Job gains by industry (Aug 2024 vs Aug 2023)
Employment rose by 1.08 million year on year to 49.15 million in August. Wholesale and retail trade led the industry job gainers after adding...
Philippines lags in Global AI Index
The Philippines ranked the lowest in the region after placing 67th out of 83 countries in its debut in The Global AI Index 2024...
How minimum wages compared across regions in September
In September, inflation-adjusted wages were 16.7% to 24.8% lower than the current daily minimum wages across the regions in the country. In peso terms, real wages were lower by around P74.04 to P119.85 from the current daily minimum wages set by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board.
Inflation rates in the Philippines
Headline inflation sharply slowed to an over-four year low in September as food and transport costs declined, giving the Philippine central bank space for...
Philippines rises to 48th in Peddling Peril Index
The Philippines improved a notch to 48th out of 200 countries and territories in the fourth edition of the Peddling Peril Index (PPI) by...
Philippines slips in Global Attractiveness Index
The Philippines fell two places to 69th out of 146 countries in the latest edition of the Global Attractiveness Index (GAI) by The European...
Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) of select ASEAN economies, September 2024
PHILIPPINE MANUFACTURING ACTIVITY continued to expand in September, hitting its highest in two years and outperforming its peers in Southeast Asia, S&P Global said...
National Government outstanding debt
THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT’S (NG) outstanding debt slipped to P15.55 trillion as of end-August due to a stronger peso and the net repayment of foreign...
Philippines ranks 35th in Humanitarian Crises and Disasters Index
The Philippines ranked 35th out of 191 countries in the latest INFORM Risk Index by the European Commission’s Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Center. The...
Analysts’ September inflation rate estimates
HEADLINE INFLATION likely slowed to a near four-year low in September amid falling prices of rice and fuel, giving the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas...
House prices ease further in the second quarter
House prices in the Philippines grew to 2.7% in the April-to-June period, the central bank’s latest Residential Real Estate Price Index (RREPI) data showed....
How does the Philippines’ sectoral debt as a share of GDP compare with other...
THE PHILIPPINES is looking at borrowing P310 billion from the domestic market in the fourth quarter, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) said on...