Quickstat Index
QUICKSTAT - June 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 May  2006 Apr  2006 May  2005
       Philippines   129.8 137.1 136.8 128.3
       National Capital Region (NCR)   131.5 139.7 139.4 129.5
       Areas Outside NCR   129.1 136.0 135.7 127.8
    Inflation rate          
       Headline   7.6 6.9 7.1 8.5
       Core   7.0 6.1 6.3 7.6
    Purchasing power of the peso   0.77 0.73 0.73 0.78
      Mar 2006 Feb 2006 Mar 2005
  Wholesale Price Index for Construction
    Materials in NCR (1985=100)		     360.9 360.6 334.1
 General Retail Price Index in NCR  (1985=100)     1,236.0 1,235.9 1,136.8
 Retail Price Index for Construction Materials in NCR (1978=100)     1,112.5 1,110.4 1,042.1
      Dec 2005 Nov 2005 Dec 2004
 General Wholesale Price Index in the
    Philippines (1998=100)		     166.3 165.0 149.0
      Mar 2006 Feb 2006 Jan 2005
  Producer's Price Index for Manufacturing
    in NCR (1994=100)		     248.4 250.8 211.1
FOREIGN TRADE  (FOB value in million US$)*  Source: NSO   Total 2005p Mar 2006 Feb 2006 Mar 2005
  Total trade   88,673 8,264 6,805 7,100
 Exports   41,255 4,126 3,447 3,268
 Imports   47,418 4,138 3,358 3,832
  Balance of trade   (6,163) (12) 89 (564)
    Top traders:          
    1. USA     1,372 1,230 1,043
    2. Japan     1,250 1,159 1,259
    3. Singapore     789 581 455
    Top exports:          
    1. Electronic products     2,705 2,205 2,171
    2. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories     194 216 150
    3. Petroleum products     90 45 34
    Top imports:          
    1. Electronic products     1,878 1,612 1,813
    2. Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials     615 525 475
    3. Cereals and cereal preparations     168 89 91
NSO MONTHLY INTEGRATED SURVEY
ON SELECTED INDUSTRIES (1994=100)		     Mar 2006p Feb 2006r Mar 2005
  Value of production index     243.4 235.1 221.5
     Gainers over last year          
      Food manufacturing     26.0% 7.3% 2.1%
      Petroleum products     22.1% 42.5% 54.0%
      Electrical machinery     14.3% -9.4% -9.2%
     Losers over last year          
      Transport equipment     -24.2% -6.8% 69.2%
      Footwear and wearing apparel     -17.7% -8.3% 14.1%
       Machinery excluding electrical     -33.0% -15.1% -28.0%
  Volume of production index     98.0 93.8 104.9
     Gainers over last year          
      Food manufacturing     23.9% 4.1% -6.0%
      Tobacco     31.2% -21.3% -59.0%
      Petroleum products     6.6% 18.4% 14.8%
     Losers over last year          
      Electrical machinery     -40.9% -52.0% -9.0%
      Transport equipment     -26.4% -8.4% 65.9%
       Footwear and wearing apparel     -22.2% -18.3% 1.6%
  Value of net sales          
     Gainers over last year          
      Food manufacturing     14.0% 18.3% 3.3%
      Electrical machinery     20.7% 6.0% -7.6%
       Tobacco     48.3% 122.1% -30.6%
     Losers over last year          
      Transport equipment     -18.9% -7.2% 34.7%
      Machinery excluding electrical     -58.8% 56.1% -42.3%
       Wood and wood products     -51.9% -56.9% -18.2%
  Volume of net sales          
     Gainers over last year          
      Food manufacturing     11.7% 16.0% -4.5%
      Chemical products     10.7% -6.2% -15.5%
      Tobacco     39.8% 99.9% -44.8%
     Losers over last year          
      Electrical machinery     -37.6% 43.8% -7.4%
       Petroleum products     -12.6% 6.3% -6.6%
       Transport equipment     -21.3% -8.7% 32.1%
 Capacity utilization     80.1% 80.0% 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) 		    Mar 2006 Feb 2006 Mar 2005
 Total     1,031,991 865,794 892,490
    Land Based     872,178 725,303 746,192
    Sea Based     159,813 140,491 146,298
OFW DEPLOYMENT  (Source:Philippine Overseas
   Employment Administration) 		    Dec 2005 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) 		    Apr 2006 Mar 2006 Apr 2005
