BusinessWorld E-paper
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April 04, 2022
HEADLINE INFLATION likely accelerated in March as the spike in global crude oil prices probably caused a faster increase in food and transport costs, according to
analysts.
A BusinessWorld poll of 18 analysts yielded a median estimate of 4% for last month’s inflation, nearer the upper end of the Philippine central bank’s 3.3% to 4.1% projection.