Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, January 2006


Table 6. Year-on-Year Changes of the CPI in Percent by Area, by Commodity Group
         January 2005 - January 2006
         (2000 = 100)

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                               2006 |                                   2 0 0 5                                   
Area/Commodity Group            Jan | Ave   Dec   Nov   Oct   Sep   Aug   Jul   Jun   May   Apr   Mar   Feb   Jan 
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Philippines

All items                       6.7   7.6   6.6   7.1   7.0   7.0   7.2   7.1   7.6   8.5   8.5   8.5   8.5   8.4 

Food, beverages, and tobacco    5.6   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
Clothing                        3.0   3.5   3.1   3.2   3.2   3.5   3.5   3.5   3.7   3.7   3.8   3.7   3.5   3.5 
Housing and repairs             4.2   4.5   4.2   4.1   4.4   4.8   4.8   4.7   4.4   4.8   4.8   4.7   4.5   4.2
Fuel, light, and water         13.5  18.1  14.8  14.4r 17.6  17.3  18.7  18.9  19.1  20.1  19.7  18.2  18.7  20.1 
Services                       10.3  11.8  10.1  10.9  10.4  10.0  10.0   9.9  11.2  14.3  14.5r 14.0  13.5r 13.6 
Miscellaneous                   3.1   3.2   3.0   3.1   3.1   3.2   3.3   3.4   3.4   3.5   3.2   3.1   3.1   2.9 

National Capital Region

All items                       7.0   8.6   7.4   8.0   8.9   8.8   9.0   8.9   8.4   8.6   8.9   8.7   8.8   8.9

Food, beverages and tobacco     4.8   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
Clothing                        1.6   2.9   1.6   2.0   2.3   2.9   3.2   3.1   3.2   3.3   3.4   3.3   3.2   3.2
Housing and repairs             6.4   6.4   6.4   6.3   6.6   7.2   7.4   7.1   6.3   6.3   6.1   6.1   5.5   4.6
Fuel, light and water          11.0  28.4  19.1  15.4  29.8  27.6  32.2  31.9  32.6  32.5  32.0  28.9  31.1  32.5
Services                       11.9  12.6  11.3  12.3  13.0  13.0  12.9  12.8  11.3  13.5  13.6  13.2  12.1  12.4
Miscellaneous                   2.8   3.0   2.6   2.7   3.1   3.3   3.3   3.2   3.1   3.2   2.9   2.8   2.8   2.7

Areas Outside NCR

All items                       6.4   7.2   6.4   6.8   6.2   6.2   6.4   6.3   7.3   8.3   8.4   8.3   8.4r  8.3 

Food, beverages, and tobacco    5.9   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
Clothing                        3.6   3.6   3.7   3.6   3.5   3.7   3.6   3.7   3.8   3.8   3.9   3.9   3.7   3.5
Housing and repairs             2.5   3.2   2.6   2.6   2.7   3.0   3.0   2.8   3.0   3.7   3.8   3.8   3.9   3.9 
Fuel, light, and water         15.0  13.0  12.6  13.9r 11.8  12.4  12.4  12.8  12.6  14.3  13.8  13.1  12.8  14.1 
Services                        9.4  11.3   9.4  10.0   9.0   8.4   8.5   8.4  11.2  14.8  14.9r 14.5r 14.2r 14.3
Miscellaneous                   3.2   3.3   3.2   3.3   3.1   3.1   3.3   3.3   3.4   3.5   3.3   3.3   3.2   3.0

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r - revised

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

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