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Designated Statistical Activity/StatisticsImplementing AgencyFrequency of ConductGeographic Disaggregation Schedule of Data Dissemination
ICensuses/Surveys    
01Census of Philippine Business and Industry [1]PSAEvery five years

National

Regional

Two years after the reference year (preliminary)

Three years after the reference year (final)

02Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry [2]PSAAnnual

National

Regional

Two years after the reference year (preliminary)

Three years after the reference year (final)

03Quarterly Survey of Philippine Business and Industry [3]PSAQuarterly

National

Regional

30 days after the reference quarter, except for Q4 to be released 15 days after the reference quarter (preliminary) [4]

60 days after the reference quarter (final)

04Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries [5]PSAMonthlyNational37 days after the reference month or two days after the release of CPI/inflation [6]
05Labor Force SurveyPSAQuarterlyNational    
Regional    
Provincial    
Key cities
Three months after the reference quarter
06Family Income and Expenditures SurveyPSAEvery three yearsNational    
Regional    
Provincial    
Key cities
18 months after the reference year
07Census of Agriculture and FisheriesPSAEvery 10 yearsNational    
Regional    
Provincial    
Municipal

Six months after survey conduct (preliminary)

Two years after survey conduct (final)

08Survey of Retail Prices of Commodities for Consumer Price Index [7]PSAMonthly

National

Regional

Provincial

Five days after the reference month
09Survey of Retail Prices of Commodities for the Retail Price IndexPSAMonthlyNational Capital Region35 days after the reference month
10

Survey of Wholesale Prices of Commodities

- Agriculture

- Non-Agriculture

PSAMonthlyNational Capital Region35 days after the reference month
11Palay Production Survey[8]PSAQuarterly

National

Regional

Provincial

40 days after the reference quarter
12Corn Production Survey [9]PSAQuarterly

National

Regional

Provincial

40 days after the reference quarter
13Backyard Livestock and Poultry SurveyPSAQuarterly

National

Regional

Provincial

45 days after the reference quarter
14Commercial Livestock and Poultry SurveyPSAQuarterly

National

Regional

Provincial

45 days after the reference quarter
15-16Rice and Corn Stocks Surveys [10]    
 Rice and Corn Stocks Survey: Household [11]PSA

Monthly

 

National

Regional (Regional estimates are provided to the regions once the SR is posted in the PSA website)

10 days after the reference month [14]
 Rice and Corn Stocks Survey: Commercial [12]PSA [13]MonthlyNational (Regional estimates generated from CSS is based on NFA grouping, not geographic disaggregation)10 days after the reference month
17Quarterly Commercial Fisheries Survey [15]PSAQuarterly [16]

National

Regional

Provincial

45 days after the reference quarter [17]
18Quarterly Municipal Fisheries Survey [18]PSAQuarterly (Marine) [19]

National

Regional

Provincial

45 days after the reference quarter  [20]
19Farm Prices SurveyPSAMonthly

National

Regional

Provincial

45 days after the reference quarter (with monthly breakdown) [21]
20Occupational Wages SurveyPSA

Annual [22]

 

Every two years to be reviewed after five years to determine whether every two years or annual will be the right frequency [23]

National

Regional

One year after the reference year
21Census of Population and HousingPSAEvery 10 years

National

Regional

Provincial

City

Municipal

Barangay

Urban-Rural

Before the end of every census year for population figures from national down to barangay levels

 

18 months after the reference year for other statistics

22Mid-Decade Census of PopulationPSAEvery 10 years

National

Regional

Provincial

City

Municipal

Barangay

Urban-Rural

Before the end of every census year for population figures from national down to barangay levels

 

18 months after the reference year for other statistics

23National Demographic and Health Survey [24]PSAEvery five years

National

Regional

Provincial

One year after the reference year
24Functional Literacy, Education, and Mass Media SurveyPSAEvery five years

National

Regional

Provincial

One year after the reference year
25

National Nutrition Survey [25]

- Behavioral Risk Factor

- Food Consumption and Nutrient Intake and Adequacies

FNRIEvery five  years

National

Regional

One year after the reference year [26]

Two years after the reference year

Two years after the reference year

26Updating of the Nutritional Status of Filipino Children and Other Population    
Groups [27]
FNRIEvery two years

