Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, February 2005


Table 6. Year-on-Year Changes of the CPI in Percent by Area, by Commodity Group
         February 2004 - February 2005
         (2000 = 100)

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

All items                        8.5   8.4  6.0   8.6   8.2   7.7   7.2   6.8   6.6   5.4   4.5   4.3r  4.2   4.0 

Food, beverages, and tobacco     7.6   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 
Clothing                         3.5   3.5  2.7   3.3   3.0   2.8   2.5r  2.1   2.2   2.1   2.0   2.7r  3.0   3.2r
Housing and repairs              4.5   4.2  3.8   3.5   3.5   3.4   3.2   3.2   3.6   3.8   3.5   3.5   4.5   4.4 
Fuel, light, and water          18.7  20.1  7.4  17.9  17.0  10.1   8.8   7.1   6.8   5.7   3.5r  1.6r  1.9r  3.5r
Services                        13.4  13.6  9.2  14.1  13.7  13.2  12.7  12.4  11.9   8.5r  5.2   4.6r  4.4r  4.8r
Miscellaneous                    3.1   2.9  2.2   2.8   2.7   2.5   2.2   2.0   1.8   1.8   1.7   2.0   2.1   2.0 

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All items                        8.8   8.9  5.8   8.4   7.9   6.8   6.5   6.2   6.4   5.4r  4.8r  4.5r  3.7r  4.0r

Food, beverages and tobacco      5.4   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 
Clothing                         3.2   3.2  3.0   3.0   2.5   2.4   1.9r  1.4   1.6   1.7   1.5r  4.9r  5.0   5.3r
Housing and repairs              5.5   4.6  3.0   2.9   3.0   2.9   3.0   2.8   3.1   3.4   3.3   3.5   2.8   2.8 
Fuel, light and water           31.1  32.5  6.1  22.6  23.5   6.6   6.3   3.7   3.3   3.1   2.0  -1.4  -1.8r  2.0r
Services                        12.1  12.4  9.6  13.7  13.6  12.7  12.0  12.0  12.1  10.9r  6.6r  5.8r  4.5   5.3 
Miscellaneous                    2.8   2.7  2.2   2.6   2.7   2.1   1.9   1.7   1.7   1.7   1.8   2.6   2.5   2.6 

Areas Outside NCR

All items                        8.3   8.3  6.1   8.6   8.2   8.1   7.6   7.1   6.7   5.4   4.5   4.1   4.3r  4.0  

Food, beverages, and tobacco     8.3   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 
Clothing                         3.7   3.5  2.6   3.4   3.3   3.0   2.7   2.5   2.5   2.3   2.2r  1.9r  2.3   2.5r
Housing and repairs              3.9   3.9  4.2   4.0   3.9   3.9   3.5   3.5   3.8   4.1   3.6r  3.5r  5.8r  5.5  
Fuel, light, and water          12.8  14.1  7.9  15.4  13.8  11.8  10.1   8.8   8.6   7.0   4.2r  3.2r  3.7r  4.2r 
Services                        14.1  14.3  9.0  14.3  13.9  13.5  13.0  12.5  11.8   7.2   4.4   3.9   4.2   4.5 
Miscellaneous                    3.2   3.0  2.2   2.8   2.7   2.6   2.4   2.1   1.9   1.8   1.6   1.7   1.9   1.8 

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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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