The Provincial Census of Population and Community-Based Monitoring System (POPCEN-CBMS) Coordinating Board (PCCB) of Sultan Kudarat convened jointly with the Provincial Statistics Committee (PSC) to discuss the progress of the 2024 POPCEN-CBMS operations in the province. This was held on September 04, 2024 at Sultan Kudarat Police Provincial Office, Isulan, Sultan Kudarat.

The Municipal Census of Population and Community-Based Monitoring System (POPCEN-CBMS) Coordinating Board (MCCB) of Kalamansig convened to discuss the progress of the 2024 POPCEN-CBMS operations in the municipality. This was held on August 22, 2024 at the Kalamansig Municipal Hall, Sultan Kudarat.

The inflation or the annual rate of change on the prices of goods and services in the market basket for the bottom 30% income households or the low-income group in General Santos City decreased to 4.0 percent in August 2024 from last month’s inflation at 5.0 percent.

The inflation or the annual rate of change on the prices of goods and services in the market basket for the bottom 30% income households or the low-income group in Sarangani Province declined to 3.8 percent in August 2024 from last month’s inflation at 5.8 percent. This was lower than the regional and national levels at 4.2 percent and 4.7 percent, respectively.

The headline inflation or the annual rate of change in the prices of goods and services in the market basket in General Santos City slowed down to 3.6 percent in August 2024 from 4.3 percent in July 2024. This was higher than the national level at 3.3 percent and equal to the regional level at 3.6 percent.

The headline inflation in Sarangani decreased to 3.2 percent in August 2024 from 4.8 percent in July 2024. This was lower than the regional and national levels at 3.6 percent and 3.3 percent, respectively.

The headline inflation or the annual rate of change on the prices of goods and services in the market basket in General Santos City increased to 4.3 percent in July 2024 from June 2024 inflation at 2.7 percent. This was lower than the regional and national levels at 4.6 percent and 4.4 percent, respectively. However, the inflation level was higher by 1.9 percentage points from a year ago of the same month at 2.4 percent. The average inflation or the year-to-date inflation of the city was recorded at 3.4 percent.

The inflation or the annual rate of change on the prices of goods and services in the market basket for the bottom 30% income households or the low-income group in General Santos City increased to 5.0 percent in July 2024 from last month’s inflation at 3.8 percent. This was lower than the regional and national levels at 5.4 percent and 5.8 percent, respectively. However, the rate was higher by 1.2 percentage points from a year ago of the same month at 3.8 percent. The average inflation or the year-to-date inflation of the city was recorded at 4.5 percent.

The inflation or the annual rate of change on the prices of goods and services in the market basket for the bottom 30% income households or the low-income group in Sarangani Province escalated to 5.8 percent in July 2024 from last month’s inflation at 5.2 percent. This was higher than the regional at 5.4 percent and equal to national level at 5.8 percent. However, this was lower by 0.5 percentage points from a year ago of the same month at 6.3 percent. The average inflation or the year-to-date inflation of the province was recorded at 6.1 percent.

The headline inflation in Sarangani accelerated to 4.8 percent in July 2024 from 4.2 percent in June 2024. This was higher than the regional and national levels at 4.6 percent and 4.4 percent, respectively. In July 2023, the inflation rate was lower at 4.4 percent. The provincial average inflation from January to July 2024 stood at 5.0 percent. (Table 1 and Figure 1).