Quickstat Index
QUICKSTAT - December 2007
A Monthly Update of NSO's Most Requested Statistics
INDICATOR REFERENCE PERIOD and DATA
PRICE INDICES   (Source: NSO)                                          (2000=100)
  Consumer Price Index (2000=100)   Annual 2006 Nov  2007 Oct  2007 Nov  2006
       Philippines   129.8 144.0 143.1 139.5
       National Capital Region (NCR)   131.5 146.1 145.5 142.4
       Areas Outside NCR   129.1 143.0 142.0 138.3
    Inflation rate          
       Headline   6.2 3.2 2.7 4.7
       Core   5.5 2.3 2.4 4.7
    Purchasing power of the peso   0.77 0.69 0.70 0.72
      Oct 2007 Sep 2007 Oct 2006
 General Retail Price Index in NCR      (1978=100)     1,310.7 1,297.7 1,278.0
 Wholesale Price Index for Construction
    Materials in NCR
(1985=100)
    386.5 386.2 371
 Retail Price Index for Construction
    Materials in NCR
(1985=100)
    1,184.5 1,179.3 1,143.6
      Aug 2007 Jul 2007 Aug 2006
 General Wholesale Price Index in the Philippines (1998=100)     179.3 179.0 177.8
      Oct 2007 Sep 2007 Oct 2006
 Producer's Price Index for Manufacturing
    in NCR
(1994=100)
    254.5 254.2 249.0
FOREIGN TRADE  (FOB value in million US$)*
Source: NSO
  Total 2006 Sep 2007p Aug 2007 Sep 2006
  Total trade   99,184 9,115 9,090 8,534
    Exports   47,410 4,373 4,104 4,178
    Imports   51,774 4,742 4,986 4,355
  Balance of trade   (4,547) (369) (882) (177) (177)
    Top traders:          
    1. USA     1,401 1,456 1,301
    2. Japan     1,206 1,216 1,243
    3. Singapore     835 828 547
    Top exports:          
    1. Electronic products     2,656 2,592 2,661
    2. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories     193 218 232
    3. Cathodes and sectors of cathodes of refined copper     127 71 99
    Top imports:          
    1. Electronic products     2,348 2,300 2,271
    2. Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials     637 971 454
    3. Transport equipment     204 166 223
MONTHLY INTEGRATED SURVEY
ON SELECTED INDUSTRIES (Source: NSO)
    Sep 2007p Aug 2007r Sep 2006
 Value of production index (1994=100)     260.0 258.8 258.3
     Gainers over last year          
       Chemical products     23.6% (12.9%) (30.6%)
       Food manufacturing     7.3% 2.6% 20.5%
       Transport equipment     18.4% 7.5% 1.1%
     Losers over last year          
        Electrical machinery     -28.4% (20.4%) 27.2%
       Tobacco     (40.5%) (32.6%) (17.4%)
       Textiles     (21.3%) (18.0%) (25.5%)
  Volume of production index (1994=100)     102.3 101.9 103.3
     Gainers over last year          
       Chemical products     19.7% (15.2%) (30.9%)
       Petroleum products     6.3% 10.5% (18.4%)
       Transport equipment     13.2% 5.5% (5.4%)
     Losers over last year          
       Electrical machinery     (25.6%) (18.2%) (15.5%)
       Electrical machinery     (40.2%) (32.3%) (21.9%)
       Textiles     (21.0%) (19.1%) (29.4%)
  Value of net sales          
     Gainers over last year          
       Transport equipment     32.4% 22.3% (6.6%)
       Chemical products     15.3% 13.6% (4.0%)
       Food manufacturing     8.5% 3.2% 11.8%
     Losers over last year          
       Electrical machinery     (15.3%) (16.5%) 5.2%
       Textiles     (28.8%) (22.3%) (10.3%)
       Petroleum products     (6.4%) (4.2%) 1.0%
  Volume of net sales          
     Gainers over last year          
       Transport equipment     26.6% 20.1% (10.6%)
       Chemical products     11.7% 10.7% (4.4%)
       Beverages     12.7% 18.1% 18.8%
