The year-on-year growth in the Construction Materials Wholesale Price Index (CMWPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) went up 2.2 percent in May.

The annual growth in the Construction Materials Retail Price Index (CMRPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) picked-up 1.1 percent in May.

The employment rate in April 2014 is estimated at 93.0 percent. This estimate is based on the April 2014 round of the LFS which did not cover the province of Leyte. The employment rate for the same month of 2013, computed using data from the April…

Value of Production Index (VaPI) for manufacturing grew by 12.9 percent in April 2014 compared with a negative 1.5 percent in April 2013, according to the preliminary results of the Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI).

Total export earnings in April 2014 amounted to $4.544 billion, a 0.8 percent growth from $4.506 billion recorded value in April of 2013. Total merchandise exports for January to April 2014 registered a 5.4 percent increase to $18.859 billion in…

The annual headline inflation in the Philippines increased to 4.5 percent in May. It was recorded at 4.1 percent last month and 2.6 percent in the same period last year.

On a monthly basis, the seasonally adjusted CPI for all items at the national level went up 0.7 percent in May from 0.1 percent in April. Higher monthly rates were recorded in alcoholic beverages and tobacco index at 0.7 percent in May from -0.1…

Producer Price Index (PPI, 2000=100) for manufacturing slowly moved up to 0.1 percent in April 2014. Petroleum products led the sectors that posted increases as it reflected a higher uptick of 13.6 percent.

Preliminary results of construction statistics from approved building permits for the first quarter of 2014 showed the number of new construction projects nationwide reaching 29,468. This number registered an increase of 20.8 percent compared to 24,…

The number of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who worked abroad at anytime during the period April to September 2013 was estimated at 2.3 million. The Overseas Contract Workers (OCWs) or those with existing work contract abroad comprised 96.2…