Search our Website

About US | Office Directory | Site Map

Philippines in Figures  Population (August 2007) 88.57M  Projected Population (2008) 90.46M  Inflation Rate (December 2008) 8.0%  Balance of Trade (October 2008) $-606M  Exports (October 2008) $3.968B  Imports (October 2008) $4.577B  Unemployment (October 2008) 6.8%  Underemployment (October 2008) 17.5%  Simple Literacy (2000) 92.3%  Functional Literacy (2003) 84%  Average Family Income (2006) P173,000  GNP (Q2 2008) P2,040.7B  GDP (Q2 2008) P1,834.2B Site Map Sectoral Statistics:     Agriculture and Fisheries     Business and Industry     Construction and Housing     Education and Mass Media     Energy     Health     Income and Poverty     Labor and Employment     Population and Demography       Prices     Trade     Vital Statistics Press Releases Special Releases Quickstat FAQ on Civil Registration  Publications Technical Notes Laws on Statistics Generation Data Release Calendar Special Events Technical Papers Links to Other Sites Bid Announcements Job Opportunities NSO on the air Census Serbilis sa Radyo DZRB-Radyo ng Bayan (738 KHz) Every Saturday, 6:16-7:00 am Serbisyong Totoo, Usaping Legal DZRV-Radio Veritas (846 KHz) Every Wednesday, 4:00-5:00 pm (With the Public Attorney's Office)                2006 Philippine Yearbook Philippines in Figures 2008 (Final)

www.e-census.com.ph your birth certificate anytime...anywhere...     Census Serbilis Centers    W H A T ' S    N E W   Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index - December 2008 [01/06/2009] The seasonally adjusted CPI of FBT in NCR and AONCR correspondingly increased to 147.8 and 160.6 in December from their respective November levels of 147.7 and 160.2.   Inflation Rate and Consumer Price Index - December 2008 [01/06/2009] The year-on-year headline inflation rate in the Philippines continued to decelerate as it settled to 8.0 percent in December from 9.9 percent in November.   Producer Price Survey - November 2008 [01/06/2009] The Producer Price Index (PPI, 2000=100) for the manufacturing industry posted higher growth of 8.5 percent in November 2008, compared with the year ago level, according to the preliminary results of the monthly PPS.   Commodity Flow in the Philippines - Third Quarter 2008 [01/05/2009] The total quantity of domestic trade transactions in the third quarter of 2008 dropped by 4.0 percent, resulting to 3.25 million tons from 3.38 million tons reported during the same period of last year.   RPI of Selected Construction Materials in the NCR - November 2008 [01/02/2009] The month-on-month growth rate of the retail prices of selected construction materials in NCR continued to drop at -2.4 percent in November from -4.8 percent in October.   NSO Calendar of Press Releases [12/24/2008] The following PRESS RELEASES shall be available to users in the following target dates of release.   External Trade Performance - October 2008 [12/24/2008] Total external trade in goods for January to October 2008 reached $92.701 billion, a 6.0 percent increment from $87.448 billion during the 10-month period in 2007.   Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries - October 2008 [12/23/2008] Value of Production Index (VaPI) for the manufacturing industry reflected an increment of 9.3 percent in October 2008 compared with the year-ago figure.     Administrative-based Statistics     Merchandise Export Performance - October 2008 [12/10/2008] Export earnings in October 2008 decreased by 14.9 percent to $3.968 billion from $4.660 billion in October 2007.      External Trade Performance - September 2008 [11/26/2008] Total external trade in goods for January to September 2008 reached $84.152 billion, a 8.4 percent increment from $77.638 billion during the 9-month period in 2007.   Industry-based Statistics   General Wholesale Price Index in the NCR - September 2008 [12/17/2008] The country's annual growth rate of the General Wholesale Price Index (GWPI) decelerated to 16.0 percent in September from 18.6 percent in August.   General Retail Price Index in the NCR - October 2008 [12/17/2008] The month-on-month growth rate of the General Retail Price Index (GRPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) further dropped to -1.6 percent in October from -1.2 percent in September due to the continued...   Household-based Statistics      Labor Force Survey - October 2008 [12/16/2008] The employment rate recorded for October 2008 was 93.2 percent.      2007 Survey on Overseas Filipinos [07/30/2008] The number of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who worked abroad at anytime during the period April to September 2007 was registered at 1.75 million.   Civil Registration Services      ADVISORY : NSO-OCRG Warns Public on Missing SECPA [11/27/2008] The National Statistics Office-Office of the Civil Registrar General (NSO-OCRG) received a confirmed report last night that security papers (SECPA)...      Best practices in civil registration and stakeholders in focus for the 4th NWCR [07/02/2008] The theme for the 4th National Workshop on Civil Registration (4th NWCR) in Davao City on August 25-27, 2008 - "Tamang Rehistro, Daan sa Kinabukasan Mo".     Miscellaneous      Philippines in Figures 2008 now off the press [08/11/2008] The National Statistics Office announces the release of the Philippines in Figures 2008, a handy, pocket-size booklet that features the most relevant and up-to-date data on the socio-economic facets of the country.      NSO Calendar of Press Releases [12/28/2007] The NSO announces the expected release schedule of some of the Agency's statistical data. The said Press Releases shall be made available to the users not later than their specified target dates of release.     more... This page has been accessed times since May 1, 1997. Policy and Confidentiality Statements   Page last updated: January 6, 2009