- Table 5.1 - Number, Floor Area & Value of Building Construction by Type of Building, 2002-2005.
- Table 5.2 - Investments Generated & Number of Establishment by Sector, 2000-2006
- Table 5.3 - Investment/Employment Generated Through Business Registration, 2003-2007
- Table 5.4
- Total Amount of Export (in Million USD), 2003-2007.
This chapter presents data on the number, floor area and value of private building construction, and the number of establishments including the revenues generated from such by sector. The sources of these data are the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Regional Social and Economic Trends (RSET) 2006.
Sectoral HIghlights
Based from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) business name registration section, a total of 2,485 establishments were registered in Negros Occidental in 2006 which comprise 30 percent of the number of establishments in Region VI. Compared to the 2005 data, total business name registration has decreased by 19 percent in 2006.
Based on the investments recorded with the DTI, business registration reached almost PhP7.1 billion in 2006. This recorded an increase in investment generation by 57 percent compared to the previous year which is PhP4.5 billion.
In 2007, an increase of 193 percent was noted in the amount of export generated which totaled to US$66,079,496.51.
Negros Occidental is positioning itself as the Giftware & Holiday Décor Center of the country. Other industries with potential in the domestic and export markets are Furniture and Furnishings, Garments, Metalworking and Processed Foods.
Thirteen (13) LGUs have already passed a Local Investment Code that is giving incentives to prospective investors. These LGUs include the cities of San Carlos, Escalante, Cadiz, Sagay, Victorias, Bacolod, Kabankalan, Bago & La Carlota and the municipalities of Toboso, Manapla, Pontevedra and Pulupandan
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