The total quantity of domestic trade during the second quarter of 2020 was recorded at 1.80 million tons. This represents a drop of 77.8 percent from the 8.11 million tons volume of domestic trade posted in the same quarter of 2019. Almost all (99.…

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), as the lead agency to implement the Community-Based Monitoring System (CBMS), per Republic Act 11135 also known as the CBMS Act, held its first council meeting last 14 August 2020 via videoconference. The…

The country's nominal wage rate of agricultural workers in 2019 averaged PhP 331.10 per day. On the average, male farm workers were paid at PhP 335.00 per day, higher than the average wage rate of female farm workers at PhP 304.60 per day. Across…

The survey aims to assess the six flagship programs under the 2017-2022 Micro, Small, Medium, Enterprise Development Plan (MSMEDP), namely: Negosyo Center, Pondo sa Pagbabago at Pag-asenso (P3), Kapatid Mentor ME (KKME), Share Service Facility (SSF…

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) granted clearance to the conduct of 2020 Crops Production Survey (CrPS) to be undertaken nationwide on a quarterly basis for the use of the government and the general public. It aims to generate basic…

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) announces the holding of the Press Conference on the Official Launch of the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (CPH) to be held on 27 August 2020 (Thursday) at 9:00AM through a video conference using zoom.

The year-on-year change of CMWPI in NCR picked up by 1.8 percent in July 2020. Its annual rate in June 2020 was recorded at 1.2 percent and in July 2019, 3.0 percent. Compared with their annual rates in June 2020, annual increases were higher in the…

The CMRPI in NCR posted an annual growth of 1.1 percent in July 2020. This was slower than the 1.2 percent annual increment posted in June 2020 and July 2019. The annual growth rates decelerated in the indices of the following commodity groups:…

The year-on-year change of GWPI at the country level climbed by 2.5 percent in June 2020. The annual rate in the previous month was 1.9 percent and in June 2019, 1.7 percent. (Tables A and 2)

The GWPI at the country level in April 2020 retained its previous month’s annual rate of 2.3 percent. In April 2019, its annual rate was registered at 1.1 percent. (Table A and Table 2)