Another pool of 16 young statistics whizzes emerged in the 22nd Philippine Statistics Quiz (PSQ) regional championships held simultaneously last November 14. Their journey continues as they compete in the National Finals slated on December 5, 2013…

The annual increase in the construction materials retail price index (CMRPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) eased to 1.8 percent in October from 1.9 percent in September.

The annual movement in the country’s General Wholesale Price Index (GWPI) went up 2.2 percent in September from 1.5 percent in August. This was effected by a higher annual rate in the food index at 1.6 percent in September from 0.1 percent in August…

The year-on-year growth of the Construction Materials Wholesale Price Index (CMWPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) was recorded at its previous month’s rate of 1.6 percent. Mixed movements in the annual growths among the commodity groups were…

Export earnings in September 2013 amounted to $5.045 billion, a 4.9 percent growth from $4.811 billion recorded value in September of 2012. The positive growth was mainly brought by the increase of eight out of the top ten commodities for the month…

Value of Production Index (VaPI) for the manufacturing reflected an annual increment of 8.6 percent in September 2013, according to the preliminary results of the Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI).

The total external trade in goods in 2012 reached $114.228 billion, accounting for 5.0 percent increase from $108.801 billion in 2011. This was due to the 2.7 percent positive growth of the total imports to $62.129 billion from $60.496 billion in…

The country’s year-on-year inflation for the bottom 30% income households picked up to 3.5 percent in the third quarter from 3.1 percent in the second quarter of 2013.

The annual growth in the General Retail Price Index (GRPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) remained at its August rate of 1.7 percent. The annual adjustment of the heavily-weighted food index rose 0.5 percent in September from -1.0 percent in…

Headline inflation at the national level advanced 2.9 percent in October from 2.7 percent in September. The uptrend was due to higher annual increases in the heavily-weighted food and non-alcoholic beverages index and clothing and footwear index.…