Philippine manufacturers are already feeling the heat from global trade uncertainties, with factory output taking a hit at the start of the second half of the year, according to Moody’s Analytics. “With stiffer United States (US) tariffs on the horizon, Philippine industrial production fell for...
The country’s manufacturing sector expanded at a faster pace in May this year, with 13 out of 22 industry divisions reporting positive annual growth, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. Based on the PSA’s Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries, the volume of production...
The total factory output of domestic manufacturers reverted to growth in April despite a slower annual increase in food production. The Philippine Statistics Authority 's (PSA) monthly integrated survey of selected industries (MISSI) report for April 2025, released on Friday, June 6, showed...
Philippine manufacturing output grew at a slower pace last year, hampered by several production declines, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). While the manufacturing sector saw growth in the second and third quarters of 2024, significant contractions in March (-4.9 percent),...
Philippine manufacturing output fell in November last year, dragged down by declines in food production, transport equipment, and electronics. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that the Volume of Production Index (VoPI) for the manufacturing sector decreased by 4.2 percent...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported a substantial increase in factory production in July, driven by gains in electronics, transportation, and food sectors. Preliminary results from the PSA’s Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI) revealed that the Volume of...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Friday, Aug. 30, that factory gate prices declined at a much faster pace in July this year. The PSA said in a report that growth in the producer price index (PPI) for manufacturing declined by 0.4 percent in July from a 0.2 percent decrease...
Factory gate prices posted an annual decrease of 0.1 percent in June this year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Tuesday, July 30. This was a reversal of the 0.5 percent growth in the producer price index (PPI) recorded in the same month a year earlier and a slightly faster...
The growth of the country's manufacturing output picked up speed in November last year, driven by improved production of beverages, transport equipment, and chemical products, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. The volume of production index (VoPI) increased by 1.9 percent in November,...
As the year came to an end, the local manufacturing sector reported even slower growth in December, primarily due to a notable decrease in the rate of new order placements. In December 2023, the S&P Global Philippines Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) increased to 51.5, marking a...
Factory gate prices posted an annual decrease of 0.3 percent in October this year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Wednesday, Nov. 29. This was a reversal of the 7.3 percent of the producer price index (PPI) growth recorded in the same month a year earlier and slightly faster...
The production rate of goods in the country's factories posted a significant increase in September after several industries reported more output, the Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA) said. Based on the preliminary findings of the Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries (MISSI) by the...