The Philippines reports August inflation at 1.2%

Workers walk around the construction site of the Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP) during an inspection in Quezon City, Metro Manila on August 28, 2025. (Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP)

MANILA: Consumer prices may have climbed at a quicker clip in August, pushed up by higher electricity and transport costs and a spike in vegetable prices after monsoon rains battered crops.

Inflation, as measured by the consumer price index (CPI), likely sped up to 1.2%, according to the median estimate of 15 economists polled by the Inquirer last week.