The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the changes in the price level of goods and services that most people buy for their day-to-day consumption. It is most widely used in the calculation of the inflation rate and purchasing power of the peso. The CPI series, among others, is being used for economic analysis, collective bargaining agreements, wage adjustments, and monitoring the effects of government economic policy. The August 2020 issue presents the Price Situation in the province based on the results of the 2012-based CPI, which comprises eleven (11) major commodity groups.
For May 2025, the inflation rate (IR) in CALABARZON decelerated at 1.6 percent, 0.1 percentage point less than the previous month’s inflation rate. This deceleration was due to the slowdown in the…
For May 2025, inflation rate (IR) for the bottom 30% income households in CALABARZON remained constant at 1.7 percent. It can be attributed to modest declines in price of commodities in Batangas,…
The Batangas Province headline or overall inflation retained the 1.2 inflation rate in three consecutive months. This brings the provincial average January to May 2025 to 1.5 percent. In May 2024,…
