Based on standing crops as of March 1, 2016, palay and corn production forecasts for the January-March 2016 would be lower compared with the January 2016 Round forecasts. The probable decrease in production could be due to insufficient water supply…

As of May 1, 2016, the updated second quarter 2016 production on palay and corn standing crops may be lower than the April 2016 Round forecasts. The decrease could be attributed to contraction of harvest areas and drop in yield brought about by the…

The updated third quarter 2016 production forecast on palay and corn based on standing crop as of August 1, 2016, may be lower than the July 2016 Round forecast. The expected decrease in palay production could be attributed to drop in yield brought…

The year-on-year growth of the General Wholesale Price Index (GWPI) at the national level further moved upward by 7.4 percent in January 2017.

The year-on-year growth of the Construction Materials Retail Price Index (CMRPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) was pegged at 2.2 percent in February 2017.

On an annual basis, the Construction Materials Wholesale Price Index (CMWPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) further moved up by 4.0 percent in February 2017.

The employment rate in January 2017 was estimated at 93.4 percent. Four regions, namely, Ilocos Region (91.3%), National Capital Region (NCR) (91.5%), Caraga (91.5%), and CALABARZON (91.8%) had the lowest employment rates (Table 4). The labor…

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) approved the request for clearance of the Metals Industry Research and Development Center (MIRDC) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to conduct the 2016 Metalworking Industry Survey (MIS).…

The total imported goods by the country for the month of January 2017 amounted to $7.444 billion, an increase of 9.1 percent from $6.825 billion recorded during the same period a year ago.

The Philippines’ export sales amounted to $5.130 billion in January 2017, a 22.5 percent increase from $4.187 billion recorded value in January of 2016.