Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, February 2006


Table 11.  Monthly Consumer Price Index for Food and Food, Beverages and Tobacco (FBT)
           for All Income Households, by Area, February 2005 - February 2006
           (2000 = 100)

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

  Food, beverages,
    and tobacco     129.0  127.7   123.8  126.8  126.4  125.8  125.4  124.8  124.3  123.5  122.7  122.0  121.4  121.2 	
  Food              129.1  127.9   123.9  126.9  126.6  125.9  125.5  125.0  124.4  123.6  122.8  122.1  121.5  121.3 	 

National Capital
  Region (NCR)

  Food, beverages,
    and tobacco     125.9  124.7   120.8  124.3  123.3  122.8  121.9  121.4  121.4  120.4  119.4  119.0  118.7  118.5	
  Food              126.1  124.8   120.9  124.4  123.4  122.9  121.9  121.5  121.5  120.5  119.5  119.1  118.8  118.6

Areas Outside NCR
  (AONCR)

  Food, beverages,
    and tobacco     130.0  128.7   124.7  127.6  127.4  126.8  126.5  125.9  125.2  124.5  123.8  123.0  122.3  122.0 	
  Food              130.1  128.9   124.8  127.7  127.6  126.9  126.6  126.1  125.3  124.6  123.9  123.1  122.4  122.1 	

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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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