Philippines Inflation Rate

Last Release

Dec 31, 2025

Actual

1.8

Units In

1.5

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Feb 05, 2026

Time to Release

27 Days 14 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
62.8 Sep 1984	-2.1 Jan 1959	7.9 %	1958-2025	Philippine Statistics Authority

In Philippines, the most important categories in the Consumer Price Index are: food and non-alcoholic beverages (39 percent of total weight); housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (22 percent) and transport (8 percent). The index also includes health (3 percent), education (3 percent), clothing and footwear (3 percent), communication (2 percent) and recreation and culture (2 percent). Alcoholic beverages, tobacco, furnishing, household equipment, restaurants and other goods and services account for the remaining 15 percent.

Latest Updates

The annual inflation rate in the Philippines rose to 1.8% in December 2025, from a three-month low of 1.5% in the previous month, surpassing market expectations of 1.4%. It marked the highest reading since March, primarily driven by a sharp increase in heavily weighted food and non-alcoholic beverages (1.4% vs 0.1% in November), particularly vegetables, tubers, cooking bananas and pulses and oils and fats. Inflation also increased at a faster pace for clothing and footwear (2.2% vs 1.8%). On the other hand, costs moderated for housing and utilities (2.5% vs 2.9%), transport (0.3% vs 1.7%), and alcoholic beverages and tobacco (3.3% vs 3.6%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose to 0.9% from 0.2% in November, above market forecasts of 0.3%. Meanwhile, core inflation, which excludes certain food and energy items, stood at 2.4% in December. The Philippines’ annual average inflation rate for 2025 stood at 1.7%, lower than the 2024 annual average inflation rate of 3.2%.