The preliminary results of the 2020 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI) showed that a total of 29,384 establishments in the formal sector of the economy were engaged in accommodation and food service activities. This represents…

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In November 2022, the country’s total external trade in goods amounted to USD 17.88 billion, which indicates an annual growth rate of 3.6 percent from its level in the same period of the previous year.

The annual increment of CMRPI in NCR continued to move downward as it slowed down to 6.2 percent in November 2022, from 6.6 percent in October 2022. This brings the average growth rate of the index from January to November 2022 to 5.9 percent. In…

The annual increase of CMWPI in NCR eased to 10.4 percent in November 2022, from 11.0 percent in October 2022. Its year-on-year growth rate in November 2021 was posted at 5.4 percent. (Tables A and 2)

The unemployment rate in the country in November 2022 was posted at 4.2 percent from 4.5 percent in October 2022 and 6.5 percent in  November 2021. The estimated unemployment rate in November 2022 was the lowest since April 2005. (Table A)

The Value of Production Index (VaPI) continued to register a two-digit year-on-year increment of 12.7 percent in November 2022, slower than the October 2022 annual growth of 13.0 percent. In November 2021, the VaPI accelerated annually at a rate of…

The Philippines’ headline inflation increased to 8.1 percent in December 2022, from 8.0 percent in November 2022. This is the highest inflation rate reported for 2022 and the highest since November 2008. Inflation in December 2021 was lower at 3.1…

Inflation for the bottom 30% income households at the national level further increased to 7.9 percent in December 2022, from 7.7 percent in November 2022.

The average retail prices of a kilogram of well milled rice rose by PhP 0.03 to PhP 0.50 in five trading centers during the first phase of December 2022 (01 to 05 December 2022) relative to their price levels in the second phase of November 2022 (15…