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Manufacturing activity in the Philippines decelerated further in July, reaching the lowest reading in five months, as demand softens, according to an IHS Markit...

Washington -- Some US manufacturers are delaying investments and raising prices as President Donald Trump escalates trade wars with key US economic partners but...

IMPROVEMENT in manufacturing activity eased in June from the preceding month as increases in output and new orders ebbed, according to the latest survey IHS Markit conducted for Nikkei, Inc. that nevertheless showed last month’s “solid” growth pushing the second quarter’s average Purchasing Managers’ Index reading higher than that of January-March.

By Jochebed B. Gonzales, Senior Researcher Manufacturing makes up more than a fifth of the Philippine economy. In 2015, manufacturing establishments in the formal economy generated...

By Jochebed B. Gonzales, Senior Researcher Unpaid workers are workers who do not receive regular pay, which is either the working owners themselves or the...

ELECTRONICS companies in the country -- a key driver of merchandise exports -- are bracing for bigger costs once planned changes to current fiscal incentives are implemented.

THE PHILIPPINES stayed second in terms of manufacturing performance in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in May, despite logging its best Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) reading so far for the year.

PHILIPPINE manufacturing activity saw “solid improvement” in May, picking up for the third straight month on growing demand despite “intensified” cost pressures passed on to customers via higher prices, according to the latest monthly tracking IHS Market conducted for Nikkei, Inc.

By Elijah Joseph C. Tubayan, Reporter PHILIPPINE manufacturing activity saw a "solid improvement" last month to record its highest level so far this year, as demand...

UNIVERSAL ROBINA Corp. (URC) is investing around P1 billion to build a new facility that will locally produce its Vita Soy drinks, its chairman said.

Philippines’ manufacturing activity improved in April as output and new orders picked up the pace on both the local and foreign fronts even as...

Factory production expanded in February to its fastest pace in almost 8 years, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported this morning. Preliminary results of the...

BEIJING – Growth in China’s manufacturing sector cooled more than expected in October in the face of tighter pollution rules that are forcing many...