As the overall coordinator of the Philippine Statistical System, the NSCB prepares and disseminates statistical publications containing official statistics produced by the various government statistical agencies.

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

1999 Philippine Statistical Yearbook (PSY)

The Philippine Statistical Yearbook (PSY) is a compilation of major economic and social statistical information produced by various 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 regional breakdowns and grouped in 19 economic and social sectors. An added component is a section on some selected economic and social indicators of selected countries of the world.

National Accounts of the Philippines
and Gross Regional Domestic Product/Expenditure

The National Accounts presents measures of the aggregate or sum of factor incomes/payments arising from the production activities of the country. It presents the total final goods and services produced in a given period and as such records the contribution of the various economic sectors to the performance of the economy.  The National Accounts also records the flows from production to consumption, accumulation, and foreign trade.

Philippine National Accounts Series, Base Year: 1985

The Link Series presents the Philippine National Accounts at base year 1985. It incorporates the revisions in scope, coverage, and methodologies in estimating the parameters in the accounts. Such revisions were made to make the accounts more meaningful and more sensitive to the changing Philippine economy.

Volume 1 of the Link Series presents the accounts at the aggregate national level with the corresponding sectoral breakdowns. Volume 2, on the hand, shows the quarterly movements/trends of the different economic sectors

Quarterly Economic Indices of the Philippines

The Quarterly Economic Indices (QEI) of the Philippines intends to provide measures of growth in production, gross revenue, employment and compensation in the eight major sectors of the economy. Specifically, these indicators were developed to guide users for a more meaningful economic analysis of current economic behavior and events. It is also used as deflators to express a current value in real terms, as bases for wage formulation and for forecasting and projections. The sectoral indices are compiled using 1978 as base year.

1995-1997 Food Balance Sheet (FBS) of the Philippines

The Food Balance Sheet (FBS) of the Philippines provides quantitative estimates on national food supply and utilization which when matched with the standard nutritional requirements of the people  would show sufficiency of the food supply.  It also shows the trend in food production and the changes that may have taken place in the type of food consumed.

The FBS estimate is comprised of two major components: a) total domestic supply; and b) total domestic utilzation.  Total domestic supply consists of the total quantity of foodstuff produced in the country, whether vegetable origin or animal origin, plus the total quantity imported less the total quantity exported, and adjusted by the change in stocks.  On the other hand, the total domestic utilization consists of utilization of food for individual use, for further processing (food and non-food), and other non-food utilization such as feeds for animals, seeds, and losses due to wastage of all kinds.

The FBS is being released annually overing a three-year period.  It is readily available in publication form and in diskette form upon request.

1993-1995 Economic and Social Indicators (ESI)

The Economic and Social Indicators (ESI) contains the Economic and Social Impact Analysis (ESIA) Indicator System developed the NSCB to strengthen the planning system by providing the means by which economic progress and social change could be monitored and measured more effectively. Specifically, the indicator system seeks to monitor the achievement of economic and social development goals set forth in the Medium and Long-Term Development Plans.

This edition is the tenth of a series of the ESI since its initial release in 1980. However, this issue is the first of a series based on the revised framework that is consistent with the Medium-Term Philippine Development Plan 1993-1998. In this publication, more than a hundred indicators grouped into four development goals/areas of concern are included in the publication. In addition, deifinitions of terms and technical notes are discussed in the appendices

Women and Men in the Philippines: A Statistical Handbook  (Latest:  1999)

This handbook on Women and Men is an attempt to present statistics in a user-friendly, interesting and easy to understand way through simple tables and charts accompanied by brief analyses and short explanatory texts. This handbook contains identified gender concerns, statistical tables and other information covering ten areas of concerns needed to analyze these concerns were collected, analyzed and consolidated into a statistical booklet.

This handbook hopes to provide information to planners, researchers and other users to guide them in advocacy work and in the formulation of plans, programs, and policies for the advancement of women..

Economic Indicators (EI) (Latest:  October 1999)

The Economic Indicators 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. 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.

Regional Social and Economic Trends (RSET) (Latest:  1998 RSET)

The RSET is an annual compendium of time-series social and economic data at the subnational level. It is available for Regions I, V,VI, VIII, IX and XII. On the other hand, Region XI has the Southern Mindanao Statistical Yearbook (SMSY) the format of which is similar to the RSET.

Graphics and illustrations are included to highlight significant indicators.

Definition of Terms Used in the RSET

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