Table 5. Month-on-Month Changes of the CPI in Percent by Area, by Commodity Group
March 2005 - March 2006
(2000 = 100)
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2 0 0 6 | 2 0 0 5
Area/Commodity Group Mar Feb Jan | Dec Nov Oct Sep Aug Jul Jun May Apr Mar
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Philippines
All items 0.4 1.0 0.7 0.4r 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.9 0.9 0.5 0.6 0.3
Food, beverages, and tobacco 0.2 1.0 0.7 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.2
Clothing 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3
Housing and repairs 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.5
Fuel, light, and water 0.4 2.9 1.4 2.1 4.0r 1.5 0.1 0.4 0.8 1.3 1.0 1.3 -0.7
Services 0.3 1.0 0.6r -0.2r 1.3r 0.9 0.7 0.7 2.1 2.1 0.3 0.8 0.7r
Miscellaneous 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2
National Capital Region
All items 0.2 1.2 1.0r 0.6r 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.2 1.1 1.5 0.3 0.8 0.1
Food, beverages and tobacco -0.3 1.0 0.3 0.8 0.4 0.7 0.4 0.0 0.8 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.2
Clothing 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2
Housing and repairs 0.6 1.0 2.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.8 0.1 0.2 0.7 0.6
Fuel, light and water 0.7 3.5 1.0 3.2 3.5 2.2 -1.4 0.4 -0.4 2.7 0.8 2.6 -3.3
Services 0.4 0.9 1.5r -0.5r 0.8r 0.7 0.7 0.6 2.7 3.8 0.2 1.1 1.1
Miscellaneous 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.1
Areas Outside NCR
All items 0.4 1.0 0.7r 0.2 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.3r
Food, beverages, and tobacco 0.3 1.0 0.9 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.2
Clothing 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Housing and repairs 1.1 0.5 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3
Fuel, light, and water 0.2 2.6r 1.7 1.4 4.4r 1.0 0.9 0.3 1.5 0.5 1.1 0.6 0.7
Services 0.2 1.0 0.2r -0.1 1.6 1.0 0.7 0.9 1.7 1.1 0.5 0.6 0.6
Miscellaneous 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
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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: April 5, 2006
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