PSA Central Visayas Website

From 20 May to 17 June 2019, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) will conduct the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (CPH) Pilot Census. The 2020 CPH will be a nationwide government undertaking that involves the collection, compilation, evaluation, analysis, publication, and dissemination of data on population count, demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the population, housing characteristics, household characteristics, and barangay characteristics in each barangay, city/municipality, province and region in the country. The census also aims to provide government executives, policy makers, and planners with population and housing data on which to base their social and economic development plans, policies and programs. Read more about PSA-7 Conducts Pilot Census for the 2020 Census of Population and Housing.

 

Central Visayas’ inflation rate further decelerated to 2.2 percent in March 2019. The inflation was lower compared to last year of the same period at 5.2 percent. In the previous month, inflation was posted at 3.5 percent (Table A). Read more about March 2019 Consumer Price Index (CPI), Inflation Rate (IR), Purchasing Power of Peso (PPP) of Central Visayas.

 

The Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) of Central Visayas in 2018 accelerated to 7.6 percent, from the 5.2 percent growth in 2017. This was driven by the acceleration in Services and Industry. Of the 7.6 growth rate of the region’s economy, Services contributed the most with 3.9 percentage points followed by the Industry with 3.6 percentage points; and Agriculture, Hunting, Forestry and Fishing at 0.1 percentage point. Read more about Central Visayas’ economy grows by 7.6 in 2018.