Table A. Year-on-Year Inflation Rates for the
Bottom 30% Income Households, All Items in Percent
(2018=100)

Figure 1. Year-on-Year Inflation Rates in Misamis Oriental for the
Bottom 30% Income Households, All Items in Percent
(2018=100)

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Retail Price Survey of Commodities for the Generation of Consumer Price Index
** Revised as of March 2025

1. OVERALL INFLATION

The overall inflation rate for the bottom 30% income households in Misamis Oriental slowed down further to 2.2 percent in March 2025 from 3.8 percent in the previous month. In March 2024, the inflation rate registered at 4.9 percent. (Table A and Figure 1)

I.1 MAIN DRIVERS TO THE TREND OF THE OVERALL INFLATION

The decelerated inflation of food and non-alcoholic beverages at 0.5 percent in March 2025 from 3.1 percent in February 2025 mainly influenced the province’s downtrend in overall inflation for the bottom 30% income households during the month. Moreover, lower annual rates were noted in the indices of the following commodity groups during the month than the preceding month:

1. Transport at 2.5 percent from 3.7 percent;

2. Restaurants and accommodation services at 0.7 percent from 1.7 percent;

3. Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels at 4.7 percent from 5.0 percent;

4. Clothing and footwear at 4.8 percent from 5.6 percent;

5. Alcoholic beverages and tobacco at 4.4 percent from 4.6 percent; and

6. Furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance at 9 percent from 4.1 percent.

In contrast, faster inflation rates were noted in the following commodity groups during the month than in the prior month:

1. Health at 4.1 percent from 3.8 percent;

2. Recreation, sport and culture at 13.5 percent from 13.2 percent; and

3. Personal care, and miscellaneous goods and services at 8.0 percent from 9 percent.

The indices of the rest of the commodity groups retained their respective previous month’s annual rates. (Table B)

I.2 MAIN DRIVERS TO THE OVERALL INFLATION

The following commodity groups were the top three contributors to the province’s overall inflation for the bottom 30% income households:

1. Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels with a 34.9 percent share or 77 percentage points;

2. Personal care, and miscellaneous goods and services with a 15.5 percent share or 0.34 percentage points; and

3. Food and non-alcoholic beverages with a 13.0 percent share or 29 percentage points.

The rest of the commodity groups accounted for a 36.6 percent share or 0.81 percentage points. (Table B)

Table B. Year-on-Year Inflation Rates and Contribution to the Trend of the
Overall Inflation and to the Overall Inflation in Misamis Oriental for the
Bottom 30% Income Households by Commodity Group
(2018=100)

Figure 2. Year-on-Year Food Inflation Rates in Misamis Oriental for the
Bottom 30% Income Households, All Items in Percent
(2018=100)

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Retail Price Survey of Commodities for the Generation of Consumer Price Index

** Revised as of March 2025

1. FOOD INFLATION

The food inflation for the bottom 30% income households in Misamis Oriental eased down to 0.3 percent in March 2025 from 3.0 percent in February 2025. (Figure 2)

II.1 MAIN DRIVERS TO THE TREND OF THE FOOD INFLATION

In March 2025, cereals and cereal products contracted by 1.8 percent during the month from 3.3 percent in the previous month. In addition, lower inflation rates during the month were noted in the following food groups:

1. Fish and other seafood at -10.1 percent from -6.5 percent;

2. Vegetables, tubers, plantains, cooking bananas and pulses at 0.1 percent from 3.4 percent;

3. Fruits and nuts at 30.9 percent from 34.1 percent; and

4. Ready-made food and other food products n.e.c. at -2.0 percent from -0.3 percent.

In contrast, higher annual increases were noted in the following food groups:

1. Meat and other parts of slaughtered land animals at 3.0 percent from 0 percent;

2. Milk, other dairy products and eggs at 16.2 percent from 15.0 percent;

3. Oils and fats at -1.9 percent from -2.5 percent; and

4. Sugar, confectionery and desserts at 4.6 percent from 0.1 percent. (Table C)

II.2 MAIN DRIVERS TO THE FOOD INFLATION

The top three commodity groups contributing to the province’s food inflation for the bottom 30% income households during the month were the following:

1. Milk, other dairy products and eggs with 1.47 percentage points;

2. Fruits and nuts with 1.14 percentage points; and

3. Meat and other parts of slaughtered land animals with 0.46 percentage points.

The remaining food groups contributed -2.77 percentage points. (Table C)

Table C. Year-on-Year Food Inflation Rates and Contribution to the Trend of the
Food Inflation and to the Food Inflation in Misamis Oriental for the
Bottom 30% Income Households by Food Group
(2018=100)

Notes:

• The CPI for the bottom 30% income households is compiled to measure the changes in prices of commodities commonly purchased by the families that belong to the bottom 30% income decile. Price collection and CPI computation follow the same procedure as for all-income households. However, there is a separate market basket and weights for the CPI for the bottom 30% income households.

• CPIs and inflation rates by province and selected city are posted at the PSA OpenSTAT portal at https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/database.

(SGD.)MARIA LIZA M. BIGORNIA
(Chief Statistical Specialist)
Officer-In-Charge

MLG