The seasonally adjusted CPI of FBT in NCR increased to 123.9 in January from 123.8 in December. Likewise, the seasonally adjusted CPI of FBT in AONCR went up to 128.6 from 128.1 last month.

The Construction Materials Wholesale Price Index (CMWPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) recorded a decline of -0.3 percent in December from 0.3 percent in November. This can be attributed to the decreases in the prices of fuels and lubricants…

Total external trade in goods for January to November 2005 reached $78.234 billion, a 1.4 percent growth from $77.178 billion during the same period a year earlier. Expenditures for total foreign-made merchandise went up by 0.4 percent to $40.936…

Value of Production Index (VaPI) for the manufacturing industry on a year-on-year basis reflected an increase of 12.9 percent in November 2005 compared with the year-ago figure, according to the preliminary results of the Monthly Integrated Survey…

Among the industry divisions, miscellaneous business activities (K74) like legal, accounting, bookkeeping activities; advertising; investigation and security activities; and related technical consultancy comprised the largest number of…

Quantity of domestic trade increases, value declines The total quantity of domestic trade transactions in the second quarter of 2005 increased by 11.8 percent, resulting to 6.89 million tons from 6.16 million tons reported during the same period of…

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… Read More 2003 Family Income and Expenditure Survey (Final Results)  Thursday, January 12, 2006 Total family income in 2003 was estimated at P2.4 trillion, higher by 11.4 percent over the P2.2 trillion estimated in 2000.Total family expenditure reached P2.0 trillion, which is higher by 13.8 percent over the P1.8 trillion in 2000. Read More General Wholesale Price Index (1998=100) : September 2005  Wednesday, January 11, 2006 Year-on-year inflation rate of the General Wholesale Price Index (GWPI) at the national level advanced by 12.2 percent in September from 12.0 percent in August. Higher annual inflation rates were noted in the prices of beverages and tobacco, 7.8… Read More Merchandise Export Performance : November 2005  Tuesday, January 10, 2006 Export earnings for November 2005 dropped by 1.6 percent to $3.626 billion from $3.685 billion during the same period of the previous year. Receipts from merchandise exports during the period January to November 2005 grew by 2.7 percent to $37.390… Read More