The Philippine crop and fish productions contracted in the quarter ending June, albeit at a slower pace than recorded in the previous year. The country’s crop and fish outputs declined by 0.9 percent and 11.3 percent, respectively, in the second quarter of 2023, data from the Philippine...
ILOILO CITY – The inflation rate in Western Visayas went up in August after five straight months of decline. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)-6 said the inflation rate increased by 0.3 percent to 6.1 percent from 5.8 percent in July. A MARKET stall at La Paz Public Market in Iloilo City....
An estimated 2.27 million Filipinos found themselves without employment in July, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. In a briefing on Friday, Sept. 8, National Statistician Dennis Mapa said the preliminary results of the PSA’s Labor Force Survey showed that the number of jobless...
The country’s trade deficit narrowed in July after both exports and imports contracted by double-digits, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed Friday, Sept. 8. The trade deficit, or the difference between the value of export and import, narrowed by 30 percent to $4.20 billion...
There was a significant growth in birth and marriage rates registered last year while death rates were reduced, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). From January to December 2022, the number of registered births reached over 1.38 million. This was higher by 1.3 percent than the...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported a substantial rise in the production rate of goods in the country's factories in July propelled by a significant increase in beverage output. Preliminary results of the PSA’s Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI) showed the...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that the prices of goods sold to wholesalers increased at a much faster pace in July due to higher costs of food inputs. According to the PSA data, the General Wholesale Price Index (GWPI) in the country rose to 4.5 percent in July from 4.0 percent...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – The Census of Agriculture and Fisheries 2022 in this province conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority is underway. About 62,000 respondents involved in farming, fishing, and aquaculture are the target of the census, PSA-Quezon officer Airene Pucyutan said....
The rate of increase in consumer prices accelerated for the first time in six months in August, driven by higher food and transport costs, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. In a briefing on Tuesday, Sept. 5, National Statistician Dennis S. Mapa said that the headline inflation...
Over 7,352 Philippine Identification (PhilID) cards that were destroyed in the Manila Central Post Office fire have been reprinted by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) free of charge for all recipients. In a statement, the PSA said the fire-affected PhilID cards were printed by its partner,...
BACOLOD CITY – A 103-year-old woman from Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental died the night before the turnover of her authenticated birth certificate issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on August 9. EUFRONIA Fernandez (Photo courtesy of PSA-Negros Occidental) Eufronia...
A sample copy of a PhiID card (MB File Photo) Senator Francis Escudero on Wednesday, August 9 said he will ask the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) for “quantifiable targets” when they come to the Senate for the 2024 national budget...
