She said that coming up with PPA marks another milestone for the province to have gathered the important indicators crucial to the formulation of data-driven policies and programs toward economic growth.

PSA Antique Chief Statistical Specialist Randy Tacogdoy presented the highlights of the results of the PPAs of Antique indicating that the main drivers of growth for the province are mining and quarrying at 2.9 percent and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 1.5 percent.

The Antique’s economy was valued at P65 billion in 2021 with a growth rate of 7 percent in 2020-2021.

Antique’s per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2021 is P105,154 while the regional per capita is P109,664 for the same year.

It was emphasized during the dissemination forum that PPA initiative enables the compilation of the GDP of the provinces and Highly Urbanized Cities (HUCs), consistent with the GDP at the national and regional levels.

The PPA was compiled consistently with the framework of the System of National Accounts, an international standard system of national accounts. (JBG/PSM/PIA-Antique)