The annual growth in the General Retail Price Index (GRPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) increased 1.9 percent in June from 1.2 percent in May.

The annual gain in the GRPI in NCR eased to 0.5 percent in April from 1.3 percent in March. The annual change in crude materials, inedible except fuels index dropped by -21.0 percent in April from 0.5 percent in March and mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials index, -6.1 percent from 6.0 percent.

The month-on-month growth rate of the General Retail Price Index (GRPI) in the National Capital Region (NCR) went up to 0.2 percent in December from -0.1 percent in November. This was attributed mainly to higher price increments in the indexes of mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials and miscellaneous construction materials at 5.0 percent and 0.5 percent, respectively from their corresponding previous monthҳ rates of 1.0 percent and -0.1 percent. Price gain in chemicals, including animal and vegetable oils and fats index remained at 0.1 percent while the price increase in beverages and tobacco index eased to 0.1 percent from 0.2 percent. Prices of crude materials, inedible except fuels, manufactured goods classified chiefly by materials and machinery and transport equipment generally remained stable as their indexes recorded zero growth.