCR     130.2 129.5 122.4
    Inflation rate          
       Headline     7.2 7.1 6.8
       Core     6.6 6.8 6.4
    Purchasing power of the peso     0.76 0.77 0.82
      Jun 2005 May 2005 Jun 2004
  Wholesale Price Index for Construction
    Materials in NCR (1978=100)		     344.4 342.3 306.4
      Mar 2005 Feb 2005 Mar 2004
 Retail Price Index for Construction Materials in     NCR (1998=100)     1,042.1 1,036.2 925.4
 General Retail Price Index in NCR (1978=100)     1,136.8 1,131.8 1,055.4r
 General Wholesale Price Index in the
    Philippines (1998=100)		     154.9 153.2r 140.6r
      Jun 2005 May 2005 Jun 2004
  Producer's Price Index for Manufacturing
    in NCR (1994=100)		     210.0 209.3 195.8
FOREIGN TRADE  (FOB value in million US$)*  Source: NSO   Total 2004 Jun 2005 May 2005 Jun 2004
  Total trade   79,898 7,357 6,881 7,096
 Exports   39,598 3,352 3,296 3,318
 Imports   40,300 4,005 3,585 3,778
  Balance of trade   (702) (653) (289) (460)
    Top traders:          
    1. USA     1,248 1,119 1,092
    2. Japan     1,171 1,035 1,288
    3. China, People's Republic of     637 556 430
    Top exports:          
    1. Electronic products     2,173 2,083 2,279
    2. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories     188 193 200
    3. Other products manufacturers from materials
        on consignment basis		     68 45 33
    Top imports:          
    1. Electronic products     1,731 1,613 1,836
    2. Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials     650 494 518
    3. Industrial machinery and equipment     217 117 108
NSO MONTHLY INTEGRATED SURVEY
ON SELECTED INDUSTRIES (1994=100)		     Jun 2005p May 2005r June 2004
  Value of production index     243.4 245.5 227.0
     Gainers over last year          
      Petroleum products     33.9% 46.5% (0.5%)
      Food manufacturing     12.6% 7.0% 3.9%
      Transport equipment     32.1% 29.0% 19.9%
     Losers over last year          
      Electrical machinery     (7.7%) 4.1% 31.2%
      Machinery excluding electrical     (43.3%) (40.1%) 17.3%
      Wood and wood products     (39.0%) (37.4%) (12.7%)
  Volume of production index     115.9 117.3 115.9
     Gainers over last year          
       Transport equipment     31.7% (25.3%) (13.6%)
      Food manufacturing     6.7% 1.2% (13.4%)
      Petroleum products     6.0% 12.6% (22.8%)
     Losers over last year          
      Electrical machinery     (7.7%) 4.1% 28.0%
      Chemical products     (7.1%) 1.0% 4.9%
       Machinery excluding electrical     (50.8%) (46.7%) 12.9%
  Value of net sales          
     Gainers over last year          
      Petroleum products     42.2% 30.1% 2.6%
      Transport equipment     28.3% 49.7% 17.9%
      Basic metals     15.3% 27.8% 45.0%
     Losers over last year          
       Chemical products     (5.9%) 7.5% 14.3%
       Machinery excluding electrical     (44.5%) (37.6%) 10.5%
      Wood and wood products     (50.0%) (37.9%) (11.1%)
  Volume of net sales          
     Gainers over last year          
      Transport equipment     27.8% 45.5% 11.6%
       Petroleum products     12.6% 1.0% (20.4%)
       Footwear and wearing apparel     22.4% (5.2%) (47.2%)
     Losers over last year          
      Chemical products     (18.5%) (5.9%) 8.6%
      Tobacco     (24.5%) (29.1%) (2.2%)
       Machinery excluding electrical     (51.8%) (44.5%) 6.4%
 Capacity utilization     80.1% 80.1% 79.8%
DOMESTIC TRADE  (Quantity in tons; value in thousand pesos)     1st Qtr  2005 4th Qtr  2004 1st Qtr  2004
  Coastwise trade Total 2004p        
    Quantity 24,519,333   4,339,543 4,514,577 5,301,680
    Value 402,343,135   81,679,068 77,010,842 78,753,514
  Rail trade          
    Quantity 1,751   * 244 499
    Value 54,436   * 7,645 14,002
  Air trade          
    Quantity 43,224   8,388 11,355 7,555
    Value 1,969,200   444,661 706,565 308,724
OFW REMITTANCES in thousand US dollars   
