1.0The National Economic and Development Authorityhttps://www.neda.gov.phPublic Relationhttps://www.neda.gov.ph/author/neda-prd/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://www.neda.gov.ph/strong-investment-demand-drives-imports-growth-neda-ph-outpaces-asian-peers-with-its-16-8-percent-imports-growth/">STRONG INVESTMENT DEMAND DRIVES IMPORTS GROWTH, PH outpaces Asian peers with its 16.8-percent imports growth</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.neda.gov.ph/strong-investment-demand-drives-imports-growth-neda-ph-outpaces-asian-peers-with-its-16-8-percent-imports-growth/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“STRONG INVESTMENT DEMAND DRIVES IMPORTS GROWTH, PH outpaces Asian peers with its 16.8-percent imports growth” — The National Economic and Development Authority" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>MANILA – Strong domestic demand for raw materials and intermediate inputs, capital and consumer goods kept Philippine merchandise imports in October 2015 in the positive territory for the fifth consecutive month, according to the National Economic and Development Authority. Trade data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority today indicate a 16.8-percent increase in spending on continue reading :https://www.neda.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Imports-October-2015.jpg