The contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) or the proportion of married women 15-49 years reporting Figure 1 current use of contraceptives is up by 2.8 percentage points, from 47.0 percent in 2000 to 49.8 percent in 2001. This significant increase is…

Year-on-year inflation slightly picked up to 6.8 percent in July 2001 from 6.7 percent in June due mainly to the increase in the prices of food, beverages and tobacco (FBT), services and housing and repairs (H&R). Inflation rate a year ago…

Receipts from merchandise exports for January to June 2001 decreased by 9.3 percent to $15.978 billion from $17.616 billion during the same period last year. For June 2001, merchandise exports declined by 24.7 percent to $2.568 billion from $3.410…

Production output of the manufacturing industry in May 2001 moved up by 8.8 percent in value and 2.0 percent in volume compared to year ago figures according to the preliminary results of the Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI…

Total external trade in goods for January to May 2001 amounted to $26.055 billion or 3.7 percent lower than $27.047 billion in the same period last year. Bills for foreign-made merchandise dropped by 1.5 percent to $12.646 billion from $12.841…

Year-on-year inflation accelerated to 6.7 percent in June from 6.5 percent in May mainly brought about by the increase in the prices of food, beverages and tobacco (FBT), housing and repairs (H&R) and fuel, light and water (FLW). Inflation…

Receipts from merchandise exports for January to May 2001 decreased by 5.6 percent to $13.407 billion from $14.206 billion during the same period last year. For May 2001, merchandise exports declined by 11.4 percent to $2.597 billion from $2.931…

Production output of the manufacturing industry in April 2001 moved up by 21.0 percent in value and 12.7 percent in volume compared to year-ago figures according to the preliminary results of the Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (…

Total external trade in goods for January to April 2001 amounted to $20.775 billion or 4.2 percent lower than $21.679 billion for the same period in 2000. The bill for foreign-made merchandise dropped by 4.2 percent to $9.965 billion from $10.404…

Labor force population in April 2001 of 33.6 million was 2.0 million more than that in April 2000. Labor force participation rate, likewise, increased to 69.0% from 66.5%.