For June 2025, the inflation rate (IR) in CALABARZON accelerated to 1.9 percent, a 0.3 percentage point higher than the previous month’s rate. This was due to the acceleration in the inflation rates of all areas in CALABARZON, except Lucena City and Quezon, which both recorded a slower rate of 0.6 percent (from 1.5 percent in May) and 1.8 percent (from 2.5 percent in May), respectively. Furthermore, both Laguna and Rizal registered the highest inflation rate at 2.3 percent (refer to Table A).

The headline inflation rate in CALABARZON was lower in June 2025, compared to 3.3 percent in June 2024. Over the last 13 months, inflation peaked at 4.0 percent in July 2024, before continuously declining and reaching 1.8 percent in September 2024.

From October to December 2024, inflation rose gradually, reaching 3.3 percent by the end of the year. It then trended downward in the early months of 2025, hitting 1.6 percent in May, before slightly increasing to 1.9 percent in June 2025.

The increase in the region’s inflation this month was mainly brought about by the faster increase in prices of housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels at 3.5 percent, from 0.3 percent in May 2025. In addition, the following commodity groups had higher inflation rates in June 2025: 
a.    Education Services at 7.2 percent;
b.    Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco at 3.2 percent;
c.    Clothing and Footwear at 2.2 percent;
d.    Recreation, Sport and Culture at 2.3 percent; and
e.    Information and Communication at 0.2 percent.

Meanwhile, the Transport group continued to register negative inflation at -1.6 percent in June 2025. Although still in deflation, this showed a reduced negative rate compared to -2.3 percent in May 2025, indicating a slower rate of price decline for transport-related goods and services.

In contrast, the following commodity groups had lower inflation rate in June 2025:
a.    Food and Non-alcoholic Beverages at 1.6 percent;
b.    Health at 2.8 percent;
c.    Restaurants and Accommodation Services at 2.1 percent; and 
d.    Personal Care, and Miscellaneous Goods and Services at 2.4 percent.

Notably, commodity groups Furnishing, Household Equipment and Routine Household Maintenance services and Financial services all retained its previous month’s inflation rate.

A slower increase in prices was recorded for the Food group, with inflation decreasing from 2.6 percent in May 2025 to 1.5 percent in June 2025 (Table C). The primary contributor to this slowdown was the category Vegetables, tubers, plantains, cooking bananas, and pulses, which posted an inflation rate of -8.1 percent, a downturn from 5.9 percent in May 2025.

Meanwhile, the price of Rice declined further by -11.2 percent, compared to -9.4 percent in May 2025. In contrast, Corn recorded a price increase of 13.2 percent, up from 10.8 percent in the previous month. Non-alcoholic beverages registered a slower price increase at 3.7 percent.

Overall, the Food and Non-alcoholic Beverages group posted a slower price increase compared to the same month of the previous year, with inflation declining from 4.9 percent in June 2024 to 1.6 percent in June 2025.

(SGD.)
CHARITO C. ARMONIA
Regional Director
COB/JAS/ABM