Florande S. Polistico Chief Statistical Specialist Philippine Statistics Authority

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1 Florande S. Polistico Chief Statistical Specialist 6 th UNWTO Conference on Tourism Statistics: Measuring Sustainable Tourism Marriot Hotel Manila, Philippines 1 I. Recognizing importance of statistics and accounts II. Adoption of International Frameworks III. Institutional Arrangements IV. PTSA Highlights V. Challenges and Opportunities VI. Initiatives 2 1

2 I. Importance Economic and social importance of tourism is enormous And the tool to measure? ---Philippine Tourism Satellite Accounts (PTSA) provides a comprehensive set of information on tourism that facilitates its analysis in the context of macroeconomic accounts A tool to determine the contribution of tourism to the country s economy 3 I. Importance... with the continued environmental challenges faced by modern society, the demand for environmental statistics is increasing... The recognition that human well-being depends on the environment has led to an increasing emphasis on environmental and sustainability concerns on which decisions and actions need to be taken Source: Statistics Section, UNSD 4 2

A statistical framework that provides a comprehensive, consistent

analysis and research purposes SNA is based on a set of

(SEEA) Describes the interactions between the economy and the

3 A statistical framework that provides a comprehensive, consistent and flexible set of macroeconomic accounts for policymaking, analysis and research purposes SNA is based on a set of internationally agreed concepts, definitions, classifications and accounting rules II. Adoption of Int l Frameworks 5 System of al- Economic Accounting (SEEA) Describes the interactions between the economy and the environment, the stocks and changes in stocks of natural resources Adopted as international statistical standard by UN Statistical Commission in

4 I. SEEA, PEENRA & WAVES Beyond GDP ECONOMY ENVIRONMENT Natural Inputs Products Residuals III. Institutional Arrangements Republic Act PHILIPPINE STATISTICAL ACT OF 2013 strengthening the Philippine Statistical System Creating Satellite Accounts Division part of the mandate is the compilation of TSA al and Natural Resource Accounts Division 8 4

5 ENRAD and Natural Resources Accounts Division (ENRAD) Compedium of Philippine Statistics Climate Change Indicators Disaster Indicators and Disaster Indicators SDG Indica tors Coordination / Technical Support Committee on and Natural Resources Statistics Economic- al Accounts Physical Flow of Accounts Asset Accounts Input-Output Accounts for the al Activity III. Institutional Cooperation Interagency Committees on Statistics Coordinate and resolve agency and sectoral concerns on statistical matters serve as a forum for discussion of the issues raised by concerned producers, users and other stakeholders of sectoral and agency-specific statistics Committee on Tourism Statistics Committee on and Natural Resource Statistics 10 5

0 200 400 600 800 1,000 In billion pesos in million pesos in billion % Share in percent IV. PTSA Highlights Size of tourism in the Philippines was valued at PhP 1.243 trillion in 2016, up by 13.

5 7.0 6.5 6.0 5.5 5.0 4.5-2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 TDGVA GDP Share 4.0 Trade 1.74 R. Estate, Renting & Business Activities 1.51 Manufacturing 1.32 TOURISM** 1.

23 Electricity, Gas and Water Supply 0.16 Mining & Quarrying 0.05 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5 - Percentage points Of the 8.7% GDP growth (at current prices) in 2016, tourism contributed 1.13 percentage points.

6 ,000 In billion pesos in million pesos in billion % Share in percent IV. PTSA Highlights Size of tourism in the Philippines was valued at PhP trillion in 2016, up by 13.7% from Tourism shared 8.6% to the Philippine economy in ,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 Share of Tourism to GDP TDGVA GDP Share 4.0 Trade 1.74 R. Estate, Renting & Business Activities 1.51 Manufacturing 1.32 TOURISM** 1.13 Construction 1.09 Other Services 0.95 Finance 0.76 Public Administration & Defense 0.47 Transport, Storage & Communication 0.43 Agri., Hunting, Forestry and Fishing 0.23 Electricity, Gas and Water Supply 0.16 Mining & Quarrying Percentage points Of the 8.7% GDP growth (at current prices) in 2016, tourism contributed 1.13 percentage points. Ranked 4 th among industrial sectors in terms of contribution to economic growth Inbound tourism ranked 3 rd among biggest export items in Source: PSA 2017 Miscellaneous 1,382 services** Semiconductors 845 INBOUND TOURISM 314 Electronic Data 166 Processing Principal Agricultural 127 Products Ignition Wiring Sets 89 Articles of Apparel 50 and Clothing 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 - Share of Employment in tourism industries to Total Employment Tourism employment Total employment Share to total employment in % About 128 for every 1000 employment are in tourism industries IV. PTSA Highlights Data Sources Demand Side Inbound Tourism 1. Arrival cards of BI for volume of inbound visitors 2. Visitor Sample Survey (VSS) of DOT for average expenditures and length of stay of inbound visitors 3. Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions (MICE) Survey of DOT for average expenditures paid on behalf of inbound visitors Domestic Tourism 1. Household Survey on Domestic Visitors (HSDV) of DOT and PSA for volume, average expenditures and length of stay of domestic visitors 2. Distribution of Regional Travelers of LGUs and DOT to extrapolate data on volume of domestic visitors from HSDV 3. MICE Survey for average expenditures paid on behalf of domestic visitors 6

IV. PTSA Highlights Data Sources Supply Side Input-Output Table Input Output Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (IOSPBI) to provide basis to establish the benchmark

Challenges and Opportunities Is tourism and economic growth sustainable? How much pressure does tourism activity put to the environment?

7 IV. PTSA Highlights Data Sources Supply Side Input-Output Table Input Output Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (IOSPBI) to provide basis to establish the benchmark production accounts for tourism and as primary data source in computing tourism ratios used to estimate tourism value added Annual National Accounts V. Challenges and Opportunities Is tourism and economic growth sustainable? How much pressure does tourism activity put to the environment? How much inputs were used in the production of tourism products? What is the impact of tourism to ecosystem condition and vice-versa? Answers are in al Accounting Water Accounts Energy Accounts Land Accounts Waste Accounts 14 7

8 VI. Initiatives Ongoing initiatives in the Philippine Statistical System Philippine Economic-al and Natural Resource Accounting (PEENRA) Project Wealth Accounting and the Valuation of Ecosystem Services (WAVES) Land Energy: Coal Water Development of the Subnational Statistical System Towards Inclusive Growth 15 Partners and Stakeholders Cooperation for Data Support Industry associations Individual businesses National government agencies Local Government Units Academe Households 16 8

9 Maraming Salamat po Mabuhay!

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