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Second Quarter 2008
Gross National Product & Gross Domestic Product

Sources of Revision
as of August 2008

Revisions in Q1 2008 GDP/GNP estimates

Based on the Revision Policy approved by the NSCB Executive Board and consistent with the international practice on the revision of National Accounts, GDP growth estimate for the first quarter of 2008 was revised downward from 5.2 percent to 4.7 percent while GNP growth was also revised downward from 7.3 percent to 5.8 percent

Expenditure Accounts

Q1  2008
Growth Rates
2007-2008 Reasons  for revisions
As of
May 2008
As of
August 2008
Change
1. Personal Consumption Expenditure
Current        
Q1 10.8 11.1 0.3  
Constant       Revised Q1 2008 GVA's of production sectors. Updated Q1 2008 QSPBI. Revised March imports data from NSO.
Q1 5.1 5.2 0.1
         
2. Government  Consumption Expenditure
Current       Updated 2008 quarterly disbursements from DBM.
Q1 4.4 4.8 1.4
Constant      
Q1 -1.0 1.9 2.9
         
3. Capital Formation
Current        
Q1 7.2 4.5 -2.7  
Constant        
Q1 7.3 4.0 0.8  
         
   A. Fixed Capital        
Current        
Q1 7.1 4.2 -3.0  
Constant        
Q1 6.6 2.9 -3.7  
         
     1. Construction        
Current      

Updated data in DBM disbursements

Updated data in QSPBI

Updated data in Building Permits

Q1 7.2 1.2 -6.0
Constant      
Q1 6.1 -3.1 -9.2
         
     2. Durable Equipment        
current      

Revised March 2008 Imports and Exports data

Revised Q1 2008 GVA of Manufacturing

 

Q1 7.7 8.2 0.5
  constant      
Q1 8.2 8.6 0.5
         
     3. Breeding Stocks &
         Orchard Dev't
       
current       Due to revised BAS and FMB data
Q1 3.7 3.2 -0.5
  constant      
Q1 -1.5 -2.0 -0.5
         
     B. Change in  Stocks         
current       Due to availability of 90 day QSPBI data & revised value of production; Updated data for BAS on rice inventory; Updated DOE data on prices; & inventory data of petroleum products and updated from DOF.
Q1 10,902           11,271 369.3
  constant      
Q1         2,094              2,245 150.4
         
4. Exports
current       Updated FTS and BOP data
Q1 -11.5 -6.3 5.2
  constant      
Q1 -11.1 -6.1 5.0
         
   A. Total Mdse Exports        
current       Updated FTS  data on exports.
Q1 -12.7 -12.6 0.1
  constant      
Q1 -11.1 -11.0 0.1
         
   B. Non-Factor Services        
current        
Q1 -6.1 22.0 28.1 Updated FTS and revised BOP data
  constant        
Q1 -11.1 14.8 25.9  
         
5. Imports
current        
Q1 1.7 2.3 0.6  
  constant        
Q1 -6.6 -5.8 0.8  
         
   A. Total Mdse Imports        
current       Due to revised March 2008 merchandise imports data from NSO
Q1 3.0 3.1 0.1
  constant      
Q1 -7.4 -7.3 0.1
         
   B. Non-Factor Services        
current       Due to revised  PTA data
Q1 -13.7 -6.0 7.8
  constant      
Q1 3.0 12.3 9.3
         
6. NFIA
current       Updated data from POEA  on deployment and BSP on BOP.
Q1 36.0 23.7 23.7
  constant      
Q1 30.3 11.3 18.3
         

 

Production Accounts

Q1  2008
Growth Rates
2007-2008 Reasons  for revisions
As of
May 2008
As of
August 2008
Change
1. Agriculture, Fishery, Forestry
current        
Q1 17.2 15.4 -1.7

Availability of the updated price and volume of production of BAS.

Revised data on the volume of production for coconut, sugarcane, poultry and fishery.

  constant      
Q1 3.0 2.7 -0.3
         
2. Industry        
current        
Q1 6.6 5.7 -0.9  
  constant        
Q1 3.9 3.0 -1.0  
         
   a. Mining and Quarrying        
current       Updated data from MGB, DOE and NSO
Q1 -0.9 1.3 2.2
  constant      
Q1 13.4 14.1 0.7
         
   b. Manufacturing        
current       Updated value of production from MISSI, Updated Producer Price Index (PPI) trends.
Q1 7.6 7.3 -0.2
  constant      
Q1 2.3 2.4 0.1
         
   c. Construction        
current      

Updated data in DBM disbursement

Updated data in QSPBI

Updated data in Building Permits

 

Q1 6.6 0.9 -5.7
  constant      
Q1 4.5 -3.4 -7.9
         
   d. Electricity, Gas, Water        
current       Updated QSPBI, revised Q1 2008 billed  value for MWSI.
Q1 4.3 3.6 -0.7
constant      
Q1 10.4 9.5 -0.9
         
3. Services        
current 11.1 10.1 -1.0  
Q1        
  constant        
Q1 6.9 6.6 -0.3  
         
   a. Transport., Comm., Storage        
current        
Q1 8.2 7.0 -1.2

Updated  QSPBI data.

Availability of PNR data, FS and complete CAB data

  constant      
Q1 6.7 5.6 -1.1
         
   b. Trade        
current       Updated QSPBI data and availability of FS
Q1 12.5 11.7 -0.7
  constant      
Q1 6.8 5.8 -1.1
         
   c. Finance        
current        
Q1 19.1 18.4 -0.7 Updated QSPBI data and availability of FS
  constant        
Q1 12.9 12.2 -0.6  
         
   d. O. Dwellings & R. Estate        
current       Updated QSPBI and NDCC data
Q1 8.5 9.6 1.1
  constant      
Q1 5.8 7.3 1.4
         
   e. Private Services        
current        
Q1 9.8 9.9 0.1 Updated QSPBI  data
  constant        
Q1 5.1 5.7 0.6  
         
   f. Government Services        
current       Updated DBM data on personal services.
Q1 9.9 4.0 -5.9
  constant      
Q1 3.5 4.0 0.5
         
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
current        
Q1 10.5 9.4 -1.1  
  constant        
Q1 5.2 4.7 -0.5  
         
GROSS NATIONAL  PRODUCT
current        
Q1 12.5 10.6 -2.0  
  constant        
Q1 7.3 5.8 -1.5  

 

 

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