SOCCSKSARGEN Region’s annual inflation rate for All Items for the Bottom 30% Income Households in February 2020 went up by 2.7% from 2.3% the previous month. Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco (25.0%) recorded the highest inflation during the month under review. Other commodity groups that posted higher inflation rates compared to January 2020 include Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels (7.8% to 8.6%); Furnishing, Household Equipment and Routine Maintenance of the House (2.1% to 2.2%); Clothing and Footwear (3.1% to 3.7%), and Recreation and Culture (1.7% to 1.8%). A continued deflation was noted in Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages (-1.8% to -1.3%).

Headline Inflation in SOCCSKSARGEN Rose to 3.2% in March 2020

Special Release on 2019 LABOR FORCE SITUATION IN SOCCSKSARGEN REGION (Preliminary Results)

Results from the 2018 National Migration Survey (NMS) revealed that about 12.4 percent of the households in SOCCSKSARGEN Region had Overseas Filipinos (OFs) in 2018. Nationwide, the proportion of households in urban areas with OFs were slightly higher than those located in rural areas at 9.0 percent versus 8.3 percent.

Labor Force Participation Rate slightly improved to 62.7%

A total of 36,207 registered live births in SOCCSKSARGEN Region was recorded in First Semester 2019 by Usual Residence of Mother. It has an increased of 7.84 percent from 33,575 births in first semester of 2018 (see table 1).

Registered death increased by 6.26 percent

SOCCSKSARGEN Region Registered Marriages Slightly decreased by 3.41 Percent.