On a monthly basis, the retail price index of selected construction materials in NCR went up to 0.5 percent in September from 0.1 percent in August.

The month-on-month growth rate of the Construction Materials Wholesale Price Index (CMWPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) dropped to -0.2 percent in September from 0.8 percent in August.

Compared with July, the General Retail Price Index (GRPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) went up to 0.3 percent in August from zero growth as prices of food items increased to 0.7 percent from 0.3 percent.

In September 2010, about 77.6 percent of NSO clients in Metro Manila were satisfied with the civil registry services provided by NSO. The increase is about 5.5 percentage points higher than the 72.1 percent satisfaction rate registered in June 2010…

 

Construction projects post 28,389 in the second quarter

Population increased to 390,847 persons The total population of Southern Leyte was 390,847 persons as of August 1, 2007, based on the 2007 Census of Population. This figure is higher by 30,687 persons over the total population count of 360,160…

Total earnings for merchandise export in August 2010 amounted to $4.745 billion, higher by 36.6 percent from it's year ago level of $3.473 billion. Compared to previous month level, it recorded an increase of 5.4 percent from $4.504 billion posted…

Quantity and value of domestic trade decreases The total quantity of domestic trade transactions in the second quarter of 2010 decreased by 3.0 percent, resulting to 4.24 million tons from 4.37 million tons reported during the same period of last…

The Producer Price Index (PPI, 2000=100) for the manufacturing industry declined by 7.5 percent in August 2010 compared with the year ago level, according to the preliminary results of the monthly Producer Price Survey. Three out of eight major…

The annual headline inflation rate at the national level decelerated to 3.5 percent in September from 4.0 percent in August due to the slower annual rate of price adjustments posted in all the commodity groups except in the housing and repairs (H…