Table 6. Year-on-Year Changes of the CPI in Percent by Area, by Commodity Group
August 2004 - August 2005
(2000 = 100)
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2 0 0 5 | 2 0 0 4
Area/Commodity Group Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan | Ave Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug
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Philippines
All items 7.2 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
Food, beverages, and tobacco 5.8 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
Clothing 3.5 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
Housing and repairs 4.8 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
Fuel, light, and water 18.7 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
Services 10.0 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
Miscellaneous 3.3 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
National Capital Region
All items 9.0 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
Food, beverages and tobacco 4.2 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
Clothing 3.2 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
Housing and repairs 7.4 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
Fuel, light and water 32.2 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
Services 12.9 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
Miscellaneous 3.3 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
Areas Outside NCR
All items 6.4 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
Food, beverages, and tobacco 6.2 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
Clothing 3.6 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
Housing and repairs 3.0 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
Fuel, light, and water 12.4 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
Services 8.5 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
Miscellaneous 3.3 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
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r - revised
Source: National Statistics Office
Page last updated: September 6, 2005
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