The country’s total external trade in goods in April 2019 amounted to $14.51 billion, reflecting a decrease of 1.0 percent from the $14.66 billion external trade in the same month of the previous year.

The country's total rice stocks inventory as of 01 May 2019 was estimated at 2,947.42 thousand metric tons. It showed an increase of 1.3 percent from the previous year's record of 2,909.46 thousand metric tons. Rice stock inventory for the period…

The annual increase of GWPI at the national level slowed down to 4.7 percent in April 2019. In the previous month, the annual rate was pegged at 5.5 percent and in April 2018, 6.3 percent. The indices of crude materials inedible except fuels, and…

Reported deaths in 2017 reached 579,237, a decrease of 0.5 percent than the previous year’s 582,183 deaths. This is equivalent to a crude death rate (CDR) of 5.5, or about six (6) persons per thousand population. In 2017, an average of 1,587…

The year-on-year change of CMWPI in NCR picked up by 3.0 percent in May 2019. In the previous month, the annual rate was 2.7 percent and in May 2018, 4.5 percent. Relative to their previous month’s annual rates, higher annual increases were observed…

The total number of constructions in the first quarter of 2019 reached 39,762, based on the preliminary results of construction statistics from approved building permits.

Total foreign investments (FI) approved in the first quarter of 2019 by the seven investment promotion agencies (IPAs), namely: Board of Investments (BOI), Clark Development Corporation (CDC), Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), and Subic Bay…

As measured by the share of Tourism Direct Gross Value Added (TDGVA) to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the contribution of tourism industries to the Philippine economy was estimated at 12.7 percent in 2018. TDGVA serves as the indicator to…

At the country level, the monthly seasonally adjusted CPI for all items increased by 0.3 percent in May 2019 from 0.2 percent in the previous month.

The employment rate in April 2019 was estimated at 94.9 percent. In April 2018, the employment rate was 94.5 percent. Regions with highest employment rates were Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) (97.1%), Cagayan Valley (97.0%), Davao Region (…