Consumer Price Index/Inflation Rate Statistics Table, March 2006


Table 13. Year-on-Year Changes of the Food and FBT, in Percent, by Area
          March 2005 - March 2006
          (2000 = 100)
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                                    2 0 0 6     |                           2 0 0 5                      
Area / Commodity Group          Mar   Feb   Jan |  Ave   Dec   Nov   Oct   Sep   Aug   Jul   Jun   May   Apr
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Philippines

  Food, beverages, and tobacco  6.4   6.4   5.6    6.4   5.6   6.3   5.9   5.7   5.8   5.9   6.5   6.9   7.0 
  Food                          6.5   6.4   5.6    6.5   5.6   6.4   5.8   5.6   5.8   5.9   6.5   7.0   7.1 

National Capital Region (NCR)

  Food, beverages, and tobacco  5.7   6.2   4.8    4.8   4.1   6.0   5.1   4.6   4.2   4.4   4.2   3.9   4.6 
  Food                          5.8   6.3   4.7    4.8   3.9   6.0   5.0   4.5   4.1   4.4   4.2   3.9   4.6 

Areas Outside NCR (AONCR)

  Food, beverages, and tobacco  6.6   6.6   5.9    7.0   6.1   6.4   6.1   6.0   6.2   6.4   7.2   7.8   7.9 
  Food                          6.7   6.6   5.9    7.0   6.1   6.5   6.0   5.9   6.3   6.3   7.2   7.9   8.0 

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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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