The year-on-year growth in the Construction Materials Wholesale Price Index (CMWPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) improved to 2.1 percent in August.

The annual growth of the Construction Materials Retail Price Index (CMRPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) picked up to 1.5 percent in August.

Producer Price Index (PPI, 2000=100) for manufacturing posted a decrement of 2.0 percent in July 2014 compared with negative 6.3 percent recorded in July 2013.

The country’s annual headline inflation was registered at 4.9 percent in August. It was the same rate recorded last month. In August 2013, the rate was at 2.1 percent. Mixed movements in the annual growths among the commodity groups were noticed…

The month-on month growth rate of the seasonally adjusted CPI for all items at the national level improved to 0.3 percent in August from 0.6 percent in July.

A total count of 32,729 new construction projects from approved building permits in the country were reported during the second quarter of 2014. This number represents an increase of 3,305 projects or 11.2 percent compared to 29,424 construction…

The annual gain in the General Retail Price Index (GRPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) picked up to 3.2 percent in July. Higher annual increments were noted in the indices of food at 5.8 percent; chemicals, including animal and vegetable oils…

One in ten young Filipino women age 15-19 has begun childbearing: 8 percent are already mothers and another 2 percent are pregnant with their first child according to the results of the 2013 National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS).

The country’s total imported goods for June 2014 amounted to $4.716 billion, decreased by 3.6 percent from $4.890 billion recorded during the same period a year ago. The decrease in total imports for this period was due to the negative performance…

The annual growth of the General Wholesale Price Index (GWPI) in the Philippines improved to 5.0 percent in June. Last month, it was registered at 5.2 percent and in June 2013, 2.7 percent. The slowdown can be attributed to the lower annual…