The monthly wholesale price increase of selected construction materials in the National Capital Region (NCR) slowed down to 0.7 percent in August from 5.9 percent in July. This was mainly due to the 0.6 percent decline in the growth rate of fuels…

2008 All regions except ARMM were represented. After the final round, a student from St. Louis University of Baguio emerged as the 17th PSQ Champion. There was a tie for the 3rd and 4th places. Ten questions were not enough to break the tie, hence…

Export earnings in July 2008 went up by 4.3 percent to $4.430 billion from $4.249 billion in July 2007, although at a much lower rate compared to an 8.8 percent year-on-year growth in June 2008. Similarly, receipts from merchandise exports during…

The month-on-month growth rate of the retail prices of selected construction materials in NCR went up to 3.1 percent in May from 1.5 in April. Increments in the prices of plumbing materials were higher at 0.8 percent in May from 0.4 percent in April…

The month-on-month growth rate of the General Retail Price Index (GRPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) further picked up to 2.4 percent in May from 1.9 percent in April. The monthly price increases in food items were higher at 2.4 percent in…

The country’s year-on-year headline inflation rate further increased to 12.5 percent in August from 12.3 percent in July. Annual inflation rates were higher in all the commodity groups except in the food, beverages and tobacco (FBT) index. Inflation…

The Producer Price Index (PPI, 2000=100) for the manufacturing industry posted an increment of 5.5 percent in July 2008, compared with the year ago level, according to the preliminary results of the Monthly Producer Price Survey. Price increases…

The seasonally adjusted CPI of FBT items in NCR posted at 148.0 in August was lower than its July level of 148.2. In AONCR, the index increased to 160.7 from 160.4.

Quantity of domestic trade declines, value increases The total quantity of domestic trade transactions in the first quarter of 2008 decreased by 12.6 percent, resulting to 4.14 million tons from 4.74 million tons reported during the same period of…

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 represents an increase of 15.3 percent over the estimated 1.52 million OFWs in April to…