Notice of strikes/lockouts files     21 33 47
Actual strikes/lockouts declared     2 - 1
GOVERNMENT CASH OPERATIONS in billion    pesos  (Source:Bureau of Treasury)     Apr 2006 Mar 2006 Apr 2005
Revenues     95,026 68,074 82,784
Expenditures     77,384 95,281 79,445
Cash surplus (deficit)     17,642 (27,207) 3,339
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) 		    Mar 2006 Feb 2006 Mar 2005
Composite index (close)     2,196.0 2,123.0 1,954.7
Volume traded (in million share)     22,390.8 26,486.1 45,090.0
Value of shares traded (in million pesos)     54,228.5 44,884.4 53.652.8
TRANSPORTATION     Mar 2006 Feb 2006 Mar 2005
Registered motor vehicles
  (Source:Land Trasnportation Office) 		         
By Classification     531,240 492,925 474,018
    Private     431,454 400,895 380,049
    Government     7,907 7,363 6,522
    Diplomatic     309 208 291
    For hire     91,397 84,328 87,037
    Exempt     173 131 119
By Type     531,240 492,925 474,018
    Cars     82,228 74,809 77,644
    Utility vehicle     163,574 152,937 161,488
    Sports utility vehicle     17,622 15,554 14,284
    Trucks     28,966 28,530 25,022
    Buses     3,315 2,285 2,939
    Motorcycle/tricycle     233,094 216,765 190,375
    Trailers     2,441 2,045 2,266
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) 		    Mar 2006 Feb 2006 Mar 2005
    Passenger Traffic (in Million Passengers)     11.94 10.77 10.10
    Gross Revenue Collection (in Million Pesos)     144.41 133.57 124.25
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 1st Qtr 2006p 4th Qtr 2005r 1st Qtr
2005r
      1st Qtr
2005-2006 		     
  At Current Prices          
    Gross National Product   12.3 1,487,457 1,680,489 1,325,113
    Gross Domestic Product   11.9 1,367,471 1,549,533 1,222,014
  At Constant Prices          
    Gross National Product   5.8 325,284 367,286 307,469
    Gross Domestic Product   5.5 297,104 336,123 281,574
PRIVATE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
  (Floor area in square meters; value in P1,000)		   2004 4th Qtr 2005 3rd Qtr 2005 4th Qtr 2004
 Philippines(number)   105,425 24,777 24,438 25,906
    Total floor area   15,080,909 3,652,502 3,526,786 3,550,580
    Value   100,495,951 25,465,239 22,671,440 23,319,086
  Residential(number)   73,749 16,383 17,129 18,226
    Total floor area   8,706,344 2,094,617 2,013,427 2,030,208
    Value   50,710,341 14,284,941 12,148,181 11,929,797
  Nonresidential(number)   11,414 3,187 2,766 2,855
    Total floor area   5,783,567 1,404,973 1,384,776 1,379,925
    Value   40,230,302 9,192,080 8,316,986 9,175,230
  Additions(number)   4,505 1,073 975 1,141
    Total floor area   590,998 152,912 128,583 140,447
    Value   3,596,244 855,017 690,634 748,200
 Alterations/repairs (number)   15,757 4,134 3,568 3,684
    Value   5,959,064 1,133,201 1,515,639 1,465,859
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 2003 2001
    Agriculture and forestry 2,920 3,120 915 2,951 3,022
    Fishery 1,130 1,145 224 - 1,129
    Mining and quarrying 300 327 74 187 317
    Manufacturing 121,476 122,977 7,450 5,899 6,397
    Electricity, gas, and water 1,027 1,216 376 - 2,691
    Construction 2,567 2,649 838 2,555 2,691
    Wholesale and retail trade 365,161 434,475 6,842 - 365,912
    Hotels and restaurants 87,770 88,608 2,837 87,763 87,924
    Transportation, storage and communication 9,328 14,263 1,451 9,276 9,640
    Financial intermediation 16,439 24,060 1,565 15,871 22,231
    Real estate, renting and business activities 35,270 38,862 2,183 35,194 35,461
    Private education 8,911 9,282 2,200 8,900 8,856
    Health and social work 27,660 28,183 567 27,646 27,720
    Other community, social, and personal services 39,461 40,293 723 - 39,865
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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