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THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY performed worse than previously reported in 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to dampen business activity, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Thursday.
Gross domestic product (GDP) â the value of all finished goods and services produced in the country at a given period â fell by record 9.6% last year, slightly faster than the 9.5% drop initially reported on Jan. 28.
Meanwhile, GDP for the fourth quarter of 2020 was unchanged at 8.3% from PSAâs preliminary estimate.
On the other hand, last yearâs gross national income â the sum of the nationâs GDP and net primary income from the rest of the world â was revised to an 11.4% decline from the earlier estimate of -11.1%.
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HEADLINE INFLATION is likely to have breached the central bank’s target for a second straight month in February, as food and fuel prices remain elevated, according to economists.
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BusinessWorld poll of 16 analysts last week yielded a median estimate of 4.8%, near the upper end of the 4.3% to 5.1% estimate range given by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) but beyond the 2-4% annual target.
If realized, the median estimate will be even quicker than the 4.2% in January and the 2.6% a year earlier. It would also be the quickest since 5.1% print in December 2018.
The Philippine Statistics Authority will report February inflation data on March 5.
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The central bank is likely to keep policy rates steady despite a spike in inflation in January. â PHILIPPINE STAR/MICHAEL VARCAS
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THE central bank is widely expected to maintain key policy rates at record low levels on Thursday, as it waits for fiscal policy to do its part in quelling the recent spike in inflation.
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BusinessWorld poll held last week, 17 out of 18 analysts said they expect the Monetary Board (MB) to leave interest rates unchanged at its first policy-setting review this year on Feb. 11.
Analysts said any change in benchmark rates will come later this year or in 2022, as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reserves its ammunition in supporting the economy during the crisis.