Philippines closes 2025 with 1.7% inflation rate

Philippine central bank signals no rate cuts for now as inflation picks up

The Philippine central bank expects to maintain interest rates at present levels as inflation picked up last month and growth likely slowed in 2025, its governor said on Tuesday.

Philippine 2025 inflation slows to 1.7%, a 9-year low

Inflation in the Philippines climbed at the end of 2025 as late-season storms and holiday demand pushed food prices upward

2025 inflation stays below gov’t target despite rising to 1.8% in December

MANILA, Philippines – Inflation quickened to 1.8% in December 2025 as strong holiday demand pushed up prices of major food items, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Tuesday, January 6. This brings the average inflation rate for 2025 to 1.7%, below the government’s target range of 2% to 4%. According to National Statistician Dennis Mapa, food prices rose at a faster pace in December amid the holiday demand. Recent tropical cyclones a…

2025 inflation sinks to nine-year low of 1.7% despite December uptick

The country’s full-year inflation rate in 2025 settled at a nine-year low, even as inflation edged up to 1.8 percent in December from 1.5 percent a month...

Philippines closes 2025 with 1.7% inflation rate

The Philippines ended 2025 with a year-to-date average inflation settling well within the government’s target, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Tuesday.

DA TO BOOST PROJECTS VS FOOD PRICE INFLATION

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. promised more aggressive action from the Department of Agriculture (DA) to protect consumers and stabilize markets following the rising food prices driven by holiday demand and lingering supply disruptions that pushed inflation noticeably higher last December. “While rice prices continue to deflate, higher prices driven by holiday demand, weather damage, and supply bottlenecks lifted December inflat…