The country’s merchandise imports fell by 8 percent in January this year to $4.725 billion from $5.134 billion a year ago, according to a report of the National Statistics Office. The NSO attributed the decline in the import bill to the sharp drop in the purchases of mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials (-30 [...]
Despite the surprising economic growth in this year’s third quarter, joblessness in the Philippines slightly worsened in October compared to the same month last year.
Retail prices in Metro Manila rose by 1.9 percent in June from 1.2 percent in May, the National Statistics Office (NSO) said on Friday.
With the release of fresh housing start statistics—estimated number of new construction based on building permits issued—the Subdivision and Housing Developers Association Inc. believes it may now have a much better and accurate tool that could be utilized for strategic planning and decision making.
The value of private sector construction projects in the fourth quarter of 2011 fell by 8.5 percent year-on-year to P43.8 billion as growth in domestic output continued to be feeble as opposed to the previous year, according to the National Statistics Office.
The Philippines’ export receipts grew by 19.1 percent from that of the same month last year, according to data from the National Statistics Office. The “significant” growth in exports was led by manufactured goods, agriculture and mineral products, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda). NSO data showed that export earnings amounted to [...]
