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Vegetable price spikes from floods could add to August inflation and keep policy risks elevated.

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Growth in retail prices of building materials in Metro Manila in July hit its highest level in over three years, driven by the faster increase in prices of painting materials, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

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Last Friday, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported some grim statistics showing that our GDP grew by only 2.3 percent year-on-year for Q2 2026, marking the weakest quarterly performance in 17 years outside the pandemic.

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The country’s fisheries production expanded to more than a million metric tons (MT) in the second quarter amid stronger output from the marine and municipal fishing subsectors, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

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Inihayag kahapon ng Philippine Statistics Authority na tumaas ang unemployment rate sa Pilipinas noong Hunyo 2026 habang bahagyang bumaba naman ang underemployment rate.

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The Philippines added more than 1 million employed workers between May and June, but the labor force grew even faster.

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The deficit in the country’s farm goods trade declined by 6.4 percent year-on-year in May, as agricultural exports far outweighed imports.

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Bumababa na ang bilang ng mga Pilipinong nagpapakasal habang dumarami ang pinipiling magsama  nang hindi kasal o live-in, ayon sa Commission on Population and Development.

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Construction projects based on approved building permits declined by seven percent in April from a year ago, but the value posted double-digit growth year-on-year, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

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The latest report from the Philippine Statistics Authority reflects the economic pressures that Filipinos face today. Inflation accelerated to 7.2 percent in April, driven largely by surging fuel and food costs.

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                    [Title] => Habagat rains and flooding reopen food inflation risk
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Vegetable price spikes from floods could add to August inflation and keep policy risks elevated.

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Growth in retail prices of building materials in Metro Manila in July hit its highest level in over three years, driven by the faster increase in prices of painting materials, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

[DatePublished] => 2026-08-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1473425 [AuthorName] => Louella Desiderio [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/08/16/8_2026-08-16_18-59-20942_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2548138 [Title] => We’re in deep doo doo [Summary] =>

Last Friday, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported some grim statistics showing that our GDP grew by only 2.3 percent year-on-year for Q2 2026, marking the weakest quarterly performance in 17 years outside the pandemic.

[DatePublished] => 2026-08-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136475 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804837 [AuthorName] => Boo Chanco [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2548144 [Title] => Fisheries output grows 2 percent in Q2 [Summary] =>

The country’s fisheries production expanded to more than a million metric tons (MT) in the second quarter amid stronger output from the marine and municipal fishing subsectors, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

[DatePublished] => 2026-08-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1808913 [AuthorName] => Adrian Kenneth Halili [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/08/09/6_2026-08-09_19-42-36568_thumbnail.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2547590 [Title] => Bilang ng mga jobless Pinoy, pumalo ng 2.59 milyon [Summary] =>

Inihayag kahapon ng Philippine Statistics Authority na tumaas ang unemployment rate sa Pilipinas noong Hunyo 2026 habang bahagyang bumaba naman ang underemployment rate.

[DatePublished] => 2026-08-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1127581 [AuthorName] => Angie dela Cruz [SectionName] => Police Metro [SectionUrl] => police-metro [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2547394 [Title] => More Filipinos find work, but jobless rate still climbs to 4.9% [Summary] =>

The Philippines added more than 1 million employed workers between May and June, but the labor force grew even faster.

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The deficit in the country’s farm goods trade declined by 6.4 percent year-on-year in May, as agricultural exports far outweighed imports.

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Bumababa na ang bilang ng mga Pilipinong nagpapakasal habang dumarami ang pinipiling magsama  nang hindi kasal o live-in, ayon sa Commission on Population and Development.

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Construction projects based on approved building permits declined by seven percent in April from a year ago, but the value posted double-digit growth year-on-year, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).

[DatePublished] => 2026-06-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1473425 [AuthorName] => Louella Desiderio [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/06/19/9_2026-06-19_19-29-16878_thumbnail.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2526122 [Title] => Sustainable funding for agriculture [Summary] =>

The latest report from the Philippine Statistics Authority reflects the economic pressures that Filipinos face today. Inflation accelerated to 7.2 percent in April, driven largely by surging fuel and food costs.

[DatePublished] => 2026-05-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136607 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807847 [AuthorName] => Joe Zaldarriaga [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/05/06/inflation2021-04-3019-27-35_2026-05-06_19-32-18327_thumbnail.jpg ) ) )
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