Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, April 2005


Table 13. Year-on-Year Changes of the Food and FBT, in Percent, by Area
          April 2004 - April 2005
          (2000 = 100)
=====================================================================================================
                                       2005        |                      2 0 0 4                    
Area / Commodity Group          Apr  Mar  Feb  Jan | Ave  Dec  Nov  Oct  Sep  Aug  Jul  Jun  May  Apr
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Philippines

  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 
  Food                          7.1  7.4  7.8  7.6   6.4  8.5  7.8  8.3  8.0  7.4  7.0  5.7  5.7  5.5 

National Capital Region (NCR)

  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 
  Food                          4.6  5.2  5.5  6.0   6.4  7.7  6.0  7.4  7.3  7.3  7.2  5.3  6.6  6.3 

Areas Outside NCR (AONCR)

  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 
  Food                          8.0  8.1  8.5  8.2   6.5  8.8  8.3  8.6  8.2  7.4  7.0  5.8  5.5  5.2 

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

Page last updated:  May 5, 2005