The external trade in goods in SOCCSKSARGEN Region in January 2022 reached US$177.044 million, it grew by 19.4 percent from US$148.330 million in January 2021 (Table 1).

The Inflation Rate for the Bottom 30% Income Households in SOCCSKSARGEN Region slowed down to 3.1% in March 2022 from 3.7% in February 2022. Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas, and Other Fuels, at 7.5%, recorded the highest inflation among the commodity groups. Higher inflation were also noted in Alcoholic, Beverages and Tobacco (from 3.0% to 3.9%); Furnishing, Household Equipment and Routine Maintenance of the House (from 1.5% to 2.3%); Transport (from 2.0% to 2.3%) and Recreation and Culture (from 4.8% to 4.9%).

The total external trade in goods in SOCCSKSARGEN Region in March 2022 totaled to US$230.267 million, up by 10.4 percent from US$208.578 million in March 2021 (Table 1).

The Inflation Rate for the Bottom 30% Income Households stood at 4.5% in February 2022 from the same figure the previous month. Recreation and Culture, albeit lower from 5.0% in January 2022, was the highest inflation among the commodity groups at 4.8% in February 2022.

The Inflation Rate for the Bottom 30% Income Households of SOCCSKSARGEN Region slowed-down to 4.5% in January 2022 from 5.5% in December 2021. Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas, and Other Fuels posted the highest inflation rate among the 11 major commodity groups in the market basket at 7.8% from 7.2% the previous month. Price upticks were also noted in Furnishing, Household Equipment and Routine Maintenance of the House (from 1.9% to 2.0%) and Communication (from 0.7% to 0.8%).

The external trade in goods in SOCCSKSARGEN Region in April 2022 totaled to US$284.225 million, up by 77.0 percent from US$160.557 million in April 2021 (Table 1).

The external trade in goods in SOCCSKSARGEN Region in May 2022 amounted to US$314.075 million, more than double the US$147.510 million in May 2021 (Table 1).

The Labor Force Survey (LFS) is a quarterly survey of households conducted nationwide by the PSA to gather data on the demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the population.

Total external trade up The external trade in goods in SOCCSKSARGEN Region in February 2022 reached US$220.936 million, an increase of 48.3 percent from US$149.016 million in February 2021 (Table 1).

The Inflation Rate for the Bottom 30% Income Households in SOCCSKSARGEN Region rose to 8.2% in January 2023 from 7.8% in December 2022.