The region’s total number of constructions decreased by 15.0 percent, from 1,238 constructions recorded in the 4th quarter of 2022 to 1,052 constructions in the 4th quarter of 2023
The Inflation Rate (IR) in Eastern Visayas slowed down to 3.7 percent in February 2024 from 3.8 percent in January 2024. This brings the region’s average IR from January to February 2024 at 3.7 percent...
The Inflation Rate (IR) in Eastern Visayas increased to 3.1 percent in August 2023 after registering deceleration for eight consecutive months. This brings the region’s average IR from January to August 2023 to 4.6 percent...
Palay production in Eastern Visayas went up by 5.8 percent in the 4th quarter of 2022, posted at 258,993 metric tons (MT) from the 244,690 MT in the 4th quarter of 2021. This is attributed to the 3.5 percent increase in area harvested for palay from…
Eastern Visayas’ fishery production in the 4th quarter of 2022 was recorded at 24,279 metric tons (MT), lower by -17.66 percent compared with the 29,488 MT production the same quarter a year ago. This was brought about by the decreases in the…
A total of 55,999 live births was registered in Eastern Visayas in 2021, which is equivalent to a crude birth rate (CBR) of 12.25 or 12 births per thousand population. On the average, there were about 153 registered babies born daily or 6 babies…
The Inflation Rate (IR) in Eastern Visayas decelerated further to 5.9 percent in March 2023, from 6.3 percent inflation in February 2023. The regional IR, however, was lower than the 7.6 percent national IR in March 2023. With this month’s IR, the…
The 2021 Pilot Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS) Data Turnover Ceremony marks a significant milestone for the City of Baybay according to Minerva Eloisa P. Esquivias, Officer-in-Charge Deputy National Statistician. The ceremony was conducted…
Eastern Visayas’ economy expanded by 6.8 percent in 2022, from a 6.0 percent growth in 2021. The economic growth was driven by the positive performance of the Industry and Services sectors. The main contributors to the 2022 economic growth were…
The Philippine Statistics Authority – Regional Statistical Services Office VIII (PSA - RSSO 8) will conduct the 2022 Census of Agriculture and Fisheries (CAF) for Non-Household as a rider to the 2023 Updating of the List of Establishments (ULE) on…
The Philippine Statistics Authority Regional Statistical Services Office VIII (PSA-RSSO VIII) is launching the School-Based PhilSys Step 2 Registration in Tacloban City on 02-31 May 2023.
The Inflation Rate (IR) in Eastern Visayas decelerated further to 4.7 percent in April 2023, the lowest since January 2022 (Table 2). The regional IR was lower than the 6.6 percent national IR in April 2023. The region’s average IR from January to…
Eastern Visayas registered a Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR) of 63.7 percent in January 2023. This placed the region’s labor force at 2.08 million persons who were either employed or unemployed out of the estimated 3.26 million population 15…
The region’s employment rate in January 2023 decreased to 96.2 percent, from 97.0 percent in October 2022. The 96.2 percent employment rate translates to about 2.00 million employed persons out of the 2.08 million persons in the labor force in…
The total trade in goods in Eastern Visayas surged to USD 650.31 million in March 2023. This indicated an annual increase of 154.17 percent from the USD 255.85 million total trade in March 2022.
An average of 95 Deaths registered per Day
In 2021, a total of 34,927 deaths were registered in Eastern Visayas, an increase of 37.0 percent from 25,492 in 2020. This corresponds to an average of 95 deaths per day, which translates to 4 deaths…