     Losers over last year          
       Electrical machinery     (12.1%) (14.2%) (30.1%)
       Basic metals     (18.4%) (24.6%) 20.5%
       Textiles     (28.6%) (23.4%) (14.9%)
 Capacity utilization     80.6% 80.5% 80.2%
DOMESTIC TRADE (Quantity in tons; value in
   thousand pesos) Source: NSO
    1st Qtr  2007p 4th Qtr  2006 1st Qtr  2006
  Coastwise trade   Total 2005p      
    Quantity   19,435,591 4,731,532 4,395,156 5,876,474
    Value   354,716,746 80,227,232 97,884,993 97,219,405
  Air trade          
    Quantity   35,278 6,465 8,367 5,898
    Value   1,696,744 452,052 381,402 342,333
  Rail trade          
    Quantity   622 - - 224
    Value   21,067 - - 7,912
OFW REMITTANCES in thousand US dollars   
(Source: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas)
  Total 2006 Sep 2007 Aug 2007 Sep 2006
 Total   12,761,308 1,139,845 1,206,942 1,013,969
    Land Based   10,812,018 954,455 1,005,232 851,601
    Sea Based   1,949,290 185,390 201,710 162,368
OFW DEPLOYMENT
(Source: Philippine Overseas Employment Administration)
  Total 2006 Oct 2007 Sep 2007 Oct 2006
 Total   1,062,567 46,483 90,716 84,738
    Land Based   788,070 34,002 67,255 57,869
    Sea Based   274,497 12,481 23,461 26,869
NUMBER OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS
(Source: NSO, Survey on Overseas Filipinos)
    2006 2005 2004
 Both sexes (in thousands)     1,515 1,326 1,180
    Male     751 668 604
    Female     764 658 577
ACTUAL STRIKES/LOCKOUTS
(Source: National Conciliation and Mediation Board)
    Oct 2007 Sep 2007 Oct 2006
Notice of strikes/lockouts files     22 20 33
Actual strikes/lockouts declared     2 1 -
GOVERNMENT CASH OPERATIONS (in billion
pesos)  Source: Bureau of Treasury
    Oct 2007 Sep 2007 Oct 2006
Revenues     83,699 80,890 79,856
Expenditures     85,177 95,411 85,698
Cash surplus (deficit)     (1,478) (14,521) (5,842)
MONEY AND BANKING
(Source: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas)
    May 2007 Apr 2007 May 2006
Money supply (in billion pesos)     811.8 833.1 622.4
      Jul 2007 Jun 2007 Jul 2006
Bank lending rates (WAIR in percent per annum)     8.994 8.259 10.179
Peso savings deposit rate (WAIR in percent per annum)     2.048 1.970 3.541
Peso time deposit interest rate (all maturities)     3.249 3.311 5.142
Dollar savings deposit interest rate     1.074 1.097 1.107
Dollar time deposit interest rate (>180 days)     3.547 3.472 3.437
      Nov 2007p Sep 2007 Nov 2006
Exchange rate: Dollar to Peso     43.218 44.380 49.843
INVESTMENTS
(Source: Securities and Exchange Commission)
    Jun 2007 May 2007 Jun 2006
Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSE;)     3,665.2 3,474.7 2,178.8
Volume traded (in million share)     128,160.3 102,221.5 26,578.3
Value of shares traded (in million pesos)     155,559.0 114,480.9 43,768.0
TRANSPORTATION     Sep 2007 Aug 2007 Sep 2006
Registered motor vehicles
(Source: Land Trasnportation Office)
         
By Classification     495,105 524,368 470,105
    Private     405,286 434,131 383,189
    Government     6,395 4,520 6,942
    Diplomatic     214 267 180
    For hire     82,226 84,302 79,298
    Exempt     984 1,148 496
By Type     495,105 524,368 470,105
    Cars     63,769 75,506 67,134
    Utility vehicle     144,494 151,958 141,829
    Sports utility vehicle     17,321 22,966 16,142
    Trucks     26,204 26,304 27,549
    Buses     2,572 2,747 2,710
    Motorcycles/tricycles     238,393 242,729 212,700
    Trailers     2,352 2,158 2,041
