Philippines’ top trading partners for imports (May 2018)
By Mark T. Amoguis, Researcher
The country's main source of merchandise goods in May was China, cornering 20.3% of the total import bill that month....
How many Filipinos own a bank account?
Majority of adult Filipinos still did not have bank accounts due to lack of funds to meet required minimum balances, a 2017 study of...
World competitiveness ranking 2020
THE Philippines inched just one notch higher in an annual global competitiveness report that placed the country among the lowest in Asia and the...
Vehicles sales in the Philippines
VEHICLE SALES growth in the country slowed last year from 2016, but 2017 still saw an increase of nearly a fifth, sustaining the annual...
World Bank GDP growth projections for select East Asia and Pacific economies
AFTER a projected slowdown in 2019, the Philippine economy is expected to grow faster this year due to strong government spending, but may still...
Philippine Stock Exchange index performance
A DEEP SELL-OFF has erased more than P1.5 trillion from the Philippine stock market’s value over the last two months, with the lingering weakness...