A BS Mathematical Sciences student from Ateneo de Zamboanga University emerged as the national champion in the recently concluded national finals of the 2009 Philippine Statistics Quiz (PSQ) held at the Ramon Magsaysay Hall, Social Security Security…

Producer Price Index maintains negative trend The Producer Price Index (PPI, 2000=100) for the manufacturing industry went down by 4.8 percent in October 2009, compared with the year ago level, according to the preliminary results of the Monthly…

At the national level, the year-on-year headline inflation rate further picked up to 2.8 percent in November from 1.6 percent in October. This was mainly due to the acceleration in the inflation rate posted in the heavily weighted food, beverages…

The year-on-year movement of the General Wholesale Price Index (GWPI) in the Philippines was still negative at -6.4 percent in September from -8.4 percent in August. This can be attributed to the reductions in the annual rates in the indices of the…

The seasonally adjusted CPI of FBT items in NCR moved at its October level of 156.5 while that for AONCR, its level went up to 167.4 in November from 165.4 last month.

The City of Baguio registered a total population of 301,926 persons as of August 1, 2007. This registered an increase of 49,540 persons over the total population of 252,386 persons in 2000 (with May 1, 2000 as reference date), giving the city an…

Population growth rate slightly decreased to 1.26 percent The total population of Camiguin, as of August 1, 2007 was 81,293 persons. This means an increase of 7,061 persons over the total population of 74,232 persons in 2000. The annual population…

The number of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who worked abroad at anytime during the period April to September 2008 reached 2.0 million as reported by their families. The 2008 estimate represents an increase of 14.6 percent over the 1.7 million…

Value of Production retains its downward trend On a year-on-year comparison, the Value of Production Index (VaPI) of the manufacturing industry remained to reflect a decelerating growth as it posted a stagnant 15.4 percent drop in September 2009,…

Total external trade in goods for January to September 2009 reached $59.318 billion, a 29.6 percent drop from $84.283 billion recorded during the same 9-month period in 2008. Total imports posted a 30.2 percent annual decrease from $45.383 billion…