RP unemployment rate climbs to 7.7% in January, says NSO
Friday, 20 March 2009 02:59
The unemployment rate in January 2009 was estimated at 7.7 percent, compared to 7.4 percent posted in January last year.
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RP’s population to reach 92.2 million this year, says NSO
Tuesday, 17 February 2009 23:15
The NSO based its projection on the 2000 census-based population projections which it prepared in collaboration with the Inter-Agency Working Group on Population Projections.
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RP economy grows by 4.6 percent in 2008
Thursday, 29 January 2009 09:01
MANILA, Jan. 29 (PNA) – Despite the reeling effects of the global financial crisis, the Philippine economy posted a 4.6 percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth for 2008.
2008 Inflation averages 9.3%
Written by Cai U. Ordinario - Business Mirror Tuesday, 06 January 2009 22:21
DESPITE record-high oil and food prices last year, the country’s full-year inflation rate remained at the single-digit level of 9.3 percent, according to the latest report released by the National Statistics Office (NSO). The tempered result was partly attributed by the socioeconomic-planning agency to the pull-down effect of lower fuel and food prices in December, as worldwide demand eased with the initial impact of the global economic crisis.
