On a monthly basis, the General Retail Price Index (GRPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) went down by -0.3 percent in February from zero growth in January as the heavily-weighted food index further decreased to -1.4 percent from -0.3 percent.

The monthly change of the retail price index of selected construction materials in the National Capital Region (NCR) went up to 0.6 percent in March from 0.4 percent in February.

Value of Production Index (VaPI) for total manufacturing inched up to 8.4 percent in February 2012, according to the preliminary results of the Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI).

On a monthly basis, the growth in the Construction Materials Wholesale Price Index (CMWPI) in the National Capital Region further went up to 0.8 percent in March from 0.6 percent in February due to higher increments in the indices of most of the…

Export earnings in February 2012 amounted to $4.431 billion, a 14.6 percent increment from $3.865 billion recorded in February of 2011. Similarly, on a monthly basis, it increased by 7.4 percent from $4.123 billion posted in January 2012. Aggregate…

The national annual headline inflation rate continued to decelerate to 2.6 percent in March from 2.7 percent in February. The indices of alcoholic beverages and tobacco; clothing and footwear; housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels;…

The month-on-month growth rate of the seasonally adjusted CPI for all items at the national level went up to 0.2 percent in March from -0.1 percent in February.

The total population of the Philippines as of May 1, 2010 is 92,337,852 based on the 2010 Census of Population and Housing. The census counts up to the barangay level were made official with the signing by President Benigno S. Aquino III of…

Producer Price Index (PPI, 2000=100) for the manufacturing sector went up to 2.9 percent in February 2012, according to the preliminary results of the monthly Producer Price Survey. Nine major sectors posted increments with double-digit increases…

Quantity and value of domestic trade increases The total quantity of domestic trade transactions in the fourth quarter of 2011 increased by 26.3 percent, from 4.37 million tons reported during the same period last year to 5.52 million tons. The…