The headline inflation or overall inflation in General Santos City further declined to 1.8 percent in April 2025 from a 0.5 percent annual decrease in March 2025. In April 2024, the inflation rate was higher at 3.1 percent.

Summary inflation report for Bottom 30% households for the month of April 2025

Summary Inflation Report of South Cotabato for the month of April 2025

The headline inflation or overall inflation in General Santos City further declined to 0.5 percent in March 2025 from 0.2 percent in February 2025.

The overall inflation rate for the bottom 30% income households in General Santos City further declined to 1.7 percent in March 2025 from 1.1 percent in February 2025.

The overall inflation rate for the bottom 30% income households in Sarangani Province recorded a slower annual decrement at 2.6 percent in March 2025 from a 2.7 percent annual drop in February 2025.

The overall inflation rate for the bottom 30% income households in the province of Sultan Kudarat continued to drop at -0.7 percent deflation in March 2025, compared to -0.5 percent deflation reported in February 2025. In March 2024, inflation was higher at 5.1 percent.

The inflation rate or the year-on-year change on the prices of goods and services commonly purchased by people in the province of Sultan Kudarat continued to decrease to -0.2 percent in March 2025 compared to 0.2 percent recorded in February 2025. This is the lowest rate reported in the province since January 2019. In March 2024, the inflation rate was higher at 5.1 percent.

The total palay production in SOCCSKSARGEN Region during the 4th quarter of 2024 was estimated at 355,395.60 metric tons. Palay production in the region decreased by -0.5 percent compared with the production of 357,203.95 metric tons during the same period in 2024. Cotabato Province had the biggest share to the regional production at 150,816.00 metric tons or about 42.4 percent of the region’s total production in the fourth quarter of 2024. Followed by Sultan Kudarat that contributed 31.3 percent or about 111,313.00 metric tons of the total palay output in SOCCSKSARGEN, and South Cotabato palay production that reached 78,571.00 metric tons and contributed 22.1 percent of the total palay output in the region during the fourth quarter of 2024. Lastly, Sarangani had the smallest share to the regional production at 14,695.60 metric tons or about 4.1 percent of the regions’ total production in the fourth quarter of 2024.

The headline inflation in Sarangani Province recorded a decline of 1.5 percent in March 2025 from an annual drop of 1.6 percent in February 2025. In March 2024, the inflation rate was higher at 4.6 percent.