Merchandise exports decrease by 4.9 percent Registered export earnings for November 2003 went down by 4.9 percent to $2.952 billion from $3.103 billion during the same month a year ago. Receipts from merchandise exports for January to November…

Year-on-year inflation decelerated to 3.1 percent in December from 3.3 percent in November. Except for housing and repairs (H&R), the slowdown in the inflation rates of all the commodity groups brought about the downtrend. Inflation a year ago…

Value of Production Index (VaPI) exhibits growth Value of Production Index (VaPI) of the manufacturing industry continued to pick up at 3.6 percent in October 2003 compared with year-ago figure, according to the preliminary results of the Monthly…

Total external trade in goods for January to October 2003 amounted to $60.595 billion or 3.0 percent higher than $58.807 billion during the same period a year earlier. The bill for foreign-made merchandise increased by 5.0 percent to $31.106 billion…

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The seasonally adjusted CPI of FBT items in NCR and AONCR correspondingly increased to 156.5 and 159.7 in November from their respective October levels of 155.6 and 159.3.

After twelve years, a freshman regained for her campus, the University of the Philippines-Diliman, the national championship in the 2003 Philippine Statistics Quiz (PSQ) held on December 2 at the Meeting Room 5 of the Philippine International…

Year-on-year inflation increased to 3.3 percent in November from 3.1 percent in October due to a 0.6 percentage point increment in the inflation rate of food, beverages and tobacco (FBT). Inflation a year ago was 2.5 percent.

Merchandise exports gain by 6.2 percent Registered earnings for October 2003 went up by 6.2 percent to $3.223 billion from $3.033 billion during the same month a year ago. Receipts from merchandise exports for January to October 2003 inched up by…

Value of Production Index (VaPI) grows at slower rate Value of Production Index (VaPI) of the manufacturing industry registered a 3.1 percent growth in September 2003 compared with year-ago figure, according to the preliminary results of the…