An overwhelming decline of ten point forty one per cent (10.41%) difference in response rate in the 2^nd quarter of 2018 as it posted eighty five point forty two per cent (85.42%) of the overall response rate when Philippine Statistics Authority – Bohol Provincial Statistical Office conducted the Consumer Expectations survey last April 2018.

January 2018 CES recorded at ninety five point eight three per cent (95.83%). Underlying reason could be that month of April which is the survey month of the project is a summer period and some households drawn from the sampling frame has gone out to other places for their vacations, trips and other attributions.

 A 12-day enumeration period commencing from April 2 till 14 excluding Sundays, PSA – Bohol utilizes its regular employee SA Beatriz H. Merlas a veteran interviewer from the former BAS to sprint the complete enumeration of the three  (3) sample barangays/EA’s to name: Dao, Tagbilaran City; Subayon, Bilar and Poblacion, Ubay.

Effective April 2018 round of this economic survey, it added a new section which the sample households will be asked on their debt situation when the eligible respondent answers in the affirmative. Also, it added a question pertaining to the mode of remittance of the house member who is an Overseas Foreign Worker (OFW) i.e., Over-the–counter Banking; Over-the-counter Bayad Center/Remittance Agent; Online Banking; Electronic Money and Others.

PSO Alcazaren spells the objectives of the survey needed by Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) such as the quick and regular assessment of the financial condition of consumers and economic condition of the country at present and in the near future, the consumers’ confidence in terms of their income and expenditures as well as their outlook on key economic indicators closely monitored by the said entity relative to inflation, exchange and interest rates.