Quickstat Index
QUICKSTAT - March 2007
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 2006 Feb  2007 Jan  2007 Feb  2006
       Philippines   129.8 139.8 140.0 136.2
       National Capital Region (NCR)   131.5 142.2 142.8 138.9
       Areas Outside NCR   129.1 138.7 138.7 135.1
    Inflation rate          
       Headline   6.2 2.6 3.9 6.7
       Core   5.5 3.0 3.9 5.7
    Purchasing power of the peso   0.77 0.72 0.71 0.73
      Jan 2007 Dec 2006 Jan 2005
 General Retail Price Index in NCR  (1985=100) Wholesale Price Index for Construction
    Materials in NCR (1985=100)
    1,277.2 1,275.8 1,207.4
  Retail Price Index for Construction Materials in     NCR (1978=100)     1,152.8 1,152.4 1,104.7
      Dec 2006 Nov 2006 Dec 2005
Wholesale Price Index for Construction
    Materials in NCR
(1985=100)
    374.6 373.7 355.3
      Jun 2006 May 2006 Jun 2005
 General Retail Price Index in NCR  (1985=100)     175.4 173.7 159.4
      Jan 2007 Dec 2006 Jan 2006
  Producer's Price Index for Manufacturing
    in NCR
(1994=100)
    290.1 249.8 252.2
FOREIGN TRADE  (FOB value in million US$)*  Source: NSO   Total 2005p Dec 2006p Nov 2006 Dec 2005
  Total trade   88,673 7,846 8,529 8,037
 Exports   41,255 3,689 4,021 3,827
 Imports   47,418 4,157 4,508 4,209
  Balance of trade   (6,163) (467) (487) (382)
    Top traders:          
    1. USA     1,416 1,407 1,350
    2. Japan     1,124 1,235 1,290
    3. China, People's Republic of     769 799 626
    Top exports:          
    1. Electronic products     2,263 2,535 2,574
    2. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories     196 200 212
    3. Cathodes and sections of cathodes of refined sugar     109 158 17
    Top imports:          
    1. Electronic products     2,079 2,186 2,078
    2. Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials     558 784 474
    3. Transport equipment     204 217 219
NSO MONTHLY INTEGRATED SURVEY
ON SELECTED INDUSTRIES (1994=100)
    Dec 2006p Nov 2006r Dec 2005
  Value of production index     268.2 265.4 279.0
     Gainers over last year          
       Basic metals     47.8% 47.8% % -28.5%
       Chemical products     6.9% 11.9% 4.7%
       Food manufacturing     3.1% 1.6% 43.9%
     Losers over last year          
      Petroleum products     -15.7% -25.5% 35.8%
       Electrical machinery     -9.3% -0.7% 16.6%
       Textiles     -32.7% -40.8% 17.4%
  Volume of production index     107.3 106.8 118.2
     Gainers over last year          
      Basic metals     45.3% 46.3% -35.5% %
      Publishing and printing     52.5% 15.5% -50.8%
       Chemical products     4.9% 12.1% 5.5%
     Losers over last year          
      Electrical machinery     -28.7% -48.6% -15.5%
      Petroleum products     -17.1% -26.7% 15.8%
       Textiles     -35.4% 43.3% 14.8%
  Value of net sales          
     Gainers over last year          
       Food manufacturing     11.4% 22.0% 25.1%
      Tobacco     58.1% -2.8% -34.7%
      Chemical products     27.1% 47.0% 3.1%
     Losers over last year          
       Petroleum products     -28.3% -15.4% 42.4%
       Electrical machinery     -9.0% 0.4% 20.5%
       Machinery, excluding electrical     -70.2% -75.4% -44.8%
  Volume of net sales          
     Gainers over last year          
      Tobacco     49.3% -8.1% -39.4%
      Basic metals     24.9% 44.1% -61.6%
      Food manufacturing     4.0% 14.1% 20.4%
     Losers over last year          
      Petroleum products     -29.5% -16.8% 36.9%
      Electrical machinery     -28.5% -48.1% -12.7%
      Machinery excluding electrical     75.2% 79.4% 58.8%
