Inflation eases to 3.8% in Feb, still within govt target range

INFLATION eased in February, returning to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas'(BSP) target, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Tuesday.

The consumer price index (CPI) during the month was at 3.8 percent, settling within the 2-4 percent target of the BSP and down from the 4.4 percent posted in January 2019.