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2017-111

Total foreign investments (FI) approved in the second quarter of 2017 amounted to PhP 18.2 billion from PhP 40.4 billion recorded in the same period last year. The total FI represents the seven  investment promotion agencies (IPAs), namely the Board of Investments (BOI), Clark Development Corporation (CDC), Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), and Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) as well as the Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan (AFAB), BOI-Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BOI-ARMM), and Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA),. Meanwhile, total approved FI for the first six months of the year reached PhP 41.0 billion, lower by 38.4 percent from PhP 66.6 billion in the previous year. 

The top three prospective investing countries for the second quarter of 2017 include Japan, Singapore, and the United States of America (USA).  Pledges from Japan amounted to PhP 4.8 billion or 26.4 percent of the total FI during the quarter while Singapore and USA committed PhP 2.4 billion and PhP 2.0 billion, or 13.0 percent and 11.0 percent of the total approved FI, respectively.

Manufacturing continued to be the industry that would receive the largest amount of committed foreign investments in the second quarter of 2017. Investments for Manufacturing stood at PhP 6.7 billion or 36.7 percent share. Administrative and Support Service Activities came in second with investment pledges valued at PhP 4.1 billion or 22.6 percent, followed by Real Estate Activities at PhP 3.8 billion or 21.1 percent share.

The region with the highest amount of approved foreign investments in the second quarter of 2017 would be intended to finance projects in the National Capital Region (NCR), amounting to PhP 5.1 billion or 28.2 percent. The second highest region would be Region IVA – CALABARZON at PhP 5.0 billion or 27.3 percent, followed by the Region VII - Central Visayas at PhP 2.3 billion or 12.7 percent.

Approved investments of foreign and Filipino nationals reached PhP 230.5 billion in the second quarter of 2017, an increase of 29.7 percent from previous year’s PhP 177.7 billion. Filipino nationals continued to dominate investments approved during the quarter, accounting for 92.1 percent or PhP 212.3 billion worth of pledges.

Total projects of foreign and Filipino investors approved by the seven IPAs for the second quarter of 2017 are expected to generate 95,131 jobs. This is higher by 76.2 percent from the projected employment of 53,998 in the same quarter in 2016. 

 

 

LISA GRACE S. BERSALES, Ph. D

Undersecretary

National Statistician and Civil Registrar General

Data (private)
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Excel spreadsheet Total Approved Foreign Investment by Investment Promotion Agency Q1 (1996-2006).xlsx 26.79 KB
Excel spreadsheet Total Approved Foreign Investments by Investment Promotion Agency first Quarter 1996 to First Quarter 2017.xlsx 31.06 KB
Excel spreadsheet Total Approved Foreign Investments by Investment Promotion Agency First Quarter 2016 to Second Quarter 2017.xls 496 KB
Excel spreadsheet Total Approved Foreign Investments by Country of Investor First Quarter 2016 to Second Quarter 2017.xls 499.5 KB
Excel spreadsheet Total Approved Foreign Investments by Industry First Quarter 2016 to Second Quarter 2017.xls 506 KB
Excel spreadsheet Total Approved Foreign Investments by Region.xlsx 48.49 KB
Excel spreadsheet Projected Employment from Approved Projects with Foreign Interest First Quarter 2016 to Second Quarter 2017.xls 493 KB
Excel spreadsheet Total Approved Investments of Foreign and Filipino Nationals by Investment Promotion Agency First Quarter 2016 to Second Quarte 23.42 KB
Excel spreadsheet Total Approved Investments by Nationality (Filipino and Foreign) and by Investment Promotion Agency First Quarter 2016 to Sec 499 KB
Excel spreadsheet Total Approved Investments of Foreign and Filipino Nationals by Industry First Quarter 2016 to Second Quarter 2017.xls 498.5 KB
Excel spreadsheet Total Approved Investments of Foreign and Filipino Nationals by Region First Quarter 2016 to Second Quarter 2017.xlsx 41.24 KB
Excel spreadsheet Projected Employment from Approved Investments of Foreign and Filipino Nationals First Quarter 2016 to Second Quarter 2017.xlsx 23.67 KB
Excel spreadsheet Projected Employment from Approved Investments of Foreign and Filipino Nationals.xlsx 30.31 KB
Excel spreadsheet Total Approved Foreign and Filipino Investments in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Industry First Quarter 29.5 KB
Excel spreadsheet Total Approved FI in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Non- ICT Industry by Investment Promotion Agency 23.58 KB
Excel spreadsheet Total Approved Foreign and Filipino Investments in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Industry by Sub-Industry 26.15 KB
Excel spreadsheet Projected Employment from Approved Foreign and Filipino Investments in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) by 23.13 KB
Excel spreadsheet Balance of Payments Foreign Direct Investments.xlsx 21.47 KB
Excel spreadsheet Balance of Payments Foreign Direct Investments (in million pesos).xlsx 24.93 KB
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Excel spreadsheet Total Approved Foreign Investment by Investment Promotion Agency Q1 (1996-2006).csv 7.79 KB
Excel spreadsheet Total Approved Foreign Investments by Investment Promotion Agency first Quarter 1996 to First Quarter 2017.csv 6.72 KB
Excel spreadsheet Total Approved Foreign Investments by Investment Promotion Agency First Quarter 2016 to Second Quarter 2017.csv 2.79 KB
Excel spreadsheet Total Approved Foreign Investments by Country of Investor First Quarter 2016 to Second Quarter 2017.csv 4.67 KB
Excel spreadsheet Total Approved Foreign Investments by Industry First Quarter 2016 to Second Quarter 2017.csv 6.55 KB
Excel spreadsheet Total Approved Foreign Investments by Region.csv 5.15 KB
Excel spreadsheet Projected Employment from Approved Projects with Foreign Interest First Quarter 2016 to Second Quarter 2017.csv 2.35 KB
Excel spreadsheet Total Approved Investments of Foreign and Filipino Nationals by Investment Promotion Agency First Quarter 2016 to Second 2.4 KB
Excel spreadsheet Total Approved Investments by Nationality (Filipino and Foreign) and by Investment Promotion Agency First Quarter 2016 to Sec 4.55 KB
Excel spreadsheet Total Approved Investments of Foreign and Filipino Nationals by Industry First Quarter 2016 to Second Quarter 2017.csv 5.95 KB
Excel spreadsheet Total Approved Investments of Foreign and Filipino Nationals by Region First Quarter 2016 to Second Quarter 2017 11.25 KB
Excel spreadsheet Projected Employment from Approved Investments of Foreign and Filipino Nationals First Quarter 2016 to Second Quarter 2017.csv 2.98 KB
Excel spreadsheet Projected Employment from Approved Investments of Foreign and Filipino Nationals.csv 5.53 KB
Excel spreadsheet Total Approved Foreign and Filipino Investments in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Industry First Quarter 4.64 KB
Excel spreadsheet Total Approved FI in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Non- ICT Industry by Investment Promotion Agency 4.26 KB
Excel spreadsheet Total Approved Foreign and Filipino Investments in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Industry by Sub-Industry 4.49 KB
Excel spreadsheet Projected Employment from Approved Foreign and Filipino Investments in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) by 3.15 KB
Excel spreadsheet Balance of Payments Foreign Direct Investments.csv 1.88 KB
Excel spreadsheet Balance of Payments Foreign Direct Investments (in million pesos).csv 2.88 KB

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