 Capacity utilization     80.3% 80.2% 80.4%
DOMESTIC TRADE  (Quantity in tons; value in thousand pesos)     2nd Qtr  2006p 1st Qtr  2006 2nd Qtr  2005
  Coastwise trade   Total 2004p      
    Quantity   24,519,333 4,820,615 5,876.474 6,876,502
    Value   402,343,135 79,343,777 97,219,405 87,208,417
  Rail trade          
    Quantity   1,751 392 224 169
    Value   54,436 13,023 7,912 5,255
  Air trade          
    Quantity   43,224 7,405 5,898 8,551
    Value   1,969,200 323,971 342,333 533,772
OFW REMITTANCES in thousand US dollars   
  (Source:Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas)
  Total Jan 2007 Dec 2006 Jan 2006
 Total   12,761,508 1,099,354 1,319,465 916,612
    Land Based   10,812,218 929,724 1,131,550 767,675
    Sea Based   1,949,290 169,630 187,915 148,937
OFW DEPLOYMENT  (Source:Philippine Overseas
   Employment Administration)
  Total Dec 2006 Nov 2006 Dec 2005
 Total   1,062,567 60,982 75,670 69,135
    Land Based   788,070 42,232 50,008 49,351
    Sea Based   274,497 18,750 25,662 19,784
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)     Dec 2006 Nov 2006 Dec 2005
Revenues     96,294 86,690 61,991
Expenditures     100,172 88,759 85,688
Cash surplus (deficit)     (3,878) (2,069) (23,697)
MONEY AND BANKING
  (Source: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas)
    Dec 2006 Nov 2006 Dec 2005
Money supply (in billion pesos)     753.0 679.0 605.2
      Jan 2007 Dec 2006 Jan 2006
Bank lending rates(WAIR in percent per annum)     9.477 8.954 10.251
Peso savings deposit interest rate(% per annum)     2.751 3.172 3.738
      Feb 2007 Jan 2007 Feb 2006
Peso time deposit interest (all maturities)     3.056 3.531 5.293
      Aug 2006 Jul 2006 Aug 2005
Dollar savings deposit interest rate     1.096 1.127 1.034
Dollar time deposit interest rate(>180 days)     3.516 3.577 3.186
      Feb 2007p Jan 2007 Feb 2006
Exchange rates Dollar to Peso     48.381 48,914 51,817
INVESTMENTS
  (Source:Securities and Exchange Commission)
    Jan 2007 Dec 2006 Jan 2007
Composite index (close)     3,079.5 2,982.5 2,145.4
Volume traded (in million share)     71,797.3 51,375.4 39,875.2
Value of shares traded (in million pesos)     83,123.3 69,811.6 23,602.3
TRANSPORTATION     Dec 2006 Nov 2006 Dec 2005
Registered motor vehicles
  (Source:Land Trasnportation Office)
         
By Classification     126,318 181,173 131,201
    Private     110,226 151,386 115,527
    Government     1,876 3,128 1,651
    Diplomatic     88 117 115
    For hire     13,787 25,988 13,855
    Exempt     341 554 53
By Type     126,318 181,173 131,201
    Cars     13,536 16,625 14,241
    Utility vehicle     24,860 36,013 26,329
    Sports utility vehicle     3,846 5,218 3,637
    Trucks     3,730 7,180 4,600
    Buses     534 1,178 428
    Motorcycle/tricycle     79,083 114,434 81,574
    Trailers     729 525 392
METRO TRAIN     Dec 2006 Nov 2006 Dec 2005
Light Rail Transit (LRT) Statistics   (Source:LRTA)          
Yellow Lane          
    Passenger Traffic (in Million Passengers)     9.53 9.43 9.63
    Gross Revenue Collection (In million pesos)     136.89 135.94 137.80
      Dec 2006 Nov 2005 Dec 2005
Purple Lane          
    Passenger Traffic (in Million Passengers)     4.32 4.28 4.04
    Gross Revenue Collection (in Million Pesos)     57.71 58.25 53.85
Metrorail Transit (MRT) Statistics
  ; (Source: Metrostar Express)
    Oct 2006 Sep 2006 Oct 2005
    Passenger Traffic (in Million Passengers)     11.52 10.62 10.86
    Gross Revenue Collection (in Million Pesos)     142.51 129.04 134.07
