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| Basics Facts | Opportunity in Business | Establishment of Business | Costs of Doing Business | Investment Statistics | Agencies | Events and Activities | Forms | Investment Partners |
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Population Total Population (2000) 76.5 M Population Projection (2005) 85.2 M Average Annual Family Income (2003) Php 148,616 Underemployment Rate (October 2005) 21.2% Unemployment Rate (October 2005) 7.4% Selected Macroeconomic Statistics Gross National Product (Growth Rate) (2005) 5.7% Gross Domestic Product (Growth Rate) (2005) 5.1% Inflation Rate (January 2006) 6.7% Selected Domestic Interest Rates (%) Treasury Bill Rates (All Maturities) (January 2006) 4.91% Bank Average Lending Rates (December 2005) 10.79% Average Exchange Rate 1US$:1Peso (January 2006) 52.617 Trade Statistics Exports (in million US $) (November 2005) 3,630.1 Imports (in million US $) (November 2005) 3,709.9 Balance of Trade (in million US $) (November 2005) (79) Sources: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas - www.bsp.gov.ph National Statistics Office - www.census.gov.ph |
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| DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY
385 Industry and Investments Bldg., Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., Makati City, Philippines 1200. Telephone: (632)751-0384 Fax: (632)895-6487 Email: web@dti.dti.gov.ph |
