Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Table, March 2005


Table 14. Monthly Headline and Core Consumer Price Index for All Income Households in the Philippines,
          March 2004 - March 2005
          (2000 = 100)

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                              2005         |                                       2 0 0 4                                   
                      Mar     Feb     Jan  |  Ave    Dec    Nov    Oct    Sep    Aug    Jul    Jun    May    Apr    Mar  
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Headline Inflation  127.0   126.6   126.3   120.6  125.4  124.5  123.5  123.0  122.3  121.8  120.3r 118.3r 117.7r 117.1r  


Core Inflation      128.0   127.6   127.1   121.6  125.8  125.1  124.0  123.5  123.1  122.6  121.4  119.7  119.1  118.5  	

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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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