Kalinga Headline Inflation Declines to 2.2% in June 2023

The headline Inflation rate in Kalinga went down to 2.2 percent in June 2023, from 4.1 percent in   May 2023. In June 2022, inflation rate was observed at 8.4 percent.

PRICE SITUATION: Month-on-Month

In the month-on-month comparison, the consumer price index in All Items is   posted at 0.1 percent higher from 121.1 to 121.2. The slow increase on the monthly CPI of the month was the result of the price increase of prices from the group of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco with 1.8 percent from 173.1 to 176.2, Clothing and Footwear with 1.4 percent change from 123.2 to 124.9, Food and Non-Alcoholic beverages with 1.3 percent change from 117.9 to 119.4, and Transport with 0.4 percent change from 118.8 to 119.1.

Furthermore, decrease in the consumer price index of commodities was observed in Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and other Fuels with -3.6 percent from 113.1 to 109.0, Recreation and Culture with 0.1 percent from 114.6 to 114.7.

 Meanwhile, stable consumer price index registered in the following items; Financial Services with 146.0; Restaurant and Accommodation Services with 144.5, Education with 126.5 and Information and Communication with 101.4., Clothing and Footwear with 123.2, Furnishings Household Equipment and Routine Maintenance of the House with 131.8, Personal Care and Miscellaneous Goods and Services with 119.4, Health with 137.9 and the Recreation and Culture with 114.7.

Purchasing Power of Peso

The Purchasing Power of Peso (PPP) in Kalinga was valued at 0.83 this June 2023, 1 centavo lower than the PPP of June 2022 with 0.84 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 Rate - is 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 inputs in wage adjustments through the collective bargaining agreements.

MARIBEL M. DALAYDAY

      Chief Statistical Specialist