METRO TRAIN     Oct 2007 Sep 2007 Oct 2006
Light Rail Transit (LRT) statistics
(Source: Light Rail Transit Authority)
         
Yellow Lane          
    Passenger traffic (in million passengers)     10.32 10.36 9.31
    Gross revenue collection (in million pesos)     146.4 147.33 133.58
      Oct 2007 Sep 2007 Oct 2006
Purple Lane          
    Passenger traffic (in million passengers)     4.67 4.88 4.01
    Gross revenue collection (in million pesos)     46.40 69.92 54.47
Metrorail Transit (MRT) statistics
(Source: Metrostar Express)
    Jun 2007 May 2006 Jun 2006
    Passenger traffic (in million passengers)     11.61 11.84 11.17
    Gross revenue collection (in million pesos)     140.28 141.53 140.64
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT  (Source: LFS)     Jul 2007p Apr 2007 Jul 2006
  Total labor force (million)          
    Labor force participation rate     63.6% 64.5% 64.6%
     Employment rate     92.2% 92.6% 91.9%
     Unemployment rate     7.8% 7.4% 8.1%
     Underemployment rate     22.0% 18.9% 23.4%
      Oct 2006p Jul 2006 Oct 2005
  Total employed persons (thousands)     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 2nd Qtr 2007p 1st Qtr 2007r 2nd Qtr
2006r
      2nd Qtr
2006-2007
     
  At current prices          
    Gross National Product   11.0 1,771,304 1,665,010 1,595,800
    Gross Domestic Product   10.2 1,605,084 1,520,968 1,456,333
  At constant 1985 prices          
    Gross National Product   8.3 374,093 353,892 345,301
    Gross Domestic Product   7.5 336,846 321,132 313,355
PRIVATE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION   2005 1st Qtr 2007 4th Qtr 2006 1st Qtr 2006
 Philippines (number)   129,670 23,499 24,330 23,877
    Total floor area (in square meters)   17,466,565 5,247,153 3,432,991 3,656,921
    Value (in thousand pesos)   113,197,498 47,720,500 26,172,830 24,947,549
  Residential (number)   91,207 15,899 16,096 16,717
    Total floor area   10,599,084 2,141,565 1,845,903 2,096,217
    Value   63,498,455 14,635,191 12,620,929 13,054,534
 Nonresidential (number)   14,143 3,543 4,380 2,961
    Total floor area   6,228,974 2,748,146 1,420,104 1,366,113
    Value   39,315,987 29,295,019 11,508,868 10,183,300
  Additions (number)   5,648 1,364 1,343 1,394
    Total floor area   638,507 357,442 166,984 194,591
    Value   3,552,220 2,450,792 978,906 1,006,498
 Alterations/repairs (number)   18,672 2,693 2,511 2,805
    Value   6,830,836 1,339,498 1,064,127 703,217
BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY   Based on CPBI
(with ATE 20 or more)
Based on ASPBI
    1999 2005 2003 2001
    Agriculture and forestry   915 3,295 2,951 3,022
    Fishing   224 1,052 1,092 1,129
    Mining and quarrying   74 242 202 317
    Manufacturing   7,450 n.a 121,183 6,397
    Electricity, gas, and water   376 972 889 2,691
    Construction   838 2,480 2,532 2,691
    Wholesale and retail trade   6,842 366,185 365,083 365,912
    Hotels and restaurants   2,837 95,812 87,760 87,924
    Transportation, storage, and communication   1,451 9,539 9,279 9,640
    Financial intermediation   1,565 n.a. 15,824 22,231
    Real estate, renting, and business activities   2,183 n.a. 35,206 35,461
    Private education   2,200 n.a. 8,900 8,856
    Health and social work   567 30,312 27,646 27,720
    Other community, social, and personal services   723 45,817 39,425 39,865
FAMILY INCOME AND EXPENDITURE
(at current prices) Source: NSO/FIES
    2006 2003 2000
