THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY AT A GLANCE
POPULATION  IN 2012: 97,594,040
PROJECTED POPULATION BASED ON THE 2000 CENSUS ON
POPULATION AND HOUSING:
2010 94,013,200
2015 102,965,300
PROJECTIONS BASED ON ABOVE:
2010 94,013,200
2011 95,803,620
2012 97,594,040
2013 99,384,460
2014 101,174,880
2015 102,965,300
SOURCE: NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE
FOREX RATE: PHILIPPINE PESO VS.
US DOLLAR:
AS OF MARCH 28, 2012: USD 1.00 = PHP 42.94
TREND:
2/20/2012             42.66
2/21/2012             42.50
2/22/2012             42.63
2/23/2012             42.77
2/24/2012             42.76
2/27/2012             43.38
2/28/2012             43.04
3/1/2012             42.72
3/2/2012             42.76
3/5/2012             42.67
3/6/2012             42.82
3/7/2012             42.91
3/9/2012             42.69
3/12/2012             42.50
3/13/2012             42.68
3/14/2012             42.56
3/15/2012             42.73
3/16/2012             43.06
3/19/2012             42.93
3/20/2012             42.94
3/21/2012             42.93
3/22/2012             43.03
3/23/2012             43.05
3/27/2012             42.98
3/28/2012             42.94
SOURCE: CB STATISTICS
INFLATION RATES:
IN FEBRUARY 2012: 2.7
IN JANUARY 2012: 4
IN DECEMBER 2011: 4.2
TREND:
2010 January 4.3
2010 February 4.2
2010 March 4.4
2010 April 4.4
2010 May 4.3
2010 June 3.9
2010 July 3.9
2010 August 4
2010 September 3.5
2010 October 2.8
2010 November 3
2010 December 3
2011 January 3.6
2011 February 4.3
2011 March 4.3
2011 April 4.3
2011 May 4.5
2011 June 4.6
2011 July 4.6
2011 August 4.3
2011 September 4.6
2011 October 5.3
2011 November 4.8
2011 December 4.2
2012 January 4
2012 February 2.7
SOURCE: NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
AT CURRENT PRICES
IN PHP GRW RT
2010 8,513,037 Million 10.86%
2009 7,678,917 Million 3.64%
2008 7,409,371 Million
GDP PER CAPITA
IN PHP
2010 90,552
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
AT 1985  PRICES
IN PHP GRW RT
2010 1,537,152 Million 7.33%
2009 1,432,115 Million 1.06%
2008 1,417,087 Million
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
AT CURRENT PRICES
IN PHP GRW RT
2010 9,750,193 Million 10.67%
2009 8,809,984 Million 6.64%
2008 8,261,492 Million
GNP PER CAPITA
IN PHP
2010 103,711
GROSS NATIONAL  PRODUCT
AT 1985  PRICES
IN PHP GRW RT
2010 1,773,350 Million 7.16%
2009 1,654,936 Million 4.01%
2008 1,591,100 Million
SOURCE: NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD
PHILIPPINE EXTERNAL DEBT
IN US$ GRW RT
AS OF DEC 2011: 61.711 Billion 2.77%
AS OF DEC 2010: 60.048 Billion 9.46%
AS OF DEC 2009: 54.856 Billion
SOURCE: CB STATISTICS
EMPLOYMENT RATE (15 YEARS OLD AND OVER)
JAN 2012 JAN 2011
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE 64.30% 63.70%
EMPLOYMENT RATE 92.80% 92.60%
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 7.20% 7.40%
UNDEREMPLOYMENT RATE 18.80% 19.40%
SOURCE: NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD
PHILIPPINE FOREIGN TRADE
                        (IN MILLION US$)
2011 2010 2009
TOTAL TRADE 108,186 106,430 81,527
EXPORTS 48,042 51,498 38,436
IMPORTS 60,144 54,933 43,092
BALANCE OF TRADE -12,102 -3,435 -4,656
SOURCE: NATIONAL STATISTICAL COORDINATION BOARD
TOURIST ARRIVALS
GRW RT
JANUARY 2012 400,000 400,000 14.28%
JANUARY 2011 350,000 350,000
PROJECTED TOTAL FOR 2012 5,000,000
SOURCE: PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER
OVERSEAS FILIPINO REMITTANCES
                   (IN THOUSAND US DOLLARS)
JANUARY 2012 1,557,084
JANUARY 2011 1,476,933
GRW RT
2011 20,116,992 7.22%
2010 18,762,989 8.15%
2009 17,348,052
SOURCE: CENTRAL BANK STATISTICS