Philippine annual inflation at 1.8% in March

April 4, 2025 - 9:14 AM
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Vendors, truck drivers and other essential workers line up to receive their booster shot at the night market in Divisoria, Manila on Jan. 5, 2022. (The STAR/Miguel de Guzman)

— Philippine annual inflation was 1.8% in March, below the previous month’s 2.1% rate, the statistics agency said on Friday.

Economists in a Reuters poll had expected annual inflation of 2.0% in March.

—Reporting by Mikhail Flores and Karen Lema; Editing by John Mair