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. Overseas Contract Workers (OCWs) or those with existing work contract comprised 97.5 percent of the…

The annual increase of the General Retail Price Index (GRPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) slowed down to 4.4 percent in March 2017. It was registered at 5.1 percent in February 2017 and 1.1 percent during the same month in 2016. Higher…

Inflation for the bottom 30% income households at the national level picked up by 2.8 percent in the first quarter of 2017. In the previous quarter, it was recorded at 2.0 percent and in the same period in 2016, 1.1 percent. This was mainly…

The final results of the 2014 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI) showed that the country had a total of 2,690 establishments engaged in agriculture, forestry and fishing.

The final results of the 2014 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI) showed that there were a total of 259 establishments engaged in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply in the formal sector of the economy.

Total Gross Revenue Index grew by 9.4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2016. This was higher than the 5.9 percent growth in the same quarter of the previous year. This performance was led by Real Estate, Manufacturing, and Trade. Real Estate posted…

This Special Release presents the final results of the 2013 SICT for the non-core ICT industries. All sections were classified under the non-core ICT industries except for the information and communication and some industries in manufacturing,…

The updated first quarter 2017 production forecasts on palay and corn based on standing crop as of March 1, 2017, may be lower than the January 2017 Round forecasts. The expected decline in palay and corn production may be due to the contraction of…

The 2013 Survey of Information and Communication Technology (SICT) was conducted in 2014 primarily to collect and generate information on the access and utilization of ICT among establishments in the country for reference year 2013.

The year-on-year growth of the General Wholesale Price Index (GWPI) at the national level went up by 7.5 percent in February 2017.