This report presents the Headline Inflation Rate (IR) for all income households in the province of Cavite during the month of June 2025.

Inflation Rate (IR) is the annual rate of change or the year-on-year change of the CPI expressed in percent. Inflation is interpreted in terms of declining purchasing power of money.

The Headline Inflation in the Province of Cavite was reported at 1.7 percent for the month of June 2025, an increase of 1.1 percent from 0.6 percent inflation last month (see Table 1 and Figure 1).

The acceleration in the province’s inflation rate for the month of June 2025 was primarily due to the increase in the annual growth rate in the index of the commodity group Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels, which registered a 2.3 percent increase, rebounding from -3.2 percent in May 2025. This group alone contributed 81.1 percent to the overall June 2025 inflation. Also contributing to the upward trend in the overall inflation were the increases in the indices of the following commodity groups:
• Restaurant and Accommodation Services, 2.7 percent to 3.7 percent
• Transport, -2.3 percent to -1.4 percent
• Education Services, 12.4 percent to 13.6 percent
• Alcohol Beverages and Tobacco, 0.4 percent to 1.6 percent
• Information and Communication, 0.0 percent to 0.2 percent
• Recreation, Sport and Culture, 0.2 percent to 0.9 percent

In contrast, the following commodity groups registered lower inflation rates in June 2025 compared to the previous month:
• Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages, 1.2 percent from 2.3 percent
• Furnishing, Household Equipment and Routine Household Maintenance,1.2 percent from 2.4 percent
• Health, 1.1 percent from 1.3 percent
• Personal Care, and Miscellaneous Goods and Services, 1.9 percent from 2.5 percent

Moreover, the commodity groups Clothing and Footwear (1.2 percent) and Financial Services (0.0 percent) were stable this month.

For food, the inflation rate decreased from 2.3 percent in May 2025 to 1.2 percent in June 2025, reflecting a 1.1 percentage point decline. This indicates that while food prices continued to rise, but at a slower rate in June compared to May (see Table 3).

In June 2025, the overall food inflation in Cavite experienced a decline, primarily driven by decreases in the annual growth rates of several major food groups. The most significant drop was observed in the Vegetables, tubers, plantains, cooking bananas and pulses, -7.5 percent from 5.6 percent. Other food groups that contributed to the downward trend included: 
• Cereals and cereal products, -8.4 percent from -6.9 percent 
• Fish and other seafoods, 4.1 percent from 5.0 percent
• Ready-made food and other food products n.e.c., 3.1 percent from 4.2 percent
• Sugar, confectionery and desserts, -0.9 percent from -0.4 percent.

On the other hand, the decline in food inflation was partially offset by the increases in the annual growth rates of certain food groups:
• Meat and other parts of slaughtered land animals, 7.0 percent to 9.4 percent
• Milk, other dairy products and eggs, 6.6 percent to 7.3 percent 
• Fruits and nuts, 7.0 percent to 13.7 percent

Meanwhile, Oil and Fats food group remained stable, with an unchanged growth rate of 5.7 percent.

Lastly, the deflation in rice continued to deepen, reaching -13.7 percent in June 2025, slightly lower than the -11.2 percent recorded in May 2025.

Meanwhile, the inflation rate for corn also declined to 11.7 percent in June from 12.5 percent in May 2025.