Table 6. Year-on-Year Changes of the CPI in Percent by Area, by Commodity Group
April 2004 - April 2005
(2000 = 100)
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2005 | 2 0 0 4
Area/Commodity Group Apr Mar Feb Jan | Ave Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr
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Philippines
All items 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.4 6.0 8.6 8.2 7.7 7.2 6.8 6.6 5.4 4.5 4.3r
Food, beverages, and tobacco 7.0 7.2 7.6 7.4 6.2 8.2 7.5 7.9 7.6 7.2 6.7 5.6 5.5 5.3
Clothing 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.5 2.7 3.3 3.0 2.8 2.5r 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.7r
Housing and repairs 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.2 3.8 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.6 3.8 3.5 3.5
Fuel, light, and water 19.7 18.3 18.7 20.1 7.4 17.9 17.0 10.1 8.8 7.1 6.8 5.7 3.5r 1.6r
Services 14.4 14.0 13.4 13.6 9.2 14.1 13.7 13.2 12.7 12.4 11.9 8.5r 5.2 4.6r
Miscellaneous 3.2 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.2 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.2 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.7 2.0
National Capital Region
All items 8.9 8.7 8.8 8.9 5.8 8.4 7.9 6.8 6.5 6.2 6.4 5.4r 4.8r 4.5r
Food, beverages and tobacco 4.6 5.1 5.4 5.9 6.1 7.5 5.8 7.1 7.0 7.0 7.0 5.1 6.3 6.1
Clothing 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.0 2.5 2.4 1.9r 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.5r 4.9r
Housing and repairs 6.1 6.1 5.5 4.6 3.0 2.9 3.0 2.9 3.0 2.8 3.1 3.4 3.3 3.5
Fuel, light and water 32.0 28.9 31.1 32.5 6.1 22.6 23.5 6.6 6.3 3.7 3.3 3.1 2.0 -1.4
Services 13.6 13.2 12.1 12.4 9.6 13.7 13.6 12.7 12.0 12.0 12.1 10.9r 6.6r 5.8r
Miscellaneous 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.2 2.6 2.7 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.8 2.6
Areas Outside NCR
All items 8.4 8.3 8.3 8.3 6.1 8.6 8.2 8.1 7.6 7.1 6.7 5.4 4.5 4.1
Food, beverages, and tobacco 7.9 7.9 8.3 7.9 6.2 8.4 8.0 8.2 7.9 7.2 6.6 5.6 5.3 5.0
Clothing 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.5 2.6 3.4 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.3 2.2r 1.9r
Housing and repairs 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.9 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.5 3.5 3.8 4.1 3.6r 3.5r
Fuel, light, and water 13.8 13.1 12.8 14.1 7.9 15.4 13.8 11.8 10.1 8.8 8.6 7.0 4.2r 3.2r
Services 14.8 14.4 14.1 14.3 9.0 14.3 13.9 13.5 13.0 12.5 11.8 7.2 4.4 3.9
Miscellaneous 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.0 2.2 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.1 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.7
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r - revised
Source: Economic Indices and Indicators Division
Industry and Trade Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
Page last updated: May 5, 2005
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