Quickstat Index
QUICKSTAT - November 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 Oct  2006 Sep  2006 Oct  2005
       Philippines   129.8 139.3 139.1 132.2
       National Capital Region (NCR)   131.5 142.1 141.7 134.2
       Areas Outside NCR   129.1 138.1 138.1r 131.4
    Inflation rate          
       Headline   7.6 5.4 5.7 7.0
       Core   7.0 5.1 5.0 6.3
    Purchasing power of the peso   0.77 0.72 0.72 0.76
      Aug 2006 Jul 2006 Aug 2005
  Wholesale Price Index for Construction
    Materials in NCR
(1985=100)
    371.1 371.5r 350.5
 Retail Price Index for Construction Materials in     NCR (1978=100)     1,134.3 1,130.4 1,087.3
      Jul 2006 Jun 2006 Jul 2005
 General Retail Price Index in NCR  (1985=100)     1,267.0 1,255.1 1,165.8
      Mar 2006 Feb 2006 Mar 2005
 General Wholesale Price Index in the
    Philippines
(1998=100)
    170.0 169.7 155.0
      Jul 2006 Jun 2006 Jul 2005
  Producer's Price Index for Manufacturing
    in NCR
(1994=100)
    251.3 253.1 219.9
FOREIGN TRADE  (FOB value in million US$)*  Source: NSO   Total 2005p Aug 2006p Jul 2006 Aug 2005
  Total trade   88,673 9,150 8,357 7,752
 Exports   41,255 4,265 3,956 3,513
 Imports   47,418 4,886 4,401 4,239
  Balance of trade   (6,163) (621) (445) (726)
    Top traders:          
    1. USA     1,556 1,340 1,386
    2. Japan     1,224 1,168 1,116
    3. China     732 633 604
    Top exports:          
    1. Electronic products     2,694 2,363 2,349
    2. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories     245 276 241
    3. Cathodes and sections of cathodes     116 95 29
    Top imports:          
    1. Electronic products     2,179 1,953 1,930
    2. Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials     944 716 666
    3. Industrial machinery and equipment     177 182 180
NSO MONTHLY INTEGRATED SURVEY
ON SELECTED INDUSTRIES (1994=100)
    Aug 2006p Jul 2006r Aug 2005
  Value of production index     268.9 259.3 252.9
     Gainers over last year          
       Food manufacturing     17.3% 12.9% 11.3%
      Basic metals     36.5% 70.6% 7.9%
      Chemical products     16.0% -3.5% 26.8%
     Losers over last year          
      Petroleum products     -7.5% -5.3% 56.6%
      Textiles     -26.5% -19.6% 15.5%
      Tobacco     -21.8% -20.3% 14.0%
  Volume of production index     107.0 102.4 115.0
     Gainers over last year          
      Food manufacturing     11.6% 8.2% 7.6%
       Basic metals     36.0% 68.5% -7.2%
      Chemical products     13.7% -3.8% 18.6%
     Losers over last year          
      Electrical machinery     -36.5% -40.8% -10.8%
      Petroleum products     -17.9% -22.9% 18.6%
       Footwear and wearing apparel     -25.0% -3.9% -17.5%
  Value of net sales          
     Gainers over last year          
       Petroleum products     15.7% 18.2% 23.9%
      Food manufacturing     10.1% 4.9% 11.5%
      Basic metals     26.7% 57.9% 12.6%
     Losers over last year          
       Machinery, excluding electrical     -70.9% -71.3% -24.2%
      Chemical products     -5.5% 2.6% 7.2%
       Textiles     -19.5% -4.9% -5.0%
  Volume of net sales          
     Gainers over last year          
       Basic metals     26.3% 56.0% 4.5%
      Food manufacturing     4.7% 0.6% 7.8%
       Beverages     11.6% -3.7% -0.5%
     Losers over last year          
      Electrical machinery     -38.1% -44.7% -9.4%
      Machinery excluding electrical     -77.1% -77.8% -39.7%
      Chemical products     -7.3% 2.3% 0.4%
 Capacity utilization     80.3% 80.2% 80.2%
DOMESTIC TRADE  (Quantity in tons; value in thousand pesos)     4th Qtr  2005 3rd Qtr  2005 4th Qtr  2004
  Coastwise trade Total 2004p        
    Quantity 24,519,333   4,183,617 4,035,929 4,514,577
    Value 402,343,135   92,546,802 93,282,459 77,010,842
