The seasonally adjusted CPI of FBT items in NCR remained at its August level of 155.0 while in AONCR, its level went up to 170.0.

This Special Release presents the final data series on construction statistics from approved building permits for the year 2009.

On a monthly basis, the movement in the General Retail Price Index (GRPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) decelerated to 0.1 percent in July from 0.2 percent in June. Prices of beverages and tobacco and mineral fuels, lubricants and related…

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

Total external trade in goods for January to July 2010 reached $59.136 billion, a 31.6 percent increment from $44.943 billion registered during the same period in 2009. Total imports posted a 26.7 percent annual increase to $30.911 billion from $24.…

Value of Production Index (VaPI) for total manufacturing increased at a slower rate of 16.0 percent in July 2010, according to the preliminary results of the Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI). This was attributed by 16 major…

Value of Production Index (VaPI) for total manufacturing increased at a slower rate of 16.0 percent in July 2010, according to the preliminary results of the Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI). This was attributed by 16 major…

The monthly growth rate of the Construction Materials Wholesale Price Index (CMWPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) went up to 0.8 percent in August from 0.2 percent in July.

The annual rate of price increments based on the General Wholesale Price Index (GWPI) at the national level further decelerated to 3.9 percent in June from 7.2 percent in May.

The July 2010 LFS also revealed that the size of the labor force was approximately 39.0 million out of the estimated 60.9 million population 15 years old and over. Correspondingly, these numbers translate to a labor force participation rate (LFPR)…