Value of Production Index (VaPI) for manufacturing significantly rose to 12.2 percent in March 2017 compared with the 0.8 percent growth during the same month of the previous year, according to the preliminary results of the Monthly Integrated…

The annual average consumer price index (CPI) in 2016 was recorded at 144.0 for the Philippines, 133.4 for the National Capital Region (NCR) and 147.4 for areas outside NCR (AONCR).

On page 3, Total Number of Clients Served by Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), by Sex for (a) Children and (b) Youth are reflected as follows: DSWD provided corrections as of 24 April 2017 on the figures they sent earlier (…

The total number of establishments in the human health and social work activities sector was estimated at 6,729 according to final results of the 2014 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry. About 85.3 percent or 5,741 establishments of…

The Producer Price Index (PPI, 2000=100) for manufacturing moved up by 1.1 percent in March 2017 from the negative growth of 6.9 percent during the same period of previous year.

The seasonally adjusted CPI for all items and non-food at the national level both moved up at a slower pace of 0.1 percent in April from 0.4 percent in March.

The Philippines’ annual headline inflation was registered at 3.4 percent in April 2017. It was the same rate posted in the previous month, while in April 2016, inflation settled to 1.1 percent. Higher annual increments were observed in the indices…

All seventeen regions posted positive economic growth from 2015 to 2016 with Eastern Visayas’ economy growing the fastest. Ten regions recorded accelerated economies during the year: Eastern Visayas (12.4 percent); Central Luzon (9.5 percent);…

The total number of all manufacturing establishments in the formal sector of the economy reached 25,197 according to the final results of the 2014 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI).

Based on the final results of the 2014 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI) there were 1,778 establishments engaged in construction in the formal sector of the economy.