The top three causes of death in the country from January to May 2022 were ischaemic heart diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, and neoplasms. Incidentally, these were also the leading causes of death in the same period in 2021. From January to May…

The data on the number of births, marriages and deaths (vital events) presented in this regular monthly release were obtained from the vital events registered, either timely or belatedly, at the appropriate Office of the City/municipal Registrar…

The average retail prices of a kilogram of special rice inched up, ranging from PhP 0.12 to PhP 1.50, in six trading centers during the first phase of August 2022 (01 to 05 August 2022) compared with their price levels in the second phase of July…

In July 2022, the country’s total external trade in goods amounted to USD 18.35 billion which indicates an annual growth rate of 11.4 percent. In the previous month, the annual increase was faster at 16.2 percent, while in July 2021, it grew by 21.8…

In relation to the conduct of the 2nd National Convention on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (2NCCRVS), the online registration is now available to the interested participants through the link https://conventions.psa.gov.ph/2nccrvs.

The Philippine Statistics Authority now opens the online registration for participants to the 15th National Convention on Statistics (NCS) to be held on 03 to 05 October 2022 at the Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria in Ortigas Ave. cor. Asian Development…

The country’s employment rate continued to pick-up to 94.8 percent in July 2022, from 94.0 percent in the previous month. In terms of level, the number of employed persons in July 2022 was estimated at 47.39 million, from 41.67 million in the same…

The Value of Production Index (VaPI) sustained its upward trend, recording a double-digit annual increment of 10.6 percent in July 2022. This increase is faster than the previous month’s annual rate of 8.3 percent. In July 2021, the VaPI accelerated…

The Philippine Statistics Authority extends the deadline for submission of entries for the 32nd National Statistics Month (NSM) Awards. Entries may be submitted to the NSM Secretariat until 15 September 2022.

The total fisheries production during the second quarter of 2022 reached 1.21 million metric tons. It went up by 5.6 percent from the 1.15 million metric tons output in 2021. Increases in production during the quarter were traced from aquaculture,…