SPECIAL RELEASE The Consumer Price Index in Quezon, June 2022 (2018=100)
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SR STAT 2022 – 020
CPI, Year-on-Year The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in Quezon province for the month of June 2022 was posted at 112.5 index points. The CPI increased by 5.7 index points from last year’s figure of 106.8. CPI by Commodity Group, Year-on-Year Alcoholic beverages and tobacco showed the highest CPI (164.3 index points) among the commodity groups. The group of financial services followed with 145.4 index points. Information and communication registered the least CPI of 100.4 index points followed by recreation, sport and culture with 101.0 index points. Inflation Rate, Year-on-Year The inflation rate (IR) in the province was recorded at 5.3 percent during the reference month. It increased by 0.9 percentage points from the previous month’s figure of 4.4 percent and by 0.3 percentage points from the rate of 5.0 percent a year ago. Inflation Rate by Commodity Group, Year-on-Year Ø By commodity group, IR was highest for transport posted at 22.4 percent during the month. Ø Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (10.0 percent) exhibited the second highest IR, followed by health (6.5 percent). Ø The rest of the commodity groups, except for information and communication; and financial services, had IR ranging from 1.5 percent (personal care, and miscellaneous goods and services) to 5.7 percent (education services).
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