Davao Region’s inflation decelerated to 7.8% in October 2018. It was recorded at 7.9% in the previous month and 4.8% in the same month of last year. Meanwhile, among provinces, Davao del Sur displayed the highest inflation at 8.4% and lowest in…
Davao Region’s inflation continued to move at a faster pace of 7.9 percent in September 2018. It was pegged at 7.1 percent in the previous month while 4.0 percent in the same month of last year. Among provinces, Davao del Norte displayed a slower…
The Regional Statistics Committee (RSC) XI conducted its third quarter meeting for the year on 13 September 2018 held at the NEDA-RDC XI Center Conference Hall, Bangkal, Davao City. This was presided by NEDA Regional Director and RSC Chairperson,…
Davao Region’s inflation rate further accelerated to 7.1 percent in August 2018 which remained higher than the national inflation rate at 6.4 percent. In the previous month, the region’s inflation was posted at 6.2 percent and in August 2017, 3.1…
Majority of households use an improved source of drinking water In the result of the 2017 National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS 2017), Davao region posted a 91.8 percent of the households were using an improved source of drinking water. On…
The economy of Davao Region grew by 10.9 percent in 2017, the second fastest growth among the 17 regions in the country. The growth was higher than the 9.5 percent growth recorded in 2016. Services continued to account for the biggest share to the…
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…
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,…
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…
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…