With higher export revenues, total merchandise trade for January 1999 grew by 0.5 percent to $4.976 billion from $4.953 billion a year earlier. This uptick comes after seven consecutive months of decline. Export receipts went up by 22.0 percent to $…

Aggregate receipts for January 1999 from merchandise exports grew by 22.0 percent to $2.581 billion from $2.115 billion a year earlier.

Labor force in January 1999 increased by 3.1 percent to 31.2 million from 30.2 million last year with 679 thousand addition to the employed and 249 thousand increment to the unemployed.

All the commodity groups recorded lower inflation rates in February. The rates for food, beverages and tobacco (FBT) slowed down to 11.2 percent in February from 13.0 percent in January; clothing, 8.1 percent from 9.1 percent; housing and repairs (…

 

Total merchandise imports for 1998 dipped by 17.5 percent to $29.660 billion from $35.934 billion a year earlier. Nonetheless foreign exchange inflows from merchandise exports valued at $29.496 billion posted a 16.9 percent increase from $25.228…

There is a high overall awareness in the Philippines regarding health issues. The results of the 1998 National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) show that most household respondents say that they watch their nutritional diet, exercise regularly,…

Results from the 1998 National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) confirm that while national fertility rates are declining, at an average of 3.7 children per woman, they are still considerably higher than the rates prevailing in neighboring…

While under-five mortality has declined slightly in recent years from 54 deaths per 1,000 births in 1988-92 to 48 deaths for the period 1993-1997, infant mortality rates have remained unchanged at about 35 deaths per 1,000 births. The relationship…

Results from the 1998 National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) confirm that while national fertility rates are declining, at an average of 3.7 children per woman,  they are still considerably higher than the rates prevailing in neighboring…