| GRDP Growth (2007) |
7.2% |
| Poverty Incidence of Families (2006) |
25.8% |
| Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold (2006) |
P16,810 |
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Inflation Rate (2000=100, MAY 2009) |
2.7% |
| CPI (2000=100, MAY 2009) |
158.6 |
| Employment Rate (JAN 2009) |
95.7% |
| Population (2007 CENSUS) |
1,520,743 |
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Geo-political Subdivisions (AS OF 8 AUG
2007) |
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1st Quarter
2009:
Regional
Provincial
Baguio City
[POSTED 30 Jan 2009]
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Did you know that 6 out of 10 college graduates in CAR are women? |
CAR inflation slows down to 2.7% in May 2009 
The year-on-year headline inflation rate of the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) decelerated to 2.7 percent in May 2009 from 4.9 percent in April this year. Food, Beverages and Tobacco, which comprise bulk of the region's consumer basket, fell by a hefty 3.0 percentage points last month, causing the drop in the overall level. (Read more...)
[POSTED 09 JUNE 2009]
STATWATCH
The first quarter 2009 NSCB-CAR StatWatch for the region, provinces and the City of Baguio are now available!
Regional StatWatch 
Provincial StatWatch
Baguio City StatWatch
[POSTED 24 APRIL 2009]
Unemployment Rate in CAR rises to 4.3% in January 2009
Results from the latest Labor Force Survey of the National Statistics Office reveal that the unemployment rate in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) accelerated to 4.3 percent in January 2009 from 4.0 percent in January 2008. The percentage of underemployed or those who have jobs but want to work more was pegged at 18.3 percent in January 2009. (Read more...)
[POSTED 13 APR 2009]
Regional Advance Release Calendar (ARC) is now online
The consolidated calendar of releases of statistical outputs of 22 regional line agencies and 3 local government units are now available. The ARC is a mechanism aimed at promoting transparency, timeliness and accessibility of government information by providing advance information to the public as to what and when official statistics will become available. (Read more...)
[POSTED 26 MAR 2009]
FACTSHEET
One out of four women workers in CAR self-employed
in 2007
Based on the 2007 October round of the Labor Force Survey of the National Statistics Office, 63,000 or nearly one-fourth (23.3%) of the total women workers in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) were self-employed. Women employers comprised 2,000 or 0.7 percent of total employed women (see Figure 1). Women who are either self-employed or employers are classified as “own account workers.” Unpaid family workers, which comprise 38.5 percent of the total, made up the bulk of women workers in CAR in 2007. Wage and salary workers were not far behind with a share of 37.4 percent during the same period. (Read more...)
[POSTED 18 MAR 2009]
NEW RELEASE
CAR MDG Watch 2008 update
The NSCB-CAR compiles the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) indicators and prepares the CAR MDG Watch as part of the agency's commitment to monitor the MDGs and the progress the region has attained. The MDGs are a set of time-bound and measurable goals and targets for combating poverty, hunger, diseases, illiteracy, environmental degradation and discrimination against women. It consists of 8 goals, 18 targets and 48 indicators, covering the period 1990 to 2015. The MDG Watch presents the latest available MDG statistics and the pace of progress for each of the goals/indicators. [POSTED 22 Dec 2008]
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The Municipality of Kabayan in Benguet Province is the fifth municipality to be featured in the NSCB-CAR web site. Rediscover the municipality that is home to the famous Kabayan Mummies and endowed with captivating natural and rugged beauty. [POSTED 3 DEC 2008] |
MAR 09: 1 out of 4 women workers in CAR self-employed in 2007
DEC 08: Gold reserves in Cordillera decline
between 1998 and 2005
