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GDP | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
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Real Private Consumption | 2022 Q1 | 3,476,449 | 3,923,915 | Mil. 2018 PHP, NSA | Quarterly |
Real Investment | 2022 Q1 | 993,917 | 1,119,870 | Mil. 2018 PHP, NSA | Quarterly |
Real Government Consumption | 2022 Q1 | 1,024,126 | 1,144,070 | Mil. 2018 PHP, NSA | Quarterly |
Private Consumption | 2019 Q4 | 3,890,831 | 3,342,715 | Mil. PHP, NSA | Quarterly |
Nominal Fixed Investment (gross fixed capital formation) | 2019 Q4 | 1,300,495 | 1,265,943 | Mil. PHP, NSA | Quarterly |
Investment | 2019 Q4 | 1,265,058 | 1,195,786 | Mil. PHP, NSA | Quarterly |
Real Gross Domestic Product | 2019 Q4 | 2,654,444 | 2,354,300 | Mil. 2000 PHP, NSA | Quarterly |
Government Consumption | 2019 Q4 | 676,509 | 576,881 | Mil. PHP, NSA | Quarterly |
Nominal Gross Domestic Product | 2019 Q4 | 5,282,837 | 4,497,694 | Mil. PHP, NSA | Quarterly |
Real Fixed Investment (gross fixed capital formation) | 2017 | 2,486,529,761,500 | 2,254,360,765,800 | NCU | Annual |
Price | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Consumer Price Index (CPI) | Apr 2022 | 113.4 | 112.5 | Index 2018=100, NSA | Monthly |
Producer Price Index (PPI) | Mar 2022 | 95.32 | 94.65 | Index 2018=100, NSA | Monthly |
Wholesale Price Index | Jan 2022 | 124 | 123.3 | Index 2012=100, NSA | Monthly |
Labor | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Total Employment | Mar 2022 | 46,975 | 45,480 | Ths. #, NSA | Monthly |
Labor Force Employment | Mar 2022 | 46,975 | 45,480 | Ths. #, NSA | Monthly |
Unemployment | Mar 2022 | 2,874 | 3,126 | Ths. #, NSA | Monthly |
Unemployment Rate | Mar 2022 | 5.77 | 6.43 | %, NSA | Monthly |
Real Wages & Salaries | 2019 Q4 | 3,122,281 | 2,822,810 | 2000 price Mil. PHP, NSA | Quarterly |
Agriculture Employment | 2017 | 11,589,853 | 11,807,387 | # | Annual |
Trade | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Real Exports of Goods and Services | 2022 Q1 | 1,356,492 | 1,251,030 | Mil. 2018 PHP, NSA | Quarterly |
Real Imports of Goods and Services | 2022 Q1 | 1,892,215 | 1,814,149 | Mil. 2018 PHP, NSA | Quarterly |
Current Account Balance | Dec 2021 | -2,045 | -1,411 | Mil. USD, NSA | Monthly |
Balance of Goods | Dec 2021 | -6,196 | -5,551 | Mil. USD, NSA | Monthly |
Imports of Goods | Dec 2021 | 10,698 | 10,127 | Mil. USD, NSA | Monthly |
Exports of Goods | Dec 2021 | 4,501 | 4,575 | Mil. USD, NSA | Monthly |
Imports of Goods and Services | 2019 Q4 | 1,876,352 | 2,021,780 | Mil. PHP, NSA | Quarterly |
Net Exports | 2019 Q4 | -513,324 | -573,563 | Mil. PHP, NSA | Quarterly |
Real Net Exports | 2019 Q4 | -276,710 | -185,663 | Mil. 2000 PHP, NSA | Quarterly |
Exports of Goods and Services | 2019 Q4 | 1,363,027 | 1,448,216 | Mil. PHP, NSA | Quarterly |
Government | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Outstanding Public Debt - Foreign | Mar 2022 | 15,745 | 4,582 | Mil. PHP, NSA | Monthly |
Government Expenditures | Mar 2022 | 481,549 | 318,202 | Mil. PHP, NSA | Monthly |
Outstanding Public Debt - Domestic | Mar 2022 | 51,644 | 25,841 | Mil. PHP, NSA | Monthly |
Government Budget Balance | Mar 2022 | -187,666 | -105,800 | Mil. PHP, NSA | Monthly |
Government Revenues | Mar 2022 | 293,883 | 212,402 | Mil. PHP, NSA | Monthly |
Gross External Debt | 2021 Q4 | 106,428 | 105,929 | Mil. USD, NSA | Quarterly |
Outstanding Public Debt | 2021 Q4 | 2,813,991,360,400 | 2,898,911,144,500 | NCU, NSA | Quarterly |
Markets | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Stock Market Index | 16 May 2022 | 6,502 | 6,379 | Index, NSA | Business Daily |
Treasury Bills (over 31 days) | Apr 2022 | 1.57 | 1.58 | % p.a., NSA | Monthly |
Money Market Rate | Mar 2022 | 1.89 | 2 | % p.a., NSA | Monthly |
Average Long-term Government Bond | Feb 2020 | 1.51 | 3.26 | % p.a., NSA | Monthly |
Lending Rate | 31 Dec 2018 | 4.75 | 4.75 | % p.a., NSA | Daily |
Real Estate | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Residential Building Permits | 2021 Q4 | 27,998 | 24,332 | #, NSA | Quarterly |
Non-residential Building Permits | 2021 Q4 | 5,816 | 5,491 | #, NSA | Quarterly |
Building Permits | 2021 Q4 | 38,263 | 33,981 | #, NSA | Quarterly |
Consumer | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Consumer Confidence | 2021 Q4 | -24.02 | -19.32 | Index, NSA | Quarterly |
Retail Sales | 2020 Q4 | 3,174,377 | 3,812,656 | Tons, NSA | Quarterly |
Business | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Business Confidence | 2022 Q1 | 32.89 | 39.68 | Index Number, NSA | Quarterly |
Industrial Production | Mar 2022 | 96.24 | 95.37 | Vol. Index 2018=100, NSA | Monthly |
Real Change in Inventories | 2022 Q1 | 30,130 | 23,944 | Mil. 2018 PHP, NSA | Quarterly |
Change in Inventories | 2019 Q4 | -35,437 | -70,157 | Mil. PHP, NSA | Quarterly |
Capacity Utilization | 2015 | 81.8 | % | Annual | |
Demographics | Reference | Last | Previous | Units | Frequency |
Population | 2025 | 115,377,992 | 114,163,719 | # | Annual |
Births | 2020 | 1,528,684 | 1,673,923 | # | Annual |
Deaths | 2020 | 613,936 | 620,414 | # | Annual |
Birth Rate | 2016 | 23.21 | 23.45 | # per Ths. pop. | Annual |
Death Rate | 2016 | 6.52 | 6.5 | # per Ths. pop. | Annual |
Net Migration | 2012 | -650,000 | # | Annual |