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.

As of 1 May 2020, the population of the province of South Cotabato is 975, 476 based on the 2020 Census of Population and Housing results. This accounts for about 19.91 percent of the SOCCSKSARGEN population in 2020.

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