Pulled down by falling import payments, total trade from January to November 1998 fell by 2.8 percent to $54.572 billion from $56.138 billion last year even as merchandise exports increased by 17.3 percent to 26.970 billion from $22.997 billion in…

All the commodity groups recorded lower inflation rates in December. The rates for food, beverages and tobacco (FBT) slowed down to 11. 2 percent from 12.2 percent; clothing, 7.2 percent from 7.4 percent; housing and repairs (H&R), 9.8 percent…

Aggregate receipts from merchandise exports for the 11-month period from January to November 1998 grew by 17.3 percent to $26.973 billion from $22.997 billion in 1997. Receipt for November 1998 increased by 12.0 percent to $2.586 billion from $2.…

Preliminary results of the Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI) for October 1998 indicated a year-on-year decline in both production and sales in the manufacturing sector. Value of production decreased by 8.0 percent and volume…

Labor force was 1.013 million more than in October 1997, with 374 thousand finding work bringing the number of unemployed to 639 thousand and the unemployment rate to 9.6 percent.

Two-way merchandise trade transactions for the first ten months of 1998 fell by 2.5 percent to $49.612 billion from $50.885 billion last year. Merchandise exports valued at $24.387 billion posted a 17.9 percent increase from $20.689 billion in 1997…

The inflation rates for food, beverages and tobacco (FBT) increased to 12.2 percent in November from 9.9 percent in October; fuel, light and water (FLW), 6.5 percent from 6.3 percent; and miscellaneous items, 9.4 percent from 9.3 percent. Other…

Preliminary results of the Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI) for September 1998 indicated a year-on-year decline in both production and sales in the manufacturing sector. Value and volume of production decreased by 7.8 percent…

Total year-to-date merchandise export receipts grew by 17.9 percent to $24.387 billion from $20.689 billion a year earlier. Total dollar inflow for October 1998 increased by 9.3 percent to $2.542 billion from $2.326 billion last year.