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…in 2002, Western Visayas attained an impressive growth of 5.0 percent, making it the fifth largest contributor to the total GDP of the country? 

     The economic performance of Western Visayas was marked by significant improvement as it posted a 5.0 percent growth, higher by 1.4 percentage points from its 2001 growth of 3.6 percent.  The result of the 2002 Gross Regional Domestic Product released by the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) revealed that Western Visayas was the fifth largest contributor to the total GDP of the country. 

     The Service Sector, accounting for 45.1 percent of the region’s economy, surpassed its performance a year ago as it registered a 7.3 percent growth. Trade, contributing the largest share of 21.5 percent to the total growth of the sector, accelerated to 8.7 percent, higher by 5.0 percentage points over its 2001 growth.  Transport, Communication and Storage (TCS), on the other hand, posted a double digit growth of 12.2 percent. The notable increase can be attributed to the expansion in land transport and increased volume of export and domestic cargo both in air and water.

     Meanwhile the Industry Sector, which accounts for 25.8 percent of the total region’s economy accelerated to 4.3 percent from its 1.6 percent growth in 2001.  The improvement of the Industry Sector was brought about by the good performance of Manufacturing, the major player of the sector contributing 61.5 percent to the total industry, and the more than doubled Electricity & Water’s growth of 4.6 percent. Construction also improved by 3.0 percent growth in the same year. Mining and Quarrying rebounded from its negative growth of 9.0 percent in 2001 to a positive 1.9 percent expansion in 2002.

      Agriculture, Fishery and Forestry (AFF), which contributed 29.1 percent of the regional economy, grew by 2.2 percent. Crop production boosted the region’s economy, except for banana, which posted a negative growth. All major crops had positive growths as favored by climatic conditions and absences of pests and diseases. However, Livestock and Poultry, which accounted for 19.1 percent of the total Agri. Sector, posted a negative growth of 36.6 percent.  Aquaculture, on the other hand, covered up the slump in commercial and municipal fishing.    

• property damages caused by blaze down by 23% in 2002?
• Western Visayas attained a modest economic growth of 2.7 percent in 2001. 
• Western Visayas is the 4th largest contributor to the country's total economic production
• coconut production in Western Visayas is on the rebound after a three year slump
• sugar remains to be the top foreign export commodity of Western Visayas
• in 1999, 9 babies were born every hour in Region 6
• in 1999, 40 % of the fires in Region 6 was caused by faulty electrical wirings.
• economic growth of Western Visayas was 3rd highest among Regions in 1999 
• in 1999,  cases of Women in Especially Difficult Circumstances served by DSWD RO 6 fell by 72.8 percent

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