General Santos City – The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) XII held a News Conference on the 2024 Economic Performance of the SOCCSKSARGEN Region on 22 April 2025, at the Avior Hotel in General Santos City. The event gathered representatives from regional line agencies, media organizations, the private sector, and other key stakeholders. The conference aimed to present the region’s economic performance for the year 2024 and to discuss its implications for policy-making, investment, and regional development.

PSA South Cotabato Conducts the May 2025 Labor Force Survey with the Volunteer Work Rider Questions

The headline inflation rate or the year-on-year change in the prices of goods and services commonly purchased by people in the province of Sultan Kudarat continued to decrease to -0.8 percent deflation in April 2025, compared to -0.2 percent deflation recorded in March of the same year. This brings the provincial average inflation from January to April 2025 at 0.1 percent.

Summary Inflation Report for March 2025 for All Income Households

The dedicated PSA- Cotabato team stands together in celebration of the 2025 National Women’s Month Closing Ceremony, marking another milestone of commitment to inclusivity and progress.

PSA Cotabato staff, alongside the elderly residents of Kalinaw Casa Misericordia Foundation Inc., share smiles and storieswith the esteemed founder, Sr. Estella Marie Alviar, during the heartfelt visitation on March 28, 2025, in celebration of 2025 National Women's Month.

PSA Cotabato staff gathered at Abubakar Mosque during their recently concluded masjid visitation, fostering cultural appreciation and unity as part of the 2025 National Women’s Month Celebration.

SOCCSKSARGEN’s Exports of goods and services to Rest of the World (ROW) posted the highest growth among the expenditure items in 2024 with 25.0 percent. This was followed by Gross capital formation, at 12.9 percent; and Imports of goods and services from ROW, at 7.5 percent.

The economy of the SOCCSKSARGEN Region grew by 5.5 percent in 2024, faster than the 3.5 percent growth recorded in 2023. Mining and quarrying posted year-on-year growth of 277.2 percent in 2024. All other industries recorded growth during the period, including Human health and social work activities, at 14.2 percent; Accommodation and food service activities at 12.7 percent; and Professional and business services, at 12.2 percent.