MANILA, Philippines — The domestic manufacturing sector grew at a moderate pace in September, signalling “resilient” expansion in the months ahead, according to the latest reading of the Nikkei Philippines Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI). The headline PMI registered a higher reading of 52 in September from 51.9 in August. This took the third quarter […]
Read MoreThe headline inflation rate, gauged by the increase in the consumer price index (CPI), rose for a 15th straight month in September year-on-year, but slowed from August, mainly because of lower fresh food prices. The Commerce Ministry reported yesterday consumer prices rose 1.33% from September last year after rising 1.62% year-on-year in August, the highest since October […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Vietnam’s economy is projected to continuously maintain good performance next year with GDP to expand roughly 6.8 percent despite both internal and external challenges. The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has recently forecast GDP to rise by 6.6-6.8 percent in 2019 after the country’s economic growth reportedly hit eight-year high of 6.98 […]
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