Food, transport, education drive NIR inflation uptrend to 5.6%
he Negros Island Region's inflation for July accelerated, while Negros Oriental's rate decelerated in the same month, the Philippine Statistics Authority said.*PNA/Mary Judaline F. Partlow photoFood, transport, and education services drove the Negros Island Region's (NIR) inflation uptrend to 5.6 percent in July from 4.9 percent in June, while Negros Oriental's rate decelerated to 6 percent, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Thursday, August 13.Chief statistical specialist and head of PSA - Negros Oriental, Ariel T. Fortuito, said during a press conference that the July inflation rate for all income households in the province was pegged at 6 percent."This is slightly lower than the 6.2 percent inflation rate in June, although much higher than the -0.3 percent infla...
