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SR-202506-0864-006
Southern Leyte's inflation rate (IR) decelerates to -0.6 percent in May 2025 compared to April 2025
Headline Inflation
Southern Leyte's inflation rate (IR) decelerates to -0.6 percent in May 2025 compared to April 2025. The rate was 3.5 percentage points lower than in May 2024. In May 2025, national and regional IR registered 1.3 percent and 0.4 percent, respectively.
The main driver of the downtrend of the inflation rate in May 2025 was influenced by the lower IR in the following commodity groups;
a. Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages; -2.0 percent in May 2025 from -1.8 percent in April 2025;
b. Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels; 2.4 percent from 5.2 percent;
c. Health; 2.1 percent from 2.2 percent;
d. Transport; -4.5 percent from -5.1 percent.
In contrast, the following commodity groups registered an increase in prices but at a slow rate;
a. Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco; 4.7 percent in May 2025 from 4.3 percent in April 2025,
b. Clothing and Footwear; 0.1 percent from 0.0 percent,
c. Furnishings, Household Equipment and Routine Household Maintenance; 0.2 percent from 0.1 percent,
d. Recreation, Sport and Culture; 0.4 percent from 0.3 percent
e. Personal Care, and Miscellaneous Goods and Services; 0.4
percent from 0.3 percent.
Meanwhile, zero percent inflation rate was recorded in the following commodity groups;
a. Information and Communication;
b. Education Services; and
c. Financial Services.
Purchasing Power of the Peso
In May 2025, the Purchasing Power of the 
Peso (PPP) of Southern Leyte decreased to 0.82 of its value compared to base year 2018. This means that your Php 100.00 in 2018 would now only be able to buy goods and services worth Php 82.30 at current retail prices.
Furthermore, the national and regional PPPs in May 2025 decreased to 0.81 and 0.80, respectively, from the base year 2018. This means that Php100.00 in 2018 would now only be able to purchase goods and services worth Php80.71 and Php80.39 at current retail prices, respectively.
CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS
Headline Inflation – Measures changes in the cost of living based on movements in the prices of a specified basket of major commodities. It refers to the annual rate of change or the year-on-year change in the CPI.
Base Period - Base Period It is a reference period, usually a year, at which the index number is set to 100. It is the reference point of the index number series.
Consumer Price Index - It is an indicator of the change in the average retail prices of a fixed basket of goods and services commonly purchased by an average Filipino household. It shows how much on the average, prices of goods and services have increased or decreased from a particular reference period known as base year.
Inflation Rate – Refers to the annual rate of change or the year-on-year change of the CPI expressed in percent. Inflation is interpreted in terms of the declining purchasing power of money.
Market Basket - The total number of goods and services in constant amounts and qualities which are samples of the goods and services available in the market and included in the construction of the index. The CPI market basket was selected to represent the composite price behavior of all goods and services purchased by consumers.
Purchasing Power of Peso (PPP) - shows how much the peso in the base period is worth in the current period. It is computed as the reciprocal of the CPI for the period under review multiplied by 100.
Price - the amount or value paid in exchange for a commodity or a service rendered.
Retail/Consumer Price – Refers to the price at which a commodity is sold in small quantities for consumption.