The Inflation Rate (IR) in Eastern Visayas rose further to 6.3 percent in May 2022, from 6.1 percent in April 2022. The regional IR was higher than the 5.4 percent national IR in May 2022 and was the highest recorded IR since November 2018 (Table 2). The IR in May 2021 was lower at 4.3 percent. The average IR for the first five (5) months of the year stood at 5.6 percent (Table 1 and Table 2).
