Overall Inflation

The Kalinga’s inflation rate for the Bottom 30% income household decreased to 0.5 percent in April 2025 from 1.0 percent in March 2025. This makes the provincial average inflation at 2.0 percent. In April 2024, the inflation rate was higher at 4.7 percent.

Main Drivers to the Downward Trend of the Headline Inflation

The decrease in the overall inflation for the Bottom 30% Income Households in April 2025 was primarily brought about by the monthly decrease of the following items:

a. Food and non-alcoholic beverages with 2.8 percent frc.om 3.4 percent;

b. Transportation at -2.5 percent from -1.8 percent;

c. Clothing and footwear at 1.3 percent from 2.3 percent;

d.  Alcoholic beverages and tobacco at 1.5 percent from 1.8 percent

e.  Restaurants and accommodation services at 0.6 percent from 0.7 percent;

f.  Furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance at 2.3  percent from 2.6 percent;

g. Recreation and culture at 1.5 percent from 2.2 percent;

h. Health at 0.7 percent from 0.9 percent and

i. Personal care, goods and miscellaneous services at 1.5 percent from 1.6 percent.

On the other hand, there is an increase from the group of Information and communication with 0.5 percent from 0.4 percent.

Meanwhile, there is no change in the commodity group of Financial Services, Education services, Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels.

Food Inflation

            Food deflation at the provincial level for the bottom 30% income household decreased to 2.5 percent in April 2025 from 3.1 percent in the previous month. In April 2024, food inflation was higher at 9.1 percent. 

      Main Drivers to the Downward Trend of Food Inflation

      The deceleration of food inflation in April 2025 was primarily brought about by the following groups,

1. Cereals (ND) with -1.9 percent from 0.3 percent;

2. Vegetables, tubers, plantains, cooking bananas and pulses with 3.3 percent from    5.2 percent;

3. Fruits and nuts with 6.0 percent from 6.6 percent;

4. Ready-made food and other food products n.e.c. with 5.4 percent from 5.9 percent and

5. Oil and fats with 0.5 percent from 0.8 percent.

      On the other hand, the following commodity groups registered higher inflation rates during the month:

1. Sugar, confectionery and desserts with 0.3 percent from -1.7 percent;

2. Milk, other dairy products and eggs with 4.4 percent from 3.4 percent and

3. Fish and other sea foods with 5.9 percent from 3.5 percent;

4. Meat and other parts of slaughtered land animals with 12.5 percent from 10.7 percent;

    

Main Contributors to the Headline Inflation

      The top three (3) commodity groups contributing to the April 2025 overall inflation were the following:

1. Cereals and other cereal products;

2. Vegetables, tubers, plantains, cooking bananas and pulses and

Ready-made food and other food products

Main Contributors to the Food Inflation

            The top three (3) food groups in terms of contribution to the food inflation during the month were the following;

1. Meat and other parts of slaughtered land animals;

2. Fish and other seafood and

3. Milk, other dairy products and eggs.

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MARIBEL M. DALAYDAY