Table 1. Year-on-Year Inflation Rates: Philippines, MIMAROPA, and Romblon: 
All Items in Percent (2018=100)

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Retail Price Survey of Commodities

The headline inflation rate of Romblon moderately acceleratted to -1.5 percent in June 2025, compared to the -2.2 percent computed in the previous month. Compared to the previous year, the inflation rate is lower than the registered 4.1 percent in June 2024.    
The inflation trend in June 2025 was primarily brought by the slowing down of the year-on-year growth rate in the indices of the following commodity groups: 
    •    Food and Non-alcoholic Beverages, -3.7% (83.0% share to inflation trend)
    •    Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, 3.3% (2.0% share to inflation trend) 
     •    Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels, 0.8% (3.1% share to inflation trend)
   •    Furnishing, Household Equipment, and Routine Maintenance of the House,    -0.2% (2.8% share to inflation trend)
    •    Health, 1.1% (0.5% share to inflation trend)
    •    Transport, -1.5% (5.3% share to inflation trend)
    •    Information and Communication Technology (0.0%) (2.5% share to inflation trend)
    •    Personal Care and Miscellaneous Goods and Services, 0.3% (0.8% share to inflation trend)

On the other hand, the following commodity groups showed slowing down of its year-on-year growth rate:
    •    Clothing and Footwear, 0.1%
    •    Recreation, Sports and Culture, 2.1%
Meanwhile, Education Services (0.0%), Restaurant and Accommodation Services, (2.6%) , and Financial Services  (0.0%) remained at their previous month’s rate.

In the past 12 months, the highest inflation rate was observed in the month of July 2024 computed at 4.1 percent while the lowest was observed in March 2025 at -2.4 percent (Figure 1).

Figure 1. 1-Year Monthly Inflation Rate of Romblon: July 2024 - June 2025

         Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Retail Price Survey of Commodities 

Table 2 shows that the month-on-month price index for all items in the province was computed at -0.4 percent (130.0 to 129.5). It also shows that Furnishing, Household Equipment, and Routine Maintenance of the House with 0.1 percent (136.3 to 136.4), Health with 0.1 percent (127.2  to 127.3), and Transport with 01. percent (133.6 to 133.8) are the commodity groups that registered positive increment with reference to the price situation in the previous month. On the other hand, Food and Non-alcoholic Beverages (-0.8%), Recreation, Sports and Culture (-0.3%), Clothing and Footwear (-0.1%) and Personal Care and Miscellaneous Goods and Services (-0.1%) showed decrease in its average price of commodities. The rest showed no movement in the average month-on-month prices.

The average monthly CPI for all income households in the province in June 2025 was recorded at 129.5, decreased by -1.5 percent from the price level on the same month of the past year (130.0).

Table 2. Consumer Price Index by Commodity Group for All Income Households (2018=100)

  Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Retail Price Survey of Commodities 

Meanwhile, Figure 2 shows the Consumer Price Indices of different commodity groups in June 2025. The commodity group of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco registered 202.5, the highest value of the CPI in the province during the period. It was followed by Restaurant and Accommodation Services (151.7) and Furnishing, Household Equipment, and Routine Maintenance of the House (136.4).

 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority, Retail Price Survey of Commodities 

Purchasing Power of Peso

CPI is further used in the computation of Purchasing Power of Peso (PPP). PPP measures the “true” value of money using a given base year.  

In June 2025, the PPP was calculated to have a value of P0.76 on the average, which means that P1.00 in 2018 is only worth 76 centavos. Also, on the average, an individual needs P129.50, or P29.50 more, to buy the same basket of goods that was worth P100.00 in 2018. 

(SGD) ENGR. JOHNNY F. SOLIS 
Chief Statistical Specialist 
Romblon Provincial Statistical Office