The total production of the different commodity groups, namely, fruit crops, vegetables and root crops, and non-food industrial and commercial crops in Sarangani Province decreased by 3.0 percent in 2024 compared to its production in 2023. The decline was attributed to the decreased production of fruits (-3.7%) and Non-food Industrial and Commercial Crops (-3.0%).

JANUARY 2025 CONSTRUCTION STATISTICS FROM APPROVED BUILDING PERMITS : COTABATO PROVINCE

Stat Kronicles The Official Newsletter of PSA Sultan Kudarat - May 2025

The overall inflation rate for the bottom 30% income households in Sarangani Province further declined to 4.1 percent in April 2025 from a 2.6 percent annual decrease in March 2025. In April 2024, inflation rate in the province was higher at 6.9 percent.

The overall inflation rate for the bottom 30% income households in General Santos City posted a decline at 3.2 percent in April 2025 from an annual decrease at 1.7 percent in March 2025. In April 2024, the city’s inflation rate was higher at 4.3 percent.

Export value went up by 30.5 percent to US$156.512 million in May 2024 from US$119.975 million in May 2023. The volume of exports summed up to 129.561 million kilograms in May 2024 from 107.515 million kilograms the previous year. The value of imports increased by 95.7 percent to US$88.305 million in May 2024 from US$45.118 million in May 2023. Imports volume were up to 204.145 million kilograms in May 2024 from 153.384 million kilograms in May 2023.

The 2022 Census of Agriculture and Fisheries (CAF) in Sarangani Province reported a total estimate of 54,282 farms/holdings during the period of 01 January to 31 December 2022. The number of farms/holdings in 2022 decreased by 6.7 percent compared to the 58,205 farms/holdings in 2012. Moreover, the total farm area in 2022, covering 83,063.645 hectares, is lower than the total farm area in 2012 at 108,830.000 hectares, reflecting a reduction of 23.7 percent. Consequently, the average area of farms/holdings dropped from 1.87 hectares per farm/holding in 2012 to 1.53 hectares per farm/holding in 2022.

The overall inflation rate for the bottom 30% income households in the province of Sultan Kudarat continued to decline at -1.2 percent deflation in April 2025, compared to -0.7 percent deflation reported in March 2025.

The inflation rate or the year-on-year change on 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 2025. This is the lowest rate reported in the province since January 2019.