MANILA  -Rice prices around the country continued to creep higher as of early July, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed, while other food commodities surveyed during the period have become slightly cheaper. Based on the PSA's latest price situation report, the retail price of well-milled rice averaged P45.56 per kilogram during the first phase of July (between July 1 and July 5). This represents an uptrend for two consecutive periods after its average retail price inched up by 0.

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