Compared to January 1999, labor force population was 680 thousand more than in January 2000, increasing the number of employed up by 527 thousand (1.9%) and the number of unemployed by 153 thousand (5.5%).

Value of domestic trade hits P302.50 billion The total domestic trade for the year 1998 reached P302.50 billion representing a 1.7 percent decline from P307.75 billion recorded last year. Regionwise, National Capital Region was the biggest source…

Year-on-year inflation rate went up to 3.0 percent in February 2000 from January's 2.6 percent. Inflation rate a year ago was 9.9 percent.

Aggregate receipts from merchandise exports for January 2000 grew by 4.8 percent to $2.705 billion from $2.581 billion a year ago. Receipts from Electronics and Components, accounting for 50.4 percent of the aggregate January 2000 exports, decreased…

Transport equipment was the top performer among the sectors registering a year-on-year overall growth of 18.3 percent in its VoPI.

Total merchandise trade with the rest of the world went up by 11.2 percent to $65.759 billion for the whole year 1999 from $59.155 billion in 1998. In contrast there was a 3.3 percent decline in 1998. Merchandise exports of $35.033 billion in 1999…

Year-on-year inflation slowed down to 2.6 percent in January 2000 from 11.5 percent a year ago even as month-on-month inflation accelerated to 0.5 percent in January from 0.1 percent in December 1999.

Merchandise export receipts for 1999 increased by 18.8 percent to $35.032 billion from $29.496 billion in 1998. For December 1999 alone, total receipts went up by 16.7 percent to $2.943 billion from $2.523 billion last year.

After posting year-on year consecutive growths from August to October 1999, production in the manufacturing industry slowed down as shown by the negative growths in the volume (-11.7%) and value (-6.0%) of production according to the preliminary…

Total merchandise trade from January to November 1999 with the rest of the world went up by 10.2 percent to $60.162 billion from $54.570 billion last year. Merchandise exports valued at $32.089 billion posted a 19.0 percent increase from $26.973…