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Year-on-Year Headline inflation picks up to 1.2 percent in August 2020 in the province of Davao del Norte. An inflation rate of 0.9 percent was recorded in August 2019, and 1.0 percent in July 2020. On the average, the retail price of consumer goods and services purchased by households in Davao del Norte is 123.5 in August 2020. All commodity groups, except for education, and recreation and culture, exhibited gains.

A slower annual headline inflation rate of 2.4 percent was recorded in Davao del Norte in June 2019. In June 2018, inflation settled at 4.6 percent and in May 2019, 2.1 percent. On the average, the retail price of consumer goods and services typically purchased by a household in Davao del Norte is 121.8 in the current month, higher than the 118.9 index in June 2018. The price indices of all the commodity groups except for education also increased.

The province of Davao del Norte posted an annual inflation rate of 2.1 percent in May 2019. In April 2019, inflation was recorded at 2.0 percent, and on the same month of the previous year, 5.3 percent. The average price of consumer goods and services commonly purchased in the province increased from 118.5 in May 2018 to 121.0 in May 2019. Increase in the price indices of the commodity groups were also observed, excluding education.

The Davao del Norte headline inflation rate remained at 2.0 percent in April 2019. This figure is lower than the 5.1 percent rate recorded on the same month of the previous year. Increase in the average retail price of the fixed basket of consumer goods and services were observed in the reference month, moving to 120.7 from 118.3 in April 2018. Indices of all commodity groups exhibited annual upticks, excluding education.

The proportion of Filipino families in Davao del Norte whose income fall below the poverty line to the total number of families was relatively low in the first semester of 2018, as a notable decrease to 14.5 percent in the poverty incidence was observed from the 27.2 percent figure in the same period of 2015.

Inflation rate in Davao del Norte moved at a slower pace in March 2019, posting a rate of 2.0 percent. This is even lower than the 3.1 percent rate recorded on the previous month and the 5.0 percent rate in March 2018. The average retail price of the fixed basket of consumer goods and services in the province hiked up from 117.6 in March 2018 to 119.9 in the current month, registering an increase of 2.0 percent. All indices, excluding education, posted higher annual gains.

Davao del Norte retained its headline inflation rate at 3.1 percent in February 2019. This is the same rate recorded on the previous month and lower than the 4.8 percent rate in February 2018. A percent change in the average retail price of the fixed basket of consumer goods and services in Davao del Norte of 3.1 was recorded in February 2019, the price situation increasing from 117.2 on the same month of the previous year to 120.8 on the current month. Mark-ups were observed in all the indices, excluding education.

Proclamation No. 682 by then President Corazon C. Aquino declares February of every year as Civil Registration Month (CRM). Pursuant to this, the Philippine Statistics Authority – Davao del Norte Provincial Statistical Office celebrated the CRM with the theme, “Inclusive and Responsive CRVS: Working Smarter Through Innovation".

Davao del Norte’s headline inflation rate further slowed down to 3.1 percent in January 2019, lower than the 4.3 percent rate posted on the previous month and the 4.1 percent rate in January 2018. The average retail price of the fixed basket of consumer goods and services in Davao del Norte was recorded at 120.4, dropping by 3.1 percent from the price level on the same month of the previous year (116.8). Despite the slowdown in the headline inflation rate, mark-ups were recorded in all the indices, excluding education.