PRICE INDICES |
April 2023 |
Consumer Price Index (2018 = 100) |
121.7 |
Inflation rate |
6.4 |
Purchasing power of the peso |
0.82 |
FOREIGN TRADE |
February 2023 |
Export (FOB value in USD) |
108,780,190 |
Import (FOB value in USD) |
280,179,179 |
DOMESTIC TRADE
(Quantity in thousand tons;
value in P1,000) |
4th Qtr 2022 p |
Water |
|
Quantity |
345,434 |
Value |
25,760,245 |
Air |
|
Quantity |
18 |
Value |
475 |
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
(Source: LFS) |
January2023 p |
Labor force (in thousands) |
3,541 |
Labor force participation rate |
68.6 |
Employment rate |
95.4 |
Unemployment rate |
4.6 |
Underemployment rate |
14.5 |
CONSTRUCTION |
1st Qtr 2022 p |
(Floor area in square meters; value in Php1,000) |
|
Total (number) |
1,568 |
Total floor area |
186,462 |
Value |
1,169,746 |
Residential (number) |
1,371 |
Total floor area |
110,949 |
Value |
638,689 |
Nonresidential (number) |
192 |
Total floor area |
75,381 |
Value |
529,808 |
Additions (number) |
2 |
Total floor area |
132 |
Value |
470 |
Alterations/repairs (number) |
3 |
Value |
779 |
OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT
(Source: SOF) |
2021 |
Total overseas filipino workers (in thousands) |
65.2 |
In percent |
3.6 |
Economy |
2021 |
Gross Regional Domestic Product |
|
(Value in thousand pesos at constant 2018 prices) |
|
GRDP |
872,937,569 |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing |
185,599,263 |
Industry |
223,944,846 |
Services |
463,393,459 |
(Growth rate at constant 2018 prices) |
2020-2021 |
GRDP |
6.3 |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing |
3.8 |
Industry |
8.7 |
Services |
6.2 |
Economy (continued) |
2021 |
Gross Regional Domestic Expenditure
|
|
(Value in thousand pesos at constant 2018 prices)
|
|
Household Final Consumption Expenditure
|
481,804,641
|
Government Final Consumption Expenditure
|
113,532,636
|
Gross Capital Formation
|
149,615,339 |
Net Exports
|
136,656,316
|
(Growth rate at constant 2018 prices)
|
2020-2021 |
Household Final Consumption Expenditure |
7.2 |
Government Final Consumption Expenditure |
7.1 |
Gross Capital Formation |
7.5 |
BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY
(Source: ASPBI) |
2020 p |
Number of establishments (Total employment with 20 or more workers) |
|
Agriculture and forestry/Agriculture, hunting and forestry/Agriculture, forestry and fishing |
281 |
Mining and quarrying |
12 |
Manufacturing |
646 |
Electricity, gas, and water/electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply |
27 |
Construction |
50 |
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, and motorcycles |
3,646 |
Hotels and restaurants/Accommodation and food service activities |
934 |
Transportation/Transport, storage and communications/Transport and storage |
87 |
Financial intermediation/Financial and insurance activities |
1,502 |
Real estate/Real estate, renting and business activities/Real estate activities |
74 |
Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities
|
104 |
Education/Private education |
475 |
Health and social work/ Human health and social work |
168 |
Other community, social and personalservices/Other service activities |
202 |
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities |
34 |
Arts entertainment and Recreation |
137 |
Information and communication |
99 |
Administrative and Support Activities |
166 |
VITAL STATISTICS (Source: VSR) |
2022 p |
Registered birth 1/ (usual residence) |
70,759 |
Male |
36,936 |
Female |
33,823 |
Registered marriages 1/ (at place of occurence) |
20,466 |
Registered deaths 1/ (usual residence) |
28,015 |
Male |
16,086 |
Female |
11,929 |
Infant deaths 1/ (usual residence) |
n.a. |
Male |
n.a. |
Female |
n.a. |
Fetal deaths 1/ (usual residence) |
n.a. |
POVERTY STATISTICS |
2021 p |
Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold (in pesos)
|
28,836 |
Annual Per Capita Food/Subsistence Threshold (in pesos)
|
20,124 |
Poverty Incidence (in percent)
|
|
Among Families |
19.2 |
Among Population |
26.1 |
POVERTY STATISTICS |
2018 |
Among Women |
22.9 |
Among Children |
31.6 |
Among Youth |
20.5 |
Among Senior Citizens |
12.4 |
Among Individuals in Urban Areas
|
16.4 |
Among Individuals in Rural Areas
|
28.8 |
Among Migrants and Social Workers
|
14.8 |
Among Farmers
|
34.2 |
Among Fisherfolks
|
20.5 |
Among Self-employed and unpaid family worker
|
21.6 |
Among 15 years old and above with disability
|
16.2 |
Magnitude of Poor (in thousands)
|
|
Number of Poor Families
|
194.2 |
Number of Poor Individuals
|
1,129.2 |
Number of Poor Women
|
548.1 |
Number of Poor Children
|
600.8 |
Number of Poor Youth
|
292.5 |
Number of Poor Senior Citizens
|
49.5 |
Number of Poor Individuals Residing in Urban Areas
|
381.4 |
Number of Poor Individuals Residing in Rural Areas
|
739.0 |
Number of Poor Migrants and Social Workers
|
176.7 |
Number of Poor Farmers
|
190.4 |
Number of Fisherfolks
|
6.0 |
Number of Poor Self-employed and unpaid family worker
|
135.7 |
Number of Poor Persons aged 15 years old and above with disability
|
12.3 |
Subsistence Incidence (in percent)
|
2021 p |
Among Families
|
6.2 |
Among Population
|
9.3 |
Subsistence Incidence |
2018 |
Among Women
|
5.9 |
Among Children
|
8.9 |
Among Youth
|
4.8 |
Among Senior Citizens
|
1.9 |
Among Individuals in Urban Areas
|
3.9 |
Among Individuals in Rural Areas
|
7.6 |
Among Migrants and Social Workers
|
3.3 |
Among Farmers
|
10.1 |
Among Fisherfolks
|
4.9 |
Among Self-employed and unpaid family worker
|
6.0 |
Among 15 years old and above with disability
|
3.1 |
Magnitude of Food Poor (in thousands)
|
|
Number of Food Poor Families
|
43.3 |
Number of Food Poor Individuals
|
289.9 |
Number of Food Poor Women
|
140.6 |
Number of Food Poor Children
|
169.2 |
Number of Food Poor Youth
|
68.2 |
Number of Food Poor Senior Citizens
|
7.7 |
Number of Food Poor Individuals Residing in Urban Areas
|
91.7 |
Number of Food Poor Individuals Residing in Rural Areas
|
195.7 |
Number of Food Poor Migrants and Social Workers
|
39.7 |
Magnitude of Food Poor (continued,,,,)
|
2018 |
Number of Food Poor Farmers
|
56.1 |
Number of Food Poor Fisherfolks
|
1.5 |
Number of Food Poor Self-employed and unpaid family worker
|
37.6 |
Number of Food Poor Persons aged 15 years old and above with disability
|
2.3 |
FAMILY INCOME AND EXPENDITURE
(Source: FIES)
(in thousand pesos, at current prices) |
2018 |
Annual average family income |
250 |
Annual average family expenditure |
175 |
Annual average family saving |
76 |
EDUCATION (Source: FLEMMS) |
2019 |
Basic literacy rate
(10 years old and over)2/ |
98.2 |
Functional literacy rate
(10 to 64 years old) 3/ |
95.4 |
FAMILY PLANNING
(Source: 2011-FHS, 2013 and 2017 -NDHS) |
2017 |
Modern method 4/ |
44.9 |
Traditional method 4/ |
8.6 |
DEMOGRAPHY (Source: CPH) |
2020 |
Total Population |
5,022,768 |
Urban |
2,528,239
|
Rural |
2,494,529 |
Male |
2,566,715 |
Female |
2,456,053 |
0-14 years |
1,655,937 |
15-64 years |
3,119,646 |
65 years and over |
247,185 |
Density
(persons per square kilometer) |
246 |
Average household size |
4.2 |
|
2015-2020 |
Growth rate |
1.46 |
|
2024 |
Population projection 5/ |
5,228,550
|
1/ -Source: 2010 Census-Based National, Regional and Provincial Population Projections
2/ -Based on civil registration. Not adjusted for underregistration.
3/ -Based on currently married women aged 15-49 years.
4/ -Basic reading and writing skills.
5/ -Basic reading, writing, and computational skills.
6/ -Estimates are preliminary and may change. Figures were estimated using the 2000 Census-based Population Projections.
7/ -Source: Survey on Overseas Filipinos.
8/ -Based on Household Population.
9/ -Based on Actual Population.
10/-Based on Census of Philippine Business and Industry.
11/ -Based on Population Growth Rate 2000-2010.
12/ -Based on Population Growth Rate 2010-2015.
13/ -Place of occurence.
r/ -Revised.
p/ -Preliminary.
* -Quantity less than 0.5 tons.
..- Data Not Available
(-) - No Transaction
S – Data suppressed.
CPBI – Census of Philippine Business and Industry.
CPH – Census of Population and Housing.
ASPBI – Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry.
NDHS – National Demographic and Health Survey.
FHS – Family Health Survey.
FPS – Family Planning Survey.
FLEMMS - Functional Literacy, Education, and Mass Media Survey
FIES - Family Income and Expenditure Survey
LFS – Labor Force Survey.
VSR – Vital Statistics Report.
n.a. - not yet available. |