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Latest Press Releases
NAPC Convenor to deliver keynote at 6th National Conference on CBMS
Poverty monitoring system makes waves at the local level
Seminar Updates
“A Fresh Perspective on Critical Development Issues”, C.P. Romulo Hall, NEDA Bldg., Makati City, 2010-03-05
Presenters: Dr. Jesus Felipe (ADB) and Mr. Warren Mosler (AVM, L.P.) Pulong-Saliksikan on “Labor Policies and Philippine Companies: Implications of Survey Responses on Post-2010 Economic Policy”, C.P. Romulo Hall, NEDA Bldg., Makati City, 2010-02-23
Presenter: Dr. Gerardo P. Sicat, Professor Emeritus, UPSE NSCB-PIDS-WB Consultative Forum on Revised National Accounts of the Phils., C.P. Romulo Hall, NEDA Bldg., Makati City, 2010-01-13
Pulong Saliksikan on Policy Directions in Providing Government Subsidies for Urban Rail Systems, Rm. 208, NEDA Bldg., Makati City, 2010-01-05
Presenters: Ms. Ruzette Morales-Mariano, Research Consultant, PIDS; and Dr. Gilberto M. Llanto
Senior Research Fellow, PIDS
Database Updates
January, 2010
The monthly average Peso-Dollar Exchange Rate went down to 46.421 in December from 47.032 in November.
Foreign Exchange Liabilities have declined by 1.3 percent from US$53,856 million in 2008 to US$53,135 million.
The year-on-year headline inflation rate advanced to 4.4 percent in December from 2.8 percent in November. The average annual headline inflation rate for the year 2009 was 3.2 percent, slower by 6.1 percentage points than the 9.3 percent in 2008. Meanwhile, core inflation rate picked up to 3.2 percent in December from 2.7 percent in November. The annual average core inflation rate was 4.1 percent in 2009, lower than the 6.2 percent in 2008.
The Value of Production Index (VaPI) improved by 5.5 percent in September 2009. On the other hand, the Volume of Production Index (VoPI) modestly expanded by 6.5 percent.
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