Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Table, April 2005


Table 15. Headline and Core Inflation Rates in the Philippines
          April 2004 - April 2005
          (2000 = 100)

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                              2005         |                         2 0 0 4                           
                     Apr   Mar   Feb   Jan | Ave   Dec   Nov   Oct   Sep   Aug   Jul   Jun   May   Apr 
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Headline Inflation   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


Core Inflation       7.8   8.0   8.1   7.9   5.7   7.8   7.6   6.9   6.6   6.4   6.2   5.3r  4.7r  4.3r

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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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