Quickstat Index
QUICKSTAT - October 2008
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
2007
Sep  2008 Aug  2008 Sep  2007
       Philippines   141.8 159.8 160.4 142.8
       National Capital Region (NCR)   144.4 157.7 158.7 145.7
       Areas Outside NCR   140.6 160.7 141.1 141.5
    Inflation rate          
       Headline   2.8 11.9 12.5 2.7
       Core   2.8 7.5 7.0 2.7
    Purchasing power of the peso   0.71 0.63 0.62 0.70
      Aug 2008 Jul 2008 Aug 2007
 Wholesale Price Index for Construction
     Materials in NCR
(1985=100)
    469.0 465.9 383.9
 Retail Price Index for Construction
    Materials in NCR
(1978=100)
    1,376.4 1,391.7 1,173.9
      Jul 2008 Jun 2008 Jul 2007
 General Retail Price Index in NCR
     (1978=100)
    1,468.1 1,457.3 1,287.4
      May 2008 Apr 2008 May 2007
 General Wholesale Price Index
    in the Philippines
(1998=100)
    201.6 196.7 177.3 r
      Aug 2008 Jul 2008 Aug 2007
 Producers's Price Index for
    Manufacturing in NCR
(1994=100)
    179.2 179.7 169.4
FOREIGN TRADE  (FOB value in million US$)* Source: NSO   Total 2007 Jul 2008p Jun 2008 Jul 2007
  Total trade   105,980 10,285 9,818 9,290
    Exports   50,466 4,437 4,513 4,249
    Imports   55,514 5,848 5,305 5,042
  Balance of trade   (5,048) (1,411) (792) (793)
    Top traders:          
    1. Japan     1,312 1,279 1,204
    2. USA     1,298 1,305 1,399
    3. Saudi Arabia     933 384 569
    Top exports:          
    1. Electronic products     2,560 2,632 2,494
    2. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories     170 172 241
    3. Petroleum products     168 137 115
    Top imports:          
    1. Electronic products     1,745 1,743 2,113
    2. Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials     1,764 1,216 1,027
    3. Cereals and cereal preparation     392 367 170
MONTHLY INTEGRATED SURVEY
ON SELECTED INDUSTRIES (Source: NSO)
    Jun 2008p May 2008r Jun 2007
 Value of production index (2000=100)     155.9 152.2 142.7
     Gainers over last year          
      Food manufacturing     20.3% 27.1% 6.3%
      Petroleum products     19.3% 4.6% (11.7%)
      Chemical products (excluding plastic products)     22.1% 11.9% 8.1%
     Losers over last year          
       Machinery except electrical     (45.8%) (32.7%) (10.9%)
       Miscellaneous manufactures     (34.1%) (33.7%) (13.9%)
      Electrical machinery     (2.2%) 1.5% (5.9%)
  Volume of production index (2000=100)     88.7 87.9 84.4
     Gainers over last year          
       Food manufacturing     10.2% 16.9% (0.3%)
       Chemical products (excluding plastic products)     17.9% 5.7% 12.5%
       Beverages     15.4% 19.5% 18.3%
     Losers over last year          
       Machinery except electrical     (46.4%) (31.7%) (4.6%)
       Petroleum products     (14.7%) (22.9%) (5.8%)
       Miscelaneous manufactures     (24.5%) (24.1%) (1.5%)
  Value of net sales (2000=100)          
     Gainers over last year          
       Petroleum products     30.5% 29.0% 4.0%
       Basic metals     64.8% 18.2% (33.2%)
       Food manufacturing     6.6% 13.0% 3.1%
     Losers over last year          
       Machinery except electrical     (39.9%) (32.5%) (12.4%)
       Electrical machinery     (5.5%) (10.7%) (16.8%)
       Chemical products (excluding plastic products)     (8.0%) 6.9% 21.6%
  Volume of net sales (2000=100)          
     Gainers over last year          
       Basic metals     36.0% (0.8%) (41.0%)
       Nonmetallic mineral products     8.2% 10.5% (4.3%)
       Beverages     3.4% (0.3%) 14.5%
     Losers over last year          
       Machinery except electrical     (40.6%) (31.5%) (6.2%)
       Chemical products (excluding plastic products)     (12.1%) 3.9% 22.9%
