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| QUICKSTAT
- October 1999 A Monthly Update of NSO's Most Requested Statistics |
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| INDICATOR | REFERENCE PERIOD and DATA | ||
| PRICE INDICES | Sept. 1999 | Aug. 1999 | Sept. 1998 |
| Consumer Price Index (1994=100) | |||
| Philippines | 147.2 | 146.4 | 139.3 |
| Metro Manila (MM) | 146.2 | 145.2 | 139.7r |
| Areas Outside MM | 147.6 | 146.9 | 139.2r |
| Inflation rate | 5.7 | 5.5 | 10.0 |
| Purchasing power of the peso | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.72 |
| Retail Price Index for Construction Materials in Metro Manila (1978=100) |
773.0 | 772.4 | 775.9 |
| July 1999 | June 1999 | July 1998 | |
| General Wholesale Price Index in Metro Manila (1985=100) |
248.5 | 252.1 | 239.8 |
| Aug. 1999 | July 1999 | Aug. 1998 | |
| Wholesale Price Index for Construction Materials in Metro Manila (1985=100) |
229.3 | 229.1 | 226.4 |
| July 1999 | June 1999 | July 1998 | |
| Producer's Price Index for Manufacturing (1992=100) |
137.2 | 136.4r | 131.5 |
| FOREIGN TRADE (FOB value in million US$) | July 1999 | June 1999 | July 1998 |
| Total trade | 5,642 | 5,527 | 4,967 |
| Exports | 2,851 | 2,857r | 2,501 |
| Imports | 2,791 | 2,671 | 2,466 |
| Balance of trade | 60 | 185 | 35 |
| Top traders: 1/ | |||
| 1. USA | 1,566.98 | 1,501.35 | 1,438.44 |
| 2. Japan | 913.19 | 920.80 | 848.62 |
| 3. Singapore | 355.04 | 380.11 | 294.92 |
| Top exports: 1/ | |||
| 1. Electronics and components | 1,522.28 | 1,566.88r | 1,194.06r |
| 2. Input/output peripheral units | 236.87 | 212.05r | 178.99 |
| 3. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories | 224.32 | 212.82r | 258.72r |
| Top imports: 1/ | |||
| 1. Electronics and components | 655.37 | 671.04r | 467.66 |
| 2. Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials | 271.38 | 169.01 | 173.53 |
| 3. Telecommunications equipment and electrical machinery |
239.48 | 189.12 | 195.17 |
| DOMESTIC TRADE (Value in thousand pesos) | Mar. 1999 | Feb. 1999 | Mar. 1998 |
| Water | 23,136 | 25,639 | 14,205 |
| Air | 279,900 | 162,075 | 562,155 |
| Rail | 5,740 | 3,347 | 6,810 |
| PRIVATE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION (Floor area in square meters; value in P1,000) |
2nd Qtr 1999 | 1st Qtr 1999 | 2nd Qtr 1998 |
| Total | 24,838 | 19,326 | 24,895 |
| Floor area | 3,213,460 | 2,701,728 | 3,035,150 |
| Value | 17,397,078 | 15,341,166 | 19,046,184 |
| Residential | 17,371 | 13,162 | 18,712 |
| Floor area | 1,805,029 | 1,415,126 | 1,615,624 |
| Value | 8,136,909 | 6,694,130 | 7,861,390 |
| Nonresidential | 2,292 | 2,196 | 1,989 |
| Floor area | 1,268,123 | 1,132,099 | 1,258,623 |
| Value | 7,417,036 | 7,031,430 | 9,330,604 |
| Additions | 1,288 | 1,202 | 1,554 |
| Floor area | 140,308 | 154,503 | 160,903 |
| Value | 617,604 | 682,515 | 635,793 |
| Alterations and repairs | 3,243 | 2,766 | 2,640 |
| Value | 1,076,582 | 933,091 | 1,218,397 |
| LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT | July 1999p | April 1999 | July 1998 |
| Total labor force (million) | 31.7 | 33.4 | 30.6 |
| Labor force participation rate | 65.6% | 69.6% | 64.9% |
| Employment rate | 91.6% | 88.2% | 91.1% |
| Unemployment rate | 8.4% | 11.8% | 8.9% |
| Underemployment rate | 22.3% | 22.7% | 20.8% |
| INCOME AND EXPENDITURES (at current prices) | 1997 | 1994 | 1991 |
| Annual average family income | P123,168 | P83,161 | P65,186 |
| Annual average family expenditure | P 99,537 | P67,661 | P51,991 |
| Annual average family savings | P 23,631 | P15,500 | P13,195 |
| (MISSI) MONTHLY INTEGRATED SURVEY ON SELECTED INDUSTRIES (1985=100) |
July 1999 | June 1999 | July 1998 |
| Value of production index | 477.3 | 511.1r | 477.1r |
| Gainers over last year 1/ | |||
| Rubber products | 55.5% | 44.2%r | -28.9%r |
| Transport equipment | 18.5% | 6.3%r | -47.0%r |
| Petroleum products | 7.5% | 0.8%r | -1.4%r |
| Losers over last year 1/ | |||
| Basic metals | -47.2% | -42.3%r | 5.2% |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | -20.2% | -18.2%r | -12.9% |
| Wearing apparel | -16.9% | 15.8% | -1.1% |
| Volume of production index | 135.5 | 145.9 | 141.3 |
| Gainers over last year 1/ | |||
| Rubber products | 32.2% | 1.0%r | -32.1% |
| Transport equipment | 13.0% | -2.8%r | -54.6% |
| Electrical machinery | 5.3% | 22.9%r | 18.5% |
| Losers over last year 1/ | |||
| Basic metals | -41.1% | -34.2%r | -9.1% |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | -30.7% | -23.2%r | 7.5% |
| Wearing apparel | -20.7% | -18.9%r | -39.1% |
| Value of net sales | |||
| Gainers over last year 1/ | |||
| Transport equipment | 40.7% | 8.6% | -36.6% |
| Rubber products | 25.4% | -6.6% | -21.8% |
| Petroleum products | 20.9% | -0.9% | 8.0% |
| Losers over last year 1/ | |||
| Paper and paper products | -35.0% | -16.3% | 24.2% |
| Basic metals | -31.2% | -37.0% | 21.8% |
| Tobacco | -16.4% | 2.2% | -24.1% |
| Volume of net sales | |||
| Gainers over last year 1/ | |||
| Transport equipment | 34.2% | -0.7% | -45.6% |
| Electrical machinery | 16.7% | 28.2% | -18.2% |
| Chemicals | 7.7% | 10.4% | -1.5% |
| Losers over last year 1/ | |||
| Paper and paper products | -35.7% | -21.9% | 7.2% |
| Basic metals | -22.7% | -26.4% | -31.3% |
| Beverages | -20.8% | -13.1% | -20.6% |
| Capacity utilization | |||
| Below 70% | 43.7% | 44.8% | 37.9% |
| 90% - 100% | 15.7% | 15.3% | 18.4% |
| 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% | |
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1/ - Based on July 1999
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