BSP says January inflation consistent with expectations. ABS-CBN News Posted at Feb 05 11:27 PM. Philippine inflation may have quickened in January but the outcome is still within the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' comfort range, supporting views it will likely cut interest rates when it meets Thursday. Read more » The Philippines is recently experiencing a higher inflation rate. Cost of living has increased tremendously due to high inflation rates in the Philippines; the unprecedented rise in prices has made life difficult for a typical Filipino in a modern city with limited sources of income. Philippines Inflation Rate: Inflation Rate year on a year basis 6.68% in October 2018 as compared to 6.70% in the previous month.Inflation Rate decreases 0.02% than the previous month.

The typical investments that can give higher interest than the inflation rate are mutual funds, stocks, t-bills, some time deposits, bonds, UITF and ETF. Current Inflation Rate in the Philippines. According to the National Statistics Office (NSO) of the Philippines, the current inflation rate now in the country can be seen in the table below. Philippines Core Inflation Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2020. Core Inflation Rate in Philippines averaged 3.82 percent from 2001 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 7.25 percent in October of 2008 and a record low of 1.40 percent in September of 2015. Philippines: Inflation rate from 1984 to 2024 (compared to the previous year) The Philippines’ inflation rate seems to have leveled off after peaking at more than 5 percent in 2018 and jumping up and down a few years prior. MANILA, Philippines – The country's inflation rate rose from 6.4% in August to 6.7% in September 2018, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). September's inflation rate is the highest in over 9 years. It was also the 9th consecutive monthly inflation rate increase, which started in January 2018. Philippines Economic News. Philippines: Merchandise export growth remains strong in January. March 10, 2020. Merchandise exports grew 9.7% in annual terms in January, moderating from December’s revised 21.6% surge (previously reported: +21.4% year-on-year) but remaining strong in light of last year’s tepid performance nonetheless. Read more 2012 = 100 for periods indicated 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Average 3.6 0.7 1.3 2.9 5.2 #NAME? 2.8 January 3.7 Yesterday, we were greeted by truly shocking news: the Philippines' inflation rate, which measures how fast prices are rising, reached a whopping 6.4% in August. Not only is this the highest in 9.4 years, it also exceeded the government’s upper forecast of 6.2%,

Despite the downside risk of recent inflation in the Philippines, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) projects a 6.6 percent economic growth outlook by 2019. On the other hand, the inflation forecast is estimated to reduce by 4 percent amid a 6.7 percent current inflation rate.

Philippines Economic News. Philippines: Merchandise export growth remains strong in January. March 10, 2020. Merchandise exports grew 9.7% in annual terms in January, moderating from December’s revised 21.6% surge (previously reported: +21.4% year-on-year) but remaining strong in light of last year’s tepid performance nonetheless. Read more 2012 = 100 for periods indicated 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Average 3.6 0.7 1.3 2.9 5.2 #NAME? 2.8 January 3.7 Yesterday, we were greeted by truly shocking news: the Philippines' inflation rate, which measures how fast prices are rising, reached a whopping 6.4% in August. Not only is this the highest in 9.4 years, it also exceeded the government’s upper forecast of 6.2%, Current Inflation Rate in the Philippines. Inflation rate is the rate of price change of commodities and services in a particular area in a defined period of time. Inflation rate is being used by economy analyst to gauge the performance of the government to combat the rising prices of food and basic commodities in the country.

The current (as of July 2013) inflation rate in the Philippines for all items is 2.5%.

The Philippines' annual inflation rate fell to 0.9 percent in September 2019 from 1.7 percent in the previous month and below market expectations of 1.1 percent. It was the lowest inflation since May of 2016, as both prices of food and transport cost fell while housing inflation slowed.

5 Dec 2019 MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Inflation or the rate of increase in the prices of goods bounced to 1.3% in November from the low 0.8% 

Philippines The Philippines’ headline inflation went up by 3.2 percent in May 2019. Inflation in April 2019 was recorded at 3.0 percent, and in May 2018, 4.6 percent.

Philippines The Philippines’ headline inflation went up by 3.2 percent in May 2019. Inflation in April 2019 was recorded at 3.0 percent, and in May 2018, 4.6 percent.

The Philippines' annual inflation rate fell to 0.9 percent in September 2019 from 1.7 percent in the previous month and below market expectations of 1.1 percent. It was the lowest inflation since May of 2016, as both prices of food and transport cost fell while housing inflation slowed.

The typical investments that can give higher interest than the inflation rate are mutual funds, stocks, t-bills, some time deposits, bonds, UITF and ETF. Current Inflation Rate in the Philippines. According to the National Statistics Office (NSO) of the Philippines, the current inflation rate now in the country can be seen in the table below. Philippines Core Inflation Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2020. Core Inflation Rate in Philippines averaged 3.82 percent from 2001 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 7.25 percent in October of 2008 and a record low of 1.40 percent in September of 2015. Philippines: Inflation rate from 1984 to 2024 (compared to the previous year) The Philippines’ inflation rate seems to have leveled off after peaking at more than 5 percent in 2018 and jumping up and down a few years prior.