       Petroleum products     (6.7%) (4.9%) 10.9%
 Capacity utilization     80.9% 80.9% 79.9%
DOMESTIC TRADE (Quantity in tons; value in
   thousand pesos) Source: NSO
    2nd Qtr  2008p 1st Qtr  2008 2nd Qtr  2007
  Coastwise trade   Total 2006p      
    Quantity   18,782,688 4,915,736 4,132,829 4,666,960
    Value   355,465,929 81,408,050 83,578,944 65,889,411
  Air trade          
    Quantity   28,194 3,285 6,252 3,407
    Value   1,250,365 155,019 283,469 98,029
  Rail trade          
    Quantity   * * * *
    Value   * * * *
OFW REMITTANCES in thousand US dollars   
(Source: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas)
  Total 2007 Jul 2008 Jun 2008 Jul 2007
 Total   14,449,928 1,366,796 1,450,838 1,096,558
    Land Based   12,213,565 1,100,058 1,177,905 908,383
    Sea Based   2,236,363 266,738 272,933 188,175
OFW DEPLOYMENT
(Source: Philippine Overseas Employment Administration)
  Total 2007 Dec 2007 Nov 2007 Dec 2006
 Total   1,070,192 73,643 81,530 60,982
    Land Based   809,740 54,363 55,059 42,232
    Sea Based   260,452 19,280 26,471 18,750
NUMBER OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS
(Source: NSO, Survey on Overseas Filipinos)
    2007 2006 2005
 Both sexes (in thousands)     1,747 1,515 1,327
    Male     890 751 667
    Female     857 764 660
ACTUAL STRIKES/LOCKOUTS
(Source: National Conciliation and Mediation Board)
    Mar 2008 Feb 2008 Mar 2007
Notice of strikes/lockouts files     49 54 65
Actual strikes/lockouts declared     - - 2
GOVERNMENT CASH OPERATIONS (in billion
pesos)  Source: Bureau of Treasury
    Aug 2008 Jul 2008 Aug 2007
Revenues     118,877 101,417 117,115
Expenditures     117,194 116,846 103,218
Cash surplus (deficit)     1,663 (15,429) 13,897
MONEY AND BANKING
(Source: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas)
    Feb 2008 Jan 2008 Feb 2007
Money supply (in billion pesos)     831.3 819.9 740.5
      Sep 2007 Aug 2007 Sep 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
      Sep 2008p Aug 2008 Sep 2007
Exchange rate: Dollar to Peso     46.6922 44.8769 46.1315
INVESTMENTS
(Source: Securities and Exchange Commission)
    Jul 2008 Jun 2008 Jul 2007
Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSE;)     2,577.1 2,460.0 3,501.2
Volume traded (in million share)     40,036.5 37,021.1 106,960.5
Value of shares traded (in million pesos)     82,021.5 55,693.4 159,002.3
TRANSPORTATION     Apr 2008 Mar 2008 Apr 2007
Registered motor vehicles
(Source: Land Trasnportation Office)
         
By Classification     565,192 532,168 486,750
    Private     469,695 442,655 402,894
    Government     6,373 6,860 6,276
    Diplomatic     274 318 138
    For hire     88,729 81,044 76,476
    Exempt     121 1,291 966
By Type     565,192 532,168 486,750
    Cars     72,950 72,443 67,623
    Utility vehicle     160,334 152,482 152,135
    Sports utility vehicle     17,828 19,469 14,804
    Trucks     29,796 26,373 25,872
    Buses     2,656 2,539 3,480
    Motorcycles/tricycles     278,072 256,734 220,557
    Trailers     3,556 2,128 2,279
METRO TRAIN     Aug 2008 Jul 2008 Aug 2007
Light Rail Transit (LRT) statistics
(Source: Light Rail Transit Authority)
         
Yellow Lane          
    Passenger traffic (in million passengers)     11.78 12.40 10.06
    Gross revenue collection (in million pesos)     167.11 175.38 142.92
      Aug 2008 Jul 2008 Aug 2007
Purple Lane          
    Passenger traffic (in million passengers)     5.30 5.45 4.50
    Gross revenue collection (in million pesos)     73.83 76.84 64.01
Metrorail Transit (MRT) statistics
(Source: Metrostar Express)
         
      Dec 2007 Nov 2007 Dec 2006
