Pangasinan, April 12 -- The inflation rate in Pangasinan remained at 2.3 percent in March, unchanged from February, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) 1 (Ilocos Region) reported Friday.

PSA-Pangasinan chief statistical specialist Edgar Norberte said the main contributors to inflation were food and non-alcoholic beverages at 3.7 percent (accounting for 63.7 percent of the overall rate), restaurants and accommodation services at 2.7 percent, and housing, utilities, and fuels at 1.1 percent.

Under food and non-alcoholic beverages, prices of other vegetables, fresh or chilled, rose from 17.9 percent in February to 32.2 percent in March. The prices of fish, live, fresh, chilled, or frozen, likewise increased from 7.4 percent to 11.9 p...