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Highlights of the Philippine Export and Import Statistics April 2021 (Preliminary)

 

The country’s total external trade in goods in April 2021, which amounted to USD 14.16 billion, grew at an annual rate of 107.5 percent. In the previous month, the annual increase was recorded at 26.5 percent, while in April 2020, the decline was at…
Seasonally Adjusted Palay/Rice Production and Prices, January-March 2021

 

The seasonally adjusted farmgate price of palay for the first quarter of 2021 was posted at PhP 17.10 per kilogram, a decrease of -7.5 percent from its fourth-quarter 2020 level of PhP 18.49 per kilogram. On the other hand, it increased by 4.4…
Rice and Corn Stocks Inventory, 01 April 2021

 

Rice stocks inventory reached 2,444.31 thousand metric tons as of 01 April 2021. This represents an annual increment of 3.2 percent from its level of 2,376.87 thousand metric tons in the same period of the preceding year.
Construction Statistics from Approved Building Permits First Quarter 2021

 

The number of constructions in the first quarter of 2021 recorded a total of 33,627, indicating an annual expansion of 1.4 percent.
Unemployment Rate in April 2021 is Estimated at 8.7 percent

 

The country’s unemployment rate in April 2021 was estimated at 8.7 percent. This was substantially lower than the record high 17.6 percent in April 2020 but higher compared to the 7.1 percent reported in March 2021. The unemployment rate in April…
Production Index and Net Sales Index (Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries) April 2021 (2018=100)

 

The Value of Production Index (VaPI) for manufacturing rebounded in April 2021 as it posted an annual increase of 154.3 percent, from a -74.2 percent annual drop in the previous month.
Press Conference on the April 2021 Labor Force Survey (Preliminary) Results

 

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) announces the conduct of the Press Conference on the April 2021 Labor Force Survey (Preliminary) Results on 08 June 2021 (Tuesday) at 9:00 AM through a video conference using Zoom.
Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index (2012=100) : May 2021

 

At the country level, the month-on-month growth rate of the seasonally adjusted CPI for all items went up to 0.2 percent in May 2021.
Summary Inflation Report Consumer Price Index for the Bottom 30% Income Households (2012=100) : May 2021

 

The country’s inflation for the bottom 30% income households decelerated further to 4.5 percent in May 2021, from 4.9 percent in April 2021. It was posted at 2.9 percent in May 2020. The average inflation for this particular group of consumers from…
Summary Inflation Report Consumer Price Index (2012=100): May 2021

 

The Philippines’ headline inflation in May 2021 remained at 4.5 percent, which was the level of inflation of the country since March 2021.