| INDICATOR | REFERENCE PERIOD and DATA | ||
| CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (1994=100) | Nov. 1998 | Oct. 1998 |
Nov. 1997 |
| Philippines | 142.3 | 140.2 |
128.0r |
| Metro Manila (MM) | 142.5 | 140.8 |
127.5 |
| Areas Outside MM | 142.2 | 139.9 |
128.2r |
| Inflation rate | 11.2 | 10.2 |
7.5r |
| Purchasing power of the peso | 0.70 | 0.71 |
0.78 |
| FOREIGN TRADE (FOB value in million US$) | Sep. 1998 | Aug. 1998 |
Sep. 1997 |
| Exports | 2,786 | 2,652 |
2,337 |
| Principal exports: 1/ | |||
| 1. Electronics and components | 1,515.06 | 1,358.70 |
1,087.04 |
| 2. Input/output/peripheral units | 199.58 | 180.74 |
137.30 |
| 3. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories | 194.01 | 231.40 |
219.40 |
| Imports | 2,454 | 2,508 |
2,956 |
| Principal imports: 1/ | |||
| 1. Electronics and components | 531.76 | 561.03 |
500.38 |
| 2. Telecommunications equipment and electrical machinery | 235.52 | 205.79 |
226.07 |
| 3.
Materials and accessories imported on consignment basis for the manufacture of of other electrical and electronic machinery and equipment |
179.84 | 219.31 |
295.28 |
| Major trading partners: | |||
| 1. USA | 1,423.24 | 1,544.71 |
1,171.66 |
| 2. Japan | 872.09 | 819.10 |
907.65 |
| 3. Singapore | 302.56 | 292.24 |
256.90 |
| Total trade | 5,241 | 5,161 |
5,294 |
| Balance of trade | 332 | 144 |
(619) |
| (MISSI)
MONTHLY INTEGRATED SURVEY ON SELECTED INDUSTRIES (1994=100) |
Sep. 1998 | Aug.1998 |
Sep. 1997 |
| Value of production | 454.7 | 456.7r |
493.2 |
| Gainers over last year 1/ | |||
| Paper and paper products | 38.3% | 38.1% |
-22.9% |
| Food manufacturing | 19.0% | 27.2% |
-7.4% |
| Petroleum products | 13.6% | -15.8% |
-5.0% |
| Wearing apparel | 7.7% | 3.0% |
-25.6% |
| Volume of production | 134.21 | 135.20r |
160.45 |
| LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT | Jul. 1998p | Apr. 1998 |
Jul. 1997 |
| Total labor force (million) | 30.6 |
32.1 |
30.2 |
| Labor force participation rate | 64.9% | 68.6% |
65.7% |
| Employment rate | 91.1% | 86.7% |
91.3% |
| Unemployment rate | 8.9% | 13.3% |
8.7% |
| Underemployment rate | 20.8% | 21.0% |
23.1% |
| PRIVATE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION | 2nd Qtr 1998 | 1st Qtr 1998 | 2nd Qtr 1997 |
| Philippines 2/ | |||
| Number | 24,895 | 21,267 |
27,714 |
| Total floor area (square meter) | 3,035,150 | 3,269,194 |
4,182,902 |
| Value (P1,000) | 19,046,184 | 18,772,057 |
26,639,716 |
| Residential | |||
| Number | 18,712 | 15,382 |
19,710 |
| Total floor area (square meter) | 1,615,624 | 1,334,438 |
1,814,939 |
| Value (P1,000) | 7,861,390 | 6,296,589 |
8,080,776 |
| Nonresidential | |||
| Number | 1,989 | 1,966 |
2,991 |
| Total floor area (square meter) | 1,258,623 | 1,761,888 |
2,130,848 |
| Value (P1,000) | 9,330,604 | 10,692,902 |
15,732,045 |
| INCOME AND EXPENDITURES (at current prices) | 1997p | 1994 |
1991 |
| ANNUAL AVERAGE FAMILY INCOME | P123,881 | P83,161 |
P65,186 |
| ANNUAL AVERAGE FAMILY EXPENDITURES | P100,194 | P67,661 |
P51,991 |
| POPULATION | 1995 | 1990 |
1980 |
| Total | 68,616,536 | 60,703,206 |
48,098,460 |
| Male | 34,584,170 | 30,538,285 |
24,128,755 |
| Female | 34,032,366 | 30,164,921 |
23,969,705 |
| 0-14 years | 42.0% | 39.6% |
38.3% |
| 15-64 years | 54.6% | 57.0% |
58.2% |
| 65 years and over | 3.4% | 3.4% |
3.5% |
| DENSITY (persons per square kilometer) | 228 | 202 |
160 |
| GROWTH RATE | 2.32% | 2.35% |
2.71% |
| AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD SIZE | 5.1 | 5.3 |
5.6 |
| 1999 | 1998 |
1997 |
|
| POPULATION PROJECTION (medium asumption)3/ | 74,723,373 | 73,130,985 |
71,538,593 |
| VITAL STATISTICS | 1998 | 1997 |
1996 |
| INFANT MORTALITY RATE (per thousand live births) 3/ | 40.1 | 41.4 |
42.6 |
| CRUDE BIRTH RATE (per thousand population) 3/ | 26.5 | 27.1 |
27.6 |
| CRUDE DEATH RATE (per thousand population) 3/ | 5.9 | 5.9 |
6.0 |
| CRUDE MARRIAGE RATE (per thousand population) 4/ | n.a | n.a |
30.0 |
| TOTAL FERTILITY
RATE 5/ (Number of children per woman) |
3.34 | 3.42 |
3.50 |
| LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH (medium assumption)5/ | |||
| Male | 66.48 | 66.18 |
65.88 |
| Female | 71.73 | 71.43 |
71.13 |
| EDUCATION (Source: FLEMMS) | 1994 | 1989 | |
| Simple literacy rate (10 years old and over) 6/ | 93.9% |
89.8% |
|
| Functional literacy rate (10 to 64 years old) 7/ | 83.8% |
75.4% |
|
1/ Based on September 1998 ranking.
2/ Includes repairs and alterations
3/ Source: 1995 Census-Based National, Regional, and Provincial
Population Projections
4/ Based on vital registration statistics
5/ Source: 1995 Census-Based National and Regional Population
Projections
6/ Basic reading and writing skills
7/ Basic reading, writing, and computational skills
r Revised
Last Updated on 12/15/98
By: Information Dissemination Section
Email: Info@mail.census.gov.ph