Manila, Feb. 5 -- The rate of price increases in the Philippines accelerated to 2 percent in January from 1.8 percent in December 2025 due to faster jumps in the prices of electricity, housing, and other fuels, with the latter due to slower declines in the prices of liquified petroleum gas.

National Statistician Claire Dennis Mapa, in a briefing on Thursday, said last month's inflation rate is, however, slower compared to the 2.9 percent recorded in January 2025.

Core inflation, which excludes volatile items, such as food and oil, also posted a faster rate of 2.8 percent from 2.4 percent and 2.6 percent in December and January last year, respectively.

Last month's inflation rate is still within the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' (BSP) fo...