The seasonally adjusted CPI of FBT items in NCR went up to 153.3 in August from 152.8 in July.

Year-on-year inflation further slowed down to 3.0 percent in August from 3.4 percent in July. This was mainly brought about by the deceleration in the inflation rate of food, beverages and tobacco (FBT). Slower rates posted in the indices of fuel,…

Merchandise exports registered 7.9 percent decline Registered earnings for July 2003 went down by 7.9 percent to $2.968 billion from $3.223 billion during the same month a year earlier. Receipts from merchandise exports for January to July 2003…

Value of Production Index (VaPI) of the manufacturing industry moved up by 6.5 percent in June 2003 compared with year-ago figure, according to the preliminary results of the Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI). Sectors largely…

Total external trade in goods for January to June 2003 amounted to $35.639 billion or 6.0 percent higher than $33.608 billion during the same period last year. The bill for foreign-made merchandise rose by 9.9 percent to $18.571 billion from $16.896…

 

Approved building permits decreased by 7.6 percent

The seasonally adjusted CPI of FBT items in NCR went down to 152.8 in July from 155.4 in June while that in AONCR its level increased to 159.6 from 159.3.

Year-on-year inflation slightly decelerated to 3.3 percent in July from 3.4 percent in June due to the slowdown in the inflation rate of food, beverages and tobacco (FBT). Inflation a year ago was 2.6 percent.

Merchandise exports registered 4.2 percent increase Registered earnings for June 2003 went up by 4.2 percent to $3.060 billion from $2.936 billion during the same month last year. Receipts from merchandise exports for January to June 2003…

Value and quantity of domestic trade increased to P394.45 billion and 27.6 million tons The total value of domestic trade in 2002 amounted to P394.45 billion, higher by 16.4 percent from the P338.90 billion reported in the year 2001. Value of…