The seasonally adjusted CPI of FBT in NCR and AONCR correspondingly accelerated to 163.5 and 170.5 in September from their respective August levels of 162.8 and 169.5.

Export earnings for August 2004 went up by 13.7 percent to $3.415 billion from $3.003 billion during the same month of the previous year. This is the second double-digit positive growth recorded since January of the current year.

Year-on-year headline inflation rate in the Philippines went up by 0.6 percentage point to 6.9 percent in September from 6.3 percent in August. Higher inflation rates of all the commodity groups except for clothing brought about the uptrend.…

Year-on-year inflation rate based on the General Wholesale Price Index (GWPI) went up by 1.0 percentage point to 9.3 percent in June from 8.3 percent in May.

The Value of Production Index (VaPI) for the manufacturing industry on a year-on-year basis grew by 7.2 percent in July 2004, according to the preliminary results of the Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI). Nine (9) sectors…

Quantity and value of domestic trade increased In the first quarter of 2004, the total quantity of domestic trade increased by 24.6 percent, resulting to 5.31 million tons from 4.26 million tons registered during the same period of last year.…

A total of 9,111 establishments providing private education services nationwide were reported in the 2000 Census of Philippine Business and Industry (CPBI), around 75.8 percent (6,911 establishments) had an average total employment (ATE) of less…

Total external trade in goods for January to July 2004 amounted to $45.19 billion representing a growth of 7.3 percent from $42.117 billion during the same period last year. Total foreign-made merchandise as well went up by 6.9 percent to $23.354…

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2004 Eastern Visayas won its first-ever PSQ Championship trophy. Representative Cynthia Villar who served as keynote speaker lauded the PSQ for helping instill the value of statistics among students and elicit awareness on its importance in national…