RP inflation up to 5.1%
RP inflation up to 5.1%
MANILA (AFP): The Philippines' inflation rate rose to 5.1 percent in December from 4.5 percent in November, the National Statistics Office (NSO) said Monday.
This figure brought the average inflation rate in 1996 to 8.4 percent, up from 8.1 percent registered in 1995, the NSO added.