Total number of constructions generated from approved building permits in the first quarter of 2017 reached 35,101.

The Producer Price Index (PPI, 2000=100) for manufacturing moved down at a slower rate of 2.0 percent in April 2017 from the negative growth of 3.6 percent during the same period of previous year.

The headline inflation at the national level decelerated to 3.1 percent in May 2017. It was registered at 3.4 percent in the previous month and 1.6 percent in May 2016. Slower annual increments were posted in the indices of the following commodity…

At the national level, the seasonally adjusted CPI for all items went up by 0.2 percent in May from 0.1 percent in April; education, 0.5 percent from 0.2 percent; and restaurant and miscellaneous goods and services, 0.2 percent from zero growth.

To provide essential information on the country’s major crops, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) granted clearance to the conduct of surveys on palay, corn and other crops. These surveys aim to generate statistics that will allow and guide…

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is set to conduct the 2017 Survey on Cost and Returns of Tomato Production after being approved through the Statistical Survey Review and Clearance System (SSRCS). The survey aims to generate data on cost…

The annual increment of the General Retail Price Index (GRPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) decelerated to 3.9 percent in April 2017. It was registered at 4.4 percent in March 2017 and 1.6 percent during the same month a year ago. All the…

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) renewed the clearance for the Labor Turnover Survey (LTS) on 8 May 2017 through the Statistical Survey Review and Clearance System (SSRCS). The LTS is a quarterly survey conducted by the PSA, which aims to…

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) clears the conduct of the 2017 Annual Poverty Indicators Survey (APIS) on 24 April 2017 through the Statistical Survey Review and Clearance System (SSRCS). The APIS is conducted annually by the PSA in years…

The number of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who worked abroad at anytime during the period April to September 2016 was estimated at 2.2 million.