Philippine Statistics Authority - Calabarzon

04/09/2026

04/09/2026

Press Conference: August 2026 CALABARZON Regional Inflation Report

The Philippine Statistics Authority – Regional Statistical Services Office IV-A announces a press conference regarding the August 2026 CALABARZON Regional Inflation Report. The virtual event will be held on 09 September (Wednesday) at 2:00 P.M. via video conferencing using Zoom.

Read the full details here: https://rsso04a.psa.gov.ph/content/press-conference-august-2026-calabarzon-regional-inflation

04/09/2026

READ | Consumer Price Index for the Bottom 30% Income Households (2018=100): August 2026

The country’s inflation rate for households in the bottom 30% of the income distribution retained its previous month’s rate of 8.2% in August 2026.

Food inflation for the bottom 30% of income households at the national level recorded a slower annual hike of 8.3% in August 2026, from 8.5% in the previous month. In August 2025, it recorded an annual decrease of 2.8%.

Inflation for the bottom 30% of income households in the National Capital Region (NCR) slowed down to 4.3% in August 2026, from 4.5% in July 2026.

Inflation for the bottom 30% of income households in areas outside NCR also showed an uptrend at 8.4% in August 2026, from 8.3% in July 2026.

🔎Read the full story
➡ https://psa.gov.ph/price-indices/bottom-30

04/09/2026

READ | Seasonally Adjusted Consumer Price Index (2018=100): August 2026

At the national level, the seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index (CPI) for all items exhibited a month-on-month growth rate of 0.5% in August 2026, from a zero percent growth rate registered in July 2026.

In the National Capital Region (NCR), seasonally adjusted CPI for all items registered a faster month-on-month growth rate of 0.3% in August 2026, from 0.1% in the previous month.

Areas outside NCR showed a monthly increment of 0.4% in August 2026, from a
0.1% recorded in July 2026.

🔎 Read the full report:
➡ https://psa.gov.ph/price-indices/seasonally-adjusted-cpi

04/09/2026

READ | Main Contributors to August 2026 Inflation

The main contributors to the overall inflation in August 2026 were:

🍽️ Food and non-alcoholic beverages - 28.8%
🏠 Housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels - 26.6%
🚍 Transport - 20.1%

Meanwhile, core inflation, which excludes selected food and energy items, eased to 4.1% in August 2026 from 4.2% in July 2026.

🔎 Read the full report:
➡ https://psa.gov.ph/price-indices/cpi-ir/index

04/09/2026

READ | August 2026 Inflation Report 📊

Headline or overall inflation in the Philippines eased to 6.1% in August 2026, from 6.2% in July 2026.

Key Highlights:
• January to August 2026 average inflation: 5.2%
• August 2025 inflation: 1.5%

🔎 Read the full report:
➡ https://psa.gov.ph/price-indices/cpi-ir/index

04/09/2026

04/09/2026

03/09/2026

📢 ANNOUNCEMENT | Press Conference on the July 2026 Labor Force Survey (Preliminary) Results

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) invites members of the media and the public to the Press Conference on the July 2026 Labor Force Survey (Preliminary) Results on 08 September 2026 (Tuesday), 9:00 AM.

PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa, PhD, National Statistician and Civil Registrar General, will present and discuss the latest labor force figures and key insights of the report.

Media personnel may participate either onsite at the Presscon Room 1, 9th Floor, PSA Headquarters, PSA Complex, East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City, or virtually via Zoom.

Stay updated through real time posts on PSA’s official X account () using . The press conference will also be livestreamed on PSA’s official social media accounts:

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🔗Read more about labor force survey here: https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/labor-force-survey

03/09/2026