The annual core inflation rate in the Philippines, which excludes certain food and energy items, rose to 2.8% in January 2026, marking the highest reading since July 2024, from 2.4% in December. Core Inflation Rate in Philippines averaged 3.79 percent from 2001 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 8.00 percent in March of 2023 and a record low of 1.40 percent in September of 2015. source: Philippine Statistics Authority

Core Inflation Rate in Philippines is expected to be 2.60 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Philippines Core Inflation Rate is projected to trend around 2.00 percent in 2027 and 2.10 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-06 01:00 AM
Core Inflation Rate YoY
Dec 2.4% 2.4% 2.3%
2026-02-05 01:00 AM
Core Inflation Rate YoY
Jan 2.8% 2.4% 2.3%
2026-03-05 01:00 AM
Core Inflation Rate YoY
Feb 2.8% 2.9%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 131.00 130.00 points Jan 2026
Core Consumer Prices 130.90 130.00 points Jan 2026
Core Inflation Rate YoY 2.80 2.40 percent Jan 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 125.40 124.20 points Jan 2026
CPI Transportation 129.90 130.40 points Jan 2026
Export Prices 113.27 114.86 points Sep 2025
Food Inflation 1.10 1.40 percent Jan 2026
GDP Deflator 124.02 118.62 points Dec 2025
Import Prices 122.98 124.57 points Sep 2025
Inflation Rate YoY 2.00 1.80 percent Jan 2026
Inflation Rate MoM 0.80 0.90 percent Jan 2026
Producer Prices 99.50 99.26 points Dec 2025
PPI YoY 0.90 0.08 percent Dec 2025
Retail Price Index YoY 1.50 1.40 percent Dec 2025


Philippines Core Inflation Rate
In Philippines, the core inflation rate tracks changes in prices that consumers pay for a basket of goods which excludes some volatile price items.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2.80 2.40 8.00 1.40 2001 - 2026 percent Monthly
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