Table 2. Monthly Consumer Price Index for All Income Households in the Philippines, by Commodity Group,
         Area and Region:  May and April, 2005 and 2004
         (2000 = 100)

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                                                       C  O  M  M  O  D  I  T  Y       G  R  O  U  P
                                              All items        | Food, beverages and tobacco |          Clothing
Area and Region                          May         April     |      May         April      |     May         April     
                                     2005   2004   2005   2004 |  2005   2004   2005   2004  | 2005   2004   2005   2004
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Philippines                         128.3  118.3r 127.7  117.7r  122.7  114.8  122.0  114.0   117.9  113.7r 117.7  113.4r

National Capital Region (NCR)       129.5  119.2r 129.1  118.6r  119.4  114.9  119.0  113.8   123.2  119.3r 123.1  119.0r

Areas Outside NCR                   127.8  118.0  127.1  117.3   123.8  114.8  123.0  114.0   116.1  111.8  115.8  111.4 
							                                                                                         
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative  
           Region                   131.4  121.9r 129.8  121.2r  122.0  112.0r 119.5  111.1r  113.9  110.1  113.4  110.1 
    I  - Ilocos                     129.0  117.4  128.6  116.4   127.7  116.4  127.5  115.3   115.2  109.6  115.1  109.4 
   II  - Cagayan Valley             123.5  115.0  122.7  114.1   123.5  115.0  122.8  113.8   112.8  110.3  112.5  110.2 
  III  - Central Luzon              125.2  116.1  124.8  115.3   121.8  114.4  121.5  113.5   117.9  112.6  117.7  112.2 
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 128.1  118.7  127.5  118.2   119.2  112.7  118.9  112.1   114.8  111.8  114.8  111.3 
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   124.2  114.9  122.9  114.4   121.1  111.5  119.3  110.9   118.1  112.6  118.0  112.4 
    V  - Bicol                      126.7  118.5  126.2  117.9   121.4  114.4  120.8  113.6   119.1  115.2  118.7  115.1 
   VI  - Western Visayas            127.9  116.9  126.6  116.2   121.8  111.3  119.8  110.4   109.7  107.1  109.4  107.0 
  VII  - Central Visayas            133.1  124.2  132.6r 123.8   132.6  122.9  132.4  122.3   121.4  116.2  120.7  116.1 
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            123.9  115.5  123.6  115.2   121.4  112.8  121.2  112.4   114.6  112.2  114.5  112.2 
   IX  - Western Mindanao           125.1  114.4  124.2  113.2   123.7  113.2  122.9  111.9   111.1  108.5  111.0  108.0 
    X  - Northern Mindanao          130.3  119.2r 129.1  118.4   126.6  116.2  125.3  115.3   118.8  114.9r 118.6  114.3r
   XI  - Southern Mindanao          132.3  119.6  131.5  118.5   130.8  118.8  130.0  117.2   122.0  112.5  120.7  111.5 
  XII  - Central Mindanao           126.3  117.0  125.1  116.5   125.7  116.1  123.7  115.7   114.8  110.3  114.6  109.9 
 XIII  - Caraga                     128.8  116.7r 127.9  116.1r  128.3  115.6r 127.0  115.3r  110.9  108.1r 110.8  107.8r
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region
           in Muslim Mindanao       132.1  120.1  130.9  119.3   130.3  118.0  128.6  117.3   122.6  115.8  122.0  115.4 

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Table 2. (Concluded)

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                                                                    C  O  M  M  O  D  I  T  Y      G  R  O  U  P
                                        Housing and repairs    |   Fuel, light and water    |          Services          |        Miscellaneous
Area and region                          May         April     |      May         April     |      May         April     |      May         April     
                                     2005   2004   2005   2004 |  2005   2004   2005   2004 |  2005   2004   2005   2004 |  2005   2004   2005   2004
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Philippines                         126.6  120.8  126.3  120.5   152.9  127.3  151.4  126.5   144.4  126.3r 143.9r 125.7   116.8  112.9  116.4  112.8  
							    
National Capital Region (NCR)       125.3  117.9  125.0  117.8   178.5  134.7  177.1  134.2   143.2  126.2r 142.9  125.8   116.7  113.1  116.3  113.0  
								    
Areas Outside NCR                   127.6  123.1  127.4  122.7   141.8  124.1  140.2  123.2   145.1  126.4  144.4r 125.7   116.8  112.8  116.4  112.7  
							                                                                                                                       
  CAR  - Cordillera Administrative  
           Region                   152.4  147.0  152.3  146.4   159.3  135.8  156.2  134.2   135.6  125.8  135.1  125.6   123.1  118.0  122.4  118.0  
    I  - Ilocos                     123.6  118.3  123.6  116.6   139.9  118.9  136.9  118.4   141.0  123.3  140.4  122.6   121.2  114.6  120.5  114.4  
   II  - Cagayan Valley             113.0  112.1  112.9  111.5   141.3  122.1  139.2  121.8   133.4  118.0  132.1  117.7   111.0  109.3  110.7  109.3  
  III  - Central Luzon              115.4  113.6  115.2  113.5   131.6  116.6  130.6  115.5   148.9  126.9  148.4  125.8   117.0  112.8  116.8  112.5  
 IV-a  - Calabarzon                 136.6  130.8  136.1  130.8   144.6  128.5  142.8  127.6   146.2  124.6  145.5  123.8   116.8  113.0  116.4  112.9  
 IV-b  - Mimaropa                   125.3  121.6  124.7  120.8   134.7  121.8  134.0  121.1   139.7  122.2  139.0  122.0   115.2  112.5  114.9  112.2  
    V  - Bicol                      129.8  127.0  129.7  126.8   144.5  123.9  143.7  122.4   145.6  129.6  144.9  128.9   116.4  113.0  116.1  112.8  
   VI  - Western Visayas            133.2  122.2  132.9  122.2   152.3  138.3  151.3  136.4   146.5  128.5r 145.8  128.1   113.2  110.3  112.9  110.2  
  VII  - Central Visayas            131.3  128.9  131.1  128.8   129.9  118.9  128.9  118.5   148.4  133.6  147.1r 133.3   117.0  114.0  116.3  114.0  
 VIII  - Eastern Visayas            116.9  114.4  116.9  114.3   140.8  126.9  139.2  126.4   140.9  124.9  140.3  124.8   115.0  113.5  114.9  113.5  
   IX  - Western Mindanao           119.3  114.4  119.1  114.3   140.9  119.6  138.9  119.3   139.8  122.0  138.1  118.7   114.5  110.2  113.7  110.0  
    X  - Northern Mindanao          124.1  122.3r 124.0  121.7r  157.0  124.3  151.4  123.8   147.9  129.5r 146.9  128.6   117.3  113.9r 117.0  113.6r 
   XI  - Southern Mindanao          123.4  117.9  123.4  117.3   147.6  123.9  146.4  123.3   147.3  126.8  146.3  126.3   120.5  114.0  120.0  113.9  
  XII  - Central Mindanao           116.8  115.9  116.7  114.8   141.8  118.1  141.3  117.9   140.9  127.7  140.5  127.3   114.0  110.3  113.8  109.8  
 XIII  - Caraga                     126.8  119.9  126.7  117.8r  138.3  117.5r 136.8  116.1r  143.5  125.2r 143.2  124.4   114.4  111.7  114.4  111.5  
 ARMM  - Autonomous Region 
           in Muslim Mindanao       136.2  127.9  136.2  124.6   137.9  124.7  137.4  124.1   149.7  129.2  148.7  129.2   126.0  117.6  125.8  117.6  
								    
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r - revised

Source:  National Statistics Office
         
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