Philippine annual inflation quickens to 4.1% in March

MANILA — Philippine annual inflation picked up more than expected in March due mainly to rising transport costs, the statistics agency said on Tuesday. The consumer price index rose 4.1 in March from a year earlier, much higher than the previous month’s 2.4 rise and above the 3.7 median forecast in a Reuters poll. Core inflation, which excludes volatile [] The post Philippine annual inflation quickens to 4.1 in March appeared first on Interaksyon.