Manila, Philippines — The headline inflation rate for the month of September 2026 in the country accelerated to 7.2%, according to Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
This is faster than the headline inflation rate of 6.1% in August 2026.
Meanwhile, a huge difference in percentage from September 2025, which recorded for only 1.7%.
According to PSA, the uptrend in the overall inflation rate in September 2026 was primarily influenced by the faster annual increment in the heavily-weighted food and non-alcoholic beverages.
Also contributed to the uptrend were the faster annual increases observed in housing, water, electricity, gas, other fuels index, and transport index.
The main contributors to the overall inflation were: Food and non-alcoholic beverages with a total of 35.8%, Housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels with 24.0%, Transport with 18.3%.
For the commodity groups, faster annual increases were observed in the following: Restaurants and accommodation services; 7.0%, Alcoholic beverages and tobacco, 6.5%; Health, 5.6 percent%; Recreation, sport and culture, 5.3%.
Meanwhile the core inflation, which excludes selected food and energy items, increased to 4.7% in September 2026 from 4.1% in August 2026.