Total foreign investments (FI) approved in the first quarter of 2015 by the seven investment promotion agencies (IPAs), namely: Board of Investments (BOI), Clark Development Corporation (CDC), Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), and Subic Bay…

The headline inflation at the national level continued to move at a slower pace of 1.6 percent in May. Last month, it was recorded at 2.2 percent and in May 2014, 4.5 percent. The slowdown was mainly brought about by the annual declines still posted…

Producer Price Index (PPI, 2000=100) for manufacturing fell by 5.4 percent in April 2015 compared with the flat growth in the same period a year ago.

The seasonally adjusted CPI for all items at the national level moved at its April rate of 0.1 percent in May.

Total number of construction projects generated from approved building permits was recorded at 29,688 during the first quarter of 2015. This number reflects a slight increase of 220 projects or 0.7 percent from the 29,468 construction projects over…

The annual growth in the General Retail Price Index (GRPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) slowed down to 1.8 percent in April 2015. Last month, it grew by 2.0 percent and in April 2014, 2.3 percent. Annual declines were still noted in the…

The number of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who worked abroad at anytime during the period April to September 2014 was estimated at 2.3 million. Overseas Contract Workers (OCWs) or those with existing work contract comprised 96.0 percent (2.2…

The  country’s  total  imported  goods  for March 2015 amounted to $5.113 billion, a decrease of 6.8 percent from $5.486 billion recorded during the same period a year ago. The decline in total imports for this period was due to the negative…

The Construction Materials Retail Price Index (CMRPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) dropped by 0.1 percent in April.

An annual decrease was still posted in the country’s General Wholesale Price Index (GWPI) at 4.9 percent in March. In February, it was recorded at -5.1 percent and in March 2014, 4.6 percent. This was effected by the annual declines still observed…