CEBU, Philippines - The Department of Trade and Industry – Cebu Provincial Office (DTI-CPO) continuously reminds retailers, particularly hardware stores, to use the metric system as the only ...
The Imperial Measurement System, originated in Britain in 1824, is now primarily used by only three countries: the United States, Liberia, and Myanmar. Defined by non-decimal units like inches, pounds ...
The United States is one of just three countries that "prefers" imperial measurements over the international metric standard. The motivation why has less to do with official policy than you might ...