  (Source:Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas) 		    Jun 2005 May 2005 Jun 2004
  Total     935,277 878,869 706,193
    Land Based     797,236 744,606 588,750
    Sea Based     138,041 134,263 117,443
OFW DEPLOYMENT  (Source:Philippine Overseas
   Employment Administration) 		    Jun 2005 May 2005 Jun 2004
 Total     83,118 91,337 78,381
    Land Based     62,195 75,166 60,681
    Sea Based     20,923 16,171 17,700
ACTUAL STRIKES/LOCKOUTS
  (Source:National Conciliation and Mediation Board) 		    Apr 2005 Mar 2005 Apr 2004
Notice of strikes/lockouts files     20 44 44
Actual strikes/lockouts declared     1 - 1
GOVERNMENT CASH OPERATIONS in billion    pesos  (Source:Bureau of Treasury)     Jul 2005 Jun 2005 Jul 2004
Revenues     65,951 62,036 59,344
Expenditures     81,012 61,790 78,636
Cash surplus (deficit)     (15,061) 246 (19,292)
MONEY AND BANKING
  (Source: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas) 		    Jun 2005 May 2005 Jun 2004
Money supply (in billion pesos)     555.6 556.5 498.8
Peso savings deposit interest rate(% per annum)     3.592 3.713 4.224
Bank lending rates(WAIR in percent per annum)     10.126 10.342 9.497
      Jul 2005 Jun 2005 Jul 2004
Peso time deposit interest (all maturities)     5.102 4.809 8.671
Dollar savings deposit interest rate     0.927 0.924 0.811
Dollar time deposit interest rate(>180 days)     2.625 2.575 2.185
      Aug 2005p Jul 2005 Aug 2004
Exchange rates Dollar to Peso     55.954 56.006 55.834
INVESTMENTS
  (Source:Securities and Exchange Commission) 		    Jul 2005 Jun 2005 Jul 2004
Composite index (close)     2,000.3 1,924.2 1,584.7
Volume traded (in million share)     10,023.5 15,477.5 38,269.0
Value of shares traded (in million pesos)     28,261.8 26,717.1 11,356.3
REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES
  (Source:Securities and Exchange Commission) 		    Jul 2005 Jun 2005 Jul 2004
Total     493,343 492,381 466,229
    Cars     79,330 75,813 81,037
    Utility vehicle     159,787 158,878 163,03
    Sports utility vehicle     15,385 14,577 13,420
    Trucks     26,242 25,707 24,452
    Buses     3,332 3,130 2,997
    Motorcycle/Tricycle     206,999 212,002 178,991
    Trailers     2,268 2,274 2,302
TRANSPORTATION     May 2005 Apr 2005 May 2004
Light Rail Transit (LRT) Statistics   (Source:LRTA)          
    Passenger Traffic (in Million Passengers)     8.16 8.00 7.38
    Gross Revenue Collection (in Million Pesos)     117.62 115.08 106.61
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)     Apr 2005p Jan 2005 Apr 2004
  Total labor force (million)     35.1 35.7 36.5
    Labor force participation rate     64.8% 66.1% 68.9%
     Employment rate     91.7% 88.7% 86.3%
     Unemployment rate     8.3% 11.3% 13.7%
     Underemployment rate     26.1% 16.1% 18.5%
NATIONAL ACCOUNTS in million pesos
  (Source: NSCB)		   Growth Rates 2nd Qtr 2005p 1st Qtr 2005r 2nd Qtr
2004
      2nd Qtr
2004-2005 		     
  At Current Prices          
    Gross National Product   11.4 1,399,077 1,305,928 1,255,545
    Gross Domestic Product   11.5 1,291,399 1,217,944 1,158,608
  At Constant Prices          
    Gross National Product   4.7 320,452 303,278 306,039
    Gross Domestic Product   4.8 294,113 281,194 280,580
PRIVATE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
  (Floor area in square meters; value in P1,000)		     1st Qtr 2005 4th Qtr 2004 1st Qtr 2004
 Philippines(number)     25,252 25,906 25,447
    Total floor area     3,009,046 3,550,580 3,642,395
    Value     18,416,025 23,319,086 24,832,635
  Residential (number)     18,419 18,226 17,820
    Total floor area     1,976,930 2,030,208 2,261,797
    Value     11,193,158 11,929,797 13,440,983
  Nonresidential (number)     2,513 2,855 2,633
    Total floor area     935,301 1,379,925 1,238,617
    Value     5,496,666 9,175,230 8,644,922
  Additions (number)     1,092 1,141 1,163
    Total floor area     96,815 140,447 141,981
