The number of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) during the period April to September 2005 was estimated at 1.33 million. This number is 12.5 percent more than the 1.18 million OFWs estimated for the period April to September 2004. The overseas…

Export earnings in April 2007 inched up by 5.0 percent to $4.114 billion from $3.918 billion in April 2006. Similarly, receipts from merchandise exports during January to April rose by 8.1 percent to $16.296 billion from $15.073 billion during the…

The Construction Materials Wholesale Price Index (CMWPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) went up by 1.0 percent in April from 0.2 percent in March. This was mainly due to the 5.2 percent increment in the inflation of structural steel from 0.3…

The Producer Price Index (PPI) for the manufacturing industry recorded a slower growth of 1.5 percent in April 2007 compared to the year-ago figure. This was brought about by the single-digit increses in nine (9) major sectors. Two major sectors,…

The transport, storage and communications sector covered an estimated total number of 9,539 establishments in the entire country, according to the results of the 2005 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry. About 86.8 percent (8,283…

The year-on-year headline inflation rate in the Philippines picked up by 0.1 percentage point to 2.4 percent in May from 2.3 percent in April. This was mainly due to the upward movement in the inflation rate for fuel, light and water (FLW) at 4.0…

The seasonally adjusted CPI of FBT items in NCR and AONCR correspondingly went up to 129.5 and 134.5 in May from their respective April levels of 129.2 and 134.2.

A total of 45,817 establishments were covered in 2005 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI) for other community, social and personal service sector. Of the total figure, 98.2 percent or 44,986 establishments had an average total…

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…

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…