QUICKSTAT - August 1999
A Monthly Update of NSO's Most Requested Statistics
INDICATOR REFERENCE PERIOD and DATA
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX (1994=100) July 1999 June 1999 July 1998
   Philippines 146.0 145.7r 138.1r
      Metro Manila (MM) 144.8 145.0 138.8
      Areas Outside MM 146.5 146.0r 137.9r
   Inflation rate 5.7 5.7r 10.7r
   Purchasing power of the peso 0.68 0.68 0.72
FOREIGN TRADE (FOB value in million US$) May 1999 April 1999 May 1998
   Exports 2,747 2,346 2,415
      Principal exports: 1/      
      1. Electronics and components 1,512.66 1,319.94r 1,095.98
      2. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories 209.00 133.06r 202.90
      3. Input/output peripheral units 164.51 139.93r 155.42
   Imports 2,533 2,598 2,624
      Principal imports: 1/      
      1. Electronics and components 541.84 628.57r 757.87
      2. Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials 193.41 165.43r 191.28
      3. Telecommunications equipment and electrical machinery  157.97 192.45r 233.77
   Major trading partners:      
      1. USA 1,453.49 1,265.58 1,454.21
      2. Japan 840.73 883.08 889.76
      3. Singapore 362.98 325.83 403.43
   Total trade 5,280 4,944 5,039
   Balance of trade 214 (252) (209)
(MISSI) MONTHLY INTEGRATED SURVEY
ON SELECTED INDUSTRIES (1985=100)
May 1999 April 1999 May 1998
   Value of production index 476.1 462.8r 454.7r
      Gainers over last year 1/    
      Rubber product 22.9% 20.7%r 0.0%r
     Food manufacturing 22.8% 7.0%r 18.9%r
     Miscellaneous manufactures 22.3% 12.2%r -9.2%r
     Transport equipment 18.4% 30.1%r -42.3%r
   Volume of production index 138.1 134.6r 134.9r
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 1st Qtr 1999 4th Qtr 1998 1st Qtr 1998
   Philippines      
      Number 19,326 16,371 21,267
      Total floor area (square meter) 2,701,728 2,467,309 3,269,194
      Value (P1,000) 15,341,166 14,246,587 18,772,057
      Residential      
         Number 13,162 11,118 15,382
         Total floor area (square meter) 1,415,126 1,166,088 1,334,438
         Value (P1,000) 6,694,130 5,022,578 6,296,589
      Nonresidential      
         Number 2,196 1,807 1,966
         Total floor area (square meter) 1,132,099 1,178,037 1,761,888
         Value (P1,000) 7,031,430 7,526,862 10,692,902
      Additions      
         Number 1,202 1,040 1,327
         Total floor area (square meter) 154,503 123,184 172,868
         Value (P1,000) 682,515 436,652 781,237
      Alterations and repairs      
         Number 2,766 2,406 2,592
         Value (P1,000) 933,091 1,260,495 1,001,329
INCOME AND EXPENDITURES (at current prices) 1997 1994 1991
   ANNUAL AVERAGE FAMILY INCOME P123,168 P83,161 P65,186
   ANNUAL AVERAGE FAMILY EXPENDITURES P 99,537 P67,661 P51,991
   ANNUAL AVERAGE FAMILY SAVINGS P 23,631 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 May 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.
       - Revised
       - Preliminary


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