NATIONAL QUICKSTAT

(A Monthly Update of Philippine Statistics)

As of March 2011
INDICATOR REFERENCE PERIOD and DATA
PRICE INDICES (Source: NSO)
Consumer Price Index (2000=100) Annual 2010 February 2011 January 2011 February 2010
Philippines 166.1 171.6 169.8r 164.6
National Capital Region (NCR) 163.1 168.5 166.5 161.1
Areas Outside NCR 167.3 172.9 171.1 166.0r
Inflation rate
Headline 4.3 3.6r 4.2
Core 3.5 3.3 3.6
Purchasing power of the peso 0.59 0.61
December 2010 November 2010 December 2009
General Wholesale Price Index in the Philippines (1998-100) 208.7 206.7 200.0
January 2011 December 2010 January 2010
General Retail Price Index in NCR (2000-100) 151.4 150.2 146.5r
Wholesale Price Index for Construction Materials in NCR (2000-100) 199.4 197.7 462.2*
Retail Price Index of Selected Construction Materials in NCR (2000-100) 163.0 162.4 157.8
Producer's Price Index for Manufacturing (2000=100) 165.1 163.0 171.3

FOREIGN TRADE (FOB value in million US dollars) Source: NSO Total 2009 December 2010p November 2010 December 2009r

Total foreign trade 81,528 9,131 9,090 7,258

Imports 43,092 4,930 4,944 3,936
Exports 38,436 4,201 4,146 3,321 #
Balance of trade (4,656) (729) (798) (615)
Top traders:
1. Japan 1,270 1,255 973
2. USA 1,109 1,052 1,045
3. China, People's Republic of 1,078 1,121 604

Top imports:
1. Electronic products 1,706 1,624 1,261
2. Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials 941 867 761
3. Transport equipment 374 398 210

Top exports: #
1. Electronic products 2,256 2,333 1,889
2. Cathodes and sections of cathodes, of refined copper 140 36 27
3. Articles of apparel and clothing accessories 138 138 132

MONTHLY INTEGRATED SURVEY ON SELECTED INDUSTRIES (Source: NSO) December 2010 November 2010 December 2009

Value of production index (2000=100) 166.3 162.6r 156.0

Gainers over last year (%)
Miscellaneous manufactures 44.0 29.5 107.9
Petroleum products 24.4 15.8 33.5
Textiles 20.2 10.9 9.7
Losers over last year (%)
Tobacco products (69.8) (59.6) 11.3
Wood and wood products (21.8) 19.2 22.8
Chemical products (14.4) (3.5) 6.5
r
Volume of production index (2000=100) 102.0 101.0 90.1
Gainers over last year (%)
Miscellaneous manufactures 48.5 32.5 140.6
Electrical machinery 22.7 19.9 52.1
Basic metals 21.2 14.5 44.3
Losers over last year (%)
Tobacco products (70.7) (60.8) 13.0
Wood and wood products (21.9) 19.2 2.7
Chemical products (13.1) (2.0) 2.3

Value of net sales index (2000=100) 160.9 152.7r 151.5

Gainers over last year (%)
Miscellaneous manufactures 39.1 8.7 62.0
Textiles 27.3 16.3 (19.9)
Leather products 26.4 (4.3) 0.9
Losers over last year (%)
Tobacco products (70.7) (71.9) (10.7)
Publishing and printing (32.5) (1.8) 66.8
Wood and wood products (19.1) (12.2) 41.5

Volume of net sales index (2000=100) 98.7 94.9r 87.5

Gainers over last year (%)
Miscellaneous manufactures 43.5 11.2 87.5
Textiles 24.4 15.0 (26.6)
Electrical machinery 22.5 15.4 86.0

Losers over last year (%)

Tobacco products (71.6) (72.8) (9.2)
Publishing and printing (34.7) (5.1) 57.5
Wood and wood products (19.1) (12.2) 18.3
r
Capacity utilization (%) 83.5 83.4 82.7

