Quantity of domestic trade declines, value increases During the fourth quarter of 2012 the total quantity of domestic trade transactions decreased by 8.6 percent, resulting to 5.04 million tons from 5.52 million tons reported through the same…

The final results of the 2010 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI) revealed that the Philippines had a total of 148,266 establishments belonging in the formal sector in 2010. This number showed a 0.7 percent decline compared…

Total external trade in goods for January 2013 reached $8.735 billion, representing a 5.6 percent decrease from $9.257 billion recorded during the same month in 2012. This was due to the 8.0 percent downward trend of total imports from $5.134…

In support of this year’s celebration of Women’s Month, the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) has issued a fact sheet focusing on the latest statistical updates on women and men in the Philippines. This year’s release includes new…

Total foreign investments (FI) approved in the fourth quarter of 2013 by seven investment promotion agencies (IPAs), namely Board of Investments (BOI), Clark Development Corporation (CDC), Philippine Economic Zone…

The results of the January 2013 Labor Force Survey (LFS) revealed that there were approximately 37.94 million employed persons in January 2013. This figure translates to an employment rate of 92.9 percent, which is similar to the employment rate…

The proportion of satisfied clients increased to 79.8 percent based from the results of December 2012 customer satisfaction survey round. The overall proportion of satisfied clients during the period posted an increase of 9.2 percentage points to 79…

The Philippine merchandise exports decreased by 2.7 percent from $4.123 billion in January 2012 to $4.011 billion in January 2013. The decrement was supported by the negative growth in articles of apparel and clothing accessories, electronic…

Value of Production Index (VaPI) of the manufacturing industry went up to 8.5 percent in January 2013, according to the preliminary results of the Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI).

The annual increase in the Construction Materials Wholesale Price Index (CMWPI) in NCR moved up at a slower pace of 2.0 percent in February from 2.3 percent in January.