(This is the second of a two-part property market outlook by Colliers Philippines) MALL OPERATORS should brace for more foreign and local retailers as consumer confidence and foot traffic pick up this year. Major mall developers have been reporting that consumer traffic has now reached between 85%-95% of pre-COVID levels in the third quarter of 2022 from only 40% a year ago....
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MANILA, Philippines — Economic growth in the second quarter was revised higher by the Philippine Statistics Authority as construction and real estate activities proved stronger than initially reported. State statisticians said in a statement on Wednesday that the gross domestic product in the April-June period now stood at 7.5%, slightly higher than the previous 7.4%. The latest figure...
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INFLATION may accelerate as much as 7.9% in October, driven by rising food prices, higher transport fares and the peso depreciation, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Monday. “The BSP projects October 2022 inflation to settle within the range of 7.1% to 7.9%,” it said in a statement. If realized, October inflation would exceed the central bank&rsqu...
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Inflation in the Philippines slowed down for the first time in six months to 6.3 percent in August from 6.4 percent in July, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. National Statistician Dennis Mapa said the slight easing was mainly due to slower increases in transport fares and in the prices food and non-alcoholic beverages, especially vegetables, meat and fish. Inflatio...
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Consumer spending fell 2.7% in 2Q versus prior quarter Slower growth puts central bank’s tightening pace in spotlight The Philippines’ economic expansion was slower-than-expected in the second quarter as the fastest inflation in almost four years hurt consumption, which is a key growth driver. Gross domestic product grew 7.4% in the three months through J...
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