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External Trade Performance: August 2015

 

The total imported goods by the country for the month of August 2015 amounted to $6.082 billion, an increase of 4.1 percent from $5.845 billion recorded during the same period a year ago.
General Wholesale Price Index (1998=100) : August 2015

 

The General Wholesale Price Index (GWPI) at the national level continued its downtrend as its year-on-year change was registered at -4.1 percent in August. Last month, it went down by 3.7 percent and in Aug
Retail Price Index of Selected Construction Materials in the National Capital Region (2000=100) : September 2015

 

On an annual basis, the Construction Materials Retail Price Index (CMRPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) moved at its previous month’s rate of -0.4 percent. In September 2014, it grew by 1.3 percent.
Construction Materials Wholesale Price Index in the National Capital Region (2000=100) : September 2015

 

The Construction Materials Wholesale Price Index (CMWPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) continued to drop as its annual growth was posted at -1.1 percent in September.
Merchandise Export Performance : August 2015

 

The Philippines’ export sales totaled $5.127 billion in August 2015, a 6.3 percent decrease from $5.471 billion recorded value in August of 2014.  The negative growth was mainly brought about by the decrease of six major commodities out of the top…
Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries : August 2015

 

Value of Production Index (VaPI) for total manufacturing shrank at a slower pace by negative 4.6 percent in August 2015 compared with positive 4.5 percent a year ago figure, according to the preliminary results of the Monthly Integrated Survey of…
General Retail Price Index in the National Capital Region (2000=100) : August 2015

 

The annual growth of the General Retail Price Index (GRPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) slowed down to 0.4 percent in August. It recorded a 1.0 percent gain last month and in August 2014, 3.7 percent. The indices of mineral fuels, lubricants…
Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index (2006=100) : September 2015

 

The seasonally adjusted CPI for all items went down by 0.1 percent in September from a positive growth of 0.1 percent in August.
Producer Price Survey : August 2015

 

Producer Price Index (PPI, 2000=100) for manufacturing declined by 8.0 percent in August 2015 compared with negative 1.1 percent in August 2014.
Summary Inflation Report Consumer Price Index (2006=100) : September 2015

 

The Philippines’ annual headline inflation further slowed down to 0.4 percent in September. It was 0.6 percent last month and 4.4 percent during the same month a year ago. The downtrend was primarily due to the annual declines in the indices of…