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2015-052

 

 

TABLE A  Comparative Construction Statistics

Second Quarter, 2015 and 2014

(Details may not add up to total due to rounding)

Type of Construction

     Second Quarter 2015
(April - June)

Second Quarter 2014
(April - June)

TOTAL

 

 

Number

32,974

32,729

Floor Area (sq.m.)

7,046,908

6,212,733

Value (PHP '000)

79,015,280

69,905,942

Residential

   

Number

24,543

23,817

Floor Area (sq.m.)

3,946,007

3,613,923

Value (PHP '000)

  36,731,063

34,518,511

Non-Residential

   

Number

3,956

3,567

Floor Area (sq.m.)

2,881,054

2,384,367

Value (PHP '000)

34,744,239

27,500,794

Addition

   

Number

1,298 1,653

Floor Area (sq.m.)

219,847 214,443

Value (PHP '000)

1,960,280 1,855,368

Alteration and Repair

   

Number

3,177

3,692

Value (PHP '000)

5,579,696

6,031,267

 

Number of constructions slightly grows in second quarter

  1. The total number of constructions from approved building permits in the second quarter of 2015 was recorded at 32,974. The number merely grew by 0.7 percent compared with the 32,729 constructions recorded during the same quarter of 2014.
  1. Residential-type buildings rose 3.0 percent to 24,543 from 23,817 registered during the same period of 2014. The slight increase in number was attributed to the reduction in the construction of duplex/quadruplex type houses and other residential buildings, which recorded two-digit decreases of 23.6 percent and 25.0 percent, respectively. On the other hand, construction of residential condominiums (40.9%), apartment/accessoria (13.4%) and single-type houses (2.5%) were the drivers of growth in residential-type constructions.
  1. Non-residential constructions climbed 10.9 percent to 3,956 from 3,567 recorded a year ago. The increase in number was pushed by the two-digit growth in the construction of institutional-type building posting at 25.8 percent.
  1. On the other hand, addition to existing structures slumped 21.5 percent to 1,298 from 1,653 recorded during the same quarter of 2014. Likewise, alteration and repair of existing structures fell 13.9 percent to 3,177 from 3,692 constructions. Figure 1 compares the number of constructions by type for the second quarters of 2015 and 2014.

 

 

  1. In terms of the number of constructions, the top three regions were all located in Luzon area accounting for 46.7 percent of the total. CALABARZON led the regions where a total of 9,150 (27.7%) constructions were located. This was distantly followed by nearby regions of Central Luzon and National Capital Region (NCR) with respective shares of 10.7 percent (3,530) and 8.2 percent (2,720). Central Visayas, recording the most number in the Visayas area, ranked fourth with 2,669 (8.1%) constructions. Northern Mindanao with 2,359 (7.2%) constructions topped the list of regions in the Mindanao area. Figure 2 shows the distribution of constructions by region

 

 

  1. The top ten provinces comprised 46.6 percent of the total number of constructions during the second quarter of 2015. Eight provinces were in the list during the second quarter of 2014. Misamis Oriental climbed to 5th from 18th place and Leyte to 6th from 40th place, replacing Negros Oriental and Pangasinan in the top ten, respectively
  1. Cavite still occupied the top slot in terms of the number of constructions with 4,947 or 15.0 percent of the total, followed far behind by Laguna and Bulacan with respective shares of 4.6 percent (1,519) and 4.3 percent (1,414).  Completing the top ten provinces with the most number of constructions were as follows:
  • Batangas with 1,300 (3.9%)
  • Misamis Oriental with 1,243 (3.8%)
  • Leyte with 1,103 (3.3%)
  • Bohol with 1,090 (3.3%)
  • Rizal with 998 (3.0%)
  • Cebu with 914 (2.8%)
  • Davao Del Sur with 838 (2.5%)
  1. Among the top ten provinces, only three showed an increase in number led by Leyte posting the highest growth of 330.9 percent. This was followed by Misamis Oriental and Cavite recording an increase of 95.7 percent and 50.2 percent, respectively.

