Table A. Year-on-Year Inflation Rates for All Income Households: Philippines,
MIMAROPA, and Palawan, All Items, In Percent (2018=100)

The headline inflation in the province of Palawan accelerated to 2.9 percent in April 2025 from 2.6 percent in the previous month. In April 2024, inflation rate was recorded at 4.0 percent. (Table A and Figure 1)

Table B. Year-on-Year Inflation Rates for All Income Households in Palawan,
All Items, In Percent (2018=100)

The uptrend in the provincial inflation during the month was primarily brought by the higher index for food and non-alcoholic beverages at 2.9 percent inflation in April 2025 from 2.6 percent in March 2025. This was followed by housing, water, electricity gas and other fuels, which posted an inflation rate of 1.8 percent during the month from 1.3 percent in

the previous month. Also contributing to the acceleration is the higher increment of health, which registered 6.0 percent inflation rate this month from 3.0 percent in last month.

Furthermore, higher inflation rates were also observed in the indices of the following;
a)    Restaurants and accommodation services, 8.3 percent from 7.2 percent;
b)    Alcoholic beverages and tobacco, 2.8 percent from 1.8 percent;
c)    Personal care and miscellaneous goods and services, 3.0 percent from 2.8 percent; and
d)    Clothing and footwear, 1.6 percent from 1.5 percent.

On the other hand, slowdown in inflation rates were observed in transport with an annual decline of 1.6 percent in April 2025 from 0.7 percent in the previous month and recreation, sport and culture at 0.8 percent during the month from 1.1 percent in March 2025.

Meanwhile, constant inflation rates were recorded in furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance at 3.1 percent, and information and communication, education services and financial services, both at 0.0 percent.

Table C. Year-on-Year Inflation Rates for All Income Households in Palawan,
By Food Group In Percent (2018=100)

Food index for all income households in April 2025 accelerated to 2.7 percent inflation rate from 2.4 percent in the previous month. In April 2024, the food index was higher, at 4.8 percent inflation rate. (Table C)

The faster food inflation rates for the month were brought about by the higher indices of fish and other seafood at 20.4 percent inflation in April 2025 from 8.3 percent in March 2025 and fruits and nuts at 10.0 percent inflation rate in the current month from 8.4 percent last month. This was followed by.

Moreover, higher inflation rates were also observed in the following food groups:
a.    Meat and other parts of slaughtered land animals, 12.3 percent from 11.8 percent;
b.    Oils and fats, 7.4 percent from 6.9 percent; and
c.    Ready-made food  and  other  food  products  n.e.c,  3.7  percent  from 3.6 percent;

On the other hand, slower annual increments were recorded in the following food groups:
a.    Rice, - 7.8 percent from -6.8 percent;
b.    Corm, 15.2 percent from 21.4 percent;
c.    Milk, other dairy products and eggs, 2.0 percent from 2.3 percent;
d.    Vegetables, Tubers, plantains, cooking bananas and pulses, 1.8 percent from 9.3 percent, and
e.    Sugar, confectionary and desserts, -1.1 percent from 0.1 percent.
 

Table D. Year-on-Year Inflation Rates for All Income Households in Palawan, All Items, In Percent,
January 2022 – April 2025
(2018=100)

(SGD) DONNA MARIE D. MOBE
(Supervising Statistical Specialist)
Officer-In-Charge 
Palawan Provincial Statistical Office
 

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