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

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

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

Food, beverages, and tobacco   0.3    0.5   0.4   0.6   0.7   0.6   0.5   0.2   0.2   0.7   1.0   0.1   0.2
Clothing                       0.3    0.3   0.2   0.2   0.3   0.2   0.3   0.3   0.2   0.3   0.3   0.3   0.5 
Housing and repairs            0.1    0.2   0.2   0.5   0.2   0.2   0.4   0.5   0.7   1.0   0.1   0.3   0.5
Fuel, light, and water         1.5    0.1   0.4   0.8   1.3   1.0   1.3  -0.7  -0.3   2.6   1.7   6.9   1.2 
Services                       0.9    0.7   0.7   2.1   2.1   0.3   0.8   0.7r  0.3r  0.1   0.4   0.8   0.6 
Miscellaneous                  0.2    0.3   0.3   0.2   0.2   0.3   0.3   0.2   0.3   0.3   0.3   0.3   0.4

National Capital Region

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

Food, beverages and tobacco    0.7    0.4   0.0   0.8   0.8   0.3   0.3   0.2  -0.4  -0.3   2.7  -0.4   0.3
Clothing                       0.1    0.1   0.2   0.2   0.1   0.1   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.4   0.4   0.7
Housing and repairs            0.0    0.1   0.3   0.8   0.1   0.2   0.7   0.6   1.2   2.0   0.0   0.3   0.5
Fuel, light and water          2.2   -1.4   0.4  -0.4   2.7   0.8   2.6  -3.3  -0.7   8.4   0.0  16.4   0.4
Services                       0.7    0.7   0.6   2.7   3.8   0.2   1.1   1.1   0.2  -0.4   0.4   1.2   0.7 
Miscellaneous                  0.2    0.3   0.2   0.2   0.0   0.3   0.3   0.1   0.3   0.3   0.3   0.5   0.4

Areas Outside NCR																					 		 		 		

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

Food, beverages, and tobacco   0.2    0.5   0.6   0.6   0.6   0.7   0.6   0.2   0.4   1.0   0.5   0.2   0.2
Clothing                       0.3    0.4   0.2   0.3   0.3   0.3   0.3   0.3   0.3   0.3   0.3   0.3   0.4
Housing and repairs            0.2    0.2   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.3   0.3   0.2   0.2   0.2   0.5
Fuel, light, and water         1.0    0.9   0.3   1.5   0.5   1.1   0.6   0.7  -0.1  -0.4   2.5   2.5   1.6
Services                       1.0    0.7   0.9   1.7   1.1   0.5   0.6   0.6   0.3r  0.3   0.4   0.6   0.4
Miscellaneous                  0.3    0.3   0.3   0.2   0.3   0.3   0.3   0.3   0.3   0.3   0.3   0.2   0.3

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r - revised

Source:  National Statistics Office
         
Page last updated:  November 4, 2005

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