INDICATOR REFERENCE PERIOD and DATA
PRICE INDICES ** March 2019 February 2019 March 2018
Consumer Price Index (2012 = 100) 120.5 120.5 116.8
Food, and Non-Alcoholic Beverages 126.4 127.6 121.5
Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco 214.1 208.4 194.7
Clothing and Footwear 109.8 109.2 108.4
Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas & Other Fuels 116.5 116.0 113.3
Furnishings, Household Equipment & Routine Maintenance of the
House 121.7 120.9 119.5
Health 109.0 108.6 107.2
Transport 106.1 102.9 105.0
Communication 100.5 100.5 100.0
Recreation and Culture 110.0 110.0 107.1
Education 114.9 114.9 115.6
Restaurant & Miscellaneous Goods & Services 111.0 111.0 108.5
Inflation Rate 3.2 3.3 4.8
Purchasing Power of the Peso 0.83 0.83 0.86
DOMESTIC TRADE (Quantity in thousand tons; value in P1,000) 4th QTR 2018 3rd QTR 2018 4th QTR 2017
Water Trade
Quantity 387,273 640,025 504,150
Value 20,997,462 24,629,180 28,229,458
Air Trade
Quantity 631 664 463
Value 120,529 118,886 84,686
LABOR and EMPLOYMENT (Source: LFS)6/ Jan 2019P Oct 2018p Jan 2018p
Labor Force (in thousands) 5,519 5,483 5,439
Labor Force Participation Rate 59.6 60.3 62.0
Employment Rate 96.1 94.7 95.1
Unemployment Rate 3.9 5.3 4.9
Underemployment Rate 16.8 12.7 22.9
OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT (Source: SOF)7/ 2018 2017 2016
Total overseas Filipino workers (in thousands) 2,299 2,270 2,240
In percent 8.9 9.7 4.9
CONSTRUCTION (Floor area in square meters; value in P1,000) 4th Qtr 2018 2nd Qtr 2018 4th Qtr 2017
Total (Number) 2,850 2,913 2,946
Total Floor Area 511,532 398,201 667,041
Value 5,886,880 4,016,037 7,198,348
Residential (Number) 2,144 2,156 2,232
Total Floor Area 206,201 215,093 314,445 Value 2,088,517 2,129,856 3,019,920
Non-Residential (Number) 441 487 425 Total Floor Area 303,432 178,650 349,529
Value 3,036,235 1,603,351 3,964,648
Additions (Number) 42 69 64
Total floor area 1,899 4,458 3,067
Value 18,338 42,010 25,004
Alterations/repairs (Number) 223 201 225
Value 743,790 240,820 188,776
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BUSINESS and INDUSTRY (Source: ASPBI) 2016 2015p 2014 NUMBER of ESTABLISHMENTS (Total employment w/ 20 or more workers)
Agriculture & Forestry/Agriculture & Forestry/ Agriculture, Hunting & Forestry/Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing
29 25 268
Mining and Quarrying S S 9
Manufacturing 80 85 163
Electricity, Gas & Water/ Electricity, Gas, & Water Electricity, Gas, Steam, & Air Conditioning Supply
13 14 16
Construction 30 16 29
Wholesale & Retail Trade, Repair of Motor Vehicles & Motorcycles 235 237 438
Hotels & Restaurants/ Accommodation & Food Service Activities 251 229 320
Transportation/ Transport, Storage & Communication/ Transport & Storage 23 19 42
Financial Intermediation/ Financial & Insurance Activities 43 47 46
Real Estate/ Real Estate, Renting, & Business Activities / Real Estate Activities
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Education/ Private Education 124 119 202
Health/ Health & Social Work/ Human Health & Social Work 28 26 38
Other Community, Social & Personal Services/ Other Service Activities 11 10 24
Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management & Remediation Activities 10 12 27
Arts Entertainment and Recreation 15 12 12
Information and Communication 23 21 23
Administrative and Support Activities 35 32 55
Number of Establishments by Industry and Employment Grouping (MSME) in Western Visayas: 2016 List of Establishments (LE)
Industry Number Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing 831
Mining and Quarrying 51
Manufacturing 6,893
Electricity, Gas, Steam & Air Conditioning Supply 97
Water Supply; Sewerage, Waste Management & Remediation Activities 101
Construction 137
Wholesale & Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles, Motorcycles 24,756
