The    Philippines’    export   sales  amounted to $5.117 billion in November 2015, a 1.1 percent decrease from $5.175 billion recorded value in November of 2014.  The negative growth was mainly brought about by the decreases in five major…

On an annual basis, the Construction Materials Retail Price Index (CMRPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) continued to move downward as it recorded a 0.8 percent drop in November.

The Philippines’ year-on-year headline inflation increased to 1.5 percent in December. It was recorded at 1.1 percent last month and 2.7 percent in the same period last year. Higher annual rates were registered in the indices of alcoholic beverages…

Producer Price Index (PPI,)for manufacturing declined by 6.0 percent in November 2015. During the same period last year, it decelerated by 2.0 percent. This was brought about by the significant decrements of five major sectors namely: 

The seasonally adjusted CPI for all items at the national level moved up at a slower pace of 0.2 percent in December from 0.4 percent in November.

The Philippine population is projected to reach 142 million by 2045.  This signifies about 49 million persons added to the country’s population from 2010 to 2045, equivalent to an average annual growth rate of 1.21 percent.  All regions are expected…

The total imported goods by the country for the month of October 2015 amounted to $6.527 billion, an increase of 16.8 percent from $5.589 billion recorded during the same period a year ago.

The annual growth in the General Retail Price Index (GRPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) went up 0.5 percent in October 2015. It posted a 0.4 percent gain last month and in October 2014, 2.8 percent. The heavily-weighted food index recorded a…

The annual Construction Materials Wholesale Price Index (CMWPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) continued to drop as it recorded a negative rate of 0.2 percent in November.

The 2012 Census of Agriculture (CA) reported 5.56 million farms/holdings1 covering 7.19 million hectares, which translated to an average area of 1.29 hectares per farm/holding. The number of farms/holdings increased from 1980 to 2012 by 62.6 percent…