*1985 = 100
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DOMESTIC TRADE (Quantity in tons; value in thousand pesos) Source: NSO 3rd Qtr. 2010p 2nd Qtr. 2010 3rd Qtr. 2009
Total domestic trade
Quantity 4,498,170 4,237,388 4,193,691
Value 94,218,875 103,907,239 96,529,623
Water
Quantity 4,487,904 4,226,582 4,182,857
Value 93,588,247 103,209,186 95,532,064
Air trade
Quantity 10,266 10,806 10,835
Value 630,629 698,053 997,559
Rail trade
Quantity * * *
Value * * *
OFW REMITTANCES (Source: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas) Total 2010 January 2011p December 2010p January 2010
Total (In thousand US dollars) 18,762,989 1,476,933 1,694,118 1,372,788
Land based 14,956,881 1,168,317 1,326,677 1,100,495
Sea based 3,806,108 308,616 367,441 272,293
OFW DEPLOYMENT (Source: Philippine Overseas Employment Administration) Total 2009 September 2010r August 2010 September 2009
Total 1,422,586 118,428 122,625 111,436
Land based 1,092,162 87,002 93,554 85,085
Sea based 330,424 31,426 29,071 26,351

NUMBER OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (Source: NSO, Survey on Overseas Filipinos) 2009 2008 2007
Both sexes (In thousands) 1,912 2,002 1,747
Male 1,010 1,034 890
Female 901 968 857
ACTUAL STRIKES/LOCKOUTS (Source: National Conciliation and Mediation Board) October 2010 September 2010 October 2009
New notices of strikes/lockouts filed 3 27 21
New strikes/lockouts declared 2 - -
GOVERNMENT CASH OPERATIONS (In million pesos) Source: Bureau of the Treasury December 2010 November 2010 December 2009
Revenues 103,172 111,535 101,541
Expenditures 147,810 111,053 127,550
Surplus/(deficit) (44,638) 482 (26,009)
MONEY AND BANKING (Source: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas) August 2010p July 2010p August 2009
Total Resources of the Financial System (In billion pesos) 8,051.4 8,029.7 7,607.6
December 2010 November 2010 December 2009
Peso savings deposit rate (WAIR in percent per annum) 1.64 1.50 1.86
Peso time deposit interest rate (all maturities) 2.12 1.60 1.93
Bank lending rates (WAIR in percent per annum) 7.22 7.24 8.19
February 2011p January 2011 February 2010
Exchange rate: Dollar to Peso (Monthly average) 43.703 44.172 46.312
INVESTMENTS (Source: Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc.) February 2011p January 2011 February 2010
Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi)) 3,766.7 3,881.5 3,043.8
Volume traded (In million shares) 50,967.8 59,764.7 22,278.0
Value of shares traded (In million pesos) 84,097.5 111,736.5 55,529.2
TRANSPORTATION (Source: Land Transportation Office) October 2010 September 2010 October 2009
Registered motor vehicles
By classification (New + Renewal) 597,099 660,830 559,046
Private 506,839 558,481 468,066
Government 5,669 6,410 6,258
For hire 84,147 95,492 84,252
Others 444 447 470
By type of fuel used (Gas + Diesel) 597,099 660,830 557,046
Private 504,305 555,842 463,704
Government 5,662 6,405 #
6,239
For hire 83,887 95,128 84,047
Trailer 2,801 3,008 2,586
Others 444 447 470
METRO TRAIN
Light Rail Transit (LRT) (Source: Light Rail Transit Authority)
Yellow Lane (Line 1) December 2010 November 2010 December 2009
Passenger traffic (In million passengers) 13.81 13.14 13.47
Gross revenue collection (In million pesos) 200.75 191.36 189.58

Purple Lane (Line 2)

Passenger traffic (In million passengers) 5.41 5.31 5.50
Gross revenue collection (In million pesos) 72.53 73.63 73.47

Metrorail Transit (MRT) (Source: Metrostar Express)

Passenger traffic (In million passengers) 13 13 13
Gross revenue collection (In million pesos) 161 160 151

*No rail transactions

-No available data
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LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT (Source: NSO Labor Force Survey) January 2011p October 2010p January 2010p

