Approved foreign investment pledges rise to P390B in 2019

Credit to Author: Mayvelin U. Caraballo, TMT| Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 17:20:01 +0000

FOREIGN investment approvals surged by more than a hundred percent in 2019, with three investment promotion agencies (IPAs) posting growth during the year, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Data from the statistics agency showed that seven monitored IPAs approved P390.11 billion in foreign pledges from January to December, up 112.77 percent from P183.34 […]

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General wholesale price index steady in October

Credit to Author: Anna Leah E. Gonzales| Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 13:00:18 +0000

THE Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Thursday that the General Wholesale Price Index (GWPI) at the country level stayed at 2.9 percent last October. According to the statistics agency, the figure was higher than the 2.2 percent recorded in October 2018. Among commodity groups, a higher annual markup of 2.1 percent was noted in […]

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Trade gap shrinks further in October

Credit to Author: Mayvelin U. Caraballo, TMT| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 18:29:41 +0000

THE country’s trade deficit continued to narrow in October from a year ago, but slightly widened from September, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Tuesday. Data from the statistics agency showed that imports dropped by 10.8 percent year-on-year to $9.56 billion, while exports climbed by 0.1 percent to $6.31 billion. As a result, the […]

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Oct inflation for poor households falls to 0.8%

Credit to Author: Mayvelin U. Caraballo, TMT| Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 16:20:52 +0000

INFLATION for low-income households eased to a four-year low of 0.8 percent in October on the back of lower fuel and utility prices, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) announced on Thursday. The figure is lower than the 0.9 percent posted in September, and the lowest since October 2015’s 0.4 percent. Year to date, consumer price […]

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PhilHealth: PSA declined to give data on dead beneficiaries

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 23:24:58 +0000

Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) said on Wednesday that it tried to verify with the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) if a number of WellMed Dialysis Center’s patients had died, but the agency turned down its request.

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Q4 economic growth in 2018 adjusted upward

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2019 04:38:04 +0000

THE Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Thursday revised the fourth quarter of 2018 economic growth to 6.3 percent from the previous 6.1 percent. “Major contributors to the upward revision were…READ

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PSA regional office to rise in Ligao City

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 09:39:19 +0000

PSA regional office to rise in Ligao City

A building to house the regional Philippine Statistics Authority will soon rise on a 10,248 square meter lot at Tuburan village this city.

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DID YOU KNOW: At least 270,000 deaths from January to June 2018

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2018 21:00:21 +0000

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, a total of 273,358 deaths were registered from January to June 2018. In the National Capital Region, 35,753 deaths were registered. Among all cities nationwide, Quezon City topped the list with the most number of registered deaths at 7,917, followed by the City of Manila with 5,750, and Caloocan […]

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