1. Regional Headline Inflation

The Davao Region’s inflation rate for the bottom 30% income households declined further to -1.6 percent in March 2025 from -1.5 percent in February 2025. In March 2024, the region’s inflation was higher at 5.3 percent. (Table 1 and Figure 1).

The downtrend in the region’s overall inflation for the bottom 30% income households in March 2025 were primarily due to the slower annual growth in the indices of Transport, at -2.6 percent from -1.7 percent; Restaurants and Accommodation Services, at 4.7 percent from 5.0 percent; and Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas, and other Fuels at -2.3 percent from -2.2 percent.

Moreover, the following commodity groups recorded slower annual increments  in March 2025 compared to February 2025:

a.    Clothing and Footwear at 2.6 percent from 2.8 percent; 
b.    Furnishings, Household Equipment, and Routine Household Maintenance at 3.5 percent from 3.6 percent; and
c.    Personal Care, and Miscellaneous Goods and Services at 2.8 percent from 3.0 percent.
On the other hand, the commodity groups of Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages, at -3.2 percent from -3.3 percent; Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, at 4.1 percent from 4.0 percent; Health, at 3.3 percent from 3.1 percent; Information and Communication, at 1.6 percent from 0.7 percent; and Recreation, Sport, and Culture, at 6.9 percent from 6.8 percent, recorded faster price movements than the previous month.

Meanwhile, the commodity groups of Education Services at 2.7 percent; and Financial Services at 0.0 percent retained its previous month’s inflation rates.
 

2. Davao Region Food Inflation

The Food inflation for the Bottom 30% Income Households at the regional level decreased to -3.7 percent in March 2025, from -3.6 percent in the previous month. In March 2024, the Food inflation was higher at 10.4 percent. (Table 3)
The main contributors to the downtrend of overall food inflation in the region in March 2025 were Cereals and Cereal Products, at -11.9 percent from -9.4 percent, and Ready-Made Food and Other Food Products N.E.C., at 5.9 percent from 6.2 percent.

On the other hand, the following commodity groups recorded a faster year-on-year growth, namely:

a.    Meat and Other Parts of Slaughtered Land Animals, at 5.9 percent from 4.5 percent; 
b.    Fish and Other Seafood at -1.2 percent from -1.6 percent;
c.    Milk, Other Dairy Products and Eggs at 4.4 percent from 3.7 percent;  
d.    Oils and Fats at 35.6 percent from 31.2 percent; 
e.    Fruits and Nuts at 3.5 percent from 1.5 percent;
f.    Vegetables, Tubers, Plantains, Cooking Bananas and Pulses at 0.3 percent from -7.0 percent; and
g.    Sugar, Confectionery, and Desserts at -1.7 percent from -3.2 percent.
 

3. Regional Inflation Rates

At the national level, the country's inflation for the bottom 30% income households decreased to 1.1 percent from 1.5 percent in February 2025. (Table 4)

Among the 17 administrative regions, Region VI (Western Visayas) had the highest inflation at 2.8 percent, followed by Region II (Cagayan Valley) at 2.5 percent, and Region IV (CALABARZON) at 2.4 percent. On the other hand, Region XI (Davao Region) had the lowest inflation at -1.6 percent.  (Table 4 and Figure 2)
 

APPROVED FOR RELEASE:

RANDOLPH ANTHONY B. GALES
(Chief Statistical Specialist)
Officer-In-Charge
Regional Statistical Services Office 11