Headline Inflation in SOCCSKSARGEN Sustained at 3.1% in July 2020

Headline Inflation in SOCCSKSARGEN Eased at 3.1% in June 2020

Headline Inflation in SOCCSKSARGEN Slowed Down at 2.4% in August 2020

Fisheries production in SOCCSKSARGEN Region reached 92,470 metric tons in the 2nd quarter of 2020, up by 23.0% from the same period in 2019. Among the four (4) provinces in the region, only South Cotabato has posted an increase in production when compared to the same period last year. At 86,702 metric tons, South Cotabato accounted for 93.8% of the total regional fisheries production during the review period.

SOCCSKSARGEN Region registered live births decreased by 2.46 Percent in First Quarter of 2020

Inflation Rate for the Bottom 30% Households in July 2020 for SOCCSKSARGEN Region eased to 3.6 percent, decreasing by 0.4 percentage point from 4.0 percent in June 2020. Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco had the highest annual increment among the commodity groups at 26.7 percent in July 2020 maintaining double digit gains recorded in June 2020.

SOCCSKSARGEN Region’s Inflation Rate for the Bottom 30% Household in August 2020 eases to 2.5 percent from 3.6% the previous month. Among the commodity groups, Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco posted the highest annual increase at 25.9% in August 2020.

Inflation Rate for the Bottom 30% Income Household of SOCCSKSARGEN Region rose to 3.6 percent in September 2020 from 2.5% in August 2020. Dipping by 4 percentage points from 25.9 percent in August 2020, Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco still posted the highest price gains among the commodity groups sustaining a double digit record at 21.9 percent.

Headline Inflation in SOCCSKSARGEN Climbed to 2.9% in September 2020

Special release in the employment situation in SOCCSKSARGEN Region during January 2019 and January 2020.