Quickstat Index
QUICKSTAT - May 2006
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)   Annual 2005 Apr  2006 Mar  2006 Apr  2005
       Philippines   129.8 136.8 136.7 127.7
       National Capital Region (NCR)   131.5 139.4 139.2 129.1
       Areas Outside NCR   129.1 135.7 135.6 127.1
    Inflation rate          
       Headline   7.6 7.1 7.6 8.5
       Core   7.0 6.3 6.5 7.8
    Purchasing power of the peso   0.77 0.73 0.73 0.78
      Feb 2006 Jan 2006 Feb 2005
  Wholesale Price Index for Construction
    Materials in NCR (1985=100)		     360.7 358.5 332.2
      Nov 2005 Oct 2005 Nov 2004
 General Retail Price Index in NCR  (1985=100)     1,196.3 1,190.5 1,106.8
      Sep 2005 Aug 2005 Sep 2004
 Retail Price Index for Construction Materials in NCR (1978=100)     1,087.6 1,087.3 969.3
      Jan 2006 Dec 2005 Jan 2005
 General Wholesale Price Index in the
    Philippines (1998=100)		     164.3 163.6 146.4
      Feb 2006 Jan 2006 Feb 2005
  Producer's Price Index for Manufacturing
    in NCR (1994=100)		     249.4 251.6 209.4
FOREIGN TRADE  (FOB value in million US$)*  Source: NSO   Total 2005p Feb 2006 Jan 2006 Feb 2005
  Total trade   88,673 6,803 7,000 6,211
 Exports   41,255 3,445 3,323 3,000
 Imports   47,418 3,358 3,677 3,211
  Balance of trade   (6,163) 88 (354) (211)
    Top traders:          
    1. USA     1,230 1,233 1,071
    2. Japan     1,159 1,016 1,139
    3. Singapore     581 592 451
    Top exports:          
    1. Electronic products     2,171 2,130 1,967
    2. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories     189 212 173
    3. Cathodes and sections of cathodes, of refined copper     70 38 32
    Top imports:          
    1. Electronic products     1,612 1,574 1,630
    2. Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials     525 681 424
    3. Industrial machinery and equipment     139 139 121
NSO MONTHLY INTEGRATED SURVEY
ON SELECTED INDUSTRIES (1994=100)		     Feb 2006p Jan 2006r Feb 2005
  Value of production index     234.8 242.1 223.4
     Gainers over last year          
      Petroleum products     42.5% 43.0% 24.7%
      Basic metals     20.0% 10.8% -22.5%
      Food manufacturing     4.1% 2.3% 9.1%
     Losers over last year          
      Electrical machinery     -9.7% -1.8% 8.2%
      Chemical products     -8.2 2.4 24.9
      Wood and wood products     -58.7% -57.5% 4.7%
  Volume of production index     94.1 96.2 106.7
     Gainers over last year          
      Petroleum products     19.2% 17.0% -3.8%
      Basic metals     16.2% 7.4% -34.1%
      Fabricated metal products     27.3% 26.3% -12.8%
     Losers over last year          
      Electrical machinery     -33.9% -46.4% 5.6%
      Chemical products     -10.3% 1.6% 6.5%
      Footwear and wearing apparel     -22.0% -35.7% 17.7%
  Value of net sales          
     Gainers over last year          
      Food manufacturing     23.9% 37.6% 4.4%
      Petroleum products     27.9% 44.1% 19.5%
       Tobacco     112.0% 199.1% -56.6%
     Losers over last year          
      Machinery, excluding electrical     -56.1% -66.2% -50.3%
      Wood and wood products     -58.2% -54.5% -16.4%
      Transport equipment     -7.0% 16.7% 23.1%
  Volume of net sales          
     Gainers over last year          
      Food manufacturing     21.5% 27.5% -4.1%
      Tobacco     99.8% 181.9% -65.5%
      Basic metals     19.5% 2.1% -2.7%
     Losers over last year          
      Electrical machinery     -44.0% -48.6% -20.1%
      Machinery excluding electrical     -68.5%% -75.8% -54.1%
      Footwear and wearing apparel     -17.1% -28.8% -5.4%
 Capacity utilization     80.0% 80.1% 79.8%
DOMESTIC TRADE  (Quantity in tons; value in thousand pesos)     3rd Qtr  2005 2nd Qtr  2005 1st Qtr  2005
  Coastwise trade Total 2004p        
