Analysts’ Expectations on Policy Rates (September 2023)
THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) will likely hold interest rates steady for a fourth straight meeting on Thursday, amid slowing economic growth.
Auto Sales (August 2023)
AUTOMOBILE SALES in the Philippines registered a double-digit annual growth in August but saw a month-on-month sales decline amid elevated inflation.
How many days does a Filipino need to work to buy the latest iPhone?
An average Filipino must work for 79.5 days — and spend all of his or her earnings — to buy the latest iPhone 15...
How does the severity of humanitarian crisis in the Philippines compare with other countries?
The Philippines kept its score of 2.5 (out of 5) in the August 2023 iteration of the INFORM (Index for Risk Management) Severity Index....
Philippine merchandise trade performance
The Philippines’ trade deficit further shrank in July as exports and imports continued to decline, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. Read...
Philippine International Trade
The Philippines’ trade deficit further shrank in July as exports and imports continued to decline, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. Read...
CEO optimism remains high — PwC-MAP 2023 CEO Survey
Majority or 79% of chief executive officers (CEOs) in the Philippines are optimistic that their organizations will see an increase in revenues in the...
Net Foreign Direct Investment
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (FDI) net inflows to the Philippines dropped to the lowest in five months in June, as investors worry over slowing economic growth, elevated inflation, and high interest rates.
Job quality deteriorates in July
The ranks of employed Filipinos who wanted additional work (i.e. wanted more hours of work, additional job, or a new job with longer working...
National Government outstanding debt
THE National Government’s (NG) outstanding debt hit a record P14.24 trillion as of end-July due to higher domestic borrowings, the Bureau of the Treasury...
Philippine Labor Force Situation
The unemployment rate in the Philippines inched up to 4.8% in July, bringing the number of jobless Filipinos to 2.27 million, the Philippine Statistics...
How inclusive is growth?
The income growth of the Philippines’ poorest population between 2015 and 2021 averaged 2.98%, based on the latest update of the World Bank’s Global Database of Shared Prosperity.