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT  (Source: LFS)     Jan 2007p Oct 2006 Jan 2006
  Total labor force (million)     36.4 35.8 35.5
    Labor force participation rate     64.8% 64.0% 63.6%
     Employment rate     92.2% 92.7% 91.9%
     Unemployment rate     7.8% 7.3% 8.1%
     Underemployment rate     21.5% 20.4% 21.1%
      Oct 2006 Jul 2005 Oct 2005
  Total employed persons     33,185 33,257 32,875
    Male     20,419 20,136 20,203
    Female     12,766 13,122 12,673
  Wage and salary workers     16,759 17,523 16,553
    Own Account     12,094 11,916 12,158
    Unpaid family worker     4,332 3,818 4,165
 Agriculture     12,164 11,841 12,171
    Industry     4,895 5,009 4,883
    Services     16,126 16,407 15,821
NATIONAL ACCOUNTS in million pesos
  (Source: NSCB)
  Growth Rates 4th Qtr 2006p 3rd Qtr 2006r 4th Qtr
2005r
      3rd Qtr
2005-2006
     
  At Current Prices          
    Gross National Product   11.2 1,855,980 1,610,904 1,680,489
    Gross Domestic Product   10.2 1,693,609 1,482,300 1,549,533
  At Constant Prices          
    Gross National Product   5.8 388,965 338,740 367,285
    Gross Domestic Product   4.8 352,095 309,651 336,123
PRIVATE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
  (Floor area in square meters; value in P1,000)
  2005 3rd Qtr 2006 2nd Qtr 2006 3rd Qtr 2005
 Philippines(number)   129,670 19,431 26,563 24,438
    Total floor area   17,466,565 3,495,660 4,066,978 3,526,786
    Value   113,197,498 28,004,313 31,415,222 22,671,440
  Residential(number)   91,207 13,121 17,904 17,129
    Total floor area   10,599,084 1,747,982 2,117,948 2,013,427
    Value   63,498,455 12,168,209 13,335,379 12,148,181
  Nonresidential(number)   14,143 2,450 4,295 2,766
    Total floor area   6,228,974 1,502,743 1,735,929 1,384,776
    Value   39,315,987 13,440,746 15,639,303 8,316,986
  Additions(number)   5,648 1,381 1,490 975
    Total floor area   638,507 244,935 213,101 128,583
    Value   3,552,220 1,514,825 1,451,072 690,634
 Alterations/repairs (number)   18,672 2,479 2,874 3,568
    Value   6,830,836 880,533 989,468 1,515,639
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
      2009 2008 2007
  Population projection (medium assumption)3/     92,227 88,706 86,973
HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS   (Source: NSO)     2006p 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
      2015-2020 2010-2015 2000-2010
  Total fertility rate 2/(number of children per woman)     2.76 2.96 3.18
  Life expectancy at birth 3/(in years; medium
      assumption)
         
     Male     68.81 67.61 66.11
     Female     74.34 73.14 71.64
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 Dec 2006 Nov 2006 Dec 2005
Visitors arrivals by country of residence   2,623,084 295,434 238,310 281,836
  ASEAN   179,386 18,865 20,572 16,615
  East Asia   1,242,518 120,799 119,134 114,793
  South Asia   28,485 2,421 3,039 2,382
  Middle East   27,053 2,465 2,644 2,290
  North America   602,250 74,062 46,623 71,223
  South America   2,543 259 246 249
  Western Europe   112,109 13,723 9,925 12,975
  Northern Europe   98,502 14,353 8,570 13,275
  Southern Europe   21,889 2,734 2,024 2,645
  Eastern Europe   11,428 1,683 1,419 1,146
  Australiasia/Pacific   143,455 21,519 12,311 21,128
  Africa   2,294 225 194 298
  Others not specified residences   25,777 2,625 2,680 2,535
  Overseas Filipinos   125,395 19,701 8,929 20,282
    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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