The services sector of Negros Occidental posted P3.919 billion in investments in 2006, with trading and retailing having the highest investment figures last year, statistics from the Department of Trade and Industry Provincial Office show.

Businesses under the sector include transportation, communication and storage, finance and pawnshops, dwelling and real estate, private professional service, trading and retailing and other related trades. Based on investments generated through business name registrations, trading and retailing posted P3.272 billion from January to December 2006.

Investments in private professional service totaled P293.964 million; dwelling and real estate, P132.888 million; transportation, communication and storage, P113.757 million; finance and pawnshops, P71.889 million; and others businesses, P33.739 million.

DTI figures further show that in January, services sector investments reached P2.581 billion; February, P74.780 million; March, P79.007 million; April, P34.782 million; May, P93.050 million; June, P146.766 million; July, P509.497 million; August, P64.314 million; September, P121.994 million; October, P69.053 million; November, P106.894 million; and P36.140 million.*NLG

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