Manufacturing Value of Sales Index up at 9.2% in May

Manufacturing Value of Sales Index up at 9.2% in May On a yearly basis, Value of Net Sales Index (VaNSI) grew 9.2 percent in May 2011. This was attributed to the two-digit growth in sales value reported by six major sectors, namely: food manufacturing, petroleum products, footwear and wearing apparel, beverages, chemical products and publishing and printing.  VaNSI, on a month-on-month basis, recovered as it registered a growth of 4.5 percent in May 2011. This was contributed by 16 major sectors, with two-digit increases noted in the following: paper and paper products, publishing and printing, beverages and machinery except electrical.  Average capacity utilization in May 2011 for total manufacturing stood at 83.2 percent. Eleven of the 20 major sectors registered capacity...

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R10 Populace Able to Set Aside for Savings

R10 Populace Able to Set Aside for Savings Based on the results of the 2009 Family Income and Expenditures Survey (FIES) conducted by the National Statistics Office (NSO), the average family income and average family expenditures of all Filipino families in Region 10 was 165 thousand pesos and 139 thousand pesos, respectively.  This means that Region 10 populace was able to set aside savings of 26 thousand pesos per year or 15.7 % of the average income. This was presented by NSO 10 Statistician  Janith Cabalang-Aves during the Data Dissemination Forum last June 22, 2011 at Grand Caprice Restaurant, Cagayan de Oro City. Aves...

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MARRIAGE RECORD SLIP DOWN TO 7 PERCENT WHILE BIRTH UP BY 2.0 IN 2008

MARRIAGE RECORD SLIP DOWN TO 7 PERCENT WHILE BIRTH UP BY 2.0 IN 2008 Registered marriages totaled 486,514 in 2008, a decrease by 0.7 percent There were 486,514 marriages registered in the country in 2008, a decrease of 0.7 percent from the 2007 count of 490,054. Among regions, NCR top the list with 15.8 percent of the total marriages in the country, while the least was recorded in ARMM with 0.5 percent. Women preferred to marry at ages 20-24 while men at ages 25-29. More than one-third (37.5%) of bride got married at ages 20-24, while for the groom (35.3%) at ages 25-29. Teen marriages declined by 0.04 percent from previous year. A total of 65,958 teen marriages recorded or about 13.6 percent of the total marriages in the country, a decline of 0.04 percent from the 2007...

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SAUDI ARABIA HOLDS 22.2 % OFWs

SAUDI ARABIA HOLDS 22.2 % OFWs Saudi Arabia was the most preferred destination of OFWs with 22.1 percent of the total OFWs working in this country during the period April to September 2010. The other preferred destinations of OFWs were: United Arab Emirates (15.1%); Qatar (6.3%); Singapore (5.9%); and Hong Kong (5.7%). Almost one-third of the total OFWs in April to September 2010 were laborers and unskilled workers (32.0%). Those who worked as service workers and shop and market sales workers made up 15.1 percent. The trade and related workers (14.9%) and plant and machine operators and assemblers (14.3%) registered similar proportions. The total remittance sent by OFWs during the period April to September 2010 was estimated at 141.2 billion pesos. These remittances included cash...

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