INFLATION likely slowed for a fourth straight month in May following price drops for fuel, electricity, and several food items, economists polled by The Manila Times said.

The median forecast in a survey of 12 analysts was 6.1 percent, within the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' (BSP) 5.8- to 6.6-percent projection for the month.

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