Poverty incidence among Filipinos registered at 24.9%, as of first semester...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) releases its latest report today on the country's official poverty statistics for the first semester of 2013. The PSA report provides the estimates of poverty...
View ArticleTotal Gross Revenue Index of Industries posts 8.3% growth in Q4 2013
Total Gross Revenue Index of key industries continued to grow by 8.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013. Among industries, Transportation and Communication posted the fastest growth at 15.9 percent...
View ArticleRelease of LEI Temporarily Discontinued
In the interest of improving the Leading Economic Indicator (LEI) System of the Philippines for better use of the stakeholders, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) shall pursue the overall review...
View ArticleTechnical Notes on the 2013 First Semester Poverty Statistics
1. Background - Official poverty statistics released by the former National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB), now part of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), has always been based on the...
View ArticleShould the Fire Prevention Month Be Moved to April?
March is the Fire Prevention Month in the Philippines. Do you know why? March was chosen for the event since it is considered as the hottest month of the year in the country during which most fires...
View ArticlePSA Press Conference on the 2014 First Quarter Performance of the Philippine...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) announces the holding of a Press Conference on the 2014 First Quarter Performance of the Philippine Economy on May 29, 2014 (Thursday) at 10:00 a.m. at the PSA...
View ArticleNS Bersales envisions a "solid and responsive" PSA
National Statistician Lisa Grace S. Bersales envisions a "solid and responsive" Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Dr. Bersales, who was appointed by President Benigno S. Aquino III on April 11,...
View Article2013 GDP growth figures still at 7.2 percent
The Philippine Statistics Authority reports that the 2013 annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth figure remained unchanged at 7.2 percent. The minimal revision in levels was not significant enough...
View ArticlePHILIPPINE ECONOMY POSTS 5.7 PERCENT GDP GROWTH
GDP grew year-on-year by 5.7 percent in the first quarter of 2014. This is lower than the growth rates of 6.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013 and 7.7 percent in the first quarter of that year....
View Article2012 Philippine Standard Occupational Classification (PSOC) Now Online
The 2012 Philippine Standard Occupational Classification (PSOC) is now available in CD format and can be accessed in our database system through our website: http//www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psoc/...
View ArticleCall for Prospective Project Staff of the Locally-Funded Project on...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is inviting prospective Project staff for the Locally-Funded Project on "Development of the Subnational Statistical System Towards Good Governance". The goal...
View ArticlePSA Launches the PhilFSIS Website
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), along with its partner-agencies, converged at the Sequoia Hotel in Quezon City on June 11, 2014 to launch the Philippine Food Security Information System...
View ArticlePSA Releases the Consolidated Accounts/Income and Outlay Accounts for 2011-2013
The Philippine Statistics Authority announces the release of the Consolidated Accounts/Income and Outlay Accounts for 2011-2013. This annual publication on the Philippine System of National Accounts...
View ArticleTotal approved foreign investments down by 25.6 percent in Q1 2014
Total foreign investments (FI) approved in the first quarter of 2014 by the seven investment promotion agencies (IPAs), namely: Board of Investments (BOI), Clark Development Corporation (CDC),...
View ArticleNew UN Statistics Division Director Appointed
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon appoints Mr. Stefan Schweinfest as Director of the UN Statistics Division (UNSD) effective July 1, 2014. Mr. Schweinfest, a German national, has been Acting Director of...
View Article240 x 240 Input-Output Benchmark Table
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) releases the 2006 240 x 240 Input-Output (I-O) Benchmark Tables of the Philippines. The 2006 I-O Accounts is the tenth (10th) of the series for the Philippines...
View ArticleSocial development and industry and services lead performers
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) releases the Statistical Indicators on Philippine Development 2013 (StatDev 2013). The StatDev is a statistical indicator system to monitor the achievements of...
View ArticleTotal Gross Revenue Index of Industries posts 6.3% growth in Q1 2014
Total Gross Revenue Index of key industries grew by 6.3 percent in the first quarter of 2014, lower than the 9.5 percent expansion a year ago. Among industries, Transportation and Communication...
View ArticleTotal approved foreign investments down by 25.6 percent in Q1 2014
Total foreign investments (FI) approved in the first quarter of 2014 by the seven investment promotion agencies (IPAs), namely: Board of Investments (BOI), Clark Development Corporation (CDC),...
View ArticleNew UN Statistics Division Director Appointed
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon appoints Mr. Stefan Schweinfest as Director of the UN Statistics Division (UNSD) effective July 1, 2014. Mr. Schweinfest, a German national, has been Acting Director of...
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