The seasonally adjusted CPI of FBT in NCR and AONCR were correspondingly recorded at 162.7 and 169.3 in August. These were higher than their respective July levels of 162.3 and 168.6.

Non-Bank Financial Intermediation dominated Financial Intermediation Sector The 2000 Census of Philippine Business and Industry covered a total of 22,797 Financial Intermediation establishments. Of the total figure, 93.04 percent or 21,210…

On an annual basis, headline inflation rate in the Philippines slightly moved upward to 6.3 percent in August from 6.0 percent in July as inflation for all the commodity groups except for housing and repairs (H&R) posted higher rates.…

Based on the General Wholesale Price Index (GWPI), year-on-year inflation rate at the national level went up by 0.6 percentage point to 8.3 percent in May from 7.7 percent in April.

Miscellaneous business activities dominated the industry The 2000 Census of Philippine Business and Industry covered a total of 37,087 real estate, renting and business activities establishments in 1999. Of the total, 94.11 percent (34,904)…

Export earnings for July 2004 picked up by 3.2 percent to $3.106 billion from $3.009 billion during the same period last year. This is the eight consecutive months that a positive rate was recorded since December 2003.

In June 2004, the Value of Production Index (VaPI) for the manufacturing industry on a year-on-year basis gained 8.5 percent from a (revised) 3.8 percent increase posted during the previous month, according to the preliminary results of the Monthly…

Total external trade in goods for January to June 2004 amounted to $38.67 billion representing an increment of 7.8 percent from $35.872 billion during the same period of the previous year. Total foreign-made merchandise also grew by 7.2 percent to $…

Approved building permits posts a 13.2 percent growth Approved building permits nationwide registered a total of 25,447 applications during the first quarter of 2004 representing a 13.2 percent growth compared to 22,483 during the same period of…

The seasonally adjusted CPI of FBT in NCR and AONCR correspondingly went up to 162.3 and 168.6 in July from their respective June levels of 161.9 and 167.3.