By Katherine K. Chan, Reporter
PHILIPPINE INFLATION may have hit its fastest pace in over a year as price pressures from higher costs of electricity, oil and rice pushed up the headline print in February, analysts said.
The consumer price index (CPI) likely settled at 2.4% in February, the fastest clip in 13 months or since the 2.9% in January 2025, based on a median forecast of 17 analysts polled by BusinessWorld.
If realized, the latest headline inflation would also be faster than the 2% recorded in January and the 2.1% in February 2025.
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