MANILA, July 7 (Reuters) - The Philippines' annual inflation
picked up to 2.5% in June, accelerating from a six-month low of
2.1% in May, due to higher increments in the transport index,
tobacco and utilities indices, the statistics agency said on
Tuesday.
The headline figure was near the upper end of the central
bank's forecast range of 1.9% to 2.7% for the month, and faster
than the median 2.2% estimate in a Reuters' poll.