The inflation rate for the bottom 30% income households in Quezon province slowed down further to 1.4 percent in July 2025, from 1.6 percent in June 2025. This brings the average inflation rate for this income group from January to July 2025 to 3.5 percent.   In July 2024, the inflation rate was higher at 7.2 percent.

The downtrend in inflation for the bottom 30% income households was primarily influenced by the lower annual increase in the index of the heavily weighted food and non-alcoholic beverages, which registered at -0.2 percent in July 2025 from 1.4 percent in the previous month. Similarly, the index of transport recorded a lower annual increase of -3.2 percent during the month, compared to -2.3 percent in June 2025.

In contrast, higher annual growth rates were noted in the indices of the following commodity groups during the month: 
a. Alcoholic beverages and tobacco at 7.3 percent, from 6.5 percent; 
b. Clothing and footwear at 1.3 percent, from 1.2 percent; 
c. Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels at 2.5 percent, from -1.0 percent; 
d. Furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance at 2.7 percent, from 2.4 percent; 
e. Health at 1.3 percent, from 1.2 percent; 
f. Recreation, sport and culture at 1.8 percent, from 1.6 percent; 
g. Education services at 4.3 percent, from -0.1 percent; 
h. Restaurants and accommodation services at 6.6 percent, from 5.7 percent; and 
i. Personal care, and miscellaneous goods and services at 3.0 percent, from 2.6 percent.

Meanwhile, the indices of the following commodity groups retained their previous month’s annual rates:

a. Information and communication at 1.5 percent; and 
b. Financial services at 0.0 percent.

Food inflation for the bottom 30% income households in Quezon province further slowed to -0.3 percent in July 2025 from 1.3 percent in June 2025. In July 2024, food inflation was higher at 12.5 percent.

The deceleration in food inflation was mainly due to the lower annual growth rate in the index of rice, which declined to -16.9 percent during the month, from -11.0 percent in June 2025.

Lower inflation rates were also recorded in the indices of the following food groups: 
a. Meat and other parts of slaughtered land animals at 12.7 percent, from 14.3 percent; 
b. Milk, other dairy products and eggs at 7.7 percent, from 9.6 percent; 
c. Oils and fats at 53.2 percent, from 61.8 percent; and 
d. Sugar, confectionery and desserts at -4.7 percent, from -4.5 percent.

In contrast, higher annual growth rates were observed in the following food groups: 
a. Corn at 16.1 percent, from 8.0 percent; 
b. Flour, bread and other bakery products, pasta products, and other cereals at 1.9 percent, from 1.6 percent; 
c. Fish and other seafood at 6.7 percent, from 3.9 percent; 
d. Fruits and nuts at 22.5 percent, from 21.8 percent; 
e. Vegetables, tubers, plantains, cooking bananas and pulses at -2.2 percent, from -7.0 percent; and 
f. Ready-made food and other food products not elsewhere classified at 2.0 percent, from 1.9 percent.

(SGD.) AIRENE A. PUCYUTAN 
Provincial Statistics Officer 
PSA Quezon

NDP/SCNG