    Passenger traffic (in million passengers)     12.30 11.94 11.50
    Gross revenue collection (in million passengers)     153.68 147.40 139.16
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT  (Source: LFS)     Jul 2008p Apr 2008 Jul 2007
  Total 15 years old and over(in thousands)     58,119 57,700 56,857
    Labor force participation rate     64.3% 63.2% 63.6%
     Employment rate     92.6% 92.0% 92.2%
     Unemployment rate     7.4% 8.0% 8.0%
     Underemployment rate     21.0% 19.8% 22.0%
      Jan 2007p Oct 2006 Jan 2006
  Total employed persons (thousands)     36,395 33,185 32,384
    Male     22,108 20,419 20,010
    Female     14,286 12,766 13,394
  Wage and salary workers     17,911 16,759 16,086
    Own account     11,764 12,094 11,900
    Unpaid family worker     3,870 4,332 4,046
 Agriculture     11,639 12,164 11,678
    Industry     4,977 4,895 4,874
    Services     16,929 16,126 15,479
NATIONAL ACCOUNTS (in million pesos)
(Source: NSCB)
  Growth Rates 2nd Qtr 2008p 1st Qtr 2008r 2nd Qtr
2007
      2nd Qtr
2007-2008
     
  At current prices          
    Gross National Product   14.3 2,040,722 1,828,204 1,785,015
    Gross Domestic Product   13.3 1,834,230 1,667,968 1,618,601
  At constant 1985 prices          
    Gross National Product   5.5 397,828 370,642 377,017
    Gross Domestic Product   4.6 355,204 335,752 339,651
PRIVATE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION   2006 1st Qtr 2008 4th Qtr 2007 1st Qtr 2007
 Philippines (number)   110,563 22,787 20,737 23,499
    Total floor area (in square meters)   16,606,594 3,958,325 3,446,656 5,247,153
    Value (in thousand pesos)   122,211,347 30,099,412 26,305,052 47,720,500
  Residential (number)   75,932 16,159 14,441 15,899
    Total floor area   9,104,767 2,092,762 1,841,872 2,141,565
    Value   58,454,457 14,448,519 12,415,407 14,635,191
 Nonresidential (number)   15,580 2,931 2,454 3,543
    Total floor area   6,599,613 1,730,929 1,439,568 2,748,146
    Value   54,268,335 13,331,605 11,009,113 29,295,019
  Additions (number)   6,233 1,044 926 1,364
    Total floor area   902,214 134,634 165,216 357,442
    Value   5,461,295 976,732 1,154,519 2,450,792
 Alterations/repairs (number)   12,818 2,653 2,916 2,693
    Value   4,027,258 1,342,554 1,726,012 1,339,498
BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY   Based on CPBI
(with ATE 20 or more)
Based on ASPBI
    1999 2005p 2003p 2002
    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
    2006p 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)   2007 2000 1995 1990
 Total   88,574,614 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   2.04% 2.36% 2.32% 2.35%
  Average household size     5.0 5.1 5.3
      2010 2009 2008
  Population projection (medium assumption)3/ (in thousands)     94,013 92,227 88,706
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)   2007 Jun 2008 May 2008 Jun 2007
Visitors arrivals by country of residence   3,091,993 261,207 260,567 250,227
  ASEAN   235,615 21,545 21,615 19,766
  East Asia   1,430,077 113,261 109,615 109,798
  South Asia   37,596 3,993 4,769 3,432 0
  Middle East   35,688 3,913 3,064 3,647
  North America   671,744 58,169 61,388 58,415
  South America   3,177 284 310 283
  Western Europe   128,199 9,452 8,733 8,507
  Northern Europe   124,684 10,303 10,146 9,701
  Southern Europe   28,961 2,133 2,280 2,596
  Eastern Europe   14,599 694 1,412 724
  Australiasia/Pacific   163,403 14,348 14,296 13,873
  Africa   3,090 262 247 239
  Others not specified residences   34,421 4,522 4,947 3,300
  Overseas Filipinos   180,739 18,328 17,745 15,946
    *      - 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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