Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, December 2005


Table 13. Year-on-Year 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          Ave  Dec  Nov  Oct  Sep  Aug  Jul  Jun  May  Apr  Mar  Feb  Jan | Ave  Dec
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Philippines

  Food, beverages, and tobacco  6.4  5.6  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
  Food                          6.5  5.6  6.4  5.8  5.6  5.8  5.9  6.5  7.0  7.1  7.4  7.8  7.6   6.4  8.5

National Capital Region (NCR)

  Food, beverages, and tobacco  4.8  4.1  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
  Food                          4.8  3.9  6.0  5.0  4.5  4.1  4.4  4.2  3.9  4.6  5.2  5.5  6.0   6.4  7.7

Areas Outside NCR (AONCR)

  Food, beverages, and tobacco  7.0  6.1  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
  Food                          7.0  6.1  6.5  6.0  5.9  6.3  6.3  7.2  7.9  8.0  8.1  8.5  8.2   6.5  8.8

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Source:  National Statistics Office
         
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