Western visayas: The headline inflation in Western Visayas for July remained at 0.6 percent, mirroring the rate from the previous month, as reported by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Thursday. This figure is notably lower than the 4.5 percent rate recorded in the same period in 2024.
According to Philippines News Agency, PSA Western Visayas officer-in-charge Nelida Amolar identified the top three commodity groups contributing to the inflation rate as housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels with a 99.0 percent share. Alcoholic beverages and tobacco, along with furnishings, household equipment, and routine household maintenance, each contributed 0.19 percentage points to the inflation rate.
Of the 12 commodity groups monitored during the period, seven experienced higher inflation rates. These groups include alcoholic beverages and tobacco; clothing and footwear; housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels; health; information and communication; restaurants and accommodation services; and personal care, and miscellaneous goods and services. Meanwhile, lower inflation rates were observed in food and non-alcohol beverages; furnishings, household equipment, and routine household maintenance; transport; recreation, sports and culture; and education services.
The provinces of Aklan, Capiz, and Guimaras registered a decline in inflation rates with -2.7, -0.2, and -0.5 percent, respectively. In contrast, Iloilo and Antique saw an acceleration in inflation rates at 1.8 percent and -1.7 percent, respectively. ‘All of the provinces except Iloilo and Antique registered a downtrend in inflation rates in July 2025 compared to June 2025,’ Amolar noted.
Iloilo City’s inflation rate saw an increase to 3.7 percent from 2.7 percent in June. Among the provinces and one highly urbanized city, Iloilo province contributed the largest share to the overall inflation at 42.4 percent, with Iloilo City’s weight share at 13.1 percent, PSA Iloilo officer-in-charge Jerry Dolutan reported. ‘Each province has a different market basket,’ Dolutan added.
