The headline inflation in Davao del Sur decreased by 0.5 percentage point having 9.4 percent in February 2023, from 9.9 percent in January 2023. This inflation rate is 4.1 percentage points higher than the inflation rate on February 2022 posted at 5.3 percent. The average inflation for the year’s first two months stood at 9.6 percent. (Table A and Figure 1). The decrease in Davao del Sur’s inflation rate was mainly brought about by the decrease in the index of Transport to 5.0 percent from 10.1 percent in the previous month. It shares 58.1 percent which is the highest share in the inflation trend. Next to that is the decrease in the inflation rate of Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages to 12.9 percent from 13.4 percent in the previous month. It contributes 35.1 percent, the second share in the inflation trend. Furthermore, the inflation rate of Health declined to 4.1 percent from 4.7 percent in the previous month. It contributes the third highest share in the inflation trend with 2.2 percent.

In February 2023, the inflation rate in Davao City was once again at its highest since January 2019, currently at 10.9 percent, surpassing the highest rate in 2022 at 10.4 percent (October 2022). The rate in February 2023 was 1.3 percent higher than the recorded rate in January 2022 at only about 9.6 percent and 6.3 percent higher than the rate of the same month in 2022 at 4.6 percent. (Table A and Figure 1).The higher inflation rate recorded in February 2023 was mainly brought about by the increase in the index of the commodity groups; (1) Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas, and Other Fuels at 11.0 percent with 50.0 percent share to the inflation trend, (2) Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages at 10.7 percent with 24.3 percent share and (3) Restaurants and Accommodation Services at 13.0 percent with 22.2 percent share.

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) – Provincial Statistical Office of Davao del Sur announces the conduct of the 33rd Civil Registration Month Closing Ceremony with the theme, “PSA@10: Providing Efficient and Effective Civil Registration and Vital Statistics through Digital Transformation” on 28 February 2023 (Tuesday) at 9:30 AM through a face-to-face conference held at 3rd Floor JM Agro-Industrial Corporation Building, Gov. Sales St., Davao City. The hashtag to be used for the event are #DavaoSur33rdCRM, #Davao33rdCivilRegMonth, and #DavaoCityCivilRegMonth. The event will be hosted by COSW-Statistical Analyst Kathrina S. Amonince.

The City of Davao had a total population of 1,776,949 individuals based on the 2020 Census of Population and Housing or 2020 CPH. Comprising 99.7 percent of this total was the household population, which were 1,770,988 individuals. Of the 1.77 million household population in 2020, 50.7 percent or 897.46 thousand individuals were male and 49.3 percent or 873.52 thousand individuals were female. Categorically by age group, 526.16 thousand (29.7%) were young dependents or individuals under 15 years old while 1.16 million (65.48%) were the working-age group (15 to 64 years old) or the economically-active population. The remaining 85.25 thousand (4.8%) were old dependents or individuals 65 years old and over. Individuals aged 0 to 14 years old, 15 to 64 years old, and 65 years old and over accounted for 30.5, 65.4, and 4.0 percent, respectively, of the household population of Davao City in 2015. (Figure 1).

The headline inflation in Davao del Sur increased by 0.1 percentage point having 9.9 percent in January 2023, from 9.8 percent in December 2022. This inflation rate is 4.4 percentage points higher than the inflation rate on January 2022 posted at 5.5 percent. The average inflation for the current year stood at 9.9 percent, the inflation rate of the first month of the year. (Table A and Figure 1).The increase in Davao del Sur’s inflation rate was mainly brought about by the increase in the index for Food and Non-alcoholic Beverages at 13.4 percent. It shares 100.0 percent of the inflation trend.

In January 2023, the annual headline inflation rate of Davao City declined by 0.1 percent at 9.6 from 9.7 percent in December 2022. Inflation rate in January 2022 was at 5.0 percent. (Table A and Figure 1). Lower inflation rate recorded in January 2023 was mainly brought about by the decrease in the index of two of the commodity groups, specifically, the Food and Non Alcoholic Beverages settling at 9.6 percent from 10.8 percent and Transport currently at 15.2 percent from 16.8 in December 2022. Although a decline in the city’s inflation rate has been observed for January 2023, most of the commodities have higher rates.

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) – Provincial Statistical Office of Davao del Sur conducted the 33rd Civil Registration Month Motorcade on 6 February 2023 (Monday) at 9:00 AM. The motorcade started at Ramon Magsaysay Park passing through Leon Garcia Street, Cabaguio Avenue, Daang Maharlika Highway, JP Laurel Avenue, C. Bangoy Street, and had its last stop at Sanguniang Panlungsod ng Dabaw. It was participated by selected employees of PSA Davao del Sur, Davao City Social Welfare and Development Office, and Local Civil Registrar’s Office. OIC-Regional Director Randolph Anthony B. Gales of Regional Statistical Services Office (RSSO) XI also participated on the said activity.

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) – Provincial Statistical Office of Davao del Sur announces the conduct of the 33rd Civil Registration Month Opening Ceremony with the theme, “PSA@10: Providing Efficient and Effective Civil Registration and Vital Statistics through Digital Transformation” on 01 February 2023 (Wednesday) at 9:00 AM through a face-to-face conference held at 3rd Floor JM Agro-Industrial Corporation Building, Gov. Sales St., Davao City. The hashtag to be used for the event are #DavaoSur33rdCRM, #Davao33rdCivilRegMonth, and #DavaoCityCivilRegMonth. The event will be hosted by COSW-Statistical Analyst Kathrina S. Amonince. Also, the Rundown of the 33rd Civil Registration Month Activities will be presented by Registration Officer I Jamaica Dawn V. Villegas.

The headline inflation in Davao del Sur decreased by 1.6 percentage points having 9.8 in December 2022, from 11.4 percent in November 2022. This inflation rate is the fourth-highest recorded rate since January of the same year. The inflation in December 2021 was posted at 5.4 percent, which is lower by 4.4 percentage points than the recent inflation rate. The average inflation for the year’s eleven months stood at 8.0 percent. The decrease in Davao del Sur’s inflation rate was mainly brought about by the decrease in the index for Food and Non-alcoholic Beverages at 12.5 percent. It was followed by the index for Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels having 9.5 percent inflation. Then, Transport at 9.5 percent. Also, there is a decrease in the inflation rate in the indices of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, and Furnishings, Household Equipment and Routine Household Maintenance at 14.5 percent, at 3.1 percent.

In December 2022, the annual headline inflation rate of Davao City pares down to 9.7 percent from 10.0 percent in November. In spite of, there is a 5.5 percent difference from the inflation rate of the same month in 2021, which was only 4.2 percent, making it the fourth-highest inflation rate of the city since January 2019. The gradual decline of the inflation rate in the city in December 2022 was mainly brought about by the decrease in inflation in Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages and Transport. Specifically, there was a decrease of 1.4 percentage points in Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages at 10.8 percent in December 2022, down from 12.2 percent in November 2022. Transport, on the other hand, decreased by 0.1 percentage points at 16.8 percent in December, down from 16.9 in the previous month.