Consumer Price Index for All Income Household in the Philippines, by Selected Commodities
and by Geographic Area: March 2005
(2000 = 100)

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Commodity Group                Phils.    NCR   AONCR     CAR       I      II     III    IV-A    IV-B       V      VI     VII    VIII      IX       X      XI     XII    XIII    ARMM
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All items                      127.0   128.1   126.5   129.5   127.5   122.5   124.5   127.3   122.2   126.0   125.3   131.8   123.3   123.1   128.5   129.9   124.1   127.1   129.1

  I. Food, beverages,
       and tobacco             121.4   118.7   122.3   119.3   126.7   122.7   121.2   118.9   118.3   120.9   117.9   131.5   121.1   121.7   124.6   127.5   122.2   126.1   126.7

   * Food                      121.5   118.8   122.4   119.5   126.9   122.9   121.3   118.6   118.4   120.9   117.6   132.2   121.5   121.5   124.5   127.6   122.4   126.1   127.4
       Cereal and cereal
         preparations          116.1   118.6   115.7   111.5   122.5   113.6   112.3   112.1   111.9   112.5   109.8   122.3   118.7   114.2   122.4   120.9   117.1   122.9   120.0
         Cereals               111.9   104.8   112.9   108.5   114.7   113.0   107.3   106.4   110.2   109.3   107.6   122.2   116.9   112.1   121.2   118.3   114.9   122.2   119.0
           Rice                110.8   104.8   111.7   108.4   114.8   113.0   106.4   106.3   110.2   107.8   107.0   117.4   117.6   113.3   118.3   117.5   114.2   122.8   118.4
           Corn                123.4   107.2   123.7   115.3   105.8   112.9   169.4   112.6   114.1   125.0   119.4   132.0   104.2   109.2   128.2   121.0   121.4   116.3   146.3
         Cereal preparations   130.7   140.9   127.1   121.4   156.1   116.1   129.0   125.9   120.3   124.5   120.1   122.5   128.8   125.0   128.2   132.0   128.2   127.6   124.8
       Dairy products          141.4   141.2   141.5   145.0   162.5   135.3   143.5   138.5   138.5   140.8   131.0   145.8   140.5   146.6   140.5   139.2   137.7   144.9   139.7
       Eggs                    117.5   116.6   117.8   115.2   120.5   124.4   115.3   110.2   112.7   119.0   111.1   118.9   120.7   123.9   130.3   127.8   124.5   118.2   127.0
       Fish                    127.0   120.3   128.7   115.9   128.7   121.4   125.9   131.9   122.9   126.3   121.8   139.4   126.0   121.6   129.4   137.6   126.1   134.7   136.4
       Fruits and vegetables   112.9    98.4   118.1   129.7   106.3   117.6   114.4   108.7   117.2   116.0   118.9   136.0   121.0   127.1   120.8   125.6   118.8   119.8   132.6
       Meat                    127.4   125.8   128.1   126.1   135.1   126.5   128.2   126.6   126.1   127.4   124.0   129.7   123.8   128.2   128.6   127.8   133.4   127.3   144.1
       Miscellaneous foods     120.9   117.5   122.4   113.1   130.4   137.5   122.3   114.1   120.0   127.3   121.8   140.2   116.7   122.3   117.8   129.4   121.8   124.7   126.5
   * Beverages                 121.2   115.7   123.3   116.7   126.7   124.6   119.2   124.3   117.3   121.9   123.5   124.8   117.8   124.8   126.6   130.5   121.8   128.4   114.8
   * Tobacco                   119.7   125.4   118.6   113.8   118.6   114.0   118.8   123.6   117.5   117.3   114.6   118.2   109.9   122.3   121.6   118.1   117.4   123.1   118.6

     Nonfood                   132.5   134.5   131.4   140.2   128.6   122.2   128.2   135.6   127.2   132.6   134.0   132.2   126.2   125.2   133.1   132.6   126.6   128.6   133.3

 II. Clothing                  117.4   122.8   115.5   113.0   114.6   112.2   117.3   114.7   117.6   118.2   109.3   120.2   114.1   110.1   118.3   120.3   114.5   110.7   121.7

     Footwear                  121.6   127.7   119.2   116.4   113.7   117.5   118.7   121.3   123.7   122.9   108.1   130.4   116.5   112.2   119.3   127.9   118.5   109.0   129.0
     Ready-made apparel        115.5   120.2   113.9   111.2   114.9   110.3   116.4   111.4   115.2   116.3   109.8   116.9   113.2   109.3   117.8   117.2   112.9   111.3   118.7
     Custom clothes            116.8   126.0   115.3   122.4   120.3   110.0   127.1   118.0   115.8   113.2   108.4   112.8   113.0   106.2   123.5   108.9   113.1   114.2   125.3

III. Housing and repairs       125.8   124.1   127.1   152.3   122.7   112.8   115.2   135.6   124.5   129.3   132.8   130.8   116.5   119.1   124.0   123.3   116.7   126.7   136.1

     Minor repairs             123.3   119.1   124.7   119.2   123.6   117.5   132.7   125.7   120.5   126.1   119.3   123.7   127.9   114.6   126.7   130.9   122.1   124.8   118.1
     Rentals                   125.9   124.3   127.3   153.8   122.4   112.3   113.9   135.9   124.9   129.7   134.4   131.6   115.1   119.5   123.8   122.5   116.2   126.9   137.2

 IV. Fuel, light, and water    149.5   172.6   139.4   155.2   134.6   139.1   129.3   143.0   133.9   142.3   150.1   128.6   138.2   137.6   151.0   145.2   141.4   135.2   135.3

     Fuel                      151.2   166.5   148.5   152.8   145.4   142.8   163.3   159.8   145.0   148.2   134.0   129.4   157.1   144.3   161.4   145.1   135.3   141.9   147.3
     Light                     144.2   164.0   132.0   141.1   125.0   133.0   108.3   138.5   115.9   134.0   166.8   133.9   111.9   134.6   148.8   149.1   145.5   119.0    99.6
     Water                     168.0   216.1   137.1   204.1   130.3   160.4   144.0   130.2   131.9   146.0   161.6   109.6   137.1   124.2   122.4   134.2   185.1   153.2   134.0

  V. Services                  142.7   141.4   143.4   134.4   138.7   131.0   147.9   144.5   138.4   144.0   145.1   145.6   139.4   136.1   146.0   145.5   139.5   142.6   147.0

     Educational               148.0   149.6   147.1   134.8   132.8   135.8   147.9   157.2   147.1   143.8   151.4   149.8   136.0   130.9   147.3   149.1   133.5   143.5   140.1
     Medical                   137.6   147.1   134.5   125.9   142.2   115.3   137.4   135.1   130.4   137.0   134.6   135.5   131.5   130.0   132.2   130.8   135.4   135.9   159.5
     Personal                  130.4   134.9   127.0   122.0   132.0   117.3   127.3   123.9   121.5   125.7   144.9   135.0   117.7   111.5   122.2   136.5   117.1   125.0   127.3
     Recreational              115.3   114.5   115.7   102.0   114.5   105.6   121.8   127.2   108.4   111.8   117.7   119.0   117.0    95.9   112.6   114.0   109.4   106.2   108.1
     Transportation
       and communication       146.2   140.0   150.1   141.8   144.1   141.7   157.5   146.0   146.0   155.2   148.6   150.1   152.6   151.4   158.3   152.2   152.2   151.7   150.9
     Other Services            116.4   139.3   111.8                                           100.0           114.3           100.0           117.6                           127.1

 VI. Miscellaneous             116.0   115.9   116.1   122.3   120.0   110.5   116.7   116.3   114.7   115.8   112.8   116.3   114.8   113.0   116.8   119.4   113.7   113.9   122.8

     Household furnishing
       and equipment           111.6   107.8   112.8   112.2   112.6   104.2   121.0   112.4   110.7   111.5   111.1   113.2   113.3   108.7   108.6   122.2   105.5   109.7   110.6
     Household operations      114.8   118.4   113.8   114.8   118.0   108.5   116.4   111.2   111.4   110.6   108.4   112.0   113.7   117.8   117.1   115.3   117.5   110.7   131.5
     Personal care and effects 117.7   120.0   116.9   128.8   121.9   111.3   113.8   117.8   113.5   121.0   112.7   117.7   113.5   113.4   121.8   117.5   115.7   115.7   123.6
     Other miscellaneous items 120.1   113.1   122.7   126.3   126.3   126.3   120.8   122.1   126.3   115.4   122.7   127.3   123.1   112.5   123.4   123.9   124.0   126.3   126.3

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r - revised

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

Notes:
         Region IV-A - Calabarzon
         Region IV-B - Mimaropa

Page last updated:  April 4, 2005

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