Table 5. Month-on-Month Changes of the CPI in Percent by Area, by Commodity Group
May 2004 - May 2005
(2000 = 100)
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2 0 0 5 | 2 0 0 4
Area/Commodity Group May Apr Mar Feb Jan | Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May
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Philippines
All items 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.4 0.6 0.4 1.2 1.7 0.5
Food, beverages, and tobacco 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.7 1.0 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.5 1.2 1.0 0.7
Clothing 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.3r 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.3r
Housing and repairs 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.7 1.0 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.2
Fuel, light, and water 1.0 1.3 -0.7 -0.3 2.6 1.7 6.9 1.2 1.3 0.5 1.0 2.2 0.6
Services 0.3 0.8 0.7r 0.3r 0.1 0.4 0.8 0.6 0.7 0.7 3.3 4.9 0.5
Miscellaneous 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1
National Capital Region
All items 0.3 0.8 0.1 0.2 1.1 1.0 1.5 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.6 1.7 0.5
Food, beverages and tobacco 0.3 0.3 0.2 -0.4 -0.3 2.7 -0.4 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.5 1.0
Clothing 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.3r 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.3
Housing and repairs 0.2 0.7 0.6 1.2 2.0 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1
Fuel, light and water 0.8 2.6 -3.3 -0.7 8.4 0.0 16.4 0.4 2.2 0.2 0.1 2.7 0.4
Services 0.2 1.1 1.1 0.2 -0.4 0.4 1.2 0.7 0.6 0.5 1.3 5.9r 0.3r
Miscellaneous 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Areas Outside NCR
All items 0.6 0.5 0.3r 0.4r 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.7 0.5 1.7 1.5 0.6
Food, beverages, and tobacco 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.4 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.7 0.7 1.4 1.1 0.7
Clothing 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4
Housing and repairs 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.9 0.3
Fuel, light, and water 1.1 0.6 0.7 -0.1 -0.4 2.5 2.5 1.6 0.9 0.7 1.4 1.9 0.7
Services 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.3r 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.9 0.7 4.4 4.4 0.6
Miscellaneous 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.1
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r - revised
Source: National Statistics Office
Page last updated: June 7, 2005
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