Table 5. Month-on-Month Changes of the CPI in Percent by Area, by Commodity Group
         June 2004 - June 2005
         (2000 = 100)

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                                             2 0 0 5             |                2 0 0 4             
 Area/Commodity Group          Jun   May   Apr   Mar   Feb   Jan | Dec   Nov   Oct   Sep   Aug   Jul   Jun
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Philippines

All items                      0.9   0.5   0.6   0.3   0.2   0.7   0.7   0.8   0.4   0.6   0.4   1.2   1.7 

Food, beverages, and tobacco   0.7   0.6   0.5   0.2   0.2   0.7   1.0   0.1   0.2   0.5   0.5   1.2   1.0
Clothing                       0.3   0.2   0.3   0.3   0.2   0.3   0.3   0.3   0.5   0.3r  0.2   0.4   0.4 
Housing and repairs            0.2   0.2   0.4   0.5   0.7   1.0   0.1   0.3   0.5   0.2   0.1   0.2   0.6
Fuel, light, and water         1.3   1.0   1.3  -0.7  -0.3   2.6   1.7   6.9   1.2   1.3   0.5   1.0   2.2 
Services                       2.1   0.3   0.8   0.7r  0.3r  0.1   0.4   0.8   0.6   0.7   0.7   3.3   4.9 
Miscellaneous                  0.2   0.3   0.3   0.2   0.3   0.3   0.3   0.3   0.4   0.4   0.3   0.2   0.3

National Capital Region

All items                      1.5   0.3   0.8   0.1   0.2   1.1   1.0   1.5   0.5   0.4   0.2   0.6   1.7

Food, beverages and tobacco    0.8   0.3   0.3   0.2  -0.4  -0.3   2.7  -0.4   0.3   0.0   0.2   0.7   0.5
Clothing                       0.1   0.1   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.4   0.4   0.7   0.3r  0.1   0.3   0.2
Housing and repairs            0.1   0.2   0.7   0.6   1.2   2.0   0.0   0.3   0.5   0.3   0.1   0.0   0.1
Fuel, light and water          2.7   0.8   2.6  -3.3  -0.7   8.4   0.0  16.4   0.4   2.2   0.2   0.1   2.7
Services                       3.8   0.2   1.1   1.1   0.2  -0.4   0.4   1.2   0.7   0.6   0.5   1.3   5.9 
Miscellaneous                  0.0   0.3   0.3   0.1   0.3   0.3   0.3   0.5   0.4   0.3   0.1   0.1   0.1

Areas Outside NCR											 		 		 		 	 		

All items                      0.6   0.6   0.5   0.3r  0.4r  0.6   0.6   0.4   0.4   0.7   0.5   1.7   1.5

Food, beverages, and tobacco   0.6   0.7   0.6   0.2   0.4   1.0   0.5   0.2   0.2   0.7   0.7   1.4   1.1
Clothing                       0.3   0.3   0.3   0.3   0.3   0.3   0.3   0.3   0.4   0.4   0.3   0.4   0.4
Housing and repairs            0.2   0.2   0.2   0.3   0.3   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.5   0.2   0.1   0.3   0.9
Fuel, light, and water         0.5   1.1   0.6   0.7  -0.1  -0.4   2.5   2.5   1.6   0.9   0.7   1.4   1.9
Services                       1.1   0.5   0.6   0.6   0.3r  0.3   0.4   0.6   0.4   0.9   0.7   4.4   4.4
Miscellaneous                  0.3   0.3   0.3   0.3   0.3   0.3   0.3   0.2   0.3   0.4   0.3   0.3   0.4

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r - revised

Source:  National Statistics Office
         
Page last updated:  July 5, 2005

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