For the first three quarters of 1998, the balance-of-trade in goods (BOT-G) deficit shrank by 88.6 percent to $962.00 million from $8.419 billion a year earlier. Total trade slipped by 1.1 percent to $44.653 billion from $45.145 billion. Payments…

The rate for food, beverages and tobacco (FBT) increased in October to 9.9 percent from 9.4 percent while other groups registered lower inflation rates in October. The rates for clothing decreased to 7.9 percent from 8.5 percent; housing and repairs…

Total export receipts for the first three quarters of the year grew by 19.0 percent to $21.845 billion from $18.363 billion a year earlier. For the month of September alone, total receipts increased by 19.2 percent to $2.786 billion from $2.337…

The balance of trade in goods (BOT-G) deficit for the period January to August 1998 declined by 83.3 percent to $1.294 billion from $7.760 billion in 1997. Total trade, on the other hand, narrowed down by 1.0 percent to $39.412 billion from $39.810…

Except for fuel, light and water (FLW), the rates for all other commodity groups slowed down. Food, beverages and tobacco (FBT) slowed down to 9.3 percent from 9.7 percent; clothing, 8.3 percent from 8.5 percent; housing and repairs (H&R), 10.8…

Merchandise exports for the first eight months of 1998 grew by 18.9 percent to $19.059 billion from $16.025 billion a year earlier. Total receipts for August 1998 increased by 17.5 percent to $2.652 billion from $2.258 billion last year.

These results were based on the interim Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI) of the National Statistics Office with the Department of Trade and Industry which will eventually provide flash indicators on the performance of…

Total trade in goods for January to July this year decreased by $13.0 million or 0.04 percent to $34.251 billion from $34.264 billion last year. Revenue from exports increased by 19.2 percent to $16.407 billion from $13.767 billion while expenditure…

1998 The Asian economic crunch dampened solicitations for the conduct of the national finals. Despite these odds, the PSQ managed to have its first online version of the quiz, with support from more than a dozen Internet service providers.…

Labor force is 1.5 million less than in April 1998, bringing number of unemployed down by 1.5 million and unemployment rate down from 13.3 percent to 8.9 in July.