Higher oil and food prices likely pushed the country’s inflation rate up to a range of 1.3 percent to 1.7 percent in May from 1.1 percent in April, analysts polled by The Manila Times said.

Official May data will be released today (Tuesday). Inflation the same month a year ago settled at 1.6 percent.

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