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Philippines Inflation Rate

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  2. View from the sari-sari store

    View from the sari-sari store

    Ultimately, national governance is judged not by parliamentary theater or statistical targets, but by street-level reality.

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  3. FEDERAL Reserve chair Kevin Warsh (left) said inflation remained too elevated due to the Middle East conflict, prompting the Fed to hike rates for the first time in three years, for reasons similar to those cited by Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Eli Remolona Jr. for the BSP’s three rate hikes this year.

    Fed hike narrows gap with BSP policy rate

    US Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh justified the interest rate hike — the first since 2023 — saying inflation is too high and had persisted for too long,…

    3 MIN READ

  4. Lucena low-income inflation hits 7.2%

    Lucena low-income inflation hits 7.2%

    Lucena City recorded CALABARZON’s highest inflation rate for low-income households in August at 7.2 percent, driven by housing costs and food prices.

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  5. PBBM concedes inflation despair

    PBBM concedes inflation despair

    President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said his administration cannot assure a significant slowdown in commodity and service prices this year, citing global…

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  7. Stocks pull back as oil prices surge

    Stocks pull back as oil prices surge

    The retreat came amid renewed concern over surging global oil prices and their impact on inflation, particularly after Brent crude broke above $100 a barrel as…

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  8. Peso slump may call for more BSP hikes

    Peso slump may call for more BSP hikes

    The peso’s recent depreciation may indicate that further tightening from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) might be warranted as the Philippine economy…

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  9. PHILIPPINE Statistics Authority data reveal that, despite easing overall food inflation, rice inflation accelerated to 19.4 percent in August from 17.1 percent in July. The PSA says kilogram of well-milled rice at the national level had an average retail price of P56.29 during the second phase of August 2026 (15 to 17 August 2026), higher than its average retail prices in the first phase of August 2026 (1 to 5 August 2026) at P55.93 per kilogram and in the second phase of July 2026 (15 to 17 July 2026) at P55.69 per kilogram.

    Inflation cools 6.1% amid costlier rice

    Philippine inflation eased to 6.1 percent in August from 6.2 percent in July, but faster rice and transport price increases continued to pressure consumers.

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