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...
Performance projections for ASEAN, select major Asian economies
THE PHILIPPINES will remain “resilient” with the rest of Southeast Asia and the region’s three major neighbors in the north, “heightened global risks and...
Regional share in gross domestic product, 2018
THE ECONOMY of Bicol Region grew the fastest among the 17 Philippine regions in 2018, exceeding the growth rate posted by the capital as well as the national average. Read the full story.