Filippinerne - Detailhandel (Annual)

The retail price index in the Philippines rose by 0.7 percent year-on-year in October 2019, following a 0.9 percent gain in the previous month. This was the lowest retail price inflation since February 2016, as prices rose softer for miscellaneous manufactured articles (0.9 percent vs 1.1 percent in September), crude materials (2.8 percent vs 3.5 percent). In addition, prices fell more for prices of mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials (-7.5 percent vs -5.5 percent). Meantime, inflation was steady for food (at 1.1 percent), machinery and transport equipment (at 0.5 percent), and manufactured goods (at 1.4 percent). On the other hand, chemicals prices went up faster (1.0 percent vs 0.9 percent). On a monthly basis, the retail price index increased by 0.1 percent in October, after increasing by 0.3 percent in September.

The retail price index in the Philippines rose by 0.9 percent year-on-year in September, the most since June, following a 0.8 percent gain in the previous month. Prices increased further for food (1.1% vs 1.2% in August), beverages and tobacco (2.7% vs 2.2%), crude minerals, inedible except fuels (3.5% vs 4.1%), chemicals, including animal and vegetable oils and fats (0.9% vs 0.7%), manufactured goods (1.4% vs 0.8%), machinery and transport equipment (0.5%, the same as in August), and miscellaneous manufactures articles (1.1% vs 0.9%). In contrast, prices of mineral fuels, lubricants and related material fell faster (-5.5% vs -4%). On a monthly basis, the retail price index increased by 0.3 percent in September, after a 0.1 percent rise in August.

The retail price index in the Philippines rose by 0.8 percent year-on-year in August 2019, following an upwardly revised 0.7 percent gain in the previous month. There was a faster rise in retail prices of chemicals (0.9 percent vs 0.8 percent in July), food (1.2 percent vs 1.1 percent), and machinery and transport equipment (0.4 percent vs 0.3 percent). On the other hand, inflation was steady for miscellaneous manufactured articles (at 0.6 percent), crude materials (at 4.1 percent), and manufactured goods (at 0.8 percent). Meanwhile, prices of mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials fell further (-4.0 percent vs -2.8 percent). On a monthly basis, the retail price index increased by 0.1 percent in July, unchanged from a downwardly revised figure in July.

The retail price index in the Philippines rose by 0.6 percent year-on-year in July 2019, following a 0.4 percent gain in the previous month. There was a faster rise in retail prices of chemicals (0.9 percent vs 0.7 percent in July), while cost of food surged (0.7 percent vs 0.1 percent). In addition, prices of mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials fell less (-3.5 percent vs -3.8 percent). On the other hand , inflation was unchanged for miscellaneous manufactured articles (at 0.5 percent), while prices slowed for crude materials (3.8 percent vs 4.1 percent), manufactured goods (0.7 percent vs 0.8 percent), and machinery and transport equipment (0.5 percent vs 0.7 percent). On a monthly basis, the retail price index increased by 0.2 percent in July, shifting from a 0.8 percent fall in June.

The retail price index in the Philippines rose by 0.4 percent year-on-year in June 2019, the least since September 2015, following a 1.6 percent gain in the previous month. Prices slowed for food (0.1 percent vs 2.3 percent in May), crude materials (4.1 percent vs 4.2 percent), chemicals (0.7 percent vs 1 percent), manufactured goods (0.8 percent vs 1.5 percent), machinery and transport equipment (0.7 percent vs 1 percent), and miscellaneous manufactured articles (0.5 percent vs 0.8 percent). In addition, cost of mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials fell 3.8 percent, after increasing 0.8 percent in May. On a monthly basis, the retail price index dropped by 0.8 percent, the first monthly fall since February, following a 0.2 percent increase in May.

The retail price index in the Philippines increased by 1.6 percent year-on-year in May 2019, the same pace as in the previous month. Retail prices were unchanged for chemicals (at 1 percent), manufactured goods (at 1.5 percent), and machinery and transport equipment (at 1 percent). Meantime, prices of both food (2.3 percent vs 1.7 percent in April), and crude materials (4.2 percent vs 4 percent) increased further, while cost eased for beverages and tobacco (3 percent vs 3.1 percent), mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials (0.8 percent vs 5.1 percent), and miscellaneous manufactures articles (0.8 percent vs 0.9 percent). On a monthly basis, the retail price index went up by 0.2 percent in May, unchanged from the previous month.