Ilocos Region 

The inflation rate of the Ilocos Region for all income household in April 2025 slowed down to 1.6 percent. This is lower than the recorded rate in March 2025 of 2.1 percent. Inflation rate in April 2024 was posted at 2.4 percent.

The lower inflation rates were observed in the indices of the following commodity groups:

a.    Food and non-alcoholic beverages, 1.9 percent;
b.    Transport, -3.3 percent;
c.    Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, 1.8 percent;
d.    Furnishings, household equipment and routine maintenance, 1.4 percent;
e.    Health, 1.5 percent;
f.    Clothing and footwear, 2.4 percent; and
g.    Recreation, sport and culture, 3.2 percent.

On the other hand, higher indices were noted for the following commodity groups:

a.    Alcoholic beverages and tobacco, 1.7 percent;
b.    Information and communication, -0.1 percent;
c.    Restaurants and accommodation services, 2.9 percent; and
d.    Personal care, and miscellaneous goods and services, 3.6 percent.

Meanwhile, education, and financial services retained their respective previous month’s annual growth rates. (Table C)

Furthermore, the following commodity groups were the top three major contributors to the April 2025 overall inflation for all income households:

a.    Food and non-alcoholic beverages, 48.4 percent share 
or 0.77 percentage point;
b.    Restaurants and accommodation services, 22.0 percent share or 0.35 percentage point; and
c.    Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, 19.4 percent share or 0.31 percentage point.

As shown in Table D, the food index of Ilocos Region in April 2025 went down to 2.0 percent from the recorded rate of 2.7 percent in March 2025. In April 2024, the food index was posted at 6.9 percent. The following food groups showed lower inflation rates in April 2025:

a.    Rice, -9.0 percent;
b.    Corn, -20.5 percent;
c.    Flour, Bread and Other Bakery Products, Pasta Products, and Other Cereals, 0.7 percent;
d.    Meat and other parts of slaughtered land animals (ND), 6.0 percent;
e.    Fruits and nuts (ND), 12.6 percent;
f.    Vegetables, tubers, plantains, cooking bananas and pulses, 5.9 percent;
g.    Sugar, confectionery and desserts (ND), 0.5 percent; and
h.    Ready-made food and other food products n.e.c. (ND), 3.9 percent.

On the other hand, higher inflation rates were recorded in the following food groups:

a.    Fish and other seafood (ND), 11.5 percent; and
b.    Milk, other dairy products and eggs (ND), 3.1 percent.
 

Among the provinces, Ilocos Sur posted the highest inflation rate at 2.3 percent in April 2025, followed by Pangasinan at 1.8 percent. La Union and Ilocos Norte recorded inflation rates of 1.3 percent and 0.2 percent, respectively.

Compared to their respective levels in April 2024, all the provinces, except Ilocos Sur, recorded lower inflation rates.
 

For the Regional Director:

SGD. CAMILLE CARLA U. BELTRAN
Chief Administrative Officer
(Officer-in-Charge)
Per SO no. RSSO I-2505-0239
Dated 02 May 202