The country’s annual headline inflation continued to move up at a faster pace of 3.1 percent in August 2017. In the previous month, it increased by 2.8 percent and in August 2016, 1.8 percent. This was mainly due to the 3.5 percent growth of the…

Total number of constructions in the second quarter of 2017 reached 35,983, according to the preliminary results of construction statistics from approved building permits.

The Producer Price Index (PPI, 2000=100) for total manufacturing fell at a slower rate of 1.0 percent in July 2017 from negative 4.0 percent during the same period of previous year.

The seasonally adjusted consumer price index (CPI) for all items at the national level moved up at a slower pace of 0.2 percent in August from 0.3 percent in July.

Final results of the 2014 Survey of Tourism Establishments in the Philippines showed that there were a total of 39,325 establishments in the formal sector of the economy engaged in tourism characteristic activities.

The preliminary results of the 2015 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI) showed that there were 1,147 establishments with total employment (TE) of 20 and over in the formal sector engaged in agriculture, forestry and fishing…

The total number of constructions generated from approved building permits for the year 2016 reached 147,998. This number increased by 12.1 percent compared to 132,006 constructions recorded in 2015.

The annual growth of the General Retail Price Index (GRPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) was pegged at 3.3 percent in July 2017. It was the same rate registered in June 2017 while it picked up by 2.2 percent in July 2016. Higher annual…

The total quantity of domestic trade in 2016 was recorded at 24.35 million tons, up by 25.0 percent from 19.49 million tons posted in 2015. On the other hand, total value of domestic trade in 2016 rose by 35.6 percent, from PHP642.64 billion in 2015…

February 1, 1987 Reorganizing and Strengthening the Philippine Statistical System (PSS) and for Other Purposes