Table 6. Year-on-Year Changes of the CPI in Percent by Area, by Commodity Group
         November 2004 - November 2005
         (2000 = 100)

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

All items                        7.1    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

Food, beverages, and tobacco     6.3    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
Clothing                         3.2    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
Housing and repairs              4.1    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
Fuel, light, and water          14.5   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
Services                        10.9   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
Miscellaneous                    3.1    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

National Capital Regionfont>

All items                        8.0    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

Food, beverages and tobacco      6.0    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
Clothing                         2.0    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
Housing and repairs              6.3    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
Fuel, light and water           15.4   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
Services                        12.3   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
Miscellaneous                    2.7    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

Areas Outside NCR

All items                        6.8    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 

Food, beverages, and tobacco     6.4    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
Clothing                         3.6    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
Housing and repairs              2.6    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 
Fuel, light, and water          14.0   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 
Services                        10.0    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
Miscellaneous                    3.3    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

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r - revised

Source:  National Statistics Office
        
Page last updated:  December 6, 2005

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