Quickstat Index
QUICKSTAT - December 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)     Nov  2005 Oct  2005 Nov  2004
       Philippines     133.3 132.2 124.5
       National Capital Region (NCR)     135.1 134.2 125.1
       Areas Outside NCR     132.6 131.4 124.2
    Inflation rate          
       Headline     7.1 7.0 8.2
       Core     6.1 6.3 7.6
    Purchasing power of the peso     0.75 0.76 0.80
      Oct 2005 Sep 2005 Oct 2004
  Wholesale Price Index for Construction
    Materials in NCR (1985=100)		     354.7 350.9 311.7r
      Sep 2005 Aug 2005 Sep 2004
 Retail Price Index for Construction Materials in     NCR (1978=100)     1,087.6 1,087.3 969.3
      Aug 2005 Jul 2005 Aug 2004
 General Retail Price Index in NCR (1978=100)     1,172.1 1,165.8 1,074.5
      Jun 2005 May 2005 Jun 2004
 General Wholesale Price Index in the
    Philippines (1998=100)		     159.3 158.0 144.5r
      Sep 2005 Aug 2005 Sep 2004
  Producer's Price Index for Manufacturing
    in NCR (1994=100)		     228.3 220.0 197.6
FOREIGN TRADE  (FOB value in million US$)*  Source: NSO   Total 2004 Sep 2005 Aug 2005 Sep 2004
  Total trade   79,898 7,713 7,518 7,458
 Exports   39,598 3,599 3,458 3,641
 Imports   40,300 4,115 4,061 3,817
  Balance of trade   (702) (516) (603) (175)
    Top traders:          
    1. USA     1,401 1,386 1,154
    2. Japan     1,242 1,116 1,448
    3. Singapore     620 817 485
    Top exports:          
    1. Electronic products     2,423 2,294 2,475
    2. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories     202 241 192
    3. Petroleum products     74 35 49
    Top imports:          
    1. Electronic products     1,815 1,753 1,958
    2. Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials     758 666 407
    3. Industrial machinery and equipment     191 180 145
NSO MONTHLY INTEGRATED SURVEY
ON SELECTED INDUSTRIES (1994=100)		     Sep 2005p Aug 2005r Sep 2004
  Value of production index     257.5 252.9 234.7
     Gainers over last year          
      Petroleum products     31.5% 56.6% (4.2%)
      Chemical products     23.2% 26.8% 16.3%
      Food manufacturing     4.9% 11.2% 28.4%
     Losers over last year          
      Footwear and wearing apparel     (17.0%) 6.8% 21.4%
      Wood and wood products     (47.9%) (53.3%) 0.1%
      Machinery excluding electrical     (27.0%) (28.1%) (20.5%)
  Volume of production index     112.8 114.8 118.7
     Gainers over last year          
       Chemical products     15.3% 18.3% 3.7%
      Food manufacturing     2.0% 7.2% 8.1%
      Textiles     4.3% 12.7% (5.8%)
     Losers over last year          
      Electrical machinery     (27.0%) (10.6%) 50.1%
      Basic metals     (15.2%) (7.2%) (25.5%)
       Machinery excluding electrical     (42.7%) (43.2%) (23.5%)
  Value of net sales          
     Gainers over last year          
      Petroleum products     22.6% 23.9% 14.7%
       Basic metals     24.1% 21.5% 34.4%
      Chemical products     11.4% 7.2% 12.8%
     Losers over last year          
       Wood and wood products     (51.7%) (53.7%) 28.9%
       Food manufacturing     (2.5%) 10.3% 23.9%
       Textiles     (13.7%) (2.9%) 12.0%
  Volume of net sales          
     Gainers over last year          
      Footwear and wearing apparel     18.9% 28.7% (32.1%)
       Basic metals     9.6% (4.5%) 0.8%
       Chemical products     4.3% 0.1% 0.6%
     Losers over last year          
      Electrical machinery     (27.0%) (9.1%) (4.1%)
       Petroleum products     (8.1%) (6.2%) (14.5%)
       Food manufacturing     (5.2%) 6.5% 4.3%
 Capacity utilization     80.3% 80.2% 79.4%
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) 		    Jul 2005 Jun 2005 Jul 2004
  Total     884,635 935,277 702,625
    Land Based     754,076 797,236 578,836
    Sea Based     130,559 138,041 123,789
OFW DEPLOYMENT  (Source:Philippine Overseas
   Employment Administration) 		    Oct 2005 Sep 2005 Oct 2004
 Total     58,759 77,914 70,659
    Land Based     40,629 58,362 50,793
    Sea Based     18,130 19,552 19,866
ACTUAL STRIKES/LOCKOUTS
  (Source:National Conciliation and Mediation Board) 		    Sep 2005 Aug 2005 Sep 2004
Notice of strikes/lockouts files     73 73 71
Actual strikes/lockouts declared     1 1 -
GOVERNMENT CASH OPERATIONS in billion    pesos  (Source:Bureau of Treasury)     Sep 2005 Aug 2005 Sep 2004
Revenues     59,341 79,818 54,002
Expenditures     86,998 78,067 84,827
Cash surplus (deficit)     (27,657) 1,751 (30,825)
MONEY AND BANKING
  (Source: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas) 		    Jul 2005 Jun 2005 Jul 2004
