Table 5. Month-on-Month Changes of the CPI in Percent by Area, by Commodity Group
         January 2004 - January 2005
         (2000 = 100)

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                              2005 |                                   2 0 0 4                              
 Area/Commodity Group          Jan | Dec    Nov   Oct   Sep   Aug   Jul   Jun   May   Apr   Mar   Feb   Jan 
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Philippines

All items                      0.7   0.7    0.8   0.4   0.6   0.4   1.2   1.7   0.5   0.5   0.3   0.2r  0.9r 

Food, beverages, and tobacco   0.7   1.0    0.1   0.2   0.5   0.5   1.2   1.0   0.7   0.7   0.5   0.0   1.4
Clothing                       0.3   0.3    0.3   0.5   0.3r  0.2   0.4   0.4   0.3r  0.2r  0.2r  0.1   0.2r 
Housing and repairs            1.0   0.1    0.3   0.5   0.2   0.1   0.2   0.6   0.2   0.3   0.3   0.4   0.3
Fuel, light, and water         2.6   1.7    6.9   1.2   1.3   0.5   1.0   2.2   0.6   0.1  -0.3r  0.9r  0.6r 
Services                       0.1   0.4    0.8   0.6   0.7   0.7   3.3   4.9   0.5   0.4r  0.2r  0.4r  0.5r 
Miscellaneous                  0.3   0.3    0.3   0.4   0.4   0.3   0.2   0.3   0.1   0.3   0.2   0.2   0.1

National Capital Region

All items                      1.1   1.0    1.5   0.5   0.4   0.2   0.6   1.7   0.5   0.7   0.1r  0.3   0.7

Food, beverages and tobacco   -0.3   2.7   -0.4   0.3   0.0   0.2   0.7   0.5   1.0   0.8   0.4   0.0   1.2
Clothing                       0.2   0.4    0.4   0.7   0.3r  0.1   0.3   0.2   0.3   0.1   0.1r  0.2   0.0
Housing and repairs            2.0   0.0    0.3   0.5   0.3   0.1   0.0   0.1   0.1   0.7   0.1   0.4   0.3
Fuel, light and water          8.4   0.0   16.4   0.4   2.2   0.2   0.1   2.7   0.4   0.2  -1.6r  0.4   0.3
Services                      -0.4   0.4    1.2   0.7   0.6   0.5   1.3   5.9r  0.3r  0.7r  0.1   0.5   0.8r 
Miscellaneous                  0.3   0.3    0.5   0.4   0.3   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.1   0.3   0.1   0.2   0.3

Areas Outside NCR		 		 		 	 		 

All items                      0.6   0.6    0.4   0.4   0.7   0.5   1.7   1.5   0.6   0.4   0.4   0.3r  0.9r

Food, beverages, and tobacco   1.0   0.5    0.2   0.2   0.7   0.7   1.4   1.1   0.7   0.6   0.6   0.0   1.4
Clothing                       0.3   0.3    0.3   0.4   0.4   0.3   0.4   0.4   0.4   0.2r  0.2r  0.1r  0.3r
Housing and repairs            0.2   0.2    0.2   0.5   0.2   0.1   0.3   0.9   0.3   0.2   0.4   0.3   0.3r
Fuel, light, and water        -0.4   2.5    2.5   1.6   0.9   0.7   1.4   1.9   0.7   0.0   0.4   1.1r  0.7r
Services                       0.3   0.4    0.6   0.4   0.9   0.7   4.4   4.4   0.6   0.3   0.2   0.4   0.2r
Miscellaneous                  0.3   0.3    0.2   0.3   0.4   0.3   0.3   0.4   0.1   0.3   0.2   0.2   0.0

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r - revised

Source:  Economic Indices and Indicators Division
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

Page last updated:  February 4, 2005

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