Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, January 2005


Table 13. Year-on-Year Changes of the Food and FBT, in Percent, by Area
          January 2004 - January 2005
          (2000 = 100)
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                               2005 |                             2 0 0 4                      
Area / Commodity Group          Jan | Ave  Dec  Nov  Oct  Sep  Aug  Jul  Jun  May  Apr  Mar  Feb  Jan 
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Philippines

  Food, beverages, and tobacco  7.4   6.2  8.2  7.5  7.9  7.6  7.2  6.7  5.6  5.5  5.3  4.7  4.1  4.1  
  Food                          7.6   6.4  8.5  7.8  8.3  8.0  7.4  7.0  5.7  5.7  5.5  4.8  4.2  4.1  

National Capital Region (NCR)

  Food, beverages, and tobacco  5.9   6.1  7.5  5.8  7.1  7.0  7.0  7.0  5.1  6.3  6.1  5.3  4.8  4.4  
  Food                          6.0   6.4  7.7  6.0  7.4  7.3  7.3  7.2  5.3  6.6  6.3  5.6  4.9  4.6  

Areas Outside NCR (AONCR)

  Food, beverages, and tobacco  7.9   6.2  8.4  8.0  8.2  7.9  7.2  6.6  5.6  5.3  5.0  4.5  3.8  3.9  
  Food                          8.2   6.5  8.8  8.3  8.6  8.2  7.4  7.0  5.8  5.5  5.2  4.6  3.9  4.0  

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

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