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Headline Inflation

 

Kalinga’s headline inflation or overall inflation goes down to 0.1 percent in June 2025 from 1.7 percent in May2 025. Inflation in June 2024 was at 5.0 percent

In the year-on-year comparison, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in All Items posted at 0.1 percent from 127.3 to 127.6.

       The changes on the province’s inflation nwere brought about by the increase in the Consumer Price Index of the following items:The changes on the province’s inflation were brought about by the increase in the Consumer Price Index of the following items:

 a.   Education with 1.9 percentage point (June 2024 127.7 to June 2025 130.1);

 b.  Restaurant, Miscellaneous Goods and Services with 1.4 percentage point (June 2024 147.7 to June 2025 149.7);

Restaurant, Miscellaneous Goods and Services with 1.4 percentage point (June 2024 147.7 to June 2025 149.7);

 c.  Clothing and Footwear with 1.0 percentage point (June 2024 129.5 to June 2025 130.8);

Clothing and Footwear with 1.0 percentage point (June 2024 129.5 to June 2025 130.8);

 d.  Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco at 0.9 percentage point (June 2024 186.0 to June 2025 187.7);

 e.  Recreation and Culture with 0.7 percentage point (June 2025 119.6 to June    2025 120.4);

 f. Personal Care Goods and Miscellaneous Services with 0.6 percentage point (June 2024 123.8 to June 2025 124.6);

 g.  Health with 0.5 percentage point (June 2024 140.0 to June 2025 140.7); 

 h.

Food and Non-alcoholic Beverages with 0.3 percentage point (June 2024 129.7 to June 2025 130.1); 

 i. Information and Communication with 0.3 percentage point (June 2024 103.4 to June 2025 103.7); and

 j. Furnishing, Household Equipment and Routine Household Maintenance with 1.4 percentage point (June 2024 135.5 to June 2025 137.4).

 

On the other hand, there is a decrease in the commodity group of Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Fuels at -0.2 percentage point (June 2024 110.2 to June 2025 110.0) and Transportation with -3.6 percentage point (June 2024 120.6 to June 2025 116.3) and still there is no change in the commodity group of Financial Services.

 

PRICE SITUATION: Month-on-MonthPRICE SITUATION: Month-on-MonthPRICE SITUATION: Month-on-Month

Price Situation: Month-on-Month

In the month-on-month comparison, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in All Items posted at -0.9 percent points  from 131.7 to 130.1. 

The decreasing changes in the monthly CPI of the month were the result of the decreasing prices from the group of the following items:

 a. Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Fuels with -2.7 percent change from 113.1 to 110.0;

 b. Food and Non-Alcoholic beverages with -1.2 percent change from 131.7 to 130.1;

 c. Personal Care and Miscellaneous Goods and Services and Recreation and Culture with -0.2 percent change from 124.8 to 124.6 and,

 d. Health with -0.1 percent change from 140.8 to 140.7.

 

Meanwhile, there were increased of prices with 0.5 percentage point from the group of Transportation (115.7 to 116.3), Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco with 0.4 percent change from 186.9 to 187.7; and Furnishings, Household equipment and Routine Household maintenance with 0.1 percent change from 137.2 to 137.4.

Moreover, stable price with 0.0 percent change was posted on the group of the following groups:

 a. Education Services with 130.1;

 b. Clothing and Footwear with 130.8;

 c.  Information and communication with 103.7;

 d. Restaurant and Accommodation services with 149.7;

 e. Recreation, Sport and culture with 120.4; and

 f.  Financial Services with 146.0

 

Purchasing Power of Peso

The Purchasing Power of Peso (PPP) in Kalinga was valued at 0.78 this

June 2025centavo lower than the PPP of June 2024 with 0.79 centavos

 

 

Technical Notes:

Price – is the amount or value paid in exchange for the commodity, or a service rendered.

   Retail/Consumer Price – refers to the price at which a commodity is sold in small         quantities for consumption.

Weight – a value attached to a commodity or group of commodities to indicate the relative importance of that commodity or group of commodities in the market basket.

Market Basket – a term used to refer to a sample of goods and services that are commonly purchased and bought by an average Filipino household.

Consumer Price Index (CPI) – is a measure of the average change overtime in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services.

Inflation Rateis the percentage increase or decrease in prices during a specified period, usually a month or a year and it is derived from CPI. It is interpreted in terms of declining purchasing power of money.

Unit of Measure -   refers to which a commodity is customarily traded in the market, and it is the actual unit in which the associated values are measured. 

Commodity Specifications – refers to the detailed description of the commodity such as a brand packaging, size and unit of measure or other characteristics that will best describe the product/commodity and are important in the determination of prices.

  

Uses of the CPI

     As an indicator, the CPI is the most widely used in the calculation of the inflation rate and purchasing power of the peso. It is a major statistical series used for economic analysis and as monitoring indicator of government economic Policy.

   

 The CPI is also used as a deflector to express value series in real terms, which is, measuring the change in actual volume of transaction by removing the effects of price changes. The CPI also serves as input in wage adjustments through the collective bargaining agreements.

 

 

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MARIBEL M. DALAYDAY

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