    Value     528,139 748,200 894,476
 Alterations/repairs (number)     3,228 3,684 3,831
    Value     1,198,062 1,465,859 1,852,254
BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY   (Sources: ASE/LE) Based on LE Based on CPBI Based on ASE
(with ATE ten or more)
  Number of establishments 2003 2002 1999 1998 1997
    Agriculture and forestry 2,920 3,120 915 1,257 1,196
    Fishery 1,130 1,145 224 502 501
    Mining and quarrying 300 327 74 180 193
    Manufacturing 121,476 122,977 7,450 15,674 14,734
    Electricity, gas, and water 1,027 1,216 376 603 588
    Construction 2,567 2,649 838 1,475 1,457
    Wholesale and retail trade 365,161 434,475 6,842 17,903 15,237
    Hotels and restaurants 87,770 88,608 2,837 7,092 6,686
    Transportation, storage and communication 9,328 14,263 1,451 3,011 2,734
    Financial intermediation 16,439 24,060 1,565 5,744 5,452
    Real estate, renting and business activities 35,270 38,862 2,183 4,165 3,804
    Education 8,911 9,282 2,200 3,929 3,718
    Health and social work 27,660 28,183 567 1,181 1,135
    Other community, social, and personal services 39,461 40,293 723 2,065 1,935
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
DEMOGRAPHY    (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
      2005 2010 2005
  Population projection (medium assumption)3/     85,236,913 93,938,917 102,822,358
HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS   (Source: NSO)     2001 2000 1999
 Births (Based on civil registration. Not adjusted for underregistration)     1,714,093 1,766,440 1,613,335
   Male     891,312 918,243 840,528
    Female     822,781 848,197 772,807
 Marriages (Based on civil registration. Not adjusted for underregistration)     559,162 577,387 551,445
 Deaths(Based on civil registration. Not adjusted for underregistration)     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 rate1/(per thousand population)     24.09 24.63 25.16
  Crude death rate1/(per thousand population)     5.60 5.66 5.72
  Crude rate of natural increase 1/(per thousand
      population) 		    18.49 18.97 19.45
      2015 2010 2005
  Total fertility rate 2/(number of children per woman)     2.96 3.18 3.41
  Life expectancy at birth 3/(in years; medium
      assumption) 		         
     Male     67.60 66.10 64.10
     Female     73.10 71.60 70.10
FAMILY PLANNING   (Source: FPS)     2004 2002 2001
  Contraceptive prevalence rate 4/     49.3% 48.8% 49.5%
     Modern method     35.1% 35.0% 31.1%
     Traditional method     14.2% 13.8% 16.4%
EDUCATION   (Source: FLEMMS/CPH)     2003 2000 1994
  Simple literacy rate (10 years old and over. basic reading
      and writing skills)		     - 92.3% 93.9%
  Functional literacy rate (10 to 64 years old, basic
      reading, writing, and computational skills)		     84.1% - 83.8%
ENROLMENT
   (Source: Department of Education, Culture and Sports)		     SY 2003-2004 a SY 2002-2003 a SY 2001-2002 
  Total     16,422,406 18,901,147 21,106,153
  Government     16,422,406 16,839,789 17,574,217
  Private     - 2,061,358 3,531,936a/
TOURISM   (Source: Department of Tourism)     July 2005 June 2005 July 2004
Visitors arrivals by country of residence     236,223 217,250 200,087
  ASEAN     13,305 15,445 12,180
  East Asia     114,003 99,655 93,790
  South Asia     2,365 2,769 2,078
  Middle East     3,501 2,657 2,785
  North America     51,098 53,842 45,049
  South America     182 183 200
  Western Europe     12,740 6,707 11,301
  Northern Europe     8,977 7,472 7,945
  Southern Europe     2,085 1,758 1,843
  Eastern Europe     866 830 403
  Australiasia/Pacific     11,512 12,386 10,837
  Africa     143 219 131
  Others not specified residences     2,375 2,460 1,983
  Overseas Filipinos     13,081 10,867 9,562
    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.
    r       - Revised
    p       - Preliminary
    LE   - List of Establishments
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