Philippine Statistics Authority(PSA)

March 28, 2023 Dear Paolo Kiunisala, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Feb 21, 2023 05:14:27 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. You asked for number of sari-sari stores in Philippines, ideally with split by region or city/municipality or bara. Your FOI request is approved. Our apologies for the delayed response. In reference to your data request, please be informed that our data on this are limited to the following published data: a) 2020 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI) - Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles Sector: Preliminary Results: https://psa.gov.ph/content/2020-annual-survey-philippine-business-and-industry-aspbi-wholesale-and-retail-trade-repair Summary Statistics for Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles Sector by Industry Group: https://psa.gov.ph/content/2020-annual-survey-philippine-business-and-industry-aspbi-wholesale-and-retail-trade-repair b) 2018 Census of Philippine Business and Industry: Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles: https://psa.gov.ph/content/2018-census-philippine-business-and-industry-wholesale-and-retail-trade-repair-motor Table 1. Summary Statistics for Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles and Motorcycles Establishments by Industry: https://psa.gov.ph/content/2018-census-philippine-business-and-industry-wholesale-and-retail-trade-repair-motor c) Number of MSME: More than 1.08 million Establishments Operated in 2021 which Generated Total Employment of 8.57 million (2021 Updating of the List of Establishments Preliminary Results) https://psa.gov.ph/content/more-108-million-establishments-operated-2021-which-generated-total-employment-857-million MSMEs 2021 https://1drv.ms/x/s!Ajr9bkYQz9Ocjxs55IwTLgH3Efp8?e=q2Q84y Or you may also check the generated table as attached. For the explanatory notes, kindly check this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VLEYxCpW4RrB2wBX1CZ69KwyX0ZmzoVH/view?usp=sharing We would love to hear your Feedback so we can improve our services. Kindly fill out the PSA Customer feedback form from this link: https://tinyurl.com/OnlineCSSForm. Thank you. Respectfully, Noel G. Perez (Information Technology Officer III) Officer-in-Charge Information Technology and Dissemination Service