Volumes of production and net sales increased by 4.2 percent and 11.9 percent, respectively compared to the same month last year according to the preliminary results of the Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI).

The country's balance of trade in goods (BOT-G) surplus for the first three quarters of 1999 placed at $2.450 billion, posted a 354.4 percent reversal from a deficit level of $962.0 million while total trade grew by 9.0 percent to $48.667 billion…

Despite increases in the prices of oil, transport fares, LPG and other fuel products as reflected in services and fuel, light and water (FLW), inflation rate decelerated to 5.4 percent on account of the strong performance of the food sector,…

Total receipt for the first three quarters of the year grew by 17.0 percent to $25.558 billion from $21.845 billion a year-earlier. For the month of September alone, total receipt increased by 32.5 percent to $3.692 billion from $2.786 billion last…

Values of production and net sales for total manufacturing increased in August 1999 by 20.6 percent and 1.4 percent, respectively compared to a year ago according to the preliminary results of the Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (…

Total merchandise trade for the period January to August 1999 went up by 7.6 percent to $42.425 billion from $39.412 billion a year ago. Payment for imported merchandise inched up by 1.0 percent to $20.560 billion from $20.353 billion last year…

The rates for food, beverages and tobacco (FBT) increased to 3.6 percent in September from 3.4 percent in August; and fuel, light and water (FLW), to 8.0 percent from 5.9 percent. Clothing slowed down to 5.0 percent from 5.5 percent while housing…

Merchandise exports for the first eight months of 1999 grew by 14.7 percent to $21.865 billion from $19.059 billion a year earlier. Total receipts for August 1999 increased by 21.1 percent to $3.212 billion from $2.652 billion last year. This is…

 

Total merchandise trade for the first seven months of 1999 grew by 6.7 percent to $36.552 billion from $34.252 billion last year. Payments for imports increased by less than 1.0 percent to $17.899 billion from $17.845 billion a year ago. Revenues…