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Philippine inflation rate accelerates to 6.9 pct in September

MANILA, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) — Year-on-year inflation in the Philippines accelerated to 6.9 percent in September from 6.3 percent in August, the highest since October 2018, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Wednesday.

The latest figure brings the average inflation in the first nine months to 5.1 percent.

PSA head Dennis Mapa said the increase in the prices of essential food commodities and ele