Philippines Monthly Economic Developments : August 2022

The Philippine economy expanded by 7.4 percent in the second quarter of 2022, anchored on robust domestic activity. The strong domestic environment stood in contrast with the weak external conditions which led to the modest growth in manufacturing...

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Language:English
English
Published: Washington, DC 2022
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spelling okr-10986-379052022-08-23T05:10:38Z Philippines Monthly Economic Developments : August 2022 World Bank DOMESTIC ECONOMIC ACTIVITY MANUFACTURING AND EXPORT GROWTH FUEL SUBSIDIES COUNTER INFLATION MEASURES MACROECONOMICS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC MONITORING MONTHLY REPORT The Philippine economy expanded by 7.4 percent in the second quarter of 2022, anchored on robust domestic activity. The strong domestic environment stood in contrast with the weak external conditions which led to the modest growth in manufacturing and exports. In July, headline inflation further accelerated due to rising food and energy prices, and second-round effects from high fuel cost. To address inflation, the authorities have raised its key policy rates, rolled out fuel subsidy to vulnerable groups including public utility jeepney drivers and operators, farmers and fisherfolks, and provided cash transfers to poor households. 2022-08-22T16:33:18Z 2022-08-22T16:33:18Z 2022-08 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099538208192281213/IDU0eb2656c505ed004f710816d0a47543cf5d2f http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37905 English en CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC Knowledge Notes :: Miscellaneous Knowledge Notes East Asia and Pacific Philippines
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English
topic DOMESTIC ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
MANUFACTURING AND EXPORT GROWTH
FUEL SUBSIDIES
COUNTER INFLATION MEASURES
MACROECONOMICS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC MONITORING
MONTHLY REPORT
spellingShingle DOMESTIC ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
MANUFACTURING AND EXPORT GROWTH
FUEL SUBSIDIES
COUNTER INFLATION MEASURES
MACROECONOMICS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC MONITORING
MONTHLY REPORT
World Bank
Philippines Monthly Economic Developments : August 2022
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Philippines
description The Philippine economy expanded by 7.4 percent in the second quarter of 2022, anchored on robust domestic activity. The strong domestic environment stood in contrast with the weak external conditions which led to the modest growth in manufacturing and exports. In July, headline inflation further accelerated due to rising food and energy prices, and second-round effects from high fuel cost. To address inflation, the authorities have raised its key policy rates, rolled out fuel subsidy to vulnerable groups including public utility jeepney drivers and operators, farmers and fisherfolks, and provided cash transfers to poor households.
format Brief
author World Bank
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title Philippines Monthly Economic Developments : August 2022
title_short Philippines Monthly Economic Developments : August 2022
title_full Philippines Monthly Economic Developments : August 2022
title_fullStr Philippines Monthly Economic Developments : August 2022
title_full_unstemmed Philippines Monthly Economic Developments : August 2022
title_sort philippines monthly economic developments : august 2022
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2022
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099538208192281213/IDU0eb2656c505ed004f710816d0a47543cf5d2f
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