Almost half of the establishments were engaged in the Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles, Motorcycles and Personal and Household Goods. In 2018, the total number of establishments in the formal sector was 17,566. Wholesale and…

Davao region’s year-on-year regional inflation continued to decrease to 1.4 percent in December 2020. The current inflation was relatively lower as compared to the previous month and to the same month of the previous year at 1.6 percent and 2.0…

Davao Region’s annual average inflation eases in 2019. The annual average CPI in 2019 was recorded at 121.0 for Davao Region. This implies that the cost of a basket of goods and services commonly purchased by a typical Filipino household in Davao…

HOUSEHOLDS WITH OVERSEAS FILIPINOS, OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS, AND EMIGRANTS The 2018 National Migration Survey (NMS) shows that 7.3 percent of total households in Davao Region have an Overseas Filipino (OF) family member, while 11.0 percent have…

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…