(An Update of PSA’s Most Requested Statistics)

No. 09 Series of 2017 September 2017

INDICATOR REFERENCE PERIOD AND DATA
PRICES August 2017 July 2017 August 2016
Consumer Price Index (2006-100) 161.1 160.4 154.3
Food, and Food Alcoholic Beverage 185.3 184.5 174.8
Alcoholic, Beverages and Tobacco 209.2 208.7 202.8
Clothing and Footwear 133.8 133.5 131.6
Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels 127.6 127.1 124.2
Furnishings, Household and House Maintenance 140.3 140.2 139.5
Health 134.5 134.3 133.2
Transport 130.7 129.2 124.8
Communication 106.4 106.2 106.2
Recreation and Culture 115.5 115.1 114.2
Education 179.8 179.8 179.8
Restaurants and Miscellaneous Goods & Services 148.6 148.1 144.4
Inflation Rate 0 4.4 4.5 2.6
Purchasing Power of the Peso (PPP) 0.62 0.62 0.65

DOMESTIC TRADE (Value in Pesos) August 2017 July 2017 August 2016
Air 1/ --- --- ---
Rail 2/ -- -- --
Water 177,056,708/p 149,659,885/p 115,803,612/p
PASSENGER 35,807/p 34,348/p 25,600/p

CONSTRUCTION August 2017 July 2017 August 2016

Total 3/
Number 11/p 8/p 14/p
Total Floor Area (sq m) 1,550/p 2,040/p 6,470/p
Value 13,920,810/p 31,438,791/p 223,355,266/p
Residential
Number 7/p 3/p 6/p
Total Floor Area (sq m) 1,217/p 287/p 829/p
Value 7,994,763/p 3,580,572/p 7,472,086/p
Non-Residential
Number 4/p 5/p 8/p
Total Floor Area (sq m) 333/p 1,753/p 5,641/p
Value 5,926,047/p 27,858,219/p 215,883,180/p
1st Quarter 4th Quarter 1st Quarter
AGRICULTURE 2017 2016 2016
Crop Estimates and Forecasts
Palay Production (MT) 31,841 62,831 30,399
Area Harvested (Ha) 10,521 21,531 10,533
Yield/Hectare 3.03 2.92 2.89

Corn Production (MT) 15,081 3,238 12,161

Area Harvested (Ha) 18,592 3,414 15,343
Yield/Hectare 0.81 0.95 0.92

February January February

2017 2017 2016
Household Stocks Inventory
Rice Stock (MT) 2,898 2,849 1,543
Corn Stock (MT) 72 69 78

INCOME AND EXPENDITURES Yr. 2015 Yr. 2012 Yr. 2009

Annual Average Family Income 187,446 132,460 126,563
Annual Average Family Expenditures 160,490 112,525 119,567
Average Savings 26,956 19,935 7,396

DEMOGRAPHY Yr. 2015 Yr. 2010 Yr. 2000

Population 4/ 892,393 833,638 707,668
Male 455,140 425,635 361,695
Female 437,253 408,003 345,973
0-14 years 361,620 351,873 311,705
15-64 years 487,650 443,337 367,701
65 years and over 43,123 38,428 28,262
Sex Ratio 104.1 104.3 104.5
Dependency Ratio 83.0 88.1 92.5
Population Density (person/sq. km.) 216 201 174.8
Population Growth Rate 1.28 1.66 1.71
Number of Households 188,013 171,644 138,945
Average Household Size 4.7 4.9 5.1
GEOGRAPHY
Number of Cities 1 1 1
Number of Municipalities 20 20 20
Number of Barangays 550 550 550
Land Area (sq. km) 4,047.7 4,047.7 4,047.7
August 2017 July 2017 August 2016
CIVIL REGISTRATION
Number of Registered Births 2,417/p 2,500/p 2,342/p
Number of Registered Marriages 186/p 172/p 150/p
Number of Registered Deaths 434/p 336/p 408/p
LITERACY RATE (Source: FLEMMS) November November November
2013 2008 2003
Simple literacy (10 years old and over) 96 96.6 90.0
Functional literacy 87.1 79.9 72.6
1/ - PAL closed operation June 5, 1998 Complied by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), Masbate Branch
2/ - No railway in the Province Telephone (056) 582 -02-38 Email address: psa_mbt@yahoo.com.ph
3/ - Includes repairs and alteration or visit www.psa.gov.ph
4/ - Population based on 2000, 2010 & 2015 POPCEN Result p/ Preliminary report