Merchandise trade for the first month of 1997 grew by 23.9 percent to $4.529 billion from the year-ago level of $3.656 billion. Export receipts went up by 19.2 percent to $1.692 billion while payments for imports rose by 26.9 percent to $2.837…

Aggregate export receipts moved up to $20.531 billion in 1996 increasing by 17.7 percent from $17.45 billion in 1995. Value of merchandise exports for December 1996 grew by 15.5 percent to $1.87 billion from $1.62 billion during the same month in…

Revenue from merchandise exports for November 1996 increased by 29.8 percent or by $423.48 million to $1.846 billion from $1.423 billion during the same month in 1995. This is the highest year- on-year growth so far for exports in 1996. Compared to…

The manufacturing sector's value of production index (VPI) slightly went up by 0.6 percent to 418.6 in December 1996 from 416.1 in the same month last year. On a month-on-month comparison, VPI decreased by 2.9 percent from November's 431.2.

Earnings from the exports of goods for November amounted to $2.306 billion, up by 24.7 percent from $1.850 billion last year and dropped by 0.9 percent from the October 1997 value of $2.326 billion. Cumulative receipts for the first eleven months…

Year-on-year increases in VPI were observed in 11 major sectors. Among the 16 major sectors, miscellaneous manufactures posted the highest increase at 23.9 percent from 248.6 to 308.1. Electrical machinery sector followed with 18.2 percent from 675.…

1996 It was the third consecutive year that a student from the University of the Philippines - Los Baños prevailed in the contest

1995 Only one champion represented a region in National Finals. A student from Southern Tagalog overpowered other contestants.

1994 The Commission on Higher Education began endorsing the Philippine Statistics Quiz. A University of the Philippines - Los Baños student won the contest.

November 6, 1993 Providing for the Establishment of a Well-Coordinated Local Level Statistical System