Philippine Headline Inflation Eases to Five-Month Low in August - BusinessWorld Online

Philippine headline inflation eases to five-month low in August - BusinessWorld Online

By Katherine K. Chan, Reporter SLOWER PRICE increases in food and electricity led headline inflation to its weakest pace in five months in August, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Friday. PSA data showed headline inflation, as measured by the consumer price index, eased to 6.1% in August from 6.2% in July, but accelerated […]

Philippine Inflation Eases to 6.1% After Successive Rate Hikes

Philippine inflation eased for the fourth straight month in August while staying above the central bank’s target, on slower increases in utility rates and food prices.

Inflation eases to 6.1% in August

MANILA, Philippines — Inflation eased to 6.1 percent in August from 6.2 percent in July amid slower increases in food, housing, and utility costs, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Friday. This marks the fourth straight month of deceleration since consumer prices peaked in April amid the Middle East war, bringing the year-to-date average

Inflation eases to 6.1% in Aug

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine inflation eased to 6.1 percent in August from 6.2 percent in July, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Friday.This is the fourth straight month that inflation has gone down since April’s over three-year high of 7.2 percent. It is also lower than the 6.2 percent recorded a month earlier but higher than last year’s 1.5 percent.The August inflation rate was primarily driven by the slower increase in f…

Annual inflation slows for fourth straight month in August to 6.1%

MANILA — Philippine annual inflation PHCPI=ECI edged down to 6.1% in August from 6.2% in July, slowing for a fourth straight month as increases in food and utility prices eased, the statistics agency said on Friday. The consumer price index was just above the 6% median forecast in a Reuters poll. It was within the central […]

Inflation slightly cools to 6.1% in August 2026

Though inflation remains on a downward trend, price pressures persist as bad weather keeps the cost of some food items high and the Middle East conflict pushes up fuel prices