The average farmgate price of palay per kilogram at the national level decreased to PhP 17.23 during the month, which is -1.1 percent lower than the previous month’s average price of PhP 17.43 per kilogram. Year-on-year, the average farmgate price…

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) granted clearance for the conduct of the household survey on Awareness of Households on the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) and Philippine Competition Act (PCA). On behalf of the PCC, the survey will…

The total quantity of domestic trade in the first quarter of 2022 was registered at 3.38 million tons. This represents an annual decrease of -35.6 percent from the 5.25 million tons recorded in the same quarter of 2021. In the fourth quarter of 2021…

Employment rate in the country in April 2022 was estimated at 94.3 percent, translating to about 45.63 million employed Filipinos. This was higher compared to the reported employment rate at 91.3 percent in April 2021 or a year-on-year increase of…

In April 2022, the country’s total external trade in goods amounted to USD 17.03 billion which indicates an annual growth rate of 16.2 percent. In the previous month, the annual increase was faster at 18.7 percent, while in April 2021, it grew by…

The Value of Production Index (VaPI) registered a slower increment of 9.7 percent in April 2022, from an annual growth rate of 375.1 percent in the previous month.

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Board approved on 13 May 2022 the PSA Board Resolution No. 02, series of 2022, “Approving and Adopting the Philippine Statistical Development Program 2018-2023 Update for Adoption by the Philippine…

Headline inflation in the Philippines rose further from 4.9 percent in April 2022 to 5.4 percent in May 2022.

The monthly growth rate of the seasonally adjusted CPI for all items at the national level was recorded at 0.5 percent in May 2022, from 1.0 percent in the previous month.

Inflation in the Philippines for the bottom 30% income households accelerated further to 4.3 percent in May 2022, from 3.8 percent in April 2022. Inflation in May 2021 was higher at 4.5 percent. The average inflation for this income group of…