For the purposes of this report, industries are categorized into two, namely Energy-producing industries and Energy-consuming industries. Energy-producing industries are those industries involved in the extraction of crude, coal, and natural gas and…

The total number of construction projects from approved building permits during the fourth quarter of 2013 was recorded at 24,796.

The annual increment in the General Retail Price Index (GRPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) slowed down to 2.3 percent in January 2014 from 2.4 percent in December 2013. The annual hike in beverages and tobacco index eased to 4.9 percent from…

Total Gross Revenue Index of key industries continued to grow by in the third quarter of 2013. Among industries, Finance posted the fastest growth at from in the same period in 2012. It was followed by Real Estate and Trade which both exhibited…

Total external trade in goods for December 2013 reached $9.894 billion, representing an 6.7 percent increase from $9.271 billion recorded during the same month in 2012.

On an annual basis, the General Wholesale Price Index (GWPI) in the country went up 5.3 percent in December from 4.1 percent in November as the indices of all the commodity groups posted higher annual gains except miscellaneous manufactured goods…

The annual hike in the construction materials retail price index (CMRPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) further decelerated to 0.5 percent in January 2014 from 1.4 percent in December 2013.

The year-on-year growth of the Construction Materials Wholesale Price Index (CMWPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) was recorded at its last month’s rate of 2.4 percent. Higher annual hikes were noticed in the indices of 13 commodity groups…

Export earnings in December 2013 amounted to $4.599 billion, a 15.8 percent growth from $3.971 billion recorded value in December of 2012.