Value of Production Index (VaPI) for the manufacturing industry recorded a slower year-on-year decline of 18.9 percent in February 2009, according to the preliminary results of the Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI). Sixteen…

In the Philippines, for every 1,000 live births, 34 die before reaching the age of five years, according to the 2008 National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS). The findings from the current and previous NDHSs reveal that under-five mortality…

Value of Production remains at two-digit decline Value of Production Index (VaPI) for the manufacturing industry recorded a slower year-on-year decline of 18.9 percent in February 2009, according to the preliminary results of the Monthly…

Total external trade in goods for February 2009 reached $5.565 billion, representing a 35.3 percent decline from $8.603 billion recorded during the same month in 2008. This was due to the 31.9 percent decrease of total imports to $3.059 billion from…

 

March 2009

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Export earnings in February 2009 dropped by 39.1 percent to $2.504 billion from $4.112 billion in February 2008. Compared with the previous month's level, it decreased slightly by 0.3 percent from $2.511 billion. Similarly, receipts from merchandise…

Number of Approved building permit applications grows by 23.2 percent Total number of approved building permit applications nationwide reached 25,546 during the fourth quarter of 2008. This represents a growth of 23.2 percent from the 20,737…

Quantity of domestic trade declines, value increases The total quantity of domestic trade transactions in the first quarter of 2009 decreased by 18.9 percent, resulting to 3.36 million tons from 4.14 million tons reported during the same period of…

The year-on-year headline inflation rate at the national level decelerated to 6.4 percent in March from 7.3 percent in February as slower annual inflation rates were registered in the indices of all commodity groups. Inflation a year ago was also at…

The seasonally adjusted CPI of FBT in NCR and AONCR correspondingly went up to 151.6 and 163.9 in March from their respective February levels of 151.0 and 162.8.