Table 6. Year-on-Year Changes of the CPI in Percent by Area, by Commodity Group
February 2005 - February 2006
(2000 = 100)
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2006 | 2 0 0 5
Area/Commodity Group Feb Jan | Ave Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar Feb
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Philippines
All items 7.6 6.7 7.6 6.7r 7.1 7.0 7.0 7.2 7.1 7.6 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5
Food, beverages, and tobacco 6.4 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
Clothing 3.2 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
Housing and repairs 4.2 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
Fuel, light, and water 17.1 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
Services 11.7 11.0r 11.8 10.3r 10.9 10.4 10.0 10.0 9.9 11.2 14.3 14.5r 14.0 13.5r
Miscellaneous 3.2 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
National Capital Region
All items 8.5 7.4r 8.6 7.5r 8.0 8.9 8.8 9.0 8.9 8.4 8.6 8.9 8.7 8.8
Food, beverages and tobacco 6.2 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
Clothing 2.0 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
Housing and repairs 6.2 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
Fuel, light and water 15.6 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
Services 14.4 13.5r 12.6 11.5r 12.5r 13.0 13.0 12.9 12.8 11.3 13.5 13.6 13.2 12.1
Miscellaneous 2.9 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
Areas Outside NCR
All items 7.1 6.5r 7.2 6.4 6.8 6.2 6.2 6.4 6.3 7.3 8.3 8.4 8.3 8.4r
Food, beverages, and tobacco 6.6 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
Clothing 3.6 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
Housing and repairs 2.6 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
Fuel, light, and water 17.9 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
Services 10.2 9.5r 11.4r 9.6r 10.1r 9.0 8.4 8.5 8.4 11.2 14.8 14.9r 14.5r 14.2r
Miscellaneous 3.3 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
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r - revised
Source: Economic Indices and Indicators Division
Industry and Trade Statistics Department
National Statistics Office
Republic of the Philippines
Page last updated: March 7, 2006
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