    Quantity 24,519,333   4,035,929 6,876,502 5,486,911
    Value 402,343,135   93,282,459 87,208,417 76,457,846
  Rail trade          
    Quantity 1,751   182 169 330
    Value 54,436   5,988 5,255 10,594
  Air trade          
    Quantity 43,224   10,189 8,551 11,772
    Value 1,969,200   361,020 553,772 490,471
OFW REMITTANCES in thousand US dollars   
  (Source:Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas) 		    Feb 2006 Jan 2006 Feb 2005
 Total     865,844 916,612 775,855
    Land Based     725,353 767,675 644,006
    Sea Based     140,491 148,937 131,849
OFW DEPLOYMENT  (Source:Philippine Overseas
   Employment Administration) 		    Dec 2005p Nov 2005 Dec 2004
 Total     69,135 66,017 66,463
    Land Based     49,351 42,858 49,430
    Sea Based     19,784 23,159 17,033
NUMBER OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS   (Source:NSO Survey on Overseas Filipinos)     2004 2003 2002
 Both Sexes     1,063 982 1,056
Male     524 508 554
Female     539 475 502
ACTUAL STRIKES/LOCKOUTS
  (Source:National Conciliation and Mediation Board) 		    Mar 2006 Feb 2006 Mar 2005
Notice of strikes/lockouts files     31 36 44
Actual strikes/lockouts declared     - 3 -
GOVERNMENT CASH OPERATIONS in billion    pesos  (Source:Bureau of Treasury)     Mar 2006 Feb 2006 Mar 2005
Revenues     68,074 64,290 58,264
Expenditures     95,281 89,248 81,677
Cash surplus (deficit)     (27,207) (24,958) (23,413)
MONEY AND BANKING
  (Source: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas) 		    Feb 2006 Jan 2006 Feb 2005
Money supply (in billion pesos)     582.2 581.8 538.0
      Mar 2006 Feb 2006 Mar 2005
Bank lending rates(WAIR in percent per annum)     9.717 9.605 9.687
Peso savings deposit interest rate(% per annum)     3.770 3.456 3.797
      Apr 2006 Mar 2006 Apr 2005
Peso time deposit interest (all maturities)     5.066 5.174 5.072
      Jan 2006 Dec 2005 Jan 2005
Dollar savings deposit interest rate     1.026 1.026 0.890
Dollar time deposit interest rate(>180 days)     3.140 2.044 2.072
      May 2006 Apr 2006 May 2005
Exchange rates Dollar to Peso     51.556 51.360 54.492
INVESTMENTS
  (Source:Securities and Exchange Commission) 		    Dec 2005 Nov 2005 Dec 2004
Composite index (close)     2,096.0 2,099.7 1,822.8
Volume traded (in million share)     11,507.7 15,281.9 35,289.7
Value of shares traded (in million pesos)     20,410.3 21,064.3 18,288.6
TRANSPORTATION     Feb 2006 Jan 2006 Feb 2005
Registered motor vehicles
  (Source:Land Trasnportation Office) 		         
By Classification     492,925 505,944 450,710
    Private     400,895 416,519 360,562
    Government     7,363 6,080 6,876
    Diplomatic     208 184 269
    For hire     84,328 83,010 82,898
    Exempt     131 151 105
By Type     492,925 505,944 450,710
    Cars     74,809 93,970 71,779
    Utility vehicle     152,937 157,381 152,986
    Sports utility vehicle     15,554 16,387 12,955
    Trucks     28,530 25,742 25,279
    Buses     2,285 3,086 2,598
    Motorcycle/tricycle     216,765 207,161 182,689
    Trailers     2,045 2,217 2,424
METRO TRAIN     Mar 2006 Feb 2006 Mar 2005
Light Rail Transit (LRT) Statistics   (Source:LRTA)          
Yellow Lane          
    Passenger Traffic (in Million Passengers)     9.71 8.88 7.82
Purple Lane          
    Passenger Traffic (in Million Passengers)     3.99 3.72 2.83
    Gross Revenue Collection (in Million Pesos)     *** 50.15 37.44
Metrorail Transit (MRT) Statistics
  ; (Source: Metrostar Express) 		    Feb 2006 Jan 2006 Feb 2005
    Passenger Traffic (in Million Passengers)     10.77 11.54 9.94
    Gross Revenue Collection (in Million Pesos)     133.57 143.36 120.59
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT  (Source: LFS)     Jan 2006p Oct 2005 Jan 2005
  Total labor force (million)     35.2 35.5 35.7
    Labor force participation rate     63.8% 64.8% 66.1%
