Inflation rate of Davao del Norte increased by 0.9 percentage points (2018=100) in April 2024
Table A. Year-on-Year Inflation Rates: All Items in Percent Philippines, Region 11, and Davao del Norte April 2023, March – April 2024 |
Area | April
2023 | March
2024 | April
2024 | Year-to-Date* |
Philippines | 6.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
Region 11 | 7.5 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
Davao del Norte | 4.2 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 2.9 |
- Year-on-year change of average CPI for January to April 2024 vs. 2023
Source: Retail Price Survey of Commodities for the Generation of Consumer Price Index Philippine Statistics Authority 
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Source: Retail Price Survey of Commodities for the Generation of Consumer Price Index Philippine Statistics Authority
- Inflation in Davao del Norte
The headline inflation of Davao del Norte decreased by 0.1 percentage point in April 2024 (4.1%) compared to its inflation rate in the same month last year, which was recorded at 4.2 percent. The current inflation rate (4.1%) of the province is higher compared to the headline inflation of the Philippines with 3.8 percent but lower compared to the Davao Region which was recorded at 5.1 percent (Table A).
The average inflation of Davao del Norte for the year 2024 stood at 2.9 percent (Table B).
Table B. Year-on-Year Inflation Rates in Davao del Norte: All Items in Percent January 2021 – April 2024 |
Month | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
January | 2.5 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 1.0 |
February | 2.8 | 3.9 | 6.5 | 3.5 |
March | 2.9 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 3.2 |
April | 2.7 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 |
May | 3.3 | 4.7 | 3.1 | |
June | 3.6 | 5.7 | 2.5 | |
July | 4.2 | 7.1 | 1.3 | |
August | 4.7 | 6.9 | 1.6 | |
September | 4.1 | 7.4 | 3.4 | |
October | 4.3 | 7.2 | 2.8 | |
November | 4.2 | 7.0 | 3.2 | |
December | 4.3 | 6.6 | 2.9 | |
Average | 3.6 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 2.9 |
Source: Retail Price Survey of Commodities for the Generation of Consumer Price Index, Philippine Statistics Authority |
- Contribution to the Inflation
Table C showed that the April 2024 inflation of Davao del Norte is mostly contributed by the indices of food and non-alcoholic beverages (8.2%); transport (4.7%); and alcoholic be verages and tobacco (12.4%).
Table C. Major Contributor to the Inflation in Davao del Norte: All income Households in Percent (2018=100) |
Commodity Group | April
2023 | March
2024 | April
2024 | Contribution to Inflation |
ALL ITEMS | 4.2 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 100.0 |
Food and non-alcoholic beverages | 7.2 | 6.6 | 8.2 | 94.1 |
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco | 4.7 | 12.0 | 12.4 | 5.8 |
Clothing and footwear | 2.3 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.4 |
Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels | 0.7 | (7.0) | (6.2) | (28.1) |
Furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance | 3.0 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 3.5 |
Health | 10.5 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
Transport | 0.5 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 11.9 |
Information and communication | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Recreation, sport and culture | 5.9 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 0.4 |
Education services | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 1.3 |
Restaurants and accommodation services | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
Financial services | 0.0 | (0.1) | (0.1) | (0.0) |
Personal care, and miscellaneous goods and services | 2.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
Source: Retail Price Survey of Commodities for the Generation of Consumer Price Index Philippine Statistics Authority |
- Share to the Trend of Inflation
Table D. Share to the Uptrend of Inflation in Davao del Norte: All income Households in Percent (2018=100) |
Commodity Group | April
2023 | March
2024 | April
2024 | Share to Uptrend |
ALL ITEMS | 4.2 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 100.0 |
Food and non-alcoholic beverages | 7.2 | 6.6 | 8.2 | 70.9 |
Alcoholic beverages and tobacco | 4.7 | 12.0 | 12.4 | 0.7 |
Clothing and footwear | 2.3 | 5.2 | 4.7 | |
Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels | 0.7 | (7.0) | (6.2) | 14.0 |
Furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance | 3.0 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 0.7 |
Health | 10.5 | 2.9 | 2.5 | |
Transport | 0.5 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 13.7 |
Information and communication | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | |
Recreation, sport and culture | 5.9 | 3.7 | 2.7 | |
Education services | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | |
Restaurants and accommodation services | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 | |
Financial services | 0.0 | (0.1) | (0.1) | |
Personal care, and miscellaneous goods and services | 2.7 | 4.1 | 3.9 | |
Source: Retail Price Survey of Commodities for the Generation of Consumer Price Index Philippine Statistics Authority |
The increment in the inflation rate of Davao del Norte can be observed with its upward trend from 3.2 percent in March 2024 to 4.1 percent in April 2024. This trend is mainly contributed by the faster annual increase of the index for food and non-alcoholic beverages from a rate of 6.6 percent in March 2024 to 8.2 percent in April 2024. This is followed by the indices of housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels (from -7.0% to -6.2%), and transport (from 3.3% to 4.7%). (Table D).
