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Local factory output expands in April despite headwinds

June 8, 2023 - 11:40am

This was a turnaround from the 1.3% contraction recorded a year ago and was faster compared to the 3.4% tallied in the previous...

Business

Factories churn out robust growth in August

By Louise Maureen Simeon | October 8, 2021 - 12:00am

The country’s manufacturing output continued its massive rebound streak in August, registering three-digit gains for five consecutive months, largely due to low base effects despite the reimposition of mobility...

Business

Factory output grows in August as manufacturing keeps humming

By Ramon Royandoyan | October 7, 2021 - 12:49pm

Local factory output extended their growth streak in August, posting triple-digit expansion even as Metro Manila stayed in...

Business

On a roll, local factories sustain output growth in July

By Ramon Royandoyan | September 9, 2021 - 4:23pm

Local factories sustained their hot streak as they posted triple-digit output growth in July owing to a low base.

Business

Local factories go into 3-month growth streak, but ECQ a threat

By Ramon Royandoyan | August 6, 2021 - 11:40am

Local factories were on a roll in June, as they posted triple-digit output growth for the third straight month.

Business

Factory output clocks triple-digit growth in May, but it was purely mathematical

By Ramon Royandoyan | July 8, 2021 - 5:05pm

Local factories registered triple-digit output growth in May, with much of the lift coming from low base from last year.

Business

'Low base' boost brings factory output back to growth path in April

By Ramon Royandoyan | June 8, 2021 - 6:12pm

Manufacturing output finally returned to the positive territory for the first time in over a year in April, thanks to so-called...

Business

Factory output slump in February worst in 5 months

By Ian Nicolas Cigaral | April 8, 2021 - 3:53pm

Local factories worsened their output slump in February and the re-imposition of tighter lockdowns in key economic areas could...

Business

Factories snap delicate ascent to recovery in January

By Ian Nicolas Cigaral | March 9, 2021 - 5:13pm

The volume of production index (VoPI) shrank 16.7% year-on-year in January, worse than the 12% slump the previous month.

Business

Advance Christmas orders fail factories as November output slides

By Ian Nicolas Cigaral | January 5, 2021 - 1:38pm

With output on a decline since March when lockdowns were imposed, hopes of a holiday boost from a spending public are getting...

Business