Table 6. Year-on-Year Changes of the CPI in Percent by Area, by Commodity Group
July 2004 - July 2005
(2000 = 100)
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2 0 0 5 | 2 0 0 4
Area/Commodity Group Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan | Ave Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul
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Philippines
All items 7.1 7.6 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.4 6.0 8.6 8.2 7.7 7.2 6.8 6.6
Food, beverages, and tobacco 5.9 6.5 6.9 7.0 7.2 7.6 7.4 6.2 8.2 7.5 7.9 7.6 7.2 6.7
Clothing 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.5 2.7 3.3 3.0 2.8 2.5r 2.1 2.2
Housing and repairs 4.7 4.4 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.2 3.8 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.6
Fuel, light, and water 18.9 19.1 20.1 19.7 18.2 18.7 20.1 7.4 17.9 17.0 10.1 8.8 7.1 6.8
Services 9.9 11.2 14.3 14.5r 14.0 13.5r 13.6 9.2 14.1 13.7 13.2 12.7 12.4 11.9
Miscellaneous 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.2 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.2 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.2 2.0 1.8
National Capital Region
All items 8.9 8.4 8.6 8.9 8.7 8.8 8.9 5.8 8.4 7.9 6.8 6.5 6.2 6.4
Food, beverages and tobacco 4.4 4.2 3.9 4.6 5.1 5.4 5.9 6.1 7.5 5.8 7.1 7.0 7.0 7.0
Clothing 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.0 2.5 2.4 1.9r 1.4 1.6
Housing and repairs 7.1 6.3 6.3 6.1 6.1 5.5 4.6 3.0 2.9 3.0 2.9 3.0 2.8 3.1
Fuel, light and water 31.9 32.6 32.5 32.0 28.9 31.1 32.5 6.1 22.6 23.5 6.6 6.3 3.7 3.3
Services 12.8 11.3 13.5 13.6 13.2 12.1 12.4 9.6 13.7 13.6 12.7 12.0 12.0 12.1
Miscellaneous 3.2 3.1 3.2 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.2 2.6 2.7 2.1 1.9 1.7 1.7
Areas Outside NCR
All items 6.3 7.3 8.3 8.4 8.3 8.4r 8.3 6.1 8.6 8.2 8.1 7.6 7.1 6.7
Food, beverages, and tobacco 6.4 7.2 7.8 7.9 7.9 8.3 7.9 6.2 8.4 8.0 8.2 7.9 7.2 6.6
Clothing 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.5 2.6 3.4 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.5 2.5
Housing and repairs 2.8 3.0 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.9 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.5 3.5 3.8
Fuel, light, and water 12.8 12.6 14.3 13.8 13.1 12.8 14.1 7.9 15.4 13.8 11.8 10.1 8.8 8.6
Services 8.4 11.2 14.8 14.9r 14.5r 14.2r 14.3 9.0 14.3 13.9 13.5 13.0 12.5 11.8
Miscellaneous 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.0 2.2 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.1 1.9
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r - revised
Source: National Statistics Office
Page last updated: August 5, 2005
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