Table A. Year-on-Year Inflation Rates for the Bottom 30% Income Households:
Philippines, MIMAROPA, and Palawan
All Items, In Percent
(2018 = 100)

Palawan’s inflation rate for the bottom 30% income households increased to 0.1 percent in January 2025 from a 0.6 percent decline in December 2024. In January 2024, inflation rate was posted at 4.1 percent. (Table A and Figure 1)

The main driver to the upward trend in the provincial inflation for this income group in January 2025 was the higher year-on-year growth in the heavily-weighted food and non-alcoholic beverages, registering an annual decrease of 0.7 percent during the month from a 2.6 percent annual decline in December 2024. Also contributing to the increase in the overall inflation of the province is Personal care and miscellaneous goods and services at 2.1 percent in January 2025 from 1.8 percent in the previous month, and Furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance at 2.3 percent during the month from 1.8 percent in December 2024.

Moreover, higher inflation rates were also noted in the indices of Alcoholic beverages and tobacco at 1.9 percent in January 2025 from 1.8 percent in December 2024, and Financial services at 0.0 percent in the current month from a 1.1 percent decline in the previous month.

Table B. Year-on-Year Inflation Rates for the Bottom 30% Income Households
in Palawan, All Items, In Percent
(2018 = 100)

In contrast, lower annual growth rates were noted in the indices of the following commodity groups during the month:
a) Housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels, -0.2 percent from 2.3 percent;
b) Health, 2.5 percent from 2.7 percent; and
c) Transport, -0.6 percent from 1.7 percent.

Further, the indices of the following commodity groups retained their respective December 2024 annual rates:
a) Clothing and footwear, 0.6 percent;
b) Information and communication, 0.0 percent;
c) Recreation, sport and culture, 1.0 percent;
d) Education services, 0.0 percent; and
e) Restaurants and accommodation services, 5.8 percent.

Table C. Year-on-Year Inflation Rates for the Bottom 30% Income Households
in Palawan, By Food Group, In Percent
(2018 = 100)

Food inflation for the bottom 30% income households in Palawan registered an annual decline of 1.0 percent in January 2025 from a 2.9 percent annual decline in the previous month. In January 2024, its annual increase was observed at 4.1 percent. (Table C)

The uptrend in the food inflation in the province was mainly due to the faster growth in the rice index at an annual decline of 4.9 percent during the month from a 7.9 percent annual decrease in December 2024. Higher inflation rates were also noted in January 2025 in the indices of Vegetables, tubers, plantains, cooking bananas and pulses at 5.6 percent, Meat and other parts of slaughtered land animals at 7.3 percent, and Ready-made food and other food products n.e.c. at 1.6 percent, from their corresponding December 2024 inflation rates of -0.2 percent, 5.4 percent, and 1.5 percent, respectively.

On the other hand, lower annual increases were noted in the following food groups:
a. Flour, bread and other bakery products, pasta products and other cereals, 1.2 percent from 2.1 percent;
b. Fish and other seafood, -1.5 percent from 0.0 percent;
c. Milk, other dairy products and eggs, 0.3 percent from 0.7 percent;
d. Oils and fats, 5.5 percent from 8.0 percent;
e. Fruits and nuts, 5.9 percent from 6.3 percent; and
f. Sugar, confectionery and desserts, -1.2 percent from -0.7 percent.

Meanwhile, Corn retained its corresponding previous month’s inflation rate.

Table D. Year-on-Year Inflation Rates for the Bottom 30% Income Households
in Palawan, All Items, In Percent
January 2022 – January 2025
(2018 = 100)

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