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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