The inflation rate for food alone was 10.3 percent again in July. Year-on-year rates for eggs went up to 11.3 percent from 8.3 percent; corn, 6.2 percent from 5.0 percent; fruits and vegetables, 25.0 percent from 23.9 percent; dairy products, 14.6…

Aggregate earning from exports for the first six months of 1998 amounted to $13.904 billion, which increased by 18.8 percent over $11.700 billion last year. Total earnings for June alone reached $2.389 billion for a 12.2 percent growth over…

Merchandise trade from January to May 1998 grew by 3.2 percent to $24.633 billion from $23.867 billion last year. Revenue from exports increased by 20.3 percent to $11.515 billion from $9.571 billion a year ago while payments for imports dropped by…

Introduction 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…

All the commodity groups registered higher inflation rates except for that of housing and repairs (HR) and services. The rates for food, beverages and tobacco (FBT) increased to 10.1 percent from 9.0 percent; miscellaneous items, to 9.4 percent from…

Aggregate receipts from merchandise exports as of end-May grew by 20.3 percent to $11.515 billion from $9.571 billion a year earlier.For May alone, total receipts increased by 21.8 percent to $2.415 billion from $1.983 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…

There was an increase of 745 thousand persons (2.4 %) in the labor force from April 1997 to April 1998.

Total trade in goods from January to April grew by 3.5 percent this year to $19.595 billion from $18.930 billion last year. Revenue from exports posted a 19.9 percent increase settling at $9.101 billion from $7.588 billion a year ago while…

All the commodity groups registered higher inflation rates except for that of services whose 15.8 percent in May dipped slightly from 15.9 percent in April. The rates for food, beverages and tobacco (FBT) increased to 7.6 percent from 5.4 percent;…