Export earnings in October 2009 recorded a single-digit negative growth of 8.3 percent from $3.990 billion in October 2008 to $3.660 billion after posting double-digit decreases for nine consecutive months starting January 2009. Compared to…

The population of Guimaras was 151,238 persons as of August 1, 2007, based on the 2007 Census of Population (POPCEN 2007). This figure was higher by 9,788 persons over the population count of 141,450 persons in 2000. The recent population count for…

The total population of the province of Iloilo (excluding Iloilo City) as of August 1, 2007 was 1,691,878 persons. This figure was higher by 132,696 persons over the 2000 Census of Population and Housing (Census 2000) population count of 1,559,182…

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…