Number of Constructions went down by 18.8% in 2019

Palay production in SOCCSKSARGEN Region in the third quarter of 2021 reached 460,703 metric tons, higher by 13.1 percent compared to the 407,446 metric tons produced in the same period of 2020. Regional palay production increased by 53,257 metric tons in all types of palay ecosystem during the period.

Corn production in SOCCSKSARGEN Region in the second quarter of 2021 reached 96,341 metric tons, higher by 23.9 percent compared to the 77,747 metric tons produced in the same period of 2020. Total corn production in the region increased by 18,594 metric tons in all types of corn during the period under review.

Corn production in SOCCSKSARGEN Region in the third quarter of 2021 was at 380,967 metric tons, lower by 12.8 percent compared to the 436,780 metric tons produced in the same period of 2020. Total corn production in the region decreased by 55,814 metric tons in all types of corn during the period under review.

Palay production in SOCCSKSARGEN Region in the second quarter of 2021 reached at 78,230 metric tons, lower by 10.2 percent compared to the 87,128 metric tons produced in the same period of 2020. Regional palay production decreased by 8,897 metric tons in all types of palay ecosystems during the period.

In 2019, about 71.5 percent of the population aged 3 to 24 years in the Philippines were enrolled or attending school. Among the regions, CARAGA had the highest school attendance at 76.6 percent. This was followed by Region V-Bicol (75.5%) and MIMAROPA (75.2%). SOCCSKSARGEN Region ranked tenth in terms of school attendance at 72.7 percent while the remaining 27.3 percent of the population aged 3 to 24 years were not enrolled.

In 2019, about 64.1 percent of families in the country owned the house and lot they occupied. Among the 17 regions in the country, eight (8) regions had proportion of families who had owner-like possession of house and lot they occupied higher than the national average. These are Region II (91.5%), Region I (85.0%), CAR (80.3%), Region III (78.3%), Region XII (67.3%), Region VII (67.1%), MIMAROPA (66.9%), and Region X (65.1%).

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) For All Items in SOCCSKSARGEN Region in September 2021 was recorded at 135.1 index points. This shows that the average retail price of commodities included in the market basket for all goods and services for the month under review was higher by 35.1 percent higher compared to its prices in its 2012 reference base year. The September 2020 CPI for All Items at 128.2 was lower by 6.9 index points compared to its September 2021 index point.

Export products of SOCCSKSARGEN Region decreased by 0.4 percent from US$87,484,986.00 in February 2020 to US$87,167,715.00 in February 2021. The total volume of export commodities increased from 69,052,672 kilograms in 2020 to 78,180,132 kilograms in the same month of 2021.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) For All Items in SOCCSKSARGEN Region in September 2021 was recorded at 135.1 index points. This shows that the average retail price of commodities included in the market basket for all goods and services for the month under review was higher by 35.1 percent higher compared to its prices in its 2012 reference base year. The September 2020 CPI for All Items at 128.2 was lower by 6.9 index points compared to its September 2021 index point.