National Statistics Office Region IX

Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry

The Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPIBI), formerly the Annual Survey of Establishments (ASE) is a nationwide undertaking which aims to provide data on the structure and level of economic activity in the country, tath servea as reliable bases upon which the government and private sectors can formulate policies and evolve economic; formulating and monitoring plans/policies in the attainment of national and regional economic goals; determing and comparing regional economic structures and performances; and in market research and feasibility studies,.

Table 1. Summary Statistics for All Establishments with Average Total Employment of 20 and Over b Region, Philippines: 2003
Region	Number of Establishments	Employment	Total Compensation (In Million Pesos)	Revenue/Sales (In Million Pesos)	Total Costs (In Million Pesos)
Total	Paid
Philippines	20,522	2,436,467	2,420,531	380,956	4,576,086	3,624,065
Region - IX	373	31,966	31,317	2,344	22,077	16,104

Table 1. Summary Statistics for All Establishments with Average Total Employment of 20 and Over b Region, Philippines: 2003

Region

Number of Establishments

Employment

Total Compensation
(In Million Pesos)

Revenue/Sales
(In Million Pesos)

Total Costs
(In Million Pesos)

Total

Paid

Philippines

20,522

2,436,467

2,420,531

380,956

4,576,086

3,624,065

Region - IX

373

31,966

31,317

2,344

22,077

16,104