The economy grew better than initially estimated in the second-quarter of the year, given the strong contributions of construction, real-estate, and manufacturing sectors. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Wednesday, Nov. 9, slightly raised upward its April to June economic growth, or...
After successive contractions in the first six-months, farm output grew in the third-quarter of the year as production of crops, livestock, and poultry recovered, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. Data released by the PSA on Wednesday, Nov. 9, showed that the value of production...
Factory output sustained its positive annual growth, but at a much slower pace in September this year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Tuesday, Nov. 8. In its Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI), the PSA said the country's volume of production index (VoPI)...
The country’s unemployment rate fell to 5 percent in September this year, a new record low after the full reopening of the economy since the pandemic. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Tuesday, Nov. 8, that the local labor market sustained its positive momentum with...
Imports continued to outpace the country’s exports, resulting in a much wider trade deficit in September, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. The PSA said on Friday, Nov. 4, that the country’s trade gap, or the difference between the value of export and import, jumped 26 percent...
The rate of increase in consumer prices accelerated further in October, hitting its fastest pace in nearly 14 years, on the back of higher food costs, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. On Friday, Nov. 4, the PSA reported that headline inflation clocked in at 7.7 percent last month,...
The country’s palay and corn output likely increased in the third-quarter this year based on standing crops as of August, according to a report released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Data from the PSA on Tuesday, Nov. 1 showed that the estimated production of palay and corn from...
Imports continued to outpace the country’s exports, resulting in a much wider trade deficit in August this year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. The PSA said on Tuesday, Oct. 11, that the country’s trade gap, or the difference between the value of export and import, jumped...
Factory output sustained its positive annual growth in August due to strong production of machinery and equipment, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Friday, Oct. 7. In its Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI), the PSA said the country's volume of production...
The number of jobless Filipinos rose in August this year as recent graduates who joined the labor market had a hard time to get employment, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) revealed. Based on the PSA preliminary results of the Labor Force Survey released on Thursday, Oct. 6, the...
Consumers prices continued to climb at the fastest pace in nearly four years to 6,9 percent in September on the back of rising food and energy costs, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Wednesday, Oct. 5. Headline inflation clocked in at 6.9 percent last month, higher than the 6.3...
(PSA PHILSYS FACEBOOK PAGE) Over 72 million Filipinos have so far registered for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys), according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Based on the PSA figures, as of Aug. 26, 72,348,546 Filipinos have completed their PhilSys Step 2 Registration...
