Inventory of Livestock

As of January 1, 2018, the total hog inventory in Davao Region inched up by 0.39 percent from the previous year’s level of 904,858 heads. About 84.0 percent or 757,297 heads were raised in backyard farms while the remaining 16.0 percent or 147,561 heads were in commercial farms. Inventory of goat in the region was estimated at 322,725 heads of which 99.0 percent were raised in the backyard farms while only 1.0 percent were in commercial farms. Meanwhile, total cattle population stood at 139,665 heads. This was 0.10 percent lower than last year. Out of the total stocks, around 96.0 percent were raised in backyard farms while 4.0 percent were in commercial farms. On the other hand, carabao in the region as of January 1, 2018, had a total count of 155,762 heads, a decrease of 2.96 percent compared to the 160,519 heads recorded last year. Majority of the carabao stocks were also raised in the backyard farms.

February 2018 inflation rate picked up by 4.6 percent, higher than the 4.1 percent growth in January 2018 and 3.9 percent during the same period a year ago. The uptrend resulted from the faster annual gain recorded in housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels at 5.7 percent and a double-digit annual increment in alcoholic beverages and tobacco at 12.6 percent. Moreover, an annual increases were also seen in food and non-alcoholic beverages (4.9%), transport (3.5%) and communication at 0.4 percent.

Davao Region started off this year with high inflation at 4.1 percent. Inflation in December 2017 was posted at 4.1 percent and in January 2017, 3.6 percent. The uptrend was primarily due to the higher annual increment of almost all of the commodities which include the following:

The reconstituted Regional Statistics Committee (RSC) XI held its first quarter meeting for the year on 01 February 2018 at the Conference Hall, NEDA-RDC XI Bldg., Davao City.

The organizational meeting primarily aimed to discuss the crafting of the Regional Statistical Development Plan of Davao Region for 2018-2023.Other agenda includes the presentation and approval of 2018 RSC XI agenda forecast, discussion and approval of the Core Regional Indicators System of Region XI, presentation of the 2015 Poverty

The Philippine Statistics Authority-Regional Statistical Services Office (PSA-RSSO) XI in coordination with Social Sector Statistics Service (SSSS) of PSA Central Office hosted the conduct of the Regional Indicators Assessment Workshop of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for Cluster 3, the Mindanao Group, on December 5-6, 2017 at the Grand Regal Hotel, Davao City with PSA XI as the host region. It was in line with the objective to cascade the initiatives that have been done on SDGs at the national to the subnational level, particularly Regions IX, X, XI, XII, Caraga and ARMM. The activity specifically aimed to: