On an annual basis, the Construction Materials Wholesale Price Index (CMWPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) went up 2.1 percent in November 2016.

The 2014 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI) conducted nationwide covered a total of 331establishments with total employment (TE) of 20 and over engaged in water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities.

The employment rate in October 2016 was estimated at 95.3 percent. Five regions, namely, CALABARZON (93.8%), National Capital Region (NCR) (94.1%), Central Luzon (94.3%), Ilocos Region (94.6%), and Central Visayas (94.9%) had employment rates lower…

Value of Production Index (VaPI) grew in October 2016 recording a year-on-year growth of 4.3 percent compared with the negative 6.2 percent during the same month of last year, according to the preliminary results of the Monthly Integrated Survey of…

The total imported goods by the country for the month of October 2016 amounted to $6.921 billion, an increase of 5.9 percent from $6.534 billion recorded during the same period a year ago. The increase was due to the positive growth rates of…

The Philippines’ export sales amounted to $4.758 billion in October 2016, a 3.7 percent increase from $4.590 billion recorded value in October 2015. The increase was attributed to six major commodities out of the top ten export commodities for the…

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) conducted the “Country Workshop on the Philippine Data Revolution Roadmap for the Sustainable Development Goals” on 5-6 October 2016 in Manila, Philippines in collaboration with the Global Partnership for…

Retail sale of other goods in specialized store accounts for majority of establishments The final results of the 2013 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry showed that a total of 99,614 establishments were engaged in wholesale and…

Total number of constructions in the third quarter of 2016 reached 35,684, according to the preliminary results of construction statistics from approved building permits. This represents an increase of 18.4 percent from the 30,126 constructions…

The Producer Price Index (PPI, 2000=100) for manufacturing slowly declined by 3.7 percent in October 2016 from the negative 7.6 percent during the same period last year.