National

Statistics
Office

NATIONAL QUICKSTAT
(A Monthly Update of Philippine Statistics)

As of October 2012
REFERENCE PERIOD and DATA

INDICATOR
PRICE INDICES (Source: NSO)
Consumer Price Index (2006 = 100)
Philippines
National Capital Region (NCR)
Areas Outside NCR
Inflation rate
Philippines
National Capital Region (NCR)
Areas Outside NCR
Purchasing power of the peso

Annual 2011
126.2
120.9
127.8

September 2012
131.4
125.5
133.3

August 2012
131.5
126.4
133.1

September 2011
126.8
121.2
128.6

3.6
3.5
3.7
0.76
July 2012
220.0
August 2012
157.7
September 2012
219.1
174.7
August 2012
162.2

3.8
4.4r
3.6
0.76
June 2012
218.7
July 2012
155.6
August 2012
218.0
175.2
July 2012
161.6r

4.7
4.1
4.9
0.79
July 2011
220.1
August 2011
152.5
September 2011
212.5
168.0
August 2011
163.6

June 2012

July 2011r

9,691
4,964
4,727
(236)

9,403
5,089
4,314
(775)

9,462
5,001
4,460
(541)

1,344
1,195
1,170

1,315
716
1,478

1,536
713
1,112

Top imports:
1. Electronic products
2. Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials
3. Industrial machinery and equipment

1,223
1,152
298

1,458
813
293

1,167
1,313
232

Top exports:
1. Electronic products
2. Metal Components (excluding brakes and servo-brakes)
3. Woodcrafts and furniture

1,675
648
177

1,887
150
158

2,253
73
166

August 2012

July 2012

August 2011

162.5

163.0r

157.7

General Wholesale Price Index in the Philippines (1998 = 100)

General Retail Price Index in NCR (2000 = 100)
Wholesale Price Index for Construction Materials in NCR (2000 = 100)
Retail Price Index of Selected Construction Materials in NCR (2000 = 100)
Producer Price Index for Manufacturing (2000 = 100)
FOREIGN TRADE (FOB value in million US dollars) Source: NSO
Total foreign trade
Imports
Exports
Balance of trade
Top traders:
1. Japan
2. Singapore
3. USA

MONTHLY INTEGRATED SURVEY ON SELECTED INDUSTRIES (Source: NSO)

Value of production index (2000 = 100)

Total 2011
108,187
54,719
51,432
(3,287)

July 2012

Gainers over last year (%)

Footwear and wearing apparel

73.8

80.2r

4.3

Transport equipment

37.5

25.3r

(2.3)

Food manufacturing

25.3

16.2r

(19.0)

Losers over last year (%)

Tobacco products

(34.7)

(33.3)r

10.9

Miscellaneous manufactures

(31.4)

(18.4)r

26.0

Basic metals

(20.7)

(44.9)r

6.9

99.8

100.8r

96.4

Volume of production index (2000 = 100)

Gainers over last year (%)
Footwear and wearing apparel

75.1

83.2r

5.5

Furniture and fixtures

43.8

34.3r

95.4

Transport equipment

38.2

85.3r

13.6

Losers over last year (%)

Tobacco products

(34.3)

(32.9)r

6.1

Miscellaneous manufactures

(30.7)

(14.9)r

50.4

Petroleum products

(19.9)

(1.5)r

(2.1)

162.4

168.6r

171.9
(18.0)

Value of net sales index (2000 = 100)

Gainers over last year (%)
Textiles

99.3

87.8r

Footwear and wearing apparel

80.0

87.4r

3.3

Transport equipment

47.6

35.6r

(2.2)

Losers over last year (%)

Basic metals

(41.7)

Petroleum products

(31.1)

(62.3)r
4.3

75.6

Miscellaneous manufactures

(17.3)

(7.7)r

6.4

99.7

104.3

105.0
(20.5)

Volume of net sales index (2000 = 100)

Gainers over last year (%)

18.2

Textiles

99.6

88.6r

Footwear and wearing apparel

81.3

90.5r

4.5

Transport equipment

48.3

35.8r

(5.2)

Basic metals

(36.1)

(59.4)r

7.1

Petroleum products

(32.8)

7.8r

31.1

Miscellaneous manufactures

(16.6)

(3.7)r

27.0

83.2

83.3

83.3

Losers over last year (%)

Capacity utilization (%)

NATIONAL QUICKSTAT
As of October 2012
REFERENCE PERIOD and DATA

INDICATOR
DOMESTIC TRADE (Quantity in tons; value in thousand pesos) Source: NSO

2nd Qtr. 2012

1st Qtr. 2012

2nd Qtr. 2011

4,873,167
139,912,135

4,725,213
131,407,458

3,704,284
107,600,096

4,864,766
138,865,329

4,717,966
130,927,344

3,695,045
106,817,305

8,402
1,046,806

7,247
480,113

9,240
782,790

Total 2011

August 2012p

July 2012p

August 2011

20,116,992
15,776,576
4,340,416

1,796,504
1,373,612
422,892

1,808,571
1,394,344
414,227

1,670,072
1,287,359
382,713

Total 2010

September 2011p

August 2011p

September 2010

1,470,826
1,123,676
347,150

91,096
86,818
4,278

140,036
116,861
23,175

123,563
92,128
31,435

Total domestic trade

Quantity
Value
Water
Quantity
Value
Air trade
Quantity
Value
OFW REMITTANCES (Source: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas)
Total (In thousand US dollars)
Land based
Sea based
OFW DEPLOYMENT (Source: Philippine Overseas Employment Administration)
Total
Land based *
Sea based
NUMBER OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (Source: NSO, Survey on Overseas Filipinos)

2011

2010

2009

2,158
1,126
1,032

2,043
1,068
975

1,912
1,010
902

September 2012p

August 2012r

September 2011

2
0

17
0

25
1

August 2012

July 2012

August 2011

129,408
126,885
2,523

123,309
162,558
(39,249)

124,148
114,928
9,220

August 2012

July 2012

August 2011

9,721.82p
July 2012
1.34
2.22
5.50
September 2012
41.749

9,762.49p
June 2012
1.24
1.79
5.63
August 2012
42.045

9,278.74r
July 2011
1.78
2.86
7.18
September 2011
43.026

September 2012p

August 2012

September 2011

5,346.1
34,946.9
103,516.2

5,196.2
37,004.0
99,868.6

3,999.7
176,322.9
99,267.5

Total 2011

July 2012

June 2012

July 2011

By classification (New + Renewal)

Private
Government
For hire
Others

7,138,700
6,096,424
67,326
970,701
4,249

743,803
636,735
7,392
99,233
443

684,071
584,429
6,662
92,673
307

690,567
589,613
6,452
94,095
407

By type of fuel used (Gas + Diesel)

Private
Government
For hire
Trailer
Others

7,138,600
6,066,951
67,152
967,730
32,531
4,236

743,803
633,616
7,378
98,899
3,467
443

684,071
581,315
6,626
92,359
3,464
307

690,567
586,859
6,435
93,790
3,076
407

June 2012
14.21
208.28

May 2012
14.17
210.83

June 2011
12.61
181.97

5.98
80.31

5.26
70.64

5.03
68.43

April 2012
11.94
147.87

March 2012
14.79
180.01

April 2011
11.29
140.57

Both sexes (In thousands)

Male
Female
ACTUAL STRIKES/LOCKOUTS (Source: National Conciliation and Mediation Board)
New notices of strikes/lockouts filed
Actual strikes/lockouts declared
GOVERNMENT CASH OPERATIONS (In million pesos) Source: Bureau of the Treasury
Revenues
Expenditures
Surplus/(deficit)
MONEY AND BANKING (Source: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas)
Total Resources of the Financial System (In billion pesos)
Peso savings deposit rate (WAIR in percent per annum)
Peso time deposit interest rate (all maturities)
Bank lending rates (WAIR in percent per annum)
Exchange rate: Dollar to Peso (Monthly average)
INVESTMENTS (Source: Philippine Stock Exchange, Inc.)
Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi))
Volume traded (In million shares)
Value of shares traded (In million pesos)
TRANSPORTATION (Source: Land Transportation Office)
Registered motor vehicles

METRO TRAIN
Light Rail Transit (LRT) (Source: Light Rail Transit Authority)
Yellow Lane (Line 1)
Passenger traffic (In million passengers)
Gross revenue collection (In million pesos)
Purple Lane (Line 2)
Passenger traffic (In million passengers)
Gross revenue collection (In million pesos)
Metrorail Transit (MRT) (Source: Metrostar Express)
Passenger traffic (In million passengers)
Gross revenue collection (In million pesos)

*includes deployed Filipino workers by country of destination, LAC-NAIA cabin crews and POEA regional extension units.

NATIONAL QUICKSTAT
As of October 2012
REFERENCE PERIOD and DATA

INDICATOR

July 2012p

April 2012p

July 2011

Total 15 years old and over (in '000)

Labor force participation rate
Employment rate
Unemployment rate
Underemployment rate

63,119
64.0%
93.0%
7.0%
22.7%

62,847
64.7%
93.1%
6.9%
19.3%

62,054
64.3%
92.9%
7.1%
19.1%

Total employed persons (In thousands)

Total underemployed persons (In thousands)
Total unemployed persons (In thousands)
Class of worker (In percent)
Wage and salary workers
Self-employed
Own-account
Unpaid family workers
Industry Sector (In percent)
Agriculture
Industry
Services

37,584
8,546
2,842

37,841
7,312
2,803

37,106
7,095
2,822

59.1
27.5
4.0
9.4

55.5
29.3
3.3
11.9

56.3
29.5
3.5
10.7

30.9
15.8
53.3

33.0
15.6
51.4

43.7
15.7
40.7

Total 2011

2nd Qtr. 2012

1st Qtr. 2012

2nd Qtr. 2011

12,803,912
9,734,783

3,474,495
2,620,813

3,252,560
2,419,980

3,225,451
2,432,571

7,756,666
5,913,549

2,083,695
1,593,787

1,983,516
1,487,311

1,973,602
1,504,993

1st Qtr. 2012

4th Qtr. 2011

1st Qtr. 2011

29,585
5,416,460
49 157 558
49,157,558
21,424
2,826,519
23,278,635
4,085
2,232,011
19,837,358
4,076
6,041,564
1,410
357,930
2,709,463
2,666
3,332,101

24,610
4,676,304
43 756 145
43,756,145
17,451
2,638,974
24,301,811
3,407
1,878,899
15,673,446
3,752
3,780,886
1,159
158,431
1,329,382
2,593
2,451,504

28,347
5,530,024
52 771 886
52,771,886
20,784
3,260,345
28,214,148
3,495
2,103,570
19,394,086
4,068
5,163,650
1,488
166,109
1,175,809
2,580
3,987,841

2009
(Based on ASPBI)
132,348
1,280
287
100
56
908
1,456

2006
(Based on CPBI)
21,574
751
431
78
5,024
466
648

2005
(Based on ASPBI)
26,399
690
139
34
6,554
441
679

59,398
14,998
4,181
14,078
15,118
9,908
4,480
6,100

4,537
2,750
925
727
1,516
2,549
628
544

6,073
3,614
1,256
776
2,088
2,577
647
831

2009p

2006

2003

206
176
31

173
147
26

148
124
24

129
110
19

125
107
19

122
102
20

1
May 10
1-May-10
92,337,852 1/
1.90 (2000-2010)
308

1
Aug 07
1-Aug-07
88,548,366 1/
2.04 (2000-2007)
295

1
May 00
1-May-00
76,506,928 2/
2.34 (1990-2000)
255

30,717,524
57,374,256
4,006,198
92,097,978
46,459,318
45,368,660
1.02
20,171,899
4.6

31,389,020
53,251,374
3,664,221
88,304,615
44,583,853
43,720,762
1.02
18,539,769
4.8

28,313,897
45,257,770
2,932,410
76,332,470
38,524,266
37,979,811
1.01
5.0

LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT (Source: NSO Labor Force Survey)

NATIONAL ACCOUNTS (In million pesos) Source: NSCB

At current prices
Gross National Income
Gross Domestic Product
At constant 2000 prices **
Gross National Income
Gross Domestic Product
PRIVATE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION (Source: NSO)
Philippines (number)
Total floor area (In square meters)
Value (In thousand pesos)
Residential (number)
Total floor area
Value
Nonresidential (number)
Total floor area
Value
Additions, alterations and repairs (number)
Value
Additions (number)
Total floor area
Value
Alterations and repairs (number)
Value
BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY (Source: NSO)
Industry Description (with ATE 20 or more)
Philippines
Agriculture, hunting and forestry
Fishing
Mining and quarrying
Manufacturing
Electricity, gas, and water supply
Construction
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles,
motorcycles and personal and household goods
Hotels and restaurants
Transport, storage, and communication
Financial intermediation
Real estate, renting, and other business activities
Private education
Health and social work
Other community, social, and personal service activities
FAMILY INCOME AND EXPENDITURE (Annual Average) Source: NSO, FIES
At 2009 Prices (In thousand pesos)
Family income
Family expenditure
At 2000 Prices (In thousand pesos)
Family income
Family expenditure
Family savings
DEMOGRAPHY (Source: NSO)
Total Population
Average Annual Population Growth Rate
Population Density (persons per square kilometer)
Population by Age Group
0-14 years
15-64 years
65 years and over
Household Population
Male
Female
Sex Ratio
Number of Household
Average household size

** the base year (2000) GDP and GNI estimates were revised upward by 6.7% and 17.7%, respectively.

NATIONAL QUICKSTAT
As of October 2012
REFERENCE PERIOD and DATA

INDICATOR
HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS (Source: NSO, Vital Statistics Report)
Births (Based on civil registration; not adjusted for under registration)
Male
Female
Foreign Births (Based on civil registration; not adjusted for under registration)
Crude birth rate (per thousand population)
Marriages (Based on civil registration; not adjusted for under registration)
Foreign Marriages (Based on civil registration; not adjusted for under registration)
Crude marriage rate (per thousand population)
Deaths (Based on civil registration; not adjusted for under registration)
Male
Female
Crude death rate (per thousand population)
Fetal deaths

2009

2008

2007

1,745,585
907,221
838,364
18.9
492,254
480,820
279,513
201,307
5.2
-

1,784,316
928,080
856,236
486,514
-

1,749,878
911,310
838,568
9,222
19.7
490,054
8,365
5.7
441,036
258,300
182,736
5.1
8,458

100,908
56,670
47,732

88,314
48,969
44,399

Top 3 Leading Causes of Death

1) Heart disease
2) Cerebrovascular disease (brain dysfunction)
3) Malignant neoplasm (Cancer)
FAMILY PLANNING (Sources: NSO, Family Planning Survey and Family Health Survey)
Contraceptive prevalence rate (Based on currently married women aged 15-49 years)
Modern method
Traditional method
EDUCATION (Source: NSO, FLEMMS/CPH)

2006

2005

50.6%
35.9%
14.8%

49.3%
36.0%
13.2%

2008

2003

2000

86.4%

93.4%
84.1%

92.3%
-

SY 2009-2010

SY 2008-2009

SY 2007-2008

13,934
12,800
1,134

13,686
12,574
1,112

13,411
12,318
1,093

6,806
5,466
1,340

6,764
5,422
1,342

6,506
5,173
1,333

Total 2011

August 2012

July 2012

August 2011

3,917,400
331,672
1,837,681
61,259
55,829
743,448
4,208
157,265
164,205
33,531
27,171
7,651
228,144
4,139
54,045
207,152

337,894
29,883
190,585
4,285
4,425
46,287
409
11,412
10,931
3,572
1,798
587
16,076
449
2,164
15,031

376,948
31,409
187,790
5,375
4,571
62,052
340
17,525
14,711
3,265
1,923
757
20,153
319
3,576
23,182

323,491
26,647
181,963
4,498
3,323
45,638
273
11,267
10,634
3,305
1,406
580
14,841
328
4,231
14,557

Simple literacy rate (10 years old and over; basic reading and writing skills)
Functional literacy rate (10 to 64 years old; basic reading, writing, and computational skills)
ENROLMENT (Source: Department of Education)
Elementary (in thousand)
Public
Private
Secondary (in thousand)
Public
Private
TOURISM (Source: Department of Tourism)

2011
48.9%
36.9%
12.0%

Visitors arrivals to the Philippines by country of residence

ASEAN
East Asia
South Asia
Middle East
North America
South America
Western Europe
Northern Europe
Southern Europe
Eastern Europe
Eastern Mediterranean Europe
Australiasia and the Pacific
Africa
Other unspecified residences
Overseas Filipinos***
*** Philippine passport holders permanently residing abroad; excludes overseas Filipino workers.
Preliminary
r
Revised

1/
2/

Population counts for the regions do not add up to the national total. Includes 2,739 Filipinos in Philippine Embassies, consulates, and mission abroad.
Population counts for the regions do not add up to the national total. Includes 18,989 persons residing in the areas disputed by the City of Pasig (NCR)
and the province of Rizal (Region IV-A); and 2,851 Filipinos in the Philippine Embassies, consulates and mission abroad.

NSO
NSCB
ASPBI
CPBI
FIES

- National Statistics Office

- National Statistical Coordination Board
- Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry
- Census of Philippine Business and Industry
- Family Income and Expenditure Survey

FLEMMS - Functional Literacy, Education, and Mass Media Survey

CPH
- Census of Population and Housing
FOB
- Free on board
WAIR
- Weighted average interest rates
ATE
- Average Total Employment

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