Preliminary results of the Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI) for September 1998 indicated a year-on-year decline in both production and sales in the manufacturing sector. Value and volume of production decreased by 7.8 percent…

Total year-to-date merchandise export receipts grew by 17.9 percent to $24.387 billion from $20.689 billion a year earlier. Total dollar inflow for October 1998 increased by 9.3 percent to $2.542 billion from $2.326 billion last year.

Value and volume of production of manufacturing establishments in August 1998 decreased by 7.6 percent and 17.0 percent, respectively, last year as reflected by the preliminary results of the Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI…

For the first three quarters of 1998, the balance-of-trade in goods (BOT-G) deficit shrank by 88.6 percent to $962.00 million from $8.419 billion a year earlier. Total trade slipped by 1.1 percent to $44.653 billion from $45.145 billion. Payments…

The rate for food, beverages and tobacco (FBT) increased in October to 9.9 percent from 9.4 percent while other groups registered lower inflation rates in October. The rates for clothing decreased to 7.9 percent from 8.5 percent; housing and repairs…

Total export receipts for the first three quarters of the year grew by 19.0 percent to $21.845 billion from $18.363 billion a year earlier. For the month of September alone, total receipts increased by 19.2 percent to $2.786 billion from $2.337…

The balance of trade in goods (BOT-G) deficit for the period January to August 1998 declined by 83.3 percent to $1.294 billion from $7.760 billion in 1997. Total trade, on the other hand, narrowed down by 1.0 percent to $39.412 billion from $39.810…

Except for fuel, light and water (FLW), the rates for all other commodity groups slowed down. Food, beverages and tobacco (FBT) slowed down to 9.3 percent from 9.7 percent; clothing, 8.3 percent from 8.5 percent; housing and repairs (H&R), 10.8…

Merchandise exports for the first eight months of 1998 grew by 18.9 percent to $19.059 billion from $16.025 billion a year earlier. Total receipts for August 1998 increased by 17.5 percent to $2.652 billion from $2.258 billion last year.

These results were based on the interim Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI) of the National Statistics Office with the Department of Trade and Industry which will eventually provide flash indicators on the performance of…