1) The document provides statistics on prices, domestic trade, labor, overseas employment, construction, business, income, expenditure, demography, and vital statistics for Region X in the Philippines.
2) Consumer prices rose 3.4% in January 2011 compared to January 2010, while the purchasing power of the peso decreased. Coastwise trade volumes and values increased in the third quarter of 2010 compared to the same period in 2009.
3) The labor force participation rate was 70.8% in October 2010, while the unemployment and underemployment rates were 4.2% and 26% respectively. Overseas Filipino workers numbered around 54,000 in 2009.
1) The document provides statistics on prices, domestic trade, labor, overseas employment, construction, business, income, expenditure, demography, and vital statistics for Region X in the Philippines.
2) Consumer prices rose 3.4% in January 2011 compared to January 2010, while the purchasing power of the peso decreased. Coastwise trade volumes and values increased in the third quarter of 2010 compared to the same period in 2009.
3) The labor force participation rate was 70.8% in October 2010, while the unemployment and underemployment rates were 4.2% and 26% respectively. Overseas Filipino workers numbered around 54,000 in 2009.
1) The document provides statistics on prices, domestic trade, labor, overseas employment, construction, business, income, expenditure, demography, and vital statistics for Region X in the Philippines.
2) Consumer prices rose 3.4% in January 2011 compared to January 2010, while the purchasing power of the peso decreased. Coastwise trade volumes and values increased in the third quarter of 2010 compared to the same period in 2009.
3) The labor force participation rate was 70.8% in October 2010, while the unemployment and underemployment rates were 4.2% and 26% respectively. Overseas Filipino workers numbered around 54,000 in 2009.
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INDICATOR REFERENCE PERIOD and DATA
PRICES Jan 2011 Dec 2010 Jan 2010
Consumer Price Index (2000=100) 177.1 175.0 171.3 r Inflation rate 3.4 2.8 4.2 Purchasing power of the peso 0.56 0.57 0.58 DOMESTIC TRADE 3rd Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr (quantity in thousand tons; value in P1,000) 2010 2010 2009 Coastwise trade Quantity 757,954 773,645 458,608 Value 15,778,382 16,202,114 8,813,419 Rail trade Quantity - - - Value - - - Air trade Quantity 311 289 440 Value 4,460 4,515 4,275 6/ LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT (Source: LFS) Oct 2010 Jul 2010 Oct 2009 Labor force (in thousand) - - - Labor force participation rate 70.8 66.9 71.2 Employment rate 95.8 96.0 95.8 Unemployment rate 4.2 4.0 4.2 Underemployment rate 26.0 28.6 31.0 7/ OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT (Source: SOF) 2009 2008 2007 Number of overseas filipino workers (In thousands) 54 56 54 CONSTRUCTION 3rd Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr (Floor area in square meters; value in P1,000) 2010 2010 2009 Total (number) 1,199 1,771 1,260 Total floor area 121,324 143,458 145,852 Value 831,383 823,171 871,483 Residential (number) 1,005 1,572 1,047 Total floor area 66,959 77,774 87,905 Value 434,130 445,478 490,107 Nonresidential (number) 138 157 114 Total floor area 52,540 63,413 52,045 Value 345,305 359,536 314,990 Additions (number) 17 28 35 Total floor area 1,825 2,271 5,902 Value 11,873 11,399 26,475 Alterations/repairs (number) 39 14 64 Value 40,074 6,756 39,910 BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY (Sources: ASPBI, 2006 - CPBI) 2006 2005 2003 Number of establishments (ASPBI/CPBI with 20 or more workers) Agriculture and forestry/Agriculture, hunting and forestry 70 45 48 Fishery/Fishing - 1 6 Mining and quarrying - - 6 Manufacturing 105 131 103 Electricity, gas, and water 31 26 24 Construction - 23 21 Wholesale and retail trade 193 239 183 Hotels and restaurants 70 88 58 Transportation/Transport, storage and communications 34 36 36 Financial intermediation 27 25 15 Real estate/Real estate, renting and business activities 23 34 31 Education/Private education 93 91 77 Health/Health and social work 32 31 27 Other community, social and personal services 12 15 10 FAMILY INCOME AND EXPENDITURE (Source: FIES) (in thousnad pesos, at current prices) 2009 2006 2003 Annual average family income 165 142 109 Annual average family expenditure 139 117 91 Annual average family saving 26 25 18 8/ DEMOGRAPHY 2007 2000 1995 Total population 3,939,578 3,505,708 3,197,059 Urban - 1,112,405 - Rural - 1,635,180 - Male 51.0% 50.9% 50.8% Female 49.0% 49.1% 49.2% 0-14 years 37.0% 38.7% 40.6% 15-64 years 59.1% 58.8% 56.3% 65 years and over 3.9% 3.5% 3.1% Density (persons per square kilometer) - 196.0 177.0 Growth rate 1.67 2.19 2.32 Average household size - 5.1 5.2 2010 2009 2008 1/ Population projection (medium assumption) 4,349,300 4,260,400 4,174,100 VITAL STATISTICS 2007 2006 2005 2004 2/ Registered births 77,764 n.a. 77,342 Male 40,517 n.a. 40,156 Female 37,247 n.a. 37,186 2/ Registered marriages 24,187 25,853 28,282 26,612
Registered deaths 2/ n.a. n.a. 15,550
Male n.a. n.a. 9,450 Female n.a. n.a. 6,100 2003 2002 2001 Infant deaths 735 737 775 2006 2005 2004 Fetal deaths 430 484 393 2004 2003 2002 Maternal deaths 82 n.a. n.a. 2010-2015 2005-2010 2000-2005 1/ Crude birth rate (per 1,000 population) 25.1 26.5 27.6 1/ Crude death rate (per 1,000 population) 6.0 6.3 6.9 1/ Crude rate of natural increase (per 1,000 population) 19.1 20.2 20.7 1/ Total fertility rate (number of children per woman) 3.2 3.4 3.7 1/ Life expectancy at birth (in years) Male 66.9 65.4 63.4 Female 72.1 70.6 68.6 FAMILY PLANNING (Source: FPS, 2008 - NDHS) 2008 2006 2005 3/ Modern method 38.5 39.9 44.5 3/ Traditional method 14.8 15.5 12.7 EDUCATION (Source: FLEMMS) 2003 1994 1989 4/ Simple literacy rate (10 years old and over) - 94.6 90.5 5/ Functional literacy rate (10 to 64 years old) 83.7 83.4 76.5 1/ -Source: 2000 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. r -Revised p -Preliminary CPBI -Census of Philippine Business and Industry. ASPBI -Annual Survey of Philippine Business Industry. NDHS -National Demographic and Health Survey. n.a. -not yet available.