▪ The annual inflation rate in the Bicol Region decelerated to 4.2 percent in June from 4.8 percent in May. Price adjustments in LPG and kerosene eased the fuel, light and water index to 11.4 percent in June compared with the 13.1 percent in the previous month.

The food, beverage and tobacco index slowed from 4.8 percent in May to 4.4 percent in June. Clothing, housing and repairs, and miscellaneous items remained at their May levels of 1.3, 1.8 and 2.2 percent, respectively.