The inflation rate year over year is 1.8% (compared to 1.5% for the previous month). In comparison to the inflation rate of december 2024, three provinces in eastern visayas—northern samar, samar, and biliran—have seen a decrease in their inflation rates,. A customer buys vegetables at a market in manila.
On tuesday, the psa disclosed that inflation quickened to 1.8 percent in december 2025, faster than the 1.5 percent posted in november. Drops in food prices in eastern visayas have led to a further slowdown in the inflation rate (ir), which decreased from 0.7 percent in june to negative 0.2 percent in july. The consumer price index for philippines is 130 for the month of december 2025.