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PH production volume down 6.5% in Oct

Improvement in the delivery of business-related government services as well as innovation across all firm sizes must be aggressively pursued to aid manufacturing output,…
  • December 18, 2017
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Local PH trade rallies with 19% growth in Q3

Philippine domestic trade during the third quarter of 2017 recorded a two-digit growth of 18.9% to 4.86 million tons, up from 4.09 million tons…
  • December 10, 2017
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PH manufacturing picks up pace in Nov

Strong domestic demand pushed manufacturing in November to its fastest pace this year, the latest Nikkei Philippines Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) showed. The…
  • December 4, 2017
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PH exports up for 9th straight month, boost trade in Aug

  Philippine external trade grew 10% in August 2017 as a result of the positive performances of both imports and exports, according to the…
  • October 12, 2017
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PH manufacturing prospects upbeat as sector rebounds in Aug

The Philippines’ manufacturing output in August 2017 recovered from its decline in July and is seen to improve in the last quarter of the…
  • October 12, 2017
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Trade in July up 2.2%; manufacturing down 1.1%

The Philippines’ total trade grew 2.2% in July 2017, recovering from a decline in June and backed by continuous improvement in the country’s exports,…
  • September 20, 2017
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PH domestic trade rallied 25% in 2016, from a downturn in 2015

The Philippines’ domestic trade maintained a positive performance in 2016, increasing 25% in quantity to 24.35 million tons from 19.49 million tons in 2015,…
  • August 23, 2017
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PH GDP growth on track with 6.5% expansion in Q2

The Philippine economy grew faster at 6.5% in the second quarter of 2017 with the recovery of the agriculture sector and pickup in government…
  • August 19, 2017
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PH external trade shrinks in June after 10 months of expansion

Tapping new markets will enable Philippine trade to bounce back from its slight decline in June 2017, urges the National Economic and Development Authority…
  • August 13, 2017
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PH manufacturing gets boost from higher local, overseas demand

The Philippine manufacturing sector grew by an average of 10% in the first six months of 2017 due to sustained domestic and improved external…
  • August 13, 2017
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PH imports up 16.6% and exports, 13.7% in May

Philippine trade in May 2017 grew 15.4% to US$13.7 billion from $11.9 billion in May 2016, owing to double-digit increases in both imports and…
  • July 15, 2017
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PH domestic trade contracts for first time since 2016

Philippine domestic trade slipped 9.5% in the first quarter of 2017, the first decline after recovering for a full year in 2016. Volume of…
  • July 1, 2017
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PH exports up 12.1% in April

The Philippines’ total trade grew to US$11.7 billion in April 2017, with the 12.1% growth in exports offsetting the 0.1% decline in imports. The…
  • June 13, 2017
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Robust exports, imports push up March PH trade by 23%

The Philippines recorded a 22.7% growth in trade for March this year, following notable progress in exports and imports. Total trade value in March…
  • May 15, 2017
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PH manufacturing index up 11% in March

The Philippine manufacturing sector grew further in March 2017 following the increased production of petroleum products, food, and transport equipment, according to the National…
  • May 15, 2017
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Export, import surge fuels 16% growth of PH Feb trade

Double-digit growth in exports and imports pushed up by 16.1% the total merchandise trade of the Philippines in February 2017, according to the National…
  • April 18, 2017
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PH production output registers 10.7% growth in Feb 

The Philippines’ manufacturing sector posted double-digit growth in February, higher than the growth in January but lower compared to the same month last year.…
  • April 18, 2017
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PH domestic trade keeps momentum in Q4 2016

The Philippines’ domestic trade sustained its positive performance in 2016, increasing 25.8% in quantity in the fourth quarter of last year to 6.21 million…
  • April 5, 2017
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PH manufacturing output slows in January

Increased production of basic metals, transport equipment, petroleum products and food manufactures continued to drive Philippine manufacturing output in January 2017, according to the…
  • March 15, 2017
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Robust exports lift PH trade 14.2% in Jan 2017

Philippine trade grew 14.2% in January 2017, backed by the surge in export receipts from most of the country’s traditional markets, according to the…
  • March 15, 2017
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