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NSCB releases 2009 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimate

 

Based on the 2009 small area estimates (SAE) of poverty, almost half or 795 of the 1,643 cities/municipalities in the Philippines have poverty incidences ranging from 32.1 to 60.0 %, while 67 municipalities have poverty incidences higher than 60.0…
Caraga's Economy Records Fastest Growth at 9.6 percent in 2011

 

Caraga’s economy posted the fastest growth among the country’s 17 regions with an accelerated rate of 9.6 percent in 2011 from 7.4 percent in 2010. The region’s impressive growth was fueled by the 9.7 percent expansion of its Service sector and the…
External Trade Performance : May 2012

 

Total external trade in goods for May 2012 reached $10.318 billion, representing a 14.5 percent increase from $9.011 billion recorded during the same month in 2011. This was due to the 10.1 percent increase in total imports to $5.386 billion from $4…
General Wholesale Price Index (1998=100) : May 2012

 

The annual growth of the General Wholesale Price Index (GWPI) at the national level went up at a slower pace of 0.3 percent in May from 0.6 percent in April. Continuous annual declines were noted in the indices of crude materials, inedible except…
The number of working children 5 to 17 years old is estimated at 5.5 million (Preliminary Results of the 2011 Survey on Children)

 

An estimated 5.492 million children aged 5 to 17 years were working in 2011 according to the preliminary results of the 2011 Survey on Children (SOC). In this survey, children aged 5 to 17 years who worked for at least one hour during the past 12…
Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries : May 2012

 

Value of Production Index (VaPI) for total manufacturing increased at a slower rate of 4.7 percent in May 2012, according to the preliminary results of the Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI). This was attributed to the…
Retail Price Index of Selected Construction Materials in the National Capital Region (2000=100) : June 2012

 

The monthly change in the retail price index of selected construction materials in (NCR) picked up to 1.9 percent in June from -0.1 percent in May. This resulted from the upward movements in carpentry and painting materials indices at 0.1 percent…
Construction Materials Wholesale Price Index in the National Capital Region (2000=100) : June 2012

 

Compared to May 2012, the monthly rate of change in the CMWPI further dropped to -0.8 percent in June from -0.3 percent. The index for fuels and lubricants declined by -6.4 percent from -3.2 percent and doors, jambs and steel casement index, -0.1…
Merchandise Export Performance : May 2012

 

Export earnings in May 2012 amounting to $4.931 billion went up by 19.7 percent from $4.119 billion recorded in May of 2011. Similarly, on a monthly basis, it increased by 6.4 percent from $4.635 billion posted in April 2012. Moreover, aggregate…
General Retail Price Index in the National Capital Region (2000=100) : May 2012

 

Compared to April 2012, the GRPI in NCR dropped by -0.1 percent in May from 0.2 percent in April. This can be attributed to the continuous decline in mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials index at -3.6 percent in May from -0.7 percent in…