Net Foreign Direct Investment
NET INFLOWS of foreign direct investments (FDI) dropped sharply in February due to a high base, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on...
How minimum wages compared across regions in April
(After accounting for inflation)
In April, inflation-adjusted wages were 17.9% to 25.4% lower than the current daily minimum wages across the regions in the country....
Philippines’ Quarterly Gross Domestic Product Performance
THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY grew by a weaker-than-expected 5.4% in the first quarter, reflecting heightened uncertainty arising from the Trump administration’s tariffs. Read the full...
How each segment contributed to Q1 2025 GDP
THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY grew by a weaker-than-expected 5.4% in the first quarter, reflecting heightened uncertainty arising from the Trump administration’s tariffs. Read the full...
End-March 2025 PHL Debt-to-GDP ratio soars to 62%, highest since 2005
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT (NG) debt as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) rose to 62% at the end of the first quarter, the highest...
National Government outstanding debt
THE National Government’s (NG) outstanding debt edged up to a fresh high of P16.68 trillion as of end-March, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr)...
Performance of Philippine Agriculture
AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT grew by an annual 1.9% in the first quarter, as good weather helped boost crops, fisheries and poultry production, the Philippine Statistics...
Philippine Labor Force Situation
THE Philippines’ unemployment rate inched up to 3.9% in March from a month earlier, even as the number of jobless Filipinos fell by the...
Job losses by Industry
THE Philippines’ unemployment rate inched up to 3.9% in March from a month earlier, even as the number of jobless Filipinos fell by the...
Inflation rates in the Philippines
HEADLINE INFLATION slowed to its lowest in over five years in April, amid a drop in food prices and transport costs, the Philippine Statistics...
WTO: How the Philippines’ commercial services trade compares with its peers in the region
The Philippines’ commercial services export value amounted to $52 billion in 2024, accounting for 0.7% of the world total, based on the latest edition...
