Brunei sees 0.2 per cent decrease in consumer price index in July
The decrease in the food and non-alcoholic beverages index was mainly contributed by the decline in the prices of vegetables (5.3 per cent); and meat (2.3 per cent), mainly meat…
Coconut oil prices are going up in Asia as increased demand turns it into a luxury
This is leading to a shortage in Asian countries that consider the edible oil a kitchen staple.
P20/kilo rice for Filipino fishermen an ‘insufficient consolation’: fisherfolk group
It does not concretely address the root of the production crisis, which is also behind the high price of rice in the market, Pamalakaya National Chairperson Fernando Hicap said in…
Power prices in Vietnam set to rise as hidden costs surface
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has proposed adding previously unaccounted costs into retail electricity prices to help Vietnam Electricity (EVN) narrow losses and stabilise…
India’s retail inflation slips to eight-year low of 1.55% in July
According to the data released by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, there is a decline of 55 basis points in the headline inflation of July 2025 in comparison…
Indonesia’s retail sales spring back in July after a nine-month lull
According to preliminary data published by Bank Indonesia, the retail sales index (RSI) for July is estimated to have inched up to 222.5, marking a solid 4.8 percent year-on-year…
Bhutan’s inflation cools to 3.65 percent in June
The inflation rate, which has averaged 3.33 percent over the first six months of 2025, means households are now spending 3.65 percent more on the same basket of goods than they…
Crude palm oil prices in Malaysia likely to remain steady
The stronger performance comes even as Malaysian palm oil reserves are estimated to have surged nearly 10% a month earlier to around 2.23 million tonnes in July, the highest level…
Philippine inflation cools to 0.9% as rice prices drop
July’s figure was the softest since October 2019, when inflation stood at 0.6 percent.
Japan’s minimum wage to exceed ¥1,000 nationwide for 1st time
If the guideline is adopted by the labor councils in each prefecture as planned, the national average minimum wage will rise from the current ¥1,055 to ¥1,118 and all…