HIGHER energy and food prices likely drove inflation up in August but not to the extent of breaching the central bank’s target, analysts said. The median forecast in a Manila Times poll was 1.2 percent, an increase from July’s six-year low of 0.9 percent. If realized, inflation will have fallen below the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) 2.0- to 4.0-percent goal for a sixth straight month. The central bank late on Friday also said that the rate could have edged up to a range of 1.0-1.8 percent in August due to the impact of bad weather on food prices.   https://www.manilatimes.net/2025/09/01/business/top-business/august-inflation-rise-seen-due-to-higher-food-and-energy-prices/2176532 (ICE SINGAPORE)

Fonte notizia: The Manila Times, 1 September 2025