| INDICATOR | REFERENCE PERIOD and DATA | ||
| CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (1994=100) | Dec. 1998 | Nov. 1998 | Dec. 1997 |
| Philippines | 142.1 | 142.3 |
128.7 |
| Metro Manila (MM) | 142.5 | 142.5 |
128.8 |
| Areas Outside MM | 141.9 | 142.2 |
128.6 |
| Inflation rate | 10.4 | 11.2 |
7.3 |
| Purchasing power of the peso | 0.70 | 0.70 |
0.78 |
| FOREIGN TRADE (FOB value in million US$) | Oct. 1998 | Sept. 1998 | Oct. 1997 |
| Exports | 2,542 | 2,786 |
2,326 |
| Principal exports: 1/ | |||
| 1. Electronics and components | 1,429.26 | 1,536.83 |
1,085.06 |
| 2. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories | 165.03 | 195.00 |
154.87 |
| 3. Input/output peripheral units | 127.14 | 199.55 |
167.43 |
| Imports | 2,417 | 2,454 |
3,414 |
| Principal imports: 1/ | |||
| 1. Electronics and components | 530.87 | 533.74 |
612.53 |
| 2. Telecommunications equipment and electrical machinery | 225.91 | 233.19 |
330.23 |
| 3.
Materials and accessories imported on consignment basis for the manufacture of other electrical and electronic machinery and equipment |
221.38 | 180.20 |
203.08 |
| Major trading partners: | |||
| 1. USA | 1,355.83 | 1,423.24 |
1,444.63 |
| 2. Japan | 876.33 | 872.09 |
1,105.68 |
| 3. Singapore | 275.41 | 302.56 |
392.82 |
| Total trade | 4,960 | 5,241 |
5,740 |
| Balance of trade |
125 |
332 |
(1,088) |
| (MISSI) MONTHLY INTEGRATED SURVEY ON SELECTED INDUSTRIES (1994=100) |
Oct. 1998 | Sept. 1998 | Oct. 1997 |
| Value of production | 465.3 | 469.7 |
505.7 |
| Gainers over last year 1/ | |||
| Paper and paper products | 37.4% | 38.3% |
-27.2% |
| Wearing apparel | 12.6% | 3.1% |
20.8% |
| Chemicals | 10.0% | 1.9% |
15.9% |
| Wood and wood products | 10.0% | 8.3% |
11.9% |
| Volume of production | 136.84 | 138.46 |
162.79 |
| LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT | Oct. 1998 | Jul. 1998P | Oct. 1997 |
| Total labor force (million) | 31.3 | 30.6 |
30.3 |
| Labor force participation rate | 66.0% | 64.9% |
65.5% |
| Employment rate | 90.4% | 91.1% |
92.1% |
| Unemployment rate | 9.6% | 8.9% |
7.9% |
| Underemployment rate | 23.7% | 20.8% |
20.8% |
| 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 |
| 2000 | 1999 |
1998 |
|
| POPULATION PROJECTION (medium assumption) 3/ | 76,320,126 | 74,723,373 |
73,130,985 |
| VITAL STATISTICS 3/ | 2000 | 1999 |
1998 |
| INFANT MORTALITY RATE (per thousand live births) | 37.6 | 38.8 |
40.1 |
| CRUDE BIRTH RATE (per thousand population) | 26.8 | 27.3 |
27.9 |
| CRUDE DEATH RATE (per thousand population) | 5.9 | 6.0 |
6.1 |
| CRUDE RATE OF NATURAL INCREASE (per thousand population) | 20.9 | 21.3 |
21.8 |
| TOTAL FERTILITY RATE (number of children per woman) | 3.4 | 3.5 |
3.5 |
| LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH (medium assumption) | |||
| Male | 66.3 | 66.0 |
65.7 |
| Female | 71.6 | 71.3 |
71.0 |
| LITERACY RATE (Source: FLEMMS ) | 1994 |
1989 |
|
| Simple literacy rate (10 years old and over) 4/ | 93.9% |
89.8% |
|
| Functional literacy rate (10 to 64 years old) 5/ | 83.8% |
75.4% |
|
1/ Based on October 1998 ranking.
2/ Includes repairs and alterations.
3/ Source: 1995 Census-Based National and Regional Population
Projections.
4/ Basic reading and writing skills.
5/ Basic reading, writing, and computational skills.