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Fourth Quarter 2008
Gross National Product & Gross Domestic Product

Sources of Revision
as of January 2009

Revisions in Q3 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, third quarter GDP growth was revised upward by 0.4 percentage point from 4.6 percent to 5.0 percent while GNP growth was revised upward by 0.1 percentage point from 6.5 percent to 6.6 percent.

 

Expenditure Accounts

Q3 2007 - 2008
Growth Rates
As of November 2008 As of January 2009 Change Reasons  for revisions
1. Personal Consumption Expenditure
         
Current        
Q3 17.8 17.3 -0.5  
Constant       Availability of updated data on retail trade, production and foreign trade
Q3 4.6 4.4 -0.2
         
2. Government  Consumption Expenditure
         
Current        
Q3 18.3 19.5 1.2  
Constant       Updated actual disbursement.
Q3 12.5 13.4 0.9  
         
3. Capital Formation
         
Current        
Q3 21.3 24.4 3.1  
Constant        
Q3 4.8 7.6 2.8  
         
   A. Fixed Capital
         
Current        
Q3 21.6 21.2 -0.4  
Constant        
Q3 7.5 7.0 -0.5  
         
     1. Construction
         
Current        
Q3 32.4 29.6 -2.7 Updated Building Permits and QSPBI from NSO.
Constant        
Q3 15.8 14.0 -1.8  
         
     2. Durable Equipment
         
Current        
Q3 3.4 6.3 2.9 Updated imports data (FTS)
Constant       Revisions in Manufacturing sector estimates
Q3 0.0 0.9 0.9  
         
     3. Breeding Stocks & Orchard Dev't
         
Current        
Q3 48.2 46.7 -1.5  
Constant       Due to revised/updated data from BAS, FMB, & NSO.
Q3 -0.8 -0.9 -0.1  
         
     B. Change in  Stocks 
         
Current        
Q3 2,400 10,572 8,172  
Constant       Due to updated FTS, updated SRA data, QSPBI 90 days, updated MISSI.
Q3 -643 1,238 1,882  
         
4. Exports
         
Current        
Q3 6.9 6.0 -0.9  
Constant        
Q3 4.7 4.1 -0.7  
         
   A. Total Mdse Exports
         
Current        
Q3 4.7 4.7 0.0  
Constant        
Q3 4.8 4.8 0.0  
         
   B. Non-Factor Services
         
Current        
Q3 15.9 11.5 -4.4 Updated tourist receipts data from DOT
Constant       Revised BOP data from BSP.
Q3 4.6 0.7 -3.9 Updated/revised FTS data from NSO.
         
5. Imports
         
Current        
Q3 10.8 9.4 -1.4  
Constant        
Q3 5.1 2.9 -2.2  
         
   A. Total Mdse Imports
         
Current        
Q3 8.7 8.1 -0.6  
Constant       Availability of Sept. 2008 imports data.
Q3 2.4 1.1 -1.3  
         
   B. Non-Factor Services
         
Current        
Q3 46.4 30.6 -15.8  
Constant       Revised BOP data for Q3 2008
Q3 46.0 30.2 -15.8  
         
6. NFIA
         
Current        
Q3 39.8 37.3 -2.5  
Constant       Revised BOP & POEA data for Q3 2008.
Q3 24.7 22.6 -2.1  
         

 

Production Accounts

Q3 2007 - 2008
Growth Rates
As of November 2008 As of January 2009 Change Reasons  for revisions
1. Agriculture, Fishery, Forestry
         
current        
Q3 20.7 20.0 -0.7  
  constant       Updated/revised data of Q3 from BAS, SRA and FMB
Q3 2.5 2.5 -0.1  
         
2. Industry
         
current        
Q3 17.8 18.0 0.2  
  constant        
Q3 7.1 7.4 0.4  
         
   a. Mining and Quarrying
         
current        
Q3 13.8 13.5 -0.3  
  constant       Updated DOE data Crude Oil and Coal production.
Q3 -4.1 -4.3 -0.3  
         
   b. Manufacturing        
         
current       Updated QSPBI data from NSO.
Q3 17.8 18.9 1.0 Updated/Revised MISSI data NSO
  constant       Combining QSPBI data with DOE data on production for petroleum subsector.
Q3 4.7 5.5 0.8 Updated PPI data from NSO.
         
   c. Construction        
         
current        
Q3 32.7 30.0 -2.7  
  constant       Updated Building Permits from NSO
Q3 21.3 20.0 -1.3 Updated QSPBI data from NSO
         
   d. Electricity, Gas, Water        
         
current        
Q3 0.4 -0.5 -0.9 Updated QSPBI data from NSO
  constant       Availability of the Q3 2008 data from MWCI
Q3 9.7 9.3 -0.5  
           
3. Services        
         
current        
Q3 12.3 13.0 0.7  
  constant        
Q3 3.7 4.2 0.4  
         
   a. Transport., Comm., Storage        
         
current        
Q3 5.1 6.9 1.8  
  constant       Updated QSPBI data from NSO 
Q3 1.5 2.9 1.4 Updated DOTC & F/S data from PSE
         
   b. Trade        
         
current        
Q3 16.3 16.2 -0.1  
  constant       Updated QSPBI from NSO
Q3 4.2 4.1 -0.1  
         
   c. Finance        
         
current        
  13.7 14.2 0.5  
  constant       Updated QSPBI from NSO
Q3 1.3 1.8 0.5  
         
   d. O. Dwellings & R. Estate        
         
current        
Q3 12.4 12.5 0.1  
  constant       Updated QSPBI from NSO
Q3 6.6 6.7 0.1  
         
   e. Private Services        
         
current        
Q3 12.0 12.9 0.9  
  constant       Updated QSPBI from NSO
Q3 5.2 5.5 0.3  
         
   f. Government Services        
         
current       Updated disbursement data from DBM
Q3 10.5 12.0 1.5  
  constant        
Q3 3.3 4.8 1.5
         
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT        
         
current        
Q3 15.2 15.6 0.4  
  constant        
Q3 4.6 5.0 0.3  
         
GROSS NATIONAL  PRODUCT        
         
current        
Q3 17.3 17.5 0.1  
  constant        
Q3 6.5 6.6 0.1  
         

 

 

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