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The number of Reported Cost of Living in Davao Region and Current minimum wage rate in Davao Regio

Requested from PSA by J. Comendador at 12:31 PM on Feb 02, 2023.
Purpose: Undergraduate Thesis
Date of Coverage: 01/01/2022 - 01/31/2023
Tracking no: #PSA-702166664119

Comendador 12:31 PM, Feb 02, 2023 

Hi! I’m Jessiel Comendador an Undergraduate Economics Student at University of Southeastern Philippines. I’m currently working on my thesis paper about the current cost of living in Davao Region. 

I would like to ask if you could provide me with the Reported Cost of Living in Davao Region 2022-2023

as well as the Current Minimum wage in Davao Region 2022-2023 (any lates data available) 

This will be very helpful in gathering data for my study. Thank you!

Nisperos 05:42 PM, Mar 02, 2023 

March 2, 2023

Dear Jessiel Comendador,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Feb 02, 2023 12:31:39 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You asked for The number of Reported Cost of Living in Davao Region and Current minimum wage rate in Davao Regio.

Your FOI request is approved. 

In reference to your data request, please be informed that we do not have specific data on cost of living. Our data on this is limited to the results of our Family Income and Expenditure Survey:

Highlights of the Preliminary Results of the 2021 Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES) Visit 1: https://psa.gov.ph/content/highlights-preliminary-results-2021-family-income-and-expenditure-survey-fies-visit-1

Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES) Publication: https://psa.gov.ph/content/family-income-and-expenditure-survey-fies-0  

You may refer to Table 2. Total and Average Annual Family Income and Expenditure by Income Class and by Region: 2018: https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/FIES%202018%20Final%20Report.pdf

For data on wages, you may check our available data as follows:

a) Occupational Wages Survey Statistical Report: https://psa.gov.ph/content/occupational-wages-survey-statistical-reporthttps://psa.gov.ph/occupational-wages-survey

b) 2021 Philippine Statistical Yearbook (PSY) Chapter 11: LABOR and EMPLOYMENT:https://psa.gov.ph/products-and-services/publications/philippine-statistical-yearbook

Table 11.23 Wage Orders/Implementing Rules Issued by the Regional Boards: As of 16 September 2020: https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2021_T11_23.xlsx

Table 11.24 Average Monthly Wage Rates in Selected Industries of Time-Rate Workers on Full-time Basis in Selected Industries and Occupations, Philippines: As of July 2016: https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2021_T11_24.xlsx

Occupational Wages Survey (OWS): https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__1B__OWS/?tablelist=true

For more information on this, you may also coordinate with the National Wages and Productivity Commission:
https://nwpc.dole.gov.ph/stats/summary-of-daily-minimum-wage-rates-per-wage-order-by-region-non-agriculture-1989-present/

Summary of Current Regional Daily Minimum Wage Rates by Region, Non-Agriculture and Agriculture-
https://nwpc.dole.gov.ph/stats/summary-of-current-regional-daily-minimum-wage-rates-by-region-non-agriculture-and-agriculture/

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Noel G. Perez
(Information Technology Officer III)
Officer-in-Charge
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