 

Total value of construction up by 13.0 percent

  1. Total value of construction during the second quarter of 2015 amounted to PHP79.0 billion, an increase of 13.0 percent from the PHP69.9 billion recorded during the second quarter of 2014.
  1. Value of residential constructions, accounting for 46.5 percent of the total value of construction, rose 6.4 percent estimated at PHP36.7 billion from PHP34.5 billion during the same quarter of 2014.
  1. Similarly, value of non-residential constructions surged 26.3 percent reaching PHP34.7 billion from PHP27.5 billion registered during the second quarter of 2014.
  1. Construction value of addition to existing structures amounting to PHP2.0 billion increased 5.7 percent compared with PHP1.9 billion recorded during the same period in 2014. On the other hand, alteration and repair of existing structures valued at PHP5.6 billion dropped 7.5 percent from PHP6.0 billion. Figure 3 compares the value of constructions by type for the second quarters of 2015 and 2014.

 

 

Average cost of residential-type building is PHP9,308 per square meter

  1. Total value of residential construction for the second quarter of 2015 was estimated at PHP36.7 billion with a total floor area of 3.9 million square meters or equivalent to an average cost of PHP9,308 per square meter. The figure represents a decrease of 2.5 percent compared with the average cost of PHP9,552 per square meter recorded a year ago. The drop in the average cost was influenced by the decline in the average cost per square meter of duplex/quadruplex (-12.2%), single house (-6.2%) and apartment/accessoria (-4.0%) dwellings.
  1. Single-type houses dominated all other types of residential constructions with 21,297 or 86.8 percent of the total residential construction. Total value of construction for this type amounted to PHP17.2 billion with a total floor area of 2.1 million square meters, translating to an average cost of PHP8,291 per square meter.
  1. Apartment/accessoria-type units distantly followed with 2,781 or 11.3 percent of total residential construction. This type of construction valued at PHP5.9 billion had a total floor area of 778.4 thousand square meters or an average cost of PHP7,517 per square meter.
  1. Duplex/quadruplex-type dwellings numbered to 401 or 1.6 percent of the total residential construction. Construction value for this type amounted to PHP504.7 million with a total floor area of 62.1 thousand square meters or an average cost of PHP8,128 per square meter.
  1. Residential condominiums recorded the least number with only 31, with construction value of PHP13.2 billion and total floor area of 1.0 million square meters. Average cost per square meter at PHP12,787 was highest among the residential constructions. Figure 4 displays the distribution of the number and value of residential constructions by type for the second quarter of 2015.

 

 

Average cost of non-residential construction is PHP12,060 per square meter

  1. Total value of non-residential construction reached PHP34.7 billion with a total floor area of 2.9 million square meters. This translates to an average cost of PHP12,060 per square meter, higher by 4.6 percent compared with PHP11,534 registered during the same period of 2014. This was accounted by the increases in average cost per square meter of commercial-type (14.2%) and institutional-type (13.2%) buildings.  
  1. Among non-residential constructions, commercial-type buildings recorded the most number with 2,406 or 60.8 percent of the total. Total value of construction for this type amounted to PHP19.1 billion with a total floor area of 1.6 million square meters or an average cost of PHP12,199 per square meter.
  1. Institutional buildings came next with 824 units or 20.8 percent of the total non-residential construction, construction value of PHP7.0 billion and total floor area of 453.7 thousand square meters. This translates to an average cost of PHP15,449 per square meter, the highest among the non-residential type. 
  1. Industrial-type buildings followed with 463 units or 11.7 percent of total non-residential construction. Construction value for this type was PHP7.8 billion with a total floor area of 713.9 thousand square meters or an average cost of PHP10,889 per square meter.
  1. Agricultural-type buildings, numbering to 189, made up 4.8 percent of the total non-residential construction, with construction value of PHP0.6 billion and total floor area of 145.3 thousand square meters. This results to an average cost of PHP3,825 per square meter. Figure 5 shows the number and value of non-residential constructions by type for the second quarter of 2015.

