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Prices continued to rise, and the pace of increase became faster in September.
Everyday life leaves signals.
Prices, transport, food, energy and local conditions are constantly changing. HyLoQ helps connect those signals so they are easier to understand.
Overall, prices were 7.2% higher than a year earlier. Tap a signal to see its part.
Should you buy fuel now—or wait?
See expected fuel-price movements before your next fill-up. HyLoQ combines attributed forecasts and verified information to help you decide when to buy, wait, or hold.
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Fuel prices — what's official, what's reported
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Why did inflation accelerate?
Food, housing-related costs and transportation all rose faster. These three groups made up most of the 7.2%.
The big number on each card is that group's own inflation rate. The bar shows its share of the overall rate — a different thing. A fast-rising group can contribute less than a slower one if households spend less on it.
What is happening to food prices?
Inflation is uneven. Rice and corn rose sharply, while meat and dairy prices actually fell compared with a year ago.
- Rice+20.3%
- Corn+17.3%
- Vegetables, tubers & pulses+10.7%
- Fruits & nuts+8.7%
- Fish & seafood+7.4%
- Oils & fats+6.4%
- Milk, dairy & eggs-0.8%
- Meat-2.7%
What are trusted sources saying?
HyLoQ brings together official data, established reporting and expert analysis to help make complicated developments easier to understand.
The Philippine Statistics Authority reported that prices were 7.2% higher than a year earlier, up from 6.1% in August.
Food, housing/utilities and transport were major contributors.
Rice prices — the biggest single food driver. · Transport fares and fuel prices. · The next PSA inflation release, to see whether the pace slows or continues.
Whether inflation will keep accelerating in the coming months.
So, what does inflation actually mean?
How much the prices of a typical basket of goods and services changed compared with the same month a year earlier.
7.2% inflation does not mean everything you buy costs 7.2% more.
Different households buy different things, so their experience of rising prices can be very different.
What could inflation mean for your household?
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A comparable basket costing ₱25,000 a year ago might cost about ₱1,892 more today, based on national rates (≈8.4% on covered spending).
Location: Philippines. Official national headline: 7.2%. Category rates shown are national.
This is an illustrative estimate based on selected official inflation rates and the spending amounts you entered. Your actual household experience may differ.
What's driving your estimate?
- Food₱680
- Transportation₱438
- Housing₱420
- Utilities₱210
- Other₱144
Your estimate is influenced most by the categories where you spend the most and where official price changes are higher.
Want to understand what's driving these changes?
Food is one of the larger contributors to your estimate. See what's happening with food prices →
What if your spending looked different?
Same household, different spending pattern. This is educational, not a prediction.
Categories without a verified matching rate (Education, Health) are not counted. Inflation affects households differently because spending patterns differ.
What are things actually costing?
Actual prices come from different sources (DA market monitoring, DTI suggested retail prices, DOE fuel prices). A suggested retail price is not the same as an observed market price, so we label each one separately.
DA and DOE figures above are Metro Manila (NCR) prices, not prices for your own area.
Prices shown come from official government sources and may represent different types of published price information. Check the original source for the full details. DA · DTI · DOE
What is happening where I live?
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- Primary source
- Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)
- Dataset
- Consumer Price Index for All Income Households (2018=100)
- Reference period
- September 2026
- Released
- October 6, 2026
- Recorded by HyLoQ
- October 6, 2026
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- Translated the statistics into plain language and calculated illustrative household examples.
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