More than 90 percent of establishments use computer and other hardware. Out of the total 2,140 establishments covered in the 2009 Survey on Information and Communication Technology (SICT), 95.7 percent used computer in their business operations. ICT…

The annual growth of the General Wholesale Price Index (GWPI) at the national level went up at a slower pace of 8.5 percent in October from 9.2 percent in September.

Number of new construction increases by 5.4 percent A total count of 25,255 new construction projects from approved building permits in the country were reported for the third quarter of 2011. This number registered an increase of 5.4 percent…

Based on the preliminary results of the 2009 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry conducted nationwide, with 2009 as the reference year, the Philippines had a total of 559 establishments with total employment (TE) of 20 and over engaged…

Total external trade in goods for January to October 2011 reached $91.815 billion, representing a 4.1 percent increment from $88.178 billion registered during the same period a year earlier. Similarly, total imports grew by 12.2 percent to $50.521…

The 2009 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI) covered a total of 3,014 establishments with total employment of 20 and over.

Value of Production Index (VaPI) for total manufacturing dropped 6.0 percent in October 2011, according to the preliminary results of the Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI). This was brought about by the poor production…

For the years 2000-2010, the average share of tourism direct gross value added (TDGVA) to the country’s GDP is about 5.8 percent. TDGVA’s share to total GDP provides measure of the economic contribution of tourism to the economy. TDGVA in 2010…

On a monthly basis, the General Retail Price Index (GRPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) posted a zero growth in November from 0.7 percent in October as beverages and tobacco and miscellaneous manufactured articles indexes also registered a…

Quantity of domestic trade declines, value increases The total quantity of domestic trade transactions in the third quarter of 2011 decreased by 4.5 percent, resulting to 4.30 million tons from 4.50 million tons reported during the same period of…