The total imported goods by the country for the month of August 2016 amounted to $6.927 billion, an increase of 12.2 percent from $6.176 billion recorded during the same period a year ago.

The country’s annual headline inflation picked up 2.3 percent in September 2016. It was posted at 1.8 percent a month ago and 0.4 percent in September 2015. Higher annual increments were noted in the indices of food and non-alcoholic beverages;…

The Producer Price Index (PPI, 2000=100) for manufacturing declined at a slower rate of 4.5 percent in August 2016 compared with a negative 7.9 percent during the same period last year.

At the national level, the seasonally adjusted CPI for all items and recreation and culture in September 2016 both moved at their last month’s rate of 0.1 percent.

The annual growth of the General Retail Price Index (GRPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) picked up 2.3 percent in August 2016. Last month, it went up 2.2 percent and in August 2015, 0.4 percent. Higher annua

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in collaboration with other government agencies and development partners will conduct the 13th National Convention on Statistics (NCS) on 3-4 October 2016 at the Edsa Shangri-la Hotel in Mandaluyong City.…

The total number of manufacturing establishments in the formal sector of the economy in 2013 reached 25,149, according to the final results of the 2013 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI).

The final results of the 2013 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI) showed that there were 1,681 engaged in construction in the formal sector of the economy.

The annual change of the Construction Materials Retail Price Index (CMRPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) picked up 1.6 percent in August 2016.

The annual increase in the General Wholesale Price Index (GWPI) at the national level continued to move up at a slower pace by 0.2 percent in July 2016.