Monthly Price and Food Security Update, April 2013
- Countries
- Philippines
- Sources
- WFP
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Highlights
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Annual headline inflation rate decreased from 3.4 percent in February to 3.2 percent in March.
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On a month-on-month basis, CPI increased by 0.1 percent.
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Food and non-alcoholic beverages index decreased by 0.1 percent and 2.8 percenet, on a month-onmonth and year-on year basis, respectively.
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Most oil companies implemented a price rollback of Php0.25 per liter for gasoline and Php 0.55 per liter for diesel.
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Prices of commodities at the national level remain stable.
Average retail prices of selected food items in Central Mindanao are generally stable. -
FAO and the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics launched the Philippine Food Security Information System