Trade deficit fell in April on lower exports, imports
Trade deficit fell in April from a year ago, on lower prices of global commodities, the Philippine Statistics Authority said ...
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Stock market falls; Globe defies downtrend
Stocks fell for a second day after the Philippine Statistics Authority reported that both exports and imports registered year-on-year declines ...
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Manufacturing picked up 8.2% in April
Factory output grew faster in April as the continued slowdown in inflation triggered more production activities. Latest data from the ...
Read moreProducer price index posted slower growth of 2.3% in April
The producer price index for manufacturing, which measures the average change over time in selling prices received by domestic producers ...
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‘EO must fix DICT-NSA pact for IDs’
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. should issue an executive order that would transfer to the Department of Information and Communications Technology ...
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Admin managing economy well, Speaker tells IMF
ECONOMIC BRIEFING. Speaker Martin Romualdez (second from left) briefs Mission Members from the International Monetary Fund on the ecomomic reforms ...
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GDP growth slows to 6.4% in 1st quarter
REVENGE SPENDING. People purchase some ready-to-wear dresses manufactured locally at Quiapo, Manila on Thursday, as the economy expanded 6.4 percent ...
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Agriculture output grew 2.1% in first quarter
The agriculture sector, which accounts for about a tenth of the gross domestic product, grew 2.1 percent in the first ...
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March trade deficit hit $4.9b as exports decreased by 9.1%
The country’s trade deficit widened to $4.927 billion in March from $4.585 billion a year ago as exports continued to ...
Read moreManufacturing output increased 2.2% in March
Elevated inflation and higher interest rates resulted in a slower growth of the manufacturing sector in March. Latest data from ...
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