TAGBILARAN CITY – The provincial inflation in Bohol climbed to 7.2% in April 2026 from 2.0% of the same period last year and higher than 4.5 in March this year, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) in its monthly press conference.
The continued Middle East conflict may have something to do with the impact on the inflation in the country.
But the said inflation (7.2%) is lower than 10.8 in Central Visayas and other highly urbanized cities uptrend of the inflation: Cebu (province), 12.9%; Cebu City, 9.4%; Lapulapu city, 11.4%; and Mandaue City, 10.7% for the same period.
Inflation is defined as the change in consumer price index (CPI) over a specific period of time.
The upward movement of inflation is attributed to top five sources: fuels, lubricants for personal transport with 63.9% in April from 29.2% in March this year, contributing 25.2%.
The staple food, Rice posted 12.1% from 4.1% of the same period; passenger transport sea, land, waterway, 105.8% down from 110.3%; fish and other seafoods, 13.1% from 5.0%; and electricity, 9.8% from 13.2%, contributing the lowest 0.29 to the inflation of the period.
The purchasing power of the peso is pegged at Php0.75.
PSA said the main sources of inflation include: food/non-alcoholic beverage with 7.0% in April this year and 3.7% in March 2026; transport, 25.3% in April and 16.5% in March; and housing/water/electricity/fuels, 2.8 (April) and 1.9% (March).
Food/non-alcoholic/beverages contributes the highest inflation of the month with 46.4%; transport, 38.5%; and housing/water/electricity, 7.1%. (Ric Obedencio)
