PANGASINAN

1.    Headline Inflation

Inflation rate for all income households in the Philippines eased to 1.3 percent in May 2025 from 1.4 percent in April 2025. This brings the country's average inflation rate for 2025 to 1.9 percent. The inflation rate of the country in May 2024 was posted at 3.9 percent. (Table A)

Meanwhile, the inflation rate in Ilocos Region accelerated to 2.3 percent in May 2025 from 1.6 percent in April 2025, bringing the region’s average inflation rate for 2025 to 2.3 percent. The inflation rate of the region in May 2024 stood at 2.3 percent.

Headline inflation rate for all income households in Pangasinan for May 2025 accelerated to 2.6 percent from 1.8 percent in April 2025. The average inflation in the province for 2025 was posted at 2.3 percent. Inflation rate in the province in May 2024 was registered at 2.6 percent. (Figure 1)

1.1 Main Drivers to the Upward Trend of Overall Inflation

Faster annual increases were observed in the indices of the following commodity groups during the month (Table C):

(a)    Alcoholic beverages and tobacco, 1.0 percent;
(b)    Clothing and footwear, 3.9 percent;
(c)    Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels, 5.0 percent;
(d)    Furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance, 1.7 percent;
(e)    Recreation, sport and culture, 3.6 percent;
(f)    Restaurants and accommodation services, 4.6 percent; and
(g)    Personal care, and miscellaneous goods and services, 4.3 percent.

In contrast, the commodity groups of Food and non-alcoholic beverages and Transport recorded lower inflation rates during the month at 2.3 percent and -3.6 percent, respectively.

Meanwhile, the inflation rates for the following commodities remained unchanged from the previous month:

(a)     Health, 0.8 percent;
(b)    Information and communication, -0.3 percent;
(c)     Education services, 1.7 percent; and
(d)     Financial services, 0.0 percent.

1.2 Main Contributors to the Headline Inflation

The top three commodity groups contributing to the overall inflation for all income households in Pangasinan for May 2025 were:

(a)    Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels with 82.2 percent share;
(b)    Restaurants and accommodation services with 13.7 percent share; and
(c)    Clothing and footwear with 1.7 percent share.

2. Food Inflation

The inflation rate for Food at the provincial level in May 2025 decelerated to 2.3 percent from 3.1 percent in April 2025. Meanwhile, food inflation was recorded at 6.4 percent in May 2024. (Table D)

2.1 Main Drivers to the Downward Trend of Food Inflation

The downward trend of food inflation in May 2025 was primarily brought about by the faster year-on-year increase in the index of Fish and other seafood at 16.7 percent from 15.3_percent in April 2025. (Table D)

Also contributed to the downtrend of food inflation was the faster annual increase in the indices of the following food groups during the month:

(a)    Milk, other dairy products and eggs, 3.6 percent;
(b)    Oils and fats, -2.4 percent;
(c)    Fruits and nuts, 21.5 percent;
(d)    Vegetables, tubers, plantains, cooking bananas and pulses, 13.8_percent; and
(e)    Ready-made food and other food products not elsewhere classified, 3.6 percent.

Conversely, the food groups of Rice and Corn recorded lower annual growth rates in their indices during the month at -12.1 percent and -29.2 percent, respectively.

Meanwhile, the following food groups maintained their inflation rates from the previous month:

(a)    Flour, bread and other bakery products, pasta products, and other cereals, -0.4 percent;
(b)    Meat and other parts of slaughtered land animals, 4.9 percent; and
(a)    Sugar, confectionery and desserts, 1.1 percent.

(SGD) EDGAR M. NORBERTE
Chief Statistical Specialist
Pangasinan Provincial Statistical Office