National

Regional

One year after the reference year
27Survey on Overseas FilipinosPSAAnnualNationalSix months after the reference year
II.Administrative Data Systems    
28Generation of Construction Statistics from Building Permit FormsPSAMonthly

National

Regional

Provincial

Municipal

One quarter after the reference quarter
29Generation of Foreign Trade StatisticsPSAMonthlyNational

40 days after the reference month except for the last month of every quarter as follows:

March, June, and September: 37 days after the reference month

December: 27 days after the reference month [28]

   Annual Three months after the reference year
30Processing of Arrival/Departure CardsDOT/BI

Monthly

Annual

National

Five weeks after the reference month

Two months after the reference year

31Generation of Statistics on Overseas Contract WorkersPOEAMonthlyNationalOne month after the reference month
32Generation of Monetary and Banking Statistics [29]BSP

Monthly

Quarterly

Semestral

Annual

National30-45 days after the reference period
 a. Depository Corporations Survey (DCS) MonthlyNationalOne month after the reference    
month [31]
 b. Central Bank Survey (CBS) [30] MonthlyNational14 days after the reference month
 c. Total Resources of the Philippine Financial System MonthlyNational45 days after the reference month [32]
 d. Loans Outstanding of Universal and Commercial Bank MonthlyNationalOne month after the reference    
month [33]
 e. Total Loans of Universal/Commercial Banks MonthlyNational45 days after the reference month [34]
33Generation of Statistics on Internal Revenue CollectionBIR

Monthly

Quarterly

Semestral

Annual

National

Regional (based on BIR collection districts)

 

30 days after the reference month

45 days after the reference quarter/semester

60 days after the reference year

34Generation of Customs Collection StatisticsBOC

Monthly

Annual

National

10 days after the reference month

60 days after the reference year

35Generation of National Government Cash and Treasury Operations StatisticsBTr

Weekly

Monthly

Annual

National

Regional

Two weeks after the reference period for Weekly/Monthly Cash Budget Aggregates

Six months after the reference year for Annual Cash Budget Aggregates

Six weeks after the reference month for Monthly Cash Operations Statement

36Generation of Data on Land Holdings and Land TransferDARQuarterly

National

Regional

Provincial

One month after the reference quarter
37Generation of Mineral StatisticsMGB

Quarterly

Annual

National

Regional

Provincial

Municipal

Two months after the reference quarter

Six months after the reference year

 

38Generation of Forest Resources StatisticsFMB

Quarterly

Annual

National

Regional

Provincial

Two months after the reference quarter

Six months after the reference year

39Generation of Land Area StatisticsLMBQuarterly

National

Regional

Provincial

One month after the reference quarter
40Generation of Data on Power/Energy Production and ConsumptionDOEMonthlyNationalSix months after the reference month
41

Inventory of National Roads and Bridges

 

DPWHAnnual

Regional

Provincial

One quarter after the reference year
42Generation of Vital Statistics from the Civil Registration SystemPSAMonthly

National

Regional

Provincial

Municipal

Two years after the reference year
43Field Health Service Information SystemDOHMonthly

National

Regional

Provincial

One month after the reference month
44Generation of Basic Education StatisticsDepEdAnnual

National

Regional

Provincial

One year after the reference year
45Generation of Higher Education Statistics [35]CHEDAnnual

National

Regional

Provincial

Six months after the reference year
46

Generation of Technical-Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Statistics [36]

 

TESDAAnnual

National

Regional

Provincial

Nine months after the reference year
IIIDerived Data Systems    
47Compilation of National Accounts [37]PSA

Quarterly

Semestral

Annual

Annual

National

 

National

Regional

40 days after the reference period, except Q4, 30 days after the reference period [38]

30 days after the reference year

120 days after the reference year [39]

48Preparation of the Input-Output TablesPSABenchmark every five years; updates in between benchmark yearsNationalOne year after the release of the results of the PSA Census of Philippine Business and Industry [40] and its modules
49Compilation of External Accounts [41]BSP

Monthly

Quarterly

Semestral

Annual

National

 

 

