National EASTERN QUICKSTAT Statistics (Monthly Update of Most Requested Statistics) Office As of June 2013

INDICATOR REFERENCE PERIOD and DATA PRICE INDICES (2006=100) 2012 May 2013 Apr 2013 May 2012 Consumer Price Index 130.60 135.40 135.70 130.90 Inflation rate 6.20 3.40 4.10 6.20 Purchasing power of the peso (2006-2011) 0.77 0.74 0.74 0.76 PRIVATE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION (Floor area in square meter; value in P1,000) 2011 4th Qtr 2012 3rd Qtr 2012 4th Qtr 2011 Total number of buildings 194 40 35 33 Total floor area 24,559 6,610 19,565 5,596 Value 321,609 45,336 98,005 158,021 Residential (number) 118 19 16 15 Total floor area 14,544 4,136 2,478 1,699 Value 103,413 26,623 16,199 10,839 Nonresidential (number) 42 14 16 14 Total floor area 9,319 2,474 16,932 3,866 Value 198,846 14,342 79,676 145,728 GEOGRAPHY (Sources: in Figures and Philippine Yearbook) 2012 2011 2010 Number of cities 1 1 1 Number of municipalities 22 22 22 Number of barangays 597 597 597 DEMOGRAPHY (Source: 2000 and 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH) 2010 2007 2000 and 2007 Census of Population (POPCEN)) Total population 428,877 405,114 375,822 Urban --88,525r Rural --287,297r Male 222,523 210,479 192,820 Female 206,354 194,635 183,002 Annual growth rate (1990-2000, 2000-2007, 2000-2010) 1.33 1.04 1.33 Sex ratio (number of males for every 100 females) 107.8 108.1 105.4 Household population 427,974 404,251 375,124 Male 221,827 209,755 192,274 Female 206,147 194,496 182,850 Number of households 90,041 84,110 73,032 Average household size 4.75 4.81 5.14 Population density (square kilometer) 92 87 81 Median age 21.3 20.3 19.6 Dependency ratio 76.2 84.1 87.7 Young dependents 64.9 72.4 76.6 Old dependents 11.3 11.7 11.1 Proportion by age group 0 - 4 11.4 12.3 13.7 0 - 14 36.8 39.3 40.8 15 - 64 56.7 54.3 53.3 18 and over 56.1 53.9 52.7 60 and over 9.2 9.1 8.7 65 and over 6.5 6.4 5.9 Proportion of urban population 1.2 0.8 23.6 Proportion of persons with disabilities 1.7n.a. 2.4 EASTERN SAMAR QUICKSTAT (As of June 2013) 2

DEMOGRAPHY (Source: 2007 Census of Population) 2007 2000 1995 Marital status (Household population 10 years old and over) Total 300,175 270,067 257,417 Single 130,582 117,424 113,110 Married 126,608 115,204 122,710 Widowed 15,257 13,122 11,724 Divorced/Separated 3,593 2,662 2,012 Common-Law/Live-in 23,396 20,565 7,573 Unknown/Not Stated 739 1,090 288 Elderly population (60 years old and over) 2007 2000 1995 Both sexes 36,843 36,843 32,640 Male 17,379 17,379 15,584 Female 19,464 19,464 17,056 Disabled persons by type of disability, by sex and age group 2007 2000 1995 Total - 9,049 8,536 Total blindness - 330 263 Partial blindness - 1,070 842 Low vision - 3,533 3,089 Total deafness - 256 353 Partial deafness - 585 1,095 Hard of hearing - 898 325 Oral defect - 351 284 Loss of one or both arms/hands - 269 88 Loss of one or both legs/feet - 280 59 Quadriplegic - 391 - Mentally retarded - 375 281 Mentally ill - 256 254 Multiple impairment - 455 - Muteness - - 245 Deafness/Muteness --- Others - - 1,358 Highest educational attainment (Household population by 5 years old and over) 2007 2000 1995 Both sexes 354,498 323,782 308,133 No grade completed 24,079 24,877 27,489 Pre-school 11,655 7,354 11,466 Elementary 160,825 162,200 156,190 1st-4th Grade 81,970 85,137 79,330 5th-6th Grade 27,181 77,063 76,860 Graduate 51,674 - - High school 99,270 79,454 71,721 Undergraduate 57,297 54,830 45,346 Graduate 41,973 24,624 26,375 Post-secondary 5,517 6,437 3,089 Undergraduate 378 2,101 591 Graduate 5,139 4,336 2,498 College undergraduate 23,014 26,862 16,260 Academic degree holder 22,641 11,326 16,259 Post-baccalaureate 1,628 831 931 Not stated 5,869 4,441 4,728 EASTERN SAMAR QUICKSTAT (As of June 2013) 3

