MANILA, Philippines — Higher fuel prices, along with increased transport costs, pushed the country’s inflation rate to 4.1 percent last month, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Tuesday. It was markedly higher than the 2.4 percent and 1.8 percent a month and year earlier. This is also higher than the 3.7 percent median forecast of The Manila Times' poll of economists, and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' estimate of 3.1 to 3.9 percent. This marks the first time inflation breached the 2.0- to 4.0-percent target since it reached 4.4 percent in July 2024. https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/04/07/business/inflation-accelerates-to-41-in-march/2315075 (ICE SINGAPORE)

Fonte notizia: The Manila Times, 7 April 2026