Filtered By: Money Money Published June 5, 2026 9:21am + Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. Philippine inflation rate eased in May 2026 on the back of slower increases in fuel and food costs seen during the period, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Friday.At a press briefing, National Statistician and PSA chief Claire Dennis Mapa said inflation — the rate of increase in the prices of goods and services — slowed down to 6.8% last month from 7.2% in April 2026.May’s inflation print brought the year-to-date rate to 4.5%, surpassing the government’s comfortable ceiling of 2% to 4%.“Ang pangunahing dahilan ng mas mababang antas ng inflation nitong Mayo 2026 kumpara noong Abril 2026 ay ang mas mabagal na pagtaas ng presyo ng Transport na may 16.2% inflation rate,” Mapa said.(The main contributor to the decrease in the inflation rate in May 2026 compared to April 2026 was the slower increase in Transport prices which posted a 16.2% inflation rate.)Transport contributed 70.3% to the overall deceleration of the inflation rate in the country.