The year-on-year inflation rate in December was 4.3 percent compared to 10.4 percent a year ago and 3.9 percent in November 1999. The last time that inflation was also lower than 4.3 percent was in June 1987 (4.0%).

Merchandise export receipts from January to November increased by 19.0 percent to $32.089 billion from $26.973 billion a year earlier. For November alone, total receipts went up by 18.8 percent to $3.073 billion from $2.586 billion last year.

Volumes of production and net sales for total manufacturing increased in October 1999 by 8.7 percent and 13.5 percent, respectively compared to a year ago according to the preliminary results of the Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (…

The 1999 Family Planning Survey (FPS) is a nationwide survey aimed at collecting information on contraceptive use in the Philippines in 1999. It is the fourth in a series of annual family planning surveys to be conducted by the National Statistics…

The 1999 Family Planning Survey (FPS) is a nationwide survey aimed at collecting information on contraceptive use in the Philippines in 1999. It is the fourth in a series of annual family planning surveys to be conducted by the National Statistics…

Two-way trade transactions for the first ten months of 1999 went up by 10.3 percent to $54.738 billion from $49.611 billion last year. Merchandise exports valued at $29.017 billion posted a 19.0 percent increase from $24.387 billion in 1998. Import…

Cordillera Administrative Region representative Daryl Abiog clinched first place in the 1999 Philippine Statistics Quiz (PSQ) National Finals held at the William Shaw Theater at De La Salle University (DLSU) last December 3. Abiog, a 17-year old BS…

Labor force population increased by 2.3 percent from last year's October figure, bringing the number of employed up by 741 thousand (2.6%) and decreasing the number of unemployed by 19 thousand (0.6%).

The November 1999 inflation rate of 3.9 percent is the lowest registered since the rate of 2.0 percent in May 1987. Prices of rice, fruits, vegetables and sugar were lower compared to those a year ago.

Total receipts for January to October 1999 grew by 19.0 percent to $29.016 billion from $24.387 billion a year-earlier. For the month of October alone, total receipts increased by 36.0 percent to $3.458 billion from $2.542 billion last year. This…