Table 1.  Consumer Price Index of Food, Beverages and Tobacco in the National Capital Region,
          December 2004 to December 2005

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               |          CPI         |         Components          | Month-on-Month Change
Year    Month  | Original  Seasonally | Seasonal   Trend            | Original   Seasonally
               |             Adjusted |  Factors   Cycle  Irregular |              Adjusted
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2004

          Dec      119.4       118.9      100.4    118.0      100.8        2.7          1.8

2005

          Jan      119.0       118.2      100.7    118.3       99.9       -0.3         -0.6
          Feb      118.5       118.6      100.0    118.6      100.0       -0.4          0.3
          Mar      118.7       119.0       99.7    118.9      100.1        0.2          0.3
          Apr      119.0       119.4       99.7    119.3      100.1        0.3          0.3
          May      119.4       119.4      100.0    119.7       99.8        0.3          0.0
          Jun      120.4       120.1      100.2    120.1      100.0        0.8          0.6
          Jul      121.4       120.9      100.4    120.7      100.1        0.8          0.7
          Aug      121.4       121.3      100.1    121.5       99.8        0.0          0.3
          Sep      121.9       122.2       99.7    122.3       99.9        0.4          0.7
          Oct      122.8       123.3       99.6    123.1      100.2        0.7          0.9
          Nov      123.3       123.9       99.6    123.7      100.2        0.4          0.5
          Dec      124.3       123.8      100.4    124.0       99.8        0.8         -0.1

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Source:  Economic Indices and Indicators Division
         Industry and Trade Statistics Department
         National Statistics Office
         Republic of the Philippines

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