Computer programming, consultancy and related activities leads among industries The preliminary results of the 2013 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry conducted nationwide showed that a total of 845 establishments with total…

There were no changes in the geographical-political units of the country during the first quarter of 2016 (1 January 2016 - 31 March 2016), hence, there were no PSGC updates during the quarter. Consequently, the total number of regions, provinces,…

The number of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who worked abroad at anytime during the period April to September 2015 was estimated at 2.4 million. Overseas Contract Workers (OCWs) or those with existing work contract comprised 97.1 percent of the…

Support activities for transportation leads the sector Preliminary results of the 2013 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI) showed that there were 1,110 establishments with total employment (TE) of 20 and over for the sector.…

Value of Production Index (VaPI) for total manufacturing modestly grew by 2.8 percent in February 2016 compared with the negative 7.6 percent during the same month last year, according to the preliminary results of the Monthly Integrated Survey of…

The Philippines’ export sales amounted to $4.310 billion in February 2016, a 4.5 percent decrease from $4.513 billion recorded value in February 2015.

The year-on-year growth of the General Retail Price Index (GRPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) slowed down to 0.6 percent in February 2016. Last month, it was pegged at 1.2 percent and in February 2015, 2.2 percent. A double-digit annual…

The reported deaths in 2013 numbered 531,280, an increase of 16,535 or 3.2 percent from 514,745 deaths recorded in 2012. In 2013, an average of 1,458 persons died daily or 61 deaths per hour. The number of deaths from 2004 to 2013 showed a…

The Producer Price Index (PPI, 2000=100) for manufacturing declined at a slower rate of 5.2 percent in February 2016 compared with negative 5.6 percent during the same month last year.

The country’s annual headline inflation increased to 1.1 percent in March 2016. It was posted at 0.9 percent a month ago and 2.4 percent in March 2015. The growth was due to higher annual increments noted in the indices of food and non-alcoholic…