 

 

 

 

 

TECHNICAL NOTES

CONSTRUCTION STATISTICS FROM APPROVED BUILDING PERMITS

 

Introduction

This Special Release presents the preliminary data on construction statistics from approved building permits for the second quarter of 2015, generated 60 calendar days after the reference quarter.

For this publication, data for the provinces of Mountain Province, Basilan (except Isabela City), Lanao Del Sur, and Sulu are not included in the tabulation as these provinces did not submit any building permit document and/or certification of no approved building permit before the generation of preliminary tables. However, if any, these are to be included in the annual tabulation.

Data are presented at the provincial level by type of construction in Tables 1 to 5.   

 

Scope and Coverage

Construction statistics from approved building permits relate to administrative-based data on new constructions and additions, alterations and repairs of existing residential and non-residential buildings and other structures proposed to be constructed in all cities and municipalities of the country in a specific period.

 

Source of Information

Construction statistics are compiled by the Philippine Statistics Authority from the copies of original application forms of approved building permits as well as from the demolition and fencing permits collected every month by PSA field personnel from the Offices of Local Building Officials (LBOs) nationwide.

 

Limitations

  1. Data on building constructions refer to those approved applications during the reference period and not to construction work completed during the reference period.
  1. The completeness of the number of building permits collected relies on the approval of applications filed with the LBOs. Hence, private building constructions without approved building permits are excluded in the tabulation of data.

 

Geographic Classification

Building constructions are classified and presented by geographic area using the Philippine Standard Geographic Classification (PSGC). The geographic codes are in accordance with NSCB Resolution No. 3, Series of 2005 that approved the PSGC.

 

Industry Classification

Construction statistics utilizes the 2009 Philippine Standard Industrial Classification to identify the industrial classification of the structure proposed for construction through its use or character of occupancy.

 

Collection

The number of building permit forms accomplished by the applicant comes in five (5) copies. The “NSO copy” of the approved building permit is made available within the first five (5) working days after each reference month. Collections of these documents from the LBO in city/municipality are undertaken by PSA field personnel within this period.

Collected documents for each month are properly checked as to its completeness by verifying the beginning and ending numbers indicated in the permit numbers. Missing numbers are indicated, with corresponding reasons, in the transmittal. In cases where there is no construction in a given month in a municipality, a certification that there was no approved building permit during the reference period is provided by the LBO to the PSA field staff.

 

Data Processing

Data processing of approved building permits is done both manually and mechanically. Copies of documents collected from the offices of LBOs are properly controlled, sorted, edited and coded, folioed and encoded in the PSA provincial offices. During machine validation, inconsistent and invalid entries which are flagged in an error listing are corrected in the data file. This process is repeated until there are no more inconsistent or erroneous entries found in the error listing. The data files are then forwarded to PSA Central Office for validation, consolidation and generation of preliminary tables. Data files received after the cut-off dates of submission set for each quarter are included in the generation of annual tables.

Preliminary results are based from data files that have undergone data processing in the provincial offices and have been validated at the Central Office. The preliminary tables are revised to include building permit documents received after the cut-off period in the annual tabulation. 

 

Statistics Generated

Construction statistics generated from approved building permits provide monthly administrative-based data on building construction at the municipality level nationwide. Statistics generated are the following:

  • number
  • floor area
  • type of construction
  • value of construction

 

Statistical Tables

The statistical tables are presented at the regional and provincial levels by type of construction and by period according to form of ownership. 

 

Unpublished Data

Aside from the preliminary tables posted in the PSA website, annual, quarterly and monthly statistical tables at the municipality level by type of construction and by form of ownership are available at the Industry Statistics Division of the PSA.

