The year-on-year headline inflation rate was recorded at 0.1 percent in August, slower than the 0.2 percent in July. On the other hand, core inflation rate posted 2.9 percent in August from 3.6 percent in July.

The monthly average Peso-Dollar Exchange Rate slightly went up to 48.161 in August from 48.146 in July.

Gross power generation in 2008 reached 60,821 gigawatt-hours (GWh), 2.03 percent higher than 59,612 GWh in 2007.

The January to July fiscal deficit of the National Government reached P188.0 billion. The National Government registered a deficit in July amounting to P34.6 billion.



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