The rate of increase in the prices of goods and services in Iloilo City decelerated in October this year, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
The city’s inflation clocked in at 1.9 percent last month, slower compared to 2.1 percent in September 2025 and 4.1 percent in the same month a year ago.
The PSA mainly attributed the deceleration to slower increases in the costs of food, beverages, tobacco, restaurants and accomodation services.
“Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages’ inflation dropped further from 1.6 percent in September 2025 to 0.9 percent in October 2025, contributing the largest share (78.4 percent) to the overall downtrend in inflation,” agency said.
“Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco slowed from 4.1 percent to 3.7 percent; Health decreased from 6.1 percent to 5.5 percent; Recreation, Sport and Culture declined from 3.9 percent to 3.5 percent; and Restaurants and Accommodation Services went down significantly from 0.9 percent to 0.4 percent,” it further said.
On the other hand, upward movements were observed the following commodity groups:
▪️Furnishings, Household Equipment, and Routine Household Maintenance (from 12.9 percent to 13.0 percent)
▪️Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels (from 0.8 percent to 1.4 percent)
▪️Information and Communication (from 0.9 percent to 1.1 percent)
▪️Personal Care, and Miscellaneous Goods and Services (from 6.0 percent to 6.4 percent)
▪️Clothing and Footwear rose (from 1.0 percent to 1.2 percent)
Inflation for Transport (1.0 percent), Education Services (3.4 percent), and Financial Services (0.0%) remained unchanged.
The highest contributor to the city’s inflation was Furnishings, Household Equipment, and Routine Household Maintenance (23.1 percent).
Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels (18.9 percent) came in second, followed by Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages (15.1 percent).IMT
