The inflation rate (IR) for the bottom 30% income households in CALABARZON slightly slowed down at 1.6 percent in June 2025 from 1.7 percent in May 2025. This deceleration can be attributed to slower increases in the prices of goods and services in Laguna, City of Lucena, Quezon, and Rizal.  Meanwhile, Batangas and Cavite province recorded higher inflation rates from 1.1 percent to 1.5 percent and 0.2 percent to 1.1 percent, respectively.

Among the six areas, City of Lucena recorded the lowest IR at zero percent; while Laguna recorded the highest IR at 2.0 percent. (Table A)

In June 2024, the inflation rate for the bottom 30% income households was posted at 4.8 percent. The inflation rate for this income group exhibited a generally declining trend from June 2024 to June 2025. The rate peaked at 5.1 percent in July, before a drop to 2.8 percent in September. Although there are minor fluctuations in the following months, recording an increase in January 2025 at 4.0 percent, the downward trend resumed in February 2025. In April 2025, inflation slowed down to 1.7 percent, maintaining this rate in May, and slightly decreasing to 1.6 percent in June 2025.

Inflation for the bottom 30% income households in the region slightly decreased at 1.6 percent in June 2025. This was mainly driven by lower price increase in the following commodity groups:
a. Food and non-alcoholic beverages with 0.8 percent inflation rate;
b. Furnishing, household equipment and routine household maintenance with 1.9 percent inflation rate;
c. Education services with 9.0 percent inflation rate; and
d. Personal Care, and Miscellaneous Goods and Services with 2.5 percent inflation rate

Conversely, the following commodity groups experienced higher inflation in June 2025: 
a. Alcoholic beverages and tobacco with 4.5 percent inflation rate; 
b. Clothing and footwear with 1.3 percent inflation rate;
c. Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas, and Other Fuels with 2.5 percent inflation rate;
d. Information and Communication with 0.4 percent inflation rate;
e. Recreation, Sport and Culture with 2.3 percent inflation rate; and 
f. Restaurants and Accommodation Services with 3.0 percent inflation rate.

Meanwhile, the Transport group continued to register negative inflation at -1.3 percent in June 2025.

The inflation rate for Health and Financial Services remained stable at 2.0 percent and zero percent, respectively.

The Food inflation for the bottom 30% income households in CALABARZON dropped to 0.5 percent in June 2025 from the 1.9 percent inflation rate in the previous month. This is significantly lower compared to the 7.7 percent inflation rate recorded in June 2024 (Table C).

The major contributor to the downward trend in the Food group was the negative inflation of Vegetables, Tubers, Plantains, Cooking Bananas, and Pulses, which dropped to -6.8 percent from the previous month’s 6.2 percent. In addition, Fish and Other Seafood and Rice also recorded lower inflation rates at 3.6 percent and -11.4 percent, respectively.

For non-alcoholic beverages, the inflation rate slightly decreased from 3.2 percent to 3.1 percent in June 2025. The region’s overall inflation rate for Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages for the bottom 30% income households in June 2025 was posted at 0.8 percent, incurring a decrease of 1.1 percentage points from the 1.9 percent inflation rate in May 2025.

(SGD.)
CHARITO C. ARMONIA
Regional Director

COB/JAS/SNE