The country’s total health expenditure (THE) went up by 11.7 percent, from PhP 471.1 billion in 2012 to PhP 526.3 billion in 2013. This could be mainly attributed to the large amount expended for health care by Private Sources, majority of which (82…

The  Philippines’  export  earnings  totaled  $4.513 billion  in  February 2015, a 3.1 percent decrement from $4.657 billion recorded value in February of 2014.  The negative growth was mainly brought about by the decrease of six major…

This report highlights the final results of the 2012 Census of Philippine Business and Industry for All Establishments classified under the three broad industry groups namely: Agriculture, Industry and Services.  Agriculture sector includes…

The annual headline inflation at the national level exhibited a slower pace of 2.4 percent in March. Last month, it was recorded at 2.5 percent and in March 2014, 3.9 percent. The indices of housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels;…

The annual growth in the General Retail Price Index (GRPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) went up to 2.2 percent in February 2015. Last month, it was posted at 1.8 percent and in February 2014, 1.9 percent. The heavily-weighted food index…

On a monthly basis, the seasonally adjusted CPI for all items at the national level retained its February rate of 0.1 percent in March.

Producer Price Index (PPI, 2000=100) for manufacturing falls by 5.1 percent in February 2015 compared to negative 0.8 percent posted in February 2014.

The total quantity of domestic trade transactions in the fourth quarter of 2014 grew by 15.7 percent, increasing to 5.27 million tons from 4.56 million tons reported in the same period of last year. On the contrary, the total value of commodities…

In support of this year’s celebration of Women’s Month, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has issued a Factsheet on WAM, which focuses on the latest statistical updates on women and men in the Philippines. This year’s edition contains 77…

The country’s total external trade in goods for January 2015 amounting to $5.108 billion, declined by 14.2 percent from $5.955 billion recorded during the same period a year ago. The decrease in total imports for this period was due to the negative…