Value of Production in November 2007 posts a negative growth Value of Production Index (VaPI) for the manufacturing industry went down by 0.8 percent in November 2007, according to the preliminary results of the Monthly Integrated Survey of…

Value of Production posts positive growth in October 2007 Value of Production Index (VaPI) for the manufacturing industry managed to grow at a slower rate of 0.4 percent in October 2007 from the previous month's decrease (revised) of 1.0 percent,…

Total external trade in goods for January to October 2007 reached $87.071 billion, representing a 5.2 percent increment from $82.774 billion during the same 10-month period in 2006. Similarly, total imports grew by 5.0 percent to $45.221 billion…

The retail prices of selected construction materials in NCR generally remained stable as its overall index posted zero growth in November from 0.4 percent in October. Compared to last month, prices of carpentry materials and miscellaneous…

The Construction Materials Wholesale Price Index (CMWPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) went up by 0.2 percent in November from 0.1 percent in October. This was primarily due to the 4.1 percent increment in the prices of fuels and lubricants…

The Construction Materials Wholesale Price Index (CMWPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) slowed down to 0.1 percent in October from 0.5 percent in September as negative rates were correspondingly noted in the prices of cement and machinery and…

Export earnings in October 2007 went up by 10.5 percent to $4.648 billion from $4.207 billion in October 2006. This may be due to the increase in the outward shipments of coconut oil and electronic products particularly the components/devices (…

Quantity and value of domestic trade falls The total quantity of domestic trade transactions in the first quarter of 2007 decreased by 19.5 percent, resulting to 4.74 million tons from 5.88 million tons reported during the same period of last year…

Producer Price Index (PPI) continues to accelerate The Producer Price Index (PPI)continued to increase by 2.2 percent in October 2007 from its year-ago figure. Twelve of the 20 major sectors reported increases led by publishing and printing (20.9…

A freshman Chemistry student from the Central Mindanao University, Province of Bukidnon, bested 16 other hopefuls from various regions in the country to bring home the national championship trophy in the 16th Philippine Statistics Quiz (PSQ) held at…