MANILA, June 5 : Philippine annual inflation stood at 6.8 per cent in May, below the previous month's 7.2 per cent rate, driven mainly by slower increases in food and transport costs, the statistics agency said on Friday. • The consumer price index was below the 7.5 per cent median forecast in a Reuters po

MANILA, June 5 : Philippine annual inflation stood at 6.8 per cent in May, below the previous month's 7.2 per cent rate, driven mainly by slower increases in food and transport costs, the statistics agency said on Friday. • The consumer price index was below the 7.5 per cent median forecast in a Reuters po