INDUSTRIAL LANE / DECEMBER 2, 2025Factories and warehouses are seen along the Marikina River in Pasig City on Tuesday, December 2, 2025. Philippine manufacturing activity fell to its lowest level in over four years in November, weighed down by plunging output and new orders as well as typhoon disruptions that slowed production. S&P Global, which surveyed around 400 companies, reported on Monday that the philippines’ Puchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) contracted to 47.4 from 50.1 in October, marking the “strongest deteioration” in manufacturing conditions since August 2021.INQUIRER PHOTO / GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE
MANILA, Philippines — Manufacturing activity in the Philippines surged to its strongest level in nearly a decade in August, sustaining its expansion for the fourth straight month on the back of easing inflationary pressures that fueled new orders and lifted business confidence.
According to S&P Global on Tuesday, the country’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) climbed to 54.9 in August from 51.8 in July, marking the strongest improvement in the sector since December 2016, when the index stood at 55.7.
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