30-45 days after the reference period
 a. Balance of Payments (BOP) Quarterly with monthly breakdownNational11 weeks after the reference quarter
 b. International Reserves MonthlyNationalOne week after the reference month (for preliminary data); Every 19th day of the month or working day nearest to the 19th if it falls on a weekend or holiday (for final data)
 c. External Debt QuarterlyNational11 weeks after the reference quarter
 d. External Debt Ratios Monthly (cumulative)National11 weeks after the reference month
 e. International Investment Position Quarterly with monthly breakdown [42]NationalWithin three months from end of the reference quarter [43]
 f. Data Template on International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity MonthlyNationalWithin one month after the reference month
50Preparation of the Food Balance SheetPSAAnnualNationalSix months after the reference year
51Seasonally Adjusted National Accounts [44]PSA

Quarterly

 

Annual

National

 

National [45]

40 days after the reference period, except Q4, to be released 30 days after the reference period  [46]

30 days after the reference year [47]

 IVStatistical Indicators    
52

Poverty Thresholds/Incidence

 

- Methodology

 

 

- Estimation

TWG on Income Statistics (PSA)

 

TWG on Income Statistics (PSA)

 

PSA

Every three years

National

(Urban/Rural)

Regional

(Urban/Rural)

Two years after the reference year
53Consumer Price IndexPSAMonthly

National

Regional

Provincial

Five days after the reference month
54Wholesale Price IndexPSAMonthlyLuzon, Visayas, Mindanao, from NCR [48]35 days after the reference month
55

Population Projections

 

- Methodology

 

 

- Estimation

TWG on Population Projections (PSA)

 

TWG on Population Projections (PSA)

 

PSA

After every census year

National

Regional

Provincial

City

Municipal

Urban/Rural

One year after the release of final population figures
56

Mortality Indicators

a. Infant Mortality Rate

b. Under five (5) Mortality Rate

c. Maternal Mortality Rate

 

- Methodology

 

- Estimation

TWG on Maternal and Child Mortality (PSA)

 

 

 

TWG on Maternal and Child Mortality (PSA)

 

PSA

Annual

National

Regional

Provincial

Selected Cities

One year after the release of final tables on births, deaths, etc.
57Literacy Rate

PSA

 

PSA

Every five years, FLEMMS

 

Every 10 years, CPH

National

Regional

National

Regional

Provincial

City

One year after the reference year

 

18 months after the reference year

58-59Seasonally Adjusted Palay/Rice Production and Prices [49]PSAQuarterlyNational40 days after the reference quarter [50]
60Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index [51]PSAMonthly

National

NCR

Areas Outside NCR [52]

Five days after the reference month
61Inflation Rate [53]PSAMonthly

National

Regional

Provincial

Five days after the reference month
62Value of Production Index (VaPI) [54]PSAMonthlyNational37 days after the reference month
63Volume of Production Index (VoPI) [55]PSAMonthlyNational37 days after the reference month
64Value of Net Sales Index (VaNSI) [56]PSAMonthlyNational37 days after the reference month
65Value of Net Sales Index (VoNSI) [57]PSAMonthlyNational37 days after the reference month
66Average Capacity Utilization Rate [58]PSAMonthlyNational37 days after the reference month
67Producer Price Index for Agriculture [59]PSAQuarterly

National

Regional except NCR

60 days after the reference quarter

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Discontinued Statistical Activities:

Censuses/Surveys

  1. Employment, Hours and Earnings Survey.    
    Included in the former BLES (now part of the PSA) Integrated Survey. Deleted from the SDS list in 1994 per PSA Board Resolution No. 01, s. 2017-026.    
     
  2. Annual Survey of Construction Projects of Local Government Units (LGUs).    
    Last conducted CY 2003. Data available at COA and DBM. Deleted from the SDS list in 2000 per PSA Board Resolution No. 01, s. 2017-071.     

Statistical Indicator

  1. Seasonally Adjusted Monetary Aggregates.    
    New designation in 1994 per PSA Board Resolution No. 1, s. 2017-029. Continually generated but data are for the BSP’s internal use. Deleted from the SDS list in 2012 per PSA Board Resolution No. 01, s. 2017-186.

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[1] Formerly Census of Establishments. Title changed in 2000 per PSA Board Resolution No. 01, s. 2017-070.

[2] Formerly Annual Survey of Establishments. Title changed in 2000 per PSA Board Resolution No. 01, s. 2017-070.

[3] Formerly Quarterly Survey of Establishments. Title changed in 2000 per PSA Board Resolution No.01, s. 2017-070.

