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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
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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