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GDP fell by 9.6% in 2020 after growing by 6.1% in 2019, given the severe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The contraction was sharpest in the second quarter, falling by 17.0% during a period of strict lockdowns. Steep declines in consumption (7.9%) and investment (27.5%) were only partly offset by higher government spending (which grew by 10.5%). The unemployment rate peaked at 17.6% in April 2020 before easing to 8.7% in October (well above the 5.3% rate in January). Services, which accounts for 61% of GDP, fell by 9.2% in 2020; industry fell by 13.2%; and agriculture fell by a slight 0.2%. Inflation averaged 2.6% in 2020, edging higher toward yearend on higher food prices (it rose to 4.5% during the first quarter of 2021). Government debt increased to 54.6% of GDP by end-2020, compared with 39.6% at end-2019. GDP growth is forecast to rise to 4.5% in 2021 and 5.5% in 2022.
Latest | Month-Ago | Year-Ago | |
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Composite Stock Price Index 1 | 7.0 (Apr22) | 7.0 | 6.0 |
Broad Money Growth 2 | 7.6 (Mar22) | 7.6 | 8.5 |
Headline Inflation Rate 3 | 4.9 (Apr22) | 4.0 | 4.1 |
Industrial/ Manufacturing Production Growth Rate 3 | 84.3 (Feb22) | 17.1 | -43.9 |
Merchandise Export Growth 3 | 5.9 (Mar22) | 5.9 | 15.8 |
Exchange Rate Index 4 | 99.2 (Apr22) | 99.4 | 92.4 |
1 Monthly average, local index. 2 %. 3 y-o-y, %. 4 Monthly average, January 2006 = 100, $/local currency. | |||
Source: Bloomberg LP; CEIC database; Philippine Statistics Authority; National Statistics Office. |
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