Pampanga, Jan. 10 -- The inflation rate in Central Luzon continued to accelerate to 9.0 percent in December 2022 from 8.8 November 2022, based on the latest report of the Philippine Statistics Authority-Regional Statistical Services Office (PSA-RSSO) III.

This is the highest inflation recorded in the region since December 2008.

The region's average inflation from January to December 2022 was recorded at 6.5 percent.

Central Luzon ranked third among regions, with Western Visayas registering the highest inflation at 10.5 percent, followed by Davao at 9.3 percent.

Meanwhile, the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) still recorded the lowest inflation at 6.3 percent.

The headline inflation in the Philippines also went ...