Headline inflation could fall to as low as 0.1 percent this month, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Tuesday, with cheap fuel offsetting the impact of Typhoon Lando.

With consumer prices having eased to a fresh low of 0.4 percent in September and the Finance department projecting a further drop to 0.3 percent, central bank governor Amando Tetangco Jr. offered a forecast range of 0.1 percent to 0.9 percent.

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