BusinessWorld E-paper
February 2, 2026
PHILIPPINE INFLATION likely held steady in January as lower electricity charges and easing vegetable prices helped offset pressures from higher food and fuel costs and a weaker peso, economists said ahead of official data.
A BusinessWorld survey of 18 economists yielded a median forecast of 1.8% for the January consumer price index, within the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) 1.4% to 2.2% projection for the month. That means inflation would be unchanged from December and slower than 2.9% a year earlier.
