The province and city of Iloilo recorded higher inflation in November compared to the preceding month, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
Inflation, or the rate of increase in the prices of basic goods and services, in Iloilo City accelerated to 2.3 percent last month from 1.9 percent in October.
The city’s latest inflation remained higher than both the Western Visayas regional rate and the national rate of 1.0 percent and 1.5 percent, respectively.
The PSA attributed the uptrend to faster year-on-year increases in key commodity groups.
The largest contributor to the acceleration was Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages, which rose from 0.9 percent in October 2025 to 1.7 percent in November 2025, accounting for the majority share (52.2%) of the overall inflation trend.
Other commodity groups that contributed to the rise in inflation were: Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels, which increased from 1.4 percent to 2.0 percent (28.5% share to trend); Transport, which jumped from 1.0 percent to 2.1 percent (17.6% share to trend); Clothing and Footwear, which rose slightly from 1.2 percent to 1.4 percent (1.5% share to trend); and Recreation, Sport and Culture, which increased from 3.5 percent to 3.7 percent (0.3% share to trend).
In the province, inflation also quickened to 1.5 percent in November from 1.4 percent in October.
This slight uptrend was mainly influenced by faster year-on-year increases in several commodity and service groups, the PSA said.
Restaurants and Accommodation Services remained the largest contributor to the inflation trend, accounting for 45.3 percent of the overall uptrend. The group’s inflation rate accelerated to 16.5 percent from 12.7 percent.
Transport was the second major contributor, with a 25.9 percent share in the inflation trend. Its inflation rate rose to 3.5 percent from 2.7 percent.
Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages followed, contributing 14.4 percent to the inflation trend. Its inflation rate slightly improved to -1.1 percent, compared with -1.2 percent. IMT