Other special tabulations may also be made available upon request, addressed to the National Statistician, Philippine Statistics Authority, 3rd Floor CVEA Building, East Avenue, Quezon City.

 

Dissemination

Preliminary and final results of construction statistics generated from approved building permits are made public in the form of Quarterly Special Releases posted in the PSA website (www.psa.gov.ph) 60 days after the reference quarter and Annual Special Release, eight months after the reference year, respectively. The Quarterly Special Releases are reports containing the preliminary results of construction statistics generated 60 days after the reference quarter while the Annual Special Release is a consolidated report of the quarterly preliminary data incorporating documents which are submitted after the cut-off dates for each quarter.

 

Definition of Terms (Adopted from the Revised and Updated IRR of the National Building Code)

Building permit is a written authorization granted by the LBO to an applicant allowing him to proceed with the construction of a specific project after plans, specifications and other pertinent documents have been found to be in conformity with the National Building Code (PD 1096).

Building refers to any independent, free-standing structure comprised of one or more rooms or other spaces, covered by a roof and enclosed with external walls or dividing walls, which extend from the foundation to the roof.

Construction refers to all on-site work done from site preparation, excavation, foundation, assembly of all the components and installation of utilities, machineries and equipment of buildings/structures.

Residential building is a building for which its major parts or more than half of its gross floor area is built for dwelling purposes. This type of building can be of the single type, duplex, an apartment and/or accessoria and residential condominium.

Single house is a complete structure intended for a single family or household, i.e. bungalow, 2-storey house, nipa hut.

Duplex house is a structure intended for two households, with complete living facilities for each; it is a single structure divided into two dwelling units by a wall extending from the floor to the ceiling.

Apartment is a structure, usually of two storeys, made up of independent living quarters, with independent entrances from internal walls and courts.

Accesoria is a one or two-floor structure divided into several dwelling units, each dwelling unit having its own separate entrance from the outside.

Residential condominium is a structure, usually of several storeys, consisting of multiple dwelling units.

Other residential construction consists of school or company staff houses, living quarters for drivers and maids, and guardhouses.

Non-residential building includes commercial, industrial, agricultural and institutional buildings.

Commercial buildings refer to office buildings and all buildings which are intended for use primarily in wholesale, retail and service trades; i.e. stores, hotels, restaurants, banks, disco houses, etc.

Industrial buildings are all buildings used to house the production, assembly and warehousing activities of industrial establishments; i.e. factories, plants, mills, repair shops, machine shops, printing press, storage plant, electric generating plants.

Institutional buildings are buildings which primarily engaged in providing educational instructions and hospital/health care; ports, airports and other government buildings; i.e. school, museums, libraries, sanitaria, churches, hospitals.

Agricultural buildings are buildings used to house livestocks, plants and agricultural products such as barn, poultry house, piggeries, stables, greenhouses and grain mill.

Other non-building constructions include cemetery structures, street furniture, waiting sheds, communication towers, etc.

Addition refers to any new construction which increases the height or area of an existing building/structure.

Repair is a remedial work done on any damaged or deteriorated portion/s of a building/structure to restore its original condition.

Renovation is any physical change made on structures to increase the value, quality and to improve the aesthetic.

Alteration is a construction in a building/structure involving changes in the materials used, partitioning and location/size of openings, structural parts, existing utilities and equipment but does not increase the overall area thereof.

Conversion is a change in the use or occupancy of structure or any portion thereof, which has different requirements.

Demolitions refer to the systematic dismantling or destruction of a building/structure, in whole or in part.

Street furniture are street structures consisting of monuments, waiting sheds, benches, plant boxes, lampposts, electric poles and telephone poles.

Floor area of building refers to the sum of the area of each floor of the building measured to the outer surface of the outer walls including the area of lobbies, cellars, elevator shafts and all communal spaces in multi-dwellings. Areas of balconies are excluded.

Total value of construction refers to the sum of the cost of building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and others. The value is derived from the approved building permit and represents the estimated value of the building or structure when completed.

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