Consumers will have to tighten their belts further beginning next month as the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) approved manufacturers’ request for price adjustments for over 60 items of basic ...

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Thursday issued the latest suggested retail price (SRP) bulletin of basic ...

MANILA, Philippines — Only 28% of basic necessities and prime commodities are expected to see a slight price increase in February, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said. In a statement ...

PRICE increases in food products were minimal, with the cost of 72 percent of basic and prime commodities (BNPCs) remaining unchanged as of mid-January, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said ...

The global economic crisis hurt commodity prices far less than in earlier recessions. The long-run outlook is murkier SOARING commodity prices were a hallmark of the global economic boom from 2003 to ...

Prime commodities, on the other hand, are goods not considered as basic necessities but are essential to consumers in times of any of the cases such as flour; dried, processed or canned pork ...