[4] Formerly 45 days after the reference quarter. Schedule of data dissemination changed per PSA Board Resolution No. 09, s. 2018. Except for the QSPBI 4th Quarter, to be released 15 days after the reference quarter.

[5] Formerly Monthly Survey of Establishments – Manufacturing. Title changed in 2000 per PSA Board Resolution No. 01, s. 2017-070.

[6] Formerly 45 days after the reference month. Schedule of data dissemination changed per PSA Board Resolution No. 02, s. 2021.

[7] Formerly Survey of Retail Prices of Commodities for the Consumer Price Index –Agriculture –Non-Agriculture. Title changed per PSA Board Resolution No. 06, s. 2020.

[8] Formerly Rice and Corn Survey. Title changed to Palay and Corn Production Survey in 2009 per PSA Board Resolution No. 01, 2. 2017-152. The activity were split into Palay Production Survey and Corn Production Survey per PSA Board Resolution No. 02, s. 2021.

[9] Formerly Rice and Corn Survey. Title changed to Palay and Corn Production Survey in 2009 per PSA Board Resolution No. 01, 2. 2017-152. The activity were split into Palay Production Survey and Corn Production Survey per PSA Board Resolution No. 02, s. 2021

[10] Formerly Palay and Corn Stocks Survey. Title changed to Palay/Rice and Corn Stocks Survey in 2009 per PSA Board Resolution No. 01, s. 2017-152. Title changed to Rice and Corn Stocks Survey per PSA Board Resolution No. 02, s. 2021.

[11] Modified title to Rice and Corn Stocks Survey: Household per PSA Board Resolution No. 02, s. 2021.

[12] Modified title to Rice and Corn Stocks Survey: Commercial per PSA Board Resolution No. 02, s. 2021.

[13] Change of implementing agency from NFA to PSA per PSA Board Resolution No. 02, s. 2021.

[14] Formerly 15 days after the survey conduct (preliminary), 45 days after the survey conduct (final). Schedule of data dissemination changed in 2009 per PSA Board Resolution No. 01, s. 2017-152.

[15] Formerly Commercial Fish Catch Survey. Title changed per PSA Board Resolution No. 06, s. 2020.

[16] Formerly Monthly. Frequency of conduct changed per PSA Board Resolution No. 06, s. 2020.

[17] Formerly two months after the reference month. Schedule of data dissemination changed per PSA Board Resolution No. 06, s. 2020.

[18] Formerly Municipal Fish Catch Survey. Title changed per PSA Board Resolution No. 06, s. 2020.

[19] Formerly Marine – Every other day and Inland – Quarterly. Frequency of conduct changed per PSA Board Resolution No. 06, s. 2020.

[20] Formerly two months after the reference month (marine) and two months after the reference quarter (inland) to two months after the reference month (marine) and 45 days after the reference quarter (inland) in 2009 per PSA Board Resolution No. 01, s. 2017-152. Further changed to 45 days after the reference quarter (marine) per PSA Board Resolution No. 06, s. 2020.

[21] Formerly 30 days after the reference month for farmgate prices and 60 days after the reference month for prices paid by farmers. Schedule of data dissemination changed per PSA Board Resolution No. 06, s. 2020.

[22] Formerly semestral. Frequency of conduct changed in 1998 per PSA Board Resolution No. 01, s. 2017-060.

[23] Formerly annual. Frequency of conduct changed in 2009 for review after five years per PSA Board Resolution No. 01, s. 2017-152.

[24] Integrated from National Demographic Survey and National Health Survey.

[25] Identified key indicators produced in 2011 per PSA Board Resolution No. 01, s. 2017-173.

[26] Schedule of dissemination for new indicators in 2011 per PSA Board Resolution No. 01, s. 2017-173.

[27] Formerly Updating of Nutritional Status of Filipino Children. Title changed in 2011 per PSA Board Resolution No. 01, s. 2017-173.

[28] Formerly 45 days after the reference month. Schedule of data dissemination changed per PSA Board Resolution No. 02, s. 2021.

[29] Identified key indicators and expanded coverage in 2012 per PSA Board Resolution No. 01, s. 2017-186

[30] Formerly Monetary Authorities Survey in 2012 per PSA Board Resolution No. 01, s. 2017-186. Title changed per PSA Board Resolution No. 05, s. 2017.

