Table 5. Month-on-Month Changes of the CPI in Percent by Area, by Commodity Group
December 2004 - December 2005
(2000 = 100)
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2 0 0 5 | 2004
Area/Commodity Group Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb Jan | Dec
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Philippines
All items 0.3 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.7
Food, beverages, and tobacco 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.7 1.0
Clothing 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3
Housing and repairs 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.7 1.0 0.1
Fuel, light, and water 2.1 4.0r 1.5 0.1 0.4 0.8 1.3 1.0 1.3 -0.7 -0.3 2.6 1.7
Services -0.3 1.2 0.9 0.7 0.7 2.1 2.1 0.3 0.8 0.7r 0.3r 0.1 0.4
Miscellaneous 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3
National Capital Region
All items 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.2 1.1 1.5 0.3 0.8 0.1 0.2 1.1 1.0
Food, beverages and tobacco 0.8 0.4 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.2 -0.4 -0.3 2.7
Clothing 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4
Housing and repairs 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.8 0.1 0.2 0.7 0.6 1.2 2.0 0.0
Fuel, light and water 3.2 3.5 2.2 -1.4 0.4 -0.4 2.7 0.8 2.6 -3.3 -0.7 8.4 0.0
Services -0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6 2.7 3.8 0.2 1.1 1.1 0.2 -0.4 0.4
Miscellaneous 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3
Areas Outside NCR
All items 0.2 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.3r 0.4r 0.6 0.6
Food, beverages, and tobacco 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.4 1.0 0.5
Clothing 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Housing and repairs 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2
Fuel, light, and water 1.4 4.4r 1.0 0.9 0.3 1.5 0.5 1.1 0.6 0.7 -0.1 -0.4 2.5
Services -0.1 1.6 1.0 0.7 0.9 1.7 1.1 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.3r 0.3 0.4
Miscellaneous 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
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r - revised
Source: National Statistics Office
Page last updated: January 5, 2006
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