Despite the increase of inflation rate in the province, a downward trend in April 2024 compared to their corresponding rates in March 2024 were observed in Table D for the following commodities:
- Clothing and footwear (from 5.2% to 4.7%);
- Health (from 2.9% to 2.5%);
- Personal care, and miscellaneous goods and services (from 4.1% to 3.9%);
- Recreation, sport and culture (from 3.7% to 2.7%); and
- Restaurants and accommodation services (from 1.4% to 1.3%)
It can also be observed that the commodities for information and communication; education services; and financial services has shown no sign of increase nor decrease in inflation rate in comparison to their corresponding rates in the last month.
The inflation of the index for food increased from 7.0% in March 2024 to 8.8% in April 2024. The uptrend of the food inflation was mostly attributed by the faster annual increase in the price indices of vegetables, tubers, plantains, cooking bananas and pulses; fish and other seafood; and ready-made food and other food products n.e.c. (Table E).
Table E. Share to the Trend of Food Inflation in Davao del Norte: All income Households in Percent (2018=100) |
|---|
Commodity Group | April
2023 | March
2024 | April
2024 | Share to
Uptrend |
|---|
FOOD | 7.2 | 7.0 | 8.8 | 100.0 |
Rice | 6.6 | 24.4 | 22.9 | |
Corn | 16.1 | (2.7) | 0.4 | |
Flour, Bread and Other Bakery Products, Pasta Products, And Other Cereals | 3.8 | 7.4 | 6.9 | |
Meat and other parts of slaughtered land animals | 6.3 | (1.9) | (2.3) | |
Fish and other seafood | 11.0 | 0.9 | 5.2 | 41.4 |
Milk, other dairy products and eggs | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | |
Oils and fats | 14.1 | (3.4) | (5.2) | |
Fruits and nuts | 6.2 | 27.1 | 26.9 | |
Vegetables, tubers, plantains, cooking bananas and pulses | 0.6 | 4.2 | 18.3 | 53.5 |
Sugar, confectionery and desserts | 24.5 | (2.5) | (1.9) | 0.8 |
Ready-made food and other food products n.e.c. | 6.3 | 6.8 | 9.2 | 4.4 |
Source: Retail Price Survey of Commodities for the Generation of Consumer Price Index Philippine Statistics Authority |
- Purchasing Power of Peso
The Purchasing Power of Peso (PPP) measures the current value of the peso in reference to its value in the base year. It has an inverse relationship with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) which means that if the CPI increases, the PPP decreases.
Figure 2 showed that the PPP for the province of Davao del Norte steadied and was recorded at 0.82 from February to April 2024. This suggests that Php100.00 in 2018 is currently valued at PhP82.00.
Technical Notes Consumer Price Index (CPI). An indicator of the change in the average retail prices of a fixed basket of goods and services commonly purchased by households relative to a base year. Based Period. A reference date at which the index is equal to 100. The Base year is 2018. Inflation Rate. The rate of change of the CPI expressed in percent. It is interpreted in terms of declining purchasing power of peso. Purchasing Power of Peso. The measure of how much the peso in the base period is worth in the current period. Note: Consumer Price Indices (CPI) and inflation rates by province and selected cities are posted at the PSA website (https://openstat.psa.gov.ph/). |
PEPITO D. AMOYEN
Chief Statistical Specialist
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