     Employment rate     91.9% 92.6% 88.7%
     Unemployment rate     8.1% 7.4% 11.3%
     Underemployment rate     21.3% 21.2% 16.1%
WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS     Oct  2004 Jul  2004 Oct  2003
  Total employed persons     31,741 31,632 31,553
    Male     19,836 19,563 19,498
    Female     11,905 12,069 12,055
  Wage and salary workers     16,406 16,711 16,065
    Male     10,398 10,458 10,026
    Female     6,009 6,253 6,039
  Percentage of wage and salary workers     51.7 52.8 50.9
    Male     52.4 53.5 51.4
    Female     50.5 51.8 50.1
NATIONAL ACCOUNTS in million pesos
  (Source: NSCB)		   Growth Rates 4th Qtr 2005p 3rd Qtr 2005r 4th Qtr
2004r
      3rd Qtr
2004-2005 		     
  At Current Prices          
    Gross National Product   12.8 1,651,685 1,434,835 1,464,940
    Gross Domestic Product   10.4 1,539,552 1,325,336 1,377,163
  At Constant Prices          
    Gross National Product   6.5 362,785 318,259 339,126
    Gross Domestic Product   4.1 336,145 292,017 316,929
PRIVATE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
  (Floor area in square meters; value in P1,000)		   2004 3rd Qtr 2005 2nd Qtr 2005 3rd Qtr 2004
 Philippines(number)   105,425 24,438 27,773 23,540
    Total floor area   15,080,909 3,526,786 4,045,805 3,434,353
    Value   100,495,951 22,671,440 27,054,193 22,718,524
  Residential(number)   73,749 17,129 19,370 16,086
    Total floor area   8,706,344 2,013,427 2,375,363 1,915,159
    Value   50,710,341 12,148,181 13,828,693 11,283,512
  Nonresidential(number)   11,414 2,766 2,998 2,721
    Total floor area   5,783,567 1,384,776 1,508,994 1,370,791
    Value   40,230,302 8,316,986 10,554,820 8,910,533
  Additions(number)   4,505 975 1,392 965
    Total floor area   590,998 128,583 161,448 148,403
    Value   3,596,244 690,634 943,932 1,157,112
 Alterations/repairs (number)   15,757 3,568 4,013 3,768
    Value   5,959,064 1,515,639 1,726,748 1,367,367
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
    Private 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      P147,888 P145,121 P123,168
  Annual average family expenditure     P123,690 P118,839 P99,537
  Annual average family saving     P24,198 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
      2015 2010 2005
  Population projection (medium assumption)3/     102,822,358 93,938,917 85,236,913
HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS   (Source: NSO)     2003 2002 2001
 Births (Based on civil registration. Not adjusted for underregistration)     1,669,442 1,666,773 1,714,093
   Male     868,749 866,521 891,312
    Female     800,693 800,252 822,781
 Marriages (Based on civil registration. Not adjusted for underregistration)     593,553 583,167 559,162
 Deaths(Based on civil registration. Not adjusted for underregistration)     396,331 396,297 381,834
   Male     233,739 232,530 225,879
   Female     162,592 163,767 155,955
      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 3,531,936
TOURISM   (Source: Department of Tourism)     Mar 2006 Jan 2006 Mar 2005
Visitors arrivals by country of residence     235,041 223,053 222,826
  ASEAN     17,751 14,178 13,743
  East Asia     99,407 110,485 94,375
  South Asia     2,503 2,391 2,180
  Middle East     2,343 2,726 2,644
  North America     1,891 49,962 57,642
  South America     213 208 196
  Western Europe     10,646 10,243 11,166
  Northern Europe     9,289 8,447 10,197
  Southern Europe     1,929 1,852 1,986
  Eastern Europe     1,213 1,040 837
  Australiasia/Pacific     12,001 10,690 13,164
  Africa     164 179 173
  Others not specified residences     2,149 2,046 2,291
  Overseas Filipinos     16,279 8,688 12,822
    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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