Total 15 years old and over (in '000) 61,532 61,169 60,207
Labor force participation rate 63.7% 64.2% 64.5%
Employment rate 92.6% 92.9% 92.7%
Unemployment rate 7.4% 7.1% 7.3%
Underemployment rate 19.4% 19.6% 19.7%

Total employed persons (In thousands) 36,293 36,489 36,001

Total underemployed persons (In thousands) 7,054 7,140 7,107
Total unemployed persons (In thousands) 2,919 2,800 2,827
Class of worker (In percent)
Wage and salary workers 54.7 54.2 55.8
Own-account 34.0 34.1 33.6
Unpaid family workers 11.3 11.7 10.6
Industry Sector (In percent)
Agriculture 32.9 33.6 32.8
Industry 14.5 14.7 14.8
Services 52.5 51.7 52.4

NATIONAL ACCOUNTS (In million pesos) Source: NSCB Total 2010 4th Qtr. 2010p 3rd Qtr. 2010r 4th Qtr. 2009
At current prices
Gross National Product 9,750,193 2,760,094 2,361,104 2,524,923
Gross Domestic Product 8,513,037 2,431,902 2,044,155 2,215,226
At constant 1985 prices
Gross National Product 1,773,350 488,913 426,159 458,420
Gross Domestic Product 1,537,152 425,927 366,137 397,736

PRIVATE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION (Source: NSO) 3rd Qtr. 2010 2nd Qtr. 2010 3rd Qtr. 2009

Philippines (number) 23,970 28,389 26,397

Total floor area (In square meters) 4,895,478 5,599,500 4,201,247
Value (In thousand pesos) 46,278,887 49,082,420 36,999,648
Residential (number) 17,618 22,033 19,543
Total floor area 2,790,054 3,010,235 2,304,573
Value 24,582,474 25,238,196 18,436,712
Nonresidential (number) 3,138 3,020 3,103
Total floor area 1,919,670 2,415,354 1,751,667
Value 18,055,823 20,417,264 15,775,778
Additions (number) 1,082 1,257 955
Total floor area 185,754 173,911 145,007
Value 1,058,043 1,332,178 848,792
Alterations/repairs (number) 2,132 2,079 2,796
Value 2,582,546 2,094,780 1,938,365

BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY (Source: NSO) 2008p 2006 2005

Industry Description (with ATE 20 or more) (Based on ASPBI) (Based on CPBI) (Based on CPBI)
Philippines 21,040 21,217 26,407
Agriculture, hunting and forestry 658 751 690
Fishing 136 148 140
Mining and quarrying 49 29 34
Manufacturing 4,603 5,024 6,554
Electricity, gas, and water supply 427 466 441
Construction 629 623 679
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles,
motorcycles and personal and household goods 4,012 4,537 6,076
Hotels and restaurants 2,947 2,750 3,614
Transport, storage, and communication 886 925 1,256
Financial intermediation 641 727 776
Real estate, renting, and other business activities 1,992 1,516 2,087
Private education 2,863 2,549 2,577
Health and social work 639 628 655
Other community, social, and personal service activities 558 544 828

FAMILY INCOME AND EXPENDITURE (Annual Average) Source: NSO FIES 2009p 2006 2003
At 2009 Prices (In thousand pesos)
Family income 206 173 148
Family expenditure 176 147 124
Family savings 31 26 24
At 2000 Prices (In thousand pesos)
Family income 129 125 122
Family expenditure 110 107 102
Family savings 19 19 20
DEMOGRAPHY (Source: NSO) 2007 2000 1995 1990
Total Population 88,574,614 76,504,077 68,616,536 60,703,206
Male 38,524,266 34,584,170 30,538,285
Female 37,979,811 34,032,366 30,164,921

0-14 years 37.0% 38.4% 39.6%

15-64 years 59.2% 58.1% 57.0%
65 years and over 3.8% 3.5% 3.4%

Sex ratio 101.4 101.6 101.2

Density (persons per square kilometer) 255 229 202
Growth rate 2.04% 2.36% 2.32% 2.35%
Average household size 5.0 5.1 5.3
2010 2009 2008
Population projection (medium assumption) 1/ (in thousands) 94,013 92,227 88,706
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HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS (Source: NSO) 2006p 2004 2003