Money supply (in billion pesos)     553.7 555.6 488.4
Bank lending rates(WAIR in percent per annum)     10.087 10.126 10.666
      Aug 2005 Jul 2005 Aug 2004
Peso savings deposit interest rate(% per annum)     3.650 3.580 4.390
Peso time deposit interest (all maturities)     4.926 5.102 6.673
      Sep 2005 Aug 2005 Sep 2004
Dollar savings deposit interest rate     0.960 0.954 0.831
Dollar time deposit interest rate(>180 days)     2.837 2.752 2.159
      Sep 2005p Aug 2005 Sep 2004
Exchange rates Dollar to Peso     56.156 55.952 56.213
INVESTMENTS
  (Source:Securities and Exchange Commission) 		    Sep 2005 Aug 2005 Sep 2004
Composite index (close)     1,942.0 1,936.9 1,761.6
Volume traded (in million share)     15,775.6 14,075.1 48,550.0
Value of shares traded (in million pesos)     20,727.2 53,431.6 20,113.4
REGISTERED MOTOR VEHICLES
  (Source:Securities and Exchange Commission) 		    Sep 2005 Aug 2005 Sep 2004
Total     501,563 514,741 464,658
    Cars     76,129 85,921 77,278
    Utility vehicle     162,803 162,650 162,906
    Sports utility vehicle     16,700 20,548 14,541
    Trucks     27,956 25,126 27,649
    Buses     2,824 3,406 3,100
    Motorcycle/Tricycle     212,931 214,508 176,864
    Trailers     2,220 2,582 2,320
TRANSPORTATION     Aug 2005 Jul 2005 Aug 2004
Light Rail Transit (LRT) Statistics   (Source:LRTA)          
    Passenger Traffic (in Million Passengers)     9 9 8
    Gross Revenue Collection (in Million Pesos)     132 131 126
Metrorail Transit (MRT) Statistics
  ; (Source: Metrostar Express) 		    Jun 2005 May 2005 Jun 2004
    Passenger Traffic (in Million Passengers)     11 11 10
    Gross Revenue Collection (in Million Pesos)     132 131 126
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT  (Source: LFS)     Jul 2005p Apr 2005 Jul 2004
  Total labor force (million)     35.2 35.1 35.8
    Labor force participation rate     64.6% 64.8% 67.1%
     Employment rate     92.3% 91.7% 88.3%
     Unemployment rate     7.7% 8.3% 11.7%
     Underemployment rate     20.5% 26.1% 17.6%
NATIONAL ACCOUNTS in million pesos
  (Source: NSCB)		   Growth Rates 2nd Qtr 2005p 1st Qtr 2005r 2nd Qtr
2004r
      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)		     2nd Qtr 2005 1st Qtr 2004 2nd Qtr 2004
 Philippines(number)     27,773 25,252 27,748
    Total floor area     4,045,805 3,009,046 4,250,465
    Value     27,054,193 18,416,025 28,623,228
  Residential (number)     19,370 18,419 19,786
    Total floor area     2,375,363 1,976,930 2,335,587
    Value     13,828,693 11,193,158 13,293,847
  Nonresidential (number)     2,998 2,513 2,978
    Total floor area     1,508,994 935,301 1,757,486
    Value     10,554,820 5,496,666 13,301,393
  Additions (number)     1,392 1,092 1,179
    Total floor area     161,448 96,815 157,392
    Value     943,932 528,139 787,585
 Alterations/repairs (number)     4,013 3,228 3,805
    Value     1,726,748 1,198,062 1,240,403
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 2015
  Population projection (medium assumption)3/     85,236,913 93,938,917 102,822,358
HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS   (Source: NSO)     2002 2001 2000
 Births (Based on civil registration. Not adjusted for underregistration)     1,666,773 1,714,093 1,766,440
   Male     866,521 891,312 918,243
    Female     800,252 822,781 848,197
 Marriages (Based on civil registration. Not adjusted for underregistration)     583,167 559,162 577,387
 Deaths(Based on civil registration. Not adjusted for underregistration)     396,297 381,834 366,931
   Male     232,530 225,879 217,404
   Female     163,767 155,955 149,527
      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)		     93.4% 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)     Sep 2005 Aug 2005 Sep 2004
Visitors arrivals by country of residence     176,603 208,807 159,078
  ASEAN     13,646 13,998 12,227
  East Asia     93,326 115,714 83,978
  South Asia     2,166 1,967 1,766
  Middle East     2,292 3,362 1,860
  North America     33,790 37,763 30,882
  South America     183 248 168
  Western Europe     6,064 7,652 5,677
  Northern Europe     5,537 6,166 5,099
  Southern Europe     1,109 2,051 1,036
  Eastern Europe     751 904 226
  Australiasia/Pacific     9,841 8,822 9,727
  Africa     137 175 140
  Others not specified residences     1,798 1,859 1,512
  Overseas Filipinos     5,963 8,126 4,870
    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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