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RICE prices again jumped to a level last seen when the country had to grapple with supply issues caused by export bans imposed by rice-producing nations, according to the latest data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). In March 2024, rice inflation accelerated to 24.4 percent, the highest since…

THE increase in real estate prices recorded a 6-month low in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to the Residential Real Estate Price Index (RREPI) released by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). The latest data showed real estate prices slowed to 6.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2023.…

HIGH minimum wages could spur new rate hikes by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and cause small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to close shop, according to local economists. In a statement, the Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF) warned against passing a P100 national wage increase that could lead to…

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Commodity prices slowed to 2.8 percent in January, according to the latest inflation print released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The inflation was the slowest since October 2020 when inflation averaged at 2.3 percent. Inflation in December 2023 was at 3.9 percent and 8.7 percent in January 2023. The…

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) residential real estate price index in the second quarter rose by double digits to a seven and a half year high as prices of all types of housing units went up. The BSP’s index, which tracks the prices of residential housing units, reached 162.2 in the second quarter, 14.1

All the sound and hoopla about the rice price caps' supposed 'success' are great for the President’s image of champion of the poor, if that is the real objective

The annual growth of the Producer Price Index (PPI) for agriculture at the national level slowed in the second quarter, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). In a report published last October 11, PSA said the annual growth rate of the PPI for agriculture reached 12 percent, slower than the 24.7 percent recorded in

PRICES of agricultural products procured directly from farmers and fisherfolk went down in the second quarter, the government reported on Wednesday.

High rice prices pushed up inflation to a four-month high in September, according to the latest data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). On Thursday, PSA said inflation averaged 6.1 percent in September 2023. Inflation was at 6.9 percent in September 2022 and 5.3 percent in August 2023. The inflation rate in September was