QUICKSTAT - July 1999
A Monthly Update of NSO's Most Requested Statistics
INDICATOR REFERENCE PERIOD and DATA
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (1994=100) June 1999 May 1999 June 1998
   Philippines 145.8 144.5 137.8
      Metro Manila (MM) 145.0 143.8 139.5
      Areas Outside MM 146.1 144.7 137.2r
   Inflation rate 5.8 6.7 10.7
   Purchasing power of the peso 0.68 0.69 0.72
FOREIGN TRADE (FOB value in million US$) April 1999 Mar. 1999 April 1998
   Exports 2,346 2,702 2,285
      Principal exports: 1/      
      1. Electronics and components 1,314.30 1,433.39r 1,214.40
      2. Input/output peripheral units 140.55 189.63r 151.28
      3. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories 133.36 166.71r 153.87
   Imports 2,597 2,652 2,457
      Principal imports: 1/      
      1. Electronics and components 625.04 616.72r 581.84
      2. Telecommunications equipment and electrical machinery 194.00 201.65r 240.15
      3. Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials  165.65 169.28r 162.39
   Major trading partners:      
      1. USA 1,265.58 1,417.36 1,310.54
      2. Japan 883.08 947.29 838.52
      3. Singapore 325.83 327.51 288.20
   Total trade 4,943 5,354 4,742
   Balance of trade (251) 50 (172)
(MISSI) MONTHLY INTEGRATED SURVEY
ON SELECTED INDUSTRIES (1985=100)		 April 1999 Mar. 1999 April 1998
   Value of production index 452.6 508.4r 433.0r
      Gainers over last year 1/    
      Textile 55.2% 15.4%r -15.5%r
      Transport equipment 23.8% 8.2%r -52.9%r
      Rubber product 21.3% 26.6%r -5.2%r
      Beverage 19.1% 49.9%r 8.2%r
   Volume of production index 131.7 148.9r 129.3r
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT April 1999p Jan. 1999 April 1998
   Total labor force (million) 33.4 31.2 32.1
      Labor force participation rate 69.6% 65.3% 68.6%
      Employment rate 88.2% 91.0% 86.7%
      Unemployment rate 11.8% 9.0% 13.3%
      Underemployment rate 22.7% 22.1% 21.0%
PRIVATE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 4th Qtr 1998 3rd Qtr 1998 4th Qtr 1997
   Philippines      
      Number 16,371 20,438 31,322
      Total floor area (square meter) 2,467,309 2,721,116 3,523,147
      Value (P1,000) 14,246,587 17,098,382 22,550,426
      Residential      
         Number 11,118 13,847 24,717
         Total floor area (square meter) 1,166,088 1,369,688 1,718,923
         Value (P1,000) 5,022,578 6,097,877 8,009,429
      Nonresidential      
         Number 1,807 2,222 2,605
         Total floor area (square meter) 1,178,037 1,168,896 1,610.006
         Value (P1,000) 7,526,862 9,440,014 12,256,754
      Additions      
         Number 1,040 1,779 1,348
         Total floor area (square meter) 123,184 182,532 194,218
         Value (P1,000) 436,652 571,770 1,082,725
      Alterations and repairs      
         Number 2,406 2,590 2,652
         Value (P1,000) 1,260,495 988,721 1,201,518
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
   ANNUAL AVERAGE FAMILY SAVINGS P 23,687 P15,500 P13,195
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) 229 202 160
   GROWTH RATE 2.32% 2.35% 2.71%
   AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD SIZE 5.1 5.3 5.6
  2000 1999 1998
POPULATION PROJECTION (medium assumption) 2/ 76,320,126 74,723,373 73,130,985
VITAL STATISTICS 2/ 2000 1999 1998
   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
   INFANT MORTALITY RATE (per thousand live births) 37.6 38.8 40.1
TOTAL FERTILITY RATE (number of children per woman) 3.4 3.5 3.5
LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH (in years; 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) 3/   93.9% 89.8%
   Functional literacy rate (10 to 64 years old) 4/   83.8% 75.4%

    1/   - Based on April 1999 ranking.
    2/   - Source: 1995 Census-Based National and Regional Population Projections.
    3/   - Basic reading and writing skills.
    4/   - Basic reading, writing, and computational skills.
    r    - revised

    p   - preliminary
     
 
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