DEMOGRAPHY (Source: 2000 Census of Population and Housing) 2000 1995 1990 Overseas workers (Highest educational attainment 10 years old and over) Both sexes 2,408 2,140 715 No grade completed 49 31 6 Pre-school 35- Elementary 607 303 94 1st-4th Grade 251 92 25 5th-7th Grade 356 211 69 High school 651 606 179 Undergraduate 367 206 68 Graduate 284 400 111 Post-secondary 246 148 51 Undergraduate 69 13 7 Graduate 177 135 44 College undergraduate 501 286 130 Academic degree holder 299 717 244 Post-baccalaureate 18 11 - Not stated 34 33 11 VITAL STATISTICS (Source: Vital Statistics Report) 2004 2003 2002 Births (based on civil registration; not adjusted for underregistration) 5,161 4,455 4,094 Male 2,730 2,373 2,166 Female 2,431 2,082 1,928 Marriages (based on civil registration; not adjusted for underregistration) 3,046 2,302 1,889 Deaths (based on civil registration; not adjusted for underregistration) 1,096 1,001 992 Male 718 626 622 Female 378 375 370 2010-2015 2005-2010 2000-2005 Crude birtha (per thousand population) 29.79 29.65 29.47 Crude deatha (per thousand population) 7.95 8.85 10.08 Crude rate of natural increase (per thousand population) 21.84 20.80 19.39 Total fertility ratea (number of children per woman) 4.04 4.34 4.66 Life expectancy at birtha (in years; medium assumption) Male 64.68 62.68 60.38 Female 70.31 68.31 66.01 EDUCATION (Sources: 2000 CPH/1994 Functional Literacy and Mass Media Survey) 2000 1994 1990 Literate (simple literacy in thousands) 248 312 216 Literacy rate (simple literacy) 91.79 96.27 91.56 AGRICULTURE (Source: 2002 Census of Agriculture Vol. I) 2002 1991 1980 Number of farms by land use 2/ 35,856 29,848 29,428 Area of farms by land use (in hectares) 101,255 77,001 92,886 Arable lands Land planted to temporary crops 26,481 21,633 20,991 Lands lying idle 3/ 181 391 3,754 Land planted to permanent crops 72,557 53,452 63,121 Land under permanent meadows and pasture 117 145 1,432 Lands covered with forest growth 235 845 3,001 All other lands 4/ 1,247 535 588 EASTERN SAMAR QUICKSTAT (As of June 2013) 4

AGRICULTURE (Source: Bureau of Agricultural Statistics) 2010 2009 2008

Top five agricultural crops Palay --- Area (hectares) 51,795 46,291 47,153 Production (metric tons) Corn Area (hectares) --- Production (metric tons) 559 495 433 Coconut Area (hectares) --- Production (metric tons) 274,596 272,528 278,115 Mango Area (hectares) --- Production (metric tons) 77 76 75 Banana Area (hectares) --- Production (metric tons) 5,578 5,543 5,430 Top five livestock 2010 2009 2008 Carabao 36,520 39,215 41,127 Cattle 4,501 4,985 5,167 Chicken 261,865 258,843 288,902 Duck 5,855 6,870 7,346 Goat 16,699 21,535 29,953 INTERNAL REVENUE ALLOTMENT (Source: Department of Budget and Management) 2010 2009 2008 IRA (million pesos) 617.50 581.70 494.30 Rank 46 46 46 Percentage of IRA to total financial resources 96.50 91.50 93.80 Rank 31915 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX (Source: National Statistical Coordination Board) 2000 1997 Human development index 5/ 0.538 0.511 Rank 62 62 BANKS (Source: Central Bank of the Philippines) 2010 2009 2008 Total number of banks 11 11 10 Total bank deposits (millions) 1,838 1,747 1,690 PAWNSHOP (Source: Central Bank of the Philippines) 2010 2009 Total number of pawnshops 33 29 REGISTERED VOTERS (Source: Commission on Elections) 2010 2009 2008 Number of registered voters 267,601 265,807 251,859 Rank 58 58 57 r-revised p-preliminary a/ 2000 Census-Based National, Regional and Provincial Projections. 1/ 5th-6th Grade Level only. 2/ A farm was counted once under "ALL CLASSES" but may be counted under each of the reported land utilization. 3/ Included home lot. 4/ Included lands temporarily fallowed and lands under temporary meadows/pastures. 5/ This attempts to measure the complete concept of human development by tracking the progress of three selected aspects of human life. Note: The latest provincial figures on Business and Industry, Minimum Basic Needs Indicators, and Family Income and Expenditure can be found in the December 2008 Provincial Quickstat.

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