Inflation eases to 1.8% in March 2025

Philippine inflation continued to ease with the March 2025 inflation rate declining to 1.8% from 2.1% in the previous month, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Friday, April 4.

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March 2025’s inflation rate showed a drop from the same month in 2024, which was at 3.7%.

The PSA said the national average inflation rate from January to March is currently 2.2%.

The lowered inflation rate was brought by the slower rise of food and non-alcoholic beverages at 2.2% in March 2025, said the PSA. February 2025’s food and non-alcoholic beverage inflation rate was 2.6%.

There was also a slower inflation rate for transport at -1.1% in March 2025, compared to the decline in February 2025 at -0.2%.

The PSA also said the prices for restaurants and accommodation services were increasing at a slower rate for March 2025 at 2.3% from 2.8% in February 2025.

Slower inflation rates were also recorded in the following commodity groups, with their current inflation rates in March 2025 compared to February 2025:

* Clothing and footwear: 1.8% (down from 2.1%)