Agricultural output slumps in Q3
Wet palay is being dried on the street in Bula, Camarines Sur, Oct. 26, 2024. — PHILIPPINE STAR/NOEL B. PABALATEBy Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson, ReporterTHE PHILIPPINES’ agricultural production plunged by 3.7% in the third quarter, the steepest decline in
September trade deficit widest in 20 months
Container vans are seen in the port area in Manila. — PHILIPPINE STAR/RYAN BALDEMORBy Aubrey Rose A. Inosante, ReporterTHE PHILIPPINES’ trade-in-goods deficit ballooned to $5.09 billion in September, the biggest trade gap in 20 months, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)
Unemployment rate falls to 3.7% in September
People submit their applications at a job fair in Manila. The jobless rate fell to 3.7% in September, the statistics agency said. — PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBANBy Chloe Mari A. Hufana, ReporterTHE PHILIPPINES’ unemployment rate fell to 3.7% in September, driven
Inflation likely to remain within 2-4% target range in coming months
PHILIPPINE STAR/RYAN BALDEMOR HEADLINE INFLATION is seen to remain within the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) 2-4% target in the coming months despite the uptick in October, analysts said.“Yes, headline inflation did accelerate year on year, but we don’t think
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