CAMIGUIN (PIA) — The inflation rate in Camiguin dropped to 1.3 percent in April 2025 from 2.4 percent in March. This marks a 2.8 percentage point decline from 4.1 percent in April 2024.
The decrease was mainly due to lower inflation in food and non-alcoholic beverages (0.7 percent) and housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels (2.8 percent). Slower increases were also recorded in alcoholic beverages and tobacco, transport (12.9 percent from 15.5 percent), information and communication (0 percent from 1.0 percent), and recreation, sport, and culture (0.5 percent from 1.7 percent).
Meanwhile, faster increases were noted in clothing and footwear (5.0 percent), health (2.9 percent), and personal care and miscellaneous goods and services (2.4 percent).
Inflation rates for furnishings, household equipment, routine maintenance, education services, restaurants and accommodation services, and financial services remained unchanged from March.
The decline in food inflation was led by a drop in rice prices, which fell by 7.6 percent. Other declines were seen in cereals and cereal products (5.9 percent) and fish and other seafood (2.5 percent). Slower increases were observed in oils and fats (3.5 percent), vegetables, tubers, cooking bananas and pulses (5.2 percent), sugar and confectionery (3.9 percent), and ready-made food and other products not elsewhere classified (2.0 percent).
Faster increases were recorded in flour, bread, other bakery products, pasta products and cereals (2.5 percent); meat (1.0 percent); milk, dairy products, and eggs (5.4 percent); and fruits and nuts (6.1 percent).
All provinces in Northern Mindanao reported lower inflation in April. Lanao del Norte and Bukidnon experienced the largest drops, falling to 0.9 percent and 0.7 percent, respectively. Misamis Occidental and Misamis Oriental also recorded slower rates, at 0.7 percent and 1.8 percent. (PSA Camiguin/PIA-10)
