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 5.3 percent in May 2024 from last month’s inflation at 4.3 percent. This was higher than the regional level at 5.0 percent and equal to national level at 5.3 percent.

The headline inflation in Sarangani accelerated to 5.8 percent in May 2024 from 5.6 percent in April 2024. This is higher than the regional and national levels at 4.5 percent and 3.9 percent, respectively. In May 2023, the inflation rate was higher at 6.0 percent. The provincial average inflation from January to May 2024 averaged at 5.1 percent.

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 May 2024 from last month’s inflation at 3.1 percent. This was lower than the regional level at 4.5 percent and higher than the national level at 3.9 percent. This was also higher by 0.5 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 3.3 percent.

The headline inflation or the annual rate of change on the prices of goods and services in the market basket of South Cotabato decreased to 4.5 percent in May 2024 from 6.3 percent in April 2024.

The inflation rate of South Cotabato’s bottom 30% income households increased to 7.8 percent in April 2024 from 6.9 percent in March 2024.

The headline inflation or the annual rate of change on the prices of goods and services in the market basket of South Cotabato increased to 6.3 percent in April 2024.

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 4.3 percent in April 2024 from last month’s inflation at 3.9 percent. This was lower than the regional and national levels at 5.8 percent and 5.2 percent, respectively. This was also lower by 2.8 percentage points from a year ago of the same month at 7.1 percent. The average inflation or the year-to-date inflation of the city was recorded at 4.3 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 increased to 6.9 percent in April 2024 from last month’s inflation at 5.6 percent. This was higher than the regional and national levels at 5.2 percent and 5.8 percent, respectively. However, this was slightly lower by 1.1 percentage points from a year ago of the same month at 8.0 percent.

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 3.1 percent in April 2024 from last month’s inflation at 2.9 percent. This was lower than the regional level at 5.0 percent and national level at 3.8 percent. This was also lower by 2.6 percentage points from a year ago of the same month at 5.7 percent. The average inflation or the year-to-date inflation of the city was recorded at 3.1 percent.

The headline inflation in Sarangani quickened to 5.6 percent in April 2024 from 4.6 percent in March 2024. This is higher than the regional and national levels at 5.0 percent and 3.8 percent, respectively. In April of the previous year, inflation was higher at 6.4 percent. Inflation for the first four months of the year averaged at 5.0 percent. The acceleration in the province’s inflation rate in April 2024 was primarily due to the higher annual growths in the index of food and non-alcoholic beverages restaurants at 9.4 percent from 7.3 percent inflation in March 2024. This was followed by transport at 5.1 percent from 2.7 percent and, personal care, and miscellaneous goods and services at 4.2 percent from 3.6 percent in March 2024.