Export earnings in July 2007 went up by 4.5 percent to $4.196 billion from $4.016 billion in July 2006. Similarly, receipts from merchandise exports during January to July increased by 6.3 percent to $28.733 billion from $27.029 billion during the…

The Producer Price Index (PPI) for the manufacturing industry recorded a slower increase of 0.7 percent in July 2007. Fourteen (14) of the 20 major sectors reported price increases, with double-digit increases observed in the following:publishing…

Number of approved building permits slip by 1.6 percent 1. The total number of approved building permits nationwide reached 23,499 during the first quarter of 2007, representing a slight decrease of 1.6 percent compared with 23,877 applications…

The year-on-year headline inflation rate at the national level slowed down to 2.4 percent in August from 2.6 percent in July due to the slower annual price hikes of all the commodity groups except for clothing. Inflation in August 2006 was 6.3…

The seasonally adjusted CPI of FBT items in NCR and AONCR posted correspondingly at 132.0 and 135.5 in August were higher than their respective July levels of 131.2 and 135.3.

The Construction Materials Wholesale Price Index (CMWPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) recorded a slower rate of increment of 0.2 percent in July from 0.6 percent in June. Negative rates were noted in paints (-0.1 percent from zero growth);…

Year-on-year inflation rate of the General Wholesale Price Index (GWPI) decelerated to 1.0 percent in June from 1.7 percent in May as the annual rate of change in the prices of mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials further moved down to -9…

 

Total Manufacturing

Total external trade in goods for January to June 2007 reached $49.851 billion, representing a 4.4 percent increment from $47.760 billion during the same 6-month period in 2006. Similarly, total imports grew by 2.3 percent to $25.314 billion from $…

Year-on-year inflation rate of the General Wholesale Price Index (GWPI) went up at a slower pace of 2.2 percent in April from 2.4 percent in March. This can be attributed to the continuous drop in the annual rates of mineral fuels, lubricants and…