Inflation last month likely eased further from the rate posted in July on the back of a continued decline in local oil pump prices and steady food costs, analysts from private banks polled by The Manila Times said.

Headline inflation in August may have settled in the 0.5 percent to 1 percent range, according to the forecasts given by the analysts, who see the easing of prices allowing the central bank to keep its key policy rates unchanged.

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