  Rail trade          
    Quantity 1,751   270 182 244
    Value 54,436   9,824 5,988 7,645
  Air trade          
    Quantity 43,224   8,150 10,189 11,355
    Value 1,969,200   357,290 361,020 706,565
OFW REMITTANCES in thousand US dollars   
  (Source:Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas)
    Jul 2006 Jun 2006 Jul 2005
 Total     1,047,008 1,104,375 884,605
    Land Based     892,023 939,277 754,043
    Sea Based     154,985 165,098 130,562
OFW DEPLOYMENT  (Source:Philippine Overseas
   Employment Administration)
    Jul 2006 Jun 2006 Jul 2005
 Total     91,872 103,528 94,343
    Land Based     69,177 78,228 73,266
    Sea Based     22,695 25,300 21,077
NUMBER OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS   (Source:NSO Survey on Overseas Filipinos)     2005 2004 2003
 Both Sexes     1,327 1,180 982
Male     667 604 508
Female     660 577 475
ACTUAL STRIKES/LOCKOUTS
  (Source:National Conciliation and Mediation Board)
    Oct 2006 Sep 2006 Oct 2005
Notice of strikes/lockouts files     18 19 29
Actual strikes/lockouts declared     - - 2
GOVERNMENT CASH OPERATIONS in billion    pesos  (Source:Bureau of Treasury)     Sep 2006 Aug 2006 Sep 2005
Revenues     73,648 97,521 59,341
Expenditures     89,877 83,187 86,998
Cash surplus (deficit)     (16,229) (14,334) (27,657)
MONEY AND BANKING
  (Source: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas)
    Jun 2006 May 2006 Jun 2005
Money supply (in billion pesos)     625.6 622.4 555.6
      Jun 2006 May 2006 Jun 2005
Bank lending rates(WAIR in percent per annum)     10.755 9.694 10.126
Peso savings deposit interest rate(% per annum)     3.731 3.656 3.592
      Jul 2006 Jun 2006 Jul 2005
Peso time deposit interest (all maturities)     5.142 5.251 5.102
      Aug 2006 Jul 2006 Aug 2005
Dollar savings deposit interest rate     1.119 1.107 0.954
Dollar time deposit interest rate(>180 days)     3.650 3.613 2.752
      Sep 2006p Aug 2006 Sep 2005
Exchange rates Dollar to Peso     50,401 51.362 56,156
INVESTMENTS
  (Source:Securities and Exchange Commission)
    Jun 2006 May 2006 Jun 2005
Composite index (close)     2,178.8 2,296.1 1,924.2
Volume traded (in million share)     22,390.8 26,486.1 15,477.5
Value of shares traded (in million pesos)     54,228.5 44,884.4 26,717.1
TRANSPORTATION     Jul 2006 Jun 2006 Jul 2005
Registered motor vehicles
  (Source:Land Trasnportation Office)
         
By Classification     497,019 531,076 493,343
    Private     407,371 431,650 396,359
    Government     6,916 7,819 8,041
    Diplomatic     185 207 292
    For hire     82,145 91,094 88,551
    Exempt     402 306 100
By Type     497,019 531,076 493,552
    Cars     75,461 79,152 79,330
    Utility vehicle     152,219 165,942 159,787
    Sports utility vehicle     16,394 15,294 15,385
    Trucks     26,899 29,693 26,242
    Buses     2,431 2,587 3,332
    Motorcycle/tricycle     221,138 236,051 206,999
    Trailers     2,477 2,357 2,477
METRO TRAIN     Aug 2006 Jul 2006 Aug 2005
Light Rail Transit (LRT) Statistics   (Source:LRTA)          
Yellow Lane          
    Passenger Traffic (in Million Passengers)     9.84 9.44 9.43
    Gross Revenue Collection (In million pesos)     140.27 135.35 134.98
      May 2006 Apr 2005 May 2005
Purple Lane          
    Passenger Traffic (in Million Passengers)    
    Gross Revenue Collection (in Million Pesos)     3.53 2.82 2.82
    Gross Revenue Collection (in Million Pesos)     47.53 38.34 38.30
Metrorail Transit (MRT) Statistics
  ; (Source: Metrostar Express)
    Jul 2006 Jun 2006 Jul 2005
    Passenger Traffic (in Million Passengers)     9.84 9.44 9.43
    Gross Revenue Collection (in Million Pesos)     137.14 140.64 136.23
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT  (Source: LFS)     Jul 2006p Apr 2005 Jul 2005
  Total labor force (million)     36.0 36.0 35.0
    Labor force participation rate     64.7% 64.9% 64.6%
     Employment rate     92.0% 91.9% 91.7%
     Unemployment rate     8.2% 8.1% 8.3%
     Underemployment rate     25.4% 21.3% 26.1%
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 2nd Qtr 2006p 1st Qtr 2006r 2nd Qtr
2005r
      2nd Qtr
2005-2006
     
  At Current Prices          
    Gross National Product   12.0 1,595,973 1,424,826 1,325,113
    Gross Domestic Product   10.8 1,451,613 1,371,177 1,310,436
  At Constant Prices          
    Gross National Product   6.6 347,103 327,450 325,696
    Gross Domestic Product   5.5 313,997 297,607 297,712
PRIVATE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
  (Floor area in square meters; value in P1,000)
  2004 1st Qtr 2006 4th Qtr 2005 1st Qtr 2005
 Philippines(number)   105,425 23,877 24,777 25,252
    Total floor area   15,080,909 3,656,921 3,652,502 3,009,046
    Value   100,495,951 24,947,549 25,465,239 18,416,025
  Residential(number)   73,749 16,717 16,383 18,419
    Total floor area   8,706,344 2,096,217 2,094,617 1,976,930
    Value   50,710,341 13,054,534 14,284,941 11,193,158
  Nonresidential(number)   11,414 2,961 3,187 2,513
    Total floor area   5,783,567 1,366,113 1,404,973 935,301
    Value   40,230,302 10,183,300 9,192,080 5,496,666
  Additions(number)   4,505 1,394 1,073 1,092
    Total floor area   590,998 194,591 152,912 96,815
    Value   3,596,244 1,006,498 855,017 528,139
 Alterations/repairs (number)   15,757 20,805 4,134 3,228
    Value   5,959,064 703,217 1,133,201 1,198,062
BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY   (Sources: ASE/LE)     Based on CPBI
(with ATE 20 or more)
Based on ASPBI
      1999 2003p 2001
    Agriculture and forestry     915 2,951 3,022
    Fishery     224 1,092 1,129
    Mining and quarrying     74 187 317
    Manufacturing     7,450 6,395 6,397
    Electricity, gas, and water     376 1,009 2,691
    Construction     838 2,555 2,691
    Wholesale and retail trade     6,842 365,890 365,912
    Hotels and restaurants     2,837 87,927 87,924
    Transportation, storage and communication     1,451 9,276 9,640
    Financial intermediation     1,565 22,231 22,231
    Real estate, renting and business activities     2,183 35,447 35,461
    Private education     2,200 8,856 8,856
    Health and social work     567 27,646 27,720
    Other community, social, and personal services     723 39,425 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
      2008 2007 2006
  Population projection (medium assumption)3/     90,457 88,706 86,973
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)     2005 2004 2002
  Contraceptive prevalence rate 4/     49.3% 49.3% 48.8%
     Modern method     36.0% 35.1% 35.0%
     Traditional method     13.2% 14.2% 13.8%
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)   2005 Aug 2006 Jul 2006 Jun 2005
Visitors arrivals by country of residence   2,623,084 221,198 251,884 208,807
  ASEAN   179,386 17,505 15,986 13,998
  East Asia   1,242,518 118,285 120,060 115,714
  South Asia   28,485 2,544 2,608 1,967
  Middle East   27,053 3,411 3,871 3,362
  North America   602,250 40,128 54,438 37,763
  South America   2,543 220 178 248
  Western Europe   112,109 8,312 12,345 7,652
  Northern Europe   98,502 6,735 9,932 6,166
  Southern Europe   21,889 2,185 2,135 2,051
  Eastern Europe   11,428 959 950 904
  Australiasia/Pacific   143,455 9,487 12,203 8,822
  Africa   2,294 133 156 175
  Others not specified residences   25,777 2,364 2,437 1,859
  Overseas Filipinos   125,395 8,930 14,585 8,126
    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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