THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) revised downward its average inflation forecast for this year to 2.5 percent, its head said on Wednesday.

“Based on [the] BSP’s latest projection, inflation is expected to average at 2.5 percent for 2019, lower relative to the previous forecast of 2.6 percent [as of Aug. 8, 2019] and lower than the official target range of 3.0 percent ± 1.0 percentage point,” BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno said in a message to reporters.

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