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Gross domestic product quarterly performance (Q1 2019)
PHILIPPINE gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 5.6% in the first quarter, its worst performance in four years, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Thursday.
Philippine trade year-on-year performance (March 2019)
MERCHANDISE TRADE remained a drag on overall economic growth last quarter, as export receipts declined for the fourth straight month in March while import...
Headline inflation rates in the Philippines (April, 2019)
A TOTAL of 247,830 police and military officers will be deployed nationwide to secure the midterm elections on May 13.
BusinessWorld Analyst’s Polls
INFLATION likely slowed in April as food prices continued to drop, analysts said, even as they were divided on the central bank’s next policy...
ASEAN manufacturing purchasing managers’ index, April (2019)
MANUFACTURERS in the Philippines marked the smallest improvement in business conditions in nine months as the second quarter began as output growth dropped to...