Births (Based on civil registration; not adjusted for under registration) 1,663,029 1,710,994 1,669,442
Male 864,881 890,130 868,749
Female 798,148 820,864 800,693
2007 2006 2005
Marriages (Based on civil registration; not adjusted for under registration) 490,054 492,666 518,595
Fetal deaths 8,191 8,458 10,351
2004 2000
Deaths (Based on civil registration; not adjusted for under registration) 441,956 403,191 366,931
Male 258,178 237,750 217,404
Female 183,778 165,441 149,527

2015-2020 2010-2015 2005-2010

Crude birth rate 1/ (per thousand population) 18.15 20.40 22.80
Crude death rate 1/ (per thousand population) 5.45 5.43 5.48
Crude rate of natural increase 1/ (per thousand population) 12.70 14.97 17.32
2015-2020 2010-2015 2005-2010
Total fertility rate 2/ (number of children per woman) 2.76 2.96 3.18
Life expectancy at birth 2/ (in years; medium assumption)
Male 68.81 67.61 66.11
Female 74.34 73.14 71.64

FAMILY PLANNING (Source: NSO, Family Planning Survey) 2006 2005 2004

Contraceptive prevalence rate (Based on currently married women aged 15-49 years) 50.6% 49.3% 49.3%
Modern method 35.9% 36.0% 35.1%
Traditional method 14.8% 13.2% 14.2%

EDUCATION (Source: NSO, FLEMMS/CPH) 2003 2000 1994

Simple literacy rate (10 years old and over; basic reading and writing skills) 93.4% 92.3% 93.9%
Functional literacy rate (10 to 64 years old; basic reading, writing, and computational skills) 84.1% - 83.8%

ENROLMENT (Source: Department of Education) SY 2008-2009 SY 2007-2008 SY 2006-2007

Elementary (in thousand) 13,687 13,411 13,146

Public 12,575 12,318 12,097
Private 1,112 1,093 1,049

Secondary (in thousand) 6,764 6,506 6,363

Public 5,422 5,173 5,072
Private 1,342 1,333 1,291

TOURISM (Source: Department of Tourism) 2009 December 2010 November 2010 December 2009
Visitors arrivals to the Philippines by country of residence 3,017,099 393,585 281,313 312,132
ASEAN 255,586 28,901 28,826 22,558
East Asia 1,202,995 157,073 121,975 113,408
South Asia 46,960 15,543 3,103 3,735
Middle East 46,811 4,985 4,027 2,781
North America 682,696 76,367 56,043 71,834
South America 3,597 319 321 345
Western Europe 138,946 17,883 12,699 16,750
Northern Europe 138,950 19,802 13,194 18,603
Southern Europe 29,281 3,765 2,999 3,400
Eastern Europe 16,522 3,326 2,144 2,182
Eastern Mediterranean Europe 6,141 606 743 479
Australiasia and the Pacific 185,014 29,008 17,586 24,971
Africa 3,082 683 315 351
Other unspecified residences 62,597 4,890 3,840 6,364
Overseas Filipinos** 197,921 30,434 13,498 24,371
p
Preliminary
* Figures are adjusted based on the information generated from the Survey of Imported Raw Materials and the new coverage of exports of electronic products.
** Philippine passport holders permanently residing abroad; excludes overseas Filipino workers.
r
Revised
1/
Source: 1995 Census-based National, Regional, and Provincial Population Projections.
2/
Source: 2000 Census-based Population Projections.
a
ASPBI reference year is 2001.

NSO - National Statistics Office FLEMMS - Functional Literacy, Education, and Mass Media Survey
NSCB - National Statistical Coordination Board CPH - Census of Population and Housing
ASPBI - Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry FOB - Free on board
CPBI - Census of Philippine Business and Industry WAIR - Weighted average interest rates
FIES - Family Income and Expenditure Survey ATE - Average Total Employment

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