March inflation further slows to 1.8%

Inflation unexpectedly falls significantly in March, after rising at the beginning of the year.

March inflation further slows to 1.8%

MANILA, Philippines – Inflation slowed further in March to a six-month low of 1.8 percent, driven mainly by easing price pressures from food and non-alcoholic beverages. “The primary reason for the lower inflation rate in March 2025 compared with Feb 2025 is the slower growth rate of food and non-alcoholic beverages,” National Statistician Claire Dennis

Inflation slows to 1.8% in March

MANILA, Philippines — Inflation slowed to 1.8 percent in March 2025 due to lower prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages, decrease in transport index, and slower inflation for restaurants and accommodation services, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Friday. It was lower than the 2.1 percent in February and the 3.7 percent inflation in March 2024. It is also lower than the 2.0 percent median forecast of The Manila Times' poll of e…

Inflation eases further to 1.8% in March 2025

The Philippines inflation rate continued its deceleration streak for the second straight month, slowing down below 2% in March, due to easing of movements of food and transport costs, the Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Friday.

Philippine annual inflation at 1.8% in March

MANILA — Philippine annual inflation was 1.8% in March, below the previous month’s 2.1% rate, the statistics agency said on Friday. Economists in a Reuters poll had expected annual inflation of 2.0% in March. —Reporting by Mikhail Flores and Karen Lema; Editing by John Mair The post Philippine annual inflation at 1.8% in March appeared first on Interaksyon.

Inflation slows in March as rice, fuel prices decline

Inflation slowed in March as rice prices and fuel costs fell, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority.