NSO holds forum on 2008 ASPBI, SICT survey

by LS Macatangay

Naga City (16 August) — The manufacturing industry has topped the 2008 annual survey with the most number of establishments opened in the Bicol region totaling to some 42 company or business institutions for 2008, followed by electricity, gas and water with 31 and construction with 7 establishments opened, according to a regional official of the National Statistics Office (NSO) in Bicol.

In the Regional Data Dissemination Seminar held August 12 here, Cynthia L. Perdiz, officer in charge of NSO Bicol, noted that the results were based from the economy- wide results of the 2008 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI) and 2008 Survey on Information and Communication Technology.

Other results of the survey showed, construction sector had the highest average number of employees with 4,564 total employment edging electricity, gas and water utilities in 2006 which only employs 3, 595 personnel last 2008 yet it still ranked first in terms of average monthly compensation of 953,116.00.

On the other hand, wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles were considered as the most labor productive industries in terms of revenue per worker while real estate, renting and business activities also leads the list in Bicol in terms of value added per worker.

The survey results also divulged that real estate, renting and business activities here in Bicol had the highest average revenue per establishment, highest average profit per establishment and had the highest profit margin this 2008.

Administrator and Civil Registrar General Carmelita N. Ericta of NSO, who personally came to Bicol to grace the occasion, meanwhile said that the economic indicators will be very useful, especially for business establishments.

She also took pride in the exemplary performance of various NSO offices here in the region.

“I would like to congratulate our field officers, especially our NSO Provincial Statistics officers here in the Bicol region for receiving a 97 per cent response rate coming from our respondents. Their dedication and perseverance will eventually lead us to the realization of our vision to be recognized as a world-class provider of statistical and civil registration products and services,” remarked Ericta.

NSO Camarines Sur Provincial Statistics Officer Clemente Manaog, also enjoined other respondents to continue supporting their agency by accommodating their enumerators and providing them with the correct data that they need.

“This activity is also our way of extending our gratitude to our respondents, who is also our partners in successfully providing us with the complete picture of our province in terms of economy, employment and also the number of population, which is very vital in the formulation of laws and programs for the welfare of our people.”

NSO is the major statistical agency responsible in collecting, compiling, classifying, producing, publishing and disseminating general-purpose statistics as provided for in Commonwealth Act (CA) No. 591. (PIA CamSur)