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Population Size of People/Industry Using Scented Candles

Requested from PSA by J. Sambolawan at 02:41 AM on Aug 03, 2023.
Purpose: Marketing Research
Date of Coverage: 08/03/2023 - 08/03/2023
Tracking no: #PSA-273839248326

Sambolawan 02:41 AM, Aug 03, 2023 

To whom it may concern,

Greetings! I am from De La Salle University - Manila and me and my group mates would like to request the following data for our undergrad Business Plan related to candles/scented candles/aromatherapy candles:

1. Most Recent Market Size/Population Size of the Aromatherapy Candle Industry in the Philippines.
2. Population size of people or industries using aromatherapy candles in the Philippines.
3.  Most Recent Market Size/Population Size of the Aromatherapy Candle Industry in Metro Manila.
4.  Population size of people or industries using aromatherapy candles in Metro

Nisperos 11:52 AM, Sep 19, 2023 

September 19, 2023

Dear Josh Hamzah Sambolawan,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Aug 03, 2023 02:41:07 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You asked for Population Size of People/Industry Using Scented Candles.

Your FOI request is approved.

In response to your data request, please refer to our available data below: 

For Items 1 and 3, we regret to inform you that we do not have specific data on this. Relatively, you may check the following links:

Philippine Export and Import Statistics: https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/annual-foreign-trade
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/annual-foreign-trade/stat-tables
https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/foreign-trade

Foreign Trade Statistics: https://library.psa.gov.ph/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?q=ccl%3Dse%2Cphr%3A%22FTS+-+Foreign+Trade+Statistics.%22&sort_by=pubdate_dsc&addto=Add+to...

Commodity Flow in the Philippines (CFP): https://library.psa.gov.ph/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?q=ccl%3Dse%2Cphr%3A%22Commodity+Flow+in+the+Philippines+%28CFP%29.%22&sort_by=pubdate_dsc&addto=Add+to...

2019 Philippine Standard Commodity Classification: Chapter 34 - Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, "dental waxes" and dental preparations with a basis of plaster: https://psa.gov.ph/system/files?file=scd/files%20%283%29.pdf

OpenSTAT: Domestic Trade Statistics (Domstat): https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/Domestic-Trade-Statistics-Domstat

Annual Commodity Flow in the Philippines: https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__2L__DTR__AN/?tablelist=true

Quarterly Trade in the Philippines: https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/PXWeb/pxweb/en/DB/DB__2L__DTR__QT/?tablelist=true

International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS): https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/International-Merchandise-Trade-Statistics-IMTS

For Items 2 and 4, our data is limited to the following: 

2020 Survey of Tourism Establishments in the Philippines (STEP) - Economy-Wide: Preliminary Results: https://psa.gov.ph/content/2020-survey-tourism-establishments-philippines-step-economy-wide-preliminary-results

2009 Survey of Tourism Establishments in the Philippines (STEP) for Health and Wellness : Final Results: https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/health-social-work-activities/step

STEP Tables: https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/ssd/Table%25201.%2520Summary%2520Statistics%2520by%2520Tourism%2520Characteristic%2520Industry_Philippines%252C%25202020.xlsx

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Respectfully,

Rene C. Mendoza
(Assistant National Statistician)
Officer-in-Charge
Information Technology and Dissemination Service

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