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As the overall coordinator of the Philippine Statistical System, the NSCB prepares and disseminates statistical publications containing official statistics produced by the different agencies in government and some institutions from the private sector.

These publications serve as integrating instruments for the wealth of data available in the country and  vehicles for wider dissemination of data.

The following are some of the NSCB publications which can be ordered from the bookshoppe of the National Statistical Information Center (NSIC).

The Philippine Statistical Yearbook (PSY) 2005 is a compilation of major economic and social statistical information produced by government agencies, as well as data from international organizations. It is a convenient statistical reference for those engaged in corporate planning, market forecasting, research, and technical studies. Data are available on the national level with some subnational breakdowns and grouped in 15 economic and social sectors.

The Economic Indicators (EI) is a monthly publication which presents the latest available monthly statistical indicators of the levels and trends of the country's economic activities and performance to meet the needs of policy and decision makers and other researchers. The indicators are presented in a moving thirteen-month time series to guide data users towards a more meaningful analysis of economic behavior and events.

The Davao Region Statistical Yearbook (DRSY) CD-ROM Version 2004 is a comprehensive compilation of major economic and social statistical information about Davao Region, its people and environment and selected regions of the Mindanao produced by various government agencies,  non-governmental organizations and some private institutions for planners, decision-makers, researchers and other users to guide them in the formulation of plans, programs and policies and analytical studies.

The National Accounts of the Philippines (NAP) presents measures of the aggregate sum of factor incomes/payments arising from the production activities of the country as well as the flows from production to consumption, accumulation and foreign trade useful to planners and policy makers from all sectors in economic analysis, decision-making and policy formulation.

The Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) presents the aggregate of gross value added (GVA) of all resident producing units in the region. It is very useful in assessing the economic performance of the regions in the country which can provide tools for sound policy, planning and decision making.

The Gross Regional Domestic Expenditure (GRDE) presents the expenditure of residents of the region in the domestic territory plus their expenditures in other regions including the rest of the world. This is intended to complement the current series of the Gross Regional Domestic Product

The Philippine Provincial Poverty Statistics provides important poverty information such as the food and poverty thresholds and the subsistence and poverty incidence rates. It also contains other useful poverty-related statistics like the income gap, the poverty gap, and the severity of poverty. It discusses poverty incidence alongside the human development index as well as the concentration of poverty compared with population and the country’s gross domestic product (GDP).

The Human Development Index (HDI) 2000 presents a summary that reflects the most important dimensions of human development: the state of health; the level of knowledge and skills; and the livelihood and standard of living. 

The Philippine Standard Occupational Classification (PSOC) Update 2003 is a statistical classification of the different occupation groups of the working population. It serves as a guide for various users, particularly those responsible for job placement and recruitment services, vocational training and guidance, immigration purposes, and related activities. 

The Philippine Standard Industrial Classification (PSIC) As Amended 2004 is a statistical classification of all economic activities, designed as a guide and a comprehensive framework for securing uniformity and comparability of statistics that are collected, processed and analyzed by various data users on both government and private sectors, including those involved in statistics and research activities. 

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