The 2000 Census of Population and Housing (Census 2000) results showed that Cotabato City registered a total population of 163,849 persons, higher by 17,070 persons over the 1995 Census of Population (POPCEN) results. This figure recorded a 2.38…

Year-on-year inflation slightly moved upward at 2.9 percent in August from 2.6 percent in July mainly brought about by a 0.6 percentage point increment in the inflation rate of food, beverages and tobacco (FBT). Inflation a year ago was 6.3 percent.

Registered earnings for July 2002 increased by 23.0 percent to $3.190 billion from $2.594 billion during the same month a year earlier. Receipts from merchandise exports for January to July 2002 went up by 6.9 percent to $19.859 billion from $18.582…

Pampanga registered a total population of 1,614,942 persons. This was up by 213,186 persons as compared to the figure recorded in the 1995 Census of Population. The highest annual population growth rate recorded for Pampanga since 1903 was during…

Davao City recorded a total population of 1,147,116 persons in the 2000 Census of Population and Housing (Census 2000). This was up by 140,276 persons as compared to 1,006,840 persons recorded in the 1995 Census of Population (POPCEN). For the…

The Census 2000 results showed that Southern Leyte registered a total population of 360,160 persons, higher by 42,595 persons over the 1995 Census of Population results. This figure recorded a 2.73 percent growth rate, from a negative growth rate of…

The population of Misamis Oriental, as of May 1, 2000 was 664,338 persons. This was up by 76,787 persons as compared to the 1995 figure. If the growth rate will remain the same, the population is expected to reach one million in 19 years.

Manila, 30 August 2002. The National Statistics Office and the Philippine Statistical Association announces that preparatory activities for the 2002 Philippine Statistics Quiz (PSQ) is now on with the National Steering Committees and the various…

Value of Production Index (VaPI) continues to grow but at slower rate For June 2002, Value of Production Index (VaPI) of the manufacturing sector grew by 4.9 percent compared with year ago figure, according to the preliminary results of the…

Total external trade in goods for January to June 2002 amounted to $32.589 billion or 4.3 percent higher than $31.243 billion in 2001. The bill for foreign-made merchandise went up by 4.4 percent to $15.921 billion from $15.255 billion. On the other…