[31] Formerly 45 days after the reference month in 2012 per PSA Board Resolution No. 01, s. 2017-186. Schedule of data dissemination changed per PSA Board Resolution No. 05, s. 2017.

[32] Formerly 75 days after the reference month in 2012 per PSA Board Resolution No. 01, s. 2017-186. Schedule of data dissemination changed per PSA Board Resolution No. 05, s. 2017.

[33] Formerly 45 days after the reference month in 2012 per PSA Board Resolution No. 01, s. 2017-186. Schedule of data dissemination changed per PSA Board Resolution No. 05, s. 2017.

[34] Formerly two months after the reference month in 2012 per PSA Board Resolution No. 01, s. 2017-186. Schedule of data dissemination changed per PSA Board Resolution No. 05, s. 2017.

[35] New designation per PSA Board Resolution No. 07, s. 2019.

[36] New designation per PSA Board Resolution No. 07, s. 2019.

[37] Formerly Estimation of the National Accounts. Title changed per PSA Board Resolution No. 09, 2. 2018.

[38] Formerly 60 days to 50 days after the reference period per PSA Board Resolution No. 05, s. 2017. Further changed from 50 days to 40 days after the reference period per PSA Board Resolution No. 09, s. 2018. Except for the National Accounts 4th Quarter, to be released 30 days after the reference period.

[39] Formerly six months to 125 days after the reference year per PSA Board Resolution No. 05, s. 2017. Further changed from 125 days to 120 days after the reference year per PSA Board Resolution No. 09, s. 2018.

[40] Formerly Census of Establishments. Title changed in 2000 per PSA Board Resolution No. 01, s. 2017-070.

[41] Formerly Compilation of the Balance of Payments Accounts. Title changed and identified key indicators in 2012 per PSA Board Resolution No. 01, s. 2017-186.

[42] Formerly annual in 2012 per PSA Board Resolution No. 01, s. 2017-186. Frequency of conduct changed per PSA Board Resolution No. 05, s. 2017.

[43] Formerly nine months after the reference year in 2012 per PSA Board Resolution No. 01, s. 2017-186. Schedule of data dissemination changed per PSA Board Resolution No. 05, s. 2017.

[44] New designation in 1994 per PSA Board Resolution No. 1, s. 2017-029.

[45] Formerly National and Regional. Geographic disaggregation changed per PSA Board Resolution No. 09, s. 2018.

[46] Formerly 60 days after the reference period. Schedule of data dissemination changed per PSA Board Resolution No. 09, s. 2018.  Except for the SANA 4th Quarter, to be released 30 days after the reference period.

[47] Formerly 30 days after the reference year for National and six months after the reference year for Regional. Schedule of data dissemination changed per PSA Board Resolution No. 09, s. 2018.

[48] Expansion of geographic coverage, inclusion of Cebu City and Davao City in addition to the National Capital Region, in 2003 per PSA Board Resolution No. 01, s. 2017-97.

[49] New designation in 1994 per PSA Board Resolution No. 01, s. 2017-029 as affirmed in 1997 by PSA Board Resolution No. 01, s. 2017-048. Seasonally Adjusted Palay Production and Seasonally Adjusted Palay Prices were modified into single title, Seasonally Adjusted Palay/Rice Production and Prices per PSA Board Resolution No. 02, s. 2021.

50 Schedule of release of 40 days after the reference quarter is maintained per PSA Board Resolution No. 02, s. 2021, after considering earlier schedule of release.

51 New designation in 1996 per PSA Board Resolution No. 01, s. 2017-045.

[52] Formerly Metro Manila, Areas Outside Metro Manila. Geographic disaggregation changed per PSA Board Resolution No. 06, s. 2020.

[53] New designation per PSA Board Resolution No. 06, s. 2020.

[54] New designation per PSA Board Resolution No. 02, s. 2021.

[55] New designation per PSA Board Resolution No. 02, s. 2021.

[56] New designation per PSA Board Resolution No. 02, s. 2021.

[57] New designation per PSA Board Resolution No. 02, s. 2021.

[58] New designation per PSA Board Resolution No. 02, s. 2021.

[59] New designation per PSA Board Resolution No. 02, s. 2021.