  Annual average family income      P172,000 P147,888 P145,121
  Annual average family expenditure     P147,000 P123,690 P118,839
  Annual average family saving     P 25,000 P 24,198 P 26,282
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/ (in thousands)     92,227 88,706 86,973
HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS   (Source: NSO)     2006p 2005 2004
 Births (Based on civil registration. Not adjusted for underregistration)     1,401,029 1,601,481 1,595,323
    Male     728,563 832,802 829,600
    Female     672,466 768,679 765,723
 Marriages (Based on civil registration. Not adjusted for underregistration)     449,215 504,763 566,838
 Deaths(Based on civil registration. Not adjusted for underregistration)     389,081 415,271 393,638
   Male     229,613 245,069 232,302
   Female     159,468 170,202 161,335
 Fetal Deaths     6,663 7,651 8,584
      2015-2020 2010-2015 2005-2010
  Crude birth rate1 (per thousand population)     18.15 20.40 22.80
  Crude death rate1 (per thousand population)     5.45 5.43 5.48
  Crude rate of natural increase 1/(per thousand
      population)
    12.70 14.97 17.32
      2015-2020 2010-2015 2005-2010
  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: Family Planning Survey)     2006 2005 2004
  Contraceptive prevalence rate 4/     50.6% 49.3% 49.3%
     Modern method     35.9% 36.0% 35.1%
     Traditional method     14.8% 13.2% 14.2%
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 2005-2006 SY 2004-2005 SY 2003-2004
  Elementary     12,913 13,015 12,987
    Government     11,982 12,089 12,066
    Private     931 926 921
  Secondary     6,267 6,312 3,270
    Government     4,979 5,044 5,026
    Private     1,288 1,268 1,244
TOURISM   (Source: Department of Tourism)   2006 Sep 2007 Aug 2007 Sep 2006
Visitors arrivals by country of residence   2,843,335 244,039 281,032 192,661
  ASEAN   202,886 19,182 21,421 16,414
  East Asia   1,338,777 108,365 128,179 100,602
  South Asia   31,975 3,185 2,863 2,434
  Middle East   31,503 1,762 4,183 1,756
  North America   648,929 38,814 41,464 36,570
  South America   2,776 266 248 215
  Western Europe   117,167 7,122 8,405 6,485
  Northern Europe   106,088 7,331 7,900 6,551
  Southern Europe   23,097 1,374 2,500 1,117
  Eastern Europe   14,042 856 730 730 967
  Australiasia/Pacific   149,276 12,040 10,655 10,439
  Africa   2,246 224 220 134
  Others not specified residences   28,208 2,493 2,649 1,878
  Overseas Filipinos   146,365 9,401 12,622 7,099
    *      - Figures are adjusted based on the information generated from the Survey of Imported Raw Materials and
              the new coverage of exports of electronic products.
    **     - Philippine passport holders permanently residing abroad, excludes overseas Filipino workers
    r      - Revised
    1/     - Source: 1995 Census-based National, Regional, and Provincial Population Projections.
    2/     - Source: 2000 Census-based Population Projections.

    NSO          - National Statistics Office
    NSCB       - National Statistical Coordination Board
    ASPBI      - Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry
    CPBI         - Census of Philippine Business and Industry
    FIES          - Family Income and Expenditure Survey
    FLEMMS - Functional Literacy, Education and Mass Media Survey
    CPH          - Census of Population and Housing
    FOB          - Free on board
    WAIR      - Weighted average interest rates

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