Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, May 2005


Table 13. Year-on-Year Changes of the Food and FBT, in Percent, by Area
          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 | Ave  Dec  Nov  Oct  Sep  Aug  Jul  Jun  May
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Philippines

  Food, beverages, and tobacco  6.9  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 
  Food                          7.0  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 

National Capital Region (NCR)

  Food, beverages, and tobacco  3.9  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 
  Food                          3.9  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 

Areas Outside NCR (AONCR)

  Food, beverages, and tobacco  7.8  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 
  Food                          7.9  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 

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Source:  National Statistics Office
         
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