Guimaras food inflation drops further in November 2025

Food inflation for all-income households in Guimaras recorded a sharper drop in November 2025 to -5.6% from -2.9% in October 2025, while low-income households posted -6.9% from -4.2%, indicating sustained easing in the cost of basic food commodities compared with the same month last year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said.

“The declining trend in inflation for low-income households was largely driven by a sharper drop in the prices of cereals and cereal products, with -19.2% in November compared to -15.6% the previous month,” Provincial Statistics Officer Nelida B. Losare said.

“The cereals and cereal products group contributed 48.3% to the November food inflation trend for the bottom 30% income households,” Losare said.

Other commodities influencing the downtrend in food inflation for the low-income group included vegetables, tubers, plantains, cooking bananas, and pulses, which recorded an inflation rate of 4.1%, down from 13.7% the previous month.

This group accounted for 24.2% of the total food inflation movement in Guimaras.

In contrast, two food items showed an increasing inflation trend for low-income households: oils and fats (0.5%) and ready-made food and other food products (4.8%).

Only flour, sugar, confectionery, and desserts (4.9%) showed constant movement in November 2025 inflation for low-income households.

The top contributors to the overall food inflation rate for low-income households were cereals and cereal products, with a contribution of 126.6% or 8.73 percentage points; sugar, confectionery, and desserts, with an impact of 1.7% or 0.11 percentage points; and fruits and nuts, with 1.5% or 0.10 percentage points, according to the PSA.

Moreover, among all-income households, the declining trend was largely driven by a sharper drop in the prices of cereals and cereal products, with a -19.2% inflation rate in November compared to -15.6% the previous month, Losare said.

“The cereals and cereal products group contributed 48.3% to the November food inflation trend for all-income households,” Losare said.

Other commodities influencing the downtrend in food inflation for the all-income group included vegetables, tubers, plantains, cooking bananas and pulses, which fell to 4.1% from 13.7%; fish and other seafood, which slowed to 3.0% from 4.8%; meat and other parts of slaughtered land animals, which dropped to 0.4% from 2.3%; fruits and nuts, which fell to -3.4% from -1.4%; and milk, other dairy products and eggs, which decreased to 1.5% from 2.1%.

In contrast, oils and fats (0.0%) and ready-made food and other food products (1.4%) showed a faster inflation trend, while flour, bread and other bakery products, pasta products and other cereals (3.6%) and sugar, confectionery and desserts (-3.1%) retained the previous month’s rate.

For all-income households, the top contributors to overall food inflation were cereals and cereal products, with a contribution of 118.8% or 6.65 percentage points; fruits and nuts, with an impact of 2.9% or 0.16 percentage points; and sugar, confectionery, and desserts, with 1.3% or 0.08 percentage points.

Food inflation in Western Visayas continued to decline, easing from 3.9% in November 2024 to -1.2% in November 2025, indicating sustained moderation in food prices across the region.

Most provinces recorded negative food inflation in November 2025, with Guimaras posting the lowest rate at -5.6%.

Aklan, Antique, and Iloilo also improved but remained negative, while only Capiz and Iloilo City stayed positive at 1.1% and 0.9%, respectively.

“Most provinces have been recording negative food inflation rates since the second quarter of 2025, reflecting the continued easing of food prices,” Losare said.