Total external trade in goods for the first quarter of 2010 (January to March) reached $24.065 billion, a 37.3 percent increment from $17.525 billion registered during the same period in 2009. Total imports posted a 32.7 percent annual increase to $…

Total approved foreign direct investments (FDI) posted two consecutive quarter increases after four successive quarter declines. FDI approved by the Board of Investments (BOI), Clark Development Corporation (CDC), Philippine Economic Zone Authority…

There were 490,054 marriages that were registered in 2007. The number represented a decrease of 2,612 marriages or 0.5 percent from the 2006 figure of 492,666.

The monthly rate of price movement based on the Construction Materials Wholesale Price Index (CMWPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) went up to 2.1 percent in April from 0.2 percent in March.

The month-on-month growth rate of the retail price index of selected construction materials in NCR rose to 0.6 percent in April from zero growth in March.

The annual rate of price change based on the General Wholesale Price Index (GWPI) at the national level went up to 8.7 percent in February from 8.4 percent in January.

On a monthly basis, the General Retail Price Index (GRPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) continued to post a negative rate of -0.1 percent in March from -0.3 percent in February.

Export earnings in March 2010 amounted to $4.176 billion, registering a double-digit growth of 43.7 percent from it�s year ago level of $2.907 billion. The same is true with it�s previous month level which rose by 17.0 percent…

The country retained its March headline annual inflation rate figure of 4.4 percent as the annual growth rates posted in food, beverages and tobacco (FBT) and housing and repairs (H&R) remained at their respective previous monthâ€Å

The seasonally adjusted CPI of FBT items in NCR went down to 154.8 in April from 155.1 in March while in AONCR, its level increased to 169.4 from 169.1.