Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, December 2005


Table 12. Month-on-Month Changes of the Food and FBT, in Percent, by Area, 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

  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
  Food                           0.2  0.6  0.3  0.4  0.5  0.6  0.7  0.6  0.5  0.2  0.2  0.7    1.0

National Capital Region (NCR)

   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
   Food                          0.8  0.4  0.8  0.3  0.0  0.8  0.8  0.3  0.3  0.2 -0.5 -0.4    2.8

Areas Outside NCR (AONCR)

   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
   Food                          0.1  0.6  0.2  0.4  0.6  0.6  0.6  0.6  0.6  0.2  0.3  1.1    0.5

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Source:  National Statistics Office
         
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