Transportation & Storage 382
Accommodation & Food Service Activities 8,006
Information and Communication 2,002
Financial and Insurance Activities 2,960
Real Estate Activities 429
Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities 988
Administrative and Support Service Activities 893
Education 1,152
Human Health and Social Work Activities 1,627
Art, Entertainment, and Recreation 1,036
Other Service Activities 2,858
TOTAL 55,199
FAMILY INCOME AND EXPENDITURES (Source: FIES) (in thousand pesos, at current prices) 2015 2012 2009
Annual Average Family Income 226 204 159
Annual Average Family Expenditure 176 159 143
Annual Average Family Savings 50 45 16
DEMOGRAPHY (Source: CPH) 2015 20108/ 20078/ 2000 Total Population 4,477,247 7,089,739 6,827,633 6,211,038
Urban - 2,446,1099/ 2,205,5309/ 1,883,766 Rural - 4,636,3299/ 4,638,1139/ 4,327,272 Male 2,271,672 3,597,923 50.9% 50.4% Female 2,205,575 3,491,816 49.1% 49.6% 0 – 14 years 1,792,217 2,271,963 35.4% 36.5% 15 – 64 years 2,830,913 4,399,419 59.0% 58.5% 65 years and over 3,605,821 418,357 5.6% 5.0%
Sex Ratio 103 103 104 102 Population Density (persons per square kilometer) 351 342 329 307
Average Household Size 4.4 4.6 4.9 5.1
Growth Rate 1.2512 1.4111 1.35 1.35
2018 2017 2016 Population Projection (Medium Assumption)1/ 8,029,000 7,919,800 7,811,700
VITAL STATISTICS (Source: Vital Statistics Report) 2017 2016 201514/ 2014 Registered births2/ 104,279 114,774 71,065 119,231
Male 54,417 60,179 36,885 62,174
Female 49,862 54,595 34,180 57,057
Registered marriages2/ 36,143 35,546 21,574 20,475
Registered deaths2/ 50,703 51,256 29,082 49,460
Male 29,043 29,203 16,505 28,356
Female 21,660 22,053 12,577 21,104
Infant deaths .. 1,383 895 1,346
Male .. 775 495 761
Female .. 608 400 585
Fetal deaths13/ .. .. - 429
2010-2015 2005-2010 2000-2005 Crude Birth Rate (per 1,000 population) 1/ 25.4 26.8 27.8 Crude Death Rate (per 1,000 population) 1/ 6.3 6.7 7.4 Crude Rate of Natural Increase (per 1,000 population) 1/ 19.1 20.1 20.5 Total Fertility Rate (number of children per woman) 1/ 3.4 3.6 3.9 Life Expectancy at Birth (in years) 1/
Male 68.0 66.5 64.5 Female 74.2 73.0 71.5
FAMILY PLANNING (Source: 2011 FHS, 2013 and 2017 NDHS) 2017 2013 2011
Modern Method 3/ 39.9 34.3 34.9
Traditional Method 3/ 19.1 21.0 13.2 EDUCATION (Source: FLEMMS) 2013 2008 2003
Basic Literacy Rate (10 years old and over)4/ 95.4 94.5 92.8 Functional Literacy Rate (10 to 64 years old)5/ 84.8 82.6 81.5
LEGEND 1/ -Source: 2010 Census-Based National, Regional and Provincial Population Projections * -Quantity less than 0.5 tons. 2/ -Based on civil registration. Not adjusted for under registration. ** -Includes the province of Negros Occidental. 3/ -Based on currently married women aged 15-49 years. ..- Data Not Available
4/ -Basic reading and writing skills. S –Data suppressed.
5/ -Basic reading, writing, and computational skills. CPBI –Census of Philippine Business and Industry.
6/ -Estimates are preliminary and may change. Figures were estimated using the 2000 Census-based CPH –Census of Population and Housing.
7/ -Source: Survey on Overseas Filipinos. ASPBI –Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry.
8/ -Based on Household Population NDHS –National Demographic and Health Survey. 9/ -Based on Actual Population FHS –Family Health Survey. 10/ -Based on Census of Philippine Business and Industry FPS –Family Planning Survey. 11/ -Based on Population Growth Rate 2000-2010 FLEMMS -Functional Literacy, Education, and Mass Media Survey. 12/ -Based on Population Growth Rate 2010-2015 FIES -Family Income and Expenditure Survey. 13/ -Place of occurrence. LFS –Labor Force Survey. 14/ -Excludes the province of Negros Occidental. VSR –Vital Statistics Report. r/ -Revised. n.a. -not yet available. p/ -Preliminary.
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