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Philippine Annual Inflation at 7.2% in September
Food and fuel costs, a weaker peso and weather disruptions drove the September increase, while inflation stayed within the central bank’s forecast range.
MANILA, Oct 6 : Philippine annual inflation accelerated to 7.2 per cent in September from 6.1 per cent in August, the statistics agency said on Tuesday. • Economists in a Reuters poll had expected annual inflation of 6.6 per cent.• The September reading was within the central bank's forecast of 6.