February inflation seen settling within 2.4-3.2%

Credit to Author: Mayvelin U. Caraballo, TMT| Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 17:05:22 +0000

THE country’s inflation likely eased to as low as 2.4 percent or accelerated to as high as 3.2 percent this month, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Friday. The range projected by the central bank’s Department of Economic Research compares with January’s 2.9 percent, but lower than the 3.8 percent posted in February […]

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Oct inflation for poor households falls to 0.8%

Credit to Author: Mayvelin U. Caraballo, TMT| Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2019 16:20:52 +0000

INFLATION for low-income households eased to a four-year low of 0.8 percent in October on the back of lower fuel and utility prices, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) announced on Thursday. The figure is lower than the 0.9 percent posted in September, and the lowest since October 2015’s 0.4 percent. Year to date, consumer price […]

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