The seasonally adjusted CPI of FBT items in NCR and AONCR registered at 146.1 and 153.0 in May were higher than their respective April levels of 143.9 and 150.1.

Producer Price Index maintains uptrend The Producer Price Index (PPI, 2000=100) for the manufacturing industry increased by 1.6 percent in April 2008 compared to its year-ago figure, according to the preliminary results of the Monthly Producer…

The Producer Price Index (PPI, 2000=100) for the manufacturing industry increased by 1.6 percent in April 2008 compared to its year-ago figure, according to the preliminary results of the Monthly Producer Price Survey. Eleven (11) major sectors…

The year-on-year headline inflation rate at the national level further jumped to 9.6 percent in May from 8.3 percent in April, the highest inflation since January 1999 (10.5%). This was primarily triggered by the continuing higher annual price…

Building Permit Applications Reached 1.13 Million in 22 Years The generation of construction statistics from building permit in the country started in 1977. For the past 22 years, from 1977 to 1998, the total number of approved building permits…

The number of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who worked abroad at anytime during the period April to September 2006 reached 1.52 million. The 2006 estimate represents an increase of 14.3 percent over the 1.33 million OFWs estimated for the period…

Value of Production decelerates in March 2008 Value of Production Index (VaPI) for the manufacturing industry, after posting a year-on-year increase of 7.4 percent in February 2008, shrank by 5.0 percent in March 2008, according to the preliminary…

Total external trade in goods for January to March 2008 reached $27.141 billion, representing an 11.4 percent increment from $24.361 billion during the 3-month period in 2007. This growth is fuelled by total imports which grew by 20.1 percent to $14…

The number of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who worked abroad at anytime during the period April to September 2007 was registered at 1.75 million. This number represents an increase of 15.3 percent over the estimated 1.52 million OFWs in April to…

The number of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who worked abroad at anytime during the period April to September 2007 was registered at 1.75 million. This number represents an increase of 15.3 percent over the estimated 1.52 million OFWs in April to…