The services sector in Metro Manila accounted for 81.1 percent of NCR’s economy in 2015, growing 6.6 percent. MANILA, Philippines - Metro Manila’s economy valued at P2.77 trillion in 2015 grew at a faster pace of 6.6. percent, still driven by the services sector, the NCR division of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported yesterday. From a growth rate of seven percent in 2012, the capital’s economy grew faster by 9.2 percent. Bautista noted the negative growth in ARMM pulled down the 2015 national GDP of 5.9 percent. The Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), which registered a decline of 0.8 percent in 2015, was a predominantly agricultural region.

Source: Philippine Star July 28, 2016 17:03 UTC