The headline inflation in Sarangani decreased further to 4.7 percent in January 2024 from 5.1 percent in December 2023. This is higher than the national and regional levels at 2.8 percent and 4.1 percent, respectively. Inflation rate in January 2023 was higher at 8.2 percent. Average inflation for…

Inflation rate of South Cotabato’s bottom 30% income households decreased to 6.0 percent in January 2024 from 6.9 percent recorded in December 2023. It was lower by 1.4 percentage points from the same month last year at 7.4 percent and 0.9 percentage points lower from December 2023 at 6.9 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 decreased to 2.9 percent in January 2024 from last month’s inflation at 3.9 percent. This was lower than the regional level at 4.1 percent and higher than the national…