Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, March 2005


Table 1.  Monthly Consumer Price Index for All Income Households in the Philippines by Commodity Group,
          March 2004 - March 2005
          (2000 = 100)

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Commodity Group                Jan    Feb    Mar    Apr    May    Jun    Jul    Aug    Sep    Oct    Nov    Dec    Ave
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All items                    126.3  126.6  127.0

Food, beverages and tobacco  120.9  121.2  121.4
Clothing                     116.8  117.0  117.4
Housing and repairs          124.3  125.2  125.8 
Fuel,light and water         151.0  150.5  149.5
Services                     141.3  141.6  142.7
Miscellaneous                115.4  115.8  116.0

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Commodity  Group               Jan    Feb    Mar    Apr    May    Jun    Jul    Aug    Sep    Oct    Nov    Dec    Ave
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All items                    116.5r 116.7r 117.1r 117.7r 118.3r 120.3r 121.8  122.3  123.0  123.5  124.5  125.4  120.6

Food, beverages and tobacco  112.6  112.6  113.2  114.0  114.8  116.0  117.4  118.0  118.6  118.8  118.9  120.1  116.3
Clothing                     112.9r 113.0r 113.2r 113.4r 113.7r 114.1  114.5  114.7  115.1r 115.7  116.0  116.4  114.4
Housing and repairs          119.3  119.8  120.1  120.5  120.8  121.5  121.7  121.8  122.0  122.6  123.0  123.1  121.4
Fuel,light and water         125.7r 126.8r 126.4r 126.5  127.3  130.1  131.4  132.1  133.8  135.4  144.8  147.2  132.3
Services                     124.4r 124.9r 125.2  125.7r 126.3r 132.5r 136.9  137.8  138.8  139.6  140.7  141.2  132.8
Miscellaneous                112.1  112.3  112.5  112.8  112.9  113.2  113.4  113.7  114.1  114.5  114.8  115.1  113.5

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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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