Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, April 2005


Table 1A.  Monthly Consumer Price Index for All Income Households in the National Capital Region (NCR)
           by Commodity Group, April 2004 - April 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                    127.8  128.0  128.1  129.1

Food, beverages and tobacco  119.0  118.5  118.7  119.0
Clothing                     122.4  122.6  122.8  123.1
Housing and repairs          121.8  123.3  124.1  125.0
Fuel, light and water        179.6  178.4  172.6  177.1
Services                     139.6  139.9  141.4  142.9
Miscellaneous                115.4  115.8  115.9  116.3

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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                    117.4r 117.7r 117.8r 118.6r 119.2r 121.2r 121.9  122.1  122.6  123.2  125.1  126.4  121.1

Food, beverages and tobacco  112.4  112.4  112.9  113.8  114.9  115.5  116.3  116.5  116.5  116.8  116.3  119.4  115.3
Clothing                     118.6r 118.8r 118.9r 119.0r 119.3r 119.5  119.8  119.9  120.3r 121.1  121.6  122.1  119.9
Housing and repairs          116.4  116.9  117.0  117.8  117.9  118.0  118.0  118.1  118.4  119.0  119.4  119.4  118.0
Fuel, light and water        135.5r 136.1r 133.9r 134.2  134.7  138.3  138.5  138.8  141.8  142.4  165.7  165.7  142.1
Services                     124.2r 124.8r 124.9r 125.8r 126.2r 133.6r 135.4  136.1  136.9  137.9  139.6  140.1  132.1
Miscellaneous                112.4  112.6  112.7  113.0  113.1  113.2  113.3  113.4  113.7  114.1  114.7  115.0  113.4

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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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