Tag: headline inflation

PSA: Headline inflation in June drops to 2.7%, lowest since September 2017

(Eagle News)–Headline inflation in the Philippines decelerated to 2.7 percent in June 2019, the lowest recorded since September 2017, the Philippine Statistics Authority said. According to the PSA, the slowdown was due mainly to “slower annual rate posted in the index of the heavily-weighted food and non-alcoholic beverages at 2.7 percent.” The PSA said the “slower annual increments” in the indices of the following commodity groups also contributed to the slowdown: Alcoholic beverages and tobacco, […]

NEDA reports lowest inflation levels in 20 years

MANILA, July 7 (Eagle News) —The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) reported that the country experienced the lowest level of inflation in June compared to the last two decades due to sufficient supply of food and moderate price pressures in energy and oil rates. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, headline inflation rate plunged further to 1.2 percent in June 2015 from 1.6 percent in the previous month, and 4.4 percent in June 2014. […]