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

A. The Philippines

The country’s inflation rate for the bottom 30% income households slowed down to 2.4 percent in January 2025 from 2.5 percent in December 2024. In January 2024, the inflation rate was posted at 3.6 percent. (Table A)

B. Central Visayas

1. Regional Inflation

Inflation for the bottom 30% income households in Central Visayas decreased to1.9 percent in January 2025 from 2.5 percent in December 2024. In January 2025, inflation rate was recorded at 2.8 percent. (Table A)

C. City of Mandaue

1. Headline Inflation

The headline inflation rate for the bottom 30% income households in the City of Mandaue had a faster increase of 2.0 percent in January 2025 from 1.0 percent in December 2024. In January 2024, the inflation rate was recorded at 8.8 percent. (Table A and Figure 1)

1.1    Main Drivers to the Upward Trend of Headline Inflation in the City of Mandaue

The acceleration of the headline inflation rate during the month was mainly brought by the faster year-on-year increase of food and non-alcoholic beverages at 3.5 percent 1.3 percent in December 2024. (Table 3)

Alcoholic beverages and tobacco also recorded a faster annual increase of 0.5 percent in January 2025 from 0.4 percent in December 2024. (Table 3)

In contrast, slower annual increases were recorded in the following commodity groups in December 2024:

a. Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, 0.9 percent from 1.5 percent;
b. Furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance, 1.1 percent from 1.2 percent;
c. Health, 1.9 percent from 2.3 percent;
d. Transport, 0.1 percent from 0.2 percent; and
e. Personal care, and miscellaneous goods and services, 1.3 percent from 1.5 percent. (Table 3)

Moreover, the indices of clothing and footwear and recreation, sport and culture retained their respective previous month’s inflation rates at 1.6 percent and 0.2 percent. (Table 3)

Meanwhile, no price movements in the following commodity groups during the month:

a. Information and communication;
b. Education services;
c. Restaurants and accommodation services; and
d. Financial services. (Table 3)

1.2 Main Contributors to the Headline Inflation

The following commodity groups were the top three contributors to the January 2025 overall inflation for the bottom 30% income households in the City of Mandaue:

a) Food and non-alcoholic beverages with 85.7 percent share or 1.7 percentage point;
b) Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels with 7.5 percent share or 0.2 percentage point; and
c)  Health with 2.0 percent share or 0.04 percentage point.

2. Food Inflation

Food inflation rate for the bottom 30% income households in the City of Mandaue had a faster increase of 3.6 percent in January 225 from 1.3 percent in December 2024. In January 2024, the food inflation stood at 4.6 percent. (Table 7)

2.1    Main Drivers to the Uptrend of Food Inflation

The uptrend in the food inflation in January 2025 was primarily driven by the faster year-on-year increases of fish and other seafood at 20.6 percent, meat and other parts of slaughtered land animals at 6.2 percent and vegetables, tubers, plantains, cooking bananas and pulses at 1.2 percent from their previous month’s respective inflation rates at 6.9 percent, 2.4 percent and 0.6 percent. (Table 5)

In addition, slower annual decrease was recorded in sugar, confectionary and desserts at 5.3 percent in January 2025 from 6.1 percent annual decline in December 2024 while faster annual increment in ready-made food and other food products not elsewhere classified at 2.8 percent from 2.7 percent in December 2024. (Table 5)

In contrast, slower year-on-year increments were posted in the following food groups in January 2025:

a. Corn, 20.0 percent from 25.0 percent;
b. Flour, bread and other bakery products, pasta products, and other cereals, 0.7 percent from 0.8 percent;
c. Milk, other dairy products and eggs, 0.2 percent from 0.9 percent; and
d. Fruits and nuts, 3.6 percent from 6.4 percent. (Table 5)

Moreover, rice index had a faster annual decrease of 4.0 percent in January 2025 from 3.2 percent annual drop in December 2024. (Table 5)

Meanwhile, no price movement was recorded in oils and fats index during the month. (Table 5)
2.2 Main Contributors to the Food Inflation

Food inflation contributed 82.2 percent share or 1.6 percentage points to the January 2025 overall inflation for this particular income group.

Among the food groups, the main contributors to the food inflation during the month were the following:

a. Fish and other seafood with 93.1 percent share or 3.4 percentage point;
b. Meat and other parts of slaughtered land animals with 28.1 percent share or 1.0 percentage point; and
c. Fruits and nuts with 3.0 percent share or 0.1 percentage point.

Table B. Year-on-Year Inflation Rates for the Bottom 30% Income Households in the City of Mandaue, All Items
In Percent
January 2019 – January 2025
(2018=100)

Approved by:

MELCHOR B. BAUTISTA
Chief Statistical Specialist

KST/MJG