| QUICKSTATS (August 31, 2017) |
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| MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS |
| Real GDP Growth Rate | 6.4% | Jan-Jun 2017 |
| | 6.9% | FY 2016 |
| | 6.1% | FY 2015 |
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| GDP Per Capita | US$ 1,445 | S1 2017 |
| | US$ 2,953 | FY 2016 |
| | US$ 2,883 | FY 2015 |
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| Inflation Rate | 3.1% | Jan-Jul 2017 (Ave) |
| | 1.8% | FY 2016 |
| | 1.4% | FY 2015 |
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| Exchange Rate (PhP-US$) | PhP 50.13 | Jan-Aug 2017 |
| | PhP 47.49 | FY 2016 |
| | PhP 45.50 | FY 2015 |
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| Overseas Filipino Remittances | US$ 13.81 B | Jan-Jun 2017 |
| | 4.2% | YTD Growth Rate |
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| | US$ 26.90 B | FY 2016 |
| | 5.1% | YTD Growth Rate |
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| | US$ 25.61 B | FY 2015 |
| | 4.6% | YTD Growth Rate |
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| Gross International Reserves (end-of period) | US$ 81.07 B | Jul 2017 Import Cover |
| | 9.1 | (#. of months) |
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| | US$ 80.69 B | Dec 2016 Import Cover |
| | 8.9 | (#. of months) |
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| | US$ 80.67 B | Dec 2015 Import Cover |
| | 9.9 | (#. of months) |
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| Overall BOP Position | (US$ 0.71 B) | Jan-Jun 2017 |
| | 211.4% | YTD Growth Rate |
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| | (US$ 0.42 B) | FY 2016 |
| | (116.1%) | YTD Growth Rate |
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| | US$ 2.62 B | FY 2015 |
| | 191.5% | YTD Growth Rate |
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| Employment Rate | 94.3% | Apr 2017 |
| | 94.5% | FY 2016 |
| | 93.7% | FY 2015 |
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| Unemployment Rate | 5.7% | Apr 2017 |
| | 5.5% | FY 2016 |
| | 6.3% | FY 2015 |
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| TRADE AND INVESTMENTS |
| Total Trade | US$ 75.26 B | Jan-Jun 2017 |
| | 13.9% | YTD Growth Rate |
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| | US$ 141.51B | FY 2016 |
| | 8.9% | YTD Growth Rate |
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| | US$ 129.89 B | FY 2015 |
| | 1.9% | YTD Growth Rate |
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| Merchandise Exports | US$ 31.04 B | Jan-Jun 2017 |
| | 16.3% | YTD Growth Rate |
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| | US$ 57.41 B | FY 2016 |
| | (2.4%) | YTD Growth Rate |
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| | US$ 58.83 B | FY 2015 |
| | (5.3%) | YTD Growth Rate |
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| Merchandise Imports | US$ 44.22 B | Jan-Jun 2017 |
| | 12.3% | YTD Growth Rate |
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| | US$ 84.11 B | FY 2016 |
| | 18.3% | YTD Growth Rate |
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| | US$ 71.07 B | FY 2015 |
| | 8.7% | YTD Growth Rate |
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| Net Foreign Direct Investments | US$ 2.43 B | Jan-Apr 2017 |
| | 32.0% | YTD Growth Rate |
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| | US$ 7.93 B | FY 2016 |
| | 40.7% | YTD Growth Rate |
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| | US$ 5.64 B | FY 2015 |
| | 1.7% | YTD Growth Rate |
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| BOI-PEZA Approved Investments | PhP 308.24 B | Jan-May 2017 |
| | 4.6% | YTD Growth Rate |
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| | PhP 660.22 B | FY 2016 |
| | 19.1% | YTD Growth Rate |
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| | PhP 661.82 B | FY 2015 |
| | 4.3% | YTD Growth Rate |
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| IPA-Approved Investments | PhP 121.46 B | Jan-Mar 2017 |
| | 21.8% | YTD Growth Rate |
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| | PhP 685.95 B (0.1%) | FY 2016 |
| | (0.1%) | YTD Growth Rate |
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| | PhP 686.87 B | FY 2015 |
| | (9.1%) | YTD Growth Rate |
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| OTHER STATISTICS |
| Tourist Arrivals | 3.36 M | Jan-Jun 2017 |
| | 14.4% | YTD Growth Rate |
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| | 5.97 M | FY 2016 |
| | 11.3% | YTD Growth Rate |
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| | 5.36 M | FY 2015 |
| | 10.9% | YTD Growth Rate |
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| Purchasing Manager’s Index | 55.8 (Overall) | Jul 2017 |
| | 52.7 (Manufacturing) | |
| | 57.4 (Services) | |
| | 54.5 (Retail & Wholesale) | |
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| Philippine Competitiveness Ranking | 57 of 138 | 2016 WEF |
| | 41 of 63 | 2017 IMD |
| | 99 of 190 | 2017 Doing Business |
| | 58 of 180 | 2017 Heritage |
