May inflation hits 13-mth high

CONSUMER prices in the Philippines marked the highest increase in 13 months as it climbed to 1.6 percent in May from 1.1 percent the previous month.

The increase occurred in a wide range of sectors. They included food items, including alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, clothing and footwear, tobacco, furnishing, household equipment and routine maintenance of the house, health products, transport and communication, recreation and culture, and restaurant and miscellaneous goods and services.