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Country Statistical Information
Philippines

Basic Country Information
RegionEAPPopulation (in million)90.3
Lending CategoryIBRDGNI per capita ($US)1890

2009 Statistical Capacity Indicator (on a scale of 0-100)
IndicatorPhilippinesAll Countries**
Overall8665
  Methodology 8056
  Source Data 10063
  Periodicity & Timeliness 7877
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Statistical Capacity at a Glance

Statistical System Information
Legal/Strategic Framework Statistical LawCommonwealth Act No. 591, enacted on August 19, 1940
NSDS/Statistical Master PlanPhilippine Statistical Development Program (1999-2004); NSO Five-Year Development Program (2002-2006)
NSDS StatusBeing designed
Statistical PracticeNational accounts methodologySNA68
National accounts base year1985
Balance of payments manual in useBPM5
External debt reporting statusActual
Govt finance accounting conceptBudgetary
CPI base year2000
SDDS/GDDS subscriptionSDDS
Data CollectionPopulation census(es)
(since 1995)
2007 - Census of Population
2000 - Population and Housing Census
1995 - Population and Housing Census
Vital registration system coverageComplete
Agricultural census(es)
(since 1995)
-
Household survey(s)
(since 1995)
2007 - Labour Force Survey (Quarterly)
2007 - Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 3
2007 - Rapid Health Facility Assessment
2006 - Family Income and Expenditure Survey
2006 - Labour Force Survey (Quarterly)
2005 - Labour Force Survey (Quarterly)
2004 - Annual Poverty Indicators Survey
2004 - Labour Force Survey (Quarterly)
2003 - Philippines Family Income and Expenditure Survey
2003 - Demographic and Health Survey
2003 - Global Youth Tobacco Survey
2003 - Labour Force Survey (Quarterly)
2002 - Agricultural Census
2002 - Annual Poverty Indicators Survey
2002 - Labour Force Survey (Quarterly)
2002 - World Health Survey
2001 - Labour Force Survey (Quarterly)
2000 - Family Income and Expenditure Survey
2000 - Family Planning Survey
2000 - Labour Force Survey (Quarterly)
1999 - Annual Poverty Indicators Survey
1999 - Family Planning Survey
1999 - Labour Force Survey (Quarterly)
1999 - Maternal and Child Health Survey
1999 - Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey
1998 - Annual Poverty Indicator Survey (APIS)
1998 - Demographic and Health Survey
1998 - Enterprise Labour Flexibility Surveys
1998 - Labour Force Survey (Quarterly)
1998 - National Nutrition Survey
1997 - Family Income and Expenditure Survey
1997 - Family Planning Survey
1997 - Labour Force Survey (Quarterly)
1996 - Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey
1996 - Updating of Nutritional Status of Filipino Children at the Provincial Level
1995 - Family Planning Survey
1995 - Survey of Children 5 - 17 Years Old
World Bank Statistical ProjectsSTATCAP-
IBRD/IDA (Non STATCAP)National Program Support for Environment and Natural Resources Management Project
TFSCBImproving the Quality and Usefulness of the Philippine System of National Accounts
Statistical Capacity Building in the Rural Sector
Strengthening Statistical Capacity in Priority Sectors
Strengthening Statistical Capacity in the Philippines with National Statistical Coordination Board
Statistical agencies/ publicationsCSO

National Statistical Cooperation Board
Midland Buendia Bldg., 403 Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue
Makati City
Philippines
Phone (632) 895-2767    Fax (632) 890-8456
Email info@nscb.gov.ph
Web http://www.nscb.gov.ph

National Statistics Office
Solicarel Building Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard Sta. Mesa, Manila 1008 P. O. Box 779
Manila
Philippines
Web http://www.census.gov.ph/

Statistical publicationsCatalog and online publications are available at CSOs website
Relevant documentsPRSP-
CAS2005, Progress Report (2007)
DQAF/ROSC Report (IMF)2004
Article IV Staff Report (IMF)2006
MDG report (UNDP)2003
OtherCSOs history, activity and organizational chart are available from CSOs website.
** All countries include low- and middle-income IDA/IBRD countries with a population of over 1 million.


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