Based on the preliminary results of the 2006 Census of Philippine Business and Industry, the Philippines had a total of 925 establishments with ATE of 20 and over engaged in Transport, Storage and Communications sector (Table 1). As shown in Figure…

There were about 10.5 million informal sector operators identified in the 2008 Informal Sector Survey (2008 ISS) of the Philippines. This nationwide survey was conducted by the National Statistics Office with funding assistance provided by the…

Export earnings in November 2008 fell by 11.9 percent to $3.494 billion from $3.965 billion in November 2007. The same was true with the previous month’s level, where a 12.0 percent decrease was noted from $3.971 billion.

Based on the preliminary results of the 2006 Census of Philippine Business and Industry conducted nationwide, with 2006 as the reference year, the Philippines had a total of 2,750 establishments with average total employment (ATE) of 20 and over…

The 2006 Census of Philippine Business and Industry (CPBI) reported a total of 466 Electricity, Gas and Water supply establishments with average total employment (ATE) of 20 and over (Table 1).

Based on the preliminary results of the 2006 Census of Philippine Business and Industry, the Philippines had a total of 4,537 establishments with ATE of 20 and over engaged in Wholesale and Retail Trade; Repair of Motor Vehicles, Motorcycles and…

The preliminary results of the 2006 Census of Philippine Business and Industry (CPBI) conducted nationwide reported a total of 751 Agriculture and Forestry establishments with average total employment (ATE) of 20 and over (Table 1).

In 2006, there were a total of 431 establishments engaged in fishing activities. More than 50 percent (283 establishments) of these were accounted by establishments with ATE of less than 20, while the remaining 148 establishments (34.3%) were…

Producer Price Index maintains uptrend The Producer Price Index (PPI, 2000=100) for the manufacturing industry posted higher growth of 8.5 percent in November 2008, compared with the year ago level, according to the preliminary results of the…

The seasonally adjusted CPI of FBT in NCR and AONCR correspondingly increased to 147.8 and 160.6 in December from their respective November levels of 147.7 and 160.2.