Economic Growth, First Quarter 2002
(In Percent)

Other Economic and Social Indicators

Indicator

2002 Q1

2001 Q1

Indicator

Latest

Previous

% Change

GNP

4.9

3.4

2002 Q1

2001 Q1

GDP

3.8

2.9

Foreign Trade
(In Billion US$)

15.192

15.836

-4.1%

Earnings from Abroad

22.5

11.7

Exports
(In Billion US$)

8.108

8.564

-5.3%

Agriculture, Fishery, Forestry

4.4

3.5

Imports
(In Billion US$)

7.084

7.272

-2.6%

  Agriculture & Fishery

4.4

3.2

Balance of Trade (In Billion US$)

1.024

1.292

-20.7%

  Forestry

4.9

83.9

New Investments
(In Billion Pesos)

8.533

41.444

-79.4%

Industry

1.9

1.6

Money Supply
(In Billion Pesos)

389.816

370.066

5.3%

  Mining & Quarrying

35.8

-13.8

Peso Per US$

50.505 (June 02)

48.467
(June 01)

-4.2%

  Manufacturing

2.0

3.4

Stock Index

1156.5  (June-02)1

1410.7  (June-01)

-18%

  Construction

1.5

-4.0

Inflation Rate

3.6%
(Apr-02)

6.7%
(Apr-01)

  Electricity, Gas and Water

-8.8

4.0

Visitor Arrivals

166,201 (Apr-02)

177,294 (Apr-01)

-6.3%

Services

4.8

4.2

Population (million)

76.499 (May-00)

68.617 (Sept-95)

11.5%

  Transport, Comm., Storage

9.7

10.3

Life Expectancy (in years)

66.93 (2002)

66.63 (2001)

  Trade

5.3

5.6

Poverty Incidence
(% of families)

33.7
(2000)

31.8
(1997)

  Finance

-0.7

0.7

Literacy Rate

93.9
(1994)

89.9
(1997)

  Dwellings & Real Estate

3.0

-2.7

  Private Services

5.0

4.8

  Government Services

3.4

2.0

Personal Consumption

3.4

3.5

Government Consumption

-0.1

3.0

Capital Formation

-1.3

5.0