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Tag: consumer price index

March inflation soared to 4.1% on transport and food costs

Philippine headline inflation accelerated to 4.1 percent in March 2026, driven by a sharp spike in transport costs and rising food prices.

PSA to rebase inflation index to 2025

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is preparing to shift the base year for calculating inflation to 2025 to better reflect current consumer spending habits,...

Philippine inflation eases to near 5-year low of 0.9% in July 2025

Inflation in the Philippines cooled to its lowest level in nearly five years in July 2025, pulled down by slower price increases for housing...

Analysts expect PH market to move sideways this week

Analysts expect the stock market to move sideways this week, after last week’s run-up as investors await the US January inflation rate data. “The market...

Japan’s consumer price index rose to 3.3% in June

Tokyo—Japan’s consumer prices rose 3.3 percent year-on-year in June, with the pace of inflation accelerating from the 3.2 percent recorded in May, government data...

Metrobank reduces inflation forecast

Metrobank Research on Thursday reduced its inflation forecast in 2023 and 2024, taking into account the continued deceleration of the consumer price index in...

US inflation at slowest pace, signaling less hawkish Fed

WASHINGTON—Consumer inflation in the United States slipped in December to the lowest level in more than a year, government data showed on Thursday, signaling...

Chinese CPI dips to lowest level in a year

BEIJING—China’s consumer price inflation last month fell to its lowest level in a year, official data showed Thursday, as the country emerged from strict...

October inflation in the US cooled to 7.7%, but still at decades high

Washington, United States—US consumer prices cooled in October but remained at decades-high levels, according to government data released Thursday, keeping the pressure on President...

Value of peso declines further to P0.85 per P1

The purchasing power of the Philippine peso declined further in October as inflation shot to an almost 14-year high and as the local currency...

US inflation rate eased in August—but not enough

Washington, United States—US annual inflation slowed slightly in August, largely thanks to falling gasoline prices—but likely not enough to satisfy the Federal Reserve and...

US inflation likely eased in August —but not enough

WASHINGTON, United States—US inflation likely slowed in August, largely thanks to falling gasoline prices, but not enough to satisfy policymakers, especially President Joe Biden,...

China’s consumer inflation pushes higher

China's consumer inflation rose in July to a two-year high, official data showed Wednesday, with a surge in pork prices pushing up the cost...

China factory inflation rate decreases

BEIJING, China—China’s factory-gate inflation dropped to its lowest in a year in May, official data showed Friday, while consumer prices were stable despite COVID-linked...
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