The economy of Davao Region posted a 7.0 percent growth in 2019, slower as compared with the 7.2 percent growth in 2018. The main drivers for growth in 2019 are Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles with 12.0 percent…

The production performance of fruit crops in the region declined by 3.5 percent in 2019, from 3,743,212.32 metric tons in 2018 to 3,609,786.69 metric tons in 2019, a turnaround from an increase of 1.4 percent between 2017 and 2018. The decrease was…

Increasing number of Marriages. The number of marriages in Davao Region showed a decreasing trend from 2009 to 2016. On the other hand, it is interesting to note that from 2016 to 2018, the number of marriages in the region was on an increasing…

An average of 241 registered babies born daily in the region A total of 87,834 live births was registered in Davao Region in 2018 which is equivalent to a crude birth rate (CBR) of 17.1 or 17 births per thousand population. On the average, there…

An average of 82 deaths daily in Davao Region. Reported deaths in Davao Region in 2018 reached 29,870, an increase of 1.5 percent than the previous year’s 29,415 deaths. This is equivalent to a crude death rate (CDR) of 5.8 or about six (6) persons…

Chicken production expanded at an annual average of 3.53 percent from 2015-2019 with its highest annual growth of 7.54 percent in 2015. In terms of levels, the highest production was recorded in 2019 with 81,090 metric tons (liveweight). Meanwhile…

The Regional Statistics Committee (RSC) XI held its First Regular Meeting for the year on 18 August 2020 via online through google meet. The following were the business agenda of the meeting: (1) 2019 RSC XI Accomplishment Report; (2) 2020 RSC XI…

Davao region’s inflation lowers to 1.9 percent in May 2020. The current rate was relatively lesser as compared to the region’s inflation of the same month in the previous year at 3.7 percent. In addition, the purchasing power of the peso (PPP)…

Davao Region’s inflation retained its previous month’s rate at 2.2 percent for April 2020. The inflation in April was lower as compared to the same month in the previous year at 3.9 percent. On the other hand, the purchasing power of the peso (PPP…

Overall, the total volume of fisheries production of Davao Region was recorded at 48,245.89 metric tons during the year 2019. It was lower by 7.2 percent compared from 51,983.43 metric tons production of the previous year. Davao Region’s fisheries…