Quickstat Index
QUICKSTAT - December 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 Nov  2006 Oct  2006 Nov  2005
       Philippines   129.8 139.5 139.3 133.3
       National Capital Region (NCR)   131.5 142.4 142.1 135.1
       Areas Outside NCR   129.1 138.3 138.1 132.6
    Inflation rate          
       Headline   7.6 4.7 5.4 7.1
       Core   7.0 4.7 5.1 6.1
    Purchasing power of the peso   0.77 0.72 0.72 0.75
      Oct 2006 Sep 2006 Oct 2005
 Retail Price Index for Construction Materials in     NCR (1978=100)     371.1 371.5r 350.5
  Wholesale Price Index for Construction
    Materials in NCR
(1985=100)
    1,143.6 1,139.1 1,091.7
      Sep 2006 Aug 2006 Sep 2005
 General Retail Price Index in NCR  (1985=100)     1,272.1 1,279.3 1,181.1
      May 2006 Apr 2006 May 2005
 General Wholesale Price Index in the
    Philippines
(1998=100)
    173.7 171.9 157.4
      Sep 2006 Aug 2006 Sep 2005
  Producer's Price Index for Manufacturing
    in NCR
(1994=100)
    251.2 251.5 230.3
FOREIGN TRADE  (FOB value in million US$)*  Source: NSO   Total 2005p Sep 2006p Aug 2006 Sep 2005
  Total trade   88,673 8,479 9,148 8,012
 Exports   41,255 4,155 4,265 3,675
 Imports   47,418 4,324 4,884 4,337
  Balance of trade   (6,163) (169) (619) (662)
    Top traders:          
    1. USA     1,483 1,556 1,195
    2. Japan     1,345 1,224 1,240
    3. China     725 732 588
    Top exports:          
    1. Electronic products     2,661 2,700 2,499
    2. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories     232 245 202
    3. Petroleum products     104 78 74
    Top imports:          
    1. Electronic products     2,201 2,192 2,201
    2. Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials     478 944 758
    3. Transport equipment     230 172 159
NSO MONTHLY INTEGRATED SURVEY
ON SELECTED INDUSTRIES (1994=100)
    Sep 2006p Aug 2006r Sep 2005
  Value of production index     260.7 270.6 261.1
     Gainers over last year          
       Food manufacturing     20.8% 21.1% 4.8%
      Electrical machinery     27.2% 18.0% 7.6%
      Basic metals     47.4% 35.4% -3.5%
     Losers over last year          
      Chemical products     -25.1% 13.7% 28.9%
      Petroleum products     -16.3% -5.3% 32.9%
       Textiles     -25.4% -26.9% 5.8%
  Volume of production index     104.0 107.8 113.4
     Gainers over last year          
      Basic metals     44.9% 35.3% -14.8%
      Food manufacturing     12.9% 13.2% 1.8%
      Beverages     12.9% 13.6% -4.9%
     Losers over last year          
      Chemical Products     -25.2% 12.7% 21.0%
      Petroleum products     -18.4% -15.9% -0.4%
      Electrical machinery     -15.6% -34.5% -25.7%
  Value of net sales          
     Gainers over last year          
       Food manufacturing     8.1% 8.4% -0.6%
      Basic metals     22.5% 27.8% 24.2%
      Beverages     21.2% 15.6% -4.6%
     Losers over last year          
       Machinery, excluding electrical     -76.2% -75.7% -14.3%
       Footwear and wearing apparel     -14.8% 1.2% 8.6%
       Chemical products     -4.8% -7.9% 0.7%
  Volume of net sales          
     Gainers over last year          
       Basic metals     20.4% 27.7% 9.7%
      Beverages     18.5% 11.6% -9.3%
      Food manufacturing     1.1% 1.3% 3.4%
     Losers over last year          
      Electrical machinery     -30.2% -36.4% -25.1%
      Footwear and wearing apparel     -33.5% -18.5% 20.9%
      Machinery excluding electrical     -79.8% -80.9% -37.0%
 Capacity utilization     80.2% 80.3% 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)
    Sep 2006 Aug 2006 Sep 2005
 Total     1,013,969 1,091,383 942,443
    Land Based     851,601 920,279 793,972
    Sea Based     162,368 171,104 148,471
OFW DEPLOYMENT  (Source:Philippine Overseas
   Employment Administration)
    Oct 2006 Sep 2006 Oct 2005
 Total     76,809 88,548 71,843
    Land Based     66,029 78,228 49,664
    Sea Based     10,780 25,300 22,179
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)
    Nov 2006 Oct 2006 Nov 2005
Notice of strikes/lockouts files     9 33 32
Actual strikes/lockouts declared     - - -
GOVERNMENT CASH OPERATIONS in billion    pesos  (Source:Bureau of Treasury)     Oct 2006 Sep 2006 Oct 2005
Revenues     79,856 73,648 71,670
Expenditures     85,698 89,877 78,734
Cash surplus (deficit)     (5,842) (16,229) (7,064)
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
      Nov 2006p Oct 2006 Nov 2005
Exchange rates Dollar to Peso     49.843 50.004 54.561
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)     Oct 2006p Jul 2005 Oct 2005
  Total labor force (million)     35.8 36.0 35.5
    Labor force participation rate     64.0% 64.7% 64.8%
     Employment rate     92.7% 92.0% 92.6%
     Unemployment rate     7.3% 8.0% 7.4%
     Underemployment rate     20.4% 23.5% 21.2%
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 2nd Qtr 2006 1st Qtr 2006 2nd Qtr 2005
 Philippines(number)   105,425 26,563 23,877 27,773
    Total floor area   15,080,909 4,066,978 3,656,921 4,045,805
    Value   100,495,951 31,415,222 24,947,549 27,054,193
  Residential(number)   73,749 17,904 16,717 19,370
    Total floor area   8,706,344 2,117,948 2,096,217 2,375,363
    Value   50,710,341 13,335,379 13,054,534 13,828,693
  Nonresidential(number)   11,414 4,295 2,961 2,998
    Total floor area   5,783,567 1,735,929 1,366,113 1,508,994
    Value   40,230,302 15,639,303 10,183,300 10,554,820
  Additions(number)   4,505 1,490 1,394 1,392
    Total floor area   590,998 213,101 194,591 161,448
    Value   3,596,244 1,451,072 1,006,498 943,932
 Alterations/repairs (number)   15,757 2,874 20,805 4,013
    Value   5,959,064 989,468 703,217 1,726,748
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)     2006 2005 2004
 Births (Based on civil registration. Not adjusted for underregistration)     913,806 1,546,895 1,593,113
   Male     475,197 804,416 828,450
    Female     438,609 742,479 764,663
 Marriages (Based on civil registration. Not adjusted for underregistration)     318,151 497,178 565,983
 Deaths(Based on civil registration. Not adjusted for underregistration)     255,309 404,142 393,618
   Male     150,669 238,501 232,291
   Female     104,640 165,641 161,327
 Fetal Deaths<     4,357 6,916 8,584
      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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