Headline Inflation
Consumer prices rose 6.8% year-on-year in May 2026.
ELEVATED
May 2026
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Headline Inflation
Consumer prices rose 6.8% year-on-year in May 2026.
Purchasing Power
₱1 in 2018 buys about ₱0.74 worth of goods in May 2026.
GDP Growth
Seasonally adjusted GDP grew 0.7% from the prior quarter in Q1 2026.
Core Inflation
Core CPI, excluding volatile food and energy items, ran at 4.1% in May 2026.
Unemployment
PSA LFS put unemployment at 4.7% in April 2026.
OFW Remittances
Personal remittances reached $3.0B in April 2026.
Goods Exports
Goods exports reached $7.2B FOB in April 2026.
Underemployment
Underemployment was 15.2% in April 2026.
Underemployment was 15.2% in April 2026.
Gross Intl Reserves
Gross international reserves stood at $104.3B in April 2026.
Gross international reserves stood at $104.3B in April 2026.
Trade Balance
The goods trade deficit was -$6.0B in April 2026.
The goods trade deficit was -$6.0B in April 2026.
Current Account
The current account balance was -$2.5B in Q4 2025, a 49.5% year-on-year improvement.
The current account balance was -$2.5B in Q4 2025, a 49.5% year-on-year improvement.
Food Inflation
Food prices moved 5.8% year-on-year in May 2026.
Food prices moved 5.8% year-on-year in May 2026.
USD / PHP
BSP's reference rate closed at ₱60.59 per US dollar on June 16, 2026.
BSP's reference rate closed at ₱60.59 per US dollar on June 16, 2026.
BSP Policy Rate
The BSP target RRP stood at 4.5% as of June 16, 2026.
The BSP target RRP stood at 4.5% as of June 16, 2026.
Context
Purchasing power erosion
Something that cost ₱100 in January 2000 costs about ₱275 by May 2026.
Labor market snapshot
PSA LFS put unemployment at 4.7% in April 2026. Source: PSA LFS.
FX and policy pressure
BSP's reference rate closed at ₱60.59 per US dollar on June 16, 2026. The BSP policy rate is 4.5% Target RRP as of June 16, 2026.
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We strictly rely on official government APIs. Inflation, labor, and GDP data are pulled directly from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) OpenSTAT endpoints. Foreign exchange and policy rates are fetched from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) official releases.