Table 6. Year-on-Year 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 | Ave   Dec   Nov   Oct
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Philippines

All items                        7.0    7.0    7.2    7.1    7.6    8.5    8.5    8.5    8.5   8.4  6.0   8.6   8.2   7.7

Food, beverages, and tobacco     5.9    5.7    5.8    5.9    6.5    6.9    7.0    7.2    7.6   7.4  6.2   8.2   7.5   7.9
Clothing                         3.2    3.5    3.5    3.5    3.7    3.7    3.8    3.7    3.5   3.5  2.7   3.3   3.0   2.8
Housing and repairs              4.4    4.8    4.8    4.7    4.4    4.8    4.8    4.7    4.5   4.2  3.8   3.5   3.5   3.4
Fuel, light, and water          17.6   17.3   18.7   18.9   19.1   20.1   19.7   18.2   18.7  20.1  7.4  17.9  17.0  10.1
Services                        10.4   10.0   10.0    9.9   11.2   14.3   14.5r  14.0   13.5r 13.6  9.2  14.1  13.7  13.2
Miscellaneous                    3.1    3.2    3.3    3.4    3.4    3.5    3.2    3.1    3.1   2.9  2.2   2.8   2.7   2.5

National Capital Region

All items                        8.9    8.8    9.0    8.9    8.4    8.6    8.9    8.7    8.8   8.9  5.8   8.4   7.9   6.8

Food, beverages and tobacco      5.1    4.6    4.2    4.4    4.2    3.9    4.6    5.1    5.4   5.9  6.1   7.5   5.8   7.1
Clothing                         2.3    2.9    3.2    3.1    3.2    3.3    3.4    3.3    3.2   3.2  3.0   3.0   2.5   2.4
Housing and repairs              6.6    7.2    7.4    7.1    6.3    6.3    6.1    6.1    5.5   4.6  3.0   2.9   3.0   2.9
Fuel, light and water           29.8   27.6   32.2   31.9   32.6   32.5   32.0   28.9   31.1  32.5  6.1  22.6  23.5   6.6
Services                        13.0   13.0   12.9   12.8   11.3   13.5   13.6   13.2   12.1  12.4  9.6  13.7  13.6  12.7
Miscellaneous                    3.1    3.3    3.3    3.2    3.1    3.2    2.9    2.8    2.8   2.7  2.2   2.6   2.7   2.1

Areas Outside NCR

All items                        6.2    6.2    6.4    6.3    7.3    8.3    8.4    8.3    8.4r  8.3  6.1   8.6   8.2   8.1 

Food, beverages, and tobacco     6.1    6.0    6.2    6.4    7.2    7.8    7.9    7.9    8.3   7.9  6.2   8.4   8.0   8.2
Clothing                         3.5    3.7    3.6    3.7    3.8    3.8    3.9    3.9    3.7   3.5  2.6   3.4   3.3   3.0
Housing and repairs              2.7    3.0    3.0    2.8    3.0    3.7    3.8    3.8    3.9   3.9  4.2   4.0   3.9   3.9 
Fuel, light, and water          11.8   12.4   12.4   12.8   12.6   14.3   13.8   13.1   12.8  14.1  7.9  15.4  13.8  11.8 
Services                         9.0    8.4    8.5    8.4   11.2   14.8   14.9r  14.5r  14.2r 14.3  9.0  14.3  13.9  13.5
Miscellaneous                    3.1    3.1    3.3    3.3    3.4    3.5    3.3    3.3    3.2   3.0  2.2   2.8   2.7   2.6

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r - revised

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

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