The seasonally adjusted palay production for April-June 2017 was 4. 78 million metric tons, slightly higher by 0.55 percent from the 4. 75 million metric tons output in the first quarter of 2017. The increment in production was due to higher yield…

Agriculture grew by 6.18 percent in the second quarter of 2017. The crops and poultry subsectors recorded output increases of 11.72 percent and 8.36 percent, respectively. On the other hand, livestock production went down by 1.38 percent. The…

The annual change of the Construction Materials Retail Price Index (CMRPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) picked up by 1.1 percent in July 2017.

The annual increase of the General Wholesale Price Index (GWPI) at the national level further slowed downto1.6 percent in June 2017.

On an annual basis, the Construction Materials Wholesale PriceIndex (CMWPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR)picked upby1.7percent in July 2017.

Value of Production Index (VaPI) for manufacturing posted year-on-year increase of 5.1 percent in June 2017, according to the preliminary results of the Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI).

The country’s total external trade in goods in June 2017 reached $11.97 billion, a decrease of 1.2 percent from $12.12 billion recorded in June 2016.

The total rice stock inventory as of July 1, 2017 was 2,347.90 thousand metric tons (Figure 1). This was 14.08 percent below the 2,732.73 thousand metric tons level in July 2016 and 8.75 percent lower than the previous month’s inventory level of 2,…

The 2015 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI) covered a total of 339 establishments with total employment (TE) of 20 and over engaged in water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities.

The headline inflation at the national level went up by 2.8 percent in July 2017. It was posted at 2.7 percent in the previous month and 1.9 percent in July 2016. Higher annual increments were registered in the indices of the following commodity…