BusinessWorld E-paper
August 3, 2026
THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY likely expanded at a slower pace year on year in the second quarter, as elevated inflation weighed on household spending while weak business confidence and sluggish public infrastructure spending dampened economic activity.
A BusinessWorld poll of 21 economists and analysts conducted late last week yielded a median gross domestic product (GDP) annual growth estimate of 2.8% for the April-to-June period.
