Committed to carry out the PSA mission, the PSA Regional Statistical Services Office-X conducted a four-day training on the Public Service Continuity Plan (PSCP) for the selected PSA X personnel and provincial heads of PSA X provincial offices on
09-12 May 2023 at Pearlmont Hotel, Cagayan de Oro City. Assistant Regional Director Gilbert H. Conde, Chief of Operations Section Marlyn O. Trozo, and Civil Defense Officer II Cheryl T. Namoc of the Office of the Civil Defense-X were the resource persons of the said training.

Northern Mindanao’s exports of goods and services to Rest of the World rebounded from a decline of 4.9 percent in 2021 to 18.2 percent growth in 2022. All major expenditure items recorded an increase in 2022 with imports of goods and services from Rest of the World posting the fastest with 29.8 percent. Gross capital formation grew by 10.0 percent, Household final consumption expenditure, 8.4 percent; and Government final consumption expenditure, 3.9 percent.

Northern Mindanao, Growth Rates by Expenditure Item: 2021 - 2022

Northern Mindanao inflation decreased to 7.4 percent in March 2023, from 8.0 percent in February 2023. The inflation rate in March 2022 was lower at 4.3 percent. (Table A)

Table A. Year-on-Year Inflation Rates for All Items, Northern Mindanao:
March 2022, February 2023, and March 2023
(In percent, 2018=100)