由尼尔杰罗·莫拉莱斯和迪塔斯·B·罗帕斯报道，菲律宾9月通胀率再度加速，结束了四个月的下降趋势，原因是燃油价格上涨。
Morales and Ditas B Lopez Philippine inflation gained pace again in September, ending four months of deceleration as fuel prices surged.
统计局周二报告称，上个月消费价格同比上涨7.2%，与8月的6.1%相比，有所上升，并超过了彭博新闻调查的中位数预期6.8%。
Consumer prices rose 7.2% last month from a year earlier, the statistics agency reported Tuesday. That compares to 6.1% in August, and exceeds the median estimate of 6.8% in a Bloomberg News survey.
自伊朗战争爆发以来，通胀率一直超过央行的3%目标，这引发了全球能源供应冲击和油价上涨，影响到像菲律宾这样依赖进口的国家。比索货币对美元的疲弱也加剧了进口通胀。
Inflation has been exceeding the central bank’s 3% target since the Iran war erupted, triggering a global energy supply shock and oil price surges that hit import-dependent nations like the Philippines. The peso’s weakness against the US dollar also exacerbated imported inflation.
为遏制价格压力，菲律宾中央银行自4月以来累计上调政策利率75个基点。
To rein in price pressures, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has raised its policy rate by a cumulative 75 basis points since April.
持续高涨的通胀率有进一步拖慢菲律宾消费的风险，该国在第二季度的增长速度为主要东南亚经济体中第二弱。
Elevated inflation risks further slowing consumption in the Philippines, which posted the second-weakest growth among major Southeast Asia economies in the second quarter.