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PSA keeps Q2 GDP growth at 5.5%
Business World Philippines
|November 07, 2025
THE PHILIPPINE Statistics Authority (PSA) on Thursday said it kept the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate at 5.5% for the second quarter.
In a report, the PSA said the growth in gross national income — the sum of the nation’s GDP and net primary income from the rest of the world — for the second quarter was revised downward to 8% from the 8.2% initially reported.
‘The growth in net primary income from the rest of the world for the second quarter was also lowered to 30.3% from 32.8%.
The local statistics authority said there were downward revisions in some components of the national accounts, mainly on the supply side.
This story is from the November 07, 2025 edition of Business World Philippines.
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