While consumer price increases moved at a steady pace in October, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said potential tariff hikes on imported rice and a possible jump in power costs could trigger faster price movements in the coming months.
“Potential electricity rate adjustments and possible increases in tariffs on rice